Nutrisystem, the online weight loss company, shed 230-pound ex-Giants great Lawrence Taylor Friday, a day after his arrest on charges of raping a teenaged Bronx runaway.
"Based on the severity of these allegations, Nutrisystem has made the decision to sever our relationship with Mr. Taylor effective immediately," a spokesman for the the Horsham, Pa.-based company told TMZ.
The company said it was "shocked and saddened" by the allegations.
Nutrisystem quickly replaced Taylor's image on their website with San Diego Padres star Matt Stairs.
In the latest off-field fiasco for the Hall of Fame linebacker, Taylor, 51, was charged Thursday with raping a 16-year-old girl in a Rockland County hotel room.
Town of Ramapo police said the teen victim was a runaway forceably brought to a hotel where Taylor was staying in Suffern, about 40 miles north of the city.
A used condom reportedly was found in the room.
Taylor, charged with third-degree rape, which involves sexual intercourse with a minor, faces a maximum sentence of four years behind bars if convicted.
He also was charged with patronizing a prostitute in the third degree, which carries a maximum one-year sentence.
Taylor did not file a plea at his arraignment Thursday. A judge set bail at $75,000.
The Hall of Famer was allowd to return to his home in Florida pending a June 10 court date.
source: nydailynews.com