CLEVELAND, Ohio — Detroit Pistons shooting guard Avery Bradley entered a confidential agreement with a woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her in Cleveland this year while he was in town for the Eastern Conference finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, TMZ reports.
The woman said that Bradley sexually assaulted her on May 23 while she was drunk and passed out, the outlet reports.
Cleveland police have no record of the allegations in their database, Cleveland police Sgt., Jennifer Ciaccia said.
TMZ does not report where the incident was alleged to have happened.
The woman involved was a reality star, though TMZ has not reported any further details about her identity or the incident itself.
Bradley’s lawyer told TMZ Sports that Bradley “adamantly denies all wrongdoing” and entered into the confidential agreement to prevent false information from going public.
Bradley was a member of the Boston Celtics at the time of the encounter. His team fell to the Cavaliers on the day of the alleged incident, and were beat out 4-1 in the series.
The woman reached out to Bradley afterward and accused him of the assault, TMZ reports. Agreement negotiations at one point reached $400,000, and the two sides worked on a deal to keep her from speaking about the incident and prevent her from releasing video, photos or audio, TMZ reports.
The details of the final agreement remain unclear, and it’s unknown how much money was paid. TMZ reports that they were told “the final figure was high.”
Bradley’s attorney, Brian Wolf, released the following statement to TMZ:
“Mr. Bradley absolutely denies having engaged in wrongdoing whatsoever. The confidentiality agreement specifically refutes and denies the validity of all allegations of any wrongful conduct by Mr. Bradley. The sole purpose of the agreement was to protect the reputation and privacy of Mr. Bradley and his family. My office will take all appropriate action against all persons involved in the wrongful disclosure of this agreement. We will conduct a thorough investigation into who is responsible for this wrongful disclosure.”
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