Jason Derulo Accused of Sexual Harassment

Jason Derulo is now facing allegations, and a lawsuit over sexual harassment. The lawsuit alleged in August 2021, he recruited singer Emaza Gibson in a joint venture with Future History and Atlantic Records.

It alleges that once their collaboration of multiple albums commenced, Jason made inappropriate passes at her.

"While recording music, Derulo informed [Gibson] that if she wanted to be successful in 'this business' (aka the music industry), [she] would be required to partake in 'goat skin and fish scales,' which is a Haitian reference referring to conducting sex rituals, sacrificing a goat, goat blood and doing cocaine."

"The manner and timing of such a statement meant that Derulo was demanding sexual acts from [Gibson] in order for Derulo to fulfill his role as her mentor, supervisor and musical collaborator. This explicit demand for sex-in-exchange-for-success was reinforced through Derulo's subsequent behavior."

Gibson claimed the following month during a late-night recording session, he "directed" her to have a drink with him. 

She alleged she accepted, "seeing no choice but to accept the offer from the person that was essentially her boss and access to excel in her work," and told him the drink was "too strong." 

She claimed he encouraged her to take another sip, to which she refused.

"I told him that I wasn't a drinker, so it's like, you know, you're not listening to that the first time I tell you, and you're still pushing on me. It's, like, pressure at this point." 

She alleged she traveled to meet Atlantic executives to finalise a deal that November, and she was told at the last minute by Jason that he invited another woman along.

She "recalled" being put in a room with the woman, named Rosa, who told her Jason had invited her because he "was trying to be 'on some f--k shit' with her."

Afterwards, Gibson alleged Jason's manager asked how she felt about the meeting, to which she replied she was "thrown off guard" by the woman's sudden appearance.

This prompted Jason to get upset. "Derulo immediately lost control, and began aggressively hitting his arm rests screaming, 'What does she have to do with you!? We weren't going to tell you anything! We don't have to tell you anything!'" 

He then allegedly went "radio silent" with Gibson for over six months.

They did end up working again, and the lawsuit alleges during a June 2022 recording session, Jason charged at Gibson and berated her as she arrived an hour late because of traffic.

"I had to step back. My hand just clutched my chest, because I was, like, I've, I've never been approached this way by anybody."

The suit recalls Gibson saying the final meeting was the last time she saw Jason. A few months later, she was dropped by Atlantic. 

She added in the suit no one ever reached out to address her "concerns over Derulo's sexually, emotionally and physically inappropriate behavior towards her."

She is accusing Jason, his Future History imprint and Atlantic Records of sexual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, a failure to remedy workplace harassment and violation of California's civil rights act.

She is seeking an unspecified amount of unpaid wages, loss of earnings, deferred compensation and other employment benefits and damages for emotional distress.