Deshawn WatsonX 22 sexual harassment lawsuits joined another Tuesday after Nia Smith watched the TV special.
in Cleveland Browns on this day in Harris County, Texas, filed a lawsuit against a quarterback Smithwho said the NFL player was sexually inappropriate with her during three massage sessions in 2020.
The first 22 lawsuits were filed between March and April last year, and after Smith saw the case on the HBO special Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, she decided to do the same as the other victims.
“In this article, the plaintiff was impressed by the courage of the victims to come forward and speak out, and was extremely upset by the mistreatment and re-victimization of the plaintiffs by Watson and her legal team,” the new lawsuit says.
Watson is unrepentant, and his lawyer accuses those who accuse him of lying.
Watson stated that he had no remorse for the situation and publicly refused to take responsibility for his actions, so Smith decided to join the other 22 women in suing as the NFL player “should be held accountable”.
Rusty Hardin, the Cleveland player’s attorney, said the women who accused him lied and were looking for money, plus three cases involved consensual sex.
The lawsuit says DionneLouismassage parlor boss wanted the NFL player to be happy, so she agreed to it, which upset Smith.
“She was completely traumatized by the experience with Watson. Now she understands that Deshawn Watson, with the help of Dionne Louis, manipulated her all this time, ”the lawsuit says.
Tony Bazby, lead counsel for the 23 plaintiffs, confirmed the lawsuit against Watson and said there could be other cases besides feeling ashamed of the team defending the player, “they are vilifying these women and this case.”