--- title: Johnny Manziel Agent: Sexual Harassment Lawsuit is Bogus description: A rep for the newly minted Cleveland Browns player says a document alleging sexual harassment by Johnny Manziel is either fake or frivolous canonical: https://time.com/110361/johnny-manziel-lawsuit-sexual-harassment/ author: Denver Nicks article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-05-23T15:22:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:09:58.879Z og:title: Johnny Manziel Agent: Sexual Harassment Lawsuit is Bogus og:description: A rep for the newly minted Cleveland Browns player says a document alleging sexual harassment by Johnny Manziel is either fake or frivolous og:url: https://time.com/110361/johnny-manziel-lawsuit-sexual-harassment/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Johnny Manziel Agent: Sexual Harassment Lawsuit is Bogus twitter:description: A rep for the newly minted Cleveland Browns player says a document alleging sexual harassment by Johnny Manziel is either fake or frivolous twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Manziel Sexual Harassment Lawsuit is a Hoax  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks May 23, 2014 3:22 PM CUT  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks May 23, 2014 3:22 PM CUT **Updated at 12:30 p.m.** Football star Johnny Manziel’s agent says a legal document [circulating](http://deadspin.com/25-million-lawsuit-filed-against-johnny-manziel-is-bat-1580596256 "undefined") online that alleges a litany of sexual harassment complaints against the recently-drafted NFL player is either a fake or simply bogus. > [](https://twitter.com/ErikBurkhardt/status/469834681601372160) Samantha Schacher, the purported plaintiff in the lawsuit, says the lawsuit is a hoax. > [](https://twitter.com/SamSchacher/status/469879415870988290) “It’s a shame you’re taking advantage of the legal system. You’re playing with people’s reputations and careers and it’s hurtful,” she told [TMZ](http://www.tmz.com/2014/05/23/johnny-manziel-lawsuit-samantha-schacher/ "undefined") Friday. Deadspin reported Friday that a “tipster” had sent them a document purported to be a lawsuit filed against Manziel by Schacher. TIME has confirmed that the document in question, which is riddled with grammatical errors, has been filed in federal district court in Florida. The allegations include that Manziel sent Schacher a photo of his genitals in a hot dog bun and numerous incidents that carry the implication Manziel has small genitalia. “Manzeil sent me a homemade video of himself at Walt Disney World on “It’s a Small World” ride in the Magic Kingdom, and while the song is on, he puts the camera down and unbuttons his pants, pulls his penis out and jingles his penis to the music,” says one allegation. The lawsuit seeks $25 million in damages. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/110361/johnny-manziel-lawsuit-sexual-harassment/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/110361/johnny-manziel-lawsuit-sexual-harassment/"},"headline":"Manziel Sexual Harassment Lawsuit is a Hoax","datePublished":"2014-05-23T15:22:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:09:58.879Z","description":"A rep for the newly minted Cleveland Browns player says a document that surfaced online alleging a whole host of sexual harassment claims is either fake or frivolous","url":"https://time.com/110361/johnny-manziel-lawsuit-sexual-harassment/","keywords":["Newsfeed","NFL","sexual harassment"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Denver Nicks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/110361/johnny-manziel-lawsuit-sexual-harassment/","name":"Manziel Sexual Harassment Lawsuit is a Hoax"}}]}] ```