No. The coverage reviewed reports that Shaun White denied Lena Zawaideh’s allegations and later settled her civil lawsuit in May 2017. The case was dropped, and reports do not establish a trial verdict, a court finding that the allegations were true, or an admission of liability. White’s 2018 apology was for calling the allegations “gossip,” not an admission to the lawsuit’s claims.
What did Lena Zawaideh’s lawsuit allege?
Zawaideh, a drummer in White’s band Bad Things, filed a civil lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and related employment or contract claims. Those are allegations made in her complaint; the cited reporting does not establish them as adjudicated facts. The Washington Post’s 2018 account and reports by CBS News and TIME describe the dispute as a civil case, not a criminal prosecution.
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Accounts describe the filing sequence differently: the Post says the suit was filed in May 2016, while TIME distinguishes an earlier contract-related dispute from a sexual-harassment complaint filed later that year. The important point for the outcome is that the claims were resolved without a reported trial verdict.
How did the Shaun White lawsuit end?
White and Zawaideh reached an undisclosed settlement in May 2017, and the case was dropped, according to the contemporaneous reporting. The cited reports do not disclose the settlement amount or terms. A settlement ends a dispute by agreement; by itself, it does not establish that either party admitted liability or that a court decided the underlying allegations.
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Did Shaun White admit to the allegations?
The cited reports say no admission was made. White denied the allegations through his legal team. The Post quoted his statement: “Many years ago, I exchanged texts with a friend who is now using them to craft a bogus lawsuit.” That was a denial, not an acknowledgment of the claims.
After winning Olympic gold at PyeongChang in February 2018, White described the allegations as “gossip” at a press conference. He later apologized for that characterization. The Post quoted him saying, “I regret my behavior many years ago and am sorry that I made anyone — particularly someone I considered a friend — uncomfortable.” CBS News, reporting the Associated Press account of his Today show appearance, quoted him saying, “I’m just truly sorry,” and describing “gossip” as “a poor choice of words to describe such a sensitive subject.” These statements express regret and apologize for his public wording; the reports do not present them as an admission to the lawsuit’s specific allegations.
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The sources cited here report a civil lawsuit, not criminal charges or a conviction. They also report no trial verdict or judicial finding resolving whether Zawaideh’s allegations were true. The available account of the case’s end is settlement and dismissal, rather than a court ruling on the merits.
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