From: ESPN.com

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida woman is suing Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Santonio Holmes, saying the one-time Super Bowl MVP hit her in the face with a glass at an Orlando nightclub and then offered to pay her so she wouldn’t press charges.

Holmes, who has not been charged in connection with the alleged incident, says he “didn’t do anything” and expects the matter to be dealt with quickly.

Anshonoe Mills claimed in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that Holmes grabbed her face and threw the glass at her because she was sitting on a couch in the Rain Night Club’s VIP section on March 7.

The lawsuit, first reported by Courthouse News Service, a legal wire service, said the glass hit Mills on the right side of the face, cutting the woman near the eye. The four-page document also claimed Holmes and a police officer intimidated Mills so she wouldn’t press charges.

Holmes offered to pay Mills because he was an NFL star and couldn’t afford to get into trouble, the lawsuit said. The woman felt pressured and incoherently told police that she was hit in the face and was bleeding but wouldn’t Buy Levitra Online Without Prescription press charges, according to the lawsuit.

Mills is seeking more than $15,000 in damages from Holmes, who was MVP of the Super Bowl played after the 2008 season.

Holmes, a former Super Bowl MVP, told ESPN’s Rachel Nichols he has confidence that this matter “will be taken care of quickly, within the next 24 hours.” When asked about the specifics of the case, he said…..

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This entry was posted on Monday, March 29th, 2010 at 5:26 pm.
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