00:00This week, Shannon Shea Ruth, who openly has cerebral palsy and autism, hosted a press conference,
00:06and she claims that the Backstreet Boys star sexually assaulted her after inviting her onto the band's tour bus in 2001.
00:13During her speech, Shea claimed that she remained silent for so long because Nick allegedly used scare tactics to silence her,
00:20and she thought she might be sent to prison for speaking out.
00:22Well, now Nick is breaking his silence and responding.
00:25The singer released a statement through his attorney, Michael Holtz,
00:29and in the documents obtained by Hollywood Life, it reads, quote,
00:33The lawyer also went on to call this situation a press stunt and that the counsel behind this is opportunistic.
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