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Chris Kluwe News Conference Today in Minneapolis Over Minnesota Vikings' Silence on Investigative Findings
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Big Thunder Public Relations:
WHEN:
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11 a.m. CDT (News - Alert), Tuesday, July 15
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WHERE:
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Halunen & Associates, IDS Building, 80 South Eight Street, Suite
1650, Minneapolis
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WHO:
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Chris Kluwe, former Minnesota Vikings punter, and Clayton Halunen,
attorney, Halunen & Associates, www.halunenlaw.com
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WHAT:
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News conference, at which time Kluwe and his attorney will voice
their concerns about the Minnesota Vikings' reneging on a promise to
release a copy of their investigation into allegations of homophobic
behavior by a coach. On Monday, July 14, the Vikings informed
Kluwe's attorney that they would not provide a copy of the report to
either Kluwe or the public.
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WHY:
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In January 2014, the Vikings hired two highly respected Minnesota
legal figures to conduct an independent investigation into Kluwe's
allegations that a coach - and the team itself - used homophobic
slurs and taunts in an effort to quash his public support for gay
marriage rights. Kluwe alleged in a January Deadspin article that
he was fired by the Vikings for being an outspoken gay rights
advocate - and that a coach, Mike Priefer, had openly and
privately made homophobic comments and slurs intended to
intimidate Kluwe. The Vikings promised to make a full report of
the investigation available to Kluwe and his attorney. Now, more
than six months later, the investigators have handed over their
report to the Vikings - and the Vikings refuse to give Kluwe a
copy of the report.
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