Virgin Group mogul Richard Branson has finally responded to a sexual harassment claim that was made against him via social media over one month ago.
Back in October, the British billionaire's name came up in a Facebook post that one of Joss Stone's former back up crooners released in solidarity with the #MeToo campaign that was trending at the time. In the post, singer Antonia Jenae, 44, recounts three that took place throughout her life, in which she became the victim of sexual assault. The first had to do with Jenae being secretly molested in her aunt's house as her family commenced with a typical gathering. The second, as she recalled it, occurred as a date rape in Jenae's high school years. And the third account Jenae gave involved Branson.
According to Jenae, she met Branson at a 2010 party on Necker Island. Apparently, Branson couldn't get over the sight of the singer's breasts, and so he "kept trying to convince me to show him," she wrote in her #MeToo post. "As everyone was saying goodnight, he proceeded to 'motorboard' my breasts with his face, in front of my boss at the time, who was also a woman, in front of her dad, and the makeup artist and hairstylist," Jenae then went on to say, before expressing the shock she felt at the moment and alleging that many took notice but nobody stepped up to speak out on her behalf.
Branson, 67, has issued a statement claiming that he has "no recollection" of the alleged incident taking place while offering that he is sorry if anyone may have been hurt by behavior he is recalled exhibiting.
Source: ajc.com
