Wednesday, November 22 was the last day of the “window” for the New York state’s Adult Survivors Act. Meaning, it was the last day for survivors of sexual assault or harassment to sue the people who harmed them without running into any statutes of limitations. It’s more than likely that Cassie had that timeline in mind when she sued Sean Combs. Then, another victim came forward and sued Bad Boy Records’ former president Harve Pierre of harassment and assault. A former model has also sued Axl Rose, saying that he sexually assaulted her in 1989 in a New York hotel. And now this: a woman – going by Jane Doe at this time – has filed a complaint against Jamie Foxx.
Jamie Foxx has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a New York City restaurant, according to court records. The woman’s complaint, filed in New York Supreme Court on Wednesday, and obtained by PEOPLE, alleged that the incident took place in August 2015 at Catch NYC.
The alleged victim, referred to as Jane Doe, claimed she entered the establishment where she saw Catch Hospitality Group co-founder Mark Birnbaum seated “one table away having drinks” with Foxx, 55, whose real name is Eric Marlon Bishop.
Doe alleged that at approximately 1:00 a.m., she and a friend approached Foxx’s table to ask for a picture with the Academy Award winner. She claimed he replied, “Sure baby, anything for you,” and proceeded to take “several photographs.”
In the complaint, the woman alleged that Foxx “seemed intoxicated.”
She claims The Burial actor told her, “Wow, you have that super model body”, “You smell so good” and “You look like Nickie.” When she asked “Who’s Nickie?,” Foxx replied, “Gabrielle Union.” She alleged he then grabbed her by her arm and pulled her to the back area of the rooftop.
The court filing alleged that once she and Foxx were in a secluded area, he “placed both of his hands on her waist, moved them under her ‘crop top’ and began rubbing her breasts.”
She said she attempted to step away from him and noticed a security guard “some distance away who saw what was happening but walked further away.”
The complaint goes into further detail, about how Foxx groped her genitals and he didn’t stop until Doe’s friend found her on the rooftop and got her the hell away. It’s so believable – a popular celebrity, drunk and partying, agrees to take a photo with a fan and then feels entitled to put his hands all over the fan. It truly happens all the time. Foxx’s spokesperson responded to the complaint/lawsuit:
On Thursday, a spokesperson for the actor, 55, told PEOPLE in a statement, “The alleged incident never happened. In 2020, this individual filed a nearly identical lawsuit in Brooklyn. That case was dismissed shortly thereafter. The claims are no more viable today than they were then. We are confident they will be dismissed again.”
“And once they are, Mr. Foxx intends to pursue a claim for malicious prosecution against this person and her attorneys for re-filing this frivolous action,” the spokesperson added.
Is this malicious prosecution? A woman sues, the case gets dismissed, and the woman hops jurisdictions and refiles three years later? Eh. It will be interesting to see what happens here – Sean Combs settled with Cassie in record time, but from Foxx’s statement, I’m getting the vibe that he’s confident he won’t have to settle. For now.
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He hit on my friend when she was 17 (in 2003), so this doesn’t really surprise me.
Another entertainment website posted this story, and the first comment is from a person who was apparently around Foxx enough to see this behavior more than once (they added that any further detail would give away their identity). Very, very disturbing.
There’s been plenty of rumours of this behaviour for a couple of decades and I’m happy he’s getting some karma now.
What do all these people have in common?
They’re men.
If women were behind the great majority (or even 50%) of violent crimes, we’d be chained to walls everywhere. But it’s men, so we’re not being allowed to even mention that or be called a ‘feminazi’, or man haters.
Exactly. And we are usually blamed for somehow provoking our own assaults.
Men should not be allowed to guard female inmates.
“In the past year, more than 2,500 lawsuits tied to the Adult Survivors Act have been filed, according to the Associated Press, which noted that most of the alleged abuse occurred at state prisons and local jails.”
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So obviously what he did is terrible and predatory and he needs to be held to account, etc. but what I focus on is why she didn’t stand up to his actions and put stop to it. They were in a public place — how are we still teaching women to be afraid of saying no?!?!
This is, of course, rhetorical, but as the mom of a toddler girl I struggle with it frequently. I can’t tell you how many times I was assaulted and or stuck in a situation alone with a guy and couldn’t find the guts to shut him down. Why? Afraid of being raped. Afraid of him getting violent. Afraid of being labeled a bitch or being embarrassed if people saw what was going on. So effing much.
My only answer right now is to teach my kiddo to not be afraid of saying No — and then enroll her in martial arts.
Any other tips?
Did you read the post? What makes you think she didn’t say No? The problem is not that women need to communicate better. The problem is that men feel entitled to assault women, whether or not women say No.
I believe the complainant’s version of events. The NY Adult Survivors Act was only enacted in 2022, meaning if the original 2020 lawsuit was dismissed for statute of limitations reasons (ie filed too late in time, i.e. too far away from the time when the events occurred), this is exactly the kind of lawsuit the law was meant to encourage.
