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Sportswear giant Nike has cut ties with PSG footballer Neymar after allegations he refused to co-operate in a sexual assault probe involving one of its employees.

The Brazilian forward has denied the allegations, with his spokeswoman saying in a statement: "Neymar Jr. will vigorously defend himself against these baseless attacks in case any claim is presented, which did not happen so far."

Nike has claimed the alleged incident happened in 2016 and was reported to the company in 2018.

It added that the employee made the allegations in a forum before later launching an independent investigation.

In reports that have emerged in the Wall Street Journal, Neymar is alleged to have attempted to force the employee to perform MouthAction in his hotel room during a promotional event after removing his underwear, before attempting to block her from leaving the room before chasing her down the hallway.

Nike says the investigation proved "inconclusive", and the company alleges that the ex-Barcelona star refused to co-operate.

A statement from Nike read: "Nike was deeply disturbed by sexual assault allegations made by one of our own employees against Neymar Jr.

"The alleged incident occurred in 2016 and was officially reported to Nike in 2018. The employee came forward to share her experience in a forum created by Nike leadership to afford a safe environment in which current and former employees could confidentially share their experiences and concerns.

"From the very beginning, we have treated the employee's allegations and her experience with great seriousness.

"When the employee first relayed her allegations to Nike's leadership in 2018, she did so only with assurances of confidentiality.

"While Nike was prepared and ready to investigate at that time, Nike respected the employee's initial desire to keep this matter confidential and avoid an investigation.

"As her employer, we had a responsibility to respect her privacy and did not believe it was appropriate to share that information with law enforcement or any third party without the employee's consent.

"In 2019, when the employee later expressed interest in pursuing the matter, we acted immediately. Nike commissioned an independent investigation and retained separate independent legal counsel for the employee, of her choosing and at the company's expense.

"The investigation was inconclusive. No single set of facts emerged that would enable us to speak substantively on the matter.

"It would be inappropriate for Nike to make an accusatory statement without being able to provide ing facts.

"Nike ended its relationship with the athlete because he refused to cooperate in a good faith investigation of credible allegations of wrongdoing by an employee.

"We continue to respect the confidentiality of the employee and also recognise that this has been a long and difficult experience for her."

According to reports, Neymar had a deal with Nike that would run until 2022, before this partnership ended in September last year.

He then signed for Puma, and no reason was given at the time by Nike.

Neymar had been signed by Nike aged 13.

Daily Star Sport has approached Neymar, Nike and Puma for a response.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/nike-dumped-neymar-after-allegations-24202829

See what conji has done to this one

This Neymar lacks discipline and character.

See what conji as done to this guy

at first it was dt model in hotel case but neyma chats vindicated him and now this, am not picking sides yet but I think nike was wrong to cut off d deal n drop such comments against him n maybe its because its their client involved..
I was shocked seeing dt he signed a deal with nike at 13YRS and was SIGNED BY PUMA IMMEDIATELY NIKE DROPPED HIM..
i swear even cr7 n messi dts more talented ain't blessed dt early as this gee,
neyma na real star boy and who GOD don bless, no kpekus fit fall am..
Chelsea....how far?

DesignAndBuild:
The way sexual allegations follow this Neymar eh, I wonder if Messi is also not a superstar like him. Anyway whether he's guilty or not guilty we may never know, but Nike is a big brand and a positive public image is more important to them than the money they can get from Neymar. So dropping him was a no brainer. May he be vindicated if he's innocent

dropping him was totally unfair because he was jus accused n inst proven guilty yet bt nike knows best bcoz they are a big brand and such dnt like bad publicity..
neyma should be more careful with his doinz involving women, still dnt know why this Brazilians cant ball on a low without controversies..

Fahdiga1:
See what conji has done to this one

he as accused by the lady n he isn't proven guilty yet jus like dt of cr7 case..
rape or molesting case are always very tricky to investigate especially when it involve stars or big men...
please lets stop taking sides for now because I dnt understand nike saying neyma isnt cooperating with d investigation..
and besides i dnt tink dt anoda big brand like puma would give him a deal so quick assuming he was guilty as nike are painting it because its a bigger risk putting its brand at stake..

You guys condemning Neymar already are just daft. How can it be that the girl refused to do mouthaction and he chased her down the stairs of the hotel, and the public didn't notice? Think hard. What such useless girls do for easy money and fame isn't different from banditry, kidnapping and Yahoo Yahoo. Any girl found guilty of false sex allegation against a man should face the death sentence. Nonsense!

Fahdiga1:
See what conji has done to this one

you're correct cuz once a person is acussed, he is already guilty

I have learnt not to just comment when I have not heard complete report from both sides. Let full investigations of what actually took place finish first. Some of these hoes may or may not be looking for cheap publicity and cashing out.

saintokwuluora:
You guys condemning Neymar already are just daft. How can it be that the girl refused to do mouthaction and he chased her down the stairs of the hotel, and the public didn't notice? Think hard. What such useless girls do for easy money and fame isn't different from banditry, kidnapping and Yahoo Yahoo. Any girl found guilty of false sex allegation against a man should face the death sentence. Nonsense!

Your counter argument lacks depth

So Neymar loves bl0w j0b.

Wow, speechless

Who doesn’t like a head Neymar is not left out but which one is forced again abi he pointed a gun at her and have her blow his whistle or what??
I just hope for the sake of the culture it was a sloppy mouth action

Fear women!

Forget their innocent faces, MOST times they are always up to no good especially if you are rich!

"Nike ended its relationship with the athlete because he refused to cooperate in a good faith investigation of credible allegations of wrongdoing by an employee

Even if he is innocent,he would have just played along with Nike so as to clear the air.

Well,we all have our individual differences..

Neymar is so talented but stubborn

He gat skills but pride no gree leave him.

Wow so he is indecent

A case of off pitch satisfaction that I can't get with PSG and UCL. Very condemnable act.

Be wary of women, they've brought down generations, nations..

The Bible says resist the devil and he will flee from you,but women, it said flee!!!

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Pussssyyy putting many men in trouble since the time of Adams.
Chai....

Men need more redpills to get their brain organized when it comes to women.

Neymar is too arrogant on and off the pitch.

Ok

Nrn