MSG owner James Dolan accused of sexual assault, trafficking of masseuse alongside Harvey Weinstein
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New York Knicks and Rangers owner James Dolan has been hit with allegations of sexual assault and trafficking in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
A masseuse, Kellye Croft, says Dolan worked alongside Harvey Weinstein to manipulate her into a sexual relationship in 2013.
At the time, according to the complaint obtained by Fox News Digital, Croft had been the main massage therapist for Glenn Frey of The Eagles, and Dolan was a source of funding for their concert tour that year. Dolan's own band, JD & The Straight Shot, opened for the legendary rock band throughout the tour.
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James L. Dolan attends the 5th Annual Little Steven's Policeman's Ball at Mandarin Oriental New York on Dec. 20, 2019, in New York City. (Bobby Bank/Getty Images)
During the tour, Croft performed a massage on Dolan, but the suit says Dolan "pulled Ms. Craft towards him." Craft "tried to push [him] away, stating that she was very uncomfortable and that she took her job as a masseuse very seriously and that she wanted to remain professional."
But Dolan allegedly "[came] on even stronger" by "dragging her to a couch… and forcing her hands between his knees" before "pressur[ing] Ms. Croft into unwanted sexual intercourse with him."
Dolan allegedly continued to make "unwelcome advances" to Croft, who "felt obliged to submit to sex with him."
Croft was then flown out to California for what the suit says she believed was more work, but "in reality, Ms. Croft was flown out to Los Angeles for the purposes of engaging in unwanted sexual acts with Dolan."
During this trip, Croft then met