“I hope anyone will get a good and calculated glance at these accusations as we go forward in these scenarios,” Hardin claimed.
In two instances where by women of all ages alleged Watson coerced them into accomplishing sex acts, in accordance to Hardin, one of the gals — Shenee Lawson — at first sought $30,000 from Watson for her “indefinite silence” in a cellular phone phone in which she acknowledged her liaison with Watson was consensual. Hardin claims to have a recording of the phone.
In the other situation alleging coerced oral intercourse, Hardin alleges the accuser — Marchelle Davis — “told near relatives customers that if Mr. Watson’s legal professional had compensated her, she would have supported him as an alternative of suing him,” according to the court submitting. Hardin also promises a protection guard at the spa exactly where the incident occurred noticed Davis as “laughing” right after the massage.
In accordance to Hardin, after massaging Watson, eight of the women of all ages who would later on sue him bragged about their encounters, and 7 of them voluntarily ongoing to do the job with him. 5 of the women also “told some others they wished to get revenue out of Mr. Watson,” Hardin alleged. The court filing does not depth the fundamental witness statements or proof supporting Hardin’s accusations.
Hardin’s submitting employs slender definitions of “sexual activity,” as many of the gals allege Watson exposed himself and touched them in some way with his penis, generally accompanied with statements suggesting they gratify him sexually. In just one these types of scenario, Erica Chapman alleges she gave in and did gratify Watson after relentless pressure. In that circumstance, Hardin claims Chapman “eagerly confirmed up to Mr. Watson’s property to give him an additional massage before he even had a opportunity to ebook an appointment.”
Tony Buzbee, attorney for the 22 accusers, denounced Hardin’s filing Monday as “demonstrably untrue.”
“Watson can not deny he sought out an unusually huge amount of money of ladies for massages on Instagram he does not deny he insisted on currently being nude or just about nude … he can not deny he wanted a lot more than a ‘massage’ and he has not credibly denied that something poor happened in the course of the session — he as an alternative claims that any sexual functions have been consensual,” Buzbee mentioned. “Of study course his definition of ‘consent’ does not comport with that of everyone else.”
