Judge Joe Brown is disputing insinuations that he sexually assaulted Emmy Award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph. His comments emerged after the “Abbott Elementary” star shared a story of being forced to kiss a television judge who shared the same studio as her during the filming of another project years ago.
Though she did not name the person, social media instantly pegged Brown — the first African-American person to preside over courtroom series on the small screen— as the culprit.
During a recent interview with Angela Yee on her new Power 105.1 show, “Way Up,” she told the story about the uncomfortable encounter.
“I could tell you another time this was a famous TV judge, not Judge Mathis, I love him … He’s a great man … not him … another one,” Lee Ralph said.
“I’m at a very public place … I had my suit on. I was handling my business for the television show I was on at that time. He and I were on the same network,” she remembered. “This man walked in, grabbed me by the back of my neck, turned me around, and rammed his nasty tongue down my throat.”
According to Lee Ralph, many people from the network witnessed the incident
The original “Dreamgirl” said she was so outraged that she called the then-mayor of New Orleans, Marc H. Moriel, and told him about the violation.
Twitter assumed Lee Ralph’s mystery judge was Joe Brown, the television personality who retired as host of the second-longest-running court reality show in television history.
However, the syndicated history-maker attempted to shut down the rumors, threatening to sue media outlets that alleged he was the person Lee Ralph was talking about on the radio show.
“This is a warning. I might bring in my legal crew and proceed for defamation of character,” Brown said.
Adding, “You see when they put my face next to hers and they start doing that little stuff there, that becomes innuendo.”
“This is a warning. I…
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