Last month, the Gaslamp Killer was met with some serious allegations when Twitter user @chelseaelaynne accused him of raping her and friend RaeAn on July 5, 2013. The artist born William Benjamin Bensussen denied the allegations in a statement, and now he's getting his lawyers involved.
According to TMZ, Bensussen has filed a defamation lawsuit against Chelsea, RaeAn and one of the women's boyfriends. The musician claims that he has a witness who can confirm that he bought drinks for the women without any tampering. Further, Bensussen claims that they had a consensual threesome.
Bensussen is suing for defamation, seeking a reported $5 million USD. When the story first broke, he had a number of Gaslamp Killer gigs cancelled.
If you haven't yet read them, you can read Chelsea's initial allegations below.
According to TMZ, Bensussen has filed a defamation lawsuit against Chelsea, RaeAn and one of the women's boyfriends. The musician claims that he has a witness who can confirm that he bought drinks for the women without any tampering. Further, Bensussen claims that they had a consensual threesome.
Bensussen is suing for defamation, seeking a reported $5 million USD. When the story first broke, he had a number of Gaslamp Killer gigs cancelled.
If you haven't yet read them, you can read Chelsea's initial allegations below.
i've been silently suffering over this for many years. the gaslamp killer drugged and raped my best friend and myself 4 years ago pic.twitter.com/yvJM5HEJay
— chelsea (@chelseaelaynne) October 13, 2017
i would tag him, but today i noticed he has had me blocked, which pushed me over the edge and was the clearest admission of his guilt pic.twitter.com/blNRLbXjRw
— chelsea (@chelseaelaynne) October 13, 2017
facing and accepting this has been one of the hardest things i have ever done - for every woman that has been abused - you are not alone
— chelsea (@chelseaelaynne) October 13, 2017
me and rae are fuckin done being victims of this - this is HIS burden to bear
— chelsea (@chelseaelaynne) October 13, 2017
YOURE NOT ALONE. IT WASNT YOUR FAULT. I'M HERE FOR YOU.
— chelsea (@chelseaelaynne) October 13, 2017
holy shit hes already trying to cover it up pic.twitter.com/B8H4UoFjyb
— chelsea (@chelseaelaynne) October 13, 2017