Jimmie Allen Apologizes to Wife for ‘Weakness’ and Calls Himself ‘Victim’ of Temptation After Explosive Lawsuit Accusing Him of Rape

variety.com:

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Jimmie Allen addressed his wife, who is divorcing him, in an Instagram post Thursday afternoon, publicly apologizing to her for what he continues to characterize as a consensual “affair,” and what a woman who used to be one of his managers claims in a lawsuit was sexual assault and rape. “I want to publicly apologize to my wife, Alexis, for humiliating her with my affair,” Allen writes in the post. “I’m embarrassed that my choices have brought shame on her.

That’s something she did not deserve at all. I also want to apologize to my children for being a poor example of a man and a father.” Allen’s wife is pregnant with their third child.

The country star does not mention or allude to the seriousness of the allegations in the lawsuit against him or in an investigative piece published by Variety.

He uses the statement to characterize his involvement with the Jane Doe in question as “temptations” he was not able to “withstand” as “a victim of my weaknesses.” He also contends “this business” put him in the position of succumbing to weakness. “This business takes so much from you,” Allen wrote. “It’s full of temptations that can cripple you and ruin everything you’ve built.