Rebecca Willis Awarded $275,000 Over Dirty Dancing Lawsuit

A court in North Carolina has awarded Rebecca Willis $275,000 for being wrongly accused for “diry dancing.”

Eight years ago Rebecca Wills, who was 56 at the time, was accused of “gyrating and simulating sexual intercourse with her partner while dancing.” And they say “her skirt was so short you could see her underwear.”

Twice in the past five years the Rebecca Willis case had gone before a federal district court judge and twice before the court of appeals. In May a three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals said it could proceed to trial on the question of whether the town violated Willis’ Constitutional right to equal protection under the 14th Amendment by banning her from the town’s public music arena.

The staff claimed that they banned her because she had acted in an obscene manner, showing her underwear and dancing crudely. Willis contended that she was dancing appropriately.

Rebecca’s attorney was Jon Sasser. The American Civil Liberties Union announced the settlement Thursday. 

Larry Leake, the attorney for the town, believes that the town did nothing wrong. But Willis said in a statement that the settlement sends a message that the town should allow for diversity and free expression.

The video above it Rebecca Willis showing off her best fancy ‘dirty dancing’ moves.