MSG’s Jim Dolan, Court Confront Masseuse Sex Trafficking Appeal

December 8, 2025, 8:51 PM UTC

An Eagles tour massage therapist claiming she was effectively paid to have sex with MSG Networks chair James Dolan encountered a Ninth Circuit panel Monday wary of reviving her sex trafficking suit against Dolan, his JD & The Straight Shot band, and the Azoff Company.

At issue before the three-judge panel is whether Kellye Croft’s January 2024 lawsuit adequately alleged claims under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act.

The Tennessee-based Croft alleges she was lured to California at Dolan’s behest to work on a leg of the legendary rock band’s tour that included reopening famed arena The Forum in Los ...

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