In 2008, ESPN referenced a wild story from a decade earlier in which Irvin stabbed fellow teammate Everett McIver in the neck with scissors when he "refused Irvin's demand to rise from the barber's chair during a haircut." If this story doesn't ring any bells, it's because Cowboys owner Jerry Jones covered it up as Irvin was "on probation for an incident involving a motel room, drugs, and strippers," and would have definitely gone to jail.

ESPN also reported an incident that occurred in July 2007, wherein a woman alleged she was sexually assaulted by Irvin at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood. In January 2011, a settlement was reached for an undisclosed amount after the victim sued him. He fired back with a $100 million defamation countersuit.

Once again, Irvin found himself in trouble at another hotel in March 2017, when a "27-year-old woman accused Irvin of drugging and sexually assaulting her at the W Hotel in Fort Lauderdale," per USA Today. The woman, who knew Irvin for seven years, said she thought she was drugged when she felt sick after four glasses of wine. She stated later she woke up with Irvin on top of her trying to have sex. When she pushed him off, he stopped. The two argued and she took an Uber home.

Upon arriving home, the woman told a friend what happened, who then called 911 and brought her to the hospital. The woman's recollection of events was inconsistent with hotel security footage. Doctors also found traces of "cocaine, ecstasy, and other drugs in her system." Irvin was not charged with sexual assault.