In a recent development, Steven Tyler, the lead singer of Aerosmith, has denied allegations of s**ually assaulting a minor in the 1970s.
The accusations were brought forward by Julia Holcomb, who filed a lawsuit in December, claiming to be the person mentioned in Tyler’s memoir as his “teen bride.”
In response to the lawsuit, Tyler’s attorneys submitted an “answer” filing, which is the standard initial step taken by defendants.
The filing presented various potential defenses that Tyler might utilize, including the assertion that Holcomb had given consent to the alleged conduct or that he was protected from her claims due to being granted legal custody over her.
Holcomb’s legal representatives strongly objected to these defense strategies, with attorney Jeff Anderson expressing outrage and concern about the claims of consent and custody.
In a press release, Anderson stated, “Never have we encountered a legal defense as obnoxious and potentially dangerous as the one that Tyler and his lawyers launched this week.
We hope Tyler’s mean-spirited gaslighting will backfire on him.”
Despite requests for comment, Tyler’s spokesperson did not provide any response to the recent filing or Anderson’s statement.
It is important to note that these allegations against Tyler are not new.
Holcomb previously made similar claims in a 2011 article published on the anti-abortion website LifesiteNews.
She also reiterated these accusations during an appearance on Tucker Carlson’s show on Fox News in 2020.
However, it was in December that she formalized her claims by filing a lawsuit in a Los Angeles court.
According to the lawsuit, Holcomb alleges that Tyler, using his status as a famous musician and rock star, exploited and s**ually assaulted her for three years, starting when she was only 16 years old in 1973.
The lawsuit extensively references Tyler’s own memoir, “Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?”
In the book, Tyler explicitly mentions his relationship with an underage girl, stating, “She was 16, she knew how to nasty, and there wasn’t a hair on it.
I was so in love I almost took a teen bride.”
Furthermore, the lawsuit accuses Tyler of persuading Holcomb’s parents to grant him guardianship over her, supporting this claim with quotes from his memoir: “I went and slept at her parents’ house for a couple of nights and her parents fell in love with me, signed paper over for me to have custody, so I wouldn’t get arrested if I took her out of state.”
Legally, Holcomb has accused Tyler of s**ual battery, s**ual assault, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
The lawsuit was filed just before the expiration of California’s Child Victims Act, which temporarily suspended the statute of limitations for s**ual abuse lawsuits, allowing for the submission of such long-standing claims.
For further details, you can read Tyler’s complete legal response by following the provided link.
