LONDON (AP) 鈥� Two companies have cut ties with Conor McGregor after a civil court jury in Ireland that he must pay nearly 250,000 Euros ($257,000) to a woman who accused the mixed martial arts fighter of raping her.
Proximo Spirits, the owner of Irish whiskey brand Proper No. 12, will no longer feature McGregor鈥檚 name or image on the drink.
鈥淕oing forward, we do not plan to use Mr. McGregor鈥檚 name and likeness in the marketing of the brand,鈥� the company told the .
Video game developer IO Interactive also ended its collaboration with McGregor, who had played the role of a fighter in the game 鈥淗itman.鈥�
鈥淚n light of the recent court ruling regarding Conor McGregor, IO Interactive has made the decision to cease its collaboration with the athlete, effective immediately,鈥� the company said . 鈥淲e take this matter very seriously and cannot ignore its implications. Consequently, we will begin removing all content featuring Mr. McGregor from our storefronts starting today.鈥�
It follows the ruling last Friday in a civil case where Nikita Hand claimed McGregor 鈥渂rutally raped and battered鈥� her in a Dublin hotel penthouse in 2018.
Hand said the alleged assault after a night of partying left her heavily bruised and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
The 36-year-old McGregor testified that he never forced the woman to do anything against her will and said she fabricated the allegations after the two had consensual sex.
The jury of eight women and four men found him liable for assault after deliberating about six hours in the High Court in Dublin.
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