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The Voice’s Melanie Martinez accused of rape

  • The Voice's Melanie Martinez is accused of rape by her former best friend
  • Timothy Heller, also a singer, tells DailyMailTV she and Martinez were hanging out one night and that her friend raped her with a sex toy
  • Heller says she was reluctant to come forward at the time, as they were best friends, but recently felt emboldened by the #metoo movement
  • Maritnez has denied the allegations saying she said she wouldn't 'be intimate with someone without their absolute consent'

By Jessica Finn For Dailymail.com

Published: 19:31 EST, 18 December 2017 | Updated: 22:24 EST, 18 December 2017

A former best friend of The Voice star, Melanie Martinez, is opening up about how the singer allegedly raped her in 2015.

Timothy Heller says she and Martinez had become best friends after her band Dresses opened for The Voice star in concert. Heller details to DailyMailTV the night she claims Martinez raped her with a sex toy.

'I was trying to sleep and she was stroking my arm, and I kinda put up with that. And then she was like can I just do this, can I just do this, can I just touch your boobs, even though I had already said no to everything. Eventually it just led to her performing sexual acts on me,' Heller alleges to DailyMailTV on Monday.

Timothy Heller (right) alleges to DailyMailTV that her former best friend, The Voice star, Melanie Martinez (left) raped her with a sex toy 

Timothy Heller (right) alleges to DailyMailTV that her former best friend, The Voice star, Melanie Martinez (left) raped her with a sex toy

Melanie Martinez (pictured) rose to fame during The Voice in 2012 and became close with Heller after her band Dresses opened for the starMelanie Martinez (pictured) rose to fame during The Voice in 2012 and became close with Heller after her band Dresses opened for the star

Melanie Martinez (pictured) rose to fame during The Voice in 2012 and became close with Heller after her band Dresses opened for the star

The next day, Heller says she was in shock but couldn't go to police to report her friend.

'I remember feeling like it was almost a bad dream, and it didn't help that we never spoke about it either. We just pretended it didn't happen.'

Heller had first spoke out about her allegations against Martinez on Instagram, and she says she's remained silent until the #metoo movement spurred her to speak out about her own experiences.

'I wanted to start a conversation about how abusers are not always who you think they are, they can be your best friend, they can be someone close to you.'

Heller (pictured) tells DailyMailTV that she wanted to come forward in light of the 'MeToo' movementHeller (pictured) tells DailyMailTV that she wanted to come forward in light of the 'MeToo' movement

Heller (pictured) tells DailyMailTV that she wanted to come forward in light of the 'MeToo' movement

Martinez rose to prominence during The Voice in 2012 (pictured with Carson Daly), soon after she became close with HellerMartinez rose to prominence during The Voice in 2012 (pictured with Carson Daly), soon after she became close with Heller

Martinez rose to prominence during The Voice in 2012 (pictured with Carson Daly), soon after she became close with Heller

Timothy Heller's lengthy accusation was published on Twitter in early DecemberTimothy Heller's lengthy accusation was published on Twitter in early December

Timothy Heller's lengthy accusation was published on Twitter in early December

However, Martinez has denied Heller's allegations saying any intimate contact they had was consensual.

'She never said no to what we chose to do together,' Martinez tweeted after Heller had made her accusations in early December.

Martinez then followed up days later on Twitter again adding: 'I understand how hard it could be to understand my side of the story, considering no one with a heart would want to invalidate anyone speaking up about this topic.

'Please know that my intentions with everything I do in my life are always pure and I would never be intimate with anyone without their consent.'

After Heller's allegations became public, Martinez's fans took to Twitter using the hashtag #TimothyHellerIsOverParty, claiming they analyzed Heller's timeline and past Instagram photos to counter her accusations.

Heller responded to Martinez's fans by saying: 'This is why victims don't speak up.'

'I wouldn't wish this upon anyone,' she added in a tweet.

She later added: 'Last night was rough but id like to say, I do NOT regret speaking up, and it doesn't mean that you shouldn't.

This statement by Martinez came five days after her former friend and aspiring singer Heller alleged that Martinez had sexually assaulted herThis statement by Martinez came five days after her former friend and aspiring singer Heller alleged that Martinez had sexually assaulted her

This statement by Martinez came five days after her former friend and aspiring singer Heller alleged that Martinez had sexually assaulted her

'Just because this is hard, doesn't mean it wasn't the right thing to do. No one should be silenced, and I know that talking about this was an important thing to do. Ily guys.'

Martinez had risen to prominence on The Voice in 2012, singing Britney Spears's 'Toxic' in the auditions and reaching the Top 6 before being eliminated in the live shows.

Heller, herself an aspiring musician, claims although she allowed Martinez to touch her arm as they lay in bed together, it escalated into sexual assault, first tweeting about the incident, and then later identifying the alleged aggressor as Martinez.

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