{"id":212201,"date":"2019-11-08T17:45:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T22:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/o-j-simpson-sues-vegas-cosmopolitan-hotel-for-defamation"},"modified":"2019-11-08T17:45:37","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T22:45:37","slug":"o-j-simpson-sues-vegas-cosmopolitan-hotel-for-defamation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/o-j-simpson-sues-vegas-cosmopolitan-hotel-for-defamation","title":{"rendered":"S.C. Simpson Sues Vegas Cosmopolitan Hotel for Defamation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<article id=\"post-126772\" class=\"post-126772 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" readability=\"44.7380627558\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">    \t\t<!-- .entry-meta --><br \/>\n    \t<\/header>\n<p><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" readability=\"28.3431826273\">\n\t\t<!-- adman_adcode_beginning --><\/p>\n<div readability=\"79.8501070664\">\n<section id=\"cb-41a63778e6104b8c47da743a10d7b5b0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"American Football League\" alt=\"American Football League\" class=\"img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/O.J.-Simpson-Sues-Vegas-Cosmopolitan-Hotel-for-Defamation.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-611bf3a3be73b9ddf3fab2a29144c8b4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"29.2408376963\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/o-j-simpson\/\"><strong>O.J. Simpson<\/strong><\/a> has belatedly fired back at the Cosmopolitan in Vegas \u2026 suing the hotel claiming it defamed him by banning him in 2017 after falsely accusing him of being drunk and disruptive.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-92210ccaaae752160f76bf4c9ad3efa9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"33\">\n<p>The incident in question went down just weeks after Simpson was released from prison. \u00a0Simpson \u2014 who had been frequenting the hotel in the days prior \u2014 allegedly got into an altercation on Nov. 8 at Clique Bar after flying into a drunken rage.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c1e949aff9ceec6140b7869b4fb57fc5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"33\">\n<p>Sources told us \u2026 glasses were broken during the melee and the ex-NFL star was eventually told to leave, given a trespass notice and told to never come back.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a17df95d45269e66e5fc3a627f26f602\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"38.8091286307\">\n<p>But, in his lawsuit, Simpson is adamant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2017\/11\/11\/oj-simpson-banned-cosmopolitan-hotel-las-vegas-drunk\/\"><strong>he was NOT drunk<\/strong><\/a>, he was NOT belligerent and did NOT break any glasses. In fact, he says earlier in the evening a manager at the steakhouse in the hotel actually thanked him for being a gracious guest.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-883b285ccb1b33e29112295516e6b5b1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink \">\n<div id=\"cb-883b285ccb1b33e29112295516e6b5b1-1844291803-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\" readability=\"23.1019736842\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.82894736842\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Never know who you are going to see in Vegas\u2026. yep, OJ Simpson <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ginaBY6zwk\">pic.twitter.com\/ginaBY6zwk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Munz (@BrianMunzTSN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianMunzTSN\/status\/928508540276183041?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\">November 9, 2017<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianMunzTSN\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@BrianMunzTSN<\/a>\n     <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f6a3acac59e8a0998da874ac5e323ed6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"31\">\n<p>O.J. says when he was leaving for the night \u2026 someone from the hotel handed him a trespass notice and repeatedly said it was private property and he was not welcome back \u2026 ever.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b9ef789ad09d7659f7348dd6edf3c0b1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"33\">\n<p>Simpson says he was shocked by the move, claiming he was never involved in an incident that night that could warrant a permanent ban.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6081f33c197c8fd435aea0fba2a27b6e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"29.425\">\n<p>Simpson says his parole officer saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2017\/11\/09\/oj-simpson-cosmopolitan-hotel-thrown-out-drunk-banned\/\"><strong>our story<\/strong><\/a> and visited him at his residence the next day and gave him a drug and alcohol test \u2026 which both turned up clean.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f640e196a823746fa0da3d571497b19c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Simpson claims the PO also went to the Cosmo to investigate and told Simpson there was no evidence he did anything that would violate his parole.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-090acc42d7e031aa1049a9ea240ddfd4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"33\">\n<p>In fact, in his suit, Simpson refers to himself as a \u201cmodel parolee with perfect performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-518252c2542a26b828029b6edbdd747b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"33\">\n<p>Reality is \u2026 Simpson is WELCOMED at many famous spots all over town and regularly poses for pics and signs autographs. In a way, he\u2019s become a draw.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fe7a53ab5c1357c12687f6c804c77c92\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"26.4838709677\">\n<p>Shortly after the incident, Simpson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2017\/11\/11\/oj-simpson-banned-cosmopolitan-hotel-las-vegas-drunk\/\"><strong>spoke on camera<\/strong><\/a> and he said he had no clue what happened.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8d58d9f678b1d50f31ddb38b055f6ce6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink \"\/>\n<section id=\"cb-e1adf8b7c7f57b3bb2e082ddae9a0c5c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"29.7826086957\">\n<p>Simpson was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2017\/10\/01\/oj-simpson-released-prison-nevada-free\/\"><strong>released from prison<\/strong><\/a> on Oct. 1, 2017, after spending years behind bars for an armed robbery conviction.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-aaf7b094adf224349ca14ea6e4e3746f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"29.0994152047\">\n<p>Since he\u2019s been out, O.J. has been a regular on Vegas golf courses and fancy restaurants. He\u2019s also joined social media where he often talks about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2019\/09\/05\/oj-simpson-antonio-brown-murdering-fantasy-football-oakland-raiders\/\"><strong>fantasy football topics<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6f48741d2086294643870f902bac7521\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-block-is-last \" readability=\"29\">\n<p>One thing he hasn\u2019t really addressed since being out \u2026 the murders.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2019\/11\/08\/oj-simpson-sues-vegas-cosmopolitan-hotel-for-defamation\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- adman_adcode_after --><\/p>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\">Sharing is caring!<\/p>\n<p class=\"gasd_author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/about-me\" rel=\"author\" title=\"Profile for Dalelorenzo Johnson\">Profile for Dalelorenzo Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\"><span class=\"cat-links\">Posted in <a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/category\/categorized\/news\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><\/span>\t<\/footer>\n<p><!-- .entry-footer --><\/article>\n<p><!-- #post-## --><!-- #comments --><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/o-j-simpson-sues-vegas-cosmopolitan-hotel-for-defamation\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O.J. 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