Conor McGregor thanks supporters as he faces sexual assault allegations

Conor McGregor was accused of sexual assaulting a girl after Sport 4 of the NBA Finals in Miami earlier this month and on Saturday he thanked his followers for his or her assist.

McGregor was together with his youngsters and his fiancée, Dee Devlin, in New York Metropolis over the weekend and was requested in regards to the message he would ship his followers.

“Thanks a lot for the assist, recognize the assist,” he instructed TMZ Sports activities.

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McGregor faced the accusations earlier this month. The lady’s legal professional, Ariel Mitchell, stated her shopper supplied Miami police with the clothes she was sporting that night time and {that a} report was filed. The alleged incident got here on the identical night time McGregor punched Miami Warmth mascot Burnie.

Mitchell claimed that safety separated the lady from her associates and compelled her into a rest room the place McGregor was allegedly ready, in line with the New York Put up. A video additionally surfaced later displaying McGregor and the sufferer at a membership following the sport. The lady and McGregor have been seen speaking after which he leaves the scene.

Mitchell instructed TMZ Sports activities that the video confirmed the 2 “visibly awkwardly interacting with one another.”

McGregor has maintained his innocence.

“Mr. McGregor is not going to be intimidated,” legal professional Barbara Llanes stated when the allegations first surfaced.

Closeup of Conor McGregor victorious with belts after males’s light-weight struggle towards Eddie Alvarez at Madison Sq. Backyard. New York Metropolis. (Chad Matthew Carlson /Sports activities Illustrated by way of Getty Photographs)

Of the video of the 2 within the membership, Llanes stated: “Whereas the claimant’s story has modified but once more, our account of the night has by no means modified. This video solely reinforces our place. We sit up for the swift conclusion of the investigation.”

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A separate TMZ video appeared to indicate McGregor escorting the lady to the lavatory by the hand. There have been a number of folks standing by the door, which had been shut.

Mitchell, who stated the 2 have been collectively at a membership inside the sector earlier than the incident occurred within the toilet, added her shopper was beneath the impression she was leaving the sector when a person in a Denver Nuggets jersey instructed her, “Conor instructed me to come back get you.”

After seeing the video with McGregor ushering her out, Mitchell stated her shopper “didn’t even recall who led her into the restroom till seeing this video.”

Conor McGregor on the NBA Finals recreation in Miami on June 9, 2023. (Jim Rassol-USA At present Sports activities)

“After the video was launched by TMZ, the claimant’s lawyer now has modified her story,” Llanes stated. “Mr. McGregor welcomes the investigation, which he firmly believes will present the claims towards him are false. After not responding to the demand for cash made by claimant’s counsel, she turned to the media to use stress. That is not more than a shakedown.”

Mitchell instructed Fox Information Digital that these accusations were “false” and there’s no tried “shakedown.”

“Mr. McGregor‘s staff can say this can be a shakedown, these allegations are false, however the video is obvious. A soon-to-be married man with a fourth child on the way in which is himself main a girl he doesn’t know and never his pregnant fiancée into the lavatory,” Mitchell stated.

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The Warmth and NBA are each conscious of the allegations, whereas Miami police instructed ESPN an investigation started after a report was filed.

Fox Information’ Scott Thompson and the Related Press contributed to this report.