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A30 PEOPLE & ARTS
Monday 29 January 2018
Jeremy Piven faces, denies more misconduct allegations

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jere- actor's rejection of the alle- identified in the BuzzFeed
my Piven, who has strongly gations as "false." story. The third, described
denied allegations of sexu- The women said they were as an executive with an
al misconduct from at least speaking out because of international organization,
three women, is facing fur- frustration over Piven's pre- asked that her name be
ther accusations that date vious denials. withheld, the website said.
back decades, an online One incident allegedly A publicist who had been
news site reported Satur- involved a high school representing Piven referred
day. student working as an ex- requests for comment to his
Three additional wom- tra in 1985 on Piven's first manager at Silver Lining En-
en claim Piven acted in film, "Lucas," when he was tertainment in Beverly Hills.
a physically aggressive 17. The other encounters A call to the company's list-
or threatening manner, took place in the 1990s, ed phone number by The
BuzzFeed News reported BuzzFeed said. Associated Press wasn't an-
in a story that included the Two of the women are swered Saturday night.
A lawyer representing Piven In this 2015 photo, Jeremy Piven poses for photographers in
didn't immediately respond London. An online news site says Piven is facing more sexual
misconduct accusations. He previously denied allegations by
to an emailed request for at least three other women. BuzzFeed News reported Saturday,
comment. Jan. 27, 2018, that the latest accusations date back decades
One woman told BuzzFeed and involve three women who claim Piven acted in a physically
that Piven followed her into aggressive or threatening manner.
a set trailer, held her down (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
and attempted to grope
her. She fended him off himself on her, BuzzFeed re- typically name people who
and fled, she said. ported. say they were targeted by
Another said she met Piven The third woman alleged sexual misconduct unless it
in 1996 when he was ap- that Piven pushed her has their consent.
pearing on the Ellen DeGe- against a hotel room wall in In a statement to BuzzFeed,
neres sitcom "Ellen" and she Montreal in the early 1990s Piven said the claims "are
was an extra. and attempted to force false. ... I have never forced
She described a consen- himself on her, BuzzFeed re- myself on anyone, nor have
sual romantic encounter at ported. I ever exposed myself or
Piven's home that changed The Associated Press with- restrained anyone against
when he allegedly exposed held the names of the two their will. To the contrary, if
himself and tried to force women identified in the any woman ever said no, I
story because it does not stopped." q
Nelly, fan’s versions of sex encounter differ

SEATTLE (AP) — Rapper Nel- 2016 and December 2017. and a "money grab" by the
ly is fighting back against Nelly denies all allegations. woman.
a lawsuit that alleges he In court documents ob- The woman's attorney, Kar-
raped a fan on his tour bus tained by The Associated en Koehler, said in a phone
after a performance in Se- Press, Nelly says the en- interview with The AP on
attle last year and sexually counter on the tour bus Saturday that the two
assaulted two fans in Eng- after a performance at a women who allege they
land. Seattle night club was con- were assaulted in England
Nelly filed court papers sensual and the woman by Nelly contacted her af-
Friday in King County Su- became upset only when ter reading about her cli-
perior Court denying the another person entered ent's case. The two women
allegations and seeking to the bedroom to use the are named as Jane Doe
have a Jan. 22 amended bathroom. 1 and Jane Doe 2. One is
complaint against him dis- Nelly's court filings were first American and was posted
missed. reported by the celebrity in England with the U.S.
The complaint says Nelly website TMZ.com. military when the alleged
raped a fan last October His attorney, Scott Rosen- incidents happened. The
in his bedroom on the tour blum, said Saturday in an other woman is British. One
bus and sexually assaulted emailed statement to The alleged incident occurred
two women after perfor- AP that the allegations are in London and the other in
mances in England in June "completely fabricated" Essex, Koehler said. q

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