Darius Jeremy “DJ” Pierce, known as Shangela, is being sued by a former production assistant on their HBO series and calls the allegations 'totally untrue.'
In a separate statement, an HBO spokesperson confirms the show’s production company had received a complaint and that an internal investigation had been conducted and concluded. “Buckingham Television, the production company for, received a complaint late summer 2021 regarding an incident that was alleged to have occurred in early 2020. Buckingham and HBO take the safety and well-being of personnel on our shows very seriously, and Buckingham immediately launched an investigation.
McGarrigle alleges that during the two-hour party at a Ruston, Lousiana, restaurant and bar, Pierce was “heavily flirtatious” and bought him multiple drinks before thecontestant suggested McGarrigle go with him to his hotel to help prepare for an early flight. At that point, McGarrigle was so “inebriated,” according to the suit, when they both arrived at Pierce’s hotel room, McGarrigle vomited in the toilet.
The suit calls the alleged rape an act of gender violence and claims McGarrigle suffered damages, including “past and future medical expenses, past and future lost earnings and earning capacity, pain, suffering, emotional distress, mental anguish and embarrassment.” The formerproduction assistant is seeking unspecified damages from Pierce and Buckingham Television “in an amount appropriate to punish and make an example of Pierce.
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