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New Orleans Pelicans The striker Zion Williamson was accused in a lawsuit filed in California on Thursday of violating a woman twice separately. The two-time NBA has denied those accusations two times.
The accusations of assault were first reported on Friday by Eriq Gardner Puck. According to the lawsuit filed in the Superior Court of Los Angeles, the woman said she was in a relationship with Williamson while playing basketball in Duke.
The New Orleans Pelicans striker, Zion Williamson (1) and the Guard of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Jaylen Clark (22) try to pursue a loose ball in the second half at the Target Center on March 19, 2025. (Jesse Johnson-Imagn images)
The supposedly dated couple from 2018 to 2023, where She claimed Williamson Participated in a “pattern of abusive, controlling and threatening behavior,” Gardner said, sharing a demand extract.
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He New York Post He also reported that the alleged assaults took place in 2020. According to the report, in one case, the woman said Williamson “picked it up, threw it to the ground and held her shoulders so she could not move”, and then allegedly “violently violated the plaintiff in multiple ways.”
The woman also said that Williamson used an abusive language when she refused to be intimate with him.
In a statement by Williamson’s lawyers shared by the Pelicans, the NBA Star denied all the accusations.
“We take these accusations with the greatest seriousness, and we denied them unequivocally. The accusations contained in the complaint are categorically false and reckless,” said Michael Balacascio. He added that demand is “an attempt to exploit a professional athlete promoted by a financial reason instead of any legitimate complaint.”
The New Orleans Pelicans striker, Zion Williamson (1), leads to the welding of the Minnesota Timberwolves Julius Randle (30) in the second half in the Target Center on March 19, 2025. (Jesse Johnson-Imagn images)
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“Mr. Williamson and the plaintiff never left, but they maintained a consensual casual relationship that began more than six years ago, when he was 18 years old. That relationship ended years ago. At any time during or immediately after that relationship, the plaintiff raised any concern. Only after the friendship ended, she began to demand millions of dollars.”
According to Balaascio, Williamson reported the “extortion attempts” to the police.
“We understand that an arrest warrant was issued in relation to that report, and we are prepared to provide the Court with documentation that supports these facts. Mr. Williamson also intends to present a counter -process and seek significant damage to this defamatory lawsuit. While these accusations are false, we recognize the severity of claims and the opportunity to receive the truth in court.
The New Orleans Pelicans striker, Zion Williamson, observes during the second half of the game against the Dallas Mavericks in the American Airlines Center on February 21, 2025. (Jerome Miron-Imagn images)
Williamson, 24, was the first general selection in the 2019 NBA Draft. Despite a career tarnished by a long history of injuries, Williamson would become a twice as well as the NBA and was named for the first NBA All-Rookie team.
