Obama presidential portrait artist accused of sexual assault in Instagram postBy Social Links for Olivia Land
Published May 21, 2024, 3:07 p.m. ET
The celebrated American painter behind President Barack Obama’s official portrait has denied allegations of sexual assault made against him over the weekend.
Kehinde Wiley was accused of sexual assault by British Ghanaian artist Joseph Awuah-Darko. Awuah-Darko alleged Wiley assaulted him twice during a dinner on June 9, 2021.
“Someone I had a brief, consensual relationship with almost three years ago is now making a false accusation about our time together,” Wiley posted on Instagram Sunday — shortly after Awuah-Darko made the allegation.
Awuah-Darko, who founded the Noldor Artist Residency in Ghana, alleged on Instagram that Wiley first “inappropriately groped” him in front of a guest at a residency dinner honoring the painter. ...
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