texanhead08
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And there’s no telling exactly how many more women come out.
Not only that but how many more were cool with what he did it should have been a huge red flag when that video of Mia Khalifa at his house came out.
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And there’s no telling exactly how many more women come out.
And there’s no telling exactly how many more women come out.
Then Watson appeals, waits another 3 years, and settles for a small fraction of that. Or actually wins the appeal.
I thought you said you were a lawyer.
Helga would not have been told to "get in there deeper" by Watson either.My wife took me to Hot Springs for my birthday and setup a surprise massage for me. The masseuse was very pretty and honestly I felt uncomfortable. If I get a massage from a woman I would prefer her to be named Helga and have big hands and forearms.
LOL, couldn’t pick a better ream name for DW to play(?) for given this whole, growing mess……the BROWNS
DW looks like he’s going a little redneck on us. Gimme hat and wife-beater.
t’s not entirely clear what Smith hopes to obtain in the way of financial compensation. At the top of page 3, the complaint says this: “She brings this case seeking minimum compensation, but to obtain a court finding that Watson’s conduct was wrong.” At page 11, however, the complaint says this: “Plaintiff seeks any and all damages to which she may be entitled. As stated, Plaintiff also
seeks exemplary damages to deter such conduct going forward, and to make an example of this Defendant.”
Or... he's trying to paint a pictureFrom a Florio article about this case:
As a supposedly sharp attorney, Florio should know that the page 3 phrasing is found in most such civil litigation introductions to get the foot in the door. The page 11 phrasing is then meant to give a better idea what damages will be sought.
What picture do you think Rembrandt is painting?Or... he's trying to paint a picture
This could explain why Watson was telling them "get in there deeper" and liked the old oily finger in there....that video of Mia Khalifa
My first impression is he’s trying to play it off as a money grab.What picture do you think Rembrandt is painting?
Maybe he should stick to painting............by the numbers to keep it less complicated.My first impression is he’s trying to play it off as a money grab.
LOL, this is just getting funnier by the article. Can't make this up!She said she needed equipment for her spa: a “butt vacuum machine”
a butt vacuum machine. That’s the worst lie I have ever heard.LOL, this is just getting funnier by the article. Can't make this up!
I’m not trying to defend him. Why else would a trained lawer bring this up on a national platform?Maybe he should stick to painting............by the numbers to keep it less complicated.
It's been announced that it will be announced.Has 24 been announced yet?
DW has given everlasting focus on being the butt of a joke.LOL, this is just getting funnier by the article. Can't make this up!
a butt vacuum machine. That’s the worst lie I have ever heard.LOL, this is just getting funnier by the article. Can't make this up!
Curious, I looked it up. Amazon sells a "butt vacuum machine" for. . .$359.00
Brent Schrotenboer
USA TODAY
A Houston spa owner recently testified that Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson gave her $5,000, and the reason for it was simply because “he’s a nice person,” according to a deposition transcript obtained by USA TODAY Sports.
The spa owner, Dionne Louis, facilitated massages for Watson and helped provide him with women, according to a new lawsuit filed Tuesday against Watson. And now that payment – and why he gave it to her – have come under new scrutiny as Watson faces lawsuits from 23 women who accuse him of sexual misconduct during massage sessions from early 2020 to March 2021.
At least three of the 23 plaintiffs worked for Louis or were otherwise associated with her, according to court records. Louis, who owns “A New U Salon Spa” in Houston, described one of those three plaintiffs as her cousin, a woman who accused Watson of trying to force her to perform oral sex in 2020. Watson, 26, has denied wrongdoing but could be suspended by the NFL if he is found to have violated the league’s personal conduct policy.
Louis “has been identified by several Plaintiffs as someone who was instrumental in setting up the massages between them and Deshaun Watson at her place of business – A New U Spa – knowing full well that she was sending them into danger and knowing that Deshaun Watson was looking for sexual activity rather than a professional massage,” according to court records filed in December by plaintiffs attorney Tony Buzbee.
