A decorated Los Angeles police captain has sued Elton John, claiming he was repeatedly groped by the singer while he was working off-duty on the Grammy winner’s security detail.
The lawsuit filed Monday by Capt. Jeffrey Wenninger alleges the groping and sexually suggestive comments by John occurred in early 2014. Orin Snyder, an attorney for John’s Rocket Entertainment Group, denied the allegations.
“This baseless lawsuit is brought by a disgruntled former security officer seeking to extract an undeserved payment,” Snyder said in a statement. “These claims are patently untrue and contradicted by numerous previous statements made by this plaintiff.”
Wenninger was employed off-duty through a private company that he also is suing, alleging he was improperly removed from working with John in September 2014. That lawsuit states he found out about the change after he requested to work with the singer.
Wenninger’s attorney Marla A. Brown refused to address why her client would be seeking work after the alleged incidents occurred.
Wenninger’s lawsuit against John accuses the singer of groping him while riding to an airport in late March 2014. Roughly two weeks later, the suit alleges, John committed other acts.
“The unwelcome touching of plaintiff by (John) occurred on many other occasions over the span of several years since plaintiff began his employment in 2002, escalating in frequency and intensity after 2010,” the lawsuit states. “At no time did plaintiff consent to defendant Elton John touching him in this offensive manner, or in any other manner.”
The lawsuit against Wenninger’s employer alleges he was effectively fired from John’s security detail because he had reported a fellow officer for overtime theft.
That officer also works for the security firms J Bondi, Inc. and Hamitsu, which have denied Wenninger’s claims of unfair retaliation.
Wenninger received the LAPD’s Medal of Valor for being part of a group of officers who helped evacuate 80 senior citizens from a burning retirement home in 1996.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
Perverts will be perverts!
That beat it all. 2 YEARS 2 YEARS ago STOP and smile the roses. Pervert!!!!!!
LOL LOL LOL!! This happened to a BODYGUARD!!! Was he AFRAID of Elton???!! Too WEAK to let another guy manhandle him? LOL LOL HAPPENED MANY TIMES!!!! Took 4 0r more years to say ok that’s enough??? That’a alot of grabbing HAHAHA!! Sounds like it wasn’t TOO bad huh?
BOGUS BULL****!! Wants a piece of Elton’s fortune without working for it, sound familiar?? Bet he’s in the welfare lines now.
LOL.
If this is true, and it appears to be false, then I guess the police officer enjoyed it and that was why he stayed employed.
Probably the pay was rather high and he needed the money,,, DUH !
Well DUH, then he needed to slap his hand and say “FRESH”!! LOL LOL
The complaint doesn’t add up. The “offended party” says he was offended on several different occasions, by the Groper!
When did he realize that he was being offended?? When the “groping” repeatedly did not result in “fulfillment”? How many times
does the guy need to be groped before he takes offense and complains? The guy is making a fool of himself. First time it
happened he could’ve said “Hey, knock it off, Elton! I ain’t kiddin'” (How many fellows would’ve been flattered to have Elton John
“takin an interest in his parts”?)
The complaint doesn’t add up. The “offended party” says he was offended on several different occasions, by the Groper!
When did he realize that he was being offended?? When the “groping” repeatedly did not result in “fulfillment”? How many times does on officer need to be groped before he takes offense and complains? The guy is making a fool of himself. First time it happened why not say, “Hey! Knock it off, Elton! I’m straight!” (How many fellows would’ve been flattered to have Elton John “takin an interest in their anatomy?)
He would need a GPS to find my junk . Was born with a teny peny. But it worked great till I got diabetes now it’s just a little pisser. ????
TMI! Not relevant to the news article. What’s your point?
He would need a GPS to find my junk . Was born with a teny peny. But it worked great till I got diabetes now it’s just a little pisser. ????
He would need a GPS to find my junk . Was born with a teny peny. But it worked great till I got diabetes now it’s just a little pisser. ????
Normally I am on the side of the police, unless of course there is reason to doubt. THERE IS REASON TO DOUBT. The officer put up with this supposed unwelcoming advance? Really? A COP? Really? NO
Eewww, gross!
The alleged touching took place over a period of YEARS? And the plaintiff asked to be placed in the service of this defendant? Why did the officer not report this to his employer after the first alleged incident and never work with the client ever again? There is a very high bar for the plaintiff to hurdle here. Something looks suspicious with this lawsuit.
Instead of waiting to say something, I’d have hurt him so bad, there would have been no show that night. Creepy fat little clown. If he’s that way, he has probably plenty who would have taken my side.
Even rich queers are still queers!
Yeah and even poor morons are still morons Bwhahaha
Yuk!
Men lusting men.
Yuk!