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Feb 27, 2018 11:55 PM UTC Ryan Seacrest has denied his former personal stylist’s new claims of sexual abuse, after she came forward publicly to detail his alleged misconduct, following [an internal investigation by E!](http://time.com/5135172/ryan-seacrest-sexual-misconduct-response/) in which her complaint was dismissed. “I don’t want to accuse anyone of not telling the truth but in this case, I have no choice but to again deny the claims against me, remind people that I was recused of any wrongdoing, and put the matter to rest,” Seacrest said in a [statement to TheWrap](https://www.thewrap.com/ryan-seacrest-statement-sexual-abuse-accusation-e-stylist-cleared/) on Tuesday. The denial comes after Suzie Hardy, who started working as Seacrest’s personal stylist at E! News in 2006, told _Variety_ on Monday that the TV host had [sexually harassed her for years](http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/ryan-seacrest-sexual-abuse-allegations-stylist-details-1202710460/). Hardy’s claims include unwanted, sexually aggressive touching and groping by Seacrest. Hardy claimed she was fired after [reporting the alleged sexual abuse](http://time.com/5177057/stylist-ryan-seacrest-sexual-misconduct/) to the company’s human resources department in 2013. The sexual misconduct allegations were originally made public in November by Seacrest, who issued a statement denying the accusations. “Recently, someone that worked as a wardrobe stylist for me nearly a decade ago at _E! News_, came forward with a complaint suggesting I behaved inappropriately toward her,” [he said at the time](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ryan-seacrest-denies-reckless-misconduct-allegations-stylist-1059704). “If I made her feel anything but respected, I am truly sorry. I dispute these reckless allegations and I plan to cooperate with any corporate inquiries that may result.” Seacrest, who hosts ABC’s _Live With Kelly & Ryan_, appeared on the show Tuesday but did not [mention the new allegations](http://time.com/5177268/ryan-seacrest-sexual-harassment-e-news/). E! issued a statement in January saying there was insufficient evidence to support the accusations against Seacrest. The network said Seacrest will continue to [host the Oscars’ red carpet](http://time.com/5178220/ryan-seacrest-red-carpet-coverage-oscars-2018-despite-sexual-abuse-allegations/?xid=homepage) pre-show event at the 2018 Academy Awards, and a spokesperson for ABC said the network will still stand by the host. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5178523/ryan-seacrest-sexual-abuse-denial/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5178523/ryan-seacrest-sexual-abuse-denial/"},"headline":"Ryan Seacrest Denies Sexual Abuse Claims From Former Stylist","datePublished":"2018-02-27T23:55:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T19:27:55.984Z","description":"He is accused of sexually abusing her for years","url":"https://time.com/5178523/ryan-seacrest-sexual-abuse-denial/","keywords":["Television","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta96bb7e4f08bfb46/6989291022fb852d2fe24e2c/ryan-seacrest-live-red-carpet-oscars-2018-sexual-abuse-allegations.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta96bb7e4f08bfb46/6989291022fb852d2fe24e2c/ryan-seacrest-live-red-carpet-oscars-2018-sexual-abuse-allegations.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2018 Winter TCA Tour - Day 5","caption":"2018 Winter TCA Tour - Day 5","creditText":"Frederick M. 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