Rams' Puka Nacua sued over alleged antisemitic remark, bite
ESPN • • sports
Key Points:
- Madison Atiabi filed a civil lawsuit against Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua, alleging he made an "unprovoked antisemitic statement" and later bit her on the shoulder during an incident on New Year's Eve in Century City.
- The lawsuit accuses Nacua of gender violence, assault and battery, and negligence, and also claims he bit a friend's thumb with significant force in the same incident.
- Nacua's attorney denies the allegations, calling them false and describing the biting as "horseplay," while stating they have video evidence and multiple sober witnesses supporting Nacua's version of events.
- The plaintiff's request for a temporary restraining order was denied, with a hearing scheduled for April 14, and Nacua's legal team plans to file a defamation lawsuit against Atiabi.
- This lawsuit follows a December incident where Nacua apologized for making an antisemitic gesture during a livestream, which the Rams publicly condemned as unacceptable.
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