Former San Diego Chargers star, Shawne Merriman, is being sued by the parents of a deceased Playboy employee. The parents claim he drugged and possibly assaulted their daughter before she overdosed while partying with him … but Merriman flat-out denies any wrongdoing.
Kimberly Fattorini died in 2017. Her death was originally ruled accidental with the cause of death being overdose from a cocktail of substances including booze, cocaine and a commonly used date rape drug known as GHB.
According to TMZ, in the lawsuit, the Fattorini family claims that their daughter and her friends went to a club event as guests of the promoter, who later invited the girls back to his home to continue to party.
The lawsuit alleges that at some point, the promoter texted Merriman saying “Got three whores over” with the intention of having Shawne come over and “take a couple off his hands.”
The Fattorinis also claim in their lawsuit that at some point Kimberly did text the promoter from another area of the house to tell him “your friend just poor’d half G in my drink,” and the parents believe G refers to GHB, which is a powerful depressant.
The lawsuit alleges Kimberly sent several texts afterward that made no sense, with the implication being that she was incredibly intoxicated. The suit claims that Kimberly, Shawne and a friend of hers then went to her friend’s place after … and then around 3 PM, a 911 call was placed by Kimberly’s friend who found her unresponsive.
Kimberly’s parents claim that first responders found her “half-naked with her jeans unzipped and unbuttoned.” They also allege Shawne was in the room when 911 was called, and that he made it clear to the other people present that he didn’t want it known he was there.
The family also claims that they have damning text messages between Kimberly’s friend and the promoter following the incident where her friend allegedly said: “Shawne killed her ass, what a f***ing idiot.” Another alleged text from the promoter read, “That dumbass been drugging girls for years.”
The complaint claims negligence, battery, and a violation of the drug dealer liability act. The family’s asking for damages. Shawne Merriman denies any wrongdoing.
