Trey Songz is facing a new $25 million lawsuit from a woman who previously accused the R&B singer of sexual assault. According to Rolling Stone, Jane Doe’s suit includes several new defendants. She “lists the singer’s record label, Atlantic Records, manager Kevin Liles and 300 Entertainment as defendants.” In addition, Doe claims they should all be held responsible for the singer’s actions.
Court documents obtained by Rolling Stone show the lawsuit filed on Thursday in Los Angeles stems from a sexual battery case Doe filed in February 2022, accusing the singer of sodomizing her at a party in March 2016.
Blavity previously covered that in the original lawsuit, Doe alleged that Songz became a “savage rapist.” She stated she and the singer, whose legal name is Tremaine Neverson, were involved in a consensual sexual relationship. They attended a party together, and the singer forced himself on her.
Doe’s attorney, George Vrabeck, provided a statement calling out the label and Liles, the co-founder of 300 Entertainment. He said they all are guilty of continuously ignoring the multiple accusations that have piled up against the 38-year-old singer.
“This case is much more than about one singer and one viciously abused sexual assault survivor who has the courage to take action,” Vrabeck said.
“It’s also very much about the systematic sexual abuse in the music industry and the music industry’s complicity in silencing sexual abuse survivors. It’s virtually impossible to believe that those executives are not and were not aware of the institutionalized sexual abuse.”
Doe’s new lawsuit comes following the December 2022 dismissal of her original one after failing to file a timely rebuttal, as Blavity mentioned.
California has a two-year statute of limitations to file a civil claim for sexual assault if the victim is over 18.
At the time, the singer’s lawyer, Randall M. Awad, stated, “Even if plaintiff’s allegations are true — and defendant vehemently maintains they are not — plaintiff’s claims are facially time-barred under the applicable two-year statute of limitations.”
During the ruling, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Shirley K. Watkins said the court found Neverson’s argument persuasive, and “Because the plaintiff did not file an opposition, the plaintiff has not met her burden. The court finds the action to be time-barred.”
The ruling also prohibited Doe from filing additional appeals.
None of the representatives from the defendant’s teams have provided statements regarding the new lawsuit.
