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'Drag Race' Star Shangela Sued for Sexual Assault in New Lawsuit Shangela, a star of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' has been sued for sexual assault in a new lawsuit, bringing his total number of accusers to seven.

First allegation: it's an allegation. Via @rollingstone.com

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Shangela says she's 'being falsely accused' of sexual assault in new statement Shangela, otherwise known as DJ Pierce, shared a new statement on social media this Tuesday in which she defends herself from new accusations of sexual assault and thanks fans who are sticking by her. The drag star writes: > "Hi y'all. I started off my week super grateful for life, texted with my mom, repacked my drag bag, and just been minding my own lil gay business. Then here comes some BS. > > Being falsely accused in the most heinous ways is very difficult to endure. I'm advised to stay silent, and I'm doing my best to continue on without engaging in a back and forth with dishonest people seeking money or a moment. 'It's not worth it,' I tell myself. > > Even though NONE of these false claims have ever prevailed against me... my career, my character and even my family have suffered. I appreciate all y'all who see through this type of mess, and have even checked on me during dark times. Honestly, my heart thanks you." > See on Instagram The statement continues in the second image of the Instagram carousel: > "Growing up in a small town, my dream was always to entertain people, and hopefully make a positive impact on the world. I worked nonstop publicly and privately to achieve this. I never imagined, though, that fulfilling my dream would also come with shocking betrayals and slanderous attacks. It seems like the farther you go, the more some people want to see you fail. But I won't give up. > > I hope none of you ever have to go through this. It hurts. Their goal is to characterize a successful Black, gay drag queen as a threat. But my goal is to never let evil win. I will continue to fight back with the truth, and with time, I know the truth will prevail. Still grateful for life and sending love always... xo, Shangie." On the same day, _Out_ published an exclusive interview with the Eric Poff, who has recently accused DJ Pierce, a.k.a. Shangela, of sexual assault. _This story is still developing…_

