{"id":60468,"date":"2023-02-03T21:13:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T21:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/03\/nick-carter-files-countersuit-against-opportunist-sexual-assault-accusers-national\/"},"modified":"2023-02-03T21:13:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T21:13:15","slug":"nick-carter-information-countersuit-in-opposition-to-opportunist-sexual-assault-accusers-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/03\/nick-carter-information-countersuit-in-opposition-to-opportunist-sexual-assault-accusers-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Carter information countersuit in opposition to \u2018opportunist\u2019 sexual assault accusers &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Backstreet Boys member <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/nick-carter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nick Carter<\/a> has filed a countersuit in opposition to two girls who&#8217;ve accused the singer of sexually assaulting them greater than 15 years in the past.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/623506672\/Carter-v-Schuman#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">countersuit<\/a>, filed on Thursday in Nevada, Carter, 43, describes his accusers as \u201copportunists\u201d who&#8217;re benefiting from the #MeToo motion to \u201cdefame and vilify\u201d him for monetary acquire.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"readmore\">\n<p class=\"c-readmore\" data-sophi-feature=\"article-all\" data-gnca-ab-test=\"article-all\" data-gnca-ab-variation=\"control\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"c-readmore__label\">Read extra: <\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-readmore__link\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9452010\/dances-with-wolves-actor-nathan-lee-chasing-his-horse-arrested-sex-cult-abuse\/\" data-track-region=\"content-read-more\" title=\"\u2018Dances with Wolves\u2019 actor arrested, accused of running sex cult, abusing young girls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\u2018Dances with Wolves\u2019 actor arrested, accused of working intercourse cult, abusing younger ladies\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-readmore\" data-sophi-feature=\"article-all\" data-gnca-ab-test=\"article-all\" data-gnca-ab-variation=\"test\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-readmore__label\">Read subsequent: <\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-readmore__link\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9458104\/lotto-649-jackpot-youngest-winner\/\" data-track-region=\"content-read-more\" title=\"18-year-old Ontario woman becomes youngest $48M jackpot winner \u2013 on her 1st lottery ticket: OLG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t18-year-old Ontario girl turns into youngest $48M jackpot winner \u2013 on her 1st lottery ticket: OLG\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Carter is searching for US$2.3 million in damages \u2014 the quantity the singer claims he misplaced in missed enterprise alternatives because of a <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9337365\/nick-carter-accused-rape-17-year-old-2001-backstreet-boys-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 2022 lawsuit<\/a> filed by a co-defendant who accused Carter of rape.<\/p>\n<p>In the unique lawsuit, Shannon (Shay) Ruth mentioned Carter invited her onto a tour bus after a live performance in Tacoma, Wash., when she was 17 years outdated. She claims Carter gave her alcohol and compelled her to carry out oral intercourse earlier than he raped her. Ruth additionally alleges that she contracted HPV from Carter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues beneath commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During a December press convention, Ruth mentioned Carter shouldn&#8217;t be excused for his alleged crime as a result of he&#8217;s a star. At the time, Carter denied the accusations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCarter will not allow himself to be smeared in this way,\u201d the singer\u2019s new countersuit reads. \u201cProtecting one\u2019s reputation and name by calling a liar a liar is not victim blaming or bullying. It is simply telling the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"readmore\">\n<p class=\"c-readmore\" data-sophi-feature=\"article-all\" data-gnca-ab-test=\"article-all\" data-gnca-ab-variation=\"control\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"c-readmore__label\">Read extra: <\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-readmore__link\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9449619\/anna-kendrick-alice-darling-interview\/\" data-track-region=\"content-read-more\" title=\"Anna Kendrick gets real about emotional abuse, mental health in \u2018Alice, Darling\u2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tAnna Kendrick will get actual about emotional abuse, psychological well being in \u2018Alice, Darling\u2019\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-readmore\" data-sophi-feature=\"article-all\" data-gnca-ab-test=\"article-all\" data-gnca-ab-variation=\"test\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-readmore__label\">Read subsequent: <\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-readmore__link\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9457766\/mafia-hitman-edgardo-greco-pizza-chef-fugitive-italy\/\" data-track-region=\"content-read-more\" title=\"After 16 years on the run, Italian mob suspect found working as pizza chef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tAfter 16 years on the run, Italian mob suspect discovered working as pizza chef\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In an e-mail <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/nick-carter-sues-rape-accusers-victim-conspiracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assertion to Billboard<\/a>, Ruth\u2019s lawyer Mike Boskovich, mentioned, \u201cWhy should Nick Carter be believed with his long history of abusing females. A jury will weigh the evidence and decide.\u201d<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9457473\/firearms-hunting-bill-c-21-amendment-removed\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221208141212-6392376a40404571b4d08012jpeg-2.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" data-title=\"\">Liberals ditch gun legislation reform critics mentioned would ban looking rifles<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9454600\/baby-left-israel-airport-ticketless\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-530633197.