38 Celebrities Who Have Been Accused of Sexual Assault and Rape

The mention of sexual assault and rape brings out an awkward reaction from every reasonable human being.

But as unreasonable as it feels and should be, it has become a commodity at the corners of many streets, in communities, in churches and the society at large.

It’s always a delicate issue. Every of its path is slippery, for the accusers, the accused, including commentators. The victims are at the receiving end and carry the burden for years.

We know the topic of sexual assault and rape has been trending for some time now, but in compiling this life, we were very careful not to promote fake news and unconfirmed allegations.

So, there is a tendency that you may not find some names you expected to see. After-all, we only picked 38 names from the large pile!

 

Here are some high profile celebrities who have been accused of sexual assault and/or rape:

1. House of Cards Actor Kevin Spacey was suspended from “House of Cards” due to sexual misconduct allegations.
2. After admitting to accusations of sexual misconduct, his film “I Love You, Daddy” was put on hold as well as an appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”
3. After shaming his brother’s behavior, Bob Weinstein was accused of repeatadly making advances on an executive producer.
4. Nigerian musician, Peruzzi was accused of rape and sexual assault, which he denied. Although he had posted statements like “I am a Rapist”, “I feel like raping someone” on his social media account in the past.
5. Former President George H.W. Bush’s spokesman appologized for any sexual assault allegations against him, saying that he would never intenionally cause distress.
6. Actor Ben Affleck was accused of groping an actress, but never commented on the incident.
7. After harassment claims, Jeffrey Tambor left his role in “Transparent”, an Amazon Series.
8. Sylvester Stallone allegedly sexually assualted a 16-year-old while making a movie in 1986.
9. James Toback was dropped by his agent after the director and writer was accused of sexual harassment.
10. Nigerian superstar, D’banj was accused of rape, although the accuser will later delete the social media posts after the musician took legal actions. Critics claim she was suppressed to retract her statement.
11. Former Congressman Bob Filner was accused of sexually assaulting Congresswoman Diana DeGette.
12. Several sexual harrasment allegations surfaced about Mark Schwahn of “One Tree Hill.”
13. Glenn Thrush was suspended from the New York Times after being accused of sexual assault.
14. Abass Akande: The news of the arrest of popular Fuji musician, Abass Akande popularly known as Obesere, in March 2014, took Nigerians by storm.
15. Director Oliver Stone stepped down from directing a series for The Weinstein Company after he was accused of sexual misconduct.
16. A magazine ended their business with Leon Wieseltier after allegations of sexual harassment surfaced.
17. Executive producer of “Supergirl” and “The Flash,” Andrew Kreisberg was suspended by Warner Brothers after accusations of sexual harassment in the workplace.
18. Chris Savino, the creator of Nickelodeon’s “The Loud House” was fired after accusations of making unwanted sexual advancments arose from numerous women.
19. Bill O’Reilly was accused of numerous allegations of sexual misconduct, but denies them all.
20. Minnesota Senator Al Franken was accused of inappropriately touching a woman.
21. Tapa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston was accused of sexually assualting an Uber driver.
22. Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys denied sexual assault allegations of an incident 15 years ago.
23. CEO and president of Webster Public Relations, Kirt Webster, was accused of sexually assaulting a country music artist.
24. The Republican National Committee withdrew funding for the Alabama Sentate candidate, Roy Moore after multiple women accused him of sexually assaulting them.
25. Democratic Rep. John Conyers settled to allegations of sexual harassment.
26. CBS terminated their contract with Charlie Rose after misconduct allegations. PBS also haulted airing Rose’s shows.
27. John Lasseter, cheif creative officer of Pixar took a leave of absense after accusations of sexual misbehavior.
28. Michael Oreskes, senior vice president of news and editorial director of National Public Radio resigned once allegations of sexual harassment arose.
29. Mark Halperin’s contracts with NBC and MSNBC were terminated after allegations arose of sexual misconduct.
30. Vice President Amazon Studios Roy Price resigned after being put on leave because of sexaul harassment accusations.
31. Brett Ratner left Warner Brothers after several accusations of innapropriate sexual behavior.
32. Celebrity chef John Besh stepped down after he was accused of sexual harassment.
33. Vox Media executive Lockhart Steele was fired after allegations of sexual misconduct.
34. Godwin Okpara: The former Nigerian defender’s case was difficult to take. He was found guilty of sleeping with his own adopted daughter.
35. African China: According to a report by Pulse Ng, the Nigerian artiste, known as African China was accused of rape when he was in London for a show.
36. Timaya: “Everybody calls him Timaya” and he was definitely “getting higher” as one of his songs stated, but things almost took a deadly turn when Sheila B came out in 2015 to accuse him of rape.
37. Pastor Biyodun Fatoyinbo: The accusation against the “Gucci Pastor” will be remembered for years. At this point, it was a case of well-known personalities against themselves. A lot of people had to take sides.
38. Brymo: For music lovers, the name Brymo means “good music” but there is nothing good coming from his camp lately in terms of controversies. A few weeks ago, a Twitter user accused the “Yellow” artist of being a rapist.