Jimmie Allen Apologizes to Wife for ‘Weakness’ and Calls Himself ‘Victim’ of Temptation After Explosive Lawsuit Accusing Him of Rape

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Singer-actor Janelle Monáe will be bringing her “Age of Pleasure” principle to North American theaters and amphitheaters this late summer and fall, with a nearly two-month tour that begins Aug. 30 in Seattle and wraps Oct. 18 at the L.A. area’s YouTube Theater. The Live Nation-backed 26-city tour will follow a couple of months on the heels of Monáe’s first album in five years, “The Age of Pleasure,” which comes out June 9. It’s been preceded by a new single and music video, “Lipstick Lover.” A Verizon presale begins Thursday at 10 a.m. local time, with other targeted presales happening throughout the next week before a general ticket sale one week from today, June 7, also at 10 a.m. local time.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Taylor Swift and Ice Spice fans in New Jersey were likely feeling they’d amassed some good karma of their own — at least the ones who had made it through the gauntlet to get tickets for Friday’s MetLife Stadium show — as the suddenly dynamic duo gave the audience two doses of “Karma” toward the end of Swift’s long set. One was in the form of a premiere of the video for the song, which went out to the world not very much later. The other was a live performance of the duet, as the new remix’s featured rapper came out on stage to join the headliner for “Karma,” which has ended Swift’s shows each night since the Eras Tour started in April.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic In response to public and political pressure, the Ford Motor Company has announced that it will keep installing AM radio in new vehicles after all. Previously, the manufacturer had been on record as saying there was no compelling need to maintain the AM band in any of its forthcoming models — a stance that other carmakers had taken with electric cars but not extended as a policy to all vehicles. That had made Ford particularly a target amid growing controversy over the increasing move to eliminate AM and new congressional legislation designed to make it mandatory in all new models. Jim Farley, Ford’s CEO, announced the reversal in a social media statement.

After returning to Instagram in the wake of a lawsuit from his former manager, alleging he raped and sexually abused her, Jimmie Allen is offering a public apology to his wife, Alexis Gale, who filed for divorce a week after the couple announced their separation last month.

Country music singer Jimmie Allen is "publicly" apologizing to his estranged pregnant wife for "humiliating her with my affair" after his former manager sued him for alleged sexual abuse. On Thursday, Allen took to Instagram to share a statement, apologizing to Alexis Gale and their two children: Naomi, 3, and Zara, 1.  Allen also apologized to his oldest son, Aadyn, 8, who he has from a previous relationship. "I want to publicly apologize to my wife Alexis for humiliating her with my affair.

Jimmie Allen issued a public apology to his estranged, pregnant wife, Alexis Gale, after he claimed to have an “affair” with his former manager. (The unnamed employee, for her part, is suing the country singer for sexual assault.)

Jimmie Allen is speaking out publicly to his estranged wife Alexis Gale and children.

Jimmie Allen is apologizing to his pregnant wife, Alexis Gale, following his affair with his longtime assistant.The 37-year-old country singer took to Instagram on Thursday to issue a public apology to both Gale and his children -- Naomi, 3, and Zara, 1, whom he shares with Gale, and son, Aadyn, 8, from a previous relationship.«I want to publicly apologize to my wife Alexis for humiliating her with my affair. I'm embarrassed that my choices have brought shame on her.

Jimmie Allen is back on social media following his split from his wife — who is expecting their baby — and an explosive lawsuit launched by his former manager, alleging that he raped and sexually abused her.

a sexual assault lawsuit, Jimmie Allen is back on Instagram. And, he seem to be brushing off the salacious headlines associated with his personal life.

Jimmie Allen is not sweating his pending divorce or sexual assault lawsuit filed by a woman claiming he raped her. The embattled singer returned to Instagram on Wednesday for the first time since his former manager filed the lawsuit in Tennessee, and he's adamant he'll «be alright.»Set to Kendrick Lamar's 2015 hit, «Alright,» Allen posted the text, «We Gonna Be Alright» and «This Too Shall Pass,» along with a couple of emojis. It's as much as he's said since Allen issued a statement to ET via his attorney, in which he vehemently denied the woman's allegations, which included sexual assault and harassment over the course of an 18-month period when she served as his day-to-day manager.The lawsuit came almost exactly two weeks after Allen and his estranged wife, Gale, filed for divorce.

