Xavien Howard lawsuit: Dolphins star hits back, calls genital herpes accusation a ‘shakedown’

Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard was recently hit with a lawsuit in which a woman accused him of giving her genital herpes. Howard has responded to the lawsuit, calling it a "shakedown." The cornerback contends in new court documents that the suit should be tossed out. He said the woman had stalked him, made threats of violence against him, and attempted to extort him for money.

In the documents, Howard asserts that he has text messages displaying that the woman is:

"Nothing more than a scorned ex-lover who has elected to prey on [Howard's] public status for the purpose of obtaining a financial windfall without right or claim."

The Dolphins cornerback even included texts that he says show the woman calling him curse words before threatening to:

"Come to your job tomorrow and cause a whole scene."

For her role, the woman filed court documents of her own, saying she should be permitted to move forward with the lawsuit under the name Jane Doe.

The woman contends that the events have already caused her embarrassment, humiliation, and psychological trauma. She believes that this would only worsen if she is forced to disclose her real name.

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The story behind Xavien Howard's lawsuit

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Last month, the woman filed a lawsuit against Xavien Howard for giving her herpes. The initial court documents outline how the cornerback and the woman met back in 2018. The court documents read:

“Howard met the woman, identified only as Jane Doe, in February 2018 while she was working at Quest Diagnostics, and shortly after Howard asked her out on a date. Howard showed the woman a copy of an STD screening dated Feb. 5, 2018, which had all negative results."

Xavien Howard is currently in his seventh season with the Dolphins. He has 22 tackles and five passes defended so far in the 2022 season. As for the lawsuit, it seems that no settlement is in sight and the Dolphins cornerback is pushing back against it. We'll see how Jane Doe's lawsuit develops as more details are revealed.

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