Stan Lee's lawyer responds to sexual misconduct report: It's a 'shake down'

Yikes.

The Daily Mail is reporting that comic book legend Stan Lee was accused of sexual abusing by nurses who were hired to care for the 95-year-old in his California home, including groping and demands for oral sex:

https://twitter.com/johnbrougher/status/950798219935563776

Lee’s lawyer, however, is calling it a “shake down”:

Breaking BOMBSHELL! Stan Lee, 95-yr-old creator of Spider-man & X-men, accused of sexually harassing young nurses at his house. He denies and calls it a ‘shake down’. We have the latest on today’s #CrimeStories on @SiriusXM ch 132. Join us!

— Nancy Grace (@NancyGrace) January 9, 2018

The lawyers added, “Mr. Lee will not be extorted or blackmailed and will pay no money to anyone because he has done absolutely nothing wrong”:

“Mr. Lee will not be extorted or blackmailed and will pay no money to anyone because he has done absolutely nothing wrong.” – Stan Lee’s attorneyhttps://t.co/VmkxJFLW96

— Nancy Grace (@NancyGrace) January 9, 2018

According to the Daily Mail, no police report was filed (yet) but there is an ongoing legal dispute between Lee and the company that employed the nurses:

The nursing company which employs the women and caters for celebrities and high end clients is now in a legal dispute with icon Lee, DailyMail.com has learned.

But as yet no police complaint has been made and no lawsuits filed.

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Lee’s wife, Joan, died in 2017:

The pair, who met when the Marvel boss was supposed to take her friend on a date, were married for 69 years.
Joan Lee, the wife of Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, died Thursday in Los Angeles. She was 95.

“I can confirm the sad news that Joan Lee passed away this morning quietly and surrounded by her family,” a spokesperson for Stan Lee and his family said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “The family ask that you please give them time to grieve and respect their privacy during this difficult time.”

And Lee just turned 95 in December:

Happy 95th birthday to Stan Lee ? pic.twitter.com/Ta2b93TKsi

— HYPEBEAST (@HYPEBEAST) December 28, 2017