Hollywood Star Jamie Foxx Accused of Sexual Assault in Encounter From 2015: Civil Lawsuit

Hollywood actor Jamie Foxx, whose real name is Eric Marlon Bishop, has been accused in a civil suit of sexual assault and battery by a woman filing claims against the actor regarding an encounter in a New York rooftop lounge back in 2015. According to court documents filed at the New York Supreme Court on Nov. 22, Mr. Foxx has been accused by a plaintiff, identified only as Jane Doe, of “intentionally and without consent used force to offensively touch Plaintiff’s person.” It’s alleged the actor was intoxicated at the time of the incident. The civil lawsuit (pdf) claims the incident began following a friend of the plaintiff asking Mr. Foxx for a photo, which allegedly led to Mr. Foxx taking Jane Doe to the back area of the venue where there was unwanted contact of a sexual nature. Jane Doe alleges that when she tried to escape, Mr. Foxx escalated his advances, which forced her friend to intervene....