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A woman claiming to be a former girlfriend of Zion Williamson filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles accusing the NBA star of raping her.
The lawsuit was first discovered by Puck correspondent Eriq Gardner. In it, the Jane Doe accused Williamson in engaging in a “continuing pattern of abusive, controlling, and threatening behavior” throughout their five-year relationship. The alleged abuse, the suit continues, was “sexual, emotional, physical, and financial in nature.”
Also included in the lawsuit were details of an alleged assault that occurred in Beverly Hills in 2020:
During the fall of 2020, Defendant moved to Beverly Hills, CA for training and rented a house in the area. 10. On or about September 23, 2020, Defendant raped and assaulted Plaintiff. Plaintiff was picked up by Defendant’s agent from a hotel where Plaintiff’s brothers were staying. Defendant’s agent brought Plaintiff to Defendant’s home in Beverly Hills. Defendant, however, did not arrive at the home until late that evening. When Defendant got home, Plaintiff told Defendant that she was tired and wanted to go to sleep. Defendant called Plaintiff “stuck up” and a “bitch” and told her that she could not go to sleep without having sex with him. Plaintiff told Defendant “no.” Defendant pinned Plaintiff down on the bed with her hands behind her back and raped her.
She also accused Williamson of threatening to have his paid security detail “shoot Plaintiff in the head while the security guard was present.” A similar threat was allegedly made toward her family, as well.
This Zion Williamson suit is pretty stunning. If a fraction of this is true, I can't even fathom the consequences. pic.twitter.com/d5ZVkdEjGl
— Eriq Gardner ✍️ (@eriqgardner) May 30, 2025
At the time of writing, neither Williamson nor his legal team had commented on the matter.