Louis’ role in Watson’s massages also was cited in a new lawsuit filed Tuesday by the 23rd plaintiff, who worked for Louis at her spa until she said she decided to quit after her third encounter with Watson.
“A New U Salon Spa provided women for Watson,” the woman's lawsuit states. “Dionne Louis, the owner of the spa, facilitated massages for Watson and knew Watson was attempting to have sex with them. Plaintiff expressed her concerns about Watson to Ms. Louis. Louis brushed the concerns off. It was later learned that Watson paid Dionne Louis at least five thousand dollars for Louis’s 'work.’”
Reached by phone Tuesday, Louis told USA TODAY Sports, “All of that is ludicrous.”
Louis also said the newest plaintiff “has a pattern of doing this type of stuff.” She referred questions about the $5,000 to her attorney, who said he doesn’t comment on pending litigation.
Earlier this year, Watson admitted in written questions that his attorney, Rusty Hardin, helped Louis find a lawyer but denied that her lawyer's fees were being paid by him or Hardin.
Louis has been described by the plaintiffs’ attorneys as an uncooperative witness, and the new lawsuit describes her as “very proud to have Watson as a client.” A footnote in the new lawsuit also stated that Louis pleaded the protections of the Fifth Amendment when asked for text messages between her and Watson.
“Louis had emphasized to Plaintiff that she needed to keep Watson happy,” the newest lawsuit states.
Louis testified in a pretrial deposition in May, when she was asked about the $5,000 payment.
“Did you do something for that?” Buzbee asked, according to the partial transcript obtained by USA TODAY Sports.
“What you mean did I do something for it?” Louis replied. “He's a nice person. Like I was in the struggle with COVID, so ...”
She said Watson gave her money only once, according to the transcript.
“And he just gave you that because he was a nice guy?” Buzbee asked.
“Yes,” she replied.
“OK. Because you asked for it?” Buzbee asked.
“Well, it was COVID and it was – he was blessing everybody,” Louis replied. “He had told me a story he blessed some cafeteria workers. He was a nice guy, really, really nice guy.”
She said she needed equipment for her spa: a “butt vacuum machine” that helps with cellulite and a “cryo machine.” But she testified she was having a hard time because of the COVID-19 pandemic and that Watson agreed to help her with $5,000. Her mention of cafeteria workers is an apparent reference to 2017, when Watson donated his first game check to cafeteria employees affected by the devastation of Hurricane Harvey.
An exhibit attached to the 23rd lawsuit filed Tuesday shows an apparent screen shot of a Cash App receipt for $5,000 from Watson to Louis, with the description “for machine.” It's dated Nov. 14 and came in 2020, Buzbee said.
Underneath the receipt, Louis apparently writes to a third party that she wanted $20,000 from Watson but got $5,000. The third party was a woman who became a plaintiff in these cases, according to the transcript. The first lawsuits were filed against Watson in March 2021.
“I told you I’ll show you how to get money from men that’s my specialty,” Louis wrote, according to the exhibit filed in court.
In her deposition in May, Louis said she didn’t remember writing that.
Hardin, Watson’s attorney, said the women are lying and out for money. When asked for comment about Louis and the $5,000, Hardin didn't answer those questions and instead ripped the new plaintiff's credibility, saying she has a vendetta against Watson and has "been acting crazy about Deshaun since November of 2020."
Two grand juries considered 10 combined complaints filed against Watson but declined to indict him on criminal charges. In a previous statement, Hardin noted that only three of the lawsuits “involve any allegation of force.” The others generally describe encounters in which they say Watson exposed himself and caused his genitals to touch them.
“As we’ve said, as Deshaun has insisted under oath, each of those three occasions were consensual and instituted by the women,” Hardin’s statement said last week.
The women say it wasn’t consensual, and one of the three plaintiffs who accuses Watson of sexual assault or coercion is described as the cousin of Louis.
The newest plaintiff said in her lawsuit “she could not refuse Watson as a client because of her boss Dionne Louis.”
Watson recently was traded from the Houston Texans to the Browns, which gave him a record guaranteed contract of $230 million over five years.