Mother’s Day memories. Pregnant Alexis Gale revealed the sex of her third child with estranged husband Jimmie Allen amid their divorce.

Jimmie Allen, expectant mom Alexis Gale still made sure to find some light to shine on Mother's Day.Gale — who is pregnant with her and Allen's third child — took to her Instagram stories on Sunday to share a snapshot of her recent sonogram and reveal the sex of their forthcoming baby.Under the black-and-white ultrasound image, Gale wrote, «My baby boy» with a heart emoji. She added, «Happy Mother's Day.»Allen, who's dad to 8-year-old Aadyn from a previous relationship, proposed to Gale in July 2019.

Despite the turmoil of recent developments and headlines surrounding her estranged husband, Jimmie Allen, expectant mom Alexis Gale still made sure to find some light to shine on Mother’s Day.

Jimmie Allen has been sued for sexual assault and abuse by a former member of his management team.The plaintiff, known as Jane Doe to protect her identity, alleges that when she was employed by Allen’s music company, Allen raped her and repeatedly subjected her to sexual abuse and harassment over a period of 18 months (as per Variety).Across two conversations with Variety, Doe claims she was manipulated and groomed by Allen into a sexually abusive and controlling relationship. Doe is now suing Allen, as well as her former employer, Wide Open Music and its founder, Ash Bowers.In the civil lawsuit against Allen, Bowers and Wide Open Music, filed in May 11 in Tennessee, Allen is being sued for “sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, sex trafficking and emotional distress; Bowers and Wide Open Music are being sued for gross negligence and participating in a venture engaged in sex trafficking, among other counts,” as per Variety.In a statement to Variety, Allen denies the accusations and claims he had a consensual sexual relationship with his day-to-day manager.“It is deeply troubling and hurtful that someone I counted as one of my closest friends, colleagues and confidants would make allegations that have no truth to them whatsoever,” the musician said in a statement.“I acknowledge that we had a sexual relationship — one that lasted for nearly two years.

Following the sexual assault and battery lawsuit that was filed against Jimmie Allen on Thursday, the country star’s business affiliates continue to drop him.

his former manager filed a lawsuit claiming heraped and sexually abused her.“In light of [the] allegations against Jimmie Allen, BBR Music Group has decided to suspend all activity with him, effective immediately,” read a statement issued Thursday to media outlets. Allen’s former day-to-day manager filed the federal suit as “Jane Doe” Thursday in Tennessee.

Jimmie Allen has been dropped by his music label and he's been yanked from the upcoming CMA Fest lineup. The moves come just hours after Allen was accused of rape, sexual abuse and harassment in a lawsuit filed by a woman Thursday in Tennessee federal court.In a statement to ET, a spokesperson for BBR Music Group confirmed severing ties with Allen.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent Grammy-nominated, multiplatinum country star Jimmie Allen has been suspended by his agency UTA, following a sexual assault and battery lawsuit lodged against him. “We have suspended our representation of Jimmie Allen due to the recent allegations against him, which we take seriously,” a spokesperson for UTA told Variety. Allen has been accused of rape, sexual assault and harassment by his former day-to-day manager, who sued the singer and his former management firm, alleging she was manipulated and groomed by Allen into an abusive sexual relationship while she worked on the singer’s management team. The lawsuit was first exposed in a Variety investigation into the woman’s allegations.

A 25-year-old woman who previously worked as Jimmie Allen’s day-to-day manager is suing the country singer for alleged sexual abuse that lasted for a year and half while she was working with him. Allen has denied the allegations, saying he intends "to mount a vigorous defense to her claims." The lawsuit was filed in Tennessee federal court on Thursday, claiming the "Don’t You Wanna Know" singer "manipulated and used his power over Plaintiff’s job to sexually harass and abuse her," according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.  After sexually harassing the plaintiff – known only as Jane Doe – for nearly a year, Allen raped her following a dinner they attended after the taping of an "American Idol" episode in March 2021, the documents allege.