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Florida State has dismissed 19-year old freshman quarterback De'Andre Johnson from the team after video surfaced Money, July 6, of him punching a woman in the face at a Tallahassee club on June 24.
Johnson claims he was provoked when the woman told him to, "get off me you fucking nigger," after he accidentally bumped into her while making his way to the bar, according to TMZ.
The video shows Johnson and the unidentified woman exchanging words. She then punches him in the face before he swings back.
Johnson's lawyer, Jose Baez, told NBC News that the victim was the aggressor, but his client admits to making a mistake.
Baez says the woman shouted "racial epithets" at Johnson. The player "tried to deescalate the situation" but the woman "kneed him in the groin area" and "took another swing before he retaliated."
"It wasn't until she struck him twice that he reacted," Baez added. "But he is very...He is very regretful that he didn't turn around and walk away immediately. He makes no excuses for what happened. All he wants to do is learn from this experience and move on and get an education. We certainly don't want him to pay for the rest of his life for an incident that occurred in a bar."
Johnson was charged with misdemeanor battery. He is now volunteering at a shelter for battered women.
The victim suffered bruising under her left eye, swelling to the left cheek and a small cut near the bridge of her nose in the incident.
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