Paparazzo attacks Mike Tyson at LAX…Photographer gets KO’ed
November 12, 2009
You have to be pretty bold to take his tiger, or his picture
Just like in the movie, The Hangover, it’s good to see that Mike still has it.
Eventually, people will get it in their head to leave this man alone. Just because you are famous doesn’t mean that you can violate someone’s privacy.
LOS ANGELES — A scuffle erupted between Mike Tyson and a freelance photographer at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday, and both men were booked and released on suspicion of misdemeanor battery, police said.
The former heavyweight boxing champion and photographer Tony Echevarria, 50, both want to press charges of misdemeanor battery against each other, police said.
Mike Tyson was detained at LAX after an alleged altercation with a photographer.Echevarria told police that Tyson struck him once, airport police spokesman Sgt. Jim Holcomb said. The photographer fell to the ground and was treated for a cut to his forehead at a hospital.
I wonder if it looked like any of these….
Tyson’s spokeswoman Tammy Brook said the boxer was passing through Los Angeles on his way from Europe to Las Vegas with his wife and 10-month-old child when he was attacked by an overly aggressive paparazzo. The 43-year-old acted in self-defense to protect his child, she said.
“There’s a lot of different versions to this story and that’s all going to come out later,” Holcomb said. “Some witness statements support Tyson’s version, others support the photographer’s.”
Paparazzi often camp out at Los Angeles’ largest airport to get shots of celebrities in transit.
“I’ve heard people were following him into the men’s room and trying to take his picture there,” said Tyson’s defense attorney, David Chesnoff. “My advice to him is going to be to vigorously press charges against what everyone agrees are ridiculously aggressive photographers.”
When you get out of pocket like that, then you should except consequences and repercussions for your actions. Look how aggressive they are with Amy Winehouse and how they chase her around…
Tyson was cooperative as he waited in a holding cell at the airport police station, Holcomb said. Echevarria was booked and released after he was treated at a hospital, police said.
Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion ever in 1986 when he won his title as a 20-year-old. But his life since then has been marred by accusations of domestic violence, rape and cocaine use.
Tyson was convicted of rape in Indiana in 1992 and served three years in prison. He was disqualified from a 1997 heavyweight title fight when he bit off part of Evander Holyfield’s right ear, and in 1999 he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor assault charges in Maryland.
In 2003, Tyson filed for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. He served 24 hours in an Arizona jail in 2007 after pleading guilty to cocaine possession and driving under the influence.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
Now, Mike has made a ton of mistakes. We all make mistakes, maybe not a gory as biting someone in the ear, but we make them. He deserves to just live his life, like everyone else.
This morning is going to be about basketball, since I am in a bball state of mind this morning. I am moving into week two of the basketball season as a coach, and we have our first game in two weeks. It will be a little different not calling the plays and making the sub pattern, but I am getting use to being number two in charge.
As a coach, we stress the never say quit attitude in our players. Dwight Howard questioned the heart of his team.
Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: “As if the loss to a reigning lottery team wasn’t bad enough, Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard said it appeared his team “quit” during the dreary proceedings. ‘We haven’t had a game like this in a long time. We’d miss shots and guys would hang their heads,’ Howard said. ‘I don’t think we should quit in a game. Seems like, as a team, we shouldn’t quit.’ It’s one thing for the Magic to be routed by the Oklahoma City Thunder 102-74 on Sunday night at Ford Center. It’s another thing for Howard to suggest the Magic (5-2) retired early against a team that is improving, but one that won just 23 games last season. Howard showed no anger. He was singing some song as he sprayed a cloud of cologne. Nobody turned over a table in the middle of the room that offered chicken and mixed vegetables. ‘It doesn’t seem to bother anybody in the locker room,’ Coach Stan Van Gundy said.”
Now, I guess Dwight seemed happy because he was thinking about this…That might make you not want to quit as well. SportsRadioInterveiws provides the highlights.
You have my vote Mary...
And then on a far more comical note, her relationship with Orlando Magic star Dwight Howard:
“Yeah, Dwight and I met at LAX. I was like, you’re a basketball player, and he was like, I’ve seen you at Magic games, so he recognized me from games. I used to always get written up when I went to games for causing distractions and stuff.”
