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Marvin Gaye IIIthe eldest son of the legendary singer Marvin Gayeis accused of assault, battery, false imprisonment and more in a new lawsuit.
According to court documents filed in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 26, and obtained by Us Weeklythe accuser, referred to only as Jane Doe, claims she was called to Gaye’s home in January 2023 to mediate an argument between him and his then wife Wendy.
Although she stated in court papers that her only intention was to help “diffuse the situation”, events “devolved into a series of violent and threatening acts committed by (Gaye) including physical assault, verbal threats of death and retrieval of a firearm. , which he referred to (the alleged victim) and his wife, while threatening their lives.”
In court documents, the accuser claims that Gaye, 59, physically assaulted her by grabbing her arms, shaking her and stepping on her foot. She also claims Gaye pointed a gun at her and Wendy and said he would “kill them.”
At one point, Gaye “intentionally confined her in a guest room by physically blocking her exit and threatening harm,” court documents state.
The unnamed woman claims his “dangerous” behavior was “extreme, outrageous and beyond the bounds of decency.”
In the lawsuit, Gaye is also accused of organizing “intimidating acts,” including “interfering with her vehicle by breaking the brakes and arranging for his associates to surveil (her) home.”
As a direct result of Gaye’s alleged behavior, the woman claims in court paperwork that she suffered severe emotional distress including anxiety, depression, panic attacks, insomnia and a weight loss of between 24 and 30 pounds.
She claims she has to have security for family events and lives in “constant fear” for her safety and that of her loved ones.
The accuser is asking the court for an undisclosed amount of damages, attorneys’ fees and asking the court to prohibit Gaye from further harassing or contacting her.
When contacted for comment about the allegations, Gaye said Us: “That wasn’t happening. It’s all bulls—. I wouldn’t do that. These are false claims.” He also said he was not aware of a previous lawsuit.
Gaye, who revealed he is recovering from several strokes, believes he knows who the accuser is and claims she is “trying to extort money from me.”
This is not the first time Gaye has faced shocking allegations in court. In January 2023, the same time frame as Doe claims in her lawsuit, Gaye was arrested for domestic violence and assault with a deadly weapon, with his then-wife Wendy filing a temporary restraining order days after the arrest in Gaye allegedly used a handgun and was injured. her neck, causing emotional distress and trauma, back reports.
Per reports at the time, Wendy claimed in her filing that Gaye grabbed her neck “and lifted her off the ground.” When a family member came to her defence, he began to “physically attack her.”
It is alleged that Gaye then grabbed a handgun and pointed it at the two individuals “threatening to shoot them as they ran out of the house.” (It’s unclear if that case is in any way related to Doe’s lawsuit.)
Almost two months after his arrest, Gaye filed for divorce from Wendy.
Gaye is the adopted son of Marvin Gaye and his first wife Anna Gordy. His biological mother is Denise GordyAnna’s niece.
With reports from Andrea Simpson