Follow reporter Brent Schrotenboer @Schrotenboer. E-mail: bschrotenb@usatoday.com
Brent Schrotenboer
USA TODAY
A Houston spa owner recently testified that Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson gave her $5,000, and the reason for it was simply because “he’s a nice person,” according to a deposition transcript obtained by USA TODAY Sports.
The spa owner, Dionne Louis, facilitated massages for Watson and helped provide him with women, according to a new lawsuit filed Tuesday against Watson. And now that payment – and why he gave it to her – have come under new scrutiny as Watson faces lawsuits from 23 women who accuse him of sexual misconduct during massage sessions from early 2020 to March 2021.
At least three of the 23 plaintiffs worked for Louis or were otherwise associated with her, according to court records. Louis, who owns “A New U Salon Spa” in Houston, described one of those three plaintiffs as her cousin, a woman who accused Watson of trying to force her to perform oral sex in 2020. Watson, 26, has denied wrongdoing but could be suspended by the NFL if he is found to have violated the league’s personal conduct policy.
Louis “has been identified by several Plaintiffs as someone who was instrumental in setting up the massages between them and Deshaun Watson at her place of business – A New U Spa – knowing full well that she was sending them into danger and knowing that Deshaun Watson was looking for sexual activity rather than a professional massage,” according to court records filed in December by plaintiffs attorney Tony Buzbee.
Louis’ role in Watson’s massages also was cited in a new lawsuit filed Tuesday by the 23rd plaintiff, who worked for Louis at her spa until she said she decided to quit after her third encounter with Watson.
“A New U Salon Spa provided women for Watson,” the woman's lawsuit states. “Dionne Louis, the owner of the spa, facilitated massages for Watson and knew Watson was attempting to have sex with them. Plaintiff expressed her concerns about Watson to Ms. Louis. Louis brushed the concerns off. It was later learned that Watson paid Dionne Louis at least five thousand dollars for Louis’s 'work.’”
Reached by phone Tuesday, Louis told USA TODAY Sports, “All of that is ludicrous.”
Louis also said the newest plaintiff “has a pattern of doing this type of stuff.” She referred questions about the $5,000 to her attorney, who said he doesn’t comment on pending litigation.
Earlier this year, Watson admitted in written questions that his attorney, Rusty Hardin, helped Louis find a lawyer but denied that her lawyer's fees were being paid by him or Hardin.
Louis has been described by the plaintiffs’ attorneys as an uncooperative witness, and the new lawsuit describes her as “very proud to have Watson as a client.” A footnote in the new lawsuit also stated that Louis pleaded the protections of the Fifth Amendment when asked for text messages between her and Watson.
“Louis had emphasized to Plaintiff that she needed to keep Watson happy,” the newest lawsuit states.
Louis testified in a pretrial deposition in May, when she was asked about the $5,000 payment.
“Did you do something for that?” Buzbee asked, according to the partial transcript obtained by USA TODAY Sports.
“What you mean did I do something for it?” Louis replied. “He's a nice person. Like I was in the struggle with COVID, so ...”
She said Watson gave her money only once, according to the transcript.
“And he just gave you that because he was a nice guy?” Buzbee asked.
“Yes,” she replied.
“OK. Because you asked for it?” Buzbee asked.
“Well, it was COVID and it was – he was blessing everybody,” Louis replied. “He had told me a story he blessed some cafeteria workers. He was a nice guy, really, really nice guy.”
She said she needed equipment for her spa: a “butt vacuum machine” that helps with cellulite and a “cryo machine.” But she testified she was having a hard time because of the COVID-19 pandemic and that Watson agreed to help her with $5,000. Her mention of cafeteria workers is an apparent reference to 2017, when Watson donated his first game check to cafeteria employees affected by the devastation of Hurricane Harvey.
An exhibit attached to the 23rd lawsuit filed Tuesday shows an apparent screen shot of a Cash App receipt for $5,000 from Watson to Louis, with the description “for machine.” It's dated Nov. 14 and came in 2020, Buzbee said.
