Snoop Dogg is being sued for the alleged sexual assault and battery of a woman in California in 2013, Pitchfork reports.
The anonymous woman – an actor, model and dancer – said that after attending a Snoop Dogg concert on 29 May 2013, the rapper’s associate Bishop Don “Magic” Juan offered her a ride home, but that she fell asleep in the car and was taken to his home against her will. The following morning, Juan allegedly “removed his penis from his pants and forced his penis into her mouth”.
The next day, Juan allegedly took the woman to Snoop Dogg’s studio to see if he would hire her for a role on a television show. According to the lawsuit, the rapper cornered her as she was using the toilet, forced her into oral sex and then “proceeded to masturbate and ejaculated on [the woman]’s upper chest and lower neck”.
The lawsuit stated that she did not get the television job because she “refused to willingly and enthusiastically give oral sex”.
The woman, known as Jane Doe, is suing Snoop Dogg, AKA Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr, for a violation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, sexual battery and sexual assault. Juan is also named in the lawsuit.
The Guardian has contacted representatives of Snoop Dogg for comment. He deleted an Instagram post in which he wrote: “Gold digger season is here … be careful nefews [his name for fans] … keep ya guards up … And. Keep ya circle small”.
Snoop Dogg’s new album, BODR (Bacc on Death Row) is released on 11 February. It marks his return to Death Row Records, the legendary hip-hop label that he now runs, following his acquisition of the company earlier this week.
He is due to perform during the Super Bowl halftime show on 13 February alongside Dr Dre, Eminem, Mary J Blige and Kendrick Lamar.
