Jonah Hill and Eddie Murphy in “You People” (Netflix)
Is Jonah Hill the latest in the long list of Hollywood celebrities to be outed as an abuser since the “Me Too” movement began? Or is he just the victim of some angry talk from a former girlfriend? Well, that was the question until another woman came forward and charged that he sexually assaulted her when she was just 16. She is now 31 so this happened 15 years ago.
Alexa Nikolas, a former Nickelodeon teen idol who has appeared on numerous television shows from “Mad Men” to “Family Guy” made the accusation.
In a Tweet, she accused Jonah Hill of statutory rape saying he was sleeping with a 16 year old friend of hers at the time of the assault. She also said that when attending a party hosted by Jonah Hill and actor Justin Long Hill “seemed to have his eyes on me because at one point I wanted a cig and he said he had one in his car “right outside”. Didn’t seem like too much of an effort so I trusted him. I went outside and he grabbed the cigs from his front seat.”
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But then, she alleges, Jonah Hill, “slammed me to the door and shoved his tongue down my throat. I was so appalled I pushed him off of me and ran inside.”
“This type of predatory behavior was hyper normalized when I was a kid. I’m proud to see women standing up to abusive men now. Bad ASS!” she added.
Alexa Nikolas went on to tell The NY Post’s Page Six, “I was a child so I obviously felt scared and angry. Sadly, this wasn’t the first time I’ve been assaulted or objectified as a child.”
Jonah Hill issued a denial through his attorney Martin D. Singer who issued a statement calling the accusations a “complete fabrication” and called Alexa Nikolas a “serial accuser who has made assorted accusations against multiple men in the entertainment industry.”
A representative for Justin Long said, “This is the first time Justin has been made aware of this situation that allegedly happened nearly two decades ago. While Justin is sympathetic to any and all victims of any abuse, the simple fact remains he has no knowledge of what may or may not have happened concerning Ms. Nikolas.”