After a brief digression to talk about her nails, Carey continued on about Howard:
“Dwight’s a cool guy. For a month, we like talked on the phone, and he was always trying to give me prayers to get me out of porn and give me Bible verses to read. So then, I was going to go visit him when I was in Orlando, but I went over to this other guy’s house instead, Chris Kirkpatrick from N’Sync.
This is the guy you are sexing up? Really? Then that gives the rest of us a lot of courage to know that this douchebag is soaking up the panties...BTW Nice coat Joesph....where can I get the technicolor dreamcoat look?
And then Dwight started calling, and calling, and calling me, because he knew I was with Chris Kirkpatrick, so eventually at 3 in the morning, Chris was like don’t answer Dwight’s calls. I get a text from Dwight at 3 in the morning – I’m outside Chris’s house. I’m like oh my god, what do I do? I was like, I got Dwight here and I got Chris in the other room and I’m talking to them back and forth. So finally I had to just pull Dwight in the bathroom and tell him he needs to go home. I was like I’m really sorry, I really like you, but this isn’t the time or place.
Two things strike me reading this account. One, why are you outside dude’s house. If you are with him, then you continue to sleep, or have sex or whatever you were doing at three in the morning.
Two, why did you pull Dwight into the bathroom? I am usually thinking that something freaky is going to happen when I am in the bathroom with someone of the opposite sex, especially when she pulls me in there. Just like Shock G said, ” I once got busy in a Burger King bathroom”…
Open wide for the favor train!...I would think that Dwight would have a bigger...."sandwich", I mean he is seven feet tall...Plus, only 6.25? I thought that is normally 100 in the strip clubs...
When I pull him in the bathroom, he pulls his pants down, I was like, whooa. Yeah, and so I ran and started screaming…
You are a porn star. You should not be so shy. According to IMDB, you were in the following classics.
5 Guy Cream Pie 5 (2003) (V)
Kick Ass Chicks 41: Vaginaterians (2007) (V)
Lick My Balls (2005) (V)
Asses in the Air 4 (2002) (V)
So, I am thinking that you have seen a guy’s private parts before. You were in Being Ron Jeremy (2003), so you saw the hedgehog’s goods. Spare me shock and indignation.
What you talkin bout Willis?
Well if it wasn’t for the Chris thing at the time, I really liked Dwight and maybe I would have furthered this. But I was at the guy’s house I was dating so it was inappropriate. So he totally thought he totally offended me. So I saved – he and I used to talk on instant messenger, on AOL – so he was apologizing; sorry, that was out of character for me, blah blah blah. I saved all the instant messages and I’ve been putting them all in a book. So I’ve got a lot of evidence. I’ve got an evidence file.”
Listen here to Carey with Carmichael Dave on KHTK in Sacramento
Damn playa, she got your business all out on the internet…and maybe that is the reason that all apologies should be done in person.
E’s song of the day
October 26, 2009
Another weekend of football high and lows, another Trojan win and, unfortunately, back to another Raiders loss. So here I am, back on the grind, with my first little bit of downtime since I got here at 5. I figure it’s as good a time as any to quickly hit you off with a hot tune for your listening pleasure. I’ve selected a song today from the Forgetting Sarah Marshall soundtrack (I LOVE that movie, and what a great collection of songs too). Today’s jam: Belle and Sebastian – Get Me Away. Enjoy….
Would you pay 140 stacks to kiss Charlize Theron?
October 24, 2009
Because someone did….
China Daily says that it was 25 seconds....
and to make it better, it was a woman AND for 20 seconds….
Charlize’s girl-on-girl lip-lock
Last Updated: 4:12 AM, October 24, 2009
Posted: 12:29 AM, October 24, 2009
Charlize Theronkissed a girl — and it cost the kiss-ee $140,000. The screen siren gave a 20-second snog to a mystery woman onstage at the OneXOne celebrity auction Thursday night in San Francisco. Theron was annoyed that Jeremy Piven’s prize of a walk-on part in “Entourage” had commanded much higher bids than her trip to her homeland of South Africa for the World Cup. An event spokeswoman said Theron goosed the bidding by an nouncing “she would kiss a man for seven seconds, or a woman for 20.” The high bid der got her money’s worth — “It seemed like they kissed for a while,” our source said.
