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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose reasserted his innocence when asked about his ongoing civil lawsuit and rape allegations at the Bulls\u2019 media day.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the August lawsuit, the woman alleges that the 2011 NBA MVP and two of his friends sexually assaulted her two years ago. Rose and his lawyer denied the allegations from the start saying, \u201CThe plaintiff's allegations are completely false and without any factual basis.\"\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CI think you all saw everything that was put out,\u201D Rose said on Monday. \u201CI will be proven innocent, but at the same time it hasn't affected anything. It's not true,\" Rose said, adding, \"I take it as motivation. I feel like the devil is just working.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CI'm very confident that I will be proven innocent,\u201D Rose later added.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rose's camp says he was in \u201Ca non-exclusive, consensual sexual relationship with the plaintiff for over two years.\u201D The woman was identified only as Jane Doe in the lawsuit.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rose, a three-time All-Star, played in 51 games last season, averaging 17.7 points and 4.9 assists per game.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chicago will open the regular season on Oct. 27 against the reigning Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Watch Rose's response to a reporter's question on the allegations below:\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Christopher Chavez&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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