Jamie Foxx: New lawsuit accuses actor of sexual assault

Actor Jamie Foxx in Los Angeles, California in 2014. Photo / Getty Images

Warning: mention of sexual and physical assault

A lawsuit was filed against Academy Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx this week, alleging battery and sexual assault at a rooftop bar in New York City in 2015.

Also filed today, Guns N’ Roses founder and frontman Axl Rose has been sued by a model who claims that he raped her in New York City in 1989.

The lawsuits fall under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which provides a one-year window for claims that fall outside the standard statute of limitations. The law expires this week and has had over 2500 lawsuits, including high-profile cases against Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby.

CNN is reporting allegations against Foxx, with the news outlet saying it has obtained the complaint, and contacted the actor and the plaintiff — whose identity is protected.

More details have been reported by Variety, which says that the incident took place at 1am in 2015 on the night in question when the plaintiff and a friend were seated next to Foxx. After taking photos with the celebrity, the alleged assault took place, which the suit says was witnessed by a security guard.

The plaintiff also claims she sought medical treatment following the alleged assault.

Foxx had taken a three-month break from work earlier this year, following a mystery health issue. After falling ill in Atlanta, Georgia in May, while filming the Netflix movie Back in Action, he was hospitalised following a “medical complication” and received outpatient treatment at a rehabilitation facility in Chicago.

Returning to acting in July, Foxx filmed a commercial for sports betting company BetMGM alongside hockey star Wayne Gretzky.

Sheila Kennedy, 61, a former Penthouse magazine model, is suing Rose over an alleged 1989 attack at a New York City hotel that left her with anxiety and depression and harmed her career.

Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose performs on the first weekend of the Austin City Limits Music Festival in 2019. Photo / AP

Attorney Alan S. Gutman said in a statement on behalf of Rose: “Simply put, this incident never happened. Notably, these fictional claims were filed the day before the New York State filing deadline expires.”

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr was also sued on Wednesday (US time) by two women whose sexual assault cases against him underlay a criminal prosecution that ended with him pleading guilty but serving no jail time.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs was accused in a lawsuit of subjecting R&B singer Cassie to abuse in a years-long relationship. Photo / AP

This week Sean “Diddy” Combs settled with former partner Cassie (full name is Casandra Ventura) one day after she filed a lawsuit containing allegations of beatings and abuse.