Marcellus Wiley’s attorney moves to drop him day after after new rape allegations emerge

Marcellus Wiley’s family law attorney has made a move to drop him as her client just one day after the former NFL-star was accused of rape in a new lawsuit, court documents obtained by the California Post show.

In a motion to be relieved as counsel that was submitted in a Los Angeles County court on Wednesday, Lisa Helfend Meyer wrote that she wanted a judge to grant an order that would permit her “to be relieved as attorney of record” in Wiley’s divorce case with his estranged wife, Annemarie.

The new sexual assault allegations against the former Buffalo Bills defensive end were not listed as a reason for the request, with Meyer writing instead that “there has been breakdown in the attorney-client relationship.”

“Client has failed to comply with the terms of the established retainer agreement, has failed to respond to communications from counsel, and has failed to provide information necessary for counsel to carry out the representation effectively,” she said.

A hearing on the request for the order has now been scheduled for Jan. 11.

Wiley said in a text to The Post on Thursday when asked for comment on the matter, “Visit MenTooProject.org and join us in the fight for truth, fairness, and justice. Thank you.”

Wiley retained Meyer earlier this summer, after Annemarie filed for divorce as well as a domestic violence restraining order against the 51-year-old.

Meyer and attorneys from her firm repped Wiley throughout the restraining order hearings in late summer, though Wiley ultimately sustained a loss in the case when a judge granted Annemarie a three-year DVRO against him on Sept. 9.

Annemarie had argued for the order after she alleged he sexually abused her and controlled her throughout their yearslong marriage. Wiley denied the claims, but the judge ultimately stated Annemarie “met the burden of proof by preponderance of the evidence.”

A hearing to discuss Annemarie’s petition for child support, spousal support and attorney fees in the case was then set for Nov. 18, but it’s now unclear if that will take place following Meyer’s filing.

On Tuesday, Wiley was accused in an explosive lawsuit of “viciously” raping a 22-year-old college student when he was an NFL player in 1999.

The woman, who used the pseudonym “Jane Doe” in the lawsuit, stated that days after she met Wiley, he sexually assaulted her when the two were in his hotel room. She added that following the incident, he told her “he had ‘the clap’ and that she she should get tested for a sexually transmitted disease.”

When asked for comment on Tuesday on Doe’s accusations, Wiley wrote in a text message to The Post: “Visit MenTooProject.org and join us in the fight for truth, fairness, and justice. Thank you.”