Mike Clevinger threatens legal action after Chicago radio station interviews his accuser
By Mark Powell
Chicago White Sox pitcher Mike Clevinger is in the midst of a domestic violence allegation, but has threatened a lawsuit of his own.
The allegations against Mike Clevinger are incredibly serious and would warrant legal action, not just an MLB investigation. I laid it out several weeks ago when the news initially broke:
"“The mother of Clevinger’s child has been in contact with MLB investigators since this summer, where she detailed allegations of physical, verbal and emotional abuse. This includes an incident from last June in which Clevinger allegedly choked her, and another several weeks later in which he supposedly slapped her in a hotel room. He also allegedly threw used tobacco at their child.”"
Since then, Clevinger has been preparing for the big-league season at White Sox spring training. Rick Hahn and Clevinger both commented on MLB’s ongoing investigation, stating that they will respect the process. However, Hahn said that he understood why Clevinger did not detail the allegations against him during the free agency process.
Chicago radio station interviews Mike Clevinger’s accuser
Chicago sports radio station 670 The Score had Olivia Finestead, Clevinger’s accuser, on for an interview this week.
‘‘For him to sit there and be like, ‘Oh, poor me on my first day [in camp]?’ Like, your poor baby. Your poor other kids,’’ Finestead said. ‘‘He’s just so full of himself and such a narcissist that he will deny, lie and project every day. That’s just who he is.’’
Finestead painted the picture of a manipulative man who cannot be trusted. Clevinger, having heard the interview, fired back at the 670 The Score for even having her on in the first place.
‘‘It’s the world we’re living in,’’ Clevinger said, per the Chicago Sun-Times. ‘‘Everyone wants the clicks. It doesn’t matter what the real truth is. Everyone will stop and look at the car crash, but no one’s going to stop and smell the flowers. That’s how the world is. But that was really trashy of them. That was some lowlife material right there.’’
Clevinger went on to say that his legal team is considering all their options.
‘‘My lawyers are paying attention,’’ he said. ‘‘My lawyers are getting in contact with them, and they probably already sent a cease-and-desist for defamation. So [The Score] just got themselves involved in this, too, so good for them.’’