NFL Network analyst and Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders has filed a defamation suit against ex-wife, Pilar Sanders. According to the former NFL defensive back, Sanders (also known as Pilar Love El Dey) published false statements about him on social media, including accusing him of multiple crimes (via The Dallas Morning News).
The suit accuses Pilar Sanders of publishing false statements on social media that accuse him of multiple crimes, including child abuse, spousal abuse, assault and attempted murder. The suit also references defamatory statements it said she made on TV in a recent appearance on The O’Reilly Factor.
The suit, filed Nov. 24 in Collin County, seeks damages of $200,000 to $1 million as well as other relief to which he may be entitled.
“The property and rights involved are unique and irreplaceable, so that it will be impossible to accurately measure, in monetary terms, the damages caused by the defendant’s conduct,” the suit states, adding that the losses are likely to exceed Pilar Sanders’ financial worth.
The couple’s divorce was finalized in June of 2013, which has led to a strained relationship between the two.
As it relates to the claims in the suits, here are some of Pilar Sanders’ posts.
@NattyDreadLocs @PilarSanders @HuffingtonPost don’t just WATCH Take action against @DeionSanders #FamilyPlaybook pic.twitter.com/PHcVO1sH9i
— Maria D Alonso (@RiaDAlonso) November 9, 2014
https://twitter.com/PilarSanders/status/537027770610487296
https://twitter.com/PilarSanders/status/532062163561902081
Interestingly enough, it was Pilar Sanders who was arrested and charged with misdemeanor domestic assault back in 2012. That incident also saw Deion Sanders charged with simple assault.
To say that their relationship took a turn from the Deion & Pilar Prime Time Love show that was live on the Oxygen Network for a couple months back in 2008 would be a major understatement. It appears that their relationship ended on toxic terms.
Let’s just hope none of these allegations are true and that their children are not brought further into a situation that seems to be getting uglier by the day.
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