Shangela accuser Eric Poff shares why it took nearly 8 years to come forward Eric Poff, the accuser behind the latest sexual assault lawsuit filed against celebrity drag entertainer Shangela, is ready to share his side of the story. "This whole experience feels like I won a lottery that I didn't want to sign up for," Poff tells _Out,_ "that I never asked to join." On Monday, Poff filed a complaint against Shangela — whose real name is Chantaize Darius Jeremy Pierce, informally known as DJ — in the state of New York with detailed allegations of sexual assault and rape. Twenty-four hours later, Poff, who is also known by his adult film star name Dakota Payne, shared his story exclusively with _Out_. Poff and Pierce met in 2017 while filming _Hurricane Bianca: From Russia With Hate._ Poff was working as a production assistant, and Pierce starred in the movie as an actor. "In working on the set, I got to know the cast and crew," Poff recalls. "A select number of the crew and cast had gone out a handful of times out in Hell's Kitchen to little gay bars, post-shooting hangouts. It wasn't until production had wrapped and I'd gone out to hang out with DJ one-on-one that this night happened." Leading up to that night out, Poff describes having a "friendly co-worker" relationship with Pierce. "I'm a fan of _Drag Race_ [and] I was a fan of DJ's, so I felt comfortable. I thought I felt safe, hanging out with someone who I thought that I knew based on limited experience working with them and having seen them on TV." As detailed in Monday's complaint, Poff had "one or two drinks" before reportedly losing consciousness. Poff's next memory, as he recalls, took place inside a hotel room while he was anally penetrated by a man he did not know. Pierce, according to Poff, watched it unfold from the corner of the room. The complaint goes on to allege that "Pierce then anally penetrated Plaintiff without his consent." "I don't think I was meant to gain any kind of consciousness," Poff says. "I don't think that I was meant to see anything or have any memory of experience. I think I was meant to have gone out, wake up, and be like, 'Oh, you were crazy, hahaha, that happened. Goodbye,' like he's done with so many other fans." Pierce's defense, Poff says, alleges that the two "went out that night, met up with someone, had a threesome, and joked about it the next morning, and then Dakota suddenly just asked me for payment." That isn't Poff's recollection of the events. "I don't have any contact in my phone where it's like, 'Oh, remember that time we had a threesome with DJ.' There is no person in my life. I have no recollection. We did not meet up with anyone that night. That didn't happen. This John Doe person, I just have a recollection of what he looked like and what was being done when I did come to. He was not there in the morning when we allegedly woke up and joked around about it. There was no third person, there was no talks of, 'Oh, wasn't that crazy?' None of that." Following the alleged assault, Poff recalled the experience with mutual friends in an attempt "to let people know what happened." However, Poff believes that things kept being swept under the rug. He often heard advice like,"You just need to hold your head up high and be ready to work in environments with people like that." After years of silence and ruminating on the experience, running into Pierce at a bar in West Hollywood in 2024 was a turning point for Poff. "I was just festering and frustrated and felt powerless," Poff says. "I just happened to see him, and as calmly and as collected as I could, I went and I let him know how I felt." Pierce's reaction pushed Poff to share his story. "It was the dismissal. It was the change of look in his eyes when he looked up from his table, surely thinking this was going to be another fan encounter, someone singing his praise. He recognized me and the shift in his face ... and then how easily it was for him to just say, 'I'm sorry you feel that way.' And the people at his table wouldn't even look up. They wouldn't look at me. Eyes down the whole time. The whole thing felt so awful. I just felt compelled to make a video because that's the only thing that was in my control." > — (@) Pierce first rose to fame in 2010 as Shangela on the second season of _RuPaul's Drag Race_ , quickly becoming an iconic figure on the reality competition show. In the years since, Shangela has appeared on _Dancing With the Stars_ , _A Star Is Born, Hurricane Bianca, We're Here,_ and many more television shows. Poff's lawyer, James A. Vagnini, says it's time for Pierce to take accountability. "I think it's very telling that [Pierce's] response has been to go on attack. It's very rare that I've had a case where it's just been one survivor that's come forward and nobody else has ever said, 'Me too.' [That is] the whole basis of the Me Too movement. It's just a way to shield and put more fear into people into not coming forward and in this situation." Vagnini also claims that "DJ and his legal team are using politics and the community as a weapon back. 'This is damaging to the community...' Well, what's damaging to the community is the fact that there's a predator running around drugging people. There's a pattern of it that now dates back to 2014 from the people we've spoken to." This is why, he says, big defense lawyers are brought in — "because they've got to limit the amount of exposure that their client has and keep as many people from coming forward. Taking accountability, which is the right thing to do, is really never an option, no matter the amount of evidence I've got, no matter going all the way in a legal claim. It is the fear of the floodgates opening that forces them into this position because otherwise there could be a conversation out here. There could have been a conversation had in L.A. when Eric ran into him and opened the door." At the end of the day, Pierce is "the only one who knows what he's done already," says Vagnini. "But there's a lot of other people out there, and there will be more to come, as you see in the next steps." Vagnini claims that he's made contact with other survivors in other cities who have shared similar stories, "including a John Doe being in the room when they wake up. I just really want to address that, as a member of the community, they're doing a bigger disservice to the community by not taking some level of accountability and ownership in this. This isn't a drag issue. This is a human issue. Men, women every day go through experiences like this, unfortunately. To mask it in sort of what we're doing to the community and drag in particular is really, really offensive." Pierce and his lawyer have not responded to _Out_ 's request for comment. Meanwhile, Poff remains steadfast. "I understand how it upsets people. And trust me, I did not want to do this. As someone who also does drag, as someone who has performed in adult entertainment, I don't want to have to be this person to call him out, but it seems like I'm the only one that can." "We have to hold our own accountable," Poff says. Minutes before this _Out_ interview with Eric Poff was published, Shangela shared a new statement on Instagram claiming to be "falsely accused in the most heinous ways." The drag star added: "I'm advised to stay silent, and I'm doing my best to continue on without engaging in a back and forth with dishonest people seeking money or a moment."

