Southern CharmstarThomas Ravenel’s former nanny reportedly testified in a deposition that she had been told he offered to pay an Uber driver $500 to wipe cocaine off his clothes and face while partying the night his son Saint, now 3, was born.
Dawn has accused Ravenel, 56, of sexually assaulting her while she worked as his children’s nanny. He has denied the allegation.
Thomas Ravenel, son St. Julien Rembert, and Kathryn Dennis.Kathryn Dennis/Instagram
“One night [my friend] got a call to go pick up these gentlemen,” she reportedly said in the deposition. “I believe there were between three or four of them.”
She said her friend identified one of the men as Ravenel. “They wanted to party. They were all intoxicated … they were doing cocaine in her car,” she said the Uber driver told her.
“And so he’s like ”Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, will you do me a favor? I’ll pay you $500 to clean the cocaine off my face and wipe it off my clothes.”
Nanny Dawn; Charleston County Sheriff’s Office
Dawn testified that Ravenel gave the Uber driver $200 but never gave the remaining $300 promised.
And in a wide-ranging interview with PEOPLE ahead of the new season, Dennis separately alleged that Ravenel was on drugs that night. “He came to the hospital after I gave birth coked out and drunk at 3 a.m.,” she claimed.
In her deposition, according toThe Daily Mail,Dawn also accused Ravenel of drinking bourbon daily, wanting to abort Dennis’ pregnancy and “nearly amputating Kathryn’s hand in a car door.”
Dennis’ lawyer did not return PEOPLE’s request for comment.
In addition to son Saint, theSouthern Charmstars also share daughter Kensie, 5.
Last year, Dawnaccused the former politicianof sexually assaulting her, which he denied through his attorney. He wasarrested and charged with assault and batteryin September, and a judge hasordered Ravenel to go to trial, though he has not yet entered a plea.
Bravo has since cut ties with Ravenel, whowill not appearin the new season ofSouthern Charm.
Southern Charmreturns Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.
source: people.com