And Foxx always seemed a little slimy. But to me many, many celebs (and royals) seem slimy — it’s all the ego, arrogance, lack of accountability, etc. Celebs have been victimizing folks (and sexually victimizing disproportionately women) for forever, so am a big fan of the Adult Survivors Act for all survivors to assert their rights, including those victimized by celebs.
I believe her and I hope she gets justice.
Unfortunately, justice often comes in the form of a closed settlement and payout. This fuels the argument that these allegations are money grabs. But what I object to is how people start piling on the accused with unrelated opinions and feelings and then broaden that to indict all men. Please bury the narrative that all men are predators.
Oh, Barnabus, but most predators are men.
You’re wrong. The reason so many women settle quietly is THEY’RE SCARED. They’re scared of being dragged through the mud by the police and the legal system, disbelieved by men who have more money and power than they do and can hire a legion of powerful lawyers who will happily dredge stuff up about them to portray them as nothing but money-grubbing gold-diggers. Nobody here is suggesting the narrative that all men are predators, but those who are need to be brought to justice.
The “not all men” defense is like the “not all white people” defense. Meant to deflect from the issue at hand. If you’re not a predator, obviously no one is talking about you.
@barnaby till a love one gets piled on most people won’t get it. The whole reason there is a term called “railroaded”.
I was accused of something IN A HYPOTHETICAL. 4 other people stated I did it and then added their own complaints. After all the yelling the original person said, “I just said it because she acted like a know-it-all”. Only 2 apologize, that was because others got on them.
I always listen to victims. I always wait for proof before calling for vengeance.
LOL #NotAllMen
I’m glad this is finally coming out. Woman in hip-hop have tolerated this behavior long enough because it’s just the “price” for being a part of it. No more! You know how many hundreds if not THOUSANDS of people know about and/or have witnessed Diddys behavior. Too many.
I’m hearing a lot of “why did she/why do women wait so long, it’s obviously about money” garbage! I was groped in a neighbor’s swimming pool at around age 10 by a MUCH older kid in high school and I didn’t tell my own mom until I was in my 30’s!
More has come to Sean Combs – a third suit filed by deadline. And it’s particularly vile.
This is awful. I just keep thinking about all of those celebrities who go to his white parties .. it’s a who’s who of super famous people. How can they not at least know he’s a dick, if not that he assaulted his girlfriends . It’s just so gross what people will look past for clout / money / fame.
Plus going back to the days of the East Coast-West Coast rivalry that left more than one person dead. He’s been successful in rebranding himself over the decades.
He’d been my pick for a blind weeks back saying someone famous was about to be “Russelled” and that the allegations were numerous and really awful. Lots of people took the reference to mean Russell brand and guessed different comedians but I thought they could mean Russell Simmons.
Isn’t he the former boyfriend of Katie Holmes? Pictures in the past showed he vacationed with Katie and her young daughter. I would certainly hope that she was not aware of his past behavior.
He was actually dating Katie Holmes at the time of this incident. Article says they made their first red carpet debut in 2019 after five or six years of dating quietly. Everyone always assumed that she could not date publicly because of Tom Cruise, but I always had a feeling that part of it was his reticence as not wanting to be labeled as in a relationship. Seemed like a player. And then shortly after they broke up he started dating a much younger woman. What an awful feeling to read this if you are Katie Holmes and find out that the man you spent half a decade with was out in bars getting drunk and assaulting women while you were together.
It’s a fine line between vile and sex assault. I’m sure most of the celebrities who partied with Harvey Weinstein knew he was vile, but did they know he actually raped women? Maybe, I don’t know. Same with Bryan Singer (actually, Bryan Singer is a strange case, he was never blacklisted or had his career affected, so I’ve always wondered if he has some photos/videos of powerful execs that keep him employed?). It seems these men do it because they can, end of story.
well Singer has been quietly put to the side once the facts of his paedo/efebo philia have resurfaced more evidently.
20 years ago, Foxx was backstage at a show my ex was part of. That night, we were all in the green room waiting for performances, and he seemed really nice. I did not talk to him. My ex did. There was a local woman there, and she was beautiful, and she was throwing herself at him. He was kind to everyone who wanted to talk to him, and he wasn’t vulgar, he seemed receptive to the woman’’s flirting and salatious come ons. I didn’t get a creep vibe off of him at all. She seemed like she knew what she was doing and was older (mid-30s?). He didn’t seem to interact disrespectfully with the younger women there.
Brian McKnight’s manager openly propositioned me that night. He was this older, wealthy, fat, gross man. Think Weinstein. The ex told McKnight.
That night, Foxx seemed like a good guy who was acting like the single man he publicly was. This makes me sad. Anybody but him.
As someone who was raped by a ‘nice’ guy who volunteered for an abuse charity, I can tell you that you don’t know much how sexual assault and rape work.
The worst predators and abusers always hide behind a veneer of respectability and niceness, that’s what makes them very dangerous. Any woman would steer clear of men who seem terrible people from the outside
THIS. “I didn’t see him assault anyone that night” is not a ringing endorsement.