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Conor McGregor was spotted in New York City signing autographs for fans days after rape allegations surfaced following an incident in a Kaseya Center bathroom during a Miami Heat game.
McGregor was spotted Saturday night at The Peninsula on Fifth Avenue, where the UFC star signed autographs for fans waiting outside.
Dressed head to toe in a Gucci tracksuit, McGregor acquiesced to those asking for his John Hancock before hitting the town. They were even there when he got back.
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Conor McGregor on June 17, 2023 in Manhattan. (Robert Kamau/GC Images)
According to the New York Post, his security detail loaded “superhero-themed toys and balloons” into his car, suggesting he was heading to a kid’s birthday party.
So far, McGregor had kept a low profile following allegations from a woman who said she was raped on June 10 during the Miami Heat-Denver Nuggets Game 4 of the NBA Finals game, which McGregor attended.
Ariel Mitchell, the woman’s attorney, claims security separated the woman from her friends and forced her into a bathroom where McGregor was supposed to be waiting, according to the New York Post.
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A video later surfaced showing McGregor and the victim in a club watching the game. The woman and McGregor were seen talking and then he left the scene.
Mitchell told TMZ Sports that the video showed the two “visibly awkward with each other.”
“My client has always stated that there would be before and after videos, and in those videos she emphasized that the difference in the interaction between them would be visible,” Mitchell said. “This is another video that supports what my client has said and supports what she has told police since the beginning of this incident.”
On the other hand, McGregor’s attorney, Barbara R. Llanes, said of the video: “While the plaintiff’s story has changed again, our account of the evening has never changed. This video only strengthens our position. We We look forward to the swift conclusion of the investigation.”
Conor McGregor was spotted Saturday night at The Peninsula on Fifth Avenue, where the UFC star signed autographs for fans waiting outside. (Robert Kamau/GC Images)
A separate TMZ video was revealed last Friday showing McGregor escorting the woman by the hand to the bathroom. Several people were standing at the door, which was closed.
Mitchell, who said the two were together at a club in the arena before the incident took place in the bathroom, said her client was under the impression she was leaving the arena when a man in a Denver Nuggets jersey told her, “Conor said I’ll come get you.”
After seeing the video of McGregor leading her out, Mitchell said her client “didn’t even remember who led her to the bathroom until she saw this video.”
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“After the video was released by TMZ, the plaintiff’s attorney has now changed her story,” Llanes said. Mr. McGregor welcomes the investigation, which he says will prove the claims against him are false. After failing to respond to the plaintiff’s lawyer’s demand for money, she turned to the media to put pressure on her. This is nothing more than a shakedown.”
Mitchell told Fox News Digital that these allegations were “false” and there is no attempted “shakedown.”
“Mr McGregor’s team can say this is a shakedown, these allegations are false, but the video is clear. A soon-to-be married man with a fourth baby on the way leads a woman he doesn’t know and not his pregnant fiancee into the bathroom,” Mitchell said.
McGregor’s fiancé, Dee Devlin, is pregnant with their fourth child.
Conor McGregor is expected to make his UFC return later this year. (Robert Kamau/GC Images)
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The Heat and NBA are both aware of the allegations, while Miami police told ESPN an investigation was launched after a report was filed on Sunday.
McGregor is expected to make his UFC return later this year, with a fight scheduled against fan favorite Michael Chandler.
Ryan Gaydos of Fox News contributed to this report.
Scott Thompson is a sportswriter for Fox News Digital.
