Riverdale cast assault claims
Anonymous Twitter accounts have been accusing Riverdale's Lili Reinhart, Cole Sprouse, KJ Apa and Vanessa Morgan of sexual assault.
However, fans have noticed similarities between each of the accounts.
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Accusations against Cole
The account accusing Cole of sexual assault, claimed it happened in 2013 following a party at NYU.
Cole however, vehemently denies these claims and is seeking legal action.
Taking to Twitter, he wrote, 'I take these accusations very seriously, and will be working with the right teams to get to the root of it.'
The Jughead Jones actor went on, 'False accusations do tremendous damage to victims of actual assault.'
'Furthermore, I would never seek to silence anybody,' the actor wrote.
'I encourage that people look into the accusations themselves, as the events detailed were factually untrue.'
This seems to be the latest claim in a series of incidents seeking to baselessly cancel my cast mates and me.
— Cole M. Sprouse (@colesprouse) June 22, 2020
Other accounts
Fans were quick to point out the similarities between the account accusing Cole and other accounts accusing his co-stars Lili, Kj and Vanessa.
The accounts all include a name followed by an eight digit number: @Victori66680029, @Tasha93948576, @Alison41740595.
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According to screenshots, the Twitter account that accused Lili of assault, later tweeted, 'Do you see how easy it is to lie and you guys will believe it?'
'Vanessa Morgan and Kj Apa didn't do jack shit. You will believe anything.'
— anto | hws (@sprousecabello) June 21, 2020
Lili speaks out
Lili retweeted Cole's thread alongside the caption, 'I have always taken sexual assault allegations seriously.'
'But it was proven that this account was created specifically to create false stories about me and my cast.'
'I can’t think of something more twisted than lying about sexual assault,' she wrote.
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Lili revealed that they're looking into taking legal action, 'This kind of sick behavior only harms true survivors.'
'This was incredibly triggering for me and scary because I’ve always supported survivors and believed them.'
'I hope and pray that this does not discourage real survivors from speaking out about their experiences,' she finished.
I ho.
— Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) June 22, 2020
Meanwhile, Vanessa also retweeted Cole's thread.
And she retweeted a show of support from her other Riverdale co-star Madelaine Petsch.
Madelaine wrote, 'As someone who has been sexually assaulted, I am deeply deeply disturbed that anyone thinks that it is okay to falsely accuse someone of sexual assault.'
'This is why real assault allegations can sometimes not be taken seriously, you should be ashamed. This is disgusting.'
— Madelaine Petsch (@madelainepetsch) June 22, 2020
KJ has yet to make any comment.
The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre offer a free, confidential listening and support service for women and men who have been raped, sexually assaulted, sexually harassed or sexually abused at any time in their lives.
If you need to talk you can contact a counsellor on 1800 77 8888 or send an email to counselling@rcc.ie.
