Darius Jeremy "DJ" Pierce, who is best known as Shangela, has been accused of sexual misconduct allegations. The report came after Daniel McGarrigle, a former assistant to Pierce on We’re Here, filed a lawsuit against the performer and the show’s production company, Buckingham Television, with the allegations on Thursday morning. Shangela, who is best known as a Ru Paul's Drag Race alum and the first drag queen contestant on Dancing With The Stars, has now publicly responded to the claims by denying them.
McGarrigle alleged that Pierce raped him in February 2020 after they finished shooting on We’re Here, which is currently streaming with an HBO Max subscription. The former assistant claimed that after a wrap party, Pierce was “heavily flirtatious” with McGarrigle. He said that Pierce insisted on buying him drinks before asking him to come back to his hotel room to pack for a flight where the performer then gave McGarrigle poppers and raped him, despite resistance from McGarrigle. Here’s how Shangela responded, per a statement to Entertainment Weekly:
