In what appears to be what every single person will be accused of before the year is over, yet another iconic pop culture person has been accused of sexual misconduct. A new report from Daily Mail suggests that Marvel icon Stan Lee repeatedly groped and harassed a string of young female nurses employed to care for him.
Per the report:
He is said to have asked for oral sex in the shower, walked around naked and wanted to be ‘pleasured’ in the bedroom.
The nursing company which employs the women and caters for celebrities and high end clients is now in a legal dispute with icon Lee, DailyMail.com has learned. But as yet no police complaint has been made and no lawsuits filed.
A lawyer representing Lee told DailyMail.com that Lee ‘categorically denies’ the ‘false and despicable’ allegations and fully intends to clear his ‘stellar good name’ and suggested the allegations could be part of a shakedown.
In a statement to the site, Stan Lee’s lawyer said:
“Mr. Lee categorically denies these false and despicable allegations and he fully intends to fight to protect his stellar good name and impeccable character. We are not aware of anyone filing a civil action, or reporting these issues to the police, which for any genuine claim would be the more appropriate way for it to be handled. Instead, Mr. Lee has received demands to pay money and threats that if he does not do so, the accuser will go to the media. Mr. Lee will not be extorted or blackmailed, and will pay no money to anyone because he has done absolutely nothing wrong.”
A rep for the new nursing company working for Lee said that Lee has been “polite, kind and respectful” to them.
It’s worth pointing out that Stan Lee is 95 years old, and while age doesn’t excuse behavior like this, it’s fair to wonder if the allegations are indeed true, if Lee is even in his right mind at this point. He recently lost his wife of whom he’d been with for most his life, and typically, people of that age could be suffering from a lot of different things. Dementia being one of them, as I’ve seen first hand from personal experience in my life.
It’s also worth pointing out that as far as accuracy goes, Daily Mail isn’t exactly the best.
Here’s what Twitter had to say about the situation, since that’s all that matters anymore:
Y’all take a deep breath and actually think about this Stan Lee shit:
– The Daily Mail is about as trustworthy as your 5yr old cousin
– He’s 95 and NOW he’s getting accused?
– The accusers haven’t filed a police report or a lawsuit
Sounds like a load of bullshit to me.— Just call me Nova for now, alright? (@YeBoiNova) January 9, 2018
Me seeing “Stan Lee” trending for sexual assault pic.twitter.com/c0JCo0L5TC
— Cornelius Moore (@CMooreHere) January 9, 2018
When you click to see why Stan Lee is trending & see he’s been accused of sexual misconduct. But then see Daily Mail is the source a tabloid that even Wikipedia have banned pic.twitter.com/Kgxl8VIww2
— Ali (@TvvitterGod1) January 9, 2018
Stan Lee accused of sexual misconduct by a tabloid that Wikipedia has banned for being unreliable? I think I’ll hold my opinion for now, but I hope you’re all as skeptical as me.
— Cryptopher Reeve (@CryptopherCoin) January 9, 2018
Black Panther fans hearing the news about Stan Lee being accused of sexual harassment a month before the movie comes out. pic.twitter.com/yHh02jJ6ks
— NUFF (@nuffsaidNY) January 9, 2018
Me walking to the theater on May 4th 2018 knowing what Stan Lee has been accused of: pic.twitter.com/fpCayEI2UC
— SportsTalkSir (@SportsTalkSir) January 9, 2018
“Stan Lee Accused of Sexual Misconduct”
“According to the Daily Mail-”
yeah nah it’s bullshit lmao
— Like A Lizard (@trilllizard666) January 9, 2018
Stan Lee coulda been a serial killer for the last 55 years and people still going to see Black Panthers fresh as a daisy pic.twitter.com/qnJFbmSloU
— Arn Anderson (@PushupSensei) January 9, 2018
So let me get this straight, Stan Lee has NO accusers through 94 years of his life, about 70 of those being an icon, and he FINALLY becomes a sexual deviant at age 95?! Coincidentally the same year that all women are accusing someone for harassment? I’m sorry, but gimme a break.
— Future Andy Reid (@FutureAndyReid) January 9, 2018
the first fake woke that there’s to say a thing about marvel and about anyone who likes it because of the stan lee drama better be ready to catch these hands
liking marvel doesn’t make you a rape apologist, supporting rapists makes you a rape apologist
— micol (@harleyquinvzel) January 9, 2018
Stan Lee is 95. I won’t pretend to be an expert in cognitive degeneration but this type of thing seems common with people in old age. Before my uncle passed away he did similar stuff.
— Nuri (@actionhankbeard) January 9, 2018
We’ll be sure to keep you updated on this as more develops, but don’t expect to hear much more about it.
What do you make of the allegations against Stan Lee? Be sure to tell us your thoughts in the comments.