Kelli M. Tennant is a former sports reporter accusing newly hired Sacramento Kings basketball coach Luke Walton of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed April 22 in Los Angeles and also popular as the host of the Ceremony Wellness Podcast. She is best known for her role as a Host on SportsNet LA. Recently, she is accused the Luke Walton of the sexual assault. She came forward and accused Luke Walton in the media.
Kelli Tennant says she waited to bring up Luke Walton sexual assault allegations because she was scared
A former Spectrum SportsNet reporter who is suing former Lakers coach Luke Walton for an alleged sexual assault said she can no longer remain silent after struggling for years to cope with the incident. A former sports reporter who has accused newly appointed Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton of sexual assault told reporters Tuesday she was scared to report the incident. She filed a lawsuit in a California court, saying she sustained physical injuries and suffered mental and emotional distress after Walton forced himself on her in a Santa Monica, California, hotel room, about five years ago. She held a news conference on the ground floor of a mid-Wilshire law office, seated between the two attorneys who filed the suit on her behalf, Garo Mardirossian and David deRubertis. Mardirossian said he has known Tennant, 31 since she was 12 years old. On a wall behind them hung framed boxing memorabilia, including in what was likely an unfortunate coincidence, a glove, and boxing trunks said to have been worn by Mike Tyson, who was convicted of rape in 1992. “I was scared,” Tennant said. “When someone assaults you and you think you’re going to be raped, coming forward is a scary thing. I have spent years now dealing with it, trying to forget about it, hoping that I can push it to the side and hoping that time would heal. And that was not the case. Over this time, I was able to muster up the courage and have conversations with Garo where I felt comfortable talking about this.” “So many of us feel silenced and feel this burden at not wanting to lose everything we’ve worked for,” Tennant said. “Telling someone that you trust and being able to go to HR is super important. I don’t think every person has that ability. I don’t think every person has that protection. This is why we are in a state where this is such [a common] conversation.”
Who is Luke Walton?
Walton was the Los Angeles Lakers coach from 2016 until earlier this month when he parted ways with the team and was hired by the Kings. He was an assistant with the Warriors from 2014 to 2016. Walton is a former NBA player for the Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers and the son of NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton. Tennant says in the lawsuit that Walton groped her breasts and groin area and “laughed at her pleas to stop,” according to court documents. She says she, “was afraid she was about to be raped.” Tennant said in the lawsuit that Walton was a trusted “mentor” and she knew him to be a “married man with children whose wife she was acquainted with,” according to the lawsuit. Walton is currently married to Bre Ladd, a former volleyball player at the University of Arizona. He also attended Arizona and played basketball for the Wildcats, and the pair have been married since 2013.
Famous For
- Accusing Luke Walton
- Being the host of the Ceremony Wellness podcast
Birth Facts, Early Life, Birthday, Family, Wiki, Siblings, Education, And More
Talking on her early life, Kelli Tennant was born on December 10, 1987, in Temecula, California. At present, her age is 31 but her age will be 32 on her upcoming birthday in December as of 2019. Her horoscope sign is Sagittarius. She was born to the parents Steve Tennant and Viviana Tennant. She has got one sibling named Steven Tennant. Her religion is Christian and her ethnicity is White. Concerning her education, Kelli did her schooling from Chaparral High School. Since her schooling, she was quite active in sports activity. She holds the title of the Riverside Press-Enterprise Player of the Year in 2004. She played from the side of the All Girls Volleyball team on Los Angeles Times. She was educated in the BA Public Relations from the University of Southern California. She was offered a volleyball sponsorship in 2009. Her other early life details will be updated soon.
Body Statistics (Height, Weight, Measurement, And More)
Kelli Tennant is a very beautiful reporter with a tall height of 1.87 m. Her exact weight is 65 Kg and her bra size is 34 B. Her body measurement is 36-27-38 in. Her shoe size is 10. Her other body measurement has not been revealed yet. We will let you know very quickly once we get information about her body details. Overall, she has got a balanced and healthy body with a charming smile.
Career (Beginning-Present)
Kelli began her career in 2010 and has worked for networks across the country including ESPN, PAC12, E!News, Fox Sports, Spectrum Sportsnet, and SportsNet LA which covers the Lakers, Dodgers, Sparks, and Galaxy.
Married, Unmarried Or In A Relationship
Moving towards her marital life, Kelli is an unmarried woman but she was engaged. She is the former fiance of previous UCLA offensive lineman Amir “Nick” Ekbatani. After motorcycle accident of Amir in 2012 in Redondo Beach, he lost a part of his left leg. Thus, he required the constant care of his fiance. She later broke up with him due to the number of hospital trips she had to make for Ekbatani’s surgeries which resulted in her not able to get a job. The couple began dating in the summer of 2012, a couple of years after each had graduated. Their courtship had consisted of only a handful of dates before Ekbatani’s motorcycle was broadsided by a taxi that crushed his left leg and led to amputation below the knee. As of now, she might be dating someone or maybe still single. She is living a happy life without any disturbances.
Net Worth, Earnings, Source of Wealth
Kelli Tennant is a very successful news reporter with a total net worth of around $200K. Her major source of earning is from her news reporting and hosting career. Her exact salary will be updated soon. There is no doubt that she is satisfied with her career.
