{"id":2450752,"date":"2026-06-08T23:22:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T23:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2450752"},"modified":"2026-06-08T23:22:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T23:22:40","slug":"rhoms-lenny-hochstein-speaks-out-on-sexual-assault-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/rhoms-lenny-hochstein-speaks-out-on-sexual-assault-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"RHOM&#8217;s Lenny Hochstein Speaks Out on Sexual Assault Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/real-housewives-of-miami\/\"><em>Real Housewives of Miami<\/em><\/a> star <strong>Lenny Hochstein<\/strong> is addressing the sexual assault allegations being made against him in a new lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never drugged or raped anyone in my life.\u201d Hochstein, 59, claimed to Us Weekly on Monday, June 8. \u201cI know who this girl is. She is a girl I met over a year ago and I have a video of her leaving my house the next morning smiling and dancing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hochstein admitted that he and the woman did participate in sexual activity but he vehemently denied that it was rape.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI absolutely did not drug anyone,\u201d he told <em>Us<\/em>. \u201cI did not rape anyone and would never do that in my life.\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\/pictures\/lisa-hochstein-lenny-hochsteins-messy-divorce-what-to-know\/\" 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\/pictures\/lisa-hochstein-lenny-hochsteins-messy-divorce-what-to-know\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Everything to Know About Lisa Hochstein\u2019s Messy Divorce From Lenny Hochstein<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe Real Housewives of Miami star Lisa Hochstein and ex-husband Lenny Hochstein announced their split in May 2022 \u2014 but going public was only the beginning of their messy divorce proceedings. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Enter your email Please enter a valid email. Subscribe By signing up, I agree to [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hochstein alleged there are witnesses who can advocate on his behalf. He also questioned the alleged victim for not reaching out to the authorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you feel like you were raped, why would you not go to the police?\u201d he continued. \u201cNo one from the police has reached out to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Monday, news broke that a woman anonymously filed a lawsuit in civil court against Hochstein for sexual battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. According to court documents obtained by <em>Us<\/em>, the woman, who has been referred to as Jane Doe, accused Hochstein of drugging and raping her after she was invited to a party at his house on Star Island in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s asking the court for more than $50,000, including attorneys fees and costs.<\/p>\n<p>Doe claimed that she was visiting Miami from London in May 2025. While out at the Sopra Club, Doe met another man, who she refers to in court docs as a \u201cdecoy,\u201d invited her to the Star Island home for an alleged party. She claimed that when she arrived at the property there wasn\u2019t a party.<\/p>\n<p>After meeting Hochstein, Doe accused him of repeatedly hitting on her and she rejected his advances.<\/p>\n<p>He allegedly \u201coffered to give her a tour of the Star Island\u201d home that ended in his bedroom at around 3 a.m. when he allegedly \u201ckissed\u201d her and she \u201cimmediately told him that things would not go any further and that she would not be having sex with him.\u201d She allegedly \u201crepeated the refusal multiple times throughout the night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also claimed he gave her a sleeping pill and she took it because he is a doctor. (Hochstein is a well-known plastic surgeon.)<\/p>\n<p>Doe claimed that after she took the pill, he \u201cbegan making increasingly aggressive and continuous sexual advances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She further claimed that he \u201cattempted to remove her underwear with his hand\u201d which she refused, and she allegedly told him that \u201cshe would not be having sex with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Doe claimed that she blacked out shortly after taking the pill and woke up the next morning \u201cextremely hazy\u201d when he \u201cattempted to have sex with her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At that point, she \u201crealized that her underwear had been removed from her body at some point during her period of unconsciousness,\u201d per the docs.<\/p>\n<p>Doe claimed that he told her that \u201cshe should have sex with him because the two of them had already had sex the night before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She alleged that she was \u201cincapable of giving and did not give valid consent to any sexual contact.\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\/lisa-hochstein-facing-charges-for-intercepting-exs-conversations\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lisa-Hochstein-Mugshot-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C299px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lisa-Hochstein-Mugshot-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C299px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lisa-Hochstein-Mugshot-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C299px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lisa-Hochstein-Mugshot-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C299px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lisa-Hochstein-Mugshot-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C299px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lisa-Hochstein-Mugshot-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C299px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lisa-Hochstein-Mugshot-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C299px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lisa-Hochstein-Mugshot-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C299px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lisa-Hochstein-Mugshot-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C299px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lisa-Hochstein-Mugshot-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C299px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1600%2C900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lisa-Hochstein-Mugshot-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C299px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1800%2C1012&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lisa-Hochstein-Mugshot-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C299px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1920%2C1080&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Lisa Hochstein Mugshot 2\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/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\/lisa-hochstein-facing-charges-for-intercepting-exs-conversations\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Lisa Hochstein Surrenders, Takes Mugshot After Allegedly Spying on Ex Lenny<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUPDATE \u2014 4\/15\/26, 11:42 a.m. ET: The Real Housewives of Miami star Lisa Hochstein has turned herself in to authorities. Hochstein\u2019s attorney, Jayne Weintraub, confirmed to TMZ on Wednesday, April 15, that the surrender was voluntary and her client \u201chas nothing to hide\u201d as the legal process plays out. Hochstein posed for a mugshot before [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Doe claimed in a text message exchange between them following the incident, Hochstein told her that he had \u201cgiven her melatonin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Doe claimed in the docs that it was Ambien because she remembered what it looked like and researched it online.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\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><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/08\/lenny-hochstein-accused-drugging-woman-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMZ<\/a> was first to report the news of the lawsuit filing.<\/p>\n<p>Lenny rose to fame for appearing on <em>Real Housewives of Miami<\/em> alongside ex-wife <strong>Lisa Hochstein<\/strong>. Lisa made her debut during season 2 which aired in 2012. She has remained on the cast since. On the Bravo series, Lenny and Lisa endured multiple issues including their fertility struggles and a tumultuous divorce. The exes split in 2022 and finalized their divorce two years later.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rainn.org\/\">National Sexual Assault Hotline<\/a> at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).<\/span><\/em><\/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>Real Housewives of Miami star Lenny Hochstein is addressing the sexual assault allegations being made against him in a new lawsuit. \u201cI\u2019ve never drugged or raped anyone in my life.\u201d Hochstein, 59, claimed to Us Weekly on Monday, June 8. \u201cI know who this girl is. 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