Nick Carter has been allowed to continue his counterclaim against Shannon Roth, who is suing the singer for allegedly raping her when she was 17.
Roth’s anti-SLAPP motion against Carter’s counterclaim was denied Tuesday on concerns that Roth “failed to meet her burden.” People magazine Citing a decision by Nevada Supreme Court Justice Nancy L. Alf.
“Our resolution of this appeal is hampered by Roth’s failure to specify any of the statements that form the basis of Roth’s anti-SLAPP motion,” the filing states.
“We therefore conclude that any statements on which Carter’s counterclaims are based that are not specifically addressed in this order do not warrant reversal of the district court’s order,” he concluded. derived
Carter, 44, filed a counterclaim in February 2023 against Ruth and Melissa Shuman, who accused him of rape in April 2023.
According to their filing, the women allegedly exploited the #MeToo movement and used it to launch a five-year conspiracy to “defame and defame Carter.”
He charged that the smear campaign was a means of “extorting money from Carter.”
When Roth filed his appeal, his legal team countered with claims that it would have been “impossible” for Roth to have been raped on a tour bus in Tacoma in 2001. His legal team had previously requested a hearing and asked the court to grant him summary judgment on Roth’s claims.
Fans have also confirmed that Carter was taken to the Four Seasons Hotel in Seattle shortly after the concert.
Singer-songwriter Carter has been accused of sexually assaulting three women since 2017, in addition to Schumann and Roth. Carter was also sued by a third accuser who claimed he assaulted her when she was 15 in August 2023, citing multiple such incidents.