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Elton John sued for sexual harassment by ex-bodyguard

Grammy winner allegedly made sexual advances on employee

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Elton John’s ex-bodyguard is suing forĀ alleged battery, sexual battery and sexual harassment.

Former Los Angeles Police Department sergeant Jeffrey Wenninger alleges the musician made “unwelcome” advances on him starting in 2002, but that the incidences became greater inĀ “frequency and intensity after 2010.”

The lawsuit lists three specific incidents in 2014 that claims John was inappropriate with Wenninger. The former body guard claims John would make comments likeĀ ā€œYou have so many gay genes in you. They just havenā€™t met up yet” andĀ ā€œGet your [penis] out.ā€

Wenninger claims John attempted to touch Wenninger’s penis and buttocks on numerous occasions. John allegedly also put his hand up Wenninger’s shirt and twisted his nipples. Wenninger says he attempted to resist John’s advances physically and verbally, but John continued his behavior.

Wenninger is suing for medical costs, lost wages andĀ “physical, mental, and emotional injuries.”

The Grammy winner’s lawyer Orin Synder called Wenninger “a disgruntled former security officer seeking to extract an undeserved payment” in a statement.

“These claims are patently untrue and contradicted by numerous previous statements made by this plaintiff,” Snyder says in the statement. “We will not give into his latest abuse of the legal system.”

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