Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose Sued Over Alleged 1989 Sexual Assault

Note: This article contains graphic descriptions of alleged sexual assault.


Sheila Kennedy has sued Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose for allegedly sexually assaulting her in 1989. Kennedy, a former Penthouse model, alleges in the lawsuit that Rose used his celebrity to “manipulate, control, and violently sexually assault” her at a party, causing “symptoms akin to post-traumatic stress disorder.” Legal representatives for Kennedy filed the summons and complaint today (November 22), requesting a jury trial, under New York’s Adult Survivors Act.

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