The financial costs of Lawrence Taylor’s rape allegations

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Former New York Giants superstar Lawrence Taylor has found himself in a difficult situation. Taylor has been accused of soliciting sex from a 16-year old girl in a hotel room in Manhattan. This incident is the latest in a long line of problems for the former National Football League MVP, who has a history of drug addiction. It appeared that Taylor was cleaning his life up, so the latest tragedy is sad to witness for those who’ve learned to love him once again. But then again, he is innocent until proven guilty, so we all must keep this in mind.

This recent string of events is going to have a huge financial cost for Taylor, and I thought it might be interesting to talk about some of the financial hurdles associated with allegedly being caught with your “pants down” (pun intended). Tiger Woods might also be able to relate to an even greater cost for a sex scandal. Woods started 2009 as the highest paid athlete in the world and has since lost nearly all of his major endorsements. Of course, many would argue that infidelity is not nearly as bad as rape, but when it comes to seeing your brand go up in smoke, both Woods and Taylor have felt the misery up close.

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