04-29-2014, 07:57 PM
I think he's a foolish asshole and V. is a conniving gold-digging bitch who got the better of him.
If one of his kids or good buddies had fucked Sterling over like V. did, I'd probably have more sympathy for him. That presumption of trust is understandable.
But, he is a high-profile man who was very publicly parading around his half-black much younger woman -- even after his wife filed suit against the gold-digger who then swore to keep the goods and reportedly vowed to get even for the humiliation. So, Even if he isn't aware of the whole Mel/Oksana phone scandal (and who in L.A. isn't?), it was asinine of him to think he wasn't gonna get burned and not to cover his ass when he was playing with fire and had skeletons in his closet.
Plus, Sterling has a history of bigotry -- not only against blacks. Now that it's public, if the league doesn't want his dark cloud hanging over it and it's within the Board of Governors' power to force him to sell, tough shit -- IMO. He dug his own hole.
Having said that, it ain't over til the fat lady sings. Commissioner Silver said he was going to try to convince the Board of Governors to force Sterling to sell. Well, there may be some other bigwigs on that board who've got their own little opportunistic side-dishes and some skeletons in their closets, too. The "forced sell" part of the punitive package is not a done deal, yet.
And, V. claims she didn't distribute the tape and that she taped the conversation because Sterling asked her to record their phone calls since he often forgot what he said. That's some major bullshit, but it's illegal to record a presumed private conversation over phone lines and distribute it without the other party's consent, AFAIK. So, she better have covered her ass better than Sterling covered his or she could end up facing federal charges.
As the world turns...
If one of his kids or good buddies had fucked Sterling over like V. did, I'd probably have more sympathy for him. That presumption of trust is understandable.
But, he is a high-profile man who was very publicly parading around his half-black much younger woman -- even after his wife filed suit against the gold-digger who then swore to keep the goods and reportedly vowed to get even for the humiliation. So, Even if he isn't aware of the whole Mel/Oksana phone scandal (and who in L.A. isn't?), it was asinine of him to think he wasn't gonna get burned and not to cover his ass when he was playing with fire and had skeletons in his closet.
Plus, Sterling has a history of bigotry -- not only against blacks. Now that it's public, if the league doesn't want his dark cloud hanging over it and it's within the Board of Governors' power to force him to sell, tough shit -- IMO. He dug his own hole.
Having said that, it ain't over til the fat lady sings. Commissioner Silver said he was going to try to convince the Board of Governors to force Sterling to sell. Well, there may be some other bigwigs on that board who've got their own little opportunistic side-dishes and some skeletons in their closets, too. The "forced sell" part of the punitive package is not a done deal, yet.
And, V. claims she didn't distribute the tape and that she taped the conversation because Sterling asked her to record their phone calls since he often forgot what he said. That's some major bullshit, but it's illegal to record a presumed private conversation over phone lines and distribute it without the other party's consent, AFAIK. So, she better have covered her ass better than Sterling covered his or she could end up facing federal charges.
As the world turns...