(The book’s acknowledgments include Julia Halcomb, which could be a misspelling of her name.) In the suit, Holcomb says she’s mentioned in the memoir’s acknowledgments which further removed her anonymity. In his memoir, however, he says she was 16, and he writes about the fire but not the abortion. The Aerosmith autobiography, published in 1997, references the relationship, the apartment fire, and abortion, but Tyler refers to the girl as Diana and said she was 14 at the time they met. Tyler has also spoken of a relationship with an underage girl both in his own memoir and in Aerosmith’s autobiography. Holcomb says in the suit that her life was further disrupted with the publication of Tyler’s memoir, which, without Holcomb’s consent, referenced his time with an underage girl and subjected her to “involuntary infamy” while framing the alleged abuse as a “romantic, loving relationship,” the suit says. She became a devout Catholic, met her husband, and buried her previous experiences with Tyler until he wrote about them in his book. After the abortion, she allegedly left Tyler and went back to Portland to change her life. Tyler “did not meaningfully follow through on these promises and instead continued to travel with, assault and provide alcohol and drugs to Plaintiff,” the suit claims.Īlex Murdaugh Called 'Family Annihilator' by Prosecution in Murder TrialĪccording to the lawsuit, Holcomb was hesitant about going through with the abortion, but Tyler had threatened to stop supporting her if she didn’t proceed with the procedure. Tyler allegedly told Holcomb’s mother he would provide better support than she was getting at home, promising to enroll her in school and give her medical care. After the Seattle show, Tyler allegedly performed more sexual acts on her, and Holcomb flew back to Portland the next morning.īy 1974, as the suit alleges, Tyler convinced Holcomb’s mother to allow him to become her guardian, which would allow him to more easily travel with her without criminal prosecution - a timeline that matches Tyler’s own comments from his 2011 memoir. Tyler also allegedly bought Holcomb her own plane ticket to his next Aerosmith show in Seattle since she was a minor and could not legally travel with him across state lines, the suit says. He then “performed various acts of criminal sexual conduct upon” her before sending her home in a taxi the next morning, the lawsuit states. After he allegedly asked why she was out all night by herself, Tyler and Holcomb talked about her troubles at home. Tyler, according to the suit, took Holcomb back to his hotel room, where they discussed Holcomb’s age. Holcomb alleges that she met Tyler (who would’ve been 25 at the time of their meeting) just after her 16th birthday when Aerosmith played a concert in Portland, Oregon, in 1973. In the suit, Holcomb alleges that she “was powerless to resist” Tyler’s “power, fame and substantial financial ability, and that Tyler “coerced and persuaded Plaintiff into believing this was a ‘romantic love affair’”. In his book, without stating a name, Tyler similarly says he “almost took a teen bride” and that “her parents fell in love with me, signed a paper over for me to have custody, so I wouldn’t get arrested if I took her out of state. Holcomb - who Rolling Stone mentioned in a 1976 profile of the band in reference to Tyler’s romantic life - has been public about her experience with Tyler in the past, and the lawsuit directly quotes from Tyler’s own memoir. The complaint was amended to include his name, though does 2 through 50 haven’t been specified yet. When suit was first filed over a month ago it identify name Tyler, naming the defendants as Defendant Doe 1 and Does 2 through 50. She claims they were together from 1973 until about three years later. In the suit filed in Los Angeles and obtained by Rolling Stone, the plaintiff Julia Holcomb alleges that Tyler convinced Holcomb’s mother to grant him guardianship over her when she was 16 years old, which consequently allowed her to live with him and engage in a sexual relationship. The lawsuit was filed following California legislation that temporarily waived statutes of limitations for childhood sexual abuse allegations. The suit accuses the Aerosmith singer of sexual assault, sexual battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Steven Tyler’s name has officially been added to a lawsuit filed in December by a woman who claims to have had an illicit relationship with Steven Tyler in the Seventies when she was a minor.
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