Accused by a former colleague of having sexually harassed her and of having forced her to perform sexual favors in exchange for work, Jason Derulo reacted this Friday, October 6, 2023 on X (ex Twitter) and made a point of formally denying the accusations against him: “These claims are completely false and hurtful. I oppose all forms of harassment and support anyone who pursues their dreams.” said the 34-year-old singer. However, the accuser, a 25-year-old singer named Emaza Gibson, filed a complaint against the singer, whom she accuses of “sexual harassment”.
In her complaint, the young woman claims to have been professionally rejected by the singer, with motifs for refusing his advances, and having repeatedly refused invitations to dinner or to drink alcohol. Questioned by the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, the young woman claimed that Jason Derulo organized nightly recording sessions, to which she was invited. But the latter would have refused each time the invitations from her employer. The latter would also have made him a proposal “explicit sex in exchange for success”.
The lawyer spoke in the press
Emaza Gibson would have, on several occasions, refused the advances of his employer, but would have ended up realizing that his musical project was at a standstill. She would then have tried to contact Jason Derulo, who would not have given her any further news. In September 2022, the young woman realized that the two record companies with whom she collaborated, Future History and Atlantic, had abandoned her. Followed by more than 600,000 fans on Instagram, the young singer can count on the media support of her lawyer, who declared to the magazine People : “Mr. Derulo’s behavior towards this young artist is despicable. Not only did he not respect the contracts, but his threats of physical violence and his unreasonable sexual advances towards this young woman who is just trying to make it in the industry are outrageous and illegal.” The affair is only just beginning.