After filing a lawsuit against WME agent Adam Venit for alleged sexual assault, actor Terry Crews believes he's facing retaliation in the form of surveillance.
In October, Crews revealed on Twitter that he was groped at a party by a powerful Hollywood agent whom he later identified was Venit. Crews soon filed a police report and in December filed a lawsuit against Venit. Now he believes he's facing blowback for coming forward, noting that his assailant is the founding partner of an $8 billion corporation.
"I believe my family is being tracked and possibly bugged," Crews wrote on Twitter. "Someone hacked into the computer my son and I built together. I have to shut it down and replace the hard drive."
The former NFL star also believes Russell Simmons was asked to "pressure" him into dropping his case by WME executives. Crews previously posted an email from Simmons that asked him to give Venit a pass. Simmons himself has now been accused of raping four women; he has denied the allegations.
"Somehow they thought he was the 'King of Black people,'" Crews tweeted about Simmons.
Crews also claimed that the LAPD informed him that Hollywood big shots don't play fair, tweeting that "there are a lot of secrets to protect, and they will do anything to keep them." He added that if he were to have a timely "accident," "you know where to look."
"Retaliation in some form is expected- I would be naive to think otherwise... But vulnerability and openness is actually my best protection." Crews ended his thread by saying "I'm ready."
Venit was suspended from the Williams Morris Endeavor (WME) agency for about a month following Crews allegations. He has since returned back to work.
Crews left WME after accusing Venit in October. On Friday (Dec. 15), the United Talent Agency (UTA) announced on Twitter that Crews was their newest client.
Source: nydailynews.com
