Hi everyone it’s Emile Ennis Jr. here with Clevver News and Ansel Elgort has spoken out
after a fan claimed she was sexually assaulted by him back in 2014 when she was only 17 years
old.
And before we get into all the details of this story, I just wanted to issue a trigger
warning as we will be talking about heavy topics like sexual assault, so please only
continue watching if you feel comfortable doing so.
We also included the link to RAINN down in the description in case you or anyone you
know needs their resources.
Alright, so here’s what unfolded over the weekend...
On Friday, Ansel started making headlines after a woman, whose Twitter handle was @itsgabby,
came forward and alleged she was assaulted by him just days after she turned 17 in 2014.
She took to Twitter to share her story, which has since been deleted, along with her alleged
private DMs and Snapchats with Ansel.
In her lengthy statement the woman said quote, “I was sexually assaulted a couple days
after I just turned 17.
I was only f*cking 17.
And he was in his 20s.
He knew what he was doing.
I’m not posting this to clout chase because I simply don’t care for that.
I’m posting this so I can finally heal and I know I’m not alone and he’s done this
to other girls.
Ansel Elgost sexually assaulted me when I was 17.”
@ItsGabby went on to explain in detail the alleged experience she had with Ansel and
that it was not consensual.
She said quote, “I sat there for months wondering what I did wrong.
Wondering why I felt so used.
Years later I have PTSD, I have panic attacks, I go to therapy.
Finally, I’m ready to talk about it and finally heal.
I just want to heal and I want to tell other girls who have been through the same s***
as me, you’re not alone.”
And many fans quickly showed their support for @itsgabby on Twitter saying things like
“You are so brave for sharing your story and please don’t let the people who have
decided not to believe you make you regret speaking up.
You’ve saved other women by saying this and that is so honorable.
Strength to you @Itsgabby”
And others even shared their own alleged negative experiences with Ansel like this person who
wrote quote, “glad people are finally giving ansel elgort the shit he deserves for what
he’s done but kind of upset that this energy wasn’t there back in 2014 when he was sending
dick pics to me on Twitter when i was a whole ass EIGHTH GRADER…”
But others questioned @itsgabby’s evidence writing things like this person who said quote,
“What happened to the saying ‘innocent until proven guilty.’
You can't immediately assume @itsgabby was telling the truth about Ansel Elgort . False
rape allegations are real and they do happen.
Her evidence isn't strong.”
Some even wondered if the conversations were photoshopped.
But Ansel, who has been mostly quiet on social media over the past few weeks, has since spoken
out about the allegations on Instagram.
And before we get into his post, for timeline purposes, it’s important to note that Ansel
has been dating his high school sweetheart Violetta Komyshan since 2012.
The pair briefly split in August 2014, which is when he supposedly met Gabby, but Ansel
got back together with Violetta five months later.
Ok so, on Saturday he shared this statement saying quote, “I was distressed to see the
social media posts about me that have been circulating in the past 24 hours.
I cannot claim to understand Gabby’s feelings but her description of events is simply not
what happened.
I have never and would never assault anyone.”
Ansel continued on saying quote, “What is true is that in New York in 2014, when I was
20, Gabby and I had a brief, legal and entirely consensual relationship.
Unfortunately, I did not handle the breakup well.
I stopped responding to her, which is an immature and cruel thing to do to someone.
I know this belated apology does not absolve me of my unacceptable behavior when I disappeared.”
And he concluded with “As I look back at my attitude, I am disgusted and deeply ashamed
of the way I acted.
I am truly sorry.
I know I must continue to reflect, learn, and work to grow in empathy.”
But many fans were not here for this apology and actually found it to be problematic like
this person who wrote quote, “You literally just admitted that you sexually assaulted
her... she was 17 there’s no “buts” here.”
And this person who chimed in with, “SHE WAS SEVENTEEN.
THIS IS NOT AN APOLOGY.
HES PRETENDING TO BE THE VICTIM AND SAYING SHES MAD THAT HE GHOSTED HER.
DO NOT MAKE EXCUSES FOR HIM.
I DONT CARE IF U FIND HIM ATTRACTIVE”
And then this person wrote quote, “not only did ansel elgort assault gabby, he gaslighted
her in his recent post, painting her as a bitter, lying ex instead of a traumatized
human being who shared the trauma he caused her with the world.
He's disgusting.”
Some fans have continued to defend Ansel wanting more evidence, but neither he or Gabby have
spoken out on these allegations again.
We will keep you posted as this story continues to unfold.
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Feel free to share your thoughts about all of this down in the comments below and let
us know what you think of Ansel’s response to @itsgabby.
I’m your host Emile Ennis Jr., bye guys!