Wrapped in the embrace of her prize-fighting fiancée, Dee Devlin appears in bliss.
In a series of intimate Father’s Day snaps, the pregnant 35-year-old partner of UFC star Conor McGregor beams as her three young children cosy up in bed with the topless fighter during a stay at New York’s five-star Peninsula hotel, on Fifth Avenue.
Later, while posing on the balcony of the £4,600-a-night hotel Dee seems relaxed as McGregor, 34, gets down on his knees to kiss her tummy, days after he declared to the world they were expecting their fourth child.
Nobody would have believed that just days earlier, the family had been rocked by scandalous accusations that McGregor had allegedly raped a woman in the toilet at the NBA Finals in Miami, Florida, earlier this month.
But that is precisely the turmoil bubbling away behind the scenes for the couple, who have been together since 2008. McGregor, through his legal team, vehemently denies the allegations against him, with his attorney Barbara R. Llanes describing the claims as ‘no more than a shakedown’ in a statement.
Connor McGregor laughs with his fiancée Dee Devlin (pictured right together) at the Peninsula on Fifth Avenue on Father’s Day last week
McGregor smiles broadly as he is pictured with his three children and fiancée Dee Devlin at the Peninsula on Father’s Day, just days after a woman claimed the fighter allegedly raped her at the NBA Finals on June 10
Conor McGregor’s fiancée Dee Devlin (pictured together) flew out to New York to be with her partner of 15 years amid the allegations, which McGregor denies
And in a show of unity, Devlin jetted out to the Big Apple to be by his side shortly after the allegations surfaced.
She is, perhaps, an old hand at dealing with such controversies, as it’s not the first scandal that has reared its head during their relationship.
Throughout their 15 years together, since McGregor met her at a nightclub, there have been multiple allegations of 𝑠e𝑥ual assault against the ‘Notorious’ – twice in 2019 in the Irishman’s homeland, once in 2020 in Corsica, France, and another time in 2021, when he was involved in a lawsuit for an alleged 2018 incident.
What’s more is that McGregor was also accused to attacking a woman on a yacht in Ibiza, Spain earlier this year. He has yet to face any sort of legal punishment for any of those cases and has protested his innocence.
Devlin’s latest show of unity comes just months after the couple announced their engagement and days after saying they are expecting their fourth child.
The pair, who met in Dublin in 2008 when McGregor was just 19, live together with their children in Las Vegas.
Pictures last week showed McGregor, Devlin and their three children enjoying lunch together while the MMA fighter later had a massage. In some of the snaps, Devlin appears to be grinning.
McGregor has denied the recent allegations and police in Miami, where the alleged ‘violent rape’ took place, have said they are investigating the claims.
His accuser has said he forced her to perform oral 𝑠e𝑥 on him and attempted to sodomize her after Game 4 of the NBA Finals – shortly after he knocked out the Miami Heat mascot.
Dee Devlin arrived in New York City days after a woman claimed her fiancée McGregor ‘violently raped’ her. It’s not the first time the UFC star has faced 𝑠e𝑥 assault allegations
And it’s not the first time Dee has had to weather the storm of controversy surrounding her fiancée, standing by his side
There have been multiple allegations of 𝑠e𝑥ual assault against the ‘Notorious’ – twice in 2019 in his homeland, once in 2020 in Corsica, France, and another time in 2021, when he was involved in a lawsuit for an alleged 2018 incident. McGregor and Devlin pictured in Cannes in 2022
McGregor has also previously been accused of attacking a woman on a yacht in Ibiza, Spain earlier this year. He is pictured with Dee Devlin at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2021
Devlin’s latest show of unity comes days after the couple announced they are expecting their fourth child. They are pictured together on holiday
McGregor and his fiancée Dee Devlin alongside their three children; Conor Jr, Croia and Rian
Later. video emerged of McGregor appearing to lead his accuser into the bathroom and shows his entourage of security guarding the door while they were allegedly inside.
In a statement, a spokesman for Miami Police Department told MailOnline: ‘MPD’s Special Victims Unit is investigating a report that was filed Sunday, June 11, 2023. This is an open investigation so no additional information can be released at this time.’
A source close to McGregor said they will cooperate fully with the investigation. He insists the woman’s claims are false and that she is only interested in money.
The accuser’s attorney says her client met McGregor at the NBA Finals game the night of the incident.
According to the legal demand letters issued to not just McGregor’s attorney but also the Heat and the stadium, the woman was on her way out of the building when McGregor’s security summoned her to the VIP men’s restroom.
‘After the game, and after Mr. McGregor sent the Miami Heat mascot Burnie to the hospital, Mr. McGregor elevated his aggressive, unprovoked, and outrageous behavior by violently 𝑠e𝑥ually assaulting and battering this firm’s client in the men’s bathroom of the Kaseya Center,’ it read.
Conor McGregor and fiancée Dee Devlin celebrate Father’s Day after the 𝑠e𝑥ual assault accusations
Devlin, now visibly pregnant, was seen lifting the couple’s youngest son out from a blacked-out Cadillac outside the Peninsula on Fifth Avenue
Devlin lifted the couple’s youngest son out of the SUV
Once inside the bathroom, she claims he forced her to perform oral 𝑠e𝑥 on him, spat on her, and forcibly kissed her. Recently surfaced footage shows McGregor emerging from the bathroom then approaching the woman, taking her by the hand, and walking back towards the bathroom.
Days later, she handed over the clothes she was wearing at the time, claiming they prove he ‘spat’ on her during the alleged ordeal.
In the video she is seen following him and they disappeared behind the door. McGregor’s entourage of security guards is then shown blocking the entrance to the door.
His attorneys say the footage undermines the woman’s original allegation that he and his security guards forced her into the restroom.
‘The claimant’s lawyer now has changed her story. Mr. McGregor welcomes the investigation, which he firmly believes will show the claims against him are false.
‘After not responding to the demand for money made by the claimant’s counsel, she turned to the media to apply pressure. This is no more than a shakedown,’ McGregor’s attorney, Barbara R. Llanes, said in a statement.
Other footage also surfaced allegedly filmed after the incident in which McGregor and his accuser are seen together in a club.
McGregor first emerged from the bathroom with his security guards behind him
Once McGregor and the woman were inside the bathroom, some of his entourage followed them in, while some remained outside, guarding the door
According to the woman’s attorney, Ariel Mitchell, that video shows her client and McGregor were ‘visibly awkwardly interacting with each other.’
She claims this was a stark contrast to how they were interacting prior to the bathroom encounter.
‘My client has always stated that there would be video of before and after, and in those videos she emphasized that the difference in the interactions between them would be visibly noticeable,’ Mitchell said in a statement to TMZ Sports.
‘This again is another video that supports what my client has been saying and supports what she told the police since the inception of this incident.’
McGregor has vehemently denied the allegation – his attorney said the clip further proves the claims are false.
‘While the claimant’s story has changed yet again our account of the evening has never changed,’ Barbara R. Llanes said in a statement.
‘This video only reinforces our position. We look forward to the swift conclusion of the investigation.’
The accuser’s attorney says she met McGregor at the game that night. He had been invited by the NBA and shocked fans by knocking out mascot Burnie, who had to be hospitalized.
According to the legal demand letters issued to not just McGregor’s attorney but also the Heat and the stadium, the woman was on her way out of the building when McGregor’s security summoned her to the VIP men’s restroom.
New footage shows Conor McGregor’s 𝑠e𝑥ual assault accuser sitting with the MMA fighter at a club table in the minutes after she claims he molested her in a bathroom