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- Courtroom Showdown: Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler pushes for a full dismissal of a high-profile sexual abuse lawsuit, arguing the claims are barred by law and rooted in decades-old events.
- Jurisdictional Crossroads: Tyler’s attorneys insist that most alleged incidents occurred in Massachusetts, where the age of consent was 16, and that the plaintiff’s claims are time-barred outside California.
- Next Legal Steps: A decisive hearing is set for August 28, where the court will weigh whether any of the allegations survive or the case is narrowed to a single California-based claim.
By Samuel Lopez – USA Herald
LOS ANGELES, CA – Aerosmith’s legendary lead singer Steven Tyler is fighting to extinguish what remains of a sexual abuse lawsuit that has dogged him for over a year—one that could set significant precedents for celebrity legal defenses and the boundaries of state law. With a pivotal hearing on the horizon, Tyler’s legal team is urging the Los Angeles County Superior Court to dismiss the remaining claims, contending the case is both jurisdictionally flawed and barred by statutes of limitation.
The lawsuit at the heart of this legal drama was filed in December 2022 by a woman who claims she was 16 when Tyler, then 25, began an illicit relationship with her in the mid-1970s. The plaintiff alleges that Tyler convinced her mother to grant him guardianship, paving the way for the teen to move in with the star and engage in what she now describes as an abusive, exploitative relationship.
Tyler’s lawyers, however, say the facts are more complicated—and that the law is on their side. Their latest motion, filed Wednesday with Inglewood Superior Court Judge Tamara Hall, lays out a multi-pronged argument for dismissal: that the majority of alleged misconduct took place in Massachusetts (where the age of consent was 16, not 18), that the legal time limit for suing has long since passed in all involved states except for one California-based claim, and that key allegations have already been tossed under California’s anti-SLAPP law.
