Two companies drop Conor McGregor after sex abuse conviction – NBC New York

Two companies have cut ties with Conor McGregor after a civil court jury in Ireland ruled last week that he must pay nearly 250,000 euros ($257,000) to a woman who accused the mixed martial arts fighter of raping her.

Proximo Spirits, the owner of the Irish whiskey brand Proper No. 12, will no longer feature McGregor’s name or image on the drink.

“Going forward, we do not intend to use Mr. McGregor’s name and likeness in the marketing of the brand,” the company told the newspaper. Irish independent newspaper.

Video game developer IO Interactive also ended its partnership with McGregor, who had played the role of a fighter in the game ‘Hitman’.

“In light of the recent court ruling on Conor McGregor, IO Interactive has made the decision to cease working with the athlete with immediate effect,” the company said. in a statement about X. “We take this matter very seriously and cannot ignore its implications. That’s why, starting today, we will begin removing all content featuring Mr. McGregor from our stores.”

It follows last Friday’s ruling in a civil case in which Nikita Hand alleged McGregor “brutally raped and assaulted” her in a Dublin hotel penthouse in 2018.

Hand said the alleged attack after a night of partying left her badly bruised and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

McGregor, 36, testified that he never forced the woman to do anything against her will and said she made up the allegations after the two had consensual sex.

The jury of eight women and four men found him liable for assault after about six hours of deliberation at the High Court in Dublin.