Tony Robbins sues BuzzFeed over claims he sexually assaulted an underage girl at summer camp in 1985

Tony Robbins SUES BuzzFeed over new report alleging he sexually assaulted an underage girl at a summer camp in 1985

BuzzFeed published the latest in a series of articles about Robbins on Friday
It alleges that Robbins was seen forcefully kissing the girl at SuperCamp, an ‘elite’ camp in California
The girl, who is not named, also claimed he then took her on a walk through the woods where he ‘forced herself on her and groped her’
At the time Robbins was 25 and had already carved out a living as a motivational speaker
He has previously denied BuzzFeed’s other allegations against him
On Friday, a spokesman for the star told DailyMail.com it was another case of ‘false news’

By Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com

Published: 14:01 GMT, 22 November 2019 | Updated: 14:18 GMT, 22 November 2019

Tony Robbins has been accused of sexually assaulting an underage girl at a summer camp in 1985. He denies it

Tony Robbins has sued BuzzFeed news over a new report alleging he sexually assaulted an underage girl at a summer camp in 1985.

According to a new article published by BuzzFeed on Friday, the self-help guru was seen forcefully kissing the girl while pinning her against a wall after appearing as a guest speaker at the camp.

The girl, who is not named, gave a 2,400 word statement through her lawyers describing the ‘prolonged sexual assault.

She said she had finished a session with Robbins when he asked her to accompany him on a walk in the woods, during which he allegedly forced himself on her and groped her.

At the time, Robbins was 25 and had already carved out a living as a motivational speaker.

The alleged incident is said to have taken place at SuperCamp, which BuzzFeed describes as ‘an elite summer camp in Southern California on a campus.’

The article cites witnesses who say they saw Robbins and the girl kissing against a wall.

Steffanie Scott, who was 15 at the time, said she had gone for a jog when she saw them kissing and, she claims, Robbins ‘pinning’ the girl’s arms behind her.

‘He was going for her, his whole body was pressed up against her. I wouldn’t want to be pinned. Not like that.’

The article is the sixth by BuzzFeed which alleges misconduct against Robbins.

He has previously denied allegations of impropriety and defended himself against the outlet’s descriptions of his reportedly unorthodox methods at arena shows.

Jennifer Connelly, a spokesman for Robbins told DailyMail.com on Friday that he denied BuzzFeed’s account and called it ‘false news’.

His attorneys vehemently denied the account, telling BuzzFeed: ‘No sexual assault happened. Period.’

In a subsequent blog post on Medium, she announced he was suing the outlet over its continued reports about him.

‘Tabloid journalists at BuzzFeed are fueling a cancel culture agenda, abusing their position as “journalists”, and spreading false and destructive narratives. Enough is enough.

‘Tony Robbins is now suing BuzzFeed after their yearlong campaign attacking him personally, his businesses and charitable initiatives.

‘Mr. Robbins denies BuzzFeed’s latest allegations. Consistent with Mr. Robbins’ denial, the camp’s current and former owners and others present informed us that they recall the alleged 34-year-old incident and completely reject the accuracy of Buzzfeed’s account,’ she said.

TONY ROBBINS RESPONSE

Tabloid journalists at BuzzFeed are fueling a cancel culture agenda, abusing their position as “journalists”, and spreading false and destructive narratives. Enough is enough. Tony Robbins is now suing BuzzFeed after their yearlong campaign attacking him personally, his businesses and charitable initiatives.

Mr. Robbins denies BuzzFeed’s latest allegations. Consistent with Mr. Robbins’ denial, the camp’s current and former owners and others present informed us that they recall the alleged 34-year-old incident and completely reject the accuracy of Buzzfeed’s account.

The conduct of BuzzFeed and its reporters is not journalism. The online tabloid has a clear record of manipulating events, memories and accounts to support its series of increasingly absurd and sensationalized claims that maliciously paint Mr. Robbins in a false light.

As one example, two women who were inaccurately labeled as “victims” by Buzzfeed, publicly came forward to correct and refute Buzzfeed’s grossly false reporting of Mr. Robbins. Further, more than two dozen witnesses issued sworn statements disputing the accuracy of BuzzFeed’s reporting and numerous people have called in reports of being harassed and pressured by Buzzfeed reporters to confirm false and inaccurate stories about Mr. Robbins.

Among many breaches of ethics, integrity and honesty, “journalists” at Buzzfeed selectively chose not to report critically salient facts, thus revealing their intention to smear Mr. Robbins. These individuals have tried to intimidate and interfere with Mr. Robbins’ business and philanthropic partners, including a direct attempt to obstruct Mr. Robbins’ long-time relationship with a charity from continuing his ongoing efforts to provide a billion meals to those who are without food.

Sadly,this behavior by Buzzfeed reporters is not new or unique to Mr. Robbins. Consider the charges in another pending lawsuit in which BuzzFeed’s Editor-in-Chief and one of their reporters who has worked on the articles pertaining to Mr. Robbins, are alleged to have, “purposely, consistently, with motive and agenda omit critical facts they were privy to before publishing the articles such that they knew they were not publishing the truth.” That lawsuit also charges BuzzFeed as an organization that “consistently ‘cherry picked’ and intentionally omitted evidence” that didn’t support their already-determined story.

Mr. Robbins refuses to allow this latest attack to distract him from helping and serving millions of people. As the legal action moves forward we are confident that the truth will prevail. Mr. Robbins will remain actively engaged and focused on continuing his decades-long commitment to making a positive impact in the world.

– Jennifer Connelly, spokeswoman for Tony Robbins

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