Rapper Nelly, fan file competing versions of sex encounter

Rapper Nelly is fighting back against a lawsuit that alleges he raped a fan on his tour bus after a performance in Seattle last year and sexually assaulted two fans in England.

Nelly filed court papers Friday in King County Superior Court denying the allegations and seeking to have a Jan. 22 amended complaint against him dismissed. The complaint says Nelly raped a fan last October in his bedroom on the tour bus and sexually assaulted two women after performances in England in June 2016 and December 2017. Nelly denies all allegations. In court documents obtained by The Associated Press, Nelly says the encounter on the tour bus after a performance at a Seattle night club was consensual and the woman became upset only when another person entered the bedroom to use the bathroom.

Nelly’s court filings were first reported by the celebrity website Tmz.com.

His attorney, Scott Rosenblum, said Saturday in an emailed statement to The AP that the allegations are “completely fabricated” and a “money grab” by the woman.

The woman’s attorney, Karen Koehler, said in a phone interview with The AP on Saturday that the two women who allege they were assaulted in England by Nelly contacted her after reading about her client’s case. The two women, who are named as Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2, are both Americans who were posted in England with the U.S. military when the alleged incidents happened.

One woman alleges Nelly slid his hand under her dress and attempted to keep her from leaving a room. She was able to leave when a security guard came to the door, the lawsuit says.