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A number of new sexual assault allegations have surfaced in opposition to RuPaul's Drag Race star Shangela, lower than a yr after a former manufacturing assistant claimed the TV persona raped her.
A complete of 4 individuals have accused Pierce, whose actual identify is Darius Jeremy Pierce, 42, of sexually assaulting them or trying to have intercourse with them whereas intoxicated – with a fifth alleging Pierce did so in a toilet closet. Tried to pressure herself on him.
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In Could 2023, Pierce was accused of raping Daniel McGarrigle, a 40-year-old former manufacturing assistant who labored on the HBO present We're Right here, after a drunken crew celebration in 2020. Pierce denied all allegations and the civil go well with was dismissed with out prejudice in February. An settlement was reached between the events.
The accuser, Helmer, 27, filed a police report in opposition to Pierce, claiming he sexually assaulted her when she was 20 after an evening out in 2017.
Helmer filed a criticism in Los Angeles on June 1, 2023, though as a result of a procedural error, the police division didn’t return his report till December 20 — the LAPD didn’t reply to a request for remark by the publication.
In Helmer's criticism, he informed police that he reported his allegations after he learn that Pierce had been accused of rape by McGarrigle.
Helmer informed police he met Pierce whereas working at a preferred bar in Los Angeles in 2017, claiming the pair exchanged numbers and social media accounts.
Helmer informed police he had 'no recollection of the occasions that occurred after consuming the mojito' – however he did keep in mind 'waking up fully bare in mattress and believed he was at Pierce's residence.'
The criticism reads: '(Helmer) requested Pierce what occurred final night time and why he was bare. Pierce responded, “We had intercourse, and it concerned one other man you introduced over.”
When Helmer realized she had been sexually assaulted, she 'believed' she had not gathered sufficient proof to file a police report. As a substitute, her housemate Jai and her present boyfriend Josh had been knowledgeable of the allegation in 2017 – each of whom confirmed to the publication that that they had heard particulars of the assault.
McGarrigle's 2023 lawsuit claimed Pierce raped her in a Louisiana resort room after a 2020 crew celebration.
McGarrigle claims within the lawsuit that Pierce insisted on shopping for drinks and pictures for various sections of the crew – and says that each drink she drank that night was purchased and given to her by Pierce.
The lawsuit additional alleges that after the celebration Pierce known as McGarrigle again to his resort room to assist him pack for an early morning flight.
The lawsuit says McGarrigle later woke as much as have chilly liquid poured on his face, burning his eyes and nostril.
McGarrigle alleged that the liquid was a sort of poppers, a chemical inhalant typically used throughout intercourse to calm down muscle mass and induce euphoric head racing.
The lawsuit says McGarrigle's “pants had been pulled down” and Pierce started anal intercourse with out utilizing a condom.
On HBO, Shangela co-hosts the present 'We're Right here', during which she and two different drag queens recruit small city residents to carry out in a one-night drag present.
Pearce has not but issued an announcement on the brand new allegations or the lawsuit.