Blake Shelton continues to fight back against tabloid allegations.
As part of the 39-year-old singer's ongoing $2 million defamation lawsuit against InTouch Weekly, Shelton has filed an official statement denying the tabloid's claim that he engaged in an "alcohol-fueled rendezvous" while visiting Cancun, Mexico, in August of last year.
"He did not kiss or hook up with any women while
in Mexico," a statement from Shelton's lawyer reads. "He did not have a
suite or room with a hot tub, his room was not called a 'Passion Suite,'
he did not party with strippers or go to a strip club, he was not doing
shots of tequila nonstop, and he was not walking through the lobby of
his hotel holding two bottles of tequila."
In an earlier declaration filed by InTouch Weekly
reporter Adriane Schwartz, she cited a confidential source that had
stayed at the hotel ME Melia and an Instagram photo that appeared to
show Shelton posing with a woman "in a room with distinctive tile
patterns, lights, drapes and round rug" that allegedly matched the decor
of the hotel ME Melia.
Shelton has denied that he was a guest of the
hotel, but says that he did visit the Rose Bar on the ME Melia property
with a friend, Kevin Canady, per a recommendation from his driver,
Felipe Gomez.
"While we were still outside at the entrance near
the valet and driveway, a blonde woman who appeared to be exiting the
property stopped me and asked me to take a picture with her, as people
sometimes do. I did not know this woman, but I agreed to take a picture
with her," Shelton says in his declaration.
"While we were at the Rose, I was asked by a lot
of people to pose for photographs and I did so. When we left the Rose,
we walked back to the valet to get Mr. Gomez's car and we left. Mr.
Gomez was with me and my friend the entire time we were at the Rose, and
on the way to and from there. I did not have a room at the ME Melia and
I did not go to any guest rooms there," Shelton's declaration
continues. "When we left the Rose, the only people in the car were Mr.
Gomez, my friend, and myself. Mr. Gomez dropped me and my friend off for
the night at the Fiesta Americana, where I was staying."
As for the woman depicted in the Instagram photo,
Schwartz said that the caption -- the phrase "Just hanging out with
Blake Shelton in Cancun last night" paired with emojis of a smiling
face, a woman fanning herself, a flame and a heart -- "together
reinforce that there was a 'hot' and 'romantic' rendezvous."
In September 2015, People magazine also reported on Shelton's trip to Cancun,
citing a source that said, "'Blake had a fun weekend and enjoyed his
single life... He had fun with girls and seems to enjoy the attention.'"
ET has reached out to InTouch Weekly regarding Shelton’s latest declaration.
Amid Shelton's lawsuit, the country singer is busy promoting his new album, If I'm Honest. On Monday, the singer released a brand new single to Christian radio titled "Savior's Shadow."
"At a very dark time in my life last year I
dreamed the first verse of this song," he said in a statement. "I woke
up and immediately wrote it down. Now, looking back, I know it was God’s
way of telling me that he's here and things are gonna be OK."
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