More allegations of sexual assault from Donald Trump‘s camp — we wish we could say we were surprised.
Joy Villa, who made headlines at this year’s Grammys by wearing a MAGA dress (pictured above), filed a report of sexual assault last week, claiming Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski slapped her ass twice at an invite-only party at Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC in November.
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According to the singer, Lewandowski (who was fired in June 2016, but remains close with POTUS) “smacked” her butt after the two took a photo together. After she called him out, he allegedly replied, “go ahead, I work in the private sector,” before slapping her butt again.
She recalled to Politico after being approached about the story:
“I’m wearing this silver suit and stretchy pants, and after the photo, he smacks my ass really hard. It was completely demeaning and shocking. I said, ├óΓé¼╦£Watch it.’ Half-joking, I said, ├óΓé¼╦£I can report you for sexual harassment.’ He said, ├óΓé¼╦£Go ahead, I work in the private sector.’ Then he smacks my ass again.”
Villa described the shock of the moment:
“Corey laughed in my face and ran away. It felt like it was all a big joke to him. It was the most ridiculous thing I have ever experienced. It was shocking and gross. It was like my bubble burst. It’s how every woman feels when she is sexually harassed.”
The 26-year-old said she hesitated to come forward because of her desire to run for Congress — something she’s received public support for from the President himself:
“I did feel that Corey could badmouth me. I thought, ├óΓé¼╦£What if this messes up my chances.’ He has power and influence, and he’s close with the president, who just tweeted about his book. I wanted to play it safe and avoid the drama.”
Ultimately, she was influenced by all of the other women speaking up in the #MeToo movement. We wonder if she’ll acknowledge all of Trump’s victims now that she’s had a similar experience firsthand.
So far no word back from Lewandowski.
[Image via CNN/WENN.]
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