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The flight attendant involved in an incident that led to Terrell Davis being removed from a United Airlines plane in handcuffs is “no longer employed” and the NFL Hall of Famer’s flight ban has been lifted, the airline told CNN on Tuesday.

United’s statement came after Davis shared a letter via social media on Tuesday informing him of his placement on the airline’s no-fly list following the July 13 confrontation.

United said the letter was sent to Davis the day after the incident, and that the measure was withdrawn and the change communicated to Davis’ team the following day.

Additionally, the airline said the flight attendant involved in the controversy is no longer an employee. It was not immediately clear whether the flight attendant’s employment status is a result of the incident with Davis. CNN has reached out to United for more details.

Davis’ attorney Parker Stinar told CNN in a statement Tuesday that United’s claim that the “apparently rescinded” ban was communicated to Davis’ attorneys is “plainly false,” and that Davis was only informed the ban had been rescinded after his social media post.

“The use of tactics to discredit the timeline of events is concerning, to say the least,” Stiner said.

Davis and his family were on their way to a vacation in California when he was handcuffed and removed from a United plane. Davis says he merely tapped a flight attendant on the arm to ask for a cup of ice cream, and was mistakenly removed.

The letter, sent by the airline’s Passenger Incident Review Committee, said Davis’ ban is consistent with “United’s Contract of Carriage and our legal obligations as a common carrier … to delay or deny carriage to passengers whose conduct or circumstances endanger the safety of our employees or other passengers.”

“Based on the nature of the reported incident … this serves as notice that you are not permitted to fly on United Airlines or any regional airline operating as United Express,” the undated letter continued. The airline added that the action could be lifted following review by the Passenger Incident Review Committee.

“While my family and I continue to have difficult conversations with our children, I will continue to fight for what is right for all @united passengers,” Davis wrote in his Tuesday photo caption, referring to the ban.

The letter “was generated in response to the report of the flight attendant, who is no longer employed by United,” said Leslie Scott, a spokesperson for United Airlines. said in a statement to CNN. “The day after the letter was sent, we discussed with Mr. Davis’ team that it had been retracted. We have apologized to Mr. Davis for his experience and continue to review our approach to incidents like this to protect our highest priority – the safety of our customers and crew.”

In its statement, Stinar said Tuesday’s developments “only further confirmed the urgent need for an overhaul of United’s leadership, which continues to prioritize protecting its image over passenger safety and experience, even at the expense of the reputation and well-being of an innocent family.”

Davis has said he was on a flight from Denver to Orange County, California, when he tapped a flight attendant on the shoulder to get his attention. He previously told CNN’s Erin Burnett that “the flight attendant turned around and said, ‘Don’t hit me.'”

“I thought nothing of it except that this particular employee was incredibly rude and flat out wrong in his accusations that I had hit him. I did not see or communicate with him again during the flight,” Davis wrote on July 15, two days after the incident.

Upon landing at John Wayne Airport in California, Davis was then led off the plane in handcuffs by local and federal law enforcement officers in front of his wife, two sons, daughter and several passengers who were filming the scene. He was detained for a short time, after which the officers released him and “apologized profusely,” Davis wrote.

The airline said at the time that it had “contacted Mr Davis’ team to apologise” and that it “the flight attendant has been removed from her duties while we thoroughly investigate this matter.”

Stinar has said Davis’ team plans to file a lawsuit against the airline.