In 2023, Shangela used to be accused of raping a former assistant, Daniel McGarrigle, in 2020.

Shangela’s accusations started in 2023. That May, Entertainment Weekly reported the reality big name used to be sued (as Darius) by means of his former assistant, Daniel McGarrigle. Daniel labored as Shangela’s driver in 2019 all over the capturing for Shangela’s HBO docuseries, We’re Here.

Daniel claimed in his Los Angeles County lawsuit that while working with Shangela on behalf of Buckingham Television, Shangela raped him in February 2020. The incident allegedly took place once they attended a wrap celebration for We’re Here at El Toro in Rustin, La., which led to Shangela allegedly luring an inebriated Daniel to his lodge room.

Daniel claimed he briefly handed out and aroused from sleep to “poppers,” a standard sex drug, on his face and Shangela “on the lower half of his body, rubbing his penis against his buttocks, making an attempt to insert himself into his anus."

While Daniel stated he tried to keep a “cordial” relationship with Shangela, he eventually posted (and deleted) a social media post accusing him of assault. Daniel also sued Shangela for “sexual assault, gender violence, violation of the Ralph Civil Rights Act of 1976, false imprisonment, negligence, sexual harassment, and Buckingham's alleged failure to prevent sexual harassment.”

He said that, through Shangela’s alleged actions, he suffered “damages, and will continue to suffer damages, including but not limited to, past and future medical expenses, past and future lost earnings and earning capacity, pain, suffering, emotional distress, mental anguish, and embarrassment.”

Shangela denied the accusations, stating in court that Daniel, the plaintiff, “fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action against Pierce and is barred by the applicable statute of limitations.” Shangela later told Entertainment Weekly the allegations were “personally offensive and perpetuate damaging stereotypes that are harmful not only to me but also to my entire community.”

On March 13, 2024, the case between Daniel and Shangela was dismissed with prejudice. Court documents show that “[t]he Parties attended a mediation on Jan 16, 2024,” which resulted in Daniel requesting that the trial be dismissed.

In 2024, more of Shangela’s accusers claimed the ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ star sexually assaulted them between 2012 and 2018.

One week after Shangela and David’s case was dismissed in L.A. County Court, the Drag Race alum received another lawsuit, this time regarding five men who claimed Shangela assaulted them in the years between 2012 and 2018 when they were aged 18–23.

Each of the accusers claimed Shangela “drank with them from night until morning” and that they were ultimately assaulted by Shangela. One of the accusers stated they had been intoxicated to the point of vomiting during their assault.

Like Shangela’s 2023 case, she has denied any nonconsensual acts between the men, claiming their accounts were “false and unsupported by any evidence or reliable witness testimony.” Shangela also stated she only remembered interacting with four of the five accusers. While speaking about the case with Rolling Stone, one of the accusers, who simplest gave his first identify, Helmer, said their decision to document the police file came after seeing Shangela within the information for the 2023 case.

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