Melanie Martinez Speaks Out On Rape Allegation

A former contestant from "The Voice" is denying a rape accusation made by another female singer. Melanie Martinez, who appeared on the third season of "The Voice" in 2012, posted a statement on Twitter Tuesday in which she denied an allegation from a female friend who accused her of sexual assault. Martinez said in the statement that she was "horrified and saddened by the statements and story told tonight by Timothy Heller [her female friend]." Heller said the recent wave of women coming forward with their stories of harassment and assault gave her encouragement that her account would be believed. "Girls can rape girls," she wrote. "Best friends can rape best friends." In her statement, Martinez said both she and Heller were in pain and "dealing with our individual demons" at the time. "She never said no to what we chose to do together," Martinez said. "And although we parted ways, I am sending her love and light always." http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_entertainment/~3/FKydkjZ-ueg/index.html http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit Entertainment using http://wochit.com