Jimmie Allen has been ordered to pay $1.8 million (£1.36 million) to a woman who sued him over accusations that he ****** ually ****** aulted and secretly filmed her in a Las Vegas hotel room.
Judge Aleta A Trauger ruled on Thursday 18 June that the country star be held liable by default for ****** ault and invasion of privacy in August after he ignored multiple court deadlines.
In a court order, the Big Shot singer was told to pay the accuser $597,000 (£452,000) in compensatory damages and another $1.2 million (£910,000) in punitive damages.
"The evidence shows that Mr Allen intentionally and surreptitiously filmed his ****** ual encounter with plaintiff without her consent," the court report reads. "These intentional acts caused plaintiff to suffer extreme emotional distress and trauma."
In a statement to Billboard, a lawyer for the plaintiff, known as Jane Doe 2, said the sum "recognises the profound trauma Allen inflicted on Jane Doe 2 for his own ****** ual gratification" and "underscores a fundamental principle at the heart of this case: it is never acceptable to record ****** ual activity without a partner's consent".
Thursday's ruling came in one of two civil ****** ual ****** ault lawsuits brought against Allen in 2023, derailing the singer's promising career after a run of No. 1 hits on Billboard's Country Airplay chart.
Judge Aleta A Trauger ruled on Thursday 18 June that the country star be held liable by default for ****** ault and invasion of privacy in August after he ignored multiple court deadlines.
In a court order, the Big Shot singer was told to pay the accuser $597,000 (£452,000) in compensatory damages and another $1.2 million (£910,000) in punitive damages.
"The evidence shows that Mr Allen intentionally and surreptitiously filmed his ****** ual encounter with plaintiff without her consent," the court report reads. "These intentional acts caused plaintiff to suffer extreme emotional distress and trauma."
In a statement to Billboard, a lawyer for the plaintiff, known as Jane Doe 2, said the sum "recognises the profound trauma Allen inflicted on Jane Doe 2 for his own ****** ual gratification" and "underscores a fundamental principle at the heart of this case: it is never acceptable to record ****** ual activity without a partner's consent".
Thursday's ruling came in one of two civil ****** ual ****** ault lawsuits brought against Allen in 2023, derailing the singer's promising career after a run of No. 1 hits on Billboard's Country Airplay chart.
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