A video appearing to show the interaction between Conor McGregor and the woman accusing him of rape was posted by TMZ Friday.
The short clip was reportedly shot inside the Kaseya Center in Miami at roughly midnight June 10, according to TMZ. It shows McGregor exchanging words with the woman while surrounded by a crowd of people. It appears he grabs the purported accuser’s hand and clears a path through the crowd, where they both walk toward the bathroom. Moments later, the video cuts, and until that point in time nobody else had entered the bathroom with them, according to TMZ.
The woman previously alleged McGregor “physically forced” her into the restroom, according to TMZ.
The accuser’s lawyer, Ariel Mitchell, sent a demand letter claiming McGregor raped the alleged victim while security stood guard at the bathroom door, refusing to allow her friend into the bathroom and blocking her from exiting, according to TMZ.
The video does show three men, who appear to be security guards, standing in front of the door, seemingly blocking it.
Mitchell alleged McGregor and her client partied together in a club inside the NBA arena and posed for selfies together. She said the UFC star had to pause to use the bathroom, at which time he allegedly sent a man to walk up and say, “Conor told me to come get you,” according to TMZ.
“My client was under the belief they were leaving and going to the Four Seasons Hotel, as Conor had previously asked her to join him at his hotel room,” Mitchell said in a statement, according to TMZ.
“The man with the braids then stopped at the door of the bathroom, when Conor grabbed my client (as seen in the video). My client believed they were leaving, but instead Conor took her into the restroom,” Mitchell said, according to TMZ.
“My client remembers having no less than six drinks that night and has admitted the parts she recalls,” Mitchell said, according to TMZ. “My client did not even recall who led her into the restroom until seeing this video.” (RELATED: Cuba Gooding Jr. Settles Rape Case Before Trial)
Police have been investigating this matter since June 11.
McGregor’s attorney, Barbara R. Llanes, Gelber Schachter & Greenberg, P.A., told TMZ sports, “After the video was released by TMZ, the claimant’s lawyer now has changed her story,” according to TMZ.
“Mr. McGregor welcomes the investigation, which he firmly believes will show the claims against him are false. After not responding to the demand for money made by claimant’s counsel, she turned to the media to apply pressure. This is no more than a shakedown,” she said.