Hours after two judges ruled that at least nine women accusing star of sexual misconduct to continue civil lawsuits against the quarterback, Watson's attorney, Rusty Hardin, defended his client in a Friday pre s conference. In between explanations about Watson's use of Instagram to hire private ma sage therapists, more than a dozen of which have alleged a sault or misconduct by the quarterback, Hardin also said "we don't know what happened for sure" and "some consensual encounters" occurred
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