Radio personality Marcellus Wiley speaks at the 14th Annual Harold & Carole Pump Foundation Event on August 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
Marcellus Wiley. Photo: Tiffany Rose/WireImage
Former NFL player Marcellus Wiley has been accused of raping two women at Columbia University when he was a student in 1994.
The first allegation against Wiley, the husband of former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Annemarie Wiley, came in 2023, with the second woman coming forward in a lawsuit filed in March 2025.
Wiley has denied the 2023 allegation, and has not yet responded to the 2025 lawsuit.
Warning: The below story contains descriptions of an alleged rape.
Former NFL player Marcellus Wiley has been accused of raping two women at Columbia University in 1994, according to a pair of lawsuits — the most recent of which was filed earlier this month in New York.
Wiley, the husband of former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Annemarie Wiley, was accused of raping a classmate in a new lawsuit filed earlier this month in the New York Supreme Court. The former NFL player was also accused of another 1994 rape in a lawsuit filed in 2023, as well.
The filings were reviewed by PEOPLE and allege that Wiley sexually assaulted two separate women inside the dormitories at Columbia University, where Wiley played college football. The most recent lawsuit alleges that Wiley raped a woman in his dorm room in late October 1994, while the initial lawsuit from 2023 alleges he raped another woman in her dorm room less than a month later, in November 1994.
The former NFL player denied the first allegation made the initial 2023 lawsuit, calling it “B.S.” on his YouTube show last year and in a 2024 court filing in response to the lawsuit. An attorney for Wiley did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment this week about allegations.
Former NFL Star Marcellus Wiley Accused of Sexual Assault While Attending Columbia University
Annemarie Wiley and Marcellus Wiley attend the 2023 Zodiac Ball at The Houdini Estate on September 28, 2023
Annemarie Wiley and Marcellus Wiley attend the 2023 Zodiac Ball at The Houdini Estate on September 28, 2023
The early March filing alleges that the plaintiff “said ‘no’ repeatedly” to Wiley after he allegedly invited her into his dorm room on Oct. 27, 1994 and soon steered their conversation towards sex. The lawsuit, which also names Columbia University as a defendant, alleges that Wiley said he wanted to have sex with the woman, who continued to turn down his request. The lawsuit goes on to allege that “Wiley began to get angry and threatened plaintiff” and “then swung plaintiff’s legs on the bed, lunged towards her and overpowered plaintiff.”
“Wiley pushed plaintiff down on the bed and pulled her clothing aside,” the lawsuit continues. “Wiley held plaintiff down and raped her whispering in her ear the entire time saying to relax, enjoy it, stop crying, and stop fighting the feeling.”
The filing alleges the plaintiff tried to report the incident to a school administrator the following day, but the administrator told her that her complaint against Wiley would not be anonymous and that she "would be known as the girl who destroyed a Black man’s NFL dream."
The woman is now seeking punitive damages from Wiley and Columbia University, according to the lawsuit.
The unidentified woman’s attorneys allege their client “has been injured physically and emotionally, suffered trauma to her body systems, suffered mental and emotional damage, financial loss, injury to her career and education, all of which injuries will be permanent or have permanent effects, suffered financial loss and which have required and will require in the future, medical care.”
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Marcellus Wiley rushes upfield the Seattle Seahawks at Alltel Stadium, September 11, 2005 in Jacksonville. The Jaguars defeated the Seahawks 26 - 24.
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Marcellus Wiley rushes upfield the Seattle Seahawks at Alltel Stadium, September 11, 2005 in Jacksonville. The Jaguars defeated the Seahawks 26 - 24.
Both woman who filed the complaints against Wiley are being represented by the same attorneys. PEOPLE has reached out to the defendants’ attorneys for comment but did not receive an immediate response on Tuesday.
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Wiley was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 1997 and played 10 seasons as a defensive end in the NFL with the Bills, the San Diego Chargers, the Dallas Cowboys and then the Jacksonville Jaguars before retiring in 2006. Wiley later worked at ESPN from 2013 until 2018 as a broadcaster and football analyst, later taking a job as a co-host for the “Speak for Yourself” sports talk program on Fox Sports 1, which he continued until 2022.
Wiley married Annemarie Wiley in June 2014. The couple shares three children together, while Wiley also has a daughter from a prior relationship.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.