[2] In 2012, Humphries received positive reviews of her performances in Giselle and The Sleeping Beauty at the Carreno Dance Festival in Sarasota, Florida.
[13][14] Humphries was in an apprentice program with the Boston Ballet in 2016 when the couple allegedly "sexually and verbally abused her, forced her to live with them and isolated her from her family.
"[15] In September 2021, the federal complaint was updated, accusing the Buttons of sex trafficking and sexual abuse of seven dancers, including a minor, age 11,[14][15] between 2007 and 2021.
[3] The complaint states, "This is a case about a couple who exploited their position of power and influence in the dance world to sexually abuse young dancers across the country.
[18] On July 8, 2022,[19] Randazza "filed a third-party counterclaim in U.S. District Court in Nevada," in which they claimed having been in a consensual, "loving and supportive" relationship with Humphries.
[20] The counterclaim also includes a U.S. civil suit was filed against the Edmonton Oilers' owner, Daryl Katz, alleging he paid Humphries $75,000 for sexual favors.
"[21] Randazza further claimed, "Humphries was literally a child prostitute to a billionaire, and her mother assisted her in laundering the money she was paid and in trafficking her to Katz.
[20] Less than a month later, in August 2022, the couple voluntarily withdrew their claims against Katz after being provided with reliable evidence to the contrary;[22] their lawyer issued an apology and requested that the court strike all relevant references from the record.