RuPaul’s Drag Race star Shangela has been formally accused of rape and sexual harassment by a former staff member of HBO’s reality series We’re Here.
The accusations have been vehemently denied by Shangela – real name is Darius Jeremy Pierce – and the claims are fairly graphic.The lawsuit was filed by Daniel McGarrigle, a former We’re Here production assistant, in Los Angeles on May 3.
According to The Los Angeles Times, McGarrigle alleges that Shangela sexually assaulted him in February 2020 in a hotel room.
The incident is said to have occurred at a wrap party for the show’s crew in Louisiana following the final day of production on the first season of We’re Here.
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