Shantel Jackson filed a lawsuit against his ex-boyfriend Floyd Mayweather on September 4 at the Superior Court of the State of California in Los Angeles, TMZ reported on Thursday.
Reports indicated that Jackson sued Mayweather for several reasons, including assault, invasion of privacy, civil harassment, false imprisonment, battery, defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
In a statement released through BoxingScene, Jackson said that she thought her relationship with the pound-for-pound king will last forever, but several incidents convinced her that Mayweather is not the right guy for her.
"I tried my best to make our relationship work by compromising and going to relationship counseling, but I finally realized that there was no hope and our relationship could not continue. I loved Floyd deeply but he continued to disappoint and intentionally hurt me," Jackson said. "I have been embarrassed and humiliated more than I can ever imagine by Floyd whom I once called my best friend and fiancé."
Jackson also revealed that he tried to reach out to Mayweather and settle their differences, but to no avail, prompting her to finally seek legal action against his former partner.
"I have tried everything that I could and I have given Floyd every opportunity to do the right thing," Jackson said. "Unfortunately, he has refused every opportunity to make things right. It is with a heavy heart that I finally realized that the only way to set the record straight and to achieve justice for what he has done to me is through the filing of this lawsuit."
Gloria Alfred, Jackson's attorney, revealed that one of the highlights of their lawsuit involved the incident where Mayweather posted on his different social media accounts that he decided to split up with his partner because Jackson killed their twin babies through abortion.
"We are seeking general, compensatory and punitive damages against Mr. Mayweather in an amount according to proof of trial," Alfred said in a statement. "In addition, we are seeking an injunction against him prohibiting him from molesting, attacking, striking, stalking, threatening, sexually assaulting, battering, harassing or telephoning Shantel, destroying her personal property or coming within a specified distance of her."
TMZ reported that they tried to reach out to Mayweather's camp, but representatives of the Grand Rapids, Michigan native are not answering their calls.
