Michael Irvin made hotel employee ‘visibly uncomfortable,’ asked sexually explicit question, Marriott says
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Days after Michael Irvin denied misconduct toward a Marriott employee, the hotel company says he made the woman “visibly uncomfortable.”
Itvin says there were no inappropriate exchanges between him and the employee, but Marriott claims otherwise.
Marriott said a “visibly intoxicated” Irvin flagged down “Jane Doe” and made small talk with her. Irvin and the woman allegedly shook hands, he asked her whether she watched football, and he told her he found her attractive. But then, it allegedly got sexually explicit.
Michael Irvin of NFL Network looks on during the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 3, 2022, in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
Michael Irvin attends the 2022 Harold and Carole Pump Foundation Gala at The Beverly Hilton on August 19, 2022, in Beverly Hills, California. (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
“How can I defend myself if I don’t even know what I am defending myself against?” he said, before adding, “This just blows my mind that in 2023 we’re still dragging and hanging brothers by a tree. That blows my mind that I have no opportunity to defend – I don’t even know what I’m defending.”
A couple of witnesses said there was nothing inappropriate about the interaction, with one saying it was “super friendly.”
“There was nothing really untoward out of the interaction,” Phil Watkins said, adding that the employee had approached Irvin. “Basically, I heard some laughter. I looked up, there was a few handshakes. There was some more laughter, and they went their separate ways.”
HOF wide receiver Michael Irvin of the Dallas Cowboys watches the game against the Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Rams at CenturyLink Field on October 3, 2019, in Seattle, Washington. (Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
Irvin filed a $100 million lawsuit against the employee and Marriott after the allegations.
Fox News’ Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.
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