"...it's unfortunate," Marshall said. "You never want to see anyone get hurt, but just the allegation of me balling my fist up and hitting a woman is just a lie. When the judicial system takes its course I'm very confident I will be cleared of any wrongdoing."
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So instead of an outrageous false accusation, it's unfortunate.
He throws the unnecessarily specific "balling my fist up" into the denial. It's like a robber denying that he stole a car to use in the bank job. It was my brother's car, you moron.
"I'm very confident I will be cleared..." Reminds me of an acquaintance in the late '80s: "I know in my heart I didn't do it." One minor problem...his best friend was caught on tape the next day, trying to cash the stolen sportsbook tickets at the Riviera.
Marshall was spared from videotaped evidence. My instinct is that's what worked in his favor, not innocence.