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Nicole Bitette

'Shark Tank' star Robert Herjavec's ex-girlfriend claims he repeatedly raped her

"Shark Tank" star Robert Herjavec is being sued by his ex-girlfriend for repeated rape just hours after the businessman sued her for attempting to extort him over false claims of sexual assault.

Herjavec's ex Danielle Vasinova, whom he dated from 2013 to 2015, is suing for sexual battery, domestic violence and infliction of emotional distress after claiming that the CEO repeatedly raped and sodomized her, TMZ reports.

She alleges that Herjavec took her to an underground sex club in Los Angeles in 2015 where he reportedly made her watch him engage in sexual conduct with other women.

Vasinova claims she denied participating when asked by Herjavec and he became angry, took off her clothes, forcefully held her down by her face and engaged in "injurious sexual intercourse and sodomy," according to the documents obtained by TMZ.

Vasinova also claims there were other instances of sexual assault, including shoving her inside from a balcony and raping her on a table, as well as grabbing her by the throat and preventing her from breathing before raping her once again, the suit claims.

Her suit comes just hours after Herjavec filed a lawsuit against her, claiming she was trying to extort him for millions of dollars with false accusations of sexual assault.

Herjavec's lawyer told TMZ in a statement: "The allegations are false and with the sole intent for monetary gain. My client has had enough and will not tolerate extortion."

Vaisnova was reportedly seeking $20 million from the businessman for her silence and later lowered it to $5 million, according to Herjavec's suit obtained by TMZ.

Herjavec says in his lawsuit that Vasinova is bitter over his choice to end their relationship.

He also claims that she sold a story to the National Enquirer about an encounter at a sex fantasy club.

The "Shark Tank" star alleged Vasinova was the one who invited him to the club and took photos of him without his knowledge while he was strapped to a table and blindfolded to be later used in her extortion attempt.

Herjavec married his "Dancing with the Stars" partner Kym Johnson in 2016.

Hutton did not immediately respond to a Daily News request for comment.

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