Charlize Theron kissed a girl — and it cost the kiss-ee $140,000. The screen siren gave a 20-second snog to a mystery woman onstage at the OneXOne celebrity auction Thursday night in San Francisco. Theron was annoyed that Jeremy Piven’s prize of a walk-on part in “Entourage” had commanded much higher bids than her trip to her homeland of South Africa for the World Cup. An event spokeswoman said Theron goosed the bidding by an nouncing “she would kiss a man for seven seconds, or a woman for 20.” The high bidder got her money’s worth — “It seemed like they kissed for a while,” our source said.
Getty Images for ONEXONE.orgWhile the money is for a good cause, you couldn’t get me to pay that kind of money. One, I am a man and it would have been for only 7 seconds. She would have enjoyed it, so it would have been at least 10 seconds. Two 140,000 is a lot of loot.
Is Kate Beckinsale “the Sexiest Woman Alive…?”
October 12, 2009
Black and White photos can show a lot of the hard edges of life, which she doesn't have....or does she? Could someone turn down the AC in there? (Or up....please?)
according to Esquire she is… I am still taking my girl Halle….
Of course, we have the video too…
I think that they seriously forgot about Halle. I mean Kate here is looking lovely, but how soon they forget….
I know you are waiting...drop the zero and get the heroes on the blog...actually forget them too, just get with me.
All I have to say is “Remember Monster’s Ball?” Enough said….
I know you are thinking about me Halle....
My final argument is that she has a dance and song named after her. Don’t get use to us talking about Ellen, but here is the clip of Halle Berry on Ellen doing her dance to the song.
and the video, if you cant stand Ellen
I mean they are both smoking, but its Halle in a close race….
Golfer loses arm to Alligator….Hope they at least made some shoes or a belt out of it…..
October 9, 2009
you just have to tap it in.....tap it in.... and "It's all in the hips. It's a-l-l in the hips."
Well, we know that any sport has it’s dangers, but alligators? That is a bit much for me.
BEAUFORT, S.C. — Officials say an alligator bit off part of a golfer’s arm as he leaned over to pick up his ball at a private South Carolina course.
The man, who is in his 70s, was retrieving his ball from a pond when the 10-foot alligator bit him at Ocean Creek Golf Course in Beaufort County. The gator pulled the golfer into the pond and ripped off his arm in the struggle. His golf partners were able to free him.
Wildlife workers killed the alligator and retrieved the arm in the hopes it might be reattached.
The man has not been identified. He was being treated at the Medical University of South Carolina, but officials there would not release any information about him.
A call to the golf course was not immediately returned.
My buddy made the comment, isn’t his name Chubbs Peterson? I laughed out loud reading it and the students wondered what made their teacher laugh spontaneously…
At least practice responsible stewardship.....use th eanimal for something useful, like some kicks...
This is when you know you have loot and travel in style
That is what the alligator would be if I was involved….
Swiss Police detain Roman Polanski…attempting to curry favor with the United States?
September 27, 2009
YOU! Bring me all your young women...
People have a strange fascination with Roman Polanski. We almost seem forgetful of the fact that this dude was is a criminal and a criminal that should be forced to serve his time. But, because of his talent, we want to give him a pass. well, fate finally kept up with him. E!Online explains here what happened.
Accepting a lifetime achievement award may have been the blunder of a lifetime for director Roman Polanski. Relatively speaking, of course.
Upon arriving in Switzerland to receive an honorary award at the Zurich Film Festival, the 76-year-old director was taken into custody by local authorities on a U.S. warrant related to his 1977 statutory rape conviction, and is in custody at the Swiss Justice Ministry while plans take shape for an extradition hearing.
The girl was thirteen…shouldn’t that be enough said? Here is the wiki entry which explains the crime.
In 1977, Polanski, then aged 44, became embroiled in a scandal involving 13-year-old Samantha Gailey (now known as Samantha Geimer). It ultimately led to Polanski’s guilty plea to the charge of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.[25]
According to Geimer, Polanski asked Geimer’s mother if he could photograph the girl for the French edition of Vogue, which Polanski had been invited to guest-edit. Her mother allowed a private photo shoot. According to Geimer in a 2003 interview, “Everything was going fine; then he asked me to change, well, in front of him.” She added, “It didn’t feel right, and I didn’t want to go back to the second shoot.”
