Luke Walton sued for sexual assault

Probably deserves its own thread. Plaintiff is a sports reporter.

Luke Walton Sued for Sexual Assault by Kelli Tennant, per Report | Heavy.com

 

I've always liked Luke, but fuck, that's awful.

 

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Report: Luke Walton sued for sexual assault by reporter Kelli Tennant – Daily Breeze

 

So what do you do if you're the Kings?

 

Promote him.

 

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Someone brought up that if you're holding a "business" meeting, that should never involve a hotel room; other than say if its my law partner and we're going down to the meeting/dinner together. Meet in the lobby, bar, outdoor table. Anywhere but the room. It's the Harvey Weinstein thing all over again.

 

I gotta imagine a celebrity like Walton would rather conduct his business behind closed doors, so as to not be interrupted. Or in the case of Ty Cobb, Trump's attorney, not having your conversation overheard by reporters at a nearby outdoor table.

And the accuser knew him and felt comfortable around him. Sounds to me -- if it's true, naturally -- that he read the terrain like all good predators and saw his opportunity and pounced.

If you can't have a business meeting with a longtime associate in a hotel room, I mean...this could easily have happened at his house when his wife and kids were away. Or at her house. The particulars seem quite distinct from anything familiar to a Weinstein anecdote.

 

Do it in a business setting. Get a conference room. I've been in business for over 30 yrs now, I've known NOT to go to someone of the opposite sex's hotel room from the get to. You can talk privately in an open area without being heard and without needing to go to a hotel room. Hell, book a limo and put the shade up. Its not that hard.

I cited the Weinstein situation only because its going up to someone's hotel room; thereafter no parallels intended.

 

I bow in your general direction, you magnificent beady-eyed son of a bitch.

 

Just to not libel the guy, the subject should read “alleged sexual assault.”

 

No. The subject line is not libelous. It is literally the subject of the lawsuit.