A lawyer representing the women who accused Deshaun Watson of sexual misconduct has backed down on the claims of the NFL star’s lawyer, who said one woman, Ashley Solis, demanded ‘silent money’ before claiming her civil rights. case filed.
Tony Buzbee slammed Rusty Hardin over the claim and posted an email he wrote to Scott Gaffield, chief executive at the Athletes First agency in California, on Instagram.
“The latest and ever-changing defense of Watson is that our legal team is somehow jeopardized because we tried to solve problems with one client or go through all the current women in the current media circus we knew because “The alleged offender is a famous quarterback. I can and have confirmed that we are trying to resolve these issues without a lawsuit. The fact was almost three weeks ago public knowledge. We tried to settle without scams or press,” Buzbee wrote. .
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“Actually, I attached the last email we had to the Watson team before we filed the first lawsuit. This email was sent when we represented only one victim, before representing the current 23 women. has and claims the same.current back-and-forth reports on the egos of the lawyers involved are not appropriate or helpful.These cases are about those who were subject to the alleged conduct.Read Ashley Solis’ video of the press conference today; she had the courage to go before the national media to tell her story. STRONG !! It’s a hero now! That’s what we need to talk about! “
Buzbee’s email to Gaffield is dated February 19, 2021. The first claim for sexual misconduct only appeared on March 16.
“We have made a legal claim. You have rejected it,” the email read. “We will not make one again or bid against ourselves. Nor will we have an extensive dialogue about why you think your client did anything wrong, or how you want it to be a ‘learning experience’ for your ‘high profile’ is not an athlete, as you refer to him. It’s Houston, Texas. Maybe you should find him here as a lawyer so you and your client can see the landscape here and with whom you “Talk to you soon.”
Solis presented her Tuesday in a press conference as Jane Doe no. 1 revealed. Solis claims Watson exposed himself during a massage session in March 2020.
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Hardin said in response to Solis’ statement that he had emails proving that he wanted to withdraw money from Watson.
According to Hardin, the rival, Advocate Buzbee – representing nearly two dozen women who challenged Watson – reached out to one of Watson’s representatives in February in an attempt to “silence the accusations the month before he filed the first lawsuit” made. “
In an email exchange obtained by Fox News, Buzbee employee Cornelia Brandfield-Harvey said, “My client’s claim is $ 100,000,” adding that “this offer is open until Friday of this week. stay open. ‘
Gaffield responded to Buzbee and Brandfield-Harvey on February 19, saying, “We do not believe the alleged facts show that Deshaun did anything wrong …”
“We then believed – and now believe – that Deshaun learned a lesson to put himself in this kind of situation by interacting with people he does not know,” Gaffield said in a statement.
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“As the emails show, we were prepared to continue on behalf of Deshaun to discuss ways to prevent a case and a public spectacle. But Mr Buzbee informed us that he was not prepared to do so. “We expect this case to be resolved in court.”
The e-mail communication took place between 3 February and 19 February.
Watson is not facing any criminal charges. Houston police are investigating the allegations after a complaint was filed Friday.
Fox News’ Dan Canova contributed to this report.