Underneath the receipt, Louis apparently writes to a third party that she wanted $20,000 from Watson but got $5,000. The third party was a woman who became a plaintiff in these cases, according to the transcript. The first lawsuits were filed against Watson in March 2021.
“I told you I’ll show you how to get money from men that’s my specialty,” Louis wrote, according to the exhibit filed in court.
In her deposition in May, Louis said she didn’t remember writing that.
Hardin, Watson’s attorney, said the women are lying and out for money. When asked for comment about Louis and the $5,000, Hardin didn't answer those questions and instead ripped the new plaintiff's credibility, saying she has a vendetta against Watson and has "been acting crazy about Deshaun since November of 2020."
Two grand juries considered 10 combined complaints filed against Watson but declined to indict him on criminal charges. In a previous statement, Hardin noted that only three of the lawsuits “involve any allegation of force.” The others generally describe encounters in which they say Watson exposed himself and caused his genitals to touch them.
“As we’ve said, as Deshaun has insisted under oath, each of those three occasions were consensual and instituted by the women,” Hardin’s statement said last week.
The women say it wasn’t consensual, and one of the three plaintiffs who accuses Watson of sexual assault or coercion is described as the cousin of Louis.
The newest plaintiff said in her lawsuit “she could not refuse Watson as a client because of her boss Dionne Louis.”
Watson recently was traded from the Houston Texans to the Browns, which gave him a record guaranteed contract of $230 million over five years.
Follow reporter Brent Schrotenboer @Schrotenboer. E-mail: bschrotenb@usatoday.com
Rusty has already made several inexplicable rookie mistakes.............to mention only a couple..............the plaintiffs are all liars.....................bringing up the 18 supportive massage therapists, etc.I’m not trying to defend him. Why else would a trained lawer bring this up on a national platform?
Not so much curious as damning.Dionne Lewis
Otherwise known as Madame Lewis.
I find it curious that her cousin is one of the plaintiffs.
A repeated pattern. She invited THE DEFECTOR reporter to come interview her in 2021..........when the reporter came to the spa as instructed, she was told that she wasn't there...........twice................then she stopped taking the reporter's calls altogether.Lol at she hung up on them
I was talking about FlorioRusty has already made several inexplicable rookie mistakes.............to mention only a couple..............the plaintiffs are all liars.....................bringing up the 18 supportive massage therapists, etc.
Sorry, your question then makes much more sense!..........while the reason he would make the point re. the damages sought makes no sense at all.I was talking about Florio
LOL, this is just getting funnier by the article. Can't make this up!
For his muscles to handle the lifting sessions and the NFL grind, Harrison says he needs an acupuncturist, a dry needlist, three massage therapists, two chiropractors and "a person who does cupping."
But Harrison, 39, doesn't surf the net and read reviews like the rest of us. He goes underground for the most exclusive specialists.
"The people I use right now, you can't find none of them on Google," Harrison said.
That's where the $300,000 comes into play. Once he heard about these elite technicians and tried their services, he had to put them on the payroll. They are based in different parts of the country, including California and New York, so he pays their airfare and expenses to get them to town when he needs them.
"I see everybody at least once a week," Harrison said.
Harrison estimates he has spent the past seven to eight years finding the right concoction of doctors and specialists, which he believes has led to his career longevity. Harrison has produced at least five sacks in each of the past three seasons and signed a two-year extension this offseason.
He has easily spent millions on recovery, though he has signed contracts worth nearly $70 million during his career.
Watch the video I posted demonstrating how it functions:What in the Sam hail is a “butt vacuum” machine?
This is the "Vaccum Butt Lift Machine" that the salon has actually been using. I'm familiar with the unit...........it runs ~$1200.
Houston Police matters like this are usually handled by the Harris County DA's office. I find it curious (or maybe not) that the DA's office in this case has been bypassed, with all of the demands being sent directly to the Texas AG's office for evaluation and response guidance..
Lol now why would Rusty want these now? Unless there were more criminal complaints…….