Former NFL running back O.J. Simpson could be filing a massive lawsuit against the Cosmopolitan after being permanently banned by the Las Vegas hotel-casino in November.
TMZ Sports reported that Simpson was was drunk and became hostile toward staff at the hotel's Clique bar, leading to him getting kicked out and banned by the Cosmopolitan. However, Simpson claimed "nothing happened."
Representatives for Simpson are now threatening to sue the Cosmopolitan for $100 million, claiming staff "acted with malice and racial prejudice," according to Joe Nelson of FOX 5.
In a letter to the Cosmopolitan, Simpson's lawyer, Malcolm P. LaVergne, said his client was "singled out amongst his non-African American friends and expelled him for a fake reason while he peacefully visited the Cosmopolitan property." The letter also states that staff neglected to reverse Simpson's ban after it was confirmed by police through surveillance video that they made up a "false narrative."
LaVergne claims Cosmopolitan staff wanted to put Simpson in a false light to affect the terms of his parole.
