HOUSTON – After Houston attorney Tony Buzbee said in an Instagram post on Tuesday night that he has filed a lawsuit against Deshaun Watson, the Texas quarterback has released a statement saying he looks forward to clearing his name.
Watson responded to the message on Twitter, saying he rejected “an unfounded six-figure settlement claim,” and that this is “about clearing my name, and I look forward to doing that.”
Buzbee did not specify the charges against Watson in his post, but referred to behavior with women and later told FOX 26 in Houston that “Watson went too far” with a woman giving him a massage.
“I have never treated a woman with anything other than the utmost respect,” Watson said in his statement.
Buzbee is known throughout the Houston area for his law firm and the unsuccessful 2019 campaign against Mayor Sylvester Turner.