Josh Giddey is making headlines as he is in hot trouble after being accused of having an inappropriate interaction with an age 15-year-old named Liv Cooke
The rumors first appeared when a few social media accounts shared pictures and videos of them together. Fans have been attacking the 21-year-old on social media in an attempt to extract answers from him.
Who is the legal age of consent in Australia and Oklahoma as Josh Giddey alleged GF Liv Cooke goes viral on Instagram
Josh Giddey really was making these over a 15 year old high school girl LMAOOO pic.twitter.com/thgc8am2rz
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However, Giddey has yet to reply because the allegations are so new. For unfamiliar, an X user who took to the platform and reported Giddey’s illicit relationship as he shared a post. The user captioned the post “Josh Giddey from the OKC thunder with an underage girl.
“First video he is talking to her brother. This is Disgusting and this man needs to be punished. We can’t let this go under the surface any longer. This needs to be seen. Girl is a junior in high school.”
Identity of Minor?
The young lady has yet to be named or tagged on social media. Making it even more difficult to determine whether she is underage but according to claims she is 15 while Giddey is currently 21.
Josh Giddey is originally from Australia and has previously represented them. While the claims were being made public, fans began criticizing Australian legislation rather than holding him accountable. However, the legal age of consent in Australia is 16, which is the same as in a few states in the United States.
Since being drafted by the NBA, the guard has lived in the United States. The Oklahoma City Thunder selected Giddey with the sixth overall pick in 2021. He’s been nothing short of outstanding while playing alongside Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren, the 2023 Rookie of the Year candidate.
The legal age of consent In Oklahoma is 16 years old. Making his relationship with the girl illegal.
The first accounts to bring this up on social media were @oc.beers_, oc.beerss, and @ocbeers. Such posts, however, have been removed by fact-checkers. Since then, there have been numerous posts that have been blocked by social media fact-checkers. However, some supporters were able to snap screenshots and spread the allegations across multiple channels.
Despite the lack of evidence, a few admirers have claimed that the girl’s name is Liv Cook. Josh Giddey has been absent from social media as well. He has blacked out his Instagram profile image and disabled the comments area on his postings.
His actions have heightened suspicions. Several notable NBA pages have already addressed the charges on X.
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