Alexa Nikolas and Michael Milosh.Photo: Alexa Nikolas/instagram; getty
Zoey 101alum Alexa Nikolas is suing her ex-husband Michael Milosh, accusing him of “grooming” her when she was a minor and abusing her over the course of their marriage.
With the lawsuit, Nikolas, 29, is seeking “justice for the years of emotional sexual, psychological, and financial torture she suffered.”
PEOPLE has reached out to Milosh’s management, as well as lawyers for Nikolas, for comment.
Milosh.Kieran Frost/Redferns
The records further document how Nikolas met the musician, a frontman in the band Rhye, when she was 16 and he was 33, claiming that he was “flirtatious” from the time that they met despite knowing her age and regularly sought pornographic photos from her.
He then allegedly “used his status in the industry, authority, seniority, fame and her trust to sexually assault Nikolas,” and continued to do so after they got married in 2012. The pair finalized their divorce in 2019.
“The years of childhood sexual assault and grooming prevented Nikolas from realizing the emotional trauma, damage, and control bestowed upon her,” the lawsuit states.
It goes on to detail various disturbing instances, including Milosh allegedly sexually assaulting Nikolas during their first night together and later pressing his arm into her throat and screaming “shut up, shut up, shut up” while she suffered a panic attack.
The document also details a 2013 incident following the release of Milosh’s fourth solo album,Jetlag,which has “recordings of Nikolas during sex throughout the album, including a specific recording of her saying ‘no’ in response to his attempt to anally penetrate her.”
“At the album release party, Milosh displayed his photographic ‘art’ to the guests which consisted of huge photographs of Nikolas, completely naked,” it says. “These photographs were not modest in nature, but rather, displayed Nikolas' young naked body for all to see. Nikolas did not consent to the use of naked photographs of herself to be used in public in this manner. During the party, Milosh proudly told attendees of the party that they were listening to Nikolas during coerced anal sex throughout his entire album. Not surprisingly, Milosh did not disclose to his guests that he obtained these recordings when Nikolas was highly intoxicated and incapable of refusing. Nikolas' own mother left the party in disgust.”
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In the conclusion of the lawsuit, Nikolas seeks an unspecified amount in damages from Milosh, “including lost earnings, economic damages, and others in an amount to be determined at trial.”
“This is an open letter about an older male ephebophile musician that groomed a teenager for a green card, success, and sex,” she began. “Before I begin, I would like to take a bow to each and every human being that stood up to tell their story, even with the fear of judgement and/or persecution. I take a bow to every human being that has had to stay silent for whatever reason they felt had outweighed speaking up. Each of us heal in our own ways. We have the right to do so.”
At the time, Milosh released a statement to multiple media outlets denying the allegations.
“I reiterate that these accusations are outrageously false and the manipulated stories provably untrue,” Milosh said, perNPR. “I’m fully prepared to cooperate with any independent investigation into these false claims and look forward to being cleared of all the shameless mirrors.”
If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual abuse, text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 connected to a certified crisis counselor.
source: people.com
