Country singer Jimmie Allen countersues sexual assault accusers

Nashville, Tennessee - Country musician Jimmie Allen is countersuing two women who accused him of sexual assault and filming them without their consent when they filed separate lawsuits against him this spring.

Country singer Jimmie Allen has filed a countersuit against two women who have accused him of sexual assault.
Country singer Jimmie Allen has filed a countersuit against two women who have accused him of sexual assault.  © MATT WINKELMEYER / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP

The Best Shot singer is denying all the allegations and countersuing both women, claiming that one of them defamed him and intentionally inflicted emotional distress and that the other illegally swiped his cellphone after consenting to being recorded during their sexual encounter.

In documents filed Thursday in Nashville federal court, Allen (38) alleges that everything that transpired with both women was consensual and that their allegations caused the once-rising country star to lose "lucrative endorsement deals" and have "several performance contracts canceled," as well as ultimately being dropped by his record label.

Allen's countersuit is requesting "reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees." The suit also asks the cases to be heard in a jury trial.

"Allen's reputation and relationships within the entertainment industry have been severely damaged as a result of Jane Doe's statements," the countersuit states.

Jimmie Allen labeled a "serial abuser"

The attorney for the two woman has called Jimmie Allen a "serial abuser."
The attorney for the two woman has called Jimmie Allen a "serial abuser."  © LISA O'CONNOR / AFP

In a statement to The Times on Thursday, the lead attorney for both women, Elizabeth Fegan, said that Allen's "claims that all his encounters with Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 were consensual" were what they expected.

The legal team is "eager to show the court abundant evidence to the contrary," which they are confident will prove that Allen is "a serial abuser and should be held accountable for his actions," the statement said.

The country musician's countersuit states that the allegations against him went public the same day as the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards in Frisco, Texas.

He was subsequently terminated by his publicist. United Talent Agency severed ties with him, and he was removed from the CMA Fest lineup in Nashville. He was also dropped as the commencement speaker at Delaware State University's graduation ceremony.

Allen's label, BBR Music Group, suspended the recording artist in response to the initial allegations and ultimately dropped him after the second woman sued him a month later.

In addition to the business fallout, Allen and wife Alexis Gale announced via social media that they were calling it quits after three years of marriage, but also revealed that Gale was pregnant with their third child.

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