Current:Home > ContactJimmie Allen, wife Alexis Gale welcome third child amid separation and assault allegations -Wealth Impact Academy
Jimmie Allen, wife Alexis Gale welcome third child amid separation and assault allegations
View
Date:2025-04-19 11:08:08
Country singer Jimmie Allen and his estranged wife Alexis Gale have welcomed their third child.
Gale shared photos of their newborn Cohen Ace James on Instagram Tuesday, revealing in the caption that he was born on Sept. 27.
The pictures included the baby swaddled and shots of Allen and James' daughters Naomi Bettie, 3, and Zara James, 11 months, holding their new sibling in their laps.
Allen and Gale's new addition to their family comes after they announced in April they were expecting a baby – and separating. The country singer is also in the midst of a countersuit against two women who have filed lawsuits against him for sexual assault.
The "Down Home" singer told People in July that he and Gale were working on their relationship while their divorce case remains pending. He also discussed his ongoing legal trouble.
"I've taken a couple months before publicly responding to these claims, because I wanted to fix my family first. This situation has caused me great humiliation, and I felt it was necessary to seek professional help," he said about the countersuits."
He added: "For years, I have dealt with racism and harmful threats solely because I am a Black man in the country music industry, and this situation has only amplified that."
Allen filed documents against both of his accusers in Tennessee on July 13, according to Billboard and People.
He claimed in a statement to People that he filed the suits in order to "protect my reputation and refute these claims that have caused severe damage to my family, mental health and business."
Attorney Elizabeth Fegan, who is representing both accusers and previously brought sex trafficking claims against Harvey Weinstein, told USA TODAY in a statement on July 14 that her team reviewed the filings by Allen's legal team and they were "what we'd expect – claims that all his encounters with Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 were consensual."
"We’re eager to show the court abundant evidence to the contrary, which we believe will prove that Jimmie Allen is a serial abuser and should be held accountable for his actions," Fegan continued.
Country singer Jimmie Allen countersuingtwo women who accused him of sexual assault, reports say
In May, Allen's manager filed a suit against him for rape. Allen denied the claims in the first lawsuit, alleging the relationship was consensual.
Allen's second accuser, identified as Jane Doe 2, filed a lawsuit in June in Tennessee demanding a jury trial while claiming that the musician filmed a sexual encounter she had with him secretly, without her consent, according to the complaint obtained by USA TODAY. The anonymous accuser also claimed Allen continued pursuing sexual contact with her after she told him she no longer gave consent.
Contributing: Charles Trepany, Morgan Hines
Jimmie Allen accused of rapeby former manager; country star says it was 'consensual'
veryGood! (998)
Related
- Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management
- Ex-State Department official sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison for Capitol riot attacks
- What sodas do and don't have BVO? What to know about additive FDA wants to ban
- Starbucks holiday menu 2023: Here's what to know about new cups, drinks, coffee, food
- 'Vanderpump Rules' star DJ James Kennedy arrested on domestic violence charges
- A gas explosion at a building north of New York City injures 10
- Former Memphis cop agrees to plea deal in Tyre Nichols' beating death
- Serbian police arrest 7 people smugglers and find over 700 migrants in raids after a deadly shooting
- Toyota to invest $922 million to build a new paint facility at its Kentucky complex
- Officer who shot Breonna Taylor says fellow officer fired ‘haphazardly’ into apartment during raid
Ranking
- McConnell absent from Senate on Thursday as he recovers from fall in Capitol
- AP PHOTOS: Scenes of pain and destruction endure in week 4 of the latest Israel-Gaza conflict
- Suspects are being sought in four incidents of rocks thrown at cars from a Pennsylvania overpass
- Steven Tyler accused of 'mauling and groping' teen model in new sexual assault lawsuit
- Most popular books of the week: See what topped USA TODAY's bestselling books list
- Justice Department launches civil rights probes into South Carolina jails after at least 14 inmate deaths
- War in the Middle East upends the dynamics of 2024 House Democratic primaries
- FDA proposes ban on soda additive called brominated vegetable oil: What we know
Recommendation
Tree trimmer dead after getting caught in wood chipper at Florida town hall
Trump asks appeals court to stay gag order in D.C. 2020 election interference case
Judge gives life in prison for look-out in Florida gang shooting that killed 3 and injured 20
Vanessa Hudgens Reveals Why She's So Overwhelmed Planning Her Wedding to Cole Tucker
John Galliano out at Maison Margiela, capping year of fashion designer musical chairs
Lancôme Deal Alert: Score a $588 Value Holiday Beauty Box for $79
Justice Department ends probe into police beating of man during traffic stop in Florida
Surfer's body missing after reported attack by large shark off Australia