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Steven Seagal Accused in Lawsuit of Sexual Assault

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A woman who was hired as Steven Seagal?s assistant has accused the martial arts movie star of sexual assault in a recently-filed lawsuit. Seagal?s lawyers immediately dismissed the claims within the lawsuit as a ?complete fabrication,? according to CNN. The action movie star?s attorneys also said the woman who filed the suit was fired for abusing illegal drugs. Kayden Nguyen, 23, became an executive assistant for Seagal, after she responded to an online Craigslist classified ad asking for candidates, CNN reported. Shortly after answering the ad, Nguyen was hired, and joined Seagal on a flight to from Los Angeles, where the suit is filed, to New Orleans, LA. ?As the jet taxied down the runway, Mr. Seagal turned to Ms. Nguyen and said ?I?m a family man, and I live with my wife, but she wouldn’t care if you were my lover,?? according to the suit...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Criminal Defense Blog on April 16, 2010 (boomark / email).