NFL star Brandon McManus has made wild allegations against two women who accused him of sexual assault on a team flight to London as a judge dismissed their case.
The former Jacksonville Jaguars kicker was sued, along with his ex-team, by two flight attendants who claimed he rubbed and grinded himself on them during the journey last year – allegations he denies.
But in court documents submitted in response as part of the case, McManus used the women’s alleged social media posts and other accusations to try and paint them as money-grabbing, promiscuous, former drug addicts.
Other explosive claims include that one of the flight attendants, aged 29, got herself legally adopted by an 84-year-old man before becoming romantically involved and manipulating him into leaving her more than a third of his estate.
The women were seeking $1 million and a jury trial per ESPN, however a judge has now thrown out the plaintiffs’ case, citing their refusal to be named in the lawsuit as grounds for dismissal.
NFL star Brandon McManus has made wild allegations against two women who accused him of sexual assault on a team flight to London as a judge dismissed their case
‘Jane Doe I and Jane Doe II have made serious allegations against a public figure and have put their credibility at issue,’ Circuit Judge Michael S Sharrit wrote in his ruling.
‘Fairness requires Plaintiffs be prepared to stand behind their charges publicly in the same way Defendant McManus must openly refute them.’
‘We are very pleased with the court’s order in connection with Mr. McManus’ motion to dismiss these baseless allegations,’ McManus’ attorney, Brett Gallaway, said in a statement to ESPN.
As part of their filing, the athlete and the Jags submitted several sexually explicit social media posts which they claimed had been made by the women.
The document also claimed that one of the flight attendants posted an image of herself in, ‘a short skirt, on an airplane, laying upside down on a seat with Your legs in the air in a sexually provocative pose’ and used the N word in posts.
McManus accused one of the women of persuading a North Dakota man 50 years her senior to adopt her, before extorting him of $100,000 to pay for rent, cars and credit card bills.
The filing claimed the woman also persuaded the man, identified only as Joel, to change his will and leave her 35 percent of his estate to the ‘detriment of his other two children’.Â
The document, known as a request for admission, is used during the discovery phase of a trial and is a request to establish agreed upon facts.
The filing additionally asked the plaintiff to, ‘Admit that prior to engaging in a sexual and/or romantic relationship with Joel, and prior to being legally adopted by Joel, you were engaged in a sexual and/or romantic relationship with Joel’s son’.
The women claimed the sexual assault took place aboard this charter to flight to London last year
McManus also accused them of drinking on the job, including taking shots of alcohol at 7am, receiving treatment for narcotics addiction and having ‘sexual contact’ with other NFL players and staff while at work.
He claimed they continued to work on NFL charter flights even after making their allegations.Â
He asked them to admit that they were in the process of trying to obtain settlement money from other men for alleged sexual assaults, ‘including but not limited to allegations You made against a high school teacher which were later determined to be without merit’.
The women and their families were also accused of engaging in personal injury litigation related to unpaid medical bills in North Dakota, California, Texas and Arizona.
McManus was sued along with his former team, which was accused of failing to provide a safe working environment.
According to the women’s lawsuit, the Jaguars flew to the UK on an Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings charter flight on September 28, 2023, and the two women were working as flight attendants for the team.
They alleged the journey ‘quickly turned into a party’ and that McManus and several other players ‘disregarded the flight attendants’ personal space, air travel safety, and federal law’.
One of the women – identified only as Jane Doe I – accused McManus of trying to kiss her while she was seated during a period of turbulence and twice grinding up against her while she was serving meals to passengers.
McManus denied the allegations and has since tried to paint his accusers as sex-crazed money-grabbers in his own court filing
The Jaguars – who are owned by Shad Khan – were also being sued by the women for failing to supervise McManus and failing to create a safe environment for staff serving the team
The second woman – Jane Doe II – claimed that McManus grinded against her while she was serving the second of the flight’s two meals, before confronting him – only for him to ‘smirk and walk away’.
Doe I also claimed that during the first alleged assault, she made eye contact with a different Jaguars player, who ‘looked ashamed of McManus’ behavior’.
Doe II also alleged that when the team returned back to the USA from London after the double-header of games, she ‘remained on the second story of the aircraft to avoid McManus’.
The lawsuit said that the two women have experienced severe mental anguish, anxiety, psychological and emotional distress, embarrassment and humiliation.
The Jags played two games in London in the 2023 season, against the Atlanta Falcons at Wembley on October 1, and then against the Buffalo Bills at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 8. McManus played in both.
The kicker was not re-signed by the team at the end of last season and was signed a one-year, $3.6million contract with the Washington Commanders.
However, he was booted out of the team in the wake of the allegations.Â
McManus is pictured playing for the Jags in London, days after the alleged assault took place
Jacksonville chiefs later released their own statement saying: ‘We’re aware of the complaint, and we acknowledge the significance of the claims.
‘As we continue to look into the matter, it bears emphasizing that we insist on an organization built by people who represent our community and game with the highest character and class.’
Last season, the NFL star earned $2m in his one-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, following his release by the Denver Broncos.
He made 30 of his 37 field-goal attempts in 2023, and all 35 of his extra-point attempts.
