Black country music singer Jimmie Allen has brought countersuits against two women who have accused him of sexual assault as of Thursday, July 13. According to Billboard, after being dropped by his agency and publicist following the assault claims for which he has denied all involvement, the singer is seeking monetary damages.
The first of two accusations was brought against Allen in May when an anonymous woman accused him of assaulting her several times while working as his manager. Then, the next month, in June, another unnamed woman alleged that the country singer assaulted her while in a hotel room together. She claimed that he recorded their sexual encounter and ejaculated inside of her without her consent.
According to court documents filed in Nashville federal courts, Allen was dropped by his publicist, label, and agency following the accusations. He denied the claims, explaining his “consensual sexual relationship” with the May accuser. Although he admitted to having unprotected sex with the second accuser, he claimed it was consensual and didn’t ejaculate in her. Because he claims false allegations, Allen is suing both accusers for monetary damages. He claimed his former manager made “deliberate, intentional, malicious, and willful” statements to news outlets to defame his career. In addition, he’s suing her for invasion of privacy, interference with business relations, and inflicting emotional distress. As for the second accuser, Allen claimed that she stole his phone after he refused to give her his passcode after their sexual encounter.
Allen explained to Billboard that he filed the countersuit to protect his reputation and finances and refute the false accusations against him. He said, “As the son and brother of rape victims, and the father of daughters, these false claims are extremely hurtful to me and everyone around me. These false allegations have caused me to lose a vast number of business and endorsement opportunities that I worked extremely hard for. These false allegations have also not only harmed me but have caused severe financial damage to my band, my team, and their families.”
However, Elizabeth Fegan, the lead attorney for Allen’s accusers, told Billboard that she believes Allen is trying to countersue the victims to convince them not to speak out. She told the outlet that Allen’s countersuit was expected and that she and her team are “eager to show the court abundant evidence to prove that Jimmie Allen is a serial abuser and should be held accountable for his actions.”