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#9 Derrick Rose rape scandal

Derrick Rose
Derrick Rose

Early in October last year, the NBA blew up on the news that Derrick Rose will find himself in another court case, facing a $21.5 million lawsuit filed by an anonymous ex-lover who claims Rose and his two friends gang-raped her in 2013.

A federal jury cleared Rose and his two friends of rape in a civil trial that put the legal definition of “consent” under scrutiny. His accuser was depicted as a sexually adventurous gold-digger, despite her tearful testimony that she had been drugged and raped. She had sought $21.5m in damages.

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Derrick Rose had just been traded to the New York Knicks and the case delayed his debut with his new team. Adidas somewhat surprisingly brushed this off as completely non-credible (compare to their stand on Kobe’s story).

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