It is too early to speak on who is telling the truth and who is lying.
Right now, everyone should give both parties the benefit of the doubt until we have more information. Here is what Tennant is accusing Walton over.
In her suit, Tennant — who worked as a reporter for Spectrum SportsNet and SportsNet LA — says the 2 had a business relationship that went back several years and that’s why she had asked him to write the foreword in her book.
Tennant claims when she arrived at Walton’s hotel, he convinced her to come up to his room so they could “catch up.” But when they got to his room, Walton suddenly pinned her to the bed, placing his hips and legs over her body.
In the docs, Tennant claims Walton began forcing kisses on her neck, face and chest. She claims she screamed for him to stop and tried to free herself, but he held her down, groped her breasts and groin, and rubbed his erection on her leg.
Tennant claims she was “in shock and fear. She was afraid she was about to be raped,” the suit states.
Tennant claims Walton eventually relented and let her get up from the bed, but as she was walking toward the door to leave, he grabbed her from behind and again forced his body up against hers.
In the suit, Tennant claims in May 2017 — while Walton was the head coach of the Lakers — there was an incident when Walton greeted her by uttering “vulgar, guttural sounds at her” and said, “mmmm … you’re killing me in that dress.”
She says Walton also forced an aggressive hug on her and rubbed his body against hers.
Walton who is married had his attorney released a statement on his behalf.
As you will see he is calling a Tennant a bold face liar.
“Luke Walton retained me to defend him against these baseless allegations,” Baute said.
“The accuser is an opportunist, not a victim, & her claim is not credible. We intend to prove this in a courtroom.”
Hopefully, there is some evidence to prove who is telling the truth. If Walton did what he is accused of, there really needs to be a criminal case open.
If Ms. Tennant is lying she needs to be countersued and never work in the industry again, even though she doesn’t currently have a job in media.
Flip the pages for the court docs and more of Ms. Tennant’s work.