Drag star Shangela accused of sexual assault in new lawsuit Another accuser has filed a civil lawsuit against celebrity drag entertainer Shangela. _Out_ has obtained the complaint filed Monday morning in the New York Supreme Court. A man named Eric Poff alleges that he met Shangela, whose real name is Chantaize Darius Jeremy Pierce, when he was working as a production assistant on the set of __Hurricane Bianca: From Russia With Hate__ in New York City. In the complaint filed against Pierce alongside an unnamed John Doe, Poff states that he went to a bar with Pierce in Manhattan in October 2017 where he "consumed one or two drinks." According to the complaint, Poff believes his drink was "spiked" with a drug during the night. "Plaintiff has this information and belief because he has no memory of events between consuming the drink and becoming semi-conscious in a hotel room," the complaint reads. "After Plaintiff started to fade into consciousness, he was bent over a bed being anally penetrated without consent by John Doe with Pierce watching from the corner of the room. Pierce then anally penetrated Plaintiff without his consent." According to his lawyer, James A. Vagnini, Poff does not know the identity of the John Doe defendant. "Defendants could not obtain Plaintiff’s consent given his semi-conscious state," the complaint goes on to allege. "After the sexual assault, Pierce sent Plaintiff money via PayPal." Poff is seeking compensatory damages for pain and suffering as well as punitive damages, pre- and post-judgment interest, and attorneys’ fees and costs associated with this matter. “Sexual assault is a particularly taboo subject in the LGBTQ community and protecting celebrities who are accused is far too common, but we cannot ignore the experiences of survivors or allow violence to continue unanswered," Poff said in a written statement. "I join with other survivors in coming forward and telling my story. My hope is to hold accountable DJ Pierce/Shangela, shed light on the impact of sexual assault on those who experience it and shift attitudes in what can be a toxic culture of victim blaming and shaming. Sexual assault is assault, no matter the sexual orientation of those involved, and survivors in the LGBTQ community deserve the equal justice as much as anyone who is subject to this kind of violence." At least five people have publicly accused Shangela of sexual assault, detailed in a 2024 report by _Rolling Stone_. Poff's story has similarities to the stories of the other alleged victims. Vagnini also tells _Out_ that he's made contact with another victim in Texas with "an almost strikingly identical" story, who Pierce met while filming the original _Hurricane Bianca_. "Due to these brave individuals coming forward with their allegations of sexual assault by Pierce, Plaintiff gained the courage to come forward as well with this action," the complaint reads. "I am coming forward because I have the ability and resources to do so, knowing many other victims cannot," Poff said in a second statement. "As someone who worked in adult film, I refuse to let stereotypes be used as an excuse for predatory behavior. I applaud the passing of laws like the NYC Gender Motivated Violence Law which gave me the ability to file this claim when I was strong enough to do so. I will not be deterred by the Defendant's popularity or potential backlash." _Out_ has confirmed that Poff's adult film name is Dakota Payne. He's originally from Waxahachie, Texas. Poff first came forward with allegations via an Instagram post in September 2024 when he recalled confronting Pierce at a bar in West Hollywood. "He looked me in the eye and he said, 'I'm sorry you feel that way.'" Poff addressed Pierce directly in the video: "DJ, I'm sorry you feel the way that you do. I'm sorry that you are comfortable going into our crewer spaces and that every place you go into, you kind of threaten the safety of the space. I'm sorry that your name is going to be synonymous for the deeds, and all the projects you've had the opportunity of being on are going to be tarnished." _Out_ has reached out to Pierce and his lawyer for comment. Previously, Pierce has denied "ever engaging in nonconsensual sex" and lawyer Andrew Brettler said the prior allegations are "false and unsupported by _any_ evidence of reliable witness testimony." Four of those previous cases were settled, and a prior lawsuit from former _Drag Race_ production assistant Daniel McGarrigle was dismissed. In December, _Out_ hosted its annual Out100 celebration honoring Cynthia Erivo and Sheryl Lee Ralph; Pierce attended the event as the plus-one of an invited guest. _This story is developing..._ _ _ > — (@)

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Hopefully it’s not too late to cast my vote.
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She’s got what it takes to win #DragRace #AllStar3
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