I Deny The Allegations. There Was No Assault

Guns N’ Roses vocalist Axl Rose has settled the sexual assault lawsuit filed in opposition to him by ex-Penthouse mannequin Sheila Kennedy in November 2023. In keeping with a report by Rolling Stone, the lawsuit has now been settled although the small print haven’t been made public.

In an announcement supplied to Rolling Stone, Rose maintained his innocence, saying “As I’ve from the start, I deny the allegations. There was no assault.” Rose‘s lawyer E. Danya Perry added: “Mr. Rose has suffered vastly from this lawsuit, and I’m happy that he’ll now be capable to transfer on together with his life.”

Kennedy sued Rose for assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional misery, and gender-motivated violence. In keeping with the lawsuit, Kennedy claimed Rose violently sexually assaulted in a New York resort room. Kennedy met Rose at a nightclub with a buddy, and finally went again to Rose‘s resort room alongside one other mannequin and future MTV host Riki Rachtman.

Kennedy claimed that Rose supplied his company with medicine and alcohol, and finally “pushed Kennedy in opposition to the wall and kissed her” when she exited the toilet. Later that evening, she alleged that Rose started having intercourse with the opposite mannequin, including that “Rose was aggressive in a method that appeared painful for the mannequin” and that Rose “was encouraging group intercourse.” At this level, Kennedy and Rachtman left the room.

Upon leaving, Kennedy stated she heard glass shattering. “She additionally heard Rose screaming on the mannequin, allegedly saying, ‘You’re a fucking whore. Get the fuck out of right here.'” Rose then stormed down the hallway to Rachtman‘s room and, seeing Kennedy, pushed her down. “Whereas Kennedy was on the bottom, Rose grabbed her by the hair and dragged her throughout the suite again to his bed room,” the go well with stated, including that Rose then threw her onto his mattress and tied her palms behind her again with a pair of pantyhose.

“Kennedy lay there on the mattress along with her palms tied behind her again, bleeding, susceptible, and alone with Rose whereas he was in a sexual, risky rage,” the go well with continued, including that Rose carried out undesirable anal intercourse on Kennedy. “Kennedy had simply witnessed Rose violently have intercourse with one other lady. He dragged Kennedy to his bed room like a caveman and acted with uncontrolled fury. Rose had bodily stopped her from leaving. Kennedy was trapped.”

“He handled her like property used solely for his sexual pleasure. He didn’t use a condom. Kennedy didn’t consent and felt overpowered. She felt she had no escape or exit and was compelled to acquiesce. She believed Rose would bodily assault her, or worse, if she stated no or tried to push him away. She understood that the most secure factor to do was to lie in mattress and await Rose to complete assaulting her.”