The parents of a woman who died of a drug overdose in 2017 have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against former NFL linebacker Shawne Merriman, TMZ reported Saturday. According to TMZ, the suit alleges Merriman drugged and possibly assaulted Kimberly Fattorini, who was a Playboy employee, on the night of a party at the Playboy mansion in Los Angeles. Fattorini’s death was ruled accidental and attributed to a combination of alcohol, cocaine and GHB — commonly labeled a date-rape drug — in her system. Per the report, the suit claims a text message from Fattorini indicates Merriman gave her GHB. “Shawne attended an after party more than two years ago where a young woman unfortunately overdosed.

Source: National Post July 21, 2019 05:03 UTC