Orlando Brown Jr.’s breakup has now turned into a legal fight. Holly Means, the Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle’s ex-girlfriend, has sued him over property she says he has refused to return. She is seeking more than $25,000 in damages, along with the return of her property and punitive damages, according to court documents reported by TMZ on August 13, 2026.The lawsuit comes after their relationship ended in June 2025. Holly and Brown have two children together, and she says the problems began when she left their Ohio home and could not collect everything she owned. Brown denies wrongdoing and disputes her version of events.
Why Bengals star Orlando Brown Jr.’s ex Holly is suing him for more than $25K?
Orlando Brown Jr.’s ex, Holly says she lived with Brown and their two children at his Ohio home until their June 2025 breakup. According to her lawsuit, Brown forced her out without notice, leaving her unable to collect all of her personal belongings.She claims the property did not stay in one place. Some of her belongings, she says, ended up in Oklahoma and Kansas City. Holly alleges that Brown then blocked her efforts to retrieve them, including attempts to collect property from a storage unit.The dispute continued into Jan. 2026. Holly says she went to Brown’s Ohio home with police to collect her belongings. She claims Brown knew why she had arrived but refused to answer the door.Holly alleges Brown acted out of “anger and spite” following their breakup and her decision to move with their children back to Oregon. She also claims he acted with “ill will or a spirit of revenge.”She is asking for more than $25,000 in damages, the return of her property and punitive damages. TMZ reports that Holly filed the case as a civil theft lawsuit.Brown strongly disputes those claims. He says Holly came to his home unannounced after he had asked her not to come there. He also argues that she abandoned the property after their separation and has asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice.The lawsuit follows a relationship that had been public for several years. Brown and Holly, who was previously known publicly as Holly Luyah, began sharing their relationship publicly around 2019. They later started a family and have two sons together.Their second child, Sonny, was born in December 2023. CBS Pittsburgh reported that Brown was in Pittsburgh preparing to play the Steelers when Holly went into labour early, and he watched the birth through FaceTime before playing that game. Their relationship ultimately ended in June 2025, according to Holly’s lawsuit.
Orlando Brown Jr. has a different version of what actually happened
Orlando Brown’s response puts the focus on what happened after the breakup. He denies that he wrongfully kept Holly’s property and says she came to his home without an appointment after he had told her not to.His legal position also challenges Holly’s claim that he deliberately kept her belongings from her. Brown argues that she abandoned the property when she left following their split. He is asking the court to dismiss the case with prejudice.That means the court has two conflicting accounts of the same dispute. Holly says Brown prevented her from getting her property because of anger over the breakup. Brown says she left the items behind and later came to his home without his permission.Currently, Holly’s accusations remain allegations. There has been no court finding that Brown committed civil theft or acted with ill will, and Brown continues to deny wrongdoing. The lawsuit will determine what happens next.