J.J. Redick lashed out at the media via his Twitter account on Wednesday in response to a story that went viral on Tuesday about him having an “abortion contract” with an ex-girlfriend.
On Tuesday, Media Takeout posted photos of a purported 2007 legal agreement between Redick and Orlando model Vanessa Lopez. The terms of the agreement dictated that Lopez provide Redick proof that she terminated a pregnancy. The agreement called for Redick and Lopez to date for a year and Redick to pay Lopez $25,000 if their attempted relationship did not work out.
[See: JJ Redick’s abortion contract with ex-girlfriend Vanessa Lopez]
Redick, who has been married to his current wife since 2010, called the reports “outrageous, false and malicious.” Here are his tweets:
I'd like to respond to the outrageous, false and malicious media reports regarding a prior relationship between myself and V Lopez in 2007-
— JJ Redick (@JJRedick) July 24, 2013
Ms Lopez was not and has never been pregnant with a child fathered by me.
— JJ Redick (@JJRedick) July 24, 2013
And Ms. Lopez did not and has never terminated a pregnancy of a child fathered by me.
— JJ Redick (@JJRedick) July 24, 2013
Continued attention to these lies is severely damaging to myself and my family. Thank you.
— JJ Redick (@JJRedick) July 24, 2013
Even though Redick calls the story of the abortion contract a lie and denies ever impregnating Lopez, he does say he had a relationship with her in 2007. The agreement posted by MediaTakeOut also shows Redick signed the contract in September ’07.
I’m a little confused. What was the agreement all about if not a pregnancy? Was it a fake document or something? And how does Redick explain his brother getting into a text and phone call harassing war with Lopez over a “legal dispute” around the same time? It definitely sounds like something bad went on between Redick and Lopez.
