By Tyler Clifford
– An unidentified woman has withdrawn a civil lawsuit she filed against Snoop Dogg, in which she accused the American rapper of sexual assault and assault after attending one of his concerts in 2013, court documents show.
The lawsuit was dropped Wednesday nearly two months after it was filed in the Central District of California and days before Snoop Dogg, real name Calvin Broadus, was scheduled to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show in February near Los Angeles.
The woman has been identified as Jane Doe and has been described as a dancer, model, presenter and actress who had worked with Snoop Dogg. However, the musician said the woman never worked for him.
The voluntary release also eliminated the charges against all other parties named in the lawsuit, including Snoop Dogg’s business unit.
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“It is not surprising that the plaintiff has dismissed her claim against the defendants. Their lawsuit was riddled with false claims and shortcomings,” a Snoop Dogg representative said in a statement to Reuters.
Matt Finkelberg, an attorney for Jane Doe, did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters.
In the lawsuit, the woman accused Snoop Dogg of entering a bathroom she was using, where he forced her to perform oral sex and masturbated in front of her.
Snoop Dogg has denied those claims through a spokesperson, who called the claims “simply baseless” and characterized them as part of a “self-enrichment shakedown program” ahead of his Super Bowl appearance in February.
(Reporting by Tyler Clifford; Editing by Howard Goller)