【2007.7.6】 美联社报道
Jul 5, 2007 3:17 pm US/Mountain
(AP) WASHINGTON


Closing arguments are underway in Washington, D.C. in a lawsuit against Denver Nuggets guard Allen Iverson.
Closing arguments
行将结束的审判（被告为丹佛掘金后卫艾弗森）正在华盛顿特区进行。

He's being sued by two men who say Iverson stood by while his entourage beat them at a D.C. nightclub two years ago.
两名被告控诉艾弗森，因为他的随从两年前在夜总会打他们时，艾弗森对之给与默许。

Marlin Godfrey and David Anthony Kittrell say Iverson even took part in the fight by hitting one of them with a bottle.
两位被告称艾弗森甚至加入了打斗，艾弗森用瓶子打他们其中的一个。

Plaintiffs attorney Gregory Lattimer said Iverson has no respect for the week-long federal trial, and claims that Iverson has only been present for about two hours worth of the proceedings.
被告律师称艾弗森不重视为其一周的联邦庭审，并称其仅仅出席了两个小时的审讯。

Iverson testified Monday that he didn't see the fight in question. He said he's being targeted because of his wealth.
艾弗森在星期一作证说他没有看到打斗。他说这起诉讼是因他的财富而起。

Defense attorneys are expected to make their closing arguments Thursday as well.
反方（被告：艾弗森）律师认为还是星期四结案好。

A federal jury will decide the case.
联邦陪审团不久将会做出终审。

之前的一些媒体报道：
【2007.7.5】 华盛顿邮报和美联社分别报道

A jury began deliberations yesterday in a civil suit filed by two men who claim that NBA star Allen Iverson's security detail beat them up at a Northwest Washington nightclub.
昨天陪审团开始商议艾弗森的民事案件，两位被告称NBA明星艾弗森的保镖在华盛顿西北一家夜总会内殴打他们。

In closing arguments, attorneys for Iverson said the $20 million lawsuit is about nothing but money, and attorneys for the plaintiffs said Iverson must be held accountable for the July 2005 brawl at the Eyebar club.
在已结束的正方与反方的辩论中，艾弗森的律师说这两千万的诉讼不为别的，只是为了钱；被告的律师则说艾弗森必须为05年在“Eyeclub”夜总会的争吵殴打负责。

The jury must sort through conflicting accounts about the injuries to Marlin Godfrey and David A. Kittrell. The men say they were roughed up after the security detail ordered them out of the VIP section at Eyebar to make room for Iverson and his entourage. The melee began, they said, when they balked at moving. Police were at the scene, but no criminal charges were filed.
陪审团必须得以双方相矛盾的描述和两位被告（Marlin Godfrey & David A. Kittrell）的伤势做出定度。被告称他们在犹豫为艾弗森让出“Eyebar”VIP区的座位后的混乱中被殴打。当时警察也来了，然而却没有任何刑事记录。

"It's dignity and respect, responsibility and accountability," said Greg Lattimer, the plaintiffs' attorney. "These men were forced to suffer a huge indecency. They were attacked by Mr. Iverson's group not for who they are or what they did, but because they didn't move fast enough so that Mr. Iverson and his group could have the space they wanted."
“艾弗森是至高无上值得人尊敬的，然而他也是有责任有义务的。”原告律师（Greg Lattimer）说，“我的当事人被迫忍受极大的侮辱，他们被艾弗森先生的保镖殴打，不是为了他们的所作所为亦或他们是谁，只因为我的当事人离开的不够远以至于艾弗森先生以及他的人不能得到他们想要的位子上。”

Iverson, 32, was not in court yesterday. The Denver Nuggets guard and former Georgetown Hoya testified for about an hour Monday at his only appearance in six days of proceedings. He denied having any role in the fight and said he doubted his security team did.
32岁的艾弗森昨天没有出席案子的审理。（这位丹佛掘金和乔治城“Hoya”两队的明星）艾弗森仅仅在为期6天的审判中出席了周一一天的庭审，一个小时之后便走了。他否认了原告对他的指控，同时也怀疑他的保镖是否做了原告所说之事。

