"The Jock Itch" with Jasmine Sadry: Brandon Meriweather Involved in Shooting Incident!
DALLAS (105.3 The Fan) Leading off today's "Jock Itch:" According to Deadspin.com, Pats' safety, Brandon Meriweather, allegedly pulled a gun and shot at a guy involved in a dispute with one of his friends! This supposedly all went down, late last month, at a club called the Blue Jeans Lounge in Florida. The report on Deadspin says that one of Brandon's buddies was involved in some sort of altercation with a woman while they were there. A breaks out, Brandon pulls out the gun, fires off a bullet and his INTENDED target ends up just getting grazed in the face but actually STRIKING ANOTHER guy in the head! The victim's attorney says that the person struck in the head is "extremely lucky to be alive." (I bet Brandon is thinking the SAME thing too.) You'd think he'd have learned his lesson from playing target practice on some guys for going after his then-teammate Willie Cooper's behind back when they played together at the U of Miami!
And in OTHER "itch" worthy news…
The Clippers' Blake Griffin is schmoozing up Matt Leinart's cute blond ex, who just happens to also be Matt's baby mamma, Brynn Cameron. Is it a coincidence that Blake recently did a video as his alter ego, "Mars BlakeMan" drumming up support for Brynn's brother, USC tight end Jordan Cameron? (He's a top prospect in the upcoming 2011 NFL Draft.) On a side note, Brynn played guard on the USC girl's basketball team. Could you imagine the potential basketball offspring between THOSE two??
http://www.terezowens.com/blake-griffin-dating-matt-leinarts-baby-mama/
In light of all of the crying going on with the Miami Heat, Lakers forward, Ron Artest, says it's okay for men to cry! Now, he DOES cite his psychology sessions with his therapist, to bolster his claims, where he says that they "cry, hug, hold each other, and talk." (I don't know about you, but get me THAT therapist's phone number ASAP!) Ron also went on to say that he hoped someone was there to hug the Miami Heat players who were hurting after their loss to the Bulls last week, and said that if HE were there, he would have hugged them all and gotten them some ice cream…
http://benmaller.com/2011/03/lakers-star-says-crying-is-a-good-thing/
Saints running back Reggie Bush had a huge soiree in Vegas for his 26th birthday over the weekend and ended up losing his credit card at a night club! He started freaking out and everyone in his entourage started pulling out their phones to use their backlights to search for the credit card! (Although, how easy could it be to find the American Express Black Card in the dark?) Anyway, Reggie was actually getting ready to leave WITHOUT the card when a nice little worker found it stuffed in one of the lounging booths and gave it back to him…
http://benmaller.com/2011/03/nfl-star-loses-credit-card-at-vegas-nightclub/
Texans cornerback , Kareem Jackson's agent is doing some serious damage control after Kareem tweeted cockfighting pictures while he was vacationing in the Dominican Republic! He said that Kareem may have been using some "bad judgment" in doing that (YA THINK?!) Jackson was a first-round pick and started 16 games as a rookie last season for Houston…
http://benmaller.com/2011/03/nfl-player-takes-heat-over-cockfighting-pictures/
Here's your daily "Charlie Sheen's a Nut-job News" in a "nut-shell:" He says that he's scared he's "losing his mind," that his lawyer actually wants to confiscate his gun out of fear that he'll commit suicide, that Willie Mays Hayes will be replaced in the upcoming Major League 3 movie he's involved with, that he wants Rob Lowe to replace HIM on "Two and a Half Men," a porn company is offering Charlie a possible reality show deal AND that he wants to box Dr. Drew…Whew!
First, Life&Style magazine is reporting that Charlie said, "I'm ready to call anyone for help. I'm really starting to lose my mind. I'm really trying to contain myself right now. My lawyer wants to come over to my house and take my bullets out of my gun."
