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Celebs Who Have Been Accused of Sexual Assault  was originally published on blackamericaweb.com

1. Darren Sharper

Darren Sharper

Sharper has been accused of drugging and sexually assaulting as many as nine women in five states. He has been held in the Los Angeles County Jail since Feb. 27th.

2. Rosey Grier

Rosey Grier

Grier is being sued for allegedly sexually assaulting his female neighbor, Jana Young, a married woman who says she allowed Grier to move into her home in while his house was under construction. She claims he not only exposed himself but shoved his hands down her pants.

3. Ceelo Green

Ceelo Green

CeeLo pled not guilty to a felony charge of slipping ecstasy to a 33-year-old woman who also accused him of sexually assaulting her. Prosecutors concluded there was not enough evidence to take that accusation to court.

4. Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Tyson was found guilty in 1992 by an Indianapolis jury of raping an 18-year-old beauty pageant contestant. He was sentenced to six years in prison followed by four years probation.

5. Alex Da Silva

Alex Da Silva

Da Silva, a former choreographer for the hit show So You Think You Can Dance entered a plea of not guilty to the rape of four women between the ages of 20 through 26 during the years 2002-2009. The victims were all dancers or aspiring dancers and met him through his classes.

6. Britney Spears

Britney Spears

In 2010, Spears was accused of sexually harassing her bodyguard, former policeman Fernando Flores. He claimed Spears allegedly walked around naked in front of him on several occasions. Flores felt if he didn’t reciprocate he’d lose his job. He gave notice and Spears settled out of court.

7. Sean Kingston

Sean Kingston

Kingston faced gang rape charges by Carissa Capeloto. She claims that Kingston, his bodyguard and a member from his band all raped her after his Seattle show. The case was dropped after police determined Capeloto wasn’t credible enough to pursue the case.

8. Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur

In 1993 Tupac and his entourage were accused of sexually assaulting a woman in his hotel room. He was cleared of the sodomy charges, but was convicted of “unwanted touching of the buttocks.” He was sentenced to one to four years in jail and served part of his sentence.

9. Al Gore

Al Gore

An Oregon woman publicly accused Gore (in the Nat’l Enquirer) of sexually abusing her in his hotel room. Two massage therapists also accused him of sexual assault. Gore of course denied all these claims.

10. Harvey Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein has been accused and charged with multiple accounts of sexual assault against actresses in Hollywood over his many years in the industry. As od 2017, he’s currently being investigated by New York and London authorities for cases of sexual assault.

11. Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

Thirteen women came forward in 2004 with allegations that the actor and drugged and sexually abused them. At the time, the lawsuit made a minor ripple in the media, but, their accounts were eventually dismissed and barely (if any) damage was done to his image.

12. John Travolta

John Travolta

Travolta was accused of sexual misconduct by four different men claiming he groped and fondled them against their will.

13. Lawrence Taylor

Lawrence Taylor

Taylor was arrested in 2010 for having sex with a 16-year-old girl and paying her $300. He pleaded guilty in 2011 and was sentenced to six years probation as part of a plea agreement. He was also required to have to register as a low-risk level one sex offender.

14. Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey the “House Of Cards” actor has bee accused of several counts of sexual assault against young men that turned out to be true. In October of 2017, reports hit the surface and caused Spacey who came out as gay to lose a movie and the show “House Of Cards.”

15. R. Kelly

R. Kelly

R. Kelly has been accused of rape multiple times as well as having sex with under-aged girls. He was also sued by several women for sexual abuse and settled some of these out of court. He was eventually indicted and jury selection began on May 9, 2008 with closing arguments on June 12th. After one day of deliberations, he was found not guilty on all counts.

16. Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons has been accused of teaming up with Brett Ratner and sexually assaulting and touching women without their consent in November of 2017.

17. Charlie Rose

Charlie Rose

The former “CBS This Morning” has been fired after 8 women came forward accusing him of sexually assaulting them. Since leaving, Rose has admitted and apologized for his actions. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

18. John Conyers

John Conyers

Rep. John Conyers has been accused more than once of sexual misconduct and sexual assault that has resulted in him stepping down from his position in November 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

19. Matt Lauer

Matt Lauer

Matt Lauer the former co-host of the “Today” show on NBC was fired for having inappropriate sexual contact with several employees in November of 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)