Last week, Clay Travis went viral when he tagged Jemele Hill in a post to ask her why she had been so silent about the multiple sexual allegations regarding Deshaun Watson.
“Hey @jemelehill, will you be speaking out in support of the 14 brave & courageous minority women who have accused a powerful $100 millionaire athlete in Deshaun Watson of sexual assault. #believeallwomen, right?”
Nineteen women have now accused Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual assault after three massage therapists filed separate lawsuits on Sunday night.
In the latest lawsuit, Tony Buzbee claimed Watson is deleting Instagram messages and contacting some of the women in an attempt to settle.
There was also an in-depth article of a masseuse who wasn’t filing a lawsuit against him, but wanted to get her story out about his behavior.
That was enough for Jemele Hill to finally comment on the situation.
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“The allegations against Deshaun Watson already were bad enough, but here is another disturbing account from a woman who is NOT suing Watson but was subjected to his highly inappropriate behavior.”
One fan commented: “I think we just want to know why you haven’t commented on it until now…that’s all.”
She replied:
Watson’s attorney, Rusty Hardin, issued a statement Monday afternoon in response to the allegation of him deleting messages.
“Like a lot of people, Deshaun regularly deletes past Instagram messages,” Hardin said. “That said, he has not deleted any messages since March 15th, the day before the first lawsuit was filed. We categorically deny that he has reached out directly to his accusers in an attempt to settle these cases.”
“Opposing counsel’s continued statements that these cases aren’t about money do not square with the facts in at least two of these cases. It is incredibly irresponsible to continue to make these types of false allegations in this avalanche of anonymous lawsuits, particularly while we are still trying to find out who the accusers are. We will address these issues, and others raised in these cases, in our formal response to the court in the coming weeks.”