Iverson's attorneys said that testimony showed the person at the center of the brawl was Terrence Williams, an Iverson acquaintance. The defense said Williams did not work for Iverson, but Lattimer said he did. Williams was not named in the suit. Iverson is being sued with Jason Kane, one of his bodyguards, who is suspected of taking part in the fight.
艾弗森的律师说证据显示在与原告争吵的是Terrence Williams，他是艾弗森的熟人却不是艾弗森个人保镖中的成员。原告律师却予以否认。Williams不在被告之列，被告是艾弗森和他的一名怀疑参加了打斗的保镖（Kane）。

"You sued the wrong man," said Billy Martin, an attorney for Iverson.
“你控告错了人。”艾弗森律师（Billy Martin）如是说。

Godfrey has said he suffered a broken eardrum, broken blood vessels and temporary loss of hearing. Kittrell has said he received bruises along with emotional distress.
原告之一Godfrey称其忍受了毁坏中耳和血管的痛苦，还有间歇性失听。另一位原告亦称他有着标准的瘀伤和精神伤害。

There were some dramatic moments during the closing arguments. Lattimer told jurors that Kane's testimony differed from statements he made during a deposition in the case a year ago.
庭审中有些戏剧性的时刻。原告律师（Lattimer）告诉陪审委员被告Kane（艾弗森的共同被告保镖）的证词与一年前的一份保证书中的陈述有所不同。

This week, Kane testified that his mother was gravely ill at the time of the deposition and that he was not thinking clearly. Within days, Kane said, his mother died.
Kane之前作证时说那时她的母亲病的很重，这使他没有考虑明确（一年前的那份保证书）。Kane说在这期间他的母亲去世了。

Lattimer repeatedly told jurors yesterday that they should doubt Kane's inconsistent testimony because "his momma was sick." Lattimer pointed out a series of what he said were contradictions, each time using the phrase about Kane's mother.
原告律师（Lattimer）再三对陪审委员说，应该怀疑Kane的相矛盾的证词，证词“他的妈妈病了”说明他的一系列的证词是自相矛盾的，每次Kane对他母亲的用词都说明这一点。

As Lattimer went on, Kane, who is 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 300 pounds, rocked in his chair.At one point, Martin reached over, tapped Kane's arm and urged him to calm down. Williams, who admitted on the stand that he beat up Godfrey in the brawl, stormed out of the courtroom.
在原告律师（Lattimer）辩论之时，Kane（高6英尺3英寸，重300磅）在他的座位上直摇头，感到愤愤不平，有欲起破门而出之势。他的律师（Billy Martin）一度按住Kane的胳膊，让他镇静下来。在法庭上被涉及入案的 Williams 则气冲冲的离开了审判室。

When U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle ordered a 10-minute recess, she urged Martin to have Kane remain in his seat. Kane eventually got up, and in the hallway outside the courtroom, one of the marshals told him and Williams to "keep your show of emotions to yourself." When the arguments resumed, two armed marshals were in the courtroom.
在法官Ellen S. Huvelle宣布进入10分钟的休庭后，随即劝说Martin（Kane的律师）让Kane呆在座位上。然而律师终于没将Kane按耐得住，最后Kane到了审判室的走廊内。一名警察告诉Kane和Williams控制好自己的情绪。在休庭结束后，两名武装警察出现在了审判室。

Later, during his closing argument, Martin told the jury that Lattimer was trying to provoke Kane. "How much more disrespectful can any human being be than try to provoke a man by talking about his dead momma?" Martin asked.
在稍后的辩论末尾，Martin（原告律师）告诉陪审委员原告律师（Lattimer）在设法激怒Kane。“有什么能比‘提及我当事人的去世的妈妈’更能激起我当事人的愤怒的么？！”Martin（原告律师）如此反问。

