Seen for the first time since being sued for alleged sexual assault, TI and his wife Tiny Harris enjoyed a low-key dinner at a fancy Beverly Hills restaurant earlier this week.
Exclusive images obtained by DailyMail.com show the rapper and former XSCAPE singer dining at Asian fusion restaurant Crustacean in Los Angeles.
The couple has kept a low profile since January, when sexual assault allegations resurfaced when an alleged victim identified only as Jane Doe filed a new lawsuit.
In the lawsuit, which the couple has called “exploitation,” the woman claims that the rapper and his wife drugged, assaulted and subdued a trio, whose real names are Clifford Harris, 43, and Tameka Cottle-Harris. 48.
TI and his wife Tiny were seen leaving Beverly Hills in their first public appearance since being sued for sexual assault in January.
The rapper, 43, wore a blue jacket, white T-shirt, olive green pants and Nike Air Max sneakers, and finished off his look with a Fendi bucket hat, while Tiny, 48, wore a green tracksuit and wore a Louis Vuitton. briefcase
They enjoyed a two-hour date night at Asian fusion restaurant Crustacean on Tuesday.
The woman claims she met them at a nightclub and returned to the couple’s hotel room in 2005.
Los Angeles police launched an investigation into the allegations in May 2021, but four months later, in September, the district attorney’s office declined to file charges because the case fell outside the 10-year statute of limitations.
But in January, the woman, who says she was enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and stationed in Los Angeles at the time, filed a new lawsuit under California’s Sexual Assault and Concealment Accountability Act, which allows victims to file civil lawsuits regardless of when the alleged incident occurred. .
Having dinner together on Tuesday night, TI and Tiny seemed in high spirits despite the accusations hanging over them.
Tiny looked casual in a green tracksuit, wore no makeup and carried a Louis Vuitton bag.
TI donned a designer bucket hat, a white t-shirt, and a blue sports jacket.
They enjoyed a two-hour date night before TI, who clearly doesn’t let his legal troubles dampen his appetite, took a big bag of food to take home.
The couple have vehemently denied any blame. They issued a statement to TMZ At that point the accusations resurfaced.
They said: ‘After positivity, negativity always rears its ugly head. This plaintiff has been threatening to file this lawsuit for THREE years.
‘For THREE years we have emphatically and categorically denied these allegations. For THREE years we have maintained our innocence and refused to pay these exorbitant demands for things we did not do.
TI insists the woman’s claims are baseless and says they have had to fight them for the past three years.
TI and Tiny appeared in high spirits while having dinner together despite the accusations hanging over them.
At one point the rapper was seen putting his hand on his wife’s shoulder as they chatted and laughed over dinner.
It seems like the couple isn’t letting legal trouble dampen their appetite, as the rapper was seen grabbing a large bag to take home after dinner.
‘For THREE years we have maintained the same position, while the claims in this story have changed again and again. “Our position is clear… We are innocent of these false claims, we will not be extorted and we look forward to our day in court.”
According to his accuser, who was in her early 20s at the time of the alleged assault, she met the couple at a Los Angeles club when she and her friend were escorted to the VIP section where they were sitting.
The accuser claims she ordered two Amaretto sours for herself and drank a drink Tiny handed her before partying in the couple’s hotel room.
She alleges that there were two other women there at first, but that Tiny told them to leave when one began flirting too intensely with her husband.
Once alone with the couple, the accuser alleges that Tiny undressed her and that she, TI and Tiny showered together before taking her to bed, where she began to feel “extremely dizzy and lightheaded.”
The couple has been accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman identified only as Jane Doe in 2005. They have vehemently denied any wrongdoing.
The rapper and the singer, married since 2010, have three children together, in addition to children from previous relationships
She claims TI demanded that she massage him with oil while he watched pornography and that shortly afterward Tiny held the woman face down and began rubbing her naked body.
The woman’s complaint accuses the couple of assault, neglect, false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
She is seeking an undisclosed sum of damages.
The couple have previously denied sexual assault allegations leveled against them.
According to an attorney for TI and Tiny, “not only are the claims false, but they missed the deadline to file suit.”