New report accuses Dr. Marie Y. Lemelle, founder of Pitbull PR Agency of Misrepresenting Domestic Violence Victim
In Entertainment: Unveiling the Double Life of Marie Lemelle - The Social Good Movement Tour Founder Under Fire For Misconduct
A new report has revealed multiple details about allegations of misconduct against Marie Lemelle. The Public Relations guru and former City of Glendale Commissioner on the Status of Women is making headlines for alleged systemic abuse and unjust exercise of authority of a domestic violence victim.
This comes from SoCal Impact, which reveals that the Platinum Star Media Group founder had been accused of victimization, humiliation, domination, intimidation, and misrepresentation of her former client.
The report alleges that a year-long investigation took place from June 2023 - June 2024, and it was determined that Lemelle engaged in malicious intent to defame, harass, and intimate the victim.
The report that was released Monday “was based on Los Angeles Superior Court records and more than 60 interviews detailing community history and business affairs of Lemelle, as well as a pattern of alleged misconduct detailed by community leaders, government personnel, entertainment executives, and Hollywood insiders.
The report then quotes a SoCal Impact spokesman Leon Craig who says: "Our investigation has revealed that Marie Lemelle, Marie Y. Lemelle, and Marie Yvonne Lemelle, all the same person, has been named in over 17 court cases in Los Angeles County ranging from fraud, civil harassment, and numerous civil disputes."
The report comes about a year after Lemelle filed a restraining order against the reported crime victim. The report stated “Lemelle made numerous false claims under oath about her life and about the victim that interviewees said were unfounded.”
The report claims that "Lemelle, 64 at the time, stated I have been emotionally and financially harmed causing me to experience nightmares, insomnia, and fear of attending red carpet events and high profile events. I am experienced in crisis management but never had to protect myself." Ms. Lemelle is yet to publicly comment on the allegations.
The report determined "a complex pattern of behaviors engaged in by Lemelle whereby "she engaged in varying tactics to gain and maintain power and control over the victim."
The report goes on to say “Investigations, who reviewed hundreds of investigative files, stated Lemelle possibly engaged in online harassment and cyberstalking where she followed the domestic violence victim on her social media channels.”
The report referenced "Although Lemelle demanded the court to require the victim to not follow, like or comment on any of her social media platforms, the investigation found that Lemelle was still following the victim online. Lemelle continued to follow the victim with the intent to annoy or intimidate the person."
The report revealed "Lemelle downloaded a picture of the victim's child from the internet and submitted it with her court documents along with a collage of photographs of the domestic violence victim."
According to the report "at the time the investigation was completed in June 2024 Lemelle had approximately seven images of the victim posted on her social media Facebook account."
The report revealed "Lemelle purposefully, intentionally and deliberately published the address of the victim, who is under a permanent court protective order."
The report goes on to detail other accounts of misconduct, saying "Lemelle, through overt and intentional acts mistreated and violated the victim in numerous ways, such as inhumane imposing of burdens, relentless and unremitting subjection to suffering, intimidation, permitting intimidating predatorily conduct, bearing false witness under oath in a court of law against a crime victim who posed no immediate threats, and abuse of power.”
The report said “the Court found that Lemelle did not sustain the applicable burden of proof and accordingly her request was denied."
The report then quotes the coalition, who says: "We have serious concerns about the demeaning of the victim by a professional person claiming publicly to be an advocate for women's rights and girls empowerment. The findings provide further evidence of how victims of violence can be revictimized."
The report states that “At the highest level, these are the types of things that inspire us to engage in collective action to bring about change. As difficult as this report is to read, it has been even more painful for domestic violence advocates, whether known or unknown, to recognize the breakdowns in leadership."
The investigation concluded “the offense was all the more serious because it was committed by a self-professed social change activist. The acts were deemed shameful for somebody who claims to empower women, Gen Z and the next generation on The Social Good Movement Tour.”
The coalition stated “By improving transparency into investigations, SoCal Impact expects the number of cases reported to increase and will act as a deterrent and prevent misconduct.”
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