Here's What Allegedly Happened Between Jessi Smiles and Curtis Lepore

Nov. 18 2019, Updated 7:39 p.m. ET

Former Vine stars Jessica Vasquez (aka, Jessi Smiles) and Curtis Lepore rose to popularity on the now-dead six-second video sharing app, combining witty humor with easy-to-create movies to achieve a following and their now-thriving web careers. 

In 2014, at the peak of Vine's recognition, the pair started an overly public romance on the app, with enthusiasts becoming increasingly more engaged of their online relationship.

When the pair in any case made up our minds to fulfill in individual for the primary time in New York City, 2,000 enthusiasts joined to document the instant with them. As they embraced for the first time in Washington Square Park, their follower counts skyrocketed.

What appeared like the very best internet dating briefly fell apart regardless that. It wasn't long after their initial meeting that the pair broke up. Many fans wondered what had happened to their dream internet couple — until Curtis was once arrested on fees of rape.

While the allegations — and eventual sentencing — happened in 2014, the pair's fallout has been introduced up again; this time, within the context of a feud between Jessi and her former friend Gabbie Hanna. 

Here's what happened between Jessi and Curtis, and how Gabbie is concerned.

Jessi accused Curtis of raping her whilst she was asleep.

While staying in Los Angeles after she and Curtis broke up, Jessi hit her head on a chair while making a Vine, leaving her apprehensive that she'd suffered a concussion. She jokingly tweeted about it, however her now-ex was worried, and introduced to pick out her up. The two headed again to Curtis' position, where Jessi ultimately fell asleep in Curtis' bed.

In her fees in opposition to Curtis, Jessi claims that she awoke to him having intercourse with her. She was once extremely disillusioned, demanding he take her again to the house she'd been staying at. After calling both a chum and her mom, who steered her to file the attack, Jessi complied and filed the police report. Curtis was arrested on Sept. 18, 2013.

While the fees were in the beginning stored beneath wraps, on Jan. 15, 2014, TMZ contacted Jessi to inform her they have been publishing a story about the allegations, and Jessi consented to have her title printed with the piece.

The web blew up straight away after, with lovers and fellow influencers taking sides within the case. 

Curtis took a plea deal.

The case was once wrapped up on Feb 21, 2014, when Curtis accredited a plea deal within the case. Instead of dealing with the fees of sexual attack, Curtis pled to blame to criminal assault, and the rape charges were dropped.

Jessi responded to the announcement on her Twitter, saying "Curtis plead guilty to a felony assault today in court. It is no longer going to trial. I am okay with this and thankful for it to be over."

Gabbie and Jessi are actually publicly feuding.

Fast forward to 2019, and the allegations are brought back to light as Gabbie and Jessie are engaged in an internet feud. Jessi and Gabbie used to be just right pals, making movies together incessantly, until their friendship slowly petered out. Fans have all the time speculated why the two minimize contact with every other.

During the trial and sentencing of Curtis, it is alleged that Gabbie had tweeted her support of Curtis (the screenshots of which have yet to be found), and Gabbie's enhance of her rapist is one of the things that resulted in their falling out. Gabbie would also hang around with Curtis and his friends frequently, much to the discomfort of Jessi.

When Jessi faced Gabbie about why she nonetheless hung out with Curtis' pals, Gabbie's response was once "Jessie, Curtis' friends didn't rape you."

All of that is addressed in Jessi's video titled "Gabbie Hanna needs to be stopped." In the video, Jessi finds that she believes Gabbie to be manipulative on many other levels, and supports Trisha in her views on why she mentioned she doesn't agree with Gabbie (which Trisha made her own video about).

Since the video has been released, Gabbie has been DMing fanatics to defend herself, and the two are frequently going back and forth on Twitter about the disagreement.

If you or any person you realize wishes fortify for rape or sexual violence, The National Sexual Assault Hotline is to be had 24/7 at 1-800-656-4673. You will be hooked up with a educated staff member to your space. Or seek advice from RAINN.org to talk on-line with a enhance specialist at any time.

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