© Courtesy of Sofie Karasek/Courtesy of Sofie Karasek Then-Vice President Biden talks wth Sofie Karasek after the 2016 Academy Awards ceremony. Karasek was among sexual assault victims who appeared onstage with Lady Gaga that year. Biden’s physical contact came after Karasek told him of a college student who had been sexually assaulted and recently died by suicide. She later said the physical encounter had made her feel uncomfortable.