A star on social media platform TikTok said YouTube star boxer Jake Paul forced her to have sex without consent in the summer of 2019.
Justine Paradise said in a 20-minute video posted on YouTube last Friday that she said nothing about the alleged attack earlier because she signed a non-disclosure agreement and thought she would have broken the contract.
In a statement to ESPN, attorney Daniel E. Gardenswartz, who works for the law firm Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith LLP, said Paul “categorically denies the allegation” and will pursue “legal action against those responsible for the case.” character defamation “.
In the long video, Paradise said he met Paul several times in June and July 2019 at Team 10 House, a Los Angeles mansion where several social media stars lived and worked. Paradise said that on July 20, 2019 she felt she made it clear to Paul that she did not want to go beyond kissing, but Paul forced her to have oral sex.
“He didn’t ask for consent or anything,” Paradise said in the video. “I knew I didn’t want to do anything with him.”
Paradise made no mention of how to bring the information to law enforcement.
Paul responded on Twitter on Tuesday by saying that “this statement that was made against me is 100% false” and that “he never had sex with this individual.”
“Accusations of sexual assault are not something that I or anyone should take lightly, but to be clear, this statement that was made against me is 100% false.” Paul said as part of his message. “… I will fight to the end to prove my innocence.”
Paul, 24, has gained notoriety in the boxing world since he destroyed former NBA player Nate Robinson last November. Paul is scheduled to fight former UFC fighter Ben Askren at a boxing match Saturday in Atlanta, and has summoned UFC stars Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz for future boxing matches.