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Derrick Rose finally breaks his silence on allegations that he gave drugs and gang-raped his ex-girlfriend in 2013. In a statement issued to some news outlets, the NBA star says that he is confident that he will be proven innocent.

"I am not going to comment other than to say - I know the truth, and am confident I will be proven innocent," he said in a statement. As for Derrick's current activities, he explains, "I am just focusing on staying healthy and getting ready for the season."

As previously reported, a woman who's identified as Jane Doe filed a lawsuit against the athlete. She claimed that Derrick along with his friends broke into her apartment and gang raped her when she was incapacitated.

Mark Baute, Derrick's attorney, told Los Angeles Times in a statement that the allegations were "completely false and without any factual basis." He also argued that the lawsuit was just an attempt to defame the Chicago Bulls player. "This is nothing more than a desperate attempt to shake down a highly respected and successful athlete," the statement read.

"Mr. Rose was in a non-exclusive, consensual sexual relationship with the plaintiff for over two years," Mark added. "The plaintiff expressed no complaints about Mr. Rose until various lawyers began to surface and demand that the plaintiff be paid millions of dollars. This is the third lawyer the plaintiff has retained in this matter."

"Two years have passed since Mr. Rose ended the consensual relationship with the plaintiff, and her claims are as meritless now as they were two years ago. We have complete confidence that the case will be dismissed and that Mr. Rose will be vindicated," said the attorney, before adding, "This lawsuit is outrageous."