'Real World' Producers Respond to Rape Lawsuit, Call It 'Completely Baseless'

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Filed under: [url="http://www.tmz.com/person/tonya-cooley/"]Tonya Cooley[/url], [url="http://www.tmz.com/category/celebrity-justice/"]Celebrity Justice[/url], [url="http://www.tmz.com/category/real-world/"]Real World[/url]

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The "Real World" is firing back at Tonya Cooley's lawsuit ... claiming she was raped by a tooth brush during filming ... calling her accusations "completely baseless."

TMZ broke the story ... [b]Tonya [url="http://www.tmz.com/2011/10/27/real-world-contestant-sues-sexual-abuse-rape-toothbrush-lawsuit-mtv/#.TqxKWXHe5L1"]filed the suit[/url][/b] against MTV, Bunim/Murray Productions, [b]Kenneth Santucci[/b], [b]Evan Starkman[/b] and others ... claiming two guys used a tooth brush rather inappropriately on her while she was passed out and cameras rolled during filming of "[b]The Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins[/b]."

Cooley claimed producers knew all about the incident and never told her.

A rep for Bunim/Murray, the production company behind the show, tells TMZ they actually "a thorough investigation" into the allegations -- but "found Tonya Cooley's claims to be completely baseless."

Cooley is suing for unspecified damages.

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