‘Gossip Girl’ star Ed Westwick accused of rape by actress, denies allegations

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Ed Westwick has vehemently denied actress Kristina Cohen’s accusation that he raped her three years ago.“I do not know this woman,” he wrote in a statement posted on Twitter. “I have never forced myself in any manner, on any woman. I certainly have never committed rape.”

Cohen alleged in a Facebook post that Westwick raped her three years ago while she was a guest at his house. According to her account, Westwick “held (her) down and raped (her).”