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Artist Kehinde Wiley has been accused of sexual assault by fellow artist Ogechi Chieke in a lawsuit filed in New York Supreme Court on February 28, just before the expiration of an amendment to New York’s Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law. Chieke alleges that Wiley assaulted her at a New York restaurant in 2007, including grabbing her buttocks and vagina and making a lewd comment. Wiley denies the allegations, stating he has never met Chieke and calling the lawsuit a "blatant money-grab." This is the first legal filing among multiple sexual assault allegations against Wiley, which previously surfaced on Instagram from several men, including Joseph Awuah-Darko and Terrell Armistead.

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Kehinde Wiley responds to woman's lawsuit alleging sexual assault

Artist Kehinde Wiley is facing a lawsuit in New York from a woman named Ogechi Chieke, who alleges that he sexually assaulted her at a restaurant in 2007. The suit, filed under New York's Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law, claims Wiley forcibly groped her after a gallery opening. Wiley denies the allegations, stating he has never met Chieke and calling the lawsuit a "blatant money-grab." This is the first time an accusation against Wiley has been filed in court, following four separate allegations of sexual misconduct made against him last year by other individuals, including artist Joseph Awuah-Darko, historian Terrell Armistead, and activist Derrick Ingram.