Bo Jackson has given up a shocking quantity in a case in opposition to his niece and nephew, whom he stated tried to extort him. The previous skilled soccer and baseball participant claimed that they threatened him as nicely.
Final 12 months, a decide dominated in Jackson’s favor within the 2023 lawsuit he had filed in opposition to Thomas Lee Anderson and Erica M. Anderson. In response to ESPN, Jackson alleged within the swimsuit that his relations tried to extort $20 million from him by means of intimidation and harassment.
The Heisman Trophy recipient, 62, was awarded $21 million—which he has since given up—as nicely as a everlasting protecting order barring his niece and nephew from contacting him and his rapid household. They have to additionally keep at the very least 500 yards from the Jacksons and take away any posts about them on social media.
Cobb County Superior Court docket Decide Jason D. Marbutt stated that neither Jackson’s niece and nephew nor their attorneys refuted Jackson’s claims or participated within the case after a Might 2023 listening to, per Related Press.
The decide accepted all of Jackson’s allegations as true. In a submitting Tuesday (Jan. 14), Jackson and the Andersons each requested that the decide throw out that order, withdraw the Andersons’ pending motions and enter a consent judgment.
On Wednesday (Jan. 15), Marbutt issued an order vacating his February ruling on the request of Jackson and his niece and nephew.
Jackson had beforehand claimed that the harassment started in 2022 and included menacing social media posts and messages. He additionally stated his niece and nephew made damning public allegations that have been false.
The previous athlete additionally alleged that public disclosure of non-public data was supposed to trigger grave emotional misery. The Andersons apparently demanded $20 million to cease. Jackson insisted that he feared for the well-being of not simply him however his household as nicely.