• A former manager at the nightclub where Ruby Rose has alleged Katy Perry sexually assaulted her observed the two on the evening in question.
Key Points
• The manager recalls the evening being "a security nightmare" requiring special treatment of the actress and singer.
• Rose has alleged on social media that Perry exposed herself and rubbed against Rose's face, a claim Perry denies.
AfterRuby Roserecently accusedKaty Perryofsexually assaulting herat an Australian nightclub, one of the venue's former managers is sharing his memories of the 2010 evening.
In an interview with theHerald Sun, the former hot spot boss recalled Rose and Perry arriving together at Melbourne's Spice Market, along with a few others. The group was roped off in their own area, so the unnamed man was unaware of any assault, but he shared what problems did arise.
“It was a security nightmare because there were 600 people there and Katy kept coming out and dancing with everybody and going right in the middle of the mosh pit," he said. “[Rose and Perry] were drunk; they weren’t paralytic or anything, just like any other person drinking at a nightclub."
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Because they were public figures, the man said that "we didn’t want someone taking photos of them drunk like that," and so they eventually escorted the women out of a back fire exit and put them in car together, believing they were then off to a hotel.
On Sunday,Rose wrote on Threadsthat Perry sexually assaulted her that night. "She saw me 'resting' on my best friends lap to avoid her and bent down, pulled her underwear to the side and rubbed her disgusting vagina on my face until my eyes snapped open and I projectile vomited on her," Rose alleged. "It has taken almost 2 decades to say this publicly. Though I am so grateful to have made it long enough to find my voice, it just shows how much of an impact trauma and sexual assault takes."
In response, a representative for Perry toldEntertainment Weekly, "The allegations being circulated on social media by Ruby Rose about Katy Perry are not only categorically false, they are dangerous, reckless lies. Ms. Rose has a well-documented history of making serious public allegations on social media against various individuals, claims that have repeatedly been denied by those named."
Since speaking out on social media, Rose has gone tothe authorities. In a statement obtained Wednesday byEW, a representative for the Victoria Police confirmed that "Melbourne Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT) detectives are investigating a historical [alleged] sexual assault that occurred in Melbourne in 2010."
The statement added that "police have been told the [alleged] incident occurred at a licensed premises in Melbourne’s [central business district]," and that the "the investigation remains ongoing."
EWhas reached out to representatives for Perry and Rose for a response.
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