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Report: 11 More Women Accuse Plácido Domingo Of Sexual Misconduct

Since August, 20 women have made allegations against the highly influential opera star via reports published by The Associated Press. A spokesperson for Domingo disputed the report.
Opera star Placido Domingo, 78, rehearsing onstage in Orange, France in July.

Updated at 1:35 p.m. ET

The Associated Press reported Thursday that 11 more women have accused opera megastar Plácido Domingo of sexually harassing them in the opera theaters that are their workplaces. In total, 20 women have now accused Domingo of misconduct in allegations made via the AP.

A spokesperson for Domingo disputed the report and accused the AP of waging an "inaccurate" and "unethical" campaign against Domingo.

One singer, Angela Turner Wilson, told the AP in Thursday's report that Domingo groped her breast while they were having makeup

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