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A former stripper is suing boxer Oscar De La Hoya after he accused her of faking kinky pictures of him.
Milana Dravnel at court in New YorkRussian-born Milana Dravnel is demanding $25m (about £12.7m) from the Olympic gold medal-winning fighter.
The 22-year-old had released pictures of the Mexican-American boxer - known as Golden Boy - in fishnet stockings and a wig.
When he denied they were real, she said she had no option but to sue him.
She told the New York Post: "I've been hurt by what Oscar said. This was my only option.
"I just want to move on with a positive outcome."
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However, she left the opening hearing into her case when it became clear that De La Hoya was not going to turn up.
Outside the court, Dravnel's lawyer, Salvatore Strazzullo, said his client had every right to sell the saucy pictures because of their "newsworthiness".
She claims to have taken them at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Pennsylvania while having an affair with the married pugilist.
Oscar De La Hoya denies claimsDe La Hoya's lawyer, Judd Bernstein, claims Dravnel has already admitted the photos are fake and entered into an agreement not to distribute them.
He is now trying to have the case dismissed and settled in arbitration.
Dravnel, who is reportedly producing a burlesque show in New York, had originally said she wanted $100m (about £50.9m) but downgraded her demands when the case was transferred to a federal court.
De La Hoya, 34 - nicknamed Golden Boy - won gold for the United States at the 1992 Olympic Games and has won six world titles.
Milana Dravnel at court in New YorkRussian-born Milana Dravnel is demanding $25m (about £12.7m) from the Olympic gold medal-winning fighter.
The 22-year-old had released pictures of the Mexican-American boxer - known as Golden Boy - in fishnet stockings and a wig.
When he denied they were real, she said she had no option but to sue him.
She told the New York Post: "I've been hurt by what Oscar said. This was my only option.
"I just want to move on with a positive outcome."
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However, she left the opening hearing into her case when it became clear that De La Hoya was not going to turn up.
Outside the court, Dravnel's lawyer, Salvatore Strazzullo, said his client had every right to sell the saucy pictures because of their "newsworthiness".
She claims to have taken them at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Pennsylvania while having an affair with the married pugilist.
Oscar De La Hoya denies claimsDe La Hoya's lawyer, Judd Bernstein, claims Dravnel has already admitted the photos are fake and entered into an agreement not to distribute them.
He is now trying to have the case dismissed and settled in arbitration.
Dravnel, who is reportedly producing a burlesque show in New York, had originally said she wanted $100m (about £50.9m) but downgraded her demands when the case was transferred to a federal court.
De La Hoya, 34 - nicknamed Golden Boy - won gold for the United States at the 1992 Olympic Games and has won six world titles.
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