Melanie Martinez accused of sexually assaulting former friend

Melanie Martinez accused of sexually assaulting former friend

As sexual assault allegations grow against men in Hollywood, female American singer Melanie Martinez has now also been accused of sexual assault.

The former contestant on NBC's "The Voice" was accused by her former friend Timothy Heller on Twitter Monday night.

"I never said yes. I said no, repeatedly. But she used her power over me and broke me down. Just so there is no confusion, I was molested by my best friend," Heller wrote on Twitter.


Heller, an aspiring musician herself and former member of the duo Dresses, has a series of photos with Martinez on social media from back in 2015, detailing various stages of their friendship.

Heller's former band Dresses performed with Martinez in 2014 at a show in Nashville.

In her Twitter post, Heller described a chaotic friendship with Martinez where she felt her "life began to revolve" around Martinez.

"The power she had over me, grew into me having a very hard time saying no to her. I would do almost anything to her," Heller wrote.

Heller alleged that Martinez began to pressure Heller to have sex with her during a sleepover, but Heller said she had a boyfriend at the time and repeatedly told Martinez no.


After being pressured again a second night and convinced to smoke weed, Heller alleged that Martinez began bartering with her, asking to touch Heller's boobs and nothing else.

"I was so exhausted and confused and high and belittled I just allowed it to happen. This led to her touching the rest of me. I never said yes. I said no, repeatedly," she wrote.

Heller alleged that Martinez molested her, performing oral sex on Heller and penetrating her with a sex toy, despite making it clear she did not want it.

"If you begin to doubt the abuse taking place in this story, I beg you to imagine her role in this being a man. Girls can rape girls. Best friends can rape best friends. Friendship does not equal consent," Heller wrote at the end of her post.

Martinez, who has been silent on Twitter since September, took to the platform Tuesday to deny the allegations by Heller, saying Heller never said no:
