Jamie Foxx was sued on Wednesday, Nov. 22, for allegedly s3xually assaulting a woman at a rooftop bar in New York in 2015.
The woman, identified in the suit as Jane Doe, alleges that Foxx took her to a secluded corner of the Catch NYC rooftop lounge, rubbed her br£asts and gr0ped her under her p@nts against her will.
According to the suit, the woman and a friend were seated at a table next to Foxx and Mark Birnbaum, the owner of the bar. At around 1 a.m., the woman’s friend got up and asked Foxx for a photo. Foxx agreed, and they took several photos.
Foxx then began complimenting the woman, according to the suit, saying “Wow, you have that super model body” and “You smell so good.” The suit also states that he said she looked like Gabrielle Union.
She alleges that he then took her by the arm and led her to a more secluded part of the rooftop, where he gr0ped her br£asts underneath her crop top. The suit states that she was caught off guard and tried to step away, but that Foxx then stuck his hands down her p@nts and “put his f!ngers on and in Plaintiff’s v@g!na and an^s.”
The suit alleges that a security guard witnessed the groping but did not intervene. The woman’s friend then came and found her, and Foxx stopped touching her and walked away, the suit claims.
The lawsuit alleges that the woman was sore and had to seek medical treatment as a result of the assault.
In the suit, the woman seeks compensation for pain, suffering, emotional distress, anxiety and humiliation.
The lawsuit also names Birnbaum and Catch NYC as defendants, alleging that they enabled the assault and failed to adequately supervise their employees.
The suit is one of many filed under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which opened a one-year window to file sexual abuse claims that would otherwise be barred by the statute of limitations. The deadline to file such claims is Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023.
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