Legendary heavyweight boxer George Foreman, Muhammad Ali’s greatest foe, is in some hot waters after being sued for millions of dollars by two women alleging he s*xually assaulted them when they were minors.
According to court filings obtained by TMZ, the two women allege the incidents occurred in the 1970s – when the boxer was in his 20s.
TMZ reports the plaintiffs are identified in the filings only as Denise S. and Gwen H.
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Denise claims she first met Foreman at eight years old because her father worked for him.
She claims Foreman steadily groomed her “at an early age by taking her out for ice cream and allowing her to sit on his lap as [he] drove his car.”
Denise says the boxer began touching her inappropriately around 13 and had full intercourse with her around 15.
Gwen, for her part, says she met Foreman around 9 years old, also through her father.
She claims between ages 15 and 16, Foreman “would molest and s*xually abuse” her.
The boxer denied the allegations, claiming it is a plot to extort money from him.;
“Two women have been trying to extort millions of dollars each from me and my family. They are falsely claiming that I sexually abused them over 45 years ago in the 1970s.” he reacted.
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“I adamantly and categorically deny these allegations. The pride I take in my reputation means as much to me as my sports accomplishments, and I will not be intimidated by baseless threats and lies.” Foreman added.
Source: GhanaCelebrities.Com