In a new interview with the Boston Globe, Junot Diaz denied allegations of sexual misconduct raised in May by Zinzi Clemmons. Clemmons said Diaz forcibly kissed her after a Columbia University workshop, but Diaz countered the allegation, saying, “I did not kiss anyone. I did not forcibly kiss Zinzi Clemmons. I did not kiss Zinzi Clemmons. It didn’t happen.” Diaz’s initial statement at the time, through his agent Nicole Aragi, was, “I take responsibility for my past. That is the reason I made the decision to tell the truth of my rape and its damaging aftermath. This conversation is important […]
