George Foreman is reportedly about to face a lawsuit from two girls accusing him of sexual abuse within the Nineteen Seventies.
The legendary former boxer, now 73 years previous, denies the allegations and says they’re an extortion try.
“Over the previous six months, two girls have been attempting to extort thousands and thousands of {dollars} every from me and my household. They’re falsely claiming that I sexually abused them over 45 years in the past within the Nineteen Seventies. I adamantly and categorically deny these allegations,” Foreman mentioned in a press release to The Submit.
“The satisfaction I absorb my status means as a lot to me as my sports activities accomplishments, and I cannot be intimidated by baseless threats and lies. I’m, and at all times might be, guided by my religion and belief in God. I’ll work with my attorneys to completely and honestly expose my accusers’ scheme and defend myself in courtroom. I don’t decide fights, however I don’t run away from them both.”
TMZ reports that the two women’s fathers have been mates with Foreman and had a “working relationship” with him on the time, and {that a} lawsuit is predicted to be filed in Los Angeles within the coming days.
Since January, the ladies have been asking Foreman to pay them $12.5 million every, the report mentioned.
Foreman gained the Olympic gold medal in heavyweight boxing in Mexico Metropolis in 1968 and gained the heavyweight title in 1973 earlier than shedding it to Muhammad Ali the next yr. He made a surprising return to boxing in 1994, on the age of 45, and beat 26-year-old and undefeated Michael Moorer to win the WBA and IBF heavyweight championships.
Foreman made a fortune in his post-fighting profession as an entrepreneur, most notably from his eponymous grill, which finally earned him over $200 million, in accordance with stories.
