Odaily Planet Daily reports American football player Tom Brady, Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen, NBA star Stephen Curry, comedian and director Larry David, former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal, former Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz, tennis star Naomi Osaka The former FTX spokesperson filed a separate motion to dismiss the lawsuit against them, which accuses the defendants of collaborating to commit FTX fraud.
The motion states that the plaintiffs "have presented no facts to support their contention" that the celebrities were involved in a "secret FTX scheme orchestrated by a small number of FTX insiders."
Last week, NFL player Trevor Lawrence, Youtube celebrities Kevin Paffrath and Tom Nash chose to settle a class action lawsuit with FTX investors after investors accused them of insufficient disclosure of FTX's marketing compensation and content, but the specific settlement terms were not disclosed. (The Block)
Previously, FTX’s current management disclosed in a court document submitted to the bankruptcy court a detailed list of the celebrities, companies and sports teams it has promoted over the years.
Among them, FTX paid nearly US$750,000 to former NBA star O'Neal, approximately US$308,000 to tennis star Naomi Osaka, nearly US$206,000 to Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence, and former Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz paid approximately $271,000.
The company acknowledged that the list itself "may not reflect an exhaustive list of all deposits and repayments" but was working to identify all outstanding payments from previous years to determine how much of them could be recovered to repay the debt.