According to TMZ, Nelly filed the suit in Seattle Friday. The documents from the suit reportedly allege that the accuser made her way into his VIP section of the nightclub where he was headlining and started enthusiastically flirting with him. He says he invited her to join him and others back on his tour bus. Nelly insists they had consensual sex, and the accuser got upset when one of his performers. He told police it was a backup dancer – entered the room to use his bathroom. He describes the accuser as “aggressive and disruptive” and says she was asked to leave at that point. He’s also filed a motion to strike the accusers claim he sexually harassed at least two other women – and wants her defamation suit against him dismissed because he has every right to publicly deny what he says is a false claim of rape.
Meanwhile, Nelly’s girlfriend, Shantel Jackson, used her Instagram to address the accusations for the first time – and says that he is only guilty of being unfaithful.
“Look…I know he [expletive] up and we’re dealing with that in our relationship to rebuild it and find trust,” Jackson said. “Having to go through all of this publicly is the worst feeling ever. But this should not open the door for false claims.”
Jackson then claims that she was on site for the “those dates these jane doe’s are claiming.”
“There are women dealing with real issues of sexual assault and for the first time, people are listening and there is a chance for real change,” Jackson added. “But all of this work is discredited and [it] makes things harder for the survivors when people lie.”
Sources: TMZ.com, New York Daily News, Instagram
