Axl Rose Faces 1989 Sexual Assault Allegations in Recent Lawsuit

2023-11-24 11:26:04

New Lawsuit Claims Axl Rose Committed Sexual Assault in 1989

A recent legal complaint has leveled serious allegations against rock musician Axl Rose, accusing him of committing sexual assault over three decades ago. The case was filed in the New York Supreme Court and includes detailed accusations from a former model.

Details of the Accusation

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Sheila Kennedy, a one-time model for Penthouse and the Pet of the Year in 1983, has presented her case stating that at the age of 26, she encountered the Guns N' Roses frontman in a New York nightclub in 1989. It is here, Kennedy claims, that Rose violently sexually assaulted her in his hotel room.

The suit explains that Kennedy was introduced to Rose with the intent of meeting the band. Conversations with Rose at the club led to an invitation to his hotel under the guise of a party, despite her friend being denied entry for apparently not meeting Rose's standards. Kennedy, alongside another model and future MTV host Riki Rachtman, joined Rose at his hotel. Rachtman, for now, has not commented on the suit.

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The narrative provided in the lawsuit depicts a setting laced with cocaine, champagne, and alcohol in Rose's hotel room. It was after stepping out of the bathroom that Kennedy describes an unwelcome interaction where Rose purportedly assaulted her by pushing her against the wall and kissing her. While initially attracted to Rose, and not minding the initial encounter, Kennedy emphasizes that her consent was not given for the subsequent and more violent sexual act alleged to have occurred later.

As the night progressed and the party narrowed down to Rose, Rachtman, the other model, and Kennedy, Rose reportedly engaged in sexual activity with the other model, which Kennedy characterizes as aggressive and potentially painful. It is further alleged that Rose promoted group sex, which Kennedy declined, opting to leave with Rachtman to his hotel room.

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After the departure from Rose's room, Kennedy and Rachtman were alerted by the sound of breaking glass and vitriolic shouting from Rose, which led them to believe the situation was escalating to something more severe. Kennedy claims she was forcibly dragged back to Rose's room, where an alleged sexual assault took place involving Rose binding her hands and sexually assaulting her. Rose's attorney, Alan Gutman, has firmly denied these allegations and suggested their fictional nature.

Kennedy's suit describes her as feeling like "property used solely for his sexual pleasure" and emphasizes her lack of consent and feelings of overpowerment and entrapment. Reported effects of the alleged assault include PTSD-like symptoms when confronted by Rose's name or the music of Guns N' Roses.

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It is noted that Kennedy had previously made these allegations public in her 2016 autobiography, No One’s Pet, and discussed them in the 2021 documentary Look Away, which touches on sexual misconduct in the music industry.

The filing comes under the umbrella of New York’s Adult Survivors Act, a piece of legislation that temporarily lifts the statute of limitations for civil sexual misconduct claims. As the act nears its expiration, other allegations against high-profile figures in the music industry have surfaced.

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