According to reports over the past month, it doesn't seem as if Derek Jeter could make up his mind about who he wanted to market his underwear line to.
First, a lawsuit alleged Jeter thought rapper 50 Cent's involvement the former shortstop's underwear line would result in the product being portrayed as 'too urban.' Now, the latest information from the lawsuit suggests he didn't want it to be 'too gay.'
TMZ Sports obtained the lawsuit on Tuesday. Jeter said the allegations made against him are "categorically false." However, the company that was going to release his future underwear line, Frigo, says otherwise.
The two sides are reportedly embroiled in a $30 million lawsuit as Frigo seeks $4.7 million in damages after Jeter "reneged on his promise to promote" the underwear brand, the New York Daily News wrote last month. His reneging was allegedly due to 50 Cent's involvement with the underwear line. Jeter denied that as well.
Now, more allegations are surfacing as the latest reports say Jeter "demanded" that the company "not market to the gay community" because he didn't want the brand to be "too gay."
Again, Jeter was said to have denied those claims, but here's what Frigo attorney Joseph Tacopina told TMZ:
"As demonstrated in the Verified Counterclaims of RevolutionWear filed yesterday, Derek Jeter defrauded RevolutionWear, blatantly breached the fiduciary duties he owed to it and utterly failed to perform his contract with the company. According to RevolutionWear, Jeter's misconduct caused the company to incur losses of at least $30 million, which the company is seeking as damages in this suit, along with punitive damages for his fraudulent conduct. We look forward to cross-examining Jeter and his representatives under oath to expose his alleged frauds to the public. We also have numerous witnesses who are waiting for their chance to testify about his alleged frauds and misconduct."
Jeter, who was never involved in foul play or any controversies throughout his 20-year MLB career, is now associated with more fuss outside of the spotlight. The 41-year-old is one of the most beloved baseball players of all-time, but it doesn't appear as if his career after baseball is following the same path.
