Derrick Rose is being sued by his ex-girlfriend, who has accused the Bulls star player of drugging and gang raping her in August of 2013, according to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday. Rose denied the allegations while one of his representatives called the lawsuit outrageous.
Derrick Rose confident he ‘will be proven innocent’ of sexual assault allegations
The Bulls’ star is being sued over an incident that allegedly happened in August of 2013.
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“I am just focusing on staying healthy and getting ready for the season,” Rose said in the statement to USA Today. “I am not going to comment other than to say -- I know the truth, and am confident I will be proven innocent.”
Lisa Cohen, a representative of Rose, also denied all of the allegations and said it was nothing more than a shakedown.
“The plaintiff’s allegations are completely false and without any factual basis,” Cohen said. “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 victim is alleging Rose and two of his friends, Ryan Allen and Randall Hampton, drugged her at Rose's Beverly Hills house in August of 2013. The victim said she escaped the house with a friend, but that Rose, Allen and Hampton "broke into her apartment and gang raped her while she was incapacitated" according to a report from TMZ.
The 26-year-old Allen is the younger brother of Tony Allen, and hails from south suburban South Holland. He was a training camp invitee with the Bulls in 2012. Hampton is Rose's former high school teammate at Simeon and now serves as his "personal manager," according to TMZ.
According to Liz Mulen of the Sports Business Journal, another spokesperson for Rose denied the claims. “This is the third lawyer the plaintiff has retained in this matter. Two years have passed since Mr. Rose ended the consensual relationship with the plaintiff and her claims are as merit-less now as they were two years ago.”
No police report was filed at the time of the alleged incident. The Bulls released a statement on Wednesday and said they did not know the facts of the situation and that it would be “inappropriate to comment further at this time.”
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