Kehinde Wiley accused of sexually assaulting artist-curator Joseph Awuah-Darko

Kehinde Wiley, a renowned Nigerian-American portrait painter commissioned to capture Barack Obama for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, is currently in the media for alleged sexual assault. According to multiple reports, on two occasions in 2021, during a dinner, the artist sexually assaulted British-born Ghanaian artist-curator Joseph Awuah-Darko. Wiley has since responded and claims that their relationship was consensual. The alleged victim is seeking legal action.