Two firms have severed ties with UFC fighter Conor McGregor after an Irish court docket discovered him chargeable for assault following a sexual encounter with a girl who accused him of sexually assaulting her in 2018.
Proximo Spirits, the proprietor of Irish whiskey model Correct No. 12, which McGregor turned the face of, informed the Irish Impartial in a press release on Tuesday that it’s going to now not use McGregor’s identify or likeness following final week’s ruling.
MMA fighter Conor McGregor smiles through the presentation of the Naked Knuckle Combating Championship in Marbella, Spain, on July 18, 2024. (JORGE GUERRERO/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
“Since 2021, Proximo Spirits has been the 100pc owner of Proper No 12 Irish Whiskey,” the assertion learn. “Going forward, we do not plan to use Mr McGregor’s name and likeness in the marketing of the brand.”
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In accordance to ESPN, McGregor helped discovered the corporate in 2018 however offered his stake in 2021.
IO Interactive, a online game developer, additionally introduced in a press release on social media that it might now not collaborate with McGregor of their recreation “Hitman.”
“In light of the recent court ruling regarding Conor McGregor, IO Interactive has made the decision to cease its collaboration with the athlete, effective immediately,” the assertion posted to X on Monday learn.
Conor McGregor leaves the court docket, because the court docket breaks for the jury’s determination within the civil motion case, P Ní Laimhin v McGregor & Anor, in Excessive Court docket 24 at Chancery Place in Dublin. (David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile by way of Getty Photos)
CONOR MCGREGOR FOUND LIABLE OF ASSAULT IN IRELAND CIVIL COURT STEMMING FROM SEXUAL ENCOUNTER
“We take this matter very seriously and cannot ignore its implications. Consequently, we will begin removing all content featuring Mr. McGregor from our storefronts starting today.”
McGregor, 35, was ordered to pay Nikita Hand almost $257,000 by a civil court docket jury in Dublin final week after being discovered chargeable for assault stemming from an encounter on Dec. 9, 2018. Hand alleged that McGregor had “brutally raped and battered” her, however McGregor doesn’t face any legal costs associated to the case.
Conor McGregor, together with his companion Dee Devlin, go away the court docket, because the court docket breaks for the jury’s determination within the civil motion case, P Ní Laimhin v McGregor & Anor, in Excessive Court docket 24 at Chancery Place in Dublin. (David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile by way of Getty Photos)
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McGregor has staunchly denied the allegations of sexual assault. He testified that he by no means compelled the lady to do something towards her will and stated she fabricated the allegations after the 2 had consensual intercourse.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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