An Emmy Award winning
makeup artist has filed a lawsuit against Snoop Dogg, claiming the multi-platinum
rapper and several associates raped her following a January 2003 taping of ABC’s
“Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
According to the
lawsuit, Bell “applied and removed makeup for Snoop from January 28-30,
in Snoop’s dressing room in the El Capitan Theater."
Bell charges that
Snoop and four others sexually assaulted her and is seeking $25 million in damages
and has named Snoop Dogg, ABC, Jimmy Kimmel’s show and the Walt Disney
Company as defendants.
Bell, who won an
Emmy Award in 2002 for her work on HBO’s popular series “Six Feet
Under,” claims that she was incapacitated after drinking what she was
told was champagne in Snoop’s dressing room.
According to the
lawsuit, she says the network is responsible for the rape, claming Snoop’s
dressing room was stocked with large quantities of champagne and marijuana.
Bell also claims
she witnessed the rapper snorting cocaine on the final night he co-hosted a
show with Kimmel.
Bell claims family
members advised her not to report the incident, due to Snoop’s alleged
gang affiliations.
According to the
complaint, Bell informed representatives at Kimmel’s show and ABC started
paying her living expenses.
After those payments
ceased, she received payments from Snoop directly, while their respective attorney’s
attempted to negotiate a settlement.
She alleges that
she needed a therapist and psychiatrist and in September of 2003, had to visit
a psychiatric hospital.
In December, Snoop
filed a lawsuit against the woman and her legal team, claiming they attempted
to extort $5 million from the rapper in exchange for concealing the alleged
assault.
Snoop, born Calvin
Broadus, maintained that he played no part in the alleged assault and has sued
for punitive damages and prevention of future threats.
The lawsuit can
be viewed at thesmokinggun.com.
