Curtis Lepore is a free man. After being accused of raping his ex-girlfriend, Jessi Smiles, the Vine star plead guilty of felony assault on Feb. 21, and all rape charges were dropped. Watch his new video explaining what happened.
Internet star Curtis Lepore broke the “really good news” on his Vine profile . . . because how else would he? In January, his girlfriend and fellow Vine celeb Jessi Smiles, accused him of raping her while she was unconscious with a concussion. Curtis and Jessi have now both spoken out on the charges.
Curtis Lepore: Rape Charges Dropped
On Feb. 21, Curtis took to Twitter to share his “good news … Really good news.” Then he linked to his Vine where he informed us that the charges were completely dropped.
“The rape charge against me has been dismissed. Thank you to my friends, my family, and all of you who stood by me and supported me through this,” he said.
His ex Jessi quickly tweeted, as well, writing: “Brb listening to “Happy” by Pharrell and dancing in my underwear for the next eternity and a half,” followed by, “Curtis plead guilty to a felony assault today in court. It is no longer going to trial. I am okay with this and thankful for it to be over.”
While Jessi is happy with him pleading guilty to felony assault, it’s clear that Curtis is not.
Curtis May Have Plead Guilty, But . . .
He won’t be charged with a felon if he has anything to say about it, even though he pled guilty. He also must have received hateful tweets since twenty minutes after he broke the news, he posted out a series of defensive messages:
News flash to everyone who is clueless about the law: a plea of guilty to a felony is NOT a conviction.
— Curtis Lepore (@curtislepore) February 21, 2014
The bottom line is …I’m not going anywhere! Hope everybody enjoyed the show. TY to TMZ for calling me a megastar LOL see u on the pop page
— Curtis Lepore (@curtislepore) February 21, 2014
believe what you want 2 believe. I am NOT and WILL NEVER be a convicted felon and that’s a FACT. There’s a reason I can’t tell my story
— Curtis Lepore (@curtislepore) February 21, 2014
But there is a reason a deal was made. Make your own conclusions from that.
— Curtis Lepore (@curtislepore) February 21, 2014
Are you shocked that the rape charges were dropped? Let us know your thoughts below.
– Emily Longeretta
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celeste
Posted at 2:01 AM on February 16, 2015
im not shcked because curtis wouldnt do that. he always makes little dumb hints in his girl videos saying he wont hurt a girl and he means it. Also, he seems so innocent all the time in his vines so he wouldnt seem to do that anyways.
tay
Posted at 6:53 PM on February 20, 2015
Curtis did admit to it. He doesn’t mean he wouldn’t hurt a girl. He responds violently to reporters and fans. He’s not innocent and he did rape.
Gigi
Posted at 11:07 AM on February 24, 2014
I’ve been around a few victims and I know not everyone acts the same but the way Jessi acted makes her seem like a total liar. I don’t buy into any of this. Danced around in your underwear? Yeah, ok. If I got raped, I would make sure he rotted in hell. Way to make some publicity 👍
Ally
Posted at 11:39 AM on February 24, 2014
You know she had medical records to verify her story right? Even had she been awake the amount of stuff she was on there is no way that she could’ve coherently agreed to have sex with him.
Lily
Posted at 3:27 PM on January 11, 2015
Actually Gigi, many rape victims do not pursue justice because that keeps the event fresh in their mind. It is perfectly normal for Jessi to want to put this behind her and try to move on with her life. Also, I find it hard to believe that anything could make her seem like ‘a total liar’ considering the fact that HE. PLEAD. GUILTY.
al
Posted at 6:56 PM on February 20, 2015
The way Curtis acts makes him seem capable of such a crime. Why are you questioning Jessi and not the real criminal? Jessi is smart enough to realize victims are always blamed in rape. Especially by people like you.. She can’t just go on a crazy rampage, even if she feels like it. She has to make her statements clear.
CURTIS ADMITTED HE WAS GUILTY OF RAPE.. He’s a scumbag.
Danisha
Posted at 4:54 PM on March 2, 2015
Sometimes just making sure that the world knows what he did to you, whether he’s convicted or not, is enough to make a rape victim feel better. Then everyone else can draw their own conclusions by what he says after the fact.
Kat
Posted at 12:43 PM on February 23, 2014
And she just had to mention that she’s dancing around in her underwear? Maybe next time she’ll say she’s dancing around with no underwear..
Haylee
Posted at 10:52 PM on April 9, 2014
As a woman, your comment completely disappoints me…rape is rape. I’m not saying that Curtis did rape her, however, no woman wants to get raped and that’s what you’re inferring here. Uneducated little prick.
BBug
Posted at 6:20 PM on May 27, 2014
Misandrist. Prick is no different than cunt.
who
Posted at 4:33 PM on June 15, 2014
BBug, don’t tell me you actually think misandry is a harmful thing. We’re not equal yet. Now stop victimizing yourself and work on your misogyny.
Raven
Posted at 11:00 PM on May 31, 2014
Doesn’t matter if she pranced in front of him butt naked. If someone says no, they don’t mean ‘no, but if you want go ahead’. No means no, end of story
who
Posted at 4:35 PM on June 15, 2014
A lack of yes also means no. And if someone is under the influence, unconscious, underaged, uninformed, then they by default cannot consent, even if they want to.
