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Brooke Hundley Sues ESPN for Defamation Her

A former ESPN production assistant whose affair with broadcaster Steve Phillips led to their firings has filed a lawsuit against the sports network saying it defamed her.

The lawsuit by 23-year-old Brooke Hundley, filed Tuesday in Stamford Superior Court, says ESPN defamed her by firing her based on false statements by Phillips and by claiming she had not fully cooperated with its investigation.

Hundley, who was hired by ESPN in 2008 and paid $10.96 per hour, said Phillips made false statements to police in Connecticut portraying her as a danger to his family and himself as an innocent victim. She said Phillips falsely claimed he had been trying to end their relationship. Read the rest of this entry »

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Chris Brown Caught With New Girlfriend, Jasmine Sanders

Chris Brown New Girlfriend Jasmine Sanders – Jasmine Sanders is rumored to be the new girlfriend of Chris Brown. Brown had previously dated Rihanna, but was involved in a nasty break up with the singing diva after the two of them got into a physical altercation in the car that left her badly bruised.Brown has kept his love life, and other aspects of his life, fairly low profile since he arrived back on the music scene. Brown has found that it has been challenging, but his past problems have not affected him with the ladies, for the most part. Read the rest of this entry »

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John Wooden hospitalized in grave condition

LOS ANGELES – Former UCLA basketball coach and Hall of Famer John Wooden has been hospitalized in Los Angeles, according to Bill Walton.

The former UCLA star said Thursday night that the 99-year-old Wooden was at UCLA Medical Center, where Walton last visited with him two days ago.

Walton spoke at the NBA finals, where he declined to comment on Wooden’s condition.

“He’s the greatest,” Walton said, his voice catching. “We love him.”

Los Angeles television station KCAL and the Los Angeles Times first reported that Wooden was in “grave” condition.

The Times cited an anonymous school source who said Wooden’s health has been an issue in recent weeks and that he was briefly hospitalized about a month ago.

UCLA spokesman Marc Dellins told The Associated Press he spoke to a Wooden family member Thursday evening and that the family asked that no other information about Wooden be released.

UCLA Medical Center spokeswoman Roxanne Moster said she couldn’t confirm whether Wooden was there or not because it would be a “violation of medical privacy laws.” Read the rest of this entry »

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