A lawyer representing the woman who accused ufc star conor mcgregor of sexually assaulting her in a bathroom at the Kaseya Center in Miami during Game 4 of the NBA Finals last week spoke out Friday against his team’s latest claim that the accuser’s story changed following the publication of a video showing the moments leading up to the alleged incident.
Video obtained by TMZ Sports on Thursday showed McGregor leading the woman, who has not been identified, hand in hand to a restroom area. Several people can be seen standing at the gate before it finally closes.
Conor McGregor is seen courtside during a timeout in Game 4 of the 2023 NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat at the Kaseya Center in Miami on June 9, 2023. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
In letters sent to the nba, Heat and McGregor representatives, attorney Ariel Mitchell detailed her client’s allegations, which included an allegation that the NBA and Miami Heat security helped separate the alleged victim from her friend and «forced» her into a a bathroom where McGregor and his security team were.
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Following the release of the video, Mitchell told the outlet that his client and McGregor had been together at a club inside the arena before the incident occurred. McGregor then left to use the bathroom, but soon a man wearing a denver nuggets jersey that «Conor told me to come get you.»
Mitchell told the outlet that her client was under the impression they were leaving the arena as discussed above and «she didn’t even remember who took her to the bathroom until she saw this video.»
Conor McGregor attends Game 4 of the 2023 NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat at the Kaseya Center in Miami on June 9, 2023. (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
In a statement to Fox News Digital on Friday, McGregor’s attorney, Barbara R. Llanes, said that «plaintiff’s attorney has now changed her story» following the release of the video.
«After the video was released by TMZ, the plaintiff’s attorney has now changed his story. Mr. McGregor welcomes the investigation, which he strongly believes will prove the allegations against him false. After failing to respond to the lawsuit money made by the plaintiff’s lawyer, resorted to the media to put pressure on it. This is nothing more than extortion.»
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But Mitchell, in a statement to Fox News Digital, denied the idea that the allegations were «false» or an «extortion» attempt.
«Mr. McGregor’s team can tell this is extortion, these allegations are false, but the video is clear. A soon-to-be-married man with a fourth baby on the way is himself leading a woman, he doesn’t know and not his pregnant fiancée, go to the bathroom,» Mitchell said.
“Until Conor’s team offers an explanation in this regard, we are not interested in further comment. We are working with the police and have been since the start of this incident. We hope justice is done.»
Both the NBA and the miami heat issued statements Thursday in response to the allegations.
Conor McGregor is seen present during Game 4 of the 2023 NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat at the Kaseya Center in Miami on June 9, 2023. (Mike Ehrman/Getty Images)
«We are aware of the allegations and are conducting a full investigation. Pending the outcome of the investigation, we will not comment further,» the Heat said.
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«We are aware of the allegations and are working with the team to gather more information,» added NBA spokesman Mike Bass.
The Miami Police Department told ESPN it is investigating a report filed Sunday, but had no further comment.
The allegations followed news that McGregor and his fiancee Dee Devlin are expecting their fourth child together.
Ryan Gaydos of Fox News and The Associated Press contributed to this report.