Accuser asked for payout before suing Xavien Howard over sex video, Dolphins’ player’s lawyer says

The woman who accused Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard of spreading videos of her having sex with him asked him for a multimillion-dollar payout before she filed her lawsuit in Broward Circuit Court, according to Howard’s lawyer.

“This is an anonymous lawsuit containing allegations, not facts,” said Howard’s lawyer, Brad Sohn. “It was filed after the accuser unsuccessfully asked to be paid tens of millions of dollars and has zero merit … I only ask that the press cover its eventual dismissal as strongly as it seems to be covering these allegations.”

The woman identified herself as “Jane Doe” in the lawsuit and said she dated Howard during the first half of 2022. While she conceded the sex in the recordings was consensual, she said she had no idea it was being filmed.

“Anyone can file a lawsuit,” Sohn said. “That does not remotely mean that this lawsuit … actually has merit. This will be fought against aggressively.”

Sohn intends to ask a judge to dismiss the lawsuit, but as of Monday afternoon it had not been filed.

Howard did not play in Saturday’s preseason game against the Houston Texans.

Rafael Olmeda can be reached at rolmeda@sunsentinel.com or 954-356-4457.