Chrissy Teigen attends the premiere of WGN America's Underground Season 2 held at the Westwood Village on Feb. 28, 2017 in Los Angeles.
In light of the hundreds of allegations against U.S. Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nasser, and with his sentencing going on today (Jan. 16), news that one of the victims, Olympian McKayla Maroney won't be able to testify has left some very angry.
Maroney, who sued and received a settlement of $1.25 million from the U.S. Gymnastics team in 2016, faces a $100k fine if she speaks out at Nassar's sentencing due to a legal agreement.
Chrissy Teigen took to Twitter to defend and the gymnast and offered to gladly pay Maroney's fine if she were to speak out during Nassar's marathon sentence hearing, in which a large number of victims are giving statements towards the disgraced doctor, the U.S. Gymnastics program, and Michigan State University where Nassar practiced.
"The entire principle of this should be fought - an NDA to stay quiet about this serial monster with over 140 accusers, but I would be absolutely honored to pay this fine for you, McKayla," said Teigen in a Tweet this morning (Jan. 16)
Along with Maroney, over 100 people have come forth to share stories of Nassar's sexual advances. The latest of which was U.S. Gymnastics Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles. She is one of four from the 'Fierce Five' team that won gold in the 2012.
beeblez on January 17th, 2018 at 02:32 UTC »
I wonder what would happen if she did openly speak at the hearing and then refused to pay.
Is USA Gymnastics dumb enough to take her to court to enforce the agreement? I can't imagine a worse PR move than suing a popular young female athlete because she spoke out against a pedophile after you bribed her to stay silent about the assault(s).
spaghatta111 on January 16th, 2018 at 21:52 UTC »
Everyone knows that what he did was bad, but I don't think most people realize how bad this was.
These were competitive gymnasts. With USAG, these girls had to be ready to compete. They could not just rest off an injury, they had to be ready for gymnastics. They were required - not recommended, required to go to this guy. And there was no time for questioning. If he approaches you and say you need to be treated, you need to be treated. You cannot say no. You do it because you are a competitor and you do as you're told.
He took advantage of children, knowing they were on autopilot, knowing they couldn't stop competition to speak up because the stakes were too high. They didn't have anyone to speak up to. He was the guy.
TooShiftyForYou on January 16th, 2018 at 21:31 UTC »
Thankfully this piece of garbage physician got effectively a life-sentence in prison (60 years). Here's excerpts of what some of his victim's said to his face in court today.
"Little girls don’t stay little forever - they grow into strong women that destroy your world,"