On Friday, HBO announced that it will interview Soledad O’Brien in the next episode of the series, with several people blaming NFL quarterback Deshawn Watson. real sports.
Soledad O’Brien will conduct the interview, which will air on Tuesday at 10 PM.
Tuesday episode of HBO Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel @soledadobrien He sat down with “several women who accused Deshawn Watson of sexual harassment for the first nationwide TV interview,” according to an HBO press release.
– Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) 20 May 2022
Watson is facing 22 civil lawsuits for allegedly sexually assaulting her by female massage therapists who worked with her while she was a member of the Houston Texans. In March, two grand juries refused to press charges against him.
Deshawn Watson at keynote press conference with Cleveland Browns (Getty)
The quarterback vehemently denied any allegations of wrongdoing. However, the NFL’s burden of proof is less, even though the courts have refused to bring criminal charges against him. The league did not take any action against Watson until the case was heard. However, with Watson’s arrival in Cleveland and the upcoming NFL season, the league will have to choose between suspending Watson and putting him on the commissioner’s release list (a license that allows a player to still be paid but not participate in team activities). provision). or give the public a reason why they will not do any of these actions.
It will be interesting to see how the appearance of Watson’s accusers on a widely watched cable network will affect any league penalty decision.
Source: Breitbart