Former Dallas Cowboys and Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against Marriott International and a female employee who accused him of misconduct last month. On Saturday, the company's lawyers released details of the allegations in a 28-page court filing obtained by USA TODAY Sports.
The motion provoked a statement from Irvin's lawyer, Levi McCathern, who disputed the claims via The Dallas Morning News.
The Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel initially claimed the retired NFL player made “harassing and inappropriate” comments on Feb. 5 to a worker who is listed as "Jane Doe" in court records. The complaint led to Irvin's removal from NFL Network’s and ESPN’s Super Bowl-week programming.
“Total hogwash,” McCathern said in a statement to The News on Friday. “Marriott’s recently-created account goes against all the eyewitnesses and Michael’s own testimony as well as common sense. We will release the video next week. There is no sexual assault. The fact Marriott is taking the position that it is is an insult to all of the true female victims out there."
Irvin is now accused of flagging down the employee while "visibly intoxicated." He then was allegedly aggressive toward the employee, shaking her hand, asking her if she watched football, telling her to Google his name.
He's also accused of reaching out and touching the employee's arm without her consent, before asking if she knew anything about having a "big Black man inside of...
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