A federal jury began deliberations Thursday in a $20 million lawsuit against Nuggets guard Allen Iverson regarding a 2005 nightclub fight that two patrons say was sparked by Iverson's entourage. Iverson testified he had no role in the brawl.
联邦陪审团星期四开始商议丹佛掘金后卫艾弗森的'05年的斗殴诉讼。夜总会两位顾客称艾弗森默许他的保镖打他。艾弗森申明他并没有加入斗殴。

A lawyer for the men suing Iverson and his bodyguard said in closing arguments Iverson has demonstrated little concern about the case against him.
原告律师控告艾弗森以及他的保镖，称艾弗森默许了他保镖对其当事人的殴打行径。

He noted Iverson only appeared in court Monday to testify for about two hours in a trial that is into its second week.
他提醒，艾弗森仅仅出席了周一案件的审理，而且仅仅2个小时，而庭审已经进入第二周。

"He doesn't respect the court. He ain't here," Attorney Gregory Lattimer told the U.S. District Court jury, motioning toward an empty chair next to Iverson's lawyer at the defense table. "He doesn't respect anything that isn't Allen Iverson."
“他不尊重司法，他缺席！”原告之一（Attorney Gregory Lattimer）示意紧邻着艾弗森律师一个空椅子，告诉联邦地区法院法官，“他不敬重任何东西，他不是阿伦-艾弗森！”

Jurors deliberated for about two hours before recessing for the day.
陪审员审议了大约两个小时，然后休庭一天。

Deliberations were set to resume this morning.
审议在今天早晨继续。

Marlin Godfrey and David Anthony Kittrell say the fight was started by Iverson's bodyguard and entourage when the two refused to vacate a VIP section for Iverson at the Eyebar nightclub in Washington.
两位被告称在华盛顿“Eyebar”夜总会拒绝为艾弗森腾出VIP区后，他的保镖殴打了他们。

Iverson, 32, testified he didn't see the fight.
32岁的艾弗森作证说他没有看到打斗。

Godfrey and Kittrell claim the bodyguard, Jason Kane, and Terrance Williams assaulted them. They allege Williams, a friend of Kane, was acting on Iverson's behalf.
两位被告称保镖Jason Kane和Terrance Williams袭击了他们。两位被告还(无充分证据而)断言Kane的一个朋友Williams为艾弗森的利益而行动。

Godfrey was badly beaten during the melee, suffering head and other injuries. Lattimer said he suffered depression and other long-term health problems.
被告之一Godfrey称其在混战中被暴打，遭受头部和其他部位的伤害。另一位被告Lattimer则称其承受着抑郁之痛以及长期的健康问题。

The lawsuit says Iverson is responsible for the brawl because he failed to properly supervise Kane and Williams, but it does not claim he took part in the fight. The suit also accuses Kane of assault and battery for allegedly beating Godfrey with items that include a bottle.
诉讼称艾弗森要为这起争吵斗殴负责，因为他疏忽监督保镖Kane和Williams。但是这并没说艾弗森参与了打斗。诉讼亦称Kane对他们以人身攻击。

【2007.7.3】

搜狐体育：艾弗森出席夜店殴斗听证会 怒斥原告想一夜暴富

在NBA中做球员难，做超级巨星更是难上加难，赛场上会被对手格外照顾，在球场外一举一动也备受人们瞩目。

美国当地时间周一(北京时间7月3日)，艾弗森飞抵华盛顿出席夜总会殴斗案件的听证会。

Eyebar夜总会的两个顾客起诉艾弗森，他们称在2005年7月20日那天，艾弗森和他的保镖因座位问题与他们发生冲突并殴打了他们。他们要求AI支付2千万美元的赔偿。

两人向艾弗森以及他的随从保镖卡尼提出诉讼，声称这起事件给他们的精神带来困扰，此外由于艾弗森的暴力行径对他们的身心造成严重创伤，因此他们要求赔偿2000万美金。

艾弗森否认了原告的指控，他表示并未亲眼看到自己的保镖与他们两个人发生打斗，不过AI完全相信保镖。艾弗森仅仅在法庭中呆了一个小时，就将一切事务交给律师比利-马汀处理，AI走出法庭接受媒体的采访时表示，“现在有些人并不想依靠法律体系来找回公平，”艾弗森显然非常气愤，“他们想利用法庭成为千万富翁。”

