Marriott releases female employee's account of incident with Michael Irvin

After weeks of being in the dark, Michael Irvin and his lawyers finally know the full account of allegations against the former Dallas Cowboys receiver. Irvin is currently suing Marriott for $100 million for defamation.

In a motion filed Friday, aimed at preventing Irvin’s lawyers from releasing the surveillance video from the Renaissance Hotel lobby, the Marriott representatives laid out what the female employee told her superiors about the encounter with Irvin before the NFL Network analyst was removed from his room and, subsequently, Super Bowl week coverage.

Irvin allegedly “flagged down” the woman, told her he found her attractive and shook her hand. The handshake was one of four physical touches the former wideout’s lawyer described in a press conference on Wednesday after he viewed the footage.

“Irvin also reached out and touched the Victim’s arm during this conversation without her consent, causing her to step back, becoming visibly uncomfortable,” Marriott attorney Nathan Chapman wrote in the motion, acquired by DMN. “Irvin then asked the Victim whether she knew anything about having a ‘big Black man inside of [her].’ Taken aback by Irvin’s comments, the Victim responded that his comments were inappropriate, and she did not wish to discuss it further.

“Irvin then attempted to grab the Victim’s hand again and said he was ‘sorry if he brought up bad memories’ for her.’ The Victim pulled her hand away and tried to back away from Irvin as he continued to move towards her.”

Lewd comments lead to complaint from female Marriott employee

After the female employee returned to her work, Irvin allegedly continued making inappropriate comments.

“He said aloud, ‘She bad,’ ‘She bad,’ ‘I want to hit that,’ and slapped himself in the face three times, saying, ‘Keep it together, Mike,’” Marriott wrote in the document.

The staffer reported Irvin’s comments to her manager “as soon as she arrived at work the next day.” Coincidentally, the NFL had asked the hotel to share any reports of bad behavior from the employees staying there the day prior to the incident.

Two witnesses from the scene told reporters at the press conference on Wednesday that the interaction between Irvin and the employee ended amicably with a handshake and laughter. However, the employee’s account provided a different interpretation of their final goodbye.

“Seeing that other Hotel employees were in the area and wanting the interaction to end, the Victim returned Irvin’s handshake,” Marriott said. “Irvin then stated that he would come back to find her sometime that week when she was working.”

Since the release of the motion, Irvin’s attorney, Levi McCathern, disputed the details from Marriott.

“Total hogwash,” McCathern said in a statement to DMN. “Marriott’s recently-created account goes against all the eyewitnesses and Michael’s own testimony as well as common sense. We will release the video next week. There is no sexual assault. The fact Marriott is taking the position that it is is an insult to all of the true female victims out there.”

The NFL reportedly sent representatives to interview the Marriott employee prior to the NFL Network removing him from their Super Bowl coverage team.