Geimer later agreed to a second session, which took place on March 10, 1977 at the Mulholland area home of actor Jack Nicholson in Los Angeles. “We did photos with me drinking champagne,” Geimer says. “Toward the end it got a little scary, and I realized he had other intentions and I knew I was not where I should be. I just didn’t quite know how to get myself out of there.” She recalled in a 2003 interview that she began to feel uncomfortable after he asked her to lie down on a bed, and how she attempted to resist. “I said, ‘No, no. I don’t want to go in there. No, I don’t want to do this. No!”, and then I didn’t know what else to do,” she stated.[26]
Geimer testified that Polanski performed various sexual acts on her, including oral sex, vaginal intercourse, and anal sex.[27][28][29] after giving her a combination of champagne and quaaludes, a sedative drug.[30]
All I can think of when I read and her this is to think about the ending of the movie KIDS.
These were some buckwild kids....
If you have not seen this movie, it was one that changed my behavior and reinforced smart thinking. (Plot summary here)The E!Online story continues…
“We were unaware of any extradition being sought and separate counsel will be retained for those proceedings,” Polanski attorneys Bart Dalton, Doug Dalton and Chad Hummel said in a statement.
Swiss officials say they will not release Polanski, a French citizen, until the extradition process is complete (or has been firmly denied). The Chinatown director fled the United States in 1978 before he could be sentenced for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in California.
Polanski pleaded guilty to unlawful intercourse with a minor and was told he would be credited for time served and avoid further jail time. Apparently fearing the judge would renege on the plea bargain, he fled the country in 1978 and has technically been a fugitive from justice ever since.
Polanksi’s camp filed a motion this year to have the decades-old case dismissed, a motion that his now fortysomething victim supported, but L.A. Superior Court Judge Peter Espinoza insisted Polanksi appear in person to make his case. The filmmaker said he had no plans to return to these shores, ever.
Switzerland has a limited extradition treaty with the U.S., so…we’ll see.
L.A. District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said that her office learned of Polanski’s travel plans last week and alerted Swiss authorities, who picked him up at the airport.
(Originally published Sept. 27, 2009, at 9:16 a.m. PT)
a classic beauty whose life was ended too early....
Now, this dude had a traumatic experience happen to him with the death of his wife Sharon Tate and many others at their home while he was out of town, but this doesn’t excuse him. I am fine with him coming back over here to at least stand trial for the crime/finish his sentencing. Polanski married Emmanuelle Seigner in 1989 and had kids. What would he think if someone tried to have sex with his daughter when she was 13? Hopefully, he comes quietly and does the right thing….
E’s song of the day
September 24, 2009
Today was a pretty frustrating day for your boy E. I’ve been working this job for the last 5 months or so and it’s starting to wear me down. I was offered a promotion about 6 weeks ago and it STILL hasn’t come through yet. Each week I ask my supervisor only to be told that it will “hopefully kick in next week.” I’m getting a bit fed up. It is, however, motivating me to move on with my career aspirations. I sent in my first application today to work as a substitute teacher and I plan on sending in many more. I’ve been doing work that’s beneath my intelligence and talents for far too long, and it’s time to make a real change.
Okay, enough of my mini rant, time for some music. Today I’ve chosen a song from a female artist who has contributed to many movie soundtracks, but in particular, she does 8 songs for the film “Magnolia.” People often have mixed feeling about this movie, but I think it’s fantastic. I really enjoy movies about the lives of several people that are somehow unwittingly intertwined (when done right, they can be great stories). This particular songstress also had a minor role in the movie “The Big Lebowski” as the girlfriend of one of the nihilists who sacrifices her toe in an attempt to squeeze out a large ransom from the big Lebowski. Today’s jam: Aimee Mann. Wise Up. Enjoy….
Delonte West looking to improve his shooting…but before he could get some shots up, he was arrested for possession of loaded firearms….
September 18, 2009
One might ask him, “Where the hell are you going strapped like Mel Gibson in Mad Max?
What are you fighting for?...Where is Tina Turner when I need her?
NBA Star Delonte West Arrested on Weapons Charges
Cavaliers Guard Was Carrying Three Guns While Driving on I-95, Authorities Say
By Matt Zapotosky
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, September 18, 2009 3:46 PMAn NBA star and former area high school player was pulled over and arrested in Prince George’s County on Thursday night after a police officer found he was carrying three loaded guns, authorities said.
So, you were rolling something like this, huh?
