Nelly Reaches Settlement With UK Sexual Assault Accuser

Nelly has reached a settlement with his sexual assault accuser, TMZ reports.

According to documents filed on Tuesday (October 22) in federal court, and obtained by the outlet, the accuser has informed the judge that she and Nelly recently settled their dispute. As noted in the docs, the terms of the agreement are confidential so it is not known if money changed hands. However, the docs did state that Nelly's girlfriend, Shantel Jackson, is also in the clear now. The accuser had included Shantel in the lawsuit, suing her for defamation after she allegedly called her a liar on Twitter.

As previously reported, the female accuser — identified in the lawsuit only as Jane Doe —alleged that she attended Nelly's 2017 show in Essex, England and met him during a meet-and-greet. She claimed that's when he whispered in her ear that'd her like her stay behind. Jane said he eventually asked her to go to his dressing room, and she was even allowed to bring her girlfriends with her. However, she said he then asked her to go alone with him into a smaller room next door and that's when things took a turn, according to documents obtained by The Blast.

Jane claimed Nelly dropped his pants, started masturbating and said, "You want this d*ck don't you?" Unable to leave, she claimed she rejected his sexual advance, but Nelly "put his hands down [her] top and tried to pull it off. This was without her consent." He then allegedly approached her and told her she wanted him. After she told him no several times, she said she told him: "You may have more quid in your bank than I do. But this doesn't make you any more special. Pull your trousers back up and f*** off."

That's when the woman claimed Nelly's demeanor changed, scaring her, as he clenched his fist, causing her to ask if he was planning to hit her. He allegedly said: "No I'm just frustrated. I'm not used to not getting my way, just do it." 

"And then Defendant Nelly put his right hand on the back of her head and his left hand on her shoulder and forced her head down pushing his erect penis into her mouth. This constituted sexual assault," the lawsuit claimed. "Jane Doe was in utter shock. Once he thought he had her in position, Defendant Nelly released her shoulder. Jane Doe jumped back, twisted and fell backwards into the shower curtain. She was able to scramble out of the room."

Nelly's settlement of the lawsuit comes just over a year after he reached a settlement with another woman, Monique Greene, after she accused him of raping her on his tour bus back in October 2017. 

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