T.I. and Tiny in Trouble?: Lawyer Tyrone A. Blackburn has sent a letter on behalf of 11 women to law enforcement in two states asking them to investigate allegations of sexual assault against rapper T.I. and his wife, Tiny.
A lawyer representing 11 individuals accusing rapper T.I. and his wife Tiny of sexual assault and abuse has asked law enforcement in two states to make criminal inquiries into the matter. This is according to a new report by The New York Times.
In letters sent on Feb. 19, 2021 by lawyer Tyrone A. Blackburn to law enforcement in Georgia and California, four women accuse the couple of drugging and assaulting them, “including two instances of rape,” says the Times article. Blackburn also sent letters to the Attorneys General in those states.
Blackburn describe each woman’s experience as “eerily similar,” noting that the alleged abuse had spanned over a period of more than a decade with the first case said to have occurred in 2005. The most recent complaint of sexual abuse is said to have occurred in 2017 or 2018.
In his letter, Blackburn maintains that the the women, while they do not know each other, describe “sexual abuse, forced ingestion of illegal narcotics, kidnapping, terroristic threats and false imprisonment” at the hands of T.I., Tiny and their associates.
In addition to sexual abuse and assault, Mr. Blackburn’s letter is said to have described instances of “nonsexual intimidation, assault and harassment,” as well.
Citing fear for their lives, Blackburn says his clients seek to remain anonymous at this time. Others who have accused the couple of similar abuses, but are not clients of Blackburn, have made themselves and their accusations known via social media.
In response to Blackburn’s letter and the claims within, Steve Sadow, a lawyer for T.I. and Tiny, vehemently denied the couple’s participation in any such abuses. Issuing a statement on Friday, he said, they “deny in the strongest possible terms these baseless and unjustified allegations.”
Sadow went on to add, “We fully expect that if these claims are thoroughly and fairly investigated, no charges will be forthcoming. These allegations are nothing more than the continuation of a sordid shakedown campaign that began on social media and now attempts to manipulate the press and misuse the justice system.”
Blackburn confirmed that he sent letters to U.S. Attorneys for the Northern District of Georgia and the Central District of California, the Los Angeles County District Attorney and the state Attorneys General of California and Georgia seeking criminal investigations.
On Monday, the Georgia Attorney General’s office has acknowledged receipt of the letter. The rest have either refused to comment or said they could not confirm receipt.