A lawsuit accusing Snoop Dog of sexual assault and battery against a woman in 2013 was filed three days before the rapper takes the stage to perform with Eminem and others during the Super Bowl halftime show Sunday.
The woman, identified only as Jane Doe, was working as a stage dancer for Snoop Dogg and claims in the lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday that he and his associate, Bishop Don Juan, forced her to perform oral sex acts, People reported.
“Our client’s hope is to inspire other victims of sexual harassment, assault, and battery to understand that they have rights, will be protected, and although they are victims, they will not have to be silenced forever,” Matt E.O. Finkleburg, the attorney for Jane Doe, said in a statement.
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Doe claims that she “suffered anxiety, stress, depression, nightmares, sleep disturbances, post-traumatic stress, headaches, severe emotional distress, and physical ailments” in addition to lost income and employment benefits, according to the criminal complaint.
A representative for Snoop Dog called the allegations “meritless” and cast them as part of a “shakedown scheme,” according to a Rolling Stone report, which noted that a representative for Don Juan did not immediately return a request for comment. Snoop Dogg is specifically accused of violating the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, sexual battery, and assault, according to the criminal complaint. Doe requested to have a jury trial.
The lawsuit says Doe was granted the right to sue from the Department of Fair Employment and Housing on Dec. 20, and though she agreed to “attempt to resolve this dispute through a private mediation,” the filing says the mediation was unsuccessful. Snoop Dogg shared to Instagram a post this week about it being “Gold digger season” along with judge and police officer emojis, which the complaint describes as “obviously threatening.”
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The Washington Examiner reached out to Finkleberg, Snoop Dogg, and the NFL for a statement but did not receive a response back.
