UPDATE 12:30 p.m.
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Dallas Cowboys playmaker Michael Irvin is frustrated over recent misconduct allegations against him.
Irvin was taken off of ESPN and NFL broadcasts Super Bowl Week when allegations surfaced about an inappropriate encounter with a Marriott employee in the hotel lobby. Two men who witnessed the conversation say nothing happened. The woman and hotel haven’t expanded on their story.
Irvin became emotional when speaking to reporters on Wednesday at his attorney’s office in Dallas when addressing the accusations.
“This just blows my mind that in 2023 we’re still dragging and hanging brothers by a tree,” Irvin said.
Irvin’s attorney has seen surveillance video, but says the hotel won’t release it publicly. Irvin is suing the Marriott, and the employee, for $100 million in Collin County for defamation.
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Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A Phoenix hotel has missed the deadline to turn over surveillance video related to allegations against a former Dallas Cowboy.
Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin will hold a press conference at his Dallas attorney’s office this morning to address the matter.
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A hotel staffer at downtown Phoenix Marriot property accused Irvin of inappropriate behavior on February 5, a week before the Super Bowl in the neighboring town of Glendale. The allegations led to the NFL Network and ESPN canceling appearances with Irvin that week. .
Irvin has repeatedly said that no inappropriate physical conduct took place during his brief conversation inside the lobby of the hotel.
“Witnesses have verified that Mr. Irvin, casually exchanged pleasantries with one of the hotel employees, Mr. Irvin shook her hand, and went to his room alone, according to a $100M defamation lawsuit against the Marriot and the woman. It further states that Irvin had a “brief, friendly interaction with a Marriott employee lasting no longer than one minute” as he arrived back at the hotel Sunday night.
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