Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is once again facing allegations of sexual assault.
The Watson camp denies the allegations and Watson himself claims that he heard about the allegations at the same time as everyone else.
The attorney representing the woman who filed the lawsuit contradicts Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson
When addressing the allegations in front of the media, Watson claimed that he caught wind of the new allegations at the same time as everyone else.
In an article from ESPN Watson and his camp categorically denied the allegation and said that they will be defending themselves from this allegation in court.
“Deshaun strongly denies the allegations in the Jane Doe lawsuit filed Monday,” attorney Rusty Hardin, who is representing Watson, wrote Wednesday in a statement. “We have asked him not to comment further while this matter works its way through the courts, but are comfortable he will ultimately be vindicated. We will be ready to defend this case in court at the appropriate time, but don’t intend to conduct our defense in the media. We would ask that people be patient while the legal process runs its course.”
Tony Buzbee, the attorney representing the woman who made the allegation against Watson, claims that he notified Watson’s attorneys of the allegation 10 months ago in an effort to get the matter resolved privately.
TRENDING: #Browns QB Deshaun Watson reportedly LIED saying he did not know about the latest lawsuit before Sunday & found out like everyone else.
According to Tony Buzbee, he reached out to Watson’s camp 10 months
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“We reached out to attorney Rusty Hardin’s office for ten months in an attempt to resolve this case,” Buzbee’s statement read. “We knew this case was the most serious and egregious case brought against Watson to date and our client, who is rightly traumatized by these events, wanted to attempt a private resolution.”
Watson reached a settlement in 23 of the 24 lawsuits that were filed against him before the 2022 season. The new lawsuit is not related to the other lawsuits. With Watson’s poor play and controversy, the Browns may be looking for a way out of his guarantee-ridden contract.
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