Nick Carter to Sue Sexual Assault Accuser’s Mom Over Secret Twitter | Us Weekly

Nick Carter asked a judge for permission to add the mother of his sexual assault accuser Melissa Schuman as a defendant to his lawsuit alleging an attempted shakedown against him, Us Weekly can exclusively report. On Thursday, November 13, Carter’s legal team revealed the plan to add Schuman’s mom, Leisha Stinson, to the suit seeking damages for defamation and extortion. The pop star’s team recently deposed Schuman’s dad, Jerome Schuman, who is already a defendant in the suit. During his deposition, Jerome testified that Stinson, his ex-wife and Melissa’s mom, ran an anonymous Twitter account that Carter believes was used as part of the extortion plot. The Backstreet Boys star said the Twitter account was used to disseminate “false, fabricated, defamatory and menacing statements” about him. Carter claimed Melissa’s mom or the entire family “actively concealed the true identity of the owner of the Twitter account.” “Then they used the foregoing sham account to defame Carter and pursue their extortive goals,” the motion read. Carter demanded that he be allowed to add Stinson as a defendant so that she could be “held accountable for the harm and damages that her illicit conduct has caused.” The judge has yet to rule.
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