Just days before he’s set to take the Super Bowl halftime show stage, Snoop Dogg is being sued for sexual assault and battery by a former backup dancer.
Page Six reports that the lawsuit was filed Thursday in California by a woman identified only as Jane Doe. The woman alleges the rapper forced her to perform a sex act after one of his performances in late May 2013. She also names Snoop’s friend, hip hop personality Bishop Don Juan, in the suit.
A spokesperson for Snoop, birth name Calvin Broadus, told Page Six on Friday that the allegations are “simply meritless” and “appear to be part of self-enrichment shakedown…to extort Snoop Dogg right before he performs during this Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show.”
“To be clear, Mr. Broadus has never has had any sexual encounter whatsoever with [the plaintiff],” the rep continued.
Snoop has not yet personally commented on the situation, but earlier this week he posted a cryptic message on Instagram, writing, “Gold digger season is here…keep ya guards up.”
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