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Erika Ross Smith, a former Golden State Warriors employee, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit on Wednesday alleging that star guard Monta Ellis started sending her racy text messages in November 2010, one of which ...
Submit this storydigg reddit stumble Erika Ross Smith, a former Golden State Warriors employee, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit on Wednesday alleging that star guard Monta Ellis started sending her racy text messages in November 2010, one of which included a photo of his genitals. In the lawsuit, she also claims that the Warriors covered up for Ellis by changing her job description and eventually firing her after Ellis' wife learned of the texts and complained to the team in January of 2011.
Shortly after Smith and her attorney, Burt Boltuch, held a press conference at his Oakland office, Warriors president Rick Welts issued a statement denying the allegations.
"When we were made aware of a consensual relationship between Mr. Ellis and the plaintiff, we did what an organization should do. We told both to stop -- promptly, directly and fairly," he said. "The Warriors have never taken any action against the plaintiff for any inappropriate reason, and we deny the allegations she is making."
Boltuch, who revealed at the press conference a photo of what Smith claims to be Ellis' genitalia, fired back at Welts claiming that the relationship between his client and Ellis "was absolutely, unequivocally 100 percent not consensual."
The 26-year-old, the team's captain and last year's leading scorer, scored 19 points and recorded six assists in Golden State's preseason loss to Sacramento on Tuesday night.
Erika Ross Smith, a former Golden State Warriors employee, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit on Wednesday alleging that star guard Monta Ellis started sending her racy text messages in November 2010, ...
Erika Ross Smith, a former Golden State Warriors employee, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit on Wednesday alleging that star guard Monta Ellis started sending her racy text messages in November 2010, ...
A former female employee for the Golden State Warriors is suing the team and star guard Monta Ellis for sexual harassment, Marcus Thompson of Contra...
A former female employee for the Golden State Warriors is suing the team and star guard Monta Ellis for sexual harassment, Marcus Thompson of Contra...
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