{"id":45034,"date":"2026-08-14T19:48:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45034"},"modified":"2026-08-14T19:48:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:48:36","slug":"bengals-star-orlando-brown-jr-s-ex-girlfriend-sues-him-for-civil-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45034","title":{"rendered":"Bengals star Orlando Brown Jr.&#8217;s ex-girlfriend sues him for civil theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2F137402415.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bengals star Orlando Brown Jr. is being sued by his ex-girlfriend for civil theft. <\/p>\n<p>Holly Means is accusing him of refusing to return her property, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/13\/orlando-brown-jr-sued-by-holly-means-for-civil-theft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She is reportedly seeking $25K in damages.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Holly Means is taking her ex-boyfriend, NFL star Orlando Brown Jr., to court over property she claims he won\u2019t return. <span class=\"credit\">Holly Luyah\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brown and Means broke up in June 2025, when she claims he forced her to leave their Ohio home \u2014 where the pair lived with their two kids \u2014 without notice and before she could collect her belongings. <\/p>\n<p>Means claimed some of her belongings are now in Oklahoma and Kansas City (Brown played collegiately at Oklahoma and with the Chiefs in his previous NFL stint) and that Brown has prevented her from retrieving them \u2014 including during a January 2026 incident when she showed up with police but Brown refused to answer the door, the outlet added. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Orlando Brown Jr. of the Cincinnati Bengals walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&amp;T Bank Stadium on Thursday, November 16, 2023, in Baltimore, Maryland. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Means claims Brown is acting out of \u201canger and spite\u201d over their breakup and her decision to move with their two kids to Oregon.<\/p>\n<p>Brown denied the accusations, claiming that Means came to his home unannounced after he asked her not to and that she abandoned her property after the breakup. <\/p>\n<p>Brown and Means, a fashion influencer, went public with their relationship in 2019 and welcomed their sons, Orlando Brown III and Sonny Brown, in 2021 and 2023, respectively. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Holly Means is taking her ex-boyfriend, NFL star Orlando Brown Jr., to court over property she claims he won\u2019t return, accusing him of acting out of \u201canger and spite.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Holly Luyah\/Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brown, an offensive lineman, is a four-time Pro Bowler who notably won Super Bowl 2023 with the Chiefs as a starting tackle. <\/p>\n<p>A third-round pick by the Ravens in 2018, he spent his first three seasons in the league with Baltimore before being traded to the Chiefs in a blockbuster deal in 2021. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Mike Danna (51) rushes against Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. (75) during an NFL game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on December 31, 2023. <span class=\"credit\">Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He played two seasons with the Chiefs before signing a lucrative four-year, $64 million deal with the Bengals as a free agent in 2023. <\/p>\n<p>Brown signed a two-year, $32 million extension with the franchise this offseason.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bengals star Orlando Brown Jr. is being sued by his ex-girlfriend for civil theft. Holly Means is accusing him of refusing to return her property, according to TMZ. She is reportedly seeking $25K in damages. 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