Clippers' James Harden faces negligence accusation amid sexual assault lawsuit against nephew

Los Angeles Clippers prima James Harden was accused of negligence arsenic his nephew was sued implicit alleged intersexual battle and rape that occurred astatine a New Year’s Eve enactment successful December 2024.

Marisa Watley accused Justice Armani Blackburn of intersexual battle and rape successful the suit filed successful Harris County, Texas. The suit accused Harden of negligence "due to the behaviour of his in-home information unit aft the party," according to a quality merchandise from Wigdor Law.

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Los Angeles Clippers defender James Harden (1) successful the 3rd 4th against the Denver Nuggets during crippled 2 of archetypal circular for the 2025 NBA Playoffs astatine Ball Arena connected April 21, 2025 successful Denver, Colorado. (Isaiah J. Downing/Imagn Images)

A lawyer wasn’t listed for Blackburn. Fox News Digital reached retired to Harden’s bureau and the Clippers for comment.

Watley claimed that Harden’s information squad removed 2 of her friends who had attended the enactment astatine his location with her contempt "their pleas that she was inactive inside." Watley’s friends contacted her sister, Elaina, who past got successful interaction with Harden’s sister — the parent of Blackburn. The suit said that Elaina Watley was capable to get a photograph to Harden’s security, but squad members said determination was a pistillate successful the location with Blackburn, but the pistillate was not Marisa Watley.

Los Angeles Clippers defender James Harden (1) warms up anterior to crippled 4 of circular 1 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs against the Denver Nuggets astatine Intuit Dome connected April 26, 2025 successful Inglewood, California. (Jayne Kamin/Oncea-Imagn Images)

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The suit alleged that if Harden’s information squad would person "acted responsibly," past they would person stopped the alleged rape.

"Since New Year’s Day, erstwhile I reported the rape by Mr. Blackburn to the police, I person remained puzzled by however Mr. Harden’s information behaved that day—it is achy to ideate that this each could person been stopped successful time," Watley said successful a statement. "I anticipation this ailment pushes information employees mostly to enactment much responsibly erstwhile women are successful danger."

LA Clippers defender James Harden (1) during the 4th fourth against the Denver Nuggets during crippled 5 of the archetypal circular for the 2025 NBA Playoffs astatine Ball Arena connected April 29, 2025 successful Denver, Colorado. (Ron Chenoy/Imagn Images)

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Watley’s lawyers said they program to clasp Blackburn and Harden accountable for their alleged actions.

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