Delonte West, a guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers, was driving a three-wheeled motorcycle north on Interstate 95 near Route 214 in the Largo area when he cut off a Prince George’s County police officer, authorities said. The officer pulled him over, and West told the officer that he was carrying a handgun in his waistband.
remember, this is how Plax shot himself....this is the 9mm
That prompted the officer to call for backup, and investigators found that West was actually carrying three guns: a Beretta 9mm in his waistband, a Ruger .357 strapped to his leg and a shotgun in a guitar case slung over his back, said Maj. Andy Ellis, a spokesman for the Prince George’s County Police Department.
Yo Delonte, Dirty Harry Callahan is looking for his gun back.. at least you had this one in a holster...
Let’s not forget he was carrying another gun like he was Antonio Banderas ready to shoot up the place…
Remember in El Mariachi/Desperado? That was a sweet case...
West, who is 26 and lives in Brandywine, was arrested and charged with speeding and two counts of carrying a handgun, Ellis said. He was released today on personal recognizance, according to Ellis and online court records.
Ellis said it was unclear where West was going and why he was armed.
Damn dog, that is a helluva burn...
I won’t go in on Delonte and his crack pipe burn on his lip, but really? You needed to have all those guns? This is the same reason Plax is going to be doing a stretch in the big house.
I think that this is where I make the joke like in White Men Can’t Jump, where the guy loses the game (Raymond) and says that he is going to get his gun…
If I was Boobie Gibson or Anthony Parker, I would watch out….
Patrick Swayze is truly Dancing with the Stars…Rest in Peace. My TOP Patrick Swayze flicks you have to see
September 15, 2009
"You can bet that I'm going through hell," ... "And I've only seen the beginning of it..." Words of a tough dude...
You fought long and hard. People celebrate you for your role in Dirty Dancing, but it’s the movies that others won’t mention that are my favorites. The Buffalo News in the blog section talks about his passing.
Patrick Swayze has lost his battle with pancreatic cancer, dying Monday with his family at his side. Battling the disease for 20 months, Swayze continued to work on his A&E show The Beast despite he grim prognosis. His Hollywood peers have begun to react. Dirty Dancing co-star Jennifer Grey reacted saying, “When I think of him, I think of being in his arms when we were kids, dancing, practicing the lift in the freezing lake, having a blast doing this tiny little movie we thought no one would ever see. … Patrick was a rare and beautiful combination of raw masculinity and amazing grace.” Other co-stars, including Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Ralph Macchio, C. Thomas Howell reacted as well.
I definitely saw Dirty Dancing when it came out, but the other movies are ones that when they are on, they can get me caught up for 20-30 minutes easy. So, to remember Patrick Swayze, I am going countdown my favorites.
1. Red Dawn
"WOLVERINES!!!!!"
The fight for America was serious business. Governments spent their time attempting to scare us into thinking that the Cold War was going to kill us all. This movie told us even if the Soviets were to invade, that we would still be able to persevere.
2) Roadhouse
Your place, or in my truck?
This movie was clearly underrated…Everyone knows someone to call when you have a problem. In this case, Swayze is the ultimate bar consultant. He will turn your spot into a mecca of rednecks and hot women…Plus, dude drops base in the movie and gets stitched up without meds…
Reuters goes in on the movie and SpikeTV shows why it’s the network for guys…
NEW YORK, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Spike TV will celebrate the work of the late Hollywood actor Patrick Swayze in one of his cult-classic roles in the film "Road House" this Saturday, September 19 (10:00 PM - 12:30 AM, ET/PT). This special movie telecast will also include a special tribute to the Golden Globe-nominated(R) actor who died yesterday at age 57 due to pancreatic cancer. The 1989 action film "Road House" stars Patrick Swayze as "Dalton," a bouncer with a philosophical side, who takes on the chore of cleaning up a rowdy Missouri honky-tonk and runs into trouble with a local corrupt businessman. The film also stars Ben Gazzara, Sam Elliott and Kelly Lynch. Spike's telecast of "Road House" will include a short tribute to the actor. Spike.com will feature its own tribute where fans can post their own messages or favorite Swayze movie moments at spike.com.
3) Next of Kin
Everyone should have someone that has their back when they get into trouble...especially a redneck with guns
Blood is thicker than water.
4) The Outsiders.
The break a bunch of stars needed to become part of the American Lexicon
Loved the S.E. Hinton book and the movie adaptation was right on.
May you continue to get A-list roles in the afterlife….
