Vogue Williams calls out ‘heinous’ Conor McGregor after he was found liable for sexually assaulting woman in civil case: ‘Why are people still putting this grim man on a pedestal?’
Vogue Williams has called out the ‘disgusting’ Conor McGregor after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a civil case.
The 40-year-old Irish TV star shared his anger at the 38-year-old MMA fighter in the latest episode of his podcast My Therapist Ghosted Me ‘Why do people still put this cruel man on a pedestal?’ he angrily said.
Vogue questioned why McGregor, who has 46.6 million Instagram followers, still has a fan base that supports him despite losing his legal case.
McGregor was found liable and ordered to pay nearly £187,000 ($250,000) in damages to Nikita Hand, who accused him of raping her in a Dublin hotel in 2018.
He denied the allegation and said he had ‘completely consensual sex’ with Hand. He also denied causing the plaintiff’s bruising.
McGregor subsequently appealed on five grounds; one of which involved evidence withdrawn at the July hearing.
The jury found McGregor legally responsible for the attack. In civil cases, the defendant is not found responsible or liable.
Vogue Williams calls out ‘disgusting’ Conor McGregor after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a civil case
Vogue expressed her anger at the 38-year-old MMA fighter on the latest episode of his podcast My Therapist Ghosted Me, asking, “Why do people still put this brutal man on a pedestal?” he shared angrily.
Years after the lawsuit, Vogue shared her disappointment in those who still support her.
Vogue said: ‘Do you know who is mean and the person with so many followers and interest in following him is a complete asshole, Conor McGregor.’
‘The charges against him are disgusting,’ he said. ‘What he did was terrible.’
‘I don’t understand if the rest of the world doesn’t know this yet, or they just pretend they don’t and still continue to put this guy on a pedestal.
‘It makes me so sad that we still exist in this world and you are affected by someone like this.’
Co-star Joanne McNally added: ‘When women post these videos they get wild attacks from men and women like, ‘He hasn’t been proven guilty yet or, you know, wait until the trial.’ It’s all very strange.”
Speaking outside court at the time, Hand said he was “re-traumatised” by the appeal because he “had to relive this situation over and over again”.
‘I know how difficult this is for all survivors, but please do not be silenced. You deserve to rest. You too deserve justice. Today I can finally move on and try to heal.’
Vogue questioned why McGregor, who has 46.6 million Instagram followers, still has a fan base that supports him despite losing his legal case.
Hand had alleged that McGregor sexually assaulted her on December 9, 2018, and that another man, James Lawrence, did the same; The Irish Supreme Court heard evidence over two weeks in 2024.
He said he and a friend contacted McGregor, whom he knew, after a Christmas party at work.
Hand said they were taken by McGregor to a party on the rooftop of a south Dublin hotel, where drugs and alcohol were consumed.
She said McGregor took her to his attic bedroom and sexually assaulted her.
Hand lost his lawsuit against McGregor’s friend Lawrence.
Conor McGregor’s lawyer told the Daily Mail on Thursday: ‘Being deemed liable in a civil case should never imply criminal guilt and circumvent the legal process, and it certainly does not prevent Mr McGregor from pursuing his remarkable career as a fighter and entrepreneur.’
