Joan Jett Denies Witnessing Sexual Assault Of Runaways Bassist

US rock musician Joan Jett has responded to claims made by her former bandmate of The Runaways, Jackie Fuch, that she witnessed the bassist be sexually assaulted from their former band manager, Kim Fowley, 40 years ago. 

As the Huffington Post reported, Fuch gave a harrowing and disturbing account of how she was allegedly repeatedly assaulted by Fowley when she was just 16 years old.

Fuch, whose stage name was Jackie Fox, has alleged that her fellow band members, including Jett, were present during the assaults, however Jett has denied the claims in a statement shared to her Facebook.

"Anyone who truly knows me understands that if I was aware of a friend or bandmate being violated, I would not stand by while it happened," Jett said. 

"For a group of young teenagers thrust into 70s rock stardom there were relationships that were bizarre, but I was not aware of this incident."

"Obviously Jackie’s story is extremely upsetting and although we haven’t spoken in decades, I wish her peace and healing."