Puka Nacua Denies Woman's Claim That He Made Antisemitic Comment, But Says Biting Her Was 'horseplay'

Puka Nacua has denied a woman’s declare that he made an antisemitic comment, says nan Rams wide receiver’s attorney.

Madison Atiabi made nan declare this week successful an exertion for a impermanent restraining bid obtained by The Times.

Atiabi asserted successful nan tribunal filing that during a group New Year’s Eve dinner, Nacua said “f— each nan Jews ... successful a mode audible to [her] and others astatine nan table.” Atiabi added that Nacua’s “vulgar, threatening, convulsive and harassing conduct” escalated arsenic nan evening progressed.

After dinner, Atiabi said she was successful a car pinch Nacua and others erstwhile nan Rams prima spot her connected nan near shoulder, leaving a important wound people that was photographed. Nacua besides is alleged to person bitten nan thumb of Atiabi’s friend “so forcefully that she screamed successful pain,” according to nan filing.

Nacua’s attorney, Levi McCathern, said he has spoken to witnesses — including different Rams players who were coming — who didn’t perceive Nacua make nan antisemitic statement. He besides said nan wound was guiltless “horseplay.”

“Puka denies these allegations successful nan strongest imaginable terms,” McCathern said. “We will prosecute each disposable ineligible remedies successful consequence to these mendacious and damaging statements.”

The petition for a impermanent restraining bid was denied by a Los Angeles Superior Court judicial serviceman and a proceeding is scheduled for April 14.

“Our agency was contacted pinch demands of millions of dollars successful speech for not publicizing these allegations,” McCathern told TMZ. “This is not a morganatic declare — it is blackmail.”

In December, Nacua apologized for an antisemitic motion he made while appearing connected a livestream pinch Adin Ross and N3on.

The livestreamers, pinch Nacua retired of earshot, discussed whether Nacua would get successful problem if he performed a move that references an violative stereotype astir Jewish people. Ross is Jewish, but he often performs nan move successful his livestreams.

They suggested Nacua, who led nan NFL pinch 129 receptions and was named an All-Pro successful 2025, execute nan motion nan adjacent clip he scored a touchdown.

“At nan time, I had nary thought this enactment was antisemitic successful quality and perpetuated hateful stereotypes against Jewish people,” Nacua wrote successful his post. “I profoundly apologize to anyone who was offended by my actions arsenic I do not guidelines for immoderate shape of racism, bigotry aliases dislike of different group of people.”

The Rams distanced themselves from Nacua’s motion successful a statement.

“There is nary spot successful this world for antisemitism arsenic good arsenic different forms of prejudice aliases hostility towards nan Jewish group and group of immoderate religion, ethnicity, aliases race,” nan squad said.