You could be right. Ben could have been just acting goofy and the thing got blown out of proportion because he’s a celebrity. Such things happen.
But I’d bet otherwise (and I’ve been wrong before). IMHO, the League would not hand out a major suspension for simple goofyness.
And, I’d bet that the reason the woman let it drop - not even a civil case - is that a large amount of money changed hands.
that’s entirely possible that she was paid off.