While he is currently avoiding the NBA, James Dolan remains very litigious, and the owner of the Knicks is currently on trial with the Raptors for a “spy assistant” story.
It is now he who will have to answer to justice since a 38-year-old woman, Kellye Croft, accuses him of “forcing her to have unwanted sex nearly a decade ago, while facilitating a meeting with Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who she claims also sexually assaulted her”.
Kellye Croft explains that he was hired as a massage therapist on the Eagles tour in 2013. “dream job” which will turn into a nightmare according to her complaint, since she then meets James Dolan, who is opening for the tour with his own music group, JD & the Straight Shot. She explains that the owner of the Knicks (NBA) and Rangers (NHL) first helped her during a conflict on the tour, before taking the opportunity to abuse her on several occasions.
She also assures that in January 2014, James Dolan arranged for him to come to Los Angeles, with the Eagles performing at the Forum, which belonged to the New York businessman. The latter would then have organized a meeting between Kellye Croft and her friend, Harvey Weinstein, whom the woman also accuses of having tried to attack her.
In the businessman's defense, this is manipulation
On James Dolan's side, we deny it outright and accuse Douglas H. Wigdor, Kellye Croft's lawyer, of manipulation.
“There is absolutely no basis for the allegations against Mr. Dolan. Kellye Croft and James Dolan were friends », thus assures E. Danya Perrythe billionaire's lawyer. “The references to Harvey Weinstein are simply intended to stir things up and appear to be plagiarized from previous cases against Mr. Weinstein. These allegations are an act of retaliation by an attorney who has filed multiple lawsuits against Mr. Dolan and who has not won, and cannot win, a judgment against him. Mr. Dolan always believed that Ms. Croft was a good person and he is surprised that she validated this complaint.”
Very close to Harvey Weinstein, James Dolan has always claimed that he was unaware of the actions of the Hollywood producer, revealed to the general public in 2017. A version contested by the complaint from Kellye Croft, who claims to have spoken to the owner of the Knicks about her attack by Harvey Weinstein as soon as it took place.
Asked about the question, Adam Silver plays for time. “ I saw the article and I don't know anything other than what I read in the article”explains the commissioner. “So we will wait to find out more.”
