Jimmie Allen has been accused of raping and sexually abusing his former business manager who worked with the singer for 18 months, TMZ reported citing a new lawsuit. The 37-year-old last month announced he and Alexis Gale are getting a divorce.

The business manager ‘Jane Doe’ has not been identified yet.

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The woman, as per Variety’s exclusive report, alleges that she was employed by Allen’s management company as his day-to-day manager. She claims that the 37-year-old repeatedly abused and harassed her over a period of 18 months.

Jimmie Allen had an appearance on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ in May 2021. His former manager says that the singer assaulted her in the 24 hours leading up to the episode.

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Allen allegedly assaulted the woman when they were traveling together. Jane Doe says she groped her breasts on the plane, pushed his erect penis against her body in public and masturbated in front of her at the hotel. The woman spoke to Variety.

She added that Allen forced his fingers into her vagina after the show.

As per the lawsuit, Variety reports, he allegedly raped her during a Los Angeles trip in March that year. He was filming an episode of ‘American Idol’.

Jane Doe, as per the report, woke up naked and in severe pain in her hotel room. She said that Allen was next to her and insisted she takes a Plan B pill.

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“She realized she had lost her virginity through no choice of her own and felt she had betrayed her faith,” the Variety report states.

In a statement to Variety, Allen said that he had a consensual sexual relationship with his day-to-day manager.

Social media users are reacting to the assault claims, some saying that the charges are the reason behind Jimmie Allen’s divorce.