“没有证据证明他们的指控成立。”艾弗森说，“参加听证会就是为了将它(案件)还原真相，也是为了捍卫财富。”32岁的艾弗森比以往更加成熟，也许离开深爱的费城的那一天，昔日的坏孩子就已经蜕变成成熟的男人。“他们只是想一夜暴富。”艾弗森坚定地说。

网易体育：艾弗森听证会上回击起诉：他们是想借我发财

最近身陷官司纠纷的NBA著名球星艾弗森出席听证会，否认自己卷入了2005年在华盛顿当地一家酒吧内发生的袭击斗殴事件。艾弗森表示起诉者向他索赔2000万美金无非是想利用他的知名度大捞一笔横财。

上周，两名自称被袭击的男子，哥德菲尔和基特雷尔对艾佛森提起诉讼，他们称艾弗森在随从保镖的保护下殴打了他们，他们还在混乱中被瓶子击伤，两人向艾佛森和他的保镖卡尼提出诉讼，指这起事件给他们的精神带来伤害，要求索赔2000万美金。

艾弗森辩护律师表示哥德菲尔当时是喝醉酒后和别人争吵，继而发生肢体冲突，但在这起发生在2005年6月30日的打斗事件中，艾佛森和他的保镖卡尼都没有参与其中，辩护律师强调，哥德菲尔以及基特雷尔之所以要把艾佛森牵扯其中，无非打的是艾佛森巨额财富的主意。

在美国时间上周三的第一次庭审中，原告律师告诉陪审团，哥德菲尔的眼部在袭击中遭受了严重创伤，这是由于卡尼以及另外一名保镖粗暴地殴打所致，他们甚至还踢打以及践踏哥德菲尔，而基特雷尔随后也遭受同样的待遇。

艾弗森辩护律师马丁则表示，哥德菲尔是整个打斗事件的导火线，在不清楚什么原因的情况下，他推搡了一名叫威廉姆斯的保镖，继而威廉姆斯反击，从而引发混乱，而马丁强调，威廉姆斯并没有为艾佛森工作。

马丁否认艾佛森曾驱赶哥德菲尔和基特雷尔，要他们离开，他表示是这家Eyebar的酒吧老板要求两人让出位置给艾佛森坐，这完全是酒吧老板的决定。

艾弗森在法庭上发表陈诉表示，他并未目睹他的保镖与两名原告发生冲突纠纷，他只在酒吧逗留了大约20分钟，当发觉将发生斗殴暴力事件的征兆时，他马上驾车离开了现场。

“我想我会在这里（法庭）的原因是因为我不断努力而获得成功，但他们却想利用我的名声一夜爆富。”身着一身宽松浅蓝夹克和松垮短裤出席法庭听证会的艾弗森说。

虽然遭到袭击以及疏忽监督等多项罪名的指控，但是美国时间周一，法官艾顿将此诉讼降级为当事人涉嫌疏忽监督随从保镖的案件。

艾弗森在法庭上的陈诉还涉及了一些他的私人生活。他表示保镖的作用是不可或缺的，他经常会利用保镖以避免他和妻子陷入没完没了索取签名照的球迷群中，或者在出席一些公众场合时，保镖也时常为他们保驾护航。艾弗森表示自己的妻子也经常雇请安全人员，但是自己从来都不过问保镖的工作。

此外，艾弗森还因为他曾经的饶舌歌手生涯而受到非议，艾弗森曾经用“宝石”的艺名出过饶舌唱片。其中一首名叫“40 Bars”的单曲因为歌词内容涉及侮辱同性恋者和女性，而遭到NBA联盟总裁斯特恩和一些民事权利组织的批评声讨。该张专辑的发行也随之流产。

艾弗森表示之后他退出了饶舌歌手生涯，“当大卫.斯特恩禁止我从事饶舌唱片业，‘宝石(jewelz)’这个艺名就消失了，我也随着‘宝石’一起消失了。”

