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UFC star Conor McGregor was sued on Tuesday over sexual assault allegations stemming from a bathroom incident at the Kaseya Center during a Miami Heat NBA Finals game in 2023.
The woman, who is described as a 49-year-old senior vice president at a Wall Street financial firm, alleged that McGregor assaulted her in the bathroom in Miami during Game 4 of the NBA Finals on June 9, 2023.
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Her lawyer, James Dunn, filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida.
"My client has thought long and hard about the decision to pursue this civil case, and is fearful of the effect it may have on her job on Wall Street," Dunn said. "Nonetheless, her main goal in filing this suit is to raise awareness and encourage others to report sexual assault."
Prosecutors said in October 2023 that McGregor would not face criminal charges over the alleged incident.
Barbara Llanes, McGregor’s lawyer, spoke out about the new lawsuit in a statement to Irish Legal News.
"After a thorough investigation at the time, the State’s Attorney concluded that there was no case to pursue," she said. "Almost two years and at least three lawyers later the plaintiff has a new false story. We are confident that this case too will be dismissed."
The lawsuit alleged that staff and security at the arena "had actual knowledge of the wrongfulness of the conduct" and failed to protect her adequately enough. The suit also accuses staff of overserving McGregor despite having a "chargeable knowledge of a heightened risk of battery being carried out."
McGregor was at the game to promote a pain-relief product. He struck the Heat’s mascot Burnie and attempted to "spray" the character as he was getting taken off the court.
The woman alleged that she was led to a men’s room by a person in McGregor’s entourage, and the assault took place.
A Heat spokesperson told The Associated Press that the team does not comment on litigation.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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A Philadelphia Eagles fan’s former employers spoke out against some of the reaction the company received over the man’s incident with a pair of Green Bay Packers fans over the weekend.
Lawrence Hibbert and Dr. Randal Pinkett, the co-founders of the DEI-focused BCT Partners in New Jersey, spoke to TMZ Sports and defended their company over negative social media posts and reviews that were left online in the wake of the incident.
"Some of the posts, some of the comments that have been made about our company are as vile if not more vile than the comments made about (Ryan Caldwell). That’s the point, right?" Pinkett said. "That’s the problem with the culture that we’ve created in which we find ourselves, is that there’s no room for grace. There’s no room, there’s just two extremes, either you’re OK or you are canceled.
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"We believe there’s a middle ground that we can recover from mistakes, we can learn and we can grow. We believe that Mr. Caldwell can learn and grow, but we believe that our society can also learn and grow. That we can criticize the behavior, we can condemn the behavior without condemning the individual."
Hibbert lamented the last few days, given that the company is in the process of celebrating an important milestone.
"This has been a really difficult time over the last 24-48 hours," Hibbert said, adding that the company is celebrating its 25th anniversary. "… And when you get social media posts and national media questioning your integrity and how your do work, it hurts. But we also believe we can stand on our track record and we wanted to take these opportunities to affirm that even in the difficult times we’re gonna operate on our value system, doing what we believe is right."
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The fan was identified as Ryan Caldwell, and the company announced it had parted ways with him on Tuesday. Pinkett said they knew it was Caldwell from the video.
"I can't say enough about how abhorrent the behavior that we observed was and how upset I was in seeing someone who was at the time associated with our company displaying that kind of behavior," he said.
Caldwell was seen berating a female Packers fan while her fiancé recorded the incident. He called her a "dumb c---" and a "c---" repeatedly.
Caldwell released a statement to Fox News Digital on Wednesday.
"While attending an NFL game last Sunday to support my beloved Philadelphia Eagles, an incident occurred that I deeply regret," he said. "What began as banter with two Packers fans sitting near me escalated to something more serious, and I said things that were unacceptable. In the heat of the moment, I chose unforgiving words to address one of the fans,
"Ms. Ally Keller. I want to sincerely apologize to Ms. Keller for those words, and to my wife, family, and friends, my former employer and colleagues, Packer fans, Eagle fans, the Philadelphia Eagles, the City of Philadelphia, and all who were offended. That said, there are two sides to every story.
"The video clip circulating online does not reflect the full context of what transpired, and my actions were not without provocation. I will live with this experience, and I am certainly paying a personal price. For those who don’t know me, this incident does not reflect my values or the respect I have for others and is not indicative of the person I am."
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