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A brand new lawsuit has accused Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter of raping a 17-year-old lady on a tour bus through the boy band’s 2001 Black & Blue live performance tour.

The authorized submitting, which was first reported by TMZ, comes from Shannon “Shay” Ruth, who claims Carter, now 42, invited her onto a tour bus after a live performance in Tacoma, Wash., when she was a minor.

Ruth alleges Carter provided her what he referred to as “VIP juice” — which she says tasted alcoholic — earlier than he led her to a rest room and compelled her to carry out oral intercourse. In the lawsuit, Ruth mentioned she was a virgin and cried all through.

She claims Carter then “pushed” her onto a mattress and raped her as she “begged him to stop.”

Through his personal lawyer, Carter vehemently denied Ruth’s allegations in an announcement. He mentioned the claims are “not only legally meritless but also entirely untrue.”

“Unfortunately, for several years now, Ms. Ruth has been manipulated into making false allegations about Nick — and those allegations have changed repeatedly and materially over time,” wrote Carter’s lawyer Michael Holtz.

“No one should be fooled by a press stunt orchestrated by an opportunistic lawyer — there is nothing to this claim whatsoever, which we have no doubt the courts will quickly realize.”

Ruth, who lives with autism and cerebral palsy, mentioned Carter referred to as her a “r——d little bi—h” when she threatened to report him in 2001.

At a press convention on Thursday, Ruth claimed “Carter tried to scare me into silence.” Through tears, Ruth mentioned Carter advised her that “he’d turn people against me because he was Nick Carter and had the power to wreck my life.”

“The last 21 years have been filled with pain, confusion, frustration, shame, and self-harm that are a direct result of Nick Carter raping me,” Ruth mentioned. “Even though I’m autistic and live with cerebral palsy, I believe nothing has affected me more … than what Nick Carter did to me.”

At the press convention, Ruth mentioned Carter shouldn’t be excused for his alleged crime as a result of he’s a star.

The lawsuit additionally consists of allegations from three different girls, who’re all recognized solely as Jane Doe.

The allegations from the Jane Does are much like Ruth’s; Jane Doe 1 alleges Carter abused her in 2003. Jane Doe 3 claims Carter abused her at a Florida home occasion in 2006. Both Ruth and Jane Doe 2 (who was 15 on the time) allege they contracted HPV from Carter after being assaulted.

The civil lawsuit is looking for unspecified financial damages and punitive damages for previous and future ache and struggling.

The allegations within the new lawsuit will not be the primary towards Carter. In 2017, the Backstreet Boy was accused of sexually assaulting Melissa Schuman, a former member of lady group Dream.

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Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter accused of rape by member of girl-group Dream

Schuman’s declare was investigated by police, however later dropped as a result of the allegation was exterior the 10-year statute of limitations.

Carter additionally denied Schuman’s accusation on the time and mentioned he was “shocked” as a result of “Melissa never expressed to me while we were together or at any time since that anything we did was not consensual.”

On Thursday, ABC introduced it should not air the Backstreet Boys’ Christmas particular on account of the brand new allegations towards Carter. The particular was filmed this month in Los Angeles and was set to air on Dec. 14.

It’s unclear if the Christmas particular will probably be aired elsewhere.

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