Three more women have come forward to claim that they suffered sexual abuse from American actor Jeremy Piven, bringing the total number of Piven's accusers to eight.
As reported by BuzzFeed, one of the accounts that one of the three women shared dates back to 1985, which is more than 30 years ago. According to the first accuser, Susan McCain Olson, Piven followed her to one of the trailers at the film set of "Lucas." The actor then physically overpowered her, and pinning her down and forcibly kissing her. Olson claims that she was certain that she was about to be raped by Piven, and claimed that she kept quiet about the encounter for fear of losing her job and subsequent opportunities in the entertainment business.
Another accuser, who decided to remain anonymous during the interview, stated that she was physically abused in 1996 on the set of the television show "Ellen," wherein she initially had romantic relations with the 52-year-old actor. According to the woman, there was one time when Piven, while visiting her in her Los Angeles home, turned very aggressive and physically threatening. The encounter left the alleged victim in fear of the actor, especially since he shed off his clothes in front of her.
The third accuser claims that she was brought to a hotel room somewhere in Montreal, Canada and was subsequently pinned to a wall. After Piven's aggressive advances, the accuser immediately left the room since she did not want to wait and risk having the situation escalate. Needless to say, all of the three accusers are reviled by Piven's alleged actions in the past, and are seeking justice for their unfortunate encounters with him.
It is important to mention that the first five accusers came out with their story back in November of last year. To this day, Piven completely denies all of the accusations, and even committed to a polygraph test to prove his innocence. As of report writing, the actor's representatives remain firm in denying all of the allegations from all eight accusers, stating that these stories are fabricated and are exploitative given the rise of the current movements in Hollywood.
