Guns N’ Roses leader Axl Rose targeted by complaint for “sexual assault” and “violence” in New York – France Bleu

The leader of the famous rock group Guns N’ Roses was accused of “sexual assault” and “violence” in 1989 by an American model, Sheila Kennedy, according to a New York court document. This civil complaint registered this Wednesday, November 22 was revealed by Rolling Stone magazine.

The facts, according to the accuser, occurred in 1989 in a New York hotel room, after an encounter in a nightclub. “Rose used his fame, status and power as a celebrity and artist in the music industry to be able to manipulate, control and sexually and violently assault Kennedy.“, according to the complaint. The facts took place after initial consensual exchanges which degenerated, according to the complainant.

Axl Rose, born in 1962, of American nationality, is one of the original members of Guns N’ Rosesone of the most popular bands in rock history, formed in 1984.

A New York State Statute of Prescribed Facts

Friday night, the American hip-hop star Puff Daddyand his ex-partner Cassie, had managed to an “amicable” agreement the day after a civil complaint against him for rape and violence between 2005 and 2018. Wednesday evening, the New York Daily News also revealed that American actor Jamie Foxx was also the target of a complaint for sexual assault during a party in New York in 2015. The complainant insisted on maintaining her anonymity.

These civil legal actions are made possible thanks to a New York State law which allows, since November 2022, but only for a yearfor victims of sexual violence to file a civil complaint for prescribed criminal or misdemeanor acts.