{"id":2347107,"date":"2026-03-26T23:48:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T23:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2347107"},"modified":"2026-03-26T23:48:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T23:48:24","slug":"what-to-know-about-cyndi-laupers-son-amid-assault-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/what-to-know-about-cyndi-laupers-son-amid-assault-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Know About Cyndi Lauper&#8217;s Son Amid Assault Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/cyndi-lauper\/\"><b>Cyndi Lauper <\/b><\/a>and her husband, <b>David Thornton<\/b>, welcomed their only child, son <b>Declyn Thornton Lauper<\/b>, in 1997.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cWe switch back and forth, and then my job kind of never ended,\u201d the \u201cGirls Just Want to Have Fun\u201d singer said during a 2013 interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Nn_9Oy2bLzM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">ABC News<\/span><\/a> about Thornton\u2019s life as a stay-at-home dad. \u201cYou gotta be there for [your kids]. I work a lot because I want to give him everything I never could have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Lauper, who didn\u2019t grow up with a \u201csilver spoon,\u201d further explained that she has always tried to be an authentic mom to Declyn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cI don\u2019t want to be a fake parent. I don\u2019t want to be fake anything,\u201d she said. \u201cI want to be the real thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/cyndi-laupers-husband-sued-amid-assault-claims-against-son\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/cyndi-laupers-husband-sued-amid-assault-claims-against-son\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Cyndi Lauper&#8217;s Husband David Thornton Sued Amid Assault Claims Against Son<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tA woman has filed a lawsuit against Cyndi Lauper\u2019s husband, David Thornton, alleging that the star couple\u2019s rapper son, Declyn Lauper, sexually assaulted her. According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly on Tuesday, March 24, the woman alleges that Declyn, 28, sexually assaulted her in a New York City penthouse in November 2020 after [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p2\">Nearly 13 years later, Declyn was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/cyndi-laupers-husband-sued-amid-assault-claims-against-son\/\"><span class=\"s1\">accused of sexual assault<\/span><\/a>. Neither he nor Lauper immediately addressed the claims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Keep scrolling to get to know Lauper\u2019s son:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><b>Cyndi Lauper\u2019s Son Declyn Is Also a Musician<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\">Declyn Thornton Lauper has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/celebrity-kids-following-in-their-parents-musical-footsteps\/\">followed in mom Cyndi Lauper\u2019s footsteps<\/a> as a singer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cHe\u2019s doing really well, [and] record companies are talking to him,\u201d Lauper said on a 2017 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/video\/news\/national-international\/sc067-cyndi-lauper-on-her-son-performing_necn\/2073555\/\"><span class=\"s1\">episode<\/span><\/a> of <b>Harry Connick Jr.<\/b>\u2019s eponymous talk show. \u201cIt\u2019s an exciting time for him, and he\u2019s in the studio making music. I think he has a lot of talent and a lot of different talents, and he has the whole world ahead of him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">According to Lauper, her son has been interested in the spotlight since he was a child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cHe used to tell me when he was little, he was like 8 or 10, and it was the encore [of one of my concerts], and he said, \u2018Mom, give me the mic. I got this,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cI figured it was the encore, so he went on and put his hood up and went, \u2018Let\u2019s make some noise,\u2019 and the whole place went nuts \u2026 [and] he\u2019s very charismatic.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><b>What Cyndi Lauper\u2019s Son Declyn Thought of Family Reality TV Show<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\">Cyndi Lauper, David Thornton and Declyn Thornton Lauper had their own WEtv reality TV show, <i>Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual<\/i>,<b> <\/b>in 2013 that chronicled their daily life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Declyn, who was a teenager at the time, wasn\u2019t pleased whenever Lauper would curse on air.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cHe\u2019s, like, \u2018Ma, what Dad always says is that if you don\u2019t curse when it\u2019s not important, you won\u2019t curse when it is,\u2019\u201d Lauper told ABC News in 2013. \u201cI was, like, \u2018F*** yeah.\u2019 Just kidding!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Declyn, who performs under the stage name Dex Lauper, launched his own record label, 13 Degrees Media Group, in June 2025.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><b>What Cyndi Lauper Has Said About Her Family Life<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\">Cyndi Lauper and David Thornton <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/celebrity-couples-who-have-been-together-for-50-years-or-longer\/\">have been married<\/a> since 1991.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cMy husband became the strong arm of the family. He was very much there. He\u2019s so wildly talented; he understands stories so well,\u201d Lauper told<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2023\/06\/cyndi-lauper-documentary?srsltid=AfmBOopmv5ojONj-_UEgBQPZtqQiMMRgMcjs337ky7mVh8NSYdkRjzCm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"> <i>Vanity Fair<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> <\/i>in 2023, also acknowledging that they employed a nanny to help care for Declyn. \u201cMy son went to good schools, but I missed out on a few things when I was on the road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">She continued, \u201cPeople said I was so career-driven, but once the kid came, I looked at how I can support everything: make a record, tour \u2014 and my husband would say, \u2018Go to Europe, I\u2019ve got him.\u2019 I took my son on tour sometimes, but he needed his own space. He makes music now. It\u2019s more underground. He\u2019s on SoundCloud and he\u2019s a terrific artist.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><b>Cyndi Lauper\u2019s Son Declyn Was Accused of Assault in 2026<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\"><i>Us Weekly <\/i>confirmed in March 2026 that Cyndi Lauper\u2019s husband, David Thornton, was named in a lawsuit by a woman claiming that she was sexually assaulted by Declyn Thornton Lauper.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p2\">In court documents obtained by <i>Us<\/i>, the anonymous individual alleged that Declyn assaulted her after she \u201crefused to perform oral sex on him.\u201d She also claimed that Thornton \u201cenabled\u201d the alleged incident since the actor leased the penthouse where the incident took place and reportedly knew that Declyn had alleged \u201cviolent and sexually abusive propensities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Neither Lauper, Thornton nor Declyn have publicly addressed the lawsuit or allegations. <i>Us Weekly <\/i>reached out for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><i>If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyndi Lauper and her husband, David Thornton, welcomed their only child, son Declyn Thornton Lauper, in 1997. \u201cWe switch back and forth, and then my job kind of never ended,\u201d the \u201cGirls Just Want to Have Fun\u201d singer said during a 2013 interview with ABC News about Thornton\u2019s life as a stay-at-home dad. \u201cYou gotta [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2347108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[30055,24003,30252],"class_list":["post-2347107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-moms","tag-celebrity-news","tag-scandals"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/What-to-Know-About-Cyndi-Laupers-Son-Amid-Assault-Claim.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2347107"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2347109,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347107\/revisions\/2347109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2347108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2347107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2347107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2347107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}