Reportedly, an ex-girlfriend of Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose has recently filed a lawsuit against him accusing him of some very troubling allegations that he and two friends, one being his manager, drugged her and gang raped her. The lawsuit is only civil, and there are no criminal charges as she did not go to the police about the incident which happened nearly two years ago. She is suing Rose now because she was “ashamed and embarrassed” of what happened, and she was afraid of her “conservative family” finding out.
Rose responded to the allegations today via a spokesperson, and Liz Mullen of the Sports Business Journal tweeted out what the represenative had to say about it.
The plaintiff’s allegations are completely false and without any factual basis. 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. 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 meritless now as they were two years ago. We have complete confidence that the case will be dismissed and that Mr. Rose will be vindicated. This lawsuit is outrageous.
The Chicago Bulls also released a statement, but they did not really have much to say on the issue.
Bulls statement on TMZ’s Rose story continues: “It would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.”
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) August 27, 2015
I don’t think Rose would do this as he is a very well-respected athlete, with a good background, a relatively quiet guy and I personally cannot see him doing this. With that being said, we can never really know what these people are like behind the scenes. I hope that this does not end up bad for Derrick Rose, as he is an extremely fun player to watch, and he is a fan favorite. It could be a classic case of a victim just seeking out money from a star but as we’ve seen in the past, those stories sometimes come out to be true. If he did do this, then Rose should be punished to the fullest extent.
