James Dolan, the chairman of Madison Sq. Backyard and proprietor of the New York Knicks, is going through a federal lawsuit filed by Kellye Croft.
The lawsuit alleges that Dolan pressured Croft into undesirable sexual encounters almost a decade in the past and facilitated an assault by Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood producer.
Kellye Croft’s accusations towards James Dolan
In keeping with the lawsuit, the incidents occurred throughout a tour supporting the Eagles band in 2013, the place Croft was employed because the official masseuse for the Eagles.
The court docket papers declare that Dolan, a former board member of the Weinstein Firm and an in depth good friend of Weinstein, “trafficked”Croft for sexual functions and orchestrated a gathering with Weinstein.
The lawsuit alleges that Dolan anticipated Croft to have sexual interactions with him throughout the tour, utilizing his affect as a major funder.
The lawsuit additionally claims that Dolan acted romantically towards Croft, main her to imagine he cared about her.
The alleged assault by Weinstein occurred in 2014, after the tour, in a Los Angeles lodge room.
Dolan reportedly paid for Croft’s journey to town, the place Weinstein invited her to his lodge room and assaulted her when she refused.
The lawsuit seeks a jury trial and unspecified damages.
Dolan denies claims by Croft
Croft, now 38, issued a public assertion saying, “James Dolan manipulated me, introduced me to California to abuse me, after which set me up for a vicious assault by Weinstein. My hope is that my lawsuit will power Dolan to acknowledge what he did to me and to take duty for the hurt he has precipitated.”
In response, Dolan’s lawyer, Danya Perry, acknowledged, “There may be completely no benefit to any of the allegations … Kellye Croft and James Dolan had a friendship.”
Perry dismissed the references to Weinstein as makes an attempt to inflame and advised they have been plagiarized from prior instances towards Weinstein.
“The references to Harvey Weinstein are merely meant to inflame and look like plagiarized from prior instances towards Mr Weinstein.”
Dolan, via his lawyer, denies all claims, asserting that he at all times believed Croft to be a very good particular person.
“Mr Dolan at all times believed Ms Croft to be a very good particular person and is stunned she would agree to those claims. Backside line: this isn’t a he mentioned/she mentioned matter and there may be compelling proof to again up our place. We sit up for proving that in court docket.”
