Marvin Gaye IIIthe eldest son of the legendary singer Marvin Gayeis charged with assault, battery, false imprisonment and more in a new lawsuit.
According to court documents filed in Los Angeles on Thursday, Dec. 26, and obtained by Us Weeklythe accuser, identified only as Jane Doe, claims she was called to Gay’s home in January 2023 to mediate a dispute between him and his then-wife Wendy.
Although she stated in court documents that her only intention was to help “diffuse the situation,” the events “escalated into a series of violent and threatening acts by (Gaye), including physical assault, verbal death threats and pulling of a firearm, which he pointed at (the alleged victim) and his wife, while threatening their lives.”
In court documents, the accuser claims Gaye, 59, physically assaulted her by grabbing her arms, shaking her and stepping on her leg. She also claimed Gay pointed a gun at her and Wendy and said he was “going to kill them.”
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At one point, Gay “deliberately locked her in a guest room by physically blocking her exit and threatening to harm her,” court documents state.
The unnamed woman claimed his “dangerous” behavior was “extreme, outrageous and beyond the bounds of decency”.
The lawsuit also accuses Gay of orchestrating “acts of intimidation,” including “tampering with (her) vehicle by cutting the brakes and arranging for his associates to watch (her) home.”
As a direct result of Gay’s alleged behavior, the woman claims in court documents that she suffered severe emotional distress, including anxiety, depression, panic attacks, insomnia and weight loss between 24 and 30 pounds.
She claims she needs security for family events and lives in “constant fear” for her safety and the safety of her loved ones.
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The accuser is asking the court for an undisclosed amount of damages, attorney’s fees and asking the court to enjoin Gaye from further harassment or contact with her.
When contacted for comment about the allegations, Gay said us: “There’s no way that’s going to happen. It’s all bulls—. I wouldn’t do it. These are false claims.” He also stated that he was not previously aware of the lawsuit.
Gay, who revealed he is recovering from multiple strokes, believes he knows who the accuser is and claims she is “trying to extort money from me”.
This isn’t the first time Gay has found himself facing shocking allegations in court. In January 2023, the same time frame Doe claims in his lawsuit, Gay was arrested for domestic violence and assault with a deadly weapon, and his then-wife Wendy filed for a temporary restraining order days after the arrest, alleging that Gay used a gun and injured her neck, causing emotional distress and trauma, according to reports.
per reports at that time, Wendy claims in her filing that Gaye grabbed her by the neck “and lifted her off the ground.” When a family member defended her, he “began physically assaulting her.”
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Gay then allegedly grabbed a gun and pointed it at the two individuals, “while threatening to shoot them as they ran out of the house.” (It is unclear whether this case is in any way related to the Doe case.)
Nearly two months after his arrest, Gay filed for divorce from Wendy.
Gaye is the adopted son of Marvin Gaye and his first wife Anna Gordy. His biological mother is Dennis GordyAnna’s niece.
With reporting by Andrea Simpson
