HOUSTON — Deshaun Watson, a star N.F.L. quarterback who has been accused by two dozen women of sexual misconduct during massage appointments, sat down for the first time for depositions in two lawsuits in his lawyer’s office on Friday morning.
He entered unseen by the half-dozen or so media members camped outside of the downtown skyscraper that houses the office of his lawyer, Rusty Hardin, who had previously said the depositions would be a “worthless exercise” because he advised Watson to invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
Tony Buzbee, a lawyer for the 22 women who have filed civil lawsuits against Watson, said that Watson did indeed cite his Fifth Amendment right during the two depositions, each of which lasted about 90 minutes.