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Jeremy Piven 'unequivocally' denies groping actress on set
Entourage actor Jeremy Piven has “unequivocally” denied sexual harassment allegations made against him.
Actress, Ariane Bellamar, has made claims against the 52-year-old Golden Globe winner, saying he groped her on the set of hit HBO series Entourage and again at "the mansion".
“I unequivocally deny the appalling allegations being peddled about me, Piven said in a statement released to Deadline.
“It did not happen. It takes a great deal of courage for victims to come forward with their histories, and my hope is that the allegations about me that didn’t happen, do not detract from stories that should be heard.”
In a series of tweets using the hashtag #MeToo, Bellamar alleged Jeremy "cornered her" in his trailer and fondled her "breasts and bum".
View the tweets below.
Hey @jeremypiven! ‘Member when you cornered me in your trailer on the #Entourage set? ‘Member grabbing my boobies on the 🛋 without asking??
— Ariane Bellamar (@ArianeBellamar) October 30, 2017
‘Member when I tried to leave; you grabbed me by the ass, looked at yourself in the mirror, & said what a ‘beautiful couple’ we made? #MeToo https://t.co/liD7irs0o0
— Ariane Bellamar (@ArianeBellamar) October 30, 2017
Jeremy Piven, on two occasions, cornered me & forcefully fondled my breasts & bum. Once at the mansion & once on set. #MeToo @AriMelber @CNN https://t.co/liD7irs0o0
— Ariane Bellamar (@ArianeBellamar) October 30, 2017
This isn't the first time the Golden Globe and two time Emmy winner has been accused of acting inappropriately towards women.
In 2016, The Sun reported that his ex-girlfriend, Kate Nardi, claimed he was bombarding her with “creepy” texts - a situation her new partner said had "got out of control."
Jeremy is the latest actor to be accused of misconduct amidst the sexual abuse scandal that is sweeping Hollywood, which started when the New York Times published an expose on Harvey Weinstein that claimed he committed a slew of sexual offences against women over a 30-year period.
Most recently, House of Cards actor Kevin Spacey was accused of molesting then 14-year-old actor Anthony Rapp.
Spacey said he did not remember the incident that would have occurred 30 years ago, but his Netflix show has been axed as a result.
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