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James Harden Sued for Negligence in Sexual Assault Suit Against His Nephew


The Los Angeles Clippers star was named in a lawsuit accusing his nephew of rape during a New Year's Eve party at Harden's home

In a civil complaint filed in Harris County, Texas on Monday, June 23, and obtained by Us Weekly, plaintiff Melissa Watley alleged that Blackburn raped her while she was unconscious at a New Year’s Eve party at Harden’s home. Despite Watley being in “a vulnerable condition in which she lacked the ability to consent,” the lawsuit alleges the security team failed to act, resulting in “a sexual assault from which she will suffer indefinitely.” In a since-deleted video posted via TikTok on Friday, June 20, Caroline shared footage of the couple’s two sons, George, 5, and Emmett, 3, with a caption reading: “When my MLB husband abandons […]

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