Pelicans’ Zion Williamson accused of rape in bombshell lawsuit

Pelicans star Zion Williamson is being accused of rape by a girl claiming to be his ex-girlfriend.

In a bombshell lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Courtroom and obtained by The Publish, the girl, recognized as Jane Doe, alleges Williamson raped her twice in 2020.

In a single occasion, Doe claimed Williamson, 24, arrived to the Beverly Hills house he purportedly rented whereas coaching throughout COVID on Sept. 23, 2020 and demanded intercourse.

Based on Doe, Williamson known as her “stuck up” and a “bitch,” and when she refused to interact in intercourse, the 6-foot-6, 280-pound energy ahead “pinned Plaintiff down on the bed with her hands behind her back and raped her.”

Williamson is alleged to have taken her telephone and choked her for “talking too much” afterward.

A second declare of rape occurred the next month, wherein Doe spoke of probably visiting a buddy, main Williamson to have allegedly “picked her up, threw her down to the ground, and pinned her shoulders down so she could not move,” after which he seemingly “violently raped Plaintiff in multiple ways.”

She says he then took her telephone and pc so she couldn’t “contact anyone to secure a ride elsewhere, report the assault, or seek medical care.”

ESPN reported the accuser is seeking “anywhere from $18 million to $50 million.”

In a press release offered to The Publish, Williamson denied the allegations by means of his authorized reps.

“We take these allegations with the utmost seriousness, and we unequivocally deny them,” his reps stated. “The allegations contained in the complaint are categorically false and reckless. This is the plaintiff’s third set of attorneys. This appears to be an attempt to exploit a professional athlete driven by a financial motive rather than any legitimate grievance.”

Williamson acknowledged a consensual, informal relationship with Doe, and that she solely started demanding “millions of dollars” after their time collectively ended.

He intends to file a counterclaim in opposition to Doe and can search “significant damages for this defamatory lawsuit.”

“While these allegations are false, we recognize the seriousness of the claims and welcome the opportunity to prove the truth in court,” his reps stated. “We are confident that the legal process will expose the truth and fully vindicate Mr. Williamson.”

Doe’s swimsuit alleges a sample of “abusive, controlling, and threatening behavior toward Plaintiff” that additionally occurred in Louisiana and several other different states.

Williamson can be accused of threatening to have his safety guard shoot Doe “in the head while the security guard was present and carrying a loaded firearm multiple times in Louisiana between 2020 and 2023,” and “threatening to have his paid security guard kill Plaintiff’s parents, after informing Plaintiff that he knows their home address multiple times in Louisiana between 2020 and 2023.”

“Our client is very adamant about this — it’s not her desire or our desire to litigate this case in the press,” Doe’s legal professional, Sam Taylor with the Lanier Regulation Agency, advised The Publish on Friday. “It’s a very serious case, as reflected in the allegations. Our client looks forward to her day in court where she can go and explain to a jury what happened to her, the things she endured for this defendant and getting justice.”

Doe claims to have been in a “dating relationship” with Williamson starting round 2018 whereas he was a freshman at Duke, and the connection continued by means of June 2023.

Williamson went on to be the primary total decide by New Orleans within the 2019 NBA Draft.

Regardless of an injury-marred begin to his profession, he made the All-Rookie group in 2020 and has twice been an All-Star in 5 seasons, all with the Pelicans.

Williamson has made headlines over his private life on a quite a few events.

In April, Williamson was dragged into a house invasion incident involving the mom of his youngster, Ahkeema Love, 31, who was arrested for attacking a romantic rival.