Ratings have been good which is why this studio has not canceled the show of the accused rapist who stars on multiple reality shows.

There is a lot of pressure building, but so far they have resisted.

They are waiting for the results of an internal investigation which could take weeks and then hope people move on to a different accused rapist.

Shangela

‘Drag Race’ star Shangela accused of rape in new lawsuit

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” fan favorite Darius Jeremy “DJ” Pierce, who goes by the stage name Shangela, was accused of rape in a civil lawsuit filed Wednesday.

The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges that while filming the first season of his hit HBO show “We’re Here” in 2020, Pierce raped one of the show’s former production assistants, Daniel McGarrigle. McGarrigle, 39, is seeking unspecified damages from Pierce, 42, and the show’s production company, Buckingham Television.

McGarrigle alleges the encounter occurred in a Monroe, Louisiana, hotel room following an after-work party in February 2020. The lawsuit states that Pierce purchased and handed McGarrigle five shots of alcohol and two mixed drinks at the party, and asked McGarrigle to come back to Pierce’s hotel to help him pack for an early flight the next day.

At the hotel room, the suit states, McGarrigle “immediately threw up in the toilet.” Pierce then allegedly suggested McGarrigle spend the night with him in his room, saying, “If you want to lay down in my bed until you feel better, you can do that.” McGarrigle agreed, according to the lawsuit, and passed out on Pierce’s bed fully clothed.

At some point throughout the evening, McGarrigle alleges, he woke up with his pants pulled down and poppers — a liquid commonly used by gay men during anal sex — being poured on the side of his face. McGarrigle then “felt Pierce on the lower half of his body, rubbing his penis against his buttocks, attempting to insert himself into his anus,” the lawsuit says.

In response, McGarrigle claims, he screamed “No!” and tried to fight Pierce off but felt “extremely weak.” Throughout the alleged assault, the lawsuit states, Pierce told McGarrigle, “I know you want it, and you’re going to take it.”

After the encounter, the suit states, McGarrigle was “fearful of losing his job” and “did not immediately report the sexual assault to the authorities or to Buckingham TV,” and he “tried to maintain a cordial relationship with Pierce.” McGarrigle then resigned from the role in the summer of 2021, the suit states. – Source

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