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Cheerleading Empire Roiled by Sex-Abuse Allegations Closes Its Doors ‘Indefinitely’<!-- wp:html --><p>Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Getty / Facebook </p> <p>Amid<a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/scott-foster-rockstar-cheer-varsity-spirit-bain-capital-accused-of-role-in-abuse-scheme-in-new-lawsuit?ref=author"> harrowing sexual-abuse allegations against a South Carolina</a> cheerleading coach who died by suicide last week, his widow announced Wednesday that she is closing their well-known gym’s “doors indefinitely.”</p> <p>In a statement to The Daily Beast, Kathy Foster said it was a “difficult decision” to close Rockstar Cheerleading and Dance but that she believes “it is the best option under the circumstances.” </p> <p><a href="https://rockstarcheer.com/greenville/about-us/">According to Rockstar Cheer, Greenville’s website</a>, Foster’s former husband, Scott Foster, opened the gym in 2007 to launch a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RockstarCheerGreenville/photos/10160595654817923">nationally recognized cheer organization</a> that had licensing agreements with dozens of other gyms across the country.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/kathy-foster-wife-of-scott-foster-closes-rockstar-cheerleading-and-dance?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p> <p>Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/tips">here</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Amid harrowing sexual-abuse allegations against a South Carolina cheerleading coach who died by suicide last week, his widow announced Wednesday that she is closing their well-known gym’s “doors indefinitely.”

In a statement to The Daily Beast, Kathy Foster said it was a “difficult decision” to close Rockstar Cheerleading and Dance but that she believes “it is the best option under the circumstances.”

According to Rockstar Cheer, Greenville’s website, Foster’s former husband, Scott Foster, opened the gym in 2007 to launch a nationally recognized cheer organization that had licensing agreements with dozens of other gyms across the country.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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