DALLAS — Former Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin is seeking more than $100 million in damages after he says Marriott International and a female employee in Phoenix defamed him and wrongfully interfered with a business relationship, the results of which included several canceled media appearances tied to Sunday’s Super Bowl, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in Collin County.
The dispute derives from a lobby exchange that occurred Sunday evening between Irvin and the staffer at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel. The lawsuit, which The Dallas Morning News obtained, lists “several” witnesses to the conversation as its basis.
Three witnesses spoke with The News. One provided timestamped photos and videos indicating the conversation between Irvin and the hotel staffer occurred around 11:10 p.m.
