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The lawsuits were filed under New York's Adult Survivors Act, which lets adult victims sue over alleged attacks that occurred decades ago. The law expires after Thanksgiving on Thursday and has seen more than 2,500 suits so far.
Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose, actor Jamie Foxx and New York City mayor Eric Adams have been accused of sexual assault as a law which allows historical lawsuits is set to expire.
There have been a string of sexual abuse allegations in the run-up to Thanksgiving - many of them against high-profile celebrities. Sky News looks at the significance of the timing and the special law they were filed under.
The lawsuits were filed under New York's Adult Survivors Act, which lets adult victims sue over alleged attacks that occurred decades ago. The law expires on Friday and has seen more than 2,500 suits so far.
American writer and filmmaker A.M. Lukas has accused "White Lines" actor Nuno Lopes of drugging and raping her in 2006, in a filing lodged just days before a one-year window to sue over historic sexual abuse expires.