腾讯体育：艾弗森夜店斗殴被巨额索赔 骂原告想一夜暴富

艾弗森被告了!北京时间7月3日，据美联社报道，艾弗森因2005年华盛顿一起夜总会斗殴案件中对随从监管不力被索赔两千万，他今天出庭作证并怒斥原告想利用他一夜暴富。
  
两名原告马林-哥德弗雷和大卫-安东尼-基特雷尔称，2005年7月20日，他们因为未能及时为答案腾出Eyebar夜总会的VIP包房，而被AI的保镖和其他随从暴打了一顿。

艾弗森今天在庭上则坚称他并未亲眼看到自己的保镖与原告发生纠葛，他表示自己只在那家夜店待了20分钟，在看到有人斗殴后立即起身离开：“我想我此刻之所以在这，是因为我一生都在努力奋斗才达到今天这种地位，而有些人却想不劳而获地一夜暴富。”

两名原告称AI的随从围殴了他们，答案观看这一过程达五分钟之久，其间他没有出面干涉，只是笑着跳到一张躺椅上避免被误伤。原告律师拉蒂莫则表示哥德弗雷的头被人开了一个很深的口子，眼睛的伤势也很重，这起暴力事件对原告的身心造成了很深的伤害，大约需要两年的心理治疗才能康复。

涉案的保镖名叫卡尼，是艾弗森经常雇用的一名保安，他还曾为不少其他名人提供过服务，例如帕丽丝-希尔顿。

AI和卡尼的代表律师上周发表过一份公开声明，指出原告之一哥德弗雷当时喝醉了酒，是他率先挑衅并攻击了卡尼的朋友特拉伦斯-威廉姆斯，后者才予以还击，卡尼还辩称自己并未介入打斗。法官艾伦-休维勒今天已经撤销了关于卡尼的几项控罪，把本案归结到AI对随从疏于监管上来。

艾弗森今天只在法庭上呆了一个小时左右，之后便将相关事宜交由律师比利-马丁全权处理。在作证时AI还谈及了雇用保镖的必要性，但他也表示自己很少过问保镖们的工作方式，答案离开法庭后在接受采访时再次气愤地表示：“根本没有证据证明他们的指控，我出庭就是为了澄清事实的真相并捍卫自己的财富，有些人并不是想通过法律来寻求公平，他们只想利用法庭达到一夜暴富的个人目的。”

俗话说“祸不单行”，除了这起案件，艾弗森还将面临发生在弗吉尼亚州汉普顿市的另一起夜总会斗殴案的诉讼，那起斗殴发生在本案之前不到两周的时间里。

【2007.6.28（华盛顿当地时间）】

网易体育翻译

综述：NBA著名球星艾弗森被控诉在一次酒吧的打斗事件中袭击两名男子，在美国时间周三，法庭的陪审团正式就这起事件展开听证会，而艾弗森被控诉要赔款高达2000万美金。

Marlin Godfrey and David Anthony Kittrell sued Iverson, saying the Denver Nuggets guard stood by as his entourage beat them and at one point even joined in by hitting someone with a bottle. They accuse Iverson and co-defendant Jason Kane of assault, infliction of emotional distress, negligence and conspiracy and are seeking $20 million in damages.
两名自称被袭击的男子，哥德菲尔和基特雷尔对艾弗森提出诉讼，他们称这名现效力丹佛掘金的后卫在随从保镖的保护下殴打他们，混乱中，还有人被瓶子击中，两人向艾弗森以及他的随从保镖卡尼提出诉讼，指这起事件给他们的精神带来困扰，此外由于艾弗森的暴力行径对他们的身心造成严重创伤，因此他们要求赔偿2000万美金。

Defense lawyers say Godfrey was drunk and picked a fight and that neither Iverson nor Kane was actually involved in on July 20, 2005. They accuse Godfrey and Kittrell of targeting Iverson because of his wealth.
辩护律师强调哥德菲尔当时是喝醉酒后和别人争吵，继而发生肢体冲突，但在这起发生在2005年6月30日的打斗事件中，艾弗森以及他的随从保镖卡尼都没有参与其中，辩护律师强调，哥德菲尔以及基特雷尔之所以要把艾弗森牵扯进来，是看中艾弗森拥有的巨额财富。

