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Implications of Mindy McCready Affair Allegation on Roger Clemens' Defamation Lawsuit

By Rick Karcher, Michael McCann, Geoffrey Rapp, Greg Skidmore, and Howard Wasserman

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Earlier this week, I wrote a column for SI.com on the implications of Roger Clemens' alleged sexual relationship with a then 15-year-old Mindy McCready on his defamation lawsuit against Brian McNamee. I was also interviewed by Russell Goldman for his piece on the same topic for ABC News.

In his lawsuit, Clemens claims that McNamee defamed him by asserting that Clemens used steroids. For a variety of reasons (e.g., Clemens is a public figure; he will likely find it difficult to establish that McNamee is actually lying) I don't believe Clemens' lawsuit has much of a chance of succeeding. Nevertheless, as I explain in the column, the McCready accusation--which she claims is true--would probably prove difficult for McNamee to bring in, though there's a chance it could play a role in assessing Clemens' character. Hope you have a chance to check out the column and the ABC News story.

I was also interviewed on The Papa Joe Chevalier Show, which is aired on KLAV 1230 Las Vegas, to discuss Clemens' alleged affair and Josh Howard's admission that he smokes pot during the NBA's off season. It can be heard at this link and I'm on from 19:20 to 30:30. I was also interviewed by Ed Berliner of the Speeding Bullet Network on Clemens' various legal problems and it can be heard at this link.

Full post as published by Sports Law Blog on May 02, 2008 (boomark / email).