SIMON LE BON DENIES SEX ASSAULT CLAIM
Duran Duran star Simon Le Bon has denied sexually assaulting a fan, saying her story is "simply untrue".Shereen Hariri said the singer groped her while signing autographs at the record store where she worked in 1995.
Writing on Facebook, she said Le Bon was posing for photos when he grabbed her "butt cheek" and started "making his way down my butt to my genitals".
"I was shocked and completely frozen," she continued, adding that she is not seeking compensation, only an apology.
Hariri, who is now 47 and works as a therapist in Los Angeles, said she was "afraid of the consequences" of confronting the star after the incident.
"If I made a scene, I'd be in the press: The 'Girl Who Accused Simon Le Bon'.
I'd probably be fired, rejected, ignored, even hated," she wrote.
She changed her mind after the release of Donald Trump's notorious "grab them by the pussy" tape in October 2016.
"I decided that time's up.
I'm not holding this secret anymore," she wrote in her statement.
"I want everyone to know what this man did to me.
I hope he comes clean publicly.
I hope he make amends to his wife and daughters."
