Puka Nacua accused of biting woman, making antisemitic comment
Puka Nacua is facing allegations of biting a woman and making an antisemitic comment while out on New Year's Eve.
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua is facing allegations that he bit a woman and made an antisemitic comment while out on New Year’s Eve this past December. According to TMZ , a woman filed a temporary restraining order against Nacua due to the incident three months ago, alleging that he bit her thumb and then her shoulder, breaking the skin and leaving an imprint of his teeth on her shoulder. The woman also claims that Nacua made an antisemitic comment while out at dinner, which was the “first act in what became an escalating course of rude or vulgar, threatening, violent, and harassing conduct.
” TMZ reports that Nacua’s attorney called the claims “nothing more than a shakedown attempt” and the restraining order was denied by a judge, though another hearing is set for April 14. Nacua's attorney, Levi McCathern , says the whole claim is nothing more than a shakedown attempt ... and he says the woman has asked for millions.
McCathern says the group was partying, and there was some horseplay ... resulting in the bite, which left nothing more than a temporary mark. As for the remark at dinner, the attorney says it's complete nonsense ...
telling us he's spoken to (sober) witnesses who claim they never heard Puka utter those words. Nacua was in the headlines in December after he appeared on a livestream and performed an antisemitic dance, which he later apologized for and said he didn’t know it was an offensive gesture. During that same stream, he called out NFL officials, doubling down after the Rams’ loss to the Seahawks later that week.