Dominique Jackson Says a Man Tried to Rape Her on Vacation

In the videos, Jackson alleges that she and her husband, Al, were thrown out of the Barceló resort in Aruba after the man attempted to rape her ... People.comTVTransActress&PoseStarDominiqueJacksonSaysaManTriedtoRapeHerWhileonVacationinArubaTransActress&PoseStarDominiqueJacksonSaysaManTriedtoRapeHerWhileonVacationinArubaDominiqueJackson,whoistransgender,saysshefearedshewouldbecomeavictimoftheviolenceoftenfacedbythetranscommunityByNatalieStoneJune26,201808:50PMAdvertisementFBTweetMorePinterestEmailSendTextMessagePrintpose-1-2000Credit:JoJoWhilden/FXPosestarDominiqueJacksonsaysamantriedtorapeherwhileshewasonvacationwithherhusbandinAruba.Jackson,whoistransgender,saysshefearedshewouldbecomeavictimoftheviolenceoftenfacedbythetranscommunity.ThestardetailedtheallegedincidentinaseriesofInstagramvideos,whichhavesincebeendeleted,onSunday.ItisnotknownwhetherJacksonorInstagramdeletedthevideos,whichremainpostedonfansitesandhavestokedangeramongmanyonsocialmedia.Getpushnotificationswithnews,featuresandmore.+FollowFollowingYou'llgetthelatestupdatesonthistopicinyourbrowsernotifications.Inthevideos,Jacksonallegesthatsheandherhusband,Al,werethrownoutoftheBarcelóresortinArubaafterthemanattemptedtorapeherandthepolicewerecalled.Shedidnotidentifythemanotherthantosayhewaswhite.TheArubapolicedidnotimmediatelyrespondtoPEOPLE’srequestforfurtherdetailsoftheallegedincident.ArepresentativeforJacksonhadnocommentwhencontactedbyPEOPLE.Arepresentativeforthehotelcalledherclaims“highlyinaccurateandinflammatory.”“IgotputoutofmyhotelroombecauseIwouldn’tsleepwithawhitemanonhisvacation,”Jacksonsaidinavideowhileapparentlystandingonthesidewalkoutsideofthehotelproperty.dominique-jackson-4-2000DominiqueJacksonandherhusbandAl|Credit:DominiqueJacksonTwitter“WearesupposedtobeattheBarcelóinArubaandwejustgotputoutofourhotelroombecauseIsaidtothewhitemanIwouldnotsleepwithhim.Itwasnotmythingtodoandhegotmeputout.Theyhadthecops,theyhadeverythingshowup.TheyputusoutofourroombecauseIwouldn’tsleepwithhim.We’reinArubalikestuckandIpaid—it’slike$5,000dollarsformetobeabletohavethisvacationandtheyputmeoutofmyroombecausethewhitemansaid,‘Sheinsultedme.’I’moutonthestreet,”shesaid.TheFXstarsaidinanothervideothatbecauseherhusbandwasblack,thepoliceandhotelfocusedonhiminsteadoftheotherman,whoshesaysattackedher.“Andwhiletheythoughthewasactingup,thewhitemanthatcalledthecopsonhimwasf—ingtryingtorapeme!Wastakings—fromme!Andeverybody’slookingatmelike,‘Oh,whatareyougoingthrough?’Yo,whereyourheadsat?Like,peoplearegettingawaywiths—.”POSEseason1galleryphotoPictured:DominiqueJacksonasElektraDominiqueJacksonasElektrainPose|Credit:DavidMiller/FXInanothervideo,theactresssaid,“Becausewhenthosecopsshowedupandthatwhitemansaid,‘Oh,welltheywerethisandtheywerethat,’theydidnotevenlookathisbackpocket!Becauseinhisbackpocket,hehadmymotherf—ingpanties—afterherippedthemoffofme!Ifwedon’tmakeitoutofAruba,Ilovey’all,thankyouMr.[Ryan]Murphy,Iloveyoudearly.”Theactressaddedthatshefearedasshewastrans,shewasinrealdangerandshewasalsoconcernedasArubaiswhereNatalieHollowaydisappeared.“I’mnottryingtobeoverdramaticoranythinglikethat,”Jacksonexplained.“But,asatransgenderwoman,Ijustknowthatsometimeswedon’tmakeitoutofplaces,right?Andcertainthingsdon’thappenforus.ButifIdon’tmakeitoutofArubatoday,I’mtellingy’allpointblank.”RELATEDVIDEO:StoryBehindtheStory:NewCluesintheDisappearanceofNataleeHolloway“NowIunderstandhowNatalee[Holloway]disappearedinAruba.Becauseyoucomeouthereandyouthinkyou’rehavingagoodtimeandstufflikethat,butthecopsandeverybodyelse,they’renotlookingatyou.They’renottryingtoprotectyouoranythinglikethat.Thatmanwasabletotakesomethingfromme,takemypantiesandalmostgetmyhusbandarrestedbecauseIsaidIdidnotwanttosleepwithhimorsuckhisd—.Thisisf—ingridiculous.”Inastatement,BarcelóAruba“confirmsanincidenttookplaceontheeveningofSunday,June24,2018,involvingAmericanmodel/actressDominiqueJacksonandherhusband,whowereguestsofthehotelatthetime.”“Jacksoninitiallypostedaversionofeventsonsocialmediawhich,afterathoroughinvestigation,wasdeemedhighlyinaccurateandinflammatory,”arepresentativeforthehotelsays.“Theincidenttookplaceinapublicareaandnumerouswitnessesprovidedadetailedaccountingofthealtercation,includingvideodocumentingtheincident,whichshowedaggressiveactionsbytheactress’husbandwhichresultedintheinjuryofanotherguest.”“ThesafetyofguestsandstaffisBarcelóAruba’sbiggestpriorityandassuch,thecouplethatinitiatedthealtercationwereaskedtoleavetheresort,”thestatementcontinues.“Theoriginalallegationshavesincebeendeletedfromhersocialmediaplatforms.JacksonandherhusbandwereabletofindanotherhotelthatnightandshesaidsheplannedtoflyoutMonday.Itwasthecouple’sfirstbigtriptogetherin20years.RELATEDARTICLE:RyanMurphy’sRecord-SettingDramaPoseGetsSeriesOrderonFXTobago-bornJacksonstartedherentertainmentcareerinmodelingandspenttwodecadesinfrontofthecameras.ShewentontostarinOxygenChanel’srealityshow,Strut,whichwasaboutthefirstall-transgendermodelingagency.Jackson’sbigactingbreakcamethisyearinRyanMurphy‘sPoseinwhichshestarsasElektraAbundance,thefiercehousemotheroftheHouseofAbundance.Theshowfeaturesthelargestcastoftransgenderactorseverassembledforascriptedseriesandtellsthestoryoftheriseoftheballro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