Attorney for Browns’ Deshaun Watson says ‘happy endings’ are not a crime, clarifies remarks

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is facing more than 20 lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct during massage appointments since March 2021. 

On Tuesday, a 23rd complaint was filed against the Browns’ quarterback, and attorney Tony Buzbee will reportedly be filing a 24th soon. 

While two grand juries declined to indict Watson on criminal charges in March, the civil cases remain active. 

Watson and his attorney, Rusty Hardin, have maintained Watson's innocence, saying the quarterback engaged in consensual sexual activity with three massage therapists. 

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Deshaun Watson of the Cleveland Browns during the team's offseason workout at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus June 1, 2022, in Berea, Ohio.  (Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images)

On Friday, Hardin joined SportsRadio 610 in Houston and made some controversial comments. 

"I don’t know how many men are out there now that have had a massage that perhaps occasionally there was a happy ending," Hardin told the radio station. "Maybe there’s nobody in your listening audience that that ever happened to. I do want to point out, if that has happened, it’s not a crime. Unless you are paying somebody extra or so to give you some kind of sexual activity, it’s not a crime.

"Doing something or saying something or being a way that makes you uncomfortable is not a crime," Hardin added. "We’ve had two grand juries find that, and nobody seems to want to listen."

Quarterback Deshaun Watson of the Cleveland Browns speaks during his press conference introducing him as a Brown at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus March 25,