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Woman punched by Joe Mixon says gay slur escalated incident

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In a video released by the Norman, Okla. police department, a woman who was punched by former Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon says the incident started after Mixon made unwanted sexual advances toward her and later called her friend a gay slur.

Mixon has siad that that racial slurs were hurled at him during the incident.

Mixon's attorney Blake Johnson denies his client verbally harassed Amelia Molitor.

"In her police interview, Ms. Molitor herself admits her memories of the night are hazy and scattered. Eyewitnesses report that Ms. Molitor was belligerent and apparently inebriated," Johnson said.