{"id":230481,"date":"2026-03-25T01:19:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T01:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/cyndi-laupers-husband-sued-amid-assault-claims-against-son\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T01:19:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T01:19:21","slug":"cyndi-laupers-husband-sued-amid-assault-claims-against-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/cyndi-laupers-husband-sued-amid-assault-claims-against-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyndi Lauper&#8217;s Husband Sued Amid Assault Claims Against Son"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A woman has filed a lawsuit against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/cyndi-lauper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cyndi Lauper<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s husband, <strong>David Thornton<\/strong>, alleging that the star couple\u2019s rapper son, <strong>Declyn Lauper<\/strong>, sexually assaulted her.<\/p>\n<p>According to court documents obtained by <em>Us Weekly<\/em> on Tuesday, March 24, the woman alleges that Declyn, 28, sexually assaulted her in a New York City penthouse in November 2020 after she \u201crefused to perform oral sex on him.\u201d <em>TMZ<\/em> was first to report on the filing.<\/p>\n<p>The Monday, March 23, docs detailed that the woman, who was not identified, claims Thorton, 72, \u201cenabled\u201d the alleged incident \u201cbecause he leased the penthouse and knew of\u201d Declyn\u2019s alleged \u201cviolent and sexually abusive propensities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Us Weekly<\/em> has reached out to representatives for Thorton and Declyn for comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/woman-claims-diddy-raped-her-when-she-was-a-teen-babysitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/woman-claims-diddy-raped-her-when-she-was-a-teen-babysitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Woman Claims She Was Raped by Diddy When She Was a Teen Babysitter<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs has been accused of rape by another alleged victim in a new lawsuit. In the complaint, which was filed in New York and obtained by Us Weekly, the woman claimed Diddy raped her in 2000 when she was a 16-year-old high school student. The plaintiff, who was identified as Jane Doe, said [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The lawsuit claims that Declyn, also known by his stage name Dex, \u201cinvited the woman \u2026 and sent her money for private car transportation,\u201d per the outlet who also reported that \u201cwhen she arrived, she claims he seemed agitated, and they disagreed about her performing fellatio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The woman then claims that \u201cwhen she insisted on leaving, Dex took her phone and threatened to break the device if she did not\u201d comply, before he allegedly \u201cpushed her onto his bed with his genitals exposed, held her arms down, and forcibly smothered his genitals over her mouth.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4289601\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:150.28571428571%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4289601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-634353292-Dex.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"GettyImages-634353292-Dex.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-634353292-Dex.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-634353292-Dex.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-634353292-Dex.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-634353292-Dex.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-634353292-Dex.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-634353292-Dex.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-634353292-Dex.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-634353292-Dex.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-634353292-Dex.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-634353292-Dex.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-634353292-Dex.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Declyn Lauper<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Chance Yeh\/Getty Images for Marquee New York<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for the filing against Thornton, the woman alleges that the <em>Home Alone 3<\/em> actor knew of Declyn\u2019s alleged \u201cprior sexual violence against women and prior settlements of claims for similar conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The woman claims that Declyn\u2019s ex <strong>Brittney Taylor<\/strong> alleged in 2018 that the rapper \u201cwas physically and verbally abusive during their romantic relationship,\u201d and that his father allegedly \u201cknew about the allegations but failed to take any action to supervise, restrict, or prevent his son from using the Premises to perpetrate sexual violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/crystal-mckinney-sues-diddy-for-sexual-assault-drugging-her\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Model-Sues-Diddy-Claims-He-Sexually-Assaulted-and-Drugged-Her-01-2024.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C1480px%2C836px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Model Crystal McKinney Sues Diddy Claiming He Sexually Assaulted and Drugged Her\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Model-Sues-Diddy-Claims-He-Sexually-Assaulted-and-Drugged-Her-01-2024.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/crystal-mckinney-sues-diddy-for-sexual-assault-drugging-her\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Model Sues Diddy, Claims He Sexually Assaulted and Drugged Her<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs is being sued by another woman, claiming they were sexually assaulted by him. According to court documents obtained by TMZ on Tuesday, May 21, model Crystal McKinney filed a lawsuit against Diddy, 54, for an alleged incident between them in 2003. In the filing, she claimed she connected with Diddy at a [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The lawsuit also claims that the woman suffered \u201cphysical injuries, pain and suffering, emotional distress, humiliation, embarrassment, stress and anxiety, loss of self-esteem and self-confidence\u201d as a result of her alleged November 2020 interaction with Declyn.<\/p>\n<p>The filing comes after <em>The New York Post<\/em> reported earlier this month that Declyn accepted a plea deal in relation to a February 2024 criminal charge. As part of the deal, he pleaded guilty to possessing a weapon in the second degree in exchange for no prison time in relation to the charge, which was issued after a \u201cshooting in Upper Manhattan\u201d that saw \u201canother individual \u2026 hit in the leg.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/cyndi-laupers-husband-sued-amid-assault-claims-against-son\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woman has filed a lawsuit against Cyndi Lauper\u2019s husband, David Thornton, alleging that the star couple\u2019s rapper son, Declyn Lauper, sexually assaulted her. According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly on Tuesday, March 24, the woman alleges that Declyn, 28, sexually assaulted her in a New York City penthouse in November 2020 after [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":230482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-230481","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}