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The Hollywood agent who is accused of groping Terry Crews at a party last year has now been named.
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According to The Grio, Adam Venit is allegedly responsible for sexually assaulting Crews. Venit, head of the motion pictures department at the William Morris Endeavor talent agency, has reportedly been placed on leave while they investigate Crews’ allegations.
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Venit has an established career in the industry, having represented top actors such as Eddie Murphy and Emma Stone.
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Crews first spoke of the incident weeks ago in the midst of Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault allegations. When telling his story though, Crews never identified his abuser.
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For Crews, the reports of Weinstein’s allegations were traumatic.
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“Because this kind of thing happened to ME,” Crews tweeted, before describing how a “Hollywood executive” groped his “privates” at a party.
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“Jumping back I said What are you doing?! My wife saw everything n we looked at him like he was crazy. He just grinned like a jerk,” Crews continued.
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“He called me the next day with an apology but never really explained why he did what he did.”
