Joy Villa is an American singer, songwriter and political commentator who first made headlines after wearing a “Make America Great Again” dress at this year’s Grammy Awards. She later gained further notoriety after filing a complaint against Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski.
Lewandoski allegedly slapped Villa’s backside without any consent from her. A video captured on a smartphone slightly discredits her argument, as the footage shows her doing the same to a man at a party.
On the video, Villa asks the person filming, “Is this live?” while sipping from a glass, laughing and joking with several women off-screen. She approaches a man nearby that appears to be a friend of hers and pretends to smack his buttocks, only to do it for real a few seconds later.
“Take it easy,” the man says, before returning to his conversation at a table as laughter erupts around him. It’s difficult to tell how offended the man was or wasn’t by the encounter.
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“That was consensual, amongst friends and he didn’t object to it at all,” Villa clarified in a TheWrap interview. “There is a difference between what Corey did to me, in which he was a stranger, it was unwanted, and I told him to stop multiple times, and he not only didn’t stop but proceeded to hit me again. This isn’t rocket science: No means no.”
The sexual harassment Joy Villa was victim to took place at an invitation-only party to celebrate Trump’s first year in office. She claims Lewandoski slapped her rear end after a guest pushed her towards him for a photo.
“I said, ‘Watch it,'” the singer told Politico “Half-joking, I said, ‘I can report you for sexual harassment.'” And to that, she recalls Lewandowski answering, “Go ahead, I work in the private sector,” and then proceeded to smack her backside again.
You can watch the full video here.
This article was inspired by TheWrap // Corey Lewandowski Accuser Caught on Video Slapping Man’s Butt, Insists Hers Was ‘Consensual’ (Exclusive)