International pop star Dean Lewis has accused a Dutch woman he briefly dated of manipulating raunchy texts to portray him as violent and abusive. The Sydney-born singer-songwriter has launched legal action against 25-year-old Sanne van Ooijen, who posted a TikTok video in December last year showing a picture of a badly bruised buttock.
Ms van Ooijen claimed the injured bottom was hers and the raised red marks were inflicted by 38-year-old Lewis when she would not call him her 'God'. The video was overlaid with selected texts from a December 2023 conversation, including him telling her, 'U need to be dominated.' However, the video omitted Ms van Ooijen's response: 'I do. Dominate me.'
Lewis's lawyers say they have reviewed thousands of WhatsApp messages and found no reference to him ever asking her to call him 'God'. Instead, the messages show extensive discussions about consensual sexual roleplay, with Ms van Ooijen repeatedly requesting dominance and spanking. In May 2024, she sent Lewis a photo of herself in activewear, writing: 'And I want you to spank my ass like you did in Amsterdam.'
Lewis's lawyers allege Ms van Ooijen manipulated the TikTok texts to disguise her consent and enthusiasm for activities such as being spanked. They further allege she has in the past admitted making false allegations about Lewis and apologised to him. Lewis has recently begun to hit back at what he describes as a sustained online campaign of false allegations of criminal conduct.
The Waves hitmaker has engaged lawyers in Australia, the UK, the US and the Netherlands, sending legal letters to four women. He has freely admitted to being 'flirty with adult women of all different ages' but vehemently denies having done anything illegal. Ms van Ooijen, who lives in Lelystad, dated Lewis for several weeks in mid-2023 while he was on a world tour.