If the above statement is true, then this will probably throw a wrench into Charlie's plans for a "Major League 3" movie in the works… Anyway, since Wesley Snipes is currently serving time for tax evasion, it'll probably get in the way of him being able to reprise his original role of Willie Mays Hayes! Enter Charlie's buddy, Tony Todd (and best man from his wedding to Denise Richards) to fill the role! Charlie says that he's perfect for it because "he's going to have more personality than anybody that's ever lived!"
http://benmaller.com/2011/03/willy-mayes-hayes-replaced-in-major-league-3/
Now that he's been fired from CBS' "Two and a Half Men," Charlie's really set on Rob Lowe to fill his empty spot! He says, "He's a beautiful man, and I hope he does it and kicks its ass because I still get paid." In case you didn't know, Charlie is insisting on receiving payment for the rest of this season and the entirety of the NEXT, citing that his contract stipulations prove that he was fired illegally…(Good luck with THAT case in court, Charles…)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/09/charlie-sheen-rob-lowe-_n_833616.html
Rumor also has it that Charlie got a visit from some reps from a MAJOR porn company called "Brazzers" for a potential reality TV deal! They supposedly visited his house, the self-proclaimed, "Sober Valley Lodge" yesterday because they REALLY want to do anything they can to partner with him on this deal…(PLEASE!!! Throw Garey Busey in there too as the new "Odd Couple" for this reality show!!!)
I doubt that Dr. Drew Pinsky (of VH1's "Celebrity Rehab" fame) will be making any cameos in Charlie's reality show anytime soon, because he said, "I think me and Pinsky should jump in the ring, and I can show him how unstable these fists really are!"
It looks like Facebook action beats out Twitter, when it comes to fans keeping up with the mayhem of March Madness! 62% of people follow March Madness through social media, with Facebook being more popular than Twitter. But, 44% still actually WATCH the games on TV the good ol' fashioned way…
http://benmaller.com/2011/03/facebook-beats-twitter-in-march-madness-battle/
You can sit COURTSIDE with Jay-Z at a Knicks game, but it just may cost you a body part or the relinquishing of your dignity and or morals. (Well, maybe not literally, but probably for about the same price.) The New York Daily News reports that Jay-Z has agreed to a deal with a luxury charity auction site to give two fans the chance to hang with his greatness for a mere, $20,000.00 bucks!
http://benmaller.com/2011/03/sit-with-jay-z-courtside-at-nba-game-for-a-price/
The "Weil Tennis Academy" is being sued by a group of parents over strippers, black mold, and bed bugs! This swanky academy charges $42,000.00 a YEAR for the full-time boarding and training program (those stripper poles aren't going to pay for themselves!) and in court papers, it's being said that there was black mold found in the girls' showers, that the boys' residence hall was infested with bed bugs, and that the academy hired strippers to perform for the minor children! The lawsuit also says that while a student was kicked out for smoking pot WITH one of the tennis coaches, the academy still kept the coach around… I need to start taking up tennis!
http://benmaller.com/2011/03/tennis-academy-sued-over-strippers-black-mold-bed-bugs/
Rapper Lil' Kim is implying that the government MAY have had something to do with the deaths of Biggie and Tupac! She says that she always felt like their deaths were bigger than how they were actually portrayed and that they both could have ran for mayor "just like Arnold Schwarzenegger" and probably won. This is where her "government conspiracy" theory cover-up comes into play: She feels like the government would feel like they would have lost control with "two hood dudes with this much power running for mayor and winning." Talk about some SICK parties at THOSE political mansions!
There's a new dating website that matches you with people that LOOK like you!! (I know, I'm shaking my head at this one too…) Anyway, it's called FindYourFacemate.com and it will actually hook you up with someone who looks like you, based on facial recognition software. Among the things they base finding the "love of your life" on are the way the corners of your mouth and the center of your mouth look. (Again, what?!) Right now, there's nothing up on the website, but the founder says that she's planning to launch sometime this month…
http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/topic/findyourfacemate-2011-3/
And THAT'S my "Jock Itch!"
J