In his opening statement Wednesday, plaintiffs' lawyer Gregory L. Lattimer told jurors that when his clients declined to leave the VIP section of Washington's Eyebar, Kane and another bodyguard, delivered a "viscous, doglike beating," kicking and stomping on Godfrey. He said Kittrell was later attacked as well.
在周三的第一次审讯中，原告律师告诉陪审团，哥德菲尔的眼部在这起事件中遭受了严重的创伤，这是源于卡尼以及另外一名保镖粗暴地殴打哥德菲尔所造成的，他们甚至还踢打以及践踏哥德菲尔，而基特雷尔随后也遭受同样的待遇。

"The defense is going to try to tell you this is just about a barroom brawl. But it's not," Lattimer said. "What happened here is a result of a way of life. The responsibility for that way of life, the responsibility for these beatings" belongs to Iverson.
“辩护律师试图把这起诉讼引导成一起勒索事件，但这是不正确的，”原告律师拉蒂梅尔说，“事实上发生的事情是可以威胁到原告人的生命安全，我们需要艾弗森要为这起打斗事件负上该负的责任和赔偿原告人的损失。”

Iverson was not in court Wednesday, and Lattimer repeatedly patted the empty chair at the defense table for emphasis as he talked about the former Georgetown star. Iverson is expected in court next week to testify.
艾弗森今天没有出现在法庭上，而拉蒂梅尔则多次指着空置的被告座位，强调艾弗森有参与打斗事件，预计艾弗森会在下周的听证会上出庭。

Iverson's lawyer, Alan C. Milstein, opted to save his opening statement for when the defense begins presenting its case, but Kane's lawyer, Billy Martin, delivered a response to Lattimer. "What's this case really about? Greed," he said. "They picked this fight and they lost the fight. But the fight was not with Jason Kane or with Allen Iverson."
艾弗森的律师米尔斯坦在进行辩解前原本想保留自己的发言稿，但卡尼的律师马丁却把发言稿交给了拉蒂梅尔，显示出辩护律师的团队似乎缺乏默契，“是什么导致这起诉讼的发生？是贪婪，”米尔斯坦说，“他们参与了这次打斗，他们输掉了这次打斗，但这次打斗中没有卡尼，更没有艾弗森。”

Martin said the fight started when Godfrey, a third-degree black belt in karate, sucker-punched Terrance Williams, a freelance bodyguard who sometimes works with Kane. He said Williams then fought back. Martin said Williams was not working for Iverson and Kane that night and was at the bar on his own, a claim Lattimer disputes.
马丁则表示，哥德菲尔是这起打斗事件的导火线，他考取了空手道三级的资格，在不清楚什么原因的情况下，他推搡一名叫威廉姆斯的保镖，威廉姆斯反击，从而引发混乱，而马丁强调，威廉姆斯并没有为艾弗森工作。

Martin denied that anyone associated with Iverson told Godfrey and Kittrell to leave. He said it was the Eyebar's owner who asked them to make room for the star because it was good for business.
马丁否认艾弗森有对哥德菲尔以及基特雷尔说，要他们离开，他表示只是这家位于华盛顿的，名叫 Eyebar 的酒吧老板要求两人让出位置给艾弗森坐，这完全是酒吧老板出于赚钱的角度上而做出的决定。

"People come from miles around to hang out and party with a celebrity," Martin said. A similar lawsuit against Iverson was filed last year over an alleged assault by his security team at a Hampton, Va., nightclub. That incident occurred less than two weeks before the one in Washington.
“附近的人知道艾弗森来了，都走过来参与狂欢。”马丁说，艾弗森在去年也遇到过类似的诉讼，有人称在汉普顿的一间夜总会被艾弗森的保镖袭击，而事发的时间距离华盛顿的这起打斗事件不到两周。

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