Musgrave group will now not retailer merchandise linked to Conor McGregor
The Musgrave group will now not retailer merchandise linked to MMA fighter Conor McGregor after a lady who mentioned he raped her gained a civil declare for damages in opposition to him.
Nikita Hand, who accused the sportsman of raping her in a Dublin resort in December 2018, gained her declare in opposition to him for damages in a civil case on the Excessive Court docket.
The jury delivered its verdict on Friday. The overall quantity of damages awarded to Hand by the jury was €248,603.60.
Mr McGregor made no remark as he left court docket however later posted on social media that he intends to enchantment.
Musgraves, which operates SuperValu and Centra, will now not inventory merchandise linked to Mr McGregor. A spokesperson advised the Irish Examiner: “Musgrave can affirm these merchandise are now not accessible to our retailer community.”
In the meantime, the Barry Group — which operates the Costcutter and Carry Out off-licence shops — advised the Irish Occasions it has “made the choice to take away Cast (Irish) Stout and Correct Twelve (whiskey) from circulation to our community”.
“This motion displays our dedication to sustaining a retail setting that resonates with the values of our clients and companions.”
Elsewhere, BWG Meals has additionally pulled Mr McGregor’s merchandise from its retailer’s cabinets.
A spokesperson for BWG Meals mentioned: “The merchandise are now not listed for distribution throughout our community of Spar, Eurospar, Mace, Londis and XL shops.”
It comes as a well-liked online game developer has determined to tug content material that includes Mr McGregor.
The athlete has featured in a number of video video games, together with voice-acting a personality bearing his likeness in extra downloadable content material within the Hitman collection. Mr McGregor’s character featured as a goal for the player-controlled murderer within the recreation.
IO Interactive, the Danish developer and writer of Hitman, mentioned in a press release: “In mild of the current court docket ruling concerning Conor McGregor, IO Interactive has made the choice to stop its collaboration with the athlete, efficient instantly.
“We take this matter very critically and can’t ignore its implications.
“Consequently, we are going to start eradicating all content material that includes Mr McGregor from our storefronts beginning as we speak.”
Mr McGregor had confronted an accusation that he “brutally raped and battered” Ms Hand at a resort in south Dublin in December 2018.
He beforehand advised the court docket he had consensual intercourse with Ms Hand in a penthouse on the Beacon Resort.
Ms Hand was taken in an ambulance to the Rotunda Hospital the next day the place she was assessed within the sexual assault remedy unit.
A paramedic who examined Ms Hand the day after the assault had advised the court docket she had not seen “somebody so bruised” in a very long time.
