NBA fans were astound today after news of Derrick Rose rape lawsuit hit the internet. The Chicago Bulls star is accused of being part of a gang rape by ex girlfriend (who was not named) according to TMZ.
The Derrick Rose rape lawsuit is a sensitive matter and it didn't take long for the camp of the former NBA MVP to respond. As expected, he denied the allegations.
"The plaintiff's allegations are completely false and without any factual basis," the spokesperson said according to a series of tweets by Sports Business Journal reporter Liz Mullen.
"This is nothing more than a desperate attempt to shake down a highly respected and successful athlete. Mr. Rose was in a non-exclusive, consensual sexual relationship with the plaintiff for over two years. The plaintiff expressed no complaints about Mr. Rose until various lawyers began to surface and demand that the plaintiff be paid millions of dollars."
Derrick Rose spokesperson also revealed that this is the third lawyer the victim hired and they are confident the Chicago Bulls star's name will be cleaned up.
"This is the third lawyer the plaintiff has retained in this matter. We have complete confidence that the case will be dismissed and that Mr. Rose will be vindicated. This lawsuit is outrageous."
Chicago Bulls also steered away from the Derrick Rose rape lawsuit as they haven't received facts yet.
"We just learned about this matter and do not know all the facts. It would be inappropriate to comment further at this time," the team said according to KC Johnson, a Chicago Bulls beat reporter.
Derrick Rose rape lawsuit was first reported by TMZ:
"The woman, identified only as Jane Doe, says she and Rose dated from 2011 to 2013. During that time, Rose allegedly tried to pressure her to masturbate in front of him, allow him to have sex with her friends and engage in group sex with strangers, all of which she says she refused. [...] Rose's accuser says the two continued to date until August 2013, when Rose and two friends, Ryan Allen and Randall Hampton (who is also Rose's personal manager), invited her to Rose's Beverly Hills house. She says there, they slipped a drug into her drink with the aim of raping her.
The plaintiff says she escaped the house with a friend, but later that night, Rose and his friends broke into her apartment and gang raped her while she was incapacitated. She says she remembers only "flashes" of the incident, but can remember the defendants forcibly raping her.
She claims she waited for two years to file the suit because she was "ashamed and embarrassed" of what happened and concerned her "conservative family" would find out.