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" data-title=\"\">Parents abandon their ticketless child at Israeli airport check-in<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>Melissa Schuman, a former member of the woman group Dream, can also be named in Carter\u2019s countersuit. In 2017, Schuman accused Carter of sexually assaulting her in 2003 when the pair collaborated on a movie challenge. Schuman\u2019s father, Jerome, can also be named within the counterclaim.<\/p>\n<p>Carter claims the Schumans \u201cgroomed and coached\u201d Ruth to imagine she was raped by Carter.<\/p>\n<p>His countersuit claims Ruth, who lives with autism and cerebral palsy, \u201cwas a vulnerable and highly impressionable individual, craving attention and desperate to fit in.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_9257491_63dd75de98507\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"9257491\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/9257491\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_9257491_63dd75de98507\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Nick Carter fights back tears as Backstreet Boys pay tribute to late brother Aaron Carter'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/i3xv7chiib-tgom5k8apz\/2022-11-07_8-23-59.jpg?w=1040&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/i3xv7chiib-tgom5k8apz\/2022-11-07_8-23-59.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/i3xv7chiib-tgom5k8apz\/2022-11-07_8-23-59.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/i3xv7chiib-tgom5k8apz\/2022-11-07_8-23-59.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">1:57<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Nick Carter fights again tears as Backstreet Boys pay tribute to late brother Aaron Carter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Carter\u2019s complaints in opposition to Ruth and the Schumans additionally allege they illegally conspired in opposition to him and used his late brother <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/aaron-carter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aaron Carter<\/a> as a device to legitimize their allegations. The youthful Carter brother, who <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9255664\/aaron-carter-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">died in November<\/a>, had publicly supported Ruth and Schuman\u2019s claims, however later withdrew his endorsement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues beneath commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe Schumans\u2019 timing couldn\u2019t have been better since, at the time, Aaron was addicted to drugs, battling serious mental health issues, and engaged in a misguided campaign of retaliation against Carter and other members of his family who were worried about Aaron and pushing him to seek professional help,\u201d the criticism reads.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"readmore\">\n<p class=\"c-readmore\" data-sophi-feature=\"article-all\" data-gnca-ab-test=\"article-all\" data-gnca-ab-variation=\"control\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"c-readmore__label\">Read extra: <\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-readmore__link\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9451637\/ozzy-osbourne-health-retirement-cancel-tours\/\" data-track-region=\"content-read-more\" title=\"Ozzy Osbourne cancels all shows, is too \u2018physically weak\u2019 to tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tOzzy Osbourne cancels all exhibits, is simply too \u2018physically weak\u2019 to tour\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-readmore\" data-sophi-feature=\"article-all\" data-gnca-ab-test=\"article-all\" data-gnca-ab-variation=\"test\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-readmore__label\">Read subsequent: <\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-readmore__link\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9458137\/tourist-mexico-climbs-pyramid\/\" data-track-region=\"content-read-more\" title=\"Tourist booed, punched, hit with stick after climbing sacred Mexican pyramid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tTourist booed, punched, hit with stick after climbing sacred Mexican pyramid\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIn the months leading up to his recent death, Aaron not only apologized to Carter for his involvement in the counter-defendants\u2019 smear campaign, but publicly stated that Schuman and Ruth were liars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The proprietor of the Twitter account @ElaineModo can also be listed as a defendant within the countersuit. Carter, by means of his legal professionals, claimed the account is probably going managed by Ruth and the Schumans and is used to defame him on-line.<\/p>\n<p>When information of Ruth\u2019s lawsuit broke in December, ABC determined it will <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/music\/news\/backstreet-boys-holiday-special-canceled-abc-nick-carter-rape-lawsuit-1235455388\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not air<\/a> the Backstreet Boys\u2019 Christmas particular. Carter\u2019s lawsuit claims he additionally misplaced paid contracts with MeUndies, VRBO and Roblox.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you or somebody you recognize is experiencing abuse or is concerned in an abusive scenario, please go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/crcvc.ca\/links\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime<\/a> for assist. They are additionally reachable toll-free at 1-877-232-2610.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2023 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;appId=318812448281278&#038;version=v3.3\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter has filed a countersuit in opposition to two girls who&#8217;ve accused the singer of sexually assaulting them greater than 15 years in the past. In the countersuit, filed on Thursday in Nevada, Carter, 43, describes his accusers as \u201copportunists\u201d who&#8217;re benefiting from the #MeToo motion to \u201cdefame and vilify\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-60468","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity-gossip"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60468\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}