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"&lt;img alt=\"0801_shelby_EX\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/08/02/0801-shelby-ex.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;88-year-old driving legend &lt;strong&gt;Carroll Shelby&lt;/strong&gt; is adamant ... he did NOT sexually assault his former receptionist, claiming her accusations are nothing but \"wild and fantastical.\" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TMZ broke the story ... &lt;strong&gt;Angelica Smith &lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2011/08/01/carroll-shelby-sued-lawsuit-sexual-assault-receptionist-sexual-battery-mustang-cobra-designer-racer/\"&gt;filed a $5 million lawsuit \nagainst Shelby&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; -- who famously designed the Ford Mustang Cobra -- \nclaiming he groped her at his home and also ignored her complaints when \nshe told him she was raped by one of his employees.&amp;#160; Smith claims she was fired, in part, because she reported the alleged rape to Shelby. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shelby's lawyer, M. Neil Cummings, tells TMZ, \"Carroll Shelby is disappointed that such wild and fantastical allegations have been made by a former employee.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He adds, \"The fact is that her position was no longer required due to Mr. Shelby&amp;#8217;s age, health and work schedule.&amp;#160; But this apparently disgruntled former employee and her counsel have chosen to turn this into yet another prematurely publicized, frivolous lawsuit against a public figure.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shelby's lawyer says the auto legend has \"full confidence in the judicial system and believes that the truth will come out through the legal process.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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