Bob the Drag Queen and Monét x Change have finally addressed the allegations against Shangela the Alleged Drag Race Rapist.
Shangela faced allegations of rape in a lawsuit filed by a former production assistant from the reality series We’re Here, which she co-hosted with Bob and Eureka O’Hara. In a Rolling Stone exposé, five other individuals alleged that Shangela sexually assaulted or attempted to assault them when they were incapacitated by intoxication and unable to provide consent.
In the episode titled The One About Diddy, Bob and Monét address the charges of sexual assault and sex trafficking against P. Diddy, ultimately disclosing their reactions to the startling news regarding Shangela.
“Some people have taken my silence as some form of allyship,” Bob explained. “Someone even accused me of quote-unquote ‘working overtime to silence victims,’ which seems really wild to me personally, a really wild accusation.”
Bob said that she didn’t want to “silence anyone” and only stayed silent about the issue because she “did not know what was going on” and “did not want to spread rumors.” She also said that she stands with the victims.
“The six people are incredibly damning, and I certainly hope these people the justice that they need,” Bob said. “I can’t even imagine what it’s like to see someone who did something like that to you on TV getting their 10s or dancing in the club next to you.”
Monét then interjected, pointing out that people had to watch Shangela “foxtrotting and bovstepping” on Dancing with the Stars after the allegations came to light.
Bob said that she doesn’t want anyone to think that the fact that she didn’t speak up until now was her supporting Shangela. “But also people jump to a lot of conclusions on the internet, which I understand for them, but it doesn’t always make a ton of sense, but sometimes when we’re getting emotional, we don’t always make the most sense.”
The lawsuit brought against Shangela was dropped in February 2024 after a settlement was reached during mediation. The Rolling Stone article that detailed five additional alleged sexual assault cases was published in March 2024, but no further lawsuits have been brought forward.
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