Former Silicon Valley star TJ Miller is facing"

Former Silicon Valley star TJ Miller is facing accusations of sexual assault and physical abuse from a woman he dated briefly while attending George Washington University in the early 2000s. The woman, who chose to keep her identity a secret, described the incidents to The Daily Beast. She accuses Miller of punching, choking, and violently shaking her during sex.

"He anally penetrated me without my consent, which I actually believe at that point I cried out, like, 'No,' and he didn't continue to do that -- but he also had a [beer] bottle with him the entire time. He used the bottle at one point to penetrate me without my consent," she says.

The woman made GWU aware of Miller's alleged behavior about a year later and it was "resolved" by student court. It is unclear exactly how it was resolved.

Miller and his wife Kate released a lengthy statement denying the accusations and accusing the woman of simply trying to break them up.

"We met this woman over a decade ago while studying together in college, she attempted to break us up back then by plotting for over a year before making contradictory claims and accusations. She attempted to discredit both of our voices and use us against one another by trying to portray Kate to be a continuous abuse victim of T.J. (further efforts to hurt the two of us). She was asked to leave our university comedy group because of worrisome and disturbing behavior, which angered her immensely, she then became fixated on our relationship, and began telling people around campus "I'm going to destroy them" & "I'm going to ruin him." We are confident that a full consideration of accounts from and since that time will shed light and clarity on the true nature of not only this person's character, and also on the real facts of the matter. (See the e-mails referenced). We stand together in stating this is nothing more than an unfortunate resurgence of her lies designed to wreak havoc on two happily married people in the public eye," the said in part. "Sadly she is now using the current climate to bandwagon and launch these false accusations again. It is unfortunate that she is choosing this route as it undermines the important movement to make women feel safe coming forward about legitimate claims against real known predators."