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Clifton Powell was born on March 16, 1956 in Washington, D.C. He is an American comedian and actor noted for his many remarkable films like Next Friday, Menace II Society, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Presidents">Dead Presidents</a>, Rush Hour, and Just Another Day.

Upbringing

Clifton grew up in the Mayfair Mansions. As a child, he was somewhat active and had difficulties following rules. As a student, he was transferred from Dematha High School to St. Anthony's High School probably due to his behavior and his tendency to disobey his teachers.

Acting Career

Clifton was a very dedicated professional, a claim that is easily proved thanks to his long filmography list. Clifton has been in the cast of more than one hundred films since the beginning of his career in the 80s. A majority of those films went on to become great successes and box office hits. Although the success part was not solely due to Powell, but it seems safe to conclude that he was a key ingredient to the recipe.

He was cast as main antagonist in a Bounce TV first prime time soap opera. And as if making a name in both movies and TV series wasn’t enough, Clifton also took part in the popular video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, as Big Smoke.

Sexual Assault Case

Clinton has had to deal with legal trouble. In 2011, Kiayante Myers, a Louisiana woman accused Powell of raping her in a hotel room. The police did not make any progress in the case due to lack of evidence so she brought the case to the federal court. It was said that she felt uncomfortable with the way he treated her and asked him to stop. However, Powell ignored her and raped her. She filed a complaint asking for compensation for medical and legal expenses, special damages for rape, sexual assault and battery.

Her complaint stated: "Defendant Powell is a professional actor that has participated in several movies during his career. On August 28, 2011, at approximately 10:00 p.m., defendant Powell came into Harrah's Casino, where the plaintiff is employed as a cocktail waitress. The plaintiff and defendant have known one another for approximately two years. After a brief encounter, defendant Powell asked when she would be getting off from work and if she would like to go out afterward. Plaintiff agreed to defendant Powell's request and after getting off from work around midnight, plaintiff met defendant Powell outside of the casino and together went to the W Hotel Bar for drinks.

After the drinks at The W Hotel, both plaintiff and defendant went to The International House Hotel at 221 Camp Street, where defendant Powell was a registered guest. After she entered his hotel room, defendant Powell asked plaintiff to take her pants off so that he could perform oral sex, which led to a consensual sexual relation. Later that same day, when plaintiff and defendant Powell awoke, defendant Powell wanted to engage in sexual relations again, but plaintiff declined his offer, informing him that he was too rough with her last time."

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Details were spared, as they get much more vivid and rough. Powel denied those accusations which he called false and stated that he would be "pursuing all legal remedies available to him against his accuser", as a representative for Clinton told TMZ.

For safety reasons, the woman used Kiayante Myers as a pseudonym. Her real name was not revealed to the public. She was working as a cocktail waitress and Clifton knew her for about two and a half years. She tried to talk him off the idea as he was rough but, Powell insisted that he would be easy. But, Powell used brutal force, choked her, and forced to to call him ‘Monique’.

In 2013, the court ordered Powell to settle the case with 153 thousand dollars. However, after a few months, she again raised a complaint that she has been trying to get the money from Powell but the attempt was initially made in vain. A judgment was then made favoring Myers and allowed her to seize the property to settle the debt.

During the initial stages of the investigation, Powell stated that the woman was falsely accusing him and he also said that he planned to sue her. However, later, due to concrete evidence, the actor was found guilty. During the initial stages of investigation, the police did not find any strong evidence against Powell. When she took the case to the Federal court, things started to take a new turn.

This rape case did not have much of an effect on his personal relationship. His partner, Kimberly never talked about her husband and the rape case in public. There are rumors that he has not yet married to Kimberly and they were just in a long-term relationship.

Clearing His Name

In 2017, a judge ruled that Clifton was innocent and ended the $150,000 federal civil rape case. The case was dismissed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_S._Vance">Judge</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_S._Vance">Sarah S. Vance</a> because there were inconsistencies in the alleged victim’s story and Clifton did was not properly served with a lawsuit in the initial stages of the case.

Powell’s lawyer made an official statement after the case was closed, “Mr. Powell feels blessed. Mr. Powell feels vindicated. He prays for Ms. Myers. And he thanks his fans. He doesn’t have any animosity in his heart. His father always told him the truth will set you free. It was a very emotionally disturbing ordeal, but we felt that the truth would come through.”

Damita Williams of the New Orleans Police Department, the detective that was a part of the investigation also made a statement “Through my investigation I found Ms. Kiyante Myers’ claims to be unfounded. Specifically because when I asked Ms. Kiyante Myers was she forced or intimidated to commit any sexual intercourse with Mr. Powell, she replied ‘No’”

Clifton had received negative press to his name during the years the case was active but he was happy to put it all behind him. He just wanted to get back to work.

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