Redeem now - TikTok star Tony Lopez is being sued for alleged sexual battery and emotional distress, according to documents obtained by TMZ.
- Two teenage girls going by the aliases H.L. Doe and C.H. Doe, are claiming Tony Lopez groomed and coerced them into meeting him for sexual acts.
- Allegations about Lopez soliciting nude photos from minors have been circulating online for several months.
- "These allegations are not at all true," Lopez told TMZ. "I never sent nudes to these women and didn't ask them to send me pictures either. And, I certainly wouldn't have sex with someone who told me they were underage."
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Tony Lopez, a 21-year-old TikTok star with 22 million followers, is being sued for alleged sexual battery and emotional distress, according to legal documents obtained by TMZ.
Two teenage girls, going by the aliases H.L. Doe and C.H. Doe, are claiming Tony Lopez groomed and coerced them into sexual acts. They say Lopez communicated with them and coerced them into meeting when he knew they were underage.
The documents — a copy of which was also shared by YouTube commentary channel Def Noodles — show Thomas Petrou and Chase Hudson, the founders of the Hype House influencer collective of which Lopez is a part, are also being sued for alleged negligence and emotional distress. According to C.H., Petrou invited her to the Hype House, where she met Lopez, despite them both knowing she was 16. Lopez then began asking her for nude photos and videos, she said.
—Def Noodles (@defnoodles) January 8, 2021H.L. alleged Lopez engaged in oral and vaginal sex with her when she was 15 and said that Lopez told her he wanted to keep their relationship a secret.
"These allegations are not at all true," Lopez told TMZ. "I never sent nudes to these women and didn't ask them to send me pictures either. And, I certainly wouldn't have sex with someone who told me they were underage."
He added the "whole thing seems like a money grab to me."
"I'm going to fight it to the very end," he said. "I will not allow them to continue to slander my name and attack my character."
Allegations of predatory behavior by Lopez have been circulating on YouTube and TikTok for several months. A girl uploaded videos to show photos that Lopez had allegedly sent her on Snapchat. One picture is captioned with the message "Show me your boobs." Another says "Get the merch so I can f--- you both in it."
Three more alleged victims then came forward on social media, claiming Lopez had sent them sexually explicit messages. One of the girls said Lopez sent her nude images of himself in 2018, when she was 14. He would have been 18 at the time.
The accusers did not immediately respond to Insider for comment.
After the allegations picked up traction on social media, beauty brand Bliss Spa cut ties with Lopez, saying in a series of comments on TikTok it would no longer sponsor or collaborate with him.
Lopez posted a response on Twitter on August 23, 2020, where he said he wanted to address the recent accusations against him.
"I am not proud of my past choices and action I have made, and I am truly disappointed in myself for them," he wrote. "I am still new to entertainment / LA scene, and I am quickly learning that you can't believe everything that you are told. Once I found out the truth, I immediately stopped."
He added that "these actions" were "irresponsible" and he would "hold myself responsible for this mistake rather than run from it."
"I will learn from it, to better educate myself for now and the future. I promise I will make better, well-informed decisions."
—Tony Lopez (@lopez__tony) August 23, 2020Insider has contacted Lopez, Petrou, and Hudson for comment.
Kat Tenbarge contributed reporting.
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