Jimmy Allen's former manager has agreed to dismiss her lawsuit alleging the country singer sexually assaulted her, ending the case less than a year after she filed.
In court documents filed Thursday (March 14), attorneys for Allen and his unnamed accuser Jane Doe — his former manager — jointly asked a federal judge to dismiss her claims against the country singer. In the same filing, Allen also agreed to drop his countersuit accusing the woman of defamation.
Jane Doe's attorney, Beth Fegan at law firm FeganScott, confirmed the deal with Advertising sign: “FeganScott can confirm that Jane Doe and Jimmie Allen have reached a mutual agreement as to Plaintiff's claims and Mr. Allen's counterclaims and have agreed to dismiss them. The decision reflects only that both parties wish to make up the difference.”
Through a spokesman, Allen declined to comment.
Although the claims against Allen will be dismissed, the case will continue against the management company Wide Open Music, where plaintiff Jane Doe worked, and its founder, Ash Bowers. In her lawsuit, the accuser says Wide Open and Bowers didn't do enough to protect their employee from Allen's abusive behavior and fired her when she complained.
The deal also won't completely end Allen's legal woes. The country star will continue to face a second lawsuit, filed by another Jane Doe, who claims the singer assaulted her in a Las Vegas hotel room and secretly recorded her. This case remains pending.
Allen was a rising star in the country music world early last year, but in May and June he was hit with two sexual assault lawsuits back-to-back. Following the accusations, his label, booking agency, former publicist and management company suspended or fired him.
The first case, filed on May 11, alleged that Allen had “manipulated and used his power” over the woman on his management team to “sexually harass and abuse her” over an 18-month period from 2020 until 2022.
“Plaintiff expressed through words and actions that Jimmy Allen's behavior was unwanted, including pushing him away, sitting out of his reach, telling him he was uncomfortable and no, and crying uncontrollably,” the lawyers wrote. of the woman in the complaint. “However, Allen made it clear that the plaintiff's job depended on her remaining silent about his conduct.”
The second lawsuit, filed June 9, accused Allen of battery, assault and other offenses related to an alleged July 2022 incident at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. Although Jane Doe in that case says she had “willingly joined Allen in the bedroom,” she claimed she had “repeatedly told him she didn't want him to ejaculate inside her” because she didn't have birth control, but that Allen had. so anyway. He also claimed he had secretly recorded the meeting on his phone despite “not consenting to it being recorded”
Allen has vehemently denied all charges, saying he “will vigorously defend himself.” He later sued both women — accusing the administration employee of defaming him and claiming the other woman had stolen the phone he allegedly used to record her.
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