Former Pro Bowler Marcellus Wiley denied new allegations that he sexually abused four women, claiming he has evidence to contradict their “alleged misrepresentations.”
“For every one of them, I either saw, communicated through email, text, phone, was invited by these individuals after these dates to engage, to be intimate or all the above, after the dates that are in question,” Wiley said Tuesday on his self-named show. “This matters. Why does it matter? Because it directly contradicts the narrative they are trying to present publicly.”
He added: “They are attempting to leverage lies for personal gain, as they say, assassination by accusation, that’s their goal. They trying by liyng.”
Wiley, the former ESPN and FS1 personality who spent 10 years in the NFL, is being sued by four women over alleged incidents spanning various time periods.
Two of the women allege he raped them in the 1990s in California, a third claims he was grooming her from the age of 13 before they eventually had an intimate relationship years later and a former ESPN production assistant alleges he tricked her into coming to his room under the false pretense of a work meeting in 2009 before he appeared naked and sexually assaulted her.
These allegations come after three prior allegations from women who claimed he raped them during his time at Columbia University, claims he has previously denied.
The 51-year-old posted to X on Wednesday night photos of the dismissal verdict from the first three allegations.
“A judge reviewed these claims — and threw them out. No deposition. No trial. No cross-examination. Let that sink in,” Wiley wrote. “Read every statement from start to finish. The contradictions speak for themselves. At this point, every false narrative being pushed isn’t hurting me — it’s strengthening my defamation case. So go ahead. Keep lying. You’re only doing my work for me.”
Wiley said he learned about the new lawsuits — filed April in New York — from a friend who phoned him to say: “Just keep your head up.”
He then compared his situation to that of ex-Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs, who was found not guilty on Tuesday after his personal chef accused him of battery.
Diggs’ defense team showed videos of the chef dancing after the alleged incident, and Wiley said he has similar evidence to counter the allegations.
“I got one straightforward question for all the accusers: Why did you continue to see or maintain friendly communication at minimum that can be verified, will be verified, that someone you are accusing after the alleged incidents? Oh, because once again, what we just saw, what occurred in the Stefon Diggs situation, they out there dancing in the videos, not knowing they’re being filmed and not knowing there is a record,” he said. “There are so many records and receipts that will be brought to show people you said one thing but you did another. So, we’re seeing this dangerous trend right now more than ever. We’re seeing people who are going out there making serious allegations like we just saw with Stefon Diggs, blatant lies, like we saw with Stefon Diggs, being made in public without substantiated evidence.”
Wiley did not go into the specific details of the allegations, noting that the burden is not on him to prove he’s innocent since he’s being sued.
He did say, though, that for those who have read the allegations “logically, they just don’t add up” and indicated their arguments would not hold up upon questioning.
Wiley alleged that the accusers’ goal is actually to be paid off by Columbia, which was accused in the initial three lawsuits to have “hid the rapes by Wiley,” thus “enabling him to enjoy a reputation of safety, respect, and integrity, thereby endangering women” who later encountered him, per Rolling Stone.
The outlet further reported these new allegations are part of a “push” to turn the lawsuit into a class action against both Wiley and Columbia, and there is a hearing set for May 12.
“This is about them (Columbia), being real. They using me to try to get to them,” Wiley said. “Because they have the $20 billion endowment. That’s the money grab, I’m just in the way.”
He added: “The craziest thing about it, seriously, is they didn’t want and they don’t want justice. They want just ice. Money, bling, things. No justice, just ice. I want the truth and to expose some liars.”
Wiley said he’s speaking out to protect his son, Marcellus, one of four children he shares with wife and “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Annemarie Wiley.
“The toughest part about all of this is the fact there’s going to be a day, and I don’t know when that day is but there’s going to be a day, I’m not worried about these allegations on the level of — there’s no criminal charges — all this talk, and nobody ever wanted me arrested? Nobody ever got me arrested? Nobody ever got me?” Wiley said. “You don’t want that. It’s about money, I get that. To you, it’s about money.
“To me, it’s about my son’s name that he will one day Google and think this is about him, but he’s going to know it’s about his dad. And how dare you stain the brain of my child and his hero.”
Wiley is one of the best players in Columbia football history, earning All-American honors en route to being a second-round pick by the Bills in 1997.
He played for the Bills, Chargers, Cowboys and Jaguars from 1997-2006, tallying a career-high 13 in 2001 with the Chargers to earn his lone Pro Bowl bid.
