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• Former stripper Milana Dravnel dropped a $25 million lawsuit she had filed against professional boxer Oscar de la Hoya. Dravnel had sued de la Hoya for libel after he denied appearing in a series of photos which purported to show him dressed in a full-body fishnet stocking.

• Fast Facts

  1. Name of accuser: Milana Dravnel
  2. Birthplace: Siberia, Russia
  3. Occupation: Exotic dancer
  4. Original amount of lawsuit: $100 million
  5. Sued for: Defamation, libel, emotional distress
  6. De la Hoya claimed photos were faked
  7. Experts determined photos were cropped and altered

• The Tale of the Tape

  In November, 2007, former Scores stripper Milana Dravnel claimed that she had a year-long affair with famed professional boxer Oscar de la Hoya. To prove her claims, Dravnel produced photographs she claimed she took of de la Hoya dressed in a full-length fishnet body stocking. Dravnel also asserted that de la Hoya was a flamboyant cross-dresser. After what Dravnel claims were attempts made by de la Hoya to prevent the sale of the photographs to the web gossip site X17, Dravnel sued the super welterweight championship boxer for $100 million for defamation, liberal, and emotional distress. De la Hoya and his lawyer asserted all along that the photos were faked, and in June, 2008, Dravnel dropped her suit.

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