Joel Kinnaman.Photo: Manny Carabel/Getty
Swedish authorities have reportedly launched an investigation into disputed rape charges againstJoel Kinnaman, a week after he obtained a restraining order against a woman who he claimed was “attempting to extort” money from him through threats.
In a statement to PEOPLE, Davis, who alleges Kinnaman raped her, denied having “ever threatened or asked for money.” She has been outspoken about the accusations on her Instagram account, claiming Kinnaman is “lying” and that she told his team she was “choosing to go to the cops [and] that’s why they making things up.”
“The prosecutor got the case today and has hardly been able to look at it. She has said there is a need for further investigative matters before she can make a decision,” a spokesperson for the authorities told E! News.
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Kinnaman’s attorney reportedly told E! News in a statement that the actor “will be cooperating with police to clear his name.”
“The court papers that Mr. Kinnaman filed stated, among other things, that Ms. Davis threatened to publicize false information about Mr. Kinnaman — including that he had sex with her against her will — unless he capitulated to her monetary and other demands, which included Hollywood introductions, a work visa sponsorship, a blue verification checkmark on Instagram, and more,” the attorney said. “Mr. Kinnaman will be cooperating with police to clear his name.”
In his Instagram statement, Kinnaman claimed he and Davis “met up in New York and had consensual sex” in November 2018 and again the following month, “but did not spend the night together because I had to get up early the following morning for work. The next day she texted me that she was bothered that I had not asked her to spend the night and that I did not check with her to make sure she made it home safely.”
He went on to say that in 2019 and 2020, Davis asked “to meet up” and sent “sexually explicit content, but I was in a relationship at this point, so I did not respond.”
Kinnaman isengaged to model Kelly Gale, whom heproposed to earlier this year.
Joel Kinnaman and Kelly Gale.Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
Afterward, Kinnaman alleged, her “communications became more antagonistic, threatening, and frightening over time.”
Kinnaman said in his Los Angeles court filing that he and Davis had “a lengthy telephone conversation,” in “which she knew was being recorded,” on July 25 of this year. He further alleged that Davis “more than once acknowledged that the sex was consensual” during the conversation, yet “reiterated her threat to tell the media that it was against her will unless I met her demands.”
“Since then, her threats of violence against me and my loved ones have become so serious and specific that I felt I had no choice but to seek a restraining order,” Kinnaman continued.
“That is not what occurred here. This was consensual sex. And now it is an attempt to extort,” Kinnaman said. “More importantly — this is a threat to the safety of my family and loved ones, which will always be my top priority.”
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.
source: people.com
