According The New York Times, a lawyer named Tyrone A. Blackburn is asking the California and Georgia authorities to investigate several allegations of sexual abuse and assault that have been raised against rapper TI and his wife, Tameka “Tiny” Harris. Some of the allegations surfaced on social media in January (through Complex), including claims that they threatened at least one person with a gun, with TI and Harris finally responding with a statement in which they “emphatically denied” the “egregiously terrifying allegations”.
Blackburn has collected accusations from several unidentified women, Including what Times report describes how “Two cases of rape”, with the lawyer saying that the claims span more than a decade and are “frighteningly similar”. He says that none of the women know each other, but The New York Times says they include “a military veteran, a former friend who became an assistant, an exotic dancer and a teenage intern at the IT studio and record label, Grand Hustle”. The times spoke to five women involved who said they were “drugged, raped or sexually abused” by TI and Harris or “those in their orbit”, and the newspaper also spoke to “several individuals” who say the accusers told them about these events “Soon afterwards ”, they supposedly happened and also“ reviewed messages or photos that supported their event timeline ”. THE New York Times The story has details about all of these claims, which actually follow a similar pattern.
Meanwhile, an attorney for TI and Harris reiterates that they deny the charges, adding that they expect “no charges to be made” if the California or Georgia police decide to open investigations. The lawyer also says the charges are “the continuation of a sordid extortion campaign” that started on social media and “now tries to manipulate the press and abuse the justice system”.