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<\/p>\nLate Football Star Aaron Hernandez\u2019s Lawyers Deny Gay Prison Romance Rumors: VIDEO<\/b><\/p>\n
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In 2013, Hernandez was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of Odin Lloyd.<\/span><\/p>\n He was found dead in his cell at the maximum security Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Massachusetts last week.<\/span><\/p>\n According to the <\/span>Daily Mail<\/b><\/a>, Hernandez left three suicide notes beside his bible. One was addressed to his fianc\u00e9e Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez, the second to their four-year-old daughter Avielle and the third to Kennedy who has since been released from suicide watch.<\/span><\/p>\n Aaron Hernandez’s loved ones attend private funeral, suicide notes released to family t.co\/15IMymtAlY<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/JsZ9W2AiPA<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Telos Saldana (@telos_saldana) April 26, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Kennedy, who had previously served drug-related sentences, was arrested in January 2015 for armed robbery and received a sentence of three to five years.<\/span><\/p>\n However, the late athlete\u2019s attorney, Jose Baez, denied rumors of a romance to <\/span>TMZ Sports<\/b><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cRumors of letters to a gay<\/a> lover, in or out of prison, are false,\u201d he said. \u201cThese are malicious leaks used to tarnish somebody who is dead.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n According to <\/span>Inquisitr<\/b><\/a>, Kennedy\u2019s attorney, Lawrence Army Jr., also shared a statement with press which read in part:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMy client is obviously saddened by the loss of his friend, Aaron Hernandez. I met with him briefly today at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center and I am just learning the facts surrounding the situation.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cA letter was left to me client but neither I, nor my client, have seen the letter. We will be requesting that the letter be turned over to my client as soon as possible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n In a statement, Hernandez\u2019s family asked for privacy and declined to comment on the rumors.<\/span><\/p>\n According to the Guardian<\/a>, lawyers\u00a0Hernandez are formally asking that his first-degree murder conviction be dismissed in Massachusetts now that he has died.<\/p>\n Watch an OK! Magazine report on Hernandez\u2019s death below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The post Late Football Star Aaron Hernandez\u2019s Lawyers Deny Gay Prison Romance Rumors: VIDEO<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"kyle-kennedy-aaron-hernandez\"](\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/kyle-kennedy-aaron-hernandez.jpg\")
<\/a>Representatives for the late football star Aaron Hernandez<\/a> (above) have denied rumors that he was involved in a prison romance with fellow inmate Kyle Kennedy (right).<\/span><\/p>\nRELATED:\u00a0Aaron Hernandez\u2019s Hidden Bisexuality Fueled Murder: Sources<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n
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