Las Vegas Casino Denies Defamation Claim From NFL Hall Of FamerCosmopolitan Of Las Vegas Said Banning O.J. Simpson Did Not Damage His Reputation |
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A Las Vegas Strip casino is denying accusations that it defamed NFL Hall of Fame running back O.J. Simpson by banning him from the property.
Simpson filed a lawsuit against the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas last November after it was reported that he was banned for being drunk and unruly at a steakhouse and cocktail lounge at the Cosmopolitan. Simpson denied the report and his lawyer, Malcolm LaVergne, filed suit shortly after.
According to court documents filed earlier this month in response to the lawsuit, the Cosmopolitan states that Simpson’s reputation was not damaged when hotel staff gave its accounts of the incidents to TMZ, which was one of the first outlets to report the story.
According to a report from the Associated Press, LaVergne filed a request for a judge to handle the case, instead of sending it to arbitration. If LaVergne gets his way, a jury could award Simpson more than $50,000.
Simpson is still on parole from a 2008 incident where he led a group of five men, two of which were armed, into a Las Vegas hotel in an attempt to retrieve personal items from two sports memorabilia dealers. His parole doesn’t end until 2022.
Being drunk and belligerent would violate the terms of his parole. In the days following the reports of his ban, Nevada parole officials visited Simpson and administered drug and alcohol tests. Simpson passed them.
The Cosmopolitan is currently suing another sports star, NHL forward Evander Kane, for failing to pay his $500,000 marker.
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