'Drag Race' alum Shangela accused of 2017 sexual assault in new lawsuit
Darius Jeremy “DJ” Pierce, known by his drag persona Shangela, has been accused of sexually assaulting a crew member of a movie he was filming in 2017, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in a New York court.
Darius Jeremy “DJ” Pierce, known by his drag persona Shangela, has been accused of sexually assaulting a crew member of a movie he was filming in 2017, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in a New York court.
The complaint naming Pierce is the latest accusation against the popular “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alum, who has denied other allegations of sexual assault, including one filed in 2023 that was settled last year.
The new suit claims Pierce, 43, and an unidentified John Doe broke New York City’s Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law, which gives survivors of alleged gender-motivated violence, including sexual abuse, nine years from the date of the incident to file civil claims.
Andrew Brettler, a lawyer for Pierce, did not respond to a request for comment. Pierce could not be reached for comment.
Plaintiff Eric Poff was an art assistant for the 2018 film “Hurricane Bianca: From Russia With Hate,” while it filmed in New York City in the fall of 2017. Pierce was among the actors in the movie, which starred fellow “Drag Race” alum Bianca Del Rio.
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