Stop victim blaming
Posted at 12:51 AM on February 23, 2014
Everyone is victim blaming in this situation. Just because she used to date him does not give him permission to rape her unconscious body without consent. He admitted to having sex with her while she was asleep because he thought “she would like it.” Well if you’re going to take that gamble and she doesn’t like it, and you got no consent, that is RAPE. period. But because he’s “vine famous” it’s okay. Then he had the audacity to tweet “fav if you would willingly have sex with me.”
Regardless he admitted to Sex without consent and he should be punished a little more than 24 days community service. And vine should not be supporting a rapist.
miles
Posted at 2:41 PM on May 28, 2014
J
Posted at 9:34 PM on January 7, 2015
He pleaded guilty, you pleb.
Lily
Posted at 3:28 PM on January 11, 2015
…….. he… entered a guilty plea…. I don’t know what else there could be to prove it…
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Sam
Posted at 2:19 AM on February 22, 2014
No, if it was really that serious to the girl she wouldn’t a been like… Ooh I’m cool with the charges being dropped, I’ve been raped more times then I can remember, and if any of those people got their charges dropped… Let’s just say I would never want to bring the topic up again.
Marti
Posted at 2:34 AM on May 27, 2014
she was unconscious. she didn’t know until she woke up. you can’t compare the traumatic experience of being raped while you’re awake and when you’re unconscious. if she’s dancing in her underwear that’s her decision. she could be dancing naked in the middle of the street for all I care and that still doesn’t give anyone the right to take advantage of her.
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Listen, I AM A VICTIM! All I can say is he needs to STAY OF THE COMPUTOR and NO, I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS STORY! The more this loser talks, the more deeper he gets into it. Funny she’s dancing in underware? PLEASE! They both need to stop talking and grow the f*ck up. How embarressing that a little fight BLEW UP! Anybody can see it. I don’t believe one word she said. NOT ONE! UNDERWARE????? REALLY????????????? Oh, so tramitized! This is why REAL VICTIMS are afraid to come out. People make it look like a joke. IT IS NOT!
turk2929
Posted at 9:21 PM on February 21, 2014
That’s what I was thinking nobody would ever say something like that but why confess to a crime you didn’t commet that’s what boggles me if a girl accused me of rape I would go to trail I don’t like court hut I’m not confessing to something I didn’t do just makes me look guilty
Amy
Posted at 9:38 PM on February 21, 2014
The forgot to mention that hospital records verify that Jessie was heavily medicated to ease teh pain of her concussion.
turk2929
Posted at 9:43 PM on February 21, 2014
The forgot to mention that hospital records verify that Jessie was heavily medicated to ease teh pain of her concussion.
So your saying is that she wouldn’t of even woken up if such thing would have accord? Interesting I’m not jumping on any bodies band wagon just learning and saying my two cents I follow her on vine and twitter but doesn’t mean I’m defending anything just haven’t heard the story until today.
Amy
Posted at 9:39 PM on February 21, 2014
Jessi*
Nobody said they weren’t physical, but the courts….tend to side with the woman. Probably wants it over. he needs to do backround checks. People are nuts these days. All about attention. She got it didn’t she? She’s dancing in her underware to “happy” by pharrell. Not a joke. She could have ruined the kids life. I hope it doesn’t stop real victims from coming foward.
Ally
Posted at 11:14 AM on February 23, 2014
@Lisa Um she had a concussion and was heavily medicated at the time, symptoms included extreme drowsiness, disorientation, and and incoherent thought. Even had she not fallen asleep once those meds took effect there is no way she could have given consent. It doesn’t matter if they were still physical even after they broke up, she needed someone to watch her in case she fell into a state of deep unconsciousness which can happen easily when you have a concussion.
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Posted at 7:20 PM on February 21, 2014
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turk2929
Posted at 6:19 PM on February 21, 2014
Here’s my two cents I know from hearing stories and knowing what tape can do to a persons psychy I don’t think they would say I’ll be dancing in my underwear for eternity if they were actually raped not saying it didn’t happen there’s a chance it could of but to use those words just makes it seem fishy to Me
turk2929
Posted at 6:17 PM on February 21, 2014
Here’s my two cents I know from hearing stories and knowing what tape can do to a persons psychy I don’t think they would say I’ll be dancing in my underwear for eternity if they were actually raped not saying it didn’t happen there’s a chance it could of but to use those words just makes it seem fishy to Mr.
namesshouldntbeneeded
Posted at 11:10 AM on June 15, 2014
She was heavily medicated(orasleep), so she wasnt able to completely experience the rape.
The aftermath of rape is crippling don’t you dare say that she didn’t experience rape… there is no ‘right’ way to experience such atrocity. Being a victim of rape this comment deeply offends me, because when my rape occurred I was 6 ongoing till I was 9… I had no idea what rape was… I was doing as I was told. So does that mean I didn’t really experience rape? Absolutely not. I experience the pain, shame, and anguish everyday of my life. Don’t you dare say she didn’t experience rape she’ll have to deal with it everyday now. It’s a trauma that’s hard to overcome even if she was asleep/medicated.
It doesn’t matter how you get to guilty sir. You were convicted of a crime. Did you think they would give you a ribbon for admitting something and wipe your record clean? Good Luck with that!
Droopy eyed goon rapist.
Posted at 4:28 PM on February 21, 2014
ELVIS PRESLEY
Posted at 4:24 PM on February 21, 2014
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