If you don’t remember, Dwight Howard found himself in some hot water last year. Supposedly he had an affair with a man.
Elije allegedly filed a lawsuit against the Washington Wizards star.
“The details of the lawsuit are unknown, but it is a civil lawsuit, so it is monetary. Elije confirmed to BSO that a lawsuit has been filed but can’t speak on an ongoing case, attempts to reach Dwight Howard were unsuccessful.”
Now it appears the Wizards big man has responded:
Via TMZ:
Dwight tells us … “I don’t know this person, never seen him. Any allegation said about me is false.”
TMZ Sports obtained a copy of Elije’s suit, filed in Georgia. In the documents, Elije does not say what Dwight was allegedly trying to keep quiet — but says he REFUSED to sign an NDA and tried to end all contact with Dwight.
Elije claims Howard then began acting hostile — and made “threats on his life.”
The lawsuit says … “Mr. Elije started receiving threats to his safety and well-being via a multitude of phone calls, text messages, communications on various social media platforms and emails, all of which were from unfamiliar or disguised sources.”
Elije claims he reached out to Dwight’s family members and also police in the hopes of getting the threats to stop … “all to no avail.”
Elije is now suing for assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress — and he’s demanding punitive damages.
Dwight has already lawyered up and tells TMZ Sports he plans on taking legal action of his own against what he describes as a “money grab.”
Dwight has already lawyered up and tells TMZ Sports he plans on taking legal action of his own against what he describes as a “money grab.”
Remember when we used to talk about Dwight being a great basketball player?
That was a long time ago.
Here are some more pics of Dwight’s accuser below:
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