Jimmie Allen Countersues His Sexual Assault Accusers, Sparking Response From Their Legal Team | Jimmie Allen | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Jimmie Allen is hitting back at accusations of sexual assault.

The 38-year-old country star was sued by two separate women earlier this summer. The first was a former member of his management team. The second claimed that he secretly recorded them during an intimate encounter.

Over a month after the second case was leveled against him, Jimmie countersued both accusers.

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In lawsuits filed in Nashville, Tennessee on Thursday (July 13), Jimmie denied all allegations against him.

Regarding his former manager, he alleged that their relationship was consensual and continued for over a year before he ended things to “focus on repairing his relationship with his wife,” according to Variety.

His wife filed for divorce after the first allegations surfaced. They first announced that they were splitting after three years of marriage earlier this year.

The second suit addresses the fact that the sexual encounter was filmed. However, it is described as a “consensual sexual encounter in his hotel room” and that he “recorded the encounter with Plaintiff’s express consent.”

“As a result of numerous false allegations, I have engaged with a legal team to proceed with an appropriate course of action to protect my reputation and refute these claims that have caused severe damage to my family, mental health, and business,” Jimmie told the outlet. “I’ve taken a couple months before publicly responding to these claims, because I wanted to fix my family first. This situation has caused me great humiliation, and I felt it was necessary to seek professional help. For years, I have dealt with racism and harmful threats solely because I am a Black man in the country music industry, and this situation has only amplified that. As the son and brother of rape victims, and the father of daughters, these false claims are extremely hurtful to me and everyone around me.”

“As the legal process runs its course, I look forward to the opportunity to clear my name,” he continued. “I am forever thankful for those who have stood by me and helped me share the truth. My team and I look forward to putting this behind us and getting back to the music.”

Elizabeth Fegan, who is representing both women, responded in a statement of her own.

“We’ve reviewed the recent filings from Allen’s legal team and they’re what we’d expect — claims that all his encounters with Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 were consensual. We’re eager to show the court abundant evidence to the contrary, which we believe will prove that Jimmie Allen is a serial abuser and should be held accountable for his actions,” she said. “It is becoming increasingly common for perpetrators to countersue their victims, claiming defamation. This is a concerning trend, one designed to convince victims that if they speak out, they will be the target of spurious litigation.”

Jimmie issued a public apology to his family in the midst of his controversies.