Actor Clifton Powell is being sued for the rape of a woman in 2011, but the case smells like BS to me! This woman attempted to try it with police first after the alleged incident, but they investigated and felt that there wasn’t sufficient evidence to charge him. Not deterred, she took it to federal court, where she was semi-successful, and now has a $75k case against him. Of course, Powell is denying the allegations and from the looks of things, I’m with him on this one. Some people will stop at NOTHING, even ruining someone else’s life, to get a dollar. SMH. More details on the case below.
(TMZ) – Clifton Powell — who also appeared in “Rush Hour,” “Ray” and “Menace II Society” — has been sued by a woman using the pseudonym Kiyante Myers … who claims the actor raped her in a hotel room in August 2011.
According to the suit, Myers claims she initially consented to sex with Powell … but when it turned rough, she asked him to stop … and he refused.
Instead, she claims, Powell placed his hands over her face and raped her.
TMZ has learned … Myers went to cops about the incident last year … and an investigation was conducted. But cops didn’t feel there was enough evidence to prove Powell committed a crime and they closed the case against the actor.
Myers has now taken her claims to federal court in Louisiana, where she’s seeking damages in excess of $75k.
A rep for Clifton tells TMZ … “Mr. Powell absolutely denies these false accusations and plans on pursuing all legal remedies available to him against his accuser.”
