A founding member of media organization One True King has tentatively settled a defamation lawsuit against a fellow influencer in which he alleged the woman falsely accused him of rape in retaliation for not making the romantic commitment to her that she wanted.
Rich Campbell’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit against Azalia Lexi also alleged contract interference and intentional infliction of emotional distress. On July 31, his attorneys filed court papers with Judge Upinder S. Kalra notifying the judge of a “conditional” resolution in the case with the expectation a request for dismissal will be filed by Sept. 15. No terms were revealed.
Lexi’s real name is Alexis Marie Krpan. In a countersuit, she alleged that Campbell forced himself upon her sexually at his apartment in January 2022, causing harm to her physical and emotional well-being.
But in his suit filed in December 2023, Campbell, said Lexi’s allegations were those of “a superfan, or groupie, who has consensual sex with her crush, in this case a popular influencer, demands more of her crush’s time than he can give, and then, when he rejects her demands for a serious relationship, retaliates against him by trying to tarnish his reputation and have him cancelled by posting lies on the internet accusing him of rape.”
Campbell is a popular social media influencer, content creator and digital talent for the video-gaming industry as well as a co-founder of OTK Media Inc., which created online content on the streaming platform Twitch and previously produced content for various video games, including World of Warcraft.
Lexi, an online influencer, OnlyFans model and alleged gamer groupie, has a history of making false rape allegations and now alleges that Campbell sexually assaulted her when she invited herself over to his home after midnight after a night on the town with her friends, the suit stated.
The former flight attendant made more than a dozen social media posts and comments between Dec. 15, 2022, and June 29 of this year alleging that Campbell raped her, allegations that are “ludicrous and an absolute lie” in consideration that after meeting in 2018, the pair by 2019 had “engaged in consensual intercourse on numerous occasions,” the suit stated.
Lexi often flew to various U.S. cities to see Campbell at E-sports events such as the Call of Duty League and many times they were intimate, the suit stated. Lexi has admitted her relationship with Campbell was sexual and he rebuffed her requests for a serious relationship because he was not “in the position” to do so, resulting in an argument between the pair at his apartment in January 2022, the suit stated.
Nearly a year later, Lexi maintained on X that Campbell sexually assaulted and raped her during the January 2022 dispute between the pair and in June 2023 posted on the Twitter page of Campbell’s celebrity girlfriend, Mia Malkova, that her boyfriend is a “rapist,” the suit stated.
Lexi’s posts were read thousands of times and Campbell alleged that she intended the post to be understood as referring to Campbell, which prompted his OTK partners to step down from the business, the suit stated.
Based on his earnings in 2022, Campbell expected to make about $1.8 million in 2023 through Twitch revenue and contracted sponsorships, according to the suit, which further stated that the plaintiff “has not been paid a single dollar” since Lexi’s alleged defamation.