Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver and NFL Network commentator Michael Irvin has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the woman who accused him of sexual misconduct.
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This case would have happened on Sunday evening at a hotel in Glendale, Arizona.
A lady with whom the 56-year-old is said to have spoken about it then filed a complaint against him. All of this resulted in Irvin being removed from NFL Network’s Super Bowl coverage.
As gossip site TMZ reported on Friday, the Football Hall of Famer argued that a Renaissance hotel’s management and staff had made it a target of “abandonment culture.” [«cancel culture»].
He claimed to have been the wrongful victim of false accusations.
“Careless actions can have serious consequences. Marriott [la compagnie qui gère l’hôtel où logeait Irwin] appeared not to appreciate these simple truths when its employees and management, in a rush to reach a verdict, inaccurately and inflammatoryly accused Mr. Irvin of wrongdoing,” the document still reads, according to the US website.
According to the lawsuit, multiple witnesses saw Irvin and the alleged victim and corroborated his original statement that he exchanged pleasantries with clerk “Jane Doe” and shook her hand. Then the former footballer would have gone to his room alone.
Also according to TMZ, when Irvin and his team became aware of the allegations, they tried to provide their version of the facts to hotel staff to rectify the situation, but they refused to listen.
Florida attorney Levi McCathern told the outlet that his client’s reputation was damaged by the case. He also pointed out that Irvin lost money and television appearances were canceled as a result of the false allegations.
“It is clear that Michael is the latest victim of the abandon culture, where it only takes one charge to ruin a person’s life. Michael is eager to clear his name in court and he hopes the court will bring the truth to public opinion,” McCathern said.