Steven Tyler Denies Sexually Assaulting a Minor in the 1970s, Claims It Was Consensual

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 Speaking out. Steven Tyler is denying allegations that he sexually assaulted a minor in the 1970s.The Aerosmith frontman, 75, responded to the claims — which were made in a December 2022 lawsuit — in a lengthy filing last week, arguing that the plaintiff, Julia Misley, consented to their sexual relationship.

In the court documents, obtained by Us Weekly, Tyler also argued that he had qualified immunity as now-65-year-old Misley’s onetime legal guardian.The rock icon requested that the lawsuit be dismissed entirely, alleging that Misley “has not suffered any injury or damage” as a result of his actions.Tyler’s response comes three months after Misley filed a lawsuit accusing the “Dream On” singer of sexual assault, sexual battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

According to court documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times, the filing alleged that Tyler persuaded Misley to get an abortion as a teenager after she became pregnant with his child.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesThe lawsuit included quotes from the Grammy winner’s 2011 memoir, Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?, in which he recalls having a relationship with a 16-year-old girl when he was 26.The excerpt reads: “I was so in love I almost took a teen bride.

I went and slept at her parents’ house for a couple of nights and her parents fell in love with me, signed paper over for me to have custody, so I wouldn’t get arrested if I took her out of state.