- Michael Irvin Marriott video has finally been released after a month-long legal maneuvering.
- Former Dallas Cowboys and Hall of Famer Michael Irvin found himself in the middle of a $100 million lawsuit against Marriott.
- The allegations preceding the lawsuit cost Irvin his job at the National Football League.
- The female at the receiving end of the alleged misconduct said she felt uncomfortable and harassed by Irvin repeatedly touching her arm.
Michael Irvin Marriott video has finally been released after a month-long legal maneuvering. Former Dallas Cowboys and Hall of Famer Michael Irvin found himself in the middle of a $100 million lawsuit against Marriott.
The allegations preceding the lawsuit cost Irvin his job at the National Football League just a week before one of the biggest sporting events, Super Bowl LVII, was about to begin.
Irvin was accused of misconduct with a female employee of the Marriott-owned Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel.
The female at the receiving end of the alleged misconduct said she felt uncomfortable and harassed by Irvin repeatedly touching her arm.
Irvin, as a result, sued Marriott for $100 million, denying he did anything wrong. He has adamantly denied any wrongdoing in the case and filed two lawsuits against Marriott, one in Texas that was allegedly dropped and the other in Arizona.
The surveillance footage was released by Irvin and his attorney to prove his innocence. Reportedly, Marriott fought to prevent the video from being seen by the public.
Steven Dial from Fox4 posted the video on his Twitter account. The surveillance footage is nearly two minutes long and clearly shows Irvin talking to the female employee.
NEW VIDEO: Lawyers for Michael Irvin show the surveillance video from the hotel where an employee mad a sexual assault allegation against Irvin. The length of the conversation was for nearly 2 minutes. Irvin says he talked to the woman about the sports shows he’s on. @FOX4 pic.twitter.com/1IRvzB0UmP
— Steven Dial (@StevenDialFox4) March 14, 2023In his defense, Irvin said that he was talking to the woman about the sports show he’s currently working on.
In the video, which contains no sound, Irvin can be seen walking up to the employee and shaking her hand.
Over the next few minutes, Irvin can be seen touching the employee’s arm twice, which forces the female to take a couple of steps back from him, the two shaking hands, and then Irvin looking in her direction as she slowly walks away.
Irvin, whose legal team has claimed the video will exonerate him, has denied all wrongdoing and alleged in his lawsuit that Marriott tried to “cancel” him by falsely accusing him of s*xual misconduct.
Irvin is seeking damages for public defamation and wrongful interference with a business relationship through his lawsuit.
The refiled lawsuit also now features six defendants: Marriott International, the Renaissance Hotel Operating Company, his accuser, and three other hotel employees, as per Awful Announcing.
“On the night in question, Marriott says that Irvin flagged down the accuser and ‘appeared to be visibly intoxicated’ and began his aggressive behavior toward the employee, shaking her hand, stating she was attractive, and asking her if she watched football,” stated Marriott in a motion filed last week.
People are finding it a bit hard to believe Irvin. In his own account, shortly after the alleged incident occurred, he said he could not recall the entire conversation because he had been drinking and insisted his only physical contact with the woman was a handshake.
Later, during his news conference on Tuesday, March 14th, Irvin recalled he spoke with the woman about the sports shows he was on.
This is all part of a legal fight that is still in its budding stages. Irvin’s team claimed a victory by getting the video released, but there is always a high standard to clear in a defamation suit involving a famous person.
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