Overview
- At a Florida hearing Tuesday, surveillance clips were played and a judge ruled Courtney Rossel can pursue punitive damages of up to $5 million against Gervonta Davis.
- The eight videos shown in court appear to show Davis grabbing Rossel by the neck and hair and pushing her through Tootsie's Cabaret, after which she ran back into the club.
- Davis' attorneys argued the footage does not show the full context and claimed Rossel sought to extort him, while her lawyer said the video matches her affidavit and employer reports.
- Separately, Davis filed a counterclaim seeking more than $20 million, saying the allegations cost him a major payday when his scheduled Netflix fight with Jake Paul was canceled.
- In the criminal case, prosecutors dropped the false imprisonment count as overlapping with kidnapping, and a judge denied Davis' motion to dismiss with the next court date set for May 14, according to CBS Miami.