Conor McGregor's fiancee has broken his silence days after the mixed martial arts fighter was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in his hotel penthouse.
Dee Devlin, 37, took aim at McGregor's accuser Nikita Hand in a series of Instagram Stories Post On Tuesday afternoon, she stood by him, saying the surveillance footage “doesn't lie.”
“Imagine a woman with her boyfriend and children texting provocative photos of herself to another woman's man with her family and children,” Devlin said. I wrote it. “This woman claims to know me but keeps sending my man pictures and messages of herself? Really?
“While I was away for three days, on Saturday afternoon, Saturday night, Sunday morning, Sunday afternoon, Sunday night and Monday morning, I was at home with my mother texting excuses to my child. , she got out of her face in the hotel room and was dancing in the hotel parking lot. What kind of woman are you!!!”
In another post, Devlin continued: “I will warn my sons that there are women like you in the world.”
Mr Devlin argued that surveillance footage contradicted Mr Hand's claims and suggested she, not McGregor, was the aggressor.
“CCTV doesn't lie. I can't wait for the world to see footage of you that night and what happened after. I don't mind having the time of my life,” she said. wrote.
“Here's the real evidence: Video footage that no one knew was being filmed at a moment they miraculously don't remember?” It seems to me that you're the one committing the sexual assault in the elevator. It looks like. It looks to me like everyone is trying to run away from you. ”
Devlin defended McGregor in his final post on his Instagram Story, pledging his full support after he was found responsible for the assault during a sexual encounter.
“Connor and I dealt with these issues privately years ago, but this is what should be done in a relationship, and we are stronger than ever. , we have four beautiful children. Their smiles and happy hearts prove who he is and who we are. The innocent ones cast the first stone. ” she wrote.
On Friday, a jury in a civil case in Dublin, Ireland, ruled that Hand sexually assaulted him in his hotel penthouse on Dec. 9, 2018, after a night of heavy partying. The featherweight and lightweight champion was found guilty.
Ms Hand claimed Mr McGregor “brutally raped and assaulted” her, strangled her and threatened her life, and left her with severe bruising after the incident.
Ms McGregor told the court that the pair had consensual sex that was “athletic and energetic” but not rough, and that she “never once said 'no' or stopped her.” ” he said.
When asked about the suspicion that he had been strangled, he said, “This is just one of many lies.'' Who would believe that I, a proud person, would emphasize my flaws? ”
Mr McGregor, 36, broke his silence on the public on Monday with a post on expressed his intention.
“Six years ago, I should never have answered her call. I should have quit the party. I should never have stepped out on the woman I love most in the world. It's all my fault.” McGregor wrote.
But the fighter maintained his innocence and said he wanted to appeal the jury's decision to award about $257,000 in Hand's case.
“While I am disappointed, everything that happened that night was consensual and all witnesses who were present swore to that effect under oath. I have asked my legal team to appeal this decision. I have given my instructions. There is no turning back and I am moving forward,” he wrote.
Following Friday's jury decision, Mr McGregor was removed from Proper No. 12, the Irish whiskey empire he helped build.
“Since 2021, Proximo Spirits has [percent] He is the owner of Proper No. 12 Irish Whiskey,” a spokesperson said. told TMZ. “We have no plans to use Mr. McGregor's name and likeness in any future brand marketing.”
In 2021, McGregor and his partners sold a majority stake in the company to Proximo Spirits for $600 million.
His character and likeness were also removed from IO Interactive's “Hitman” video game series.
McGregor was scheduled to return at UFC 303 in June, but suffered a broken toe during training and was forced to withdraw.
The UFC and its CEO Dana White have not commented on McGregor or the lawsuit since the jury verdict.
