The Playmaker Michael Irvin Pulled from All Super Bowl Coverage/NFL Network (09/14 EDIT: Irvin settles his defamation suit w/hotel, returns to NFLN)
Heh, you seem awfully defensive for someone with no stake in this. Besides, the very first thing I said was that I watched the video a few times.
I find the video pretty telling even without audio based on their behavior and posturing towards each other. One is very obviously being forward and more aggressive while the other is backing away and keeping her distance. It has nothing to do with some pre-conceived notion about Irvin.
I'm not suggesting Irvin is guilty of sexual assault (even though he technically did put his hands on her). I'm simply saying that it may be less about the woman claiming that and more about the hotel claiming that. There's a big difference there.
I'm sorry but this is a terrible take. Borderline disgusting, honestly. You can believe whatever you want, but all evidence points to her being a liar and the hotel supporting knowing full well that it was all on video. That much being entirely objective. The worst part about this is that, if this wasn't Irvin or some other celebrity, this straight up destroys a guy's life. He doesn't have millions to fall back on, nobody's going to hire him, everyone who knows him is going to look at him differently. But hey, believe all women at all costs, right?
Touching someone can barely be considered assault in a legal setting. If someone tried to present this as sexual assault in a courtroom? They'd be laughed out of there, if it even made it that far. He put his hand on her arm once, and gave a (possible) unecessary stare at her rear at the end. Could you argue that she was uncomfortable? Sure, plenty reasonable. But making someone uncomfortable isn't illegal (yet, at least.). He never once stopped her from leaving or moving. She could've walked away whenever she wanted. The video and witnesses prove that much. Maybe she didn't want to be unprofessional? Who knows. The fact of the matter was that nothing was sexual about that conversation. Maybe the touching her arm part was a little far, but again, not illegal. There was no aggression being shown from either party. At worst, this is just making someone uncomfortable. It's awkward, sure, but when did a guy shooting his shot become assault in any meaningful fashion?
Then you passive-aggressively look down on someone who may or may not have a stake in it. But they might have a son or a brother who could or maybe even
has ended up in a situation like this. Not a good look.