Jimmie Allen’s Former Manager Shares Details On Why She Dropped Sexual Assault Lawsuit After Settlement Agreement
In a recent development, Jimmie Allen’s former manager, whose identity was kept under Jane Doe, has withdrawn her sexual assault lawsuit against the country music star. The decision came after both parties agreed to resolve the matter outside of court, aiming to avoid further emotional distress.
Elizabeth Fegan, representing Jane Doe in court, disclosed that the settlement was reached to spare her client from the anguish of reliving the traumatic experience through a trial. “Jane Doe entered into a settlement agreement with Jimmie Allen to avoid the trauma of reliving her abuse over the course of a painful trial,” she revealed.
While financial compensation was part of the settlement, she emphasized that the primary objective was to hold Jimmie accountable for his actions.
In her words, “The lawsuit against Allen was never about financial gain for my client, but instead holding Allen accountable. Unfortunately, civil litigation has few ways to punish wrongdoers; we could not ask the court to jail him, for example, or force him to change his behavior. One of the few remedies we do have in civil litigation is to ask the court to punish through monetary damages, which we did. While Allen and my client reached an agreement prior to trial, the motivations remained true — to hold Allen accountable, which we succeeded in doing.”
Responding to the allegations, Jimmie expressed the toll the accusations had taken on his personal life, particularly affecting his children. He reiterated his denial of the claims and vowed to address them in detail soon.
“Because of these false allegations, the past eight months have been the hardest of my life, but it has shown me how much love I have from my friends and family,” he wrote, adding, “[Jane Doe’s] non-[factual] story has story has affected the lives of my children and I’m not down with that. I can take all the jabs, but when they start affecting my children we have serious issues.”
The lawsuit, filed in 2023, detailed instances of alleged assault during work-related trips and accused Jimmie of filming a sexual encounter without consent. Elizabeth mentioned receiving reports from other women accusing Jimmie of similar misconduct.
While Jimmie suggested that “Jane Doe recanted her allegations and walked away from the litigation,” Elizabeth said, “Those reported assertions by Allen are absolutely false — my client stands by her statements in the complaint, that Allen raped her while she was incapacitated and sexually abused her while she was his day-to-day manager.”
Despite the settlement, Elizabeth clarified that another case against Allen for sexual abuse is ongoing, along with Jane Doe’s pursuit of justice against others implicated in the original filing.
