Jason Derulo left an aspiring popstar ‘traumatized’ after she signed a deal with him but then it became apparent he expected sex in return, according to a bombshell lawsuit.
Emaza Gibson, now 25, said she was thrilled when the ‘Whatcha Say’ singer promised her a record deal in 2021 – until she realized it came with strings attached, according to suit filed in Los Angeles County Court seen by NBC.
‘I’m at this point in my life right now, it’s very heartbreaking,’ Gibson said in an interview with the broadcaster.
‘I have anxiety; I’m traumatized. I’ve dealt with inhumane work situations. … I’m at this point where I’m back to zero and I have nothing.’
Gibson alleges that Derulo, 34, dumped her record deal after she rejected his sexual advances and invitations to go for drinks. She accuses him of quid pro quo sexual harassment.
At the time, Derulo had been dating the mother of his young son, Jena Frumes. The couple welcomed a baby boy, named Jason King, on May 8, 2021.
They split in September 2021 – just a month after Derulo approached Gibson, who was at the time in a band with her sisters called Ceraadi.
Gibson had moved to LA in 2008 with her sisters, and they launched a YouTube channel for their music which now has 1.25 million subscribers.
But the aspiring singer’s sisters fell out of love with the music industry while she kept going with dance videos in an attempt to launch a solo career.
Derulo’s request to start a joint venture, at the time with Ceraadi and Atlantic Records, came in August 2021.
According to her lawsuit, Gibson agreed to a deal which involved her producing a mixtape in four months and an album over half a year.
DailyMail.com has contacted Derulo’s agents for a comment. This is an unfolding story.
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