THE WRITING ON (AND OFF) THE WALL SPORTS SHOW `TURNS' SIDESHOW.Byline: TOM HOFFARTH File this one under ``No One Coulda Seen This Coming, Period.'' Tom Arnold Tom Arnold is the name of:
n. A speech disorder characterized by hesitation and repetition of sounds, or by mispronunciation or transposition of certain consonants, especially l, r, and s. v. To speak with a stammer. on about how his impeccable image has been tarnished by an inaccurate report of his involvement in a sexual-harassment suit filed by a former hairstylist on Fox Sports Net's ``Best Damn Sports Show.'' The Associated Press' version of the story that went out to the media claimed Arnold was accused of the harassment. In fact, Lisa Brescher's lawsuit specifically accuses John Salley John Thomas "Spider" Salley (born May 16, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA, actor and talk show host. He is a 1988 graduate of Georgia Tech's College of Management and a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. and claims Arnold, among others, contributed to an ``environment of unrestrained sexual harassment sexual harassment, in law, verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature, aimed at a particular person or group of people, especially in the workplace or in academic or other institutional settings, that is actionable, as in tort or under equal-opportunity statutes. .'' ``They (the AP) printed it (actually, released it to media outlets) and it got into all the newspapers, and by the time they (released) a retraction In the law of Defamation, a formal recanting of the libelous or slanderous material. Retraction is not a defense to defamation, but under certain circumstances, it is admissible in Mitigation of Damages. Cross-references Libel and Slander. , it was kind of too late, so it's a little frustrating,'' Arnold will tell O'Brien (he taped the interview Friday). If Terrible Tom is frustrated, imagine how Brescher musta felt trying to work with Salley's bald head. In the current issue of FHM FHM For Him Magazine FHM Fachhochschule München (Munich University of Applied Sciences, Germany) FHM Forest Health Monitoring FHM Familial Hemiplegic Migraine FHM Funeral Home Marker (genealogy) magazine, cover girl Leeann Tweeden, who co-hosts Fox's ``54321'' extreme-sports show, doesn't do anything to help Salley's case. When asked ``who checks you out most'' on ``BDSSP,'' Tweeden says: ``John Salley, absolutely. He doesn't hide it, either.'' Brescher's suit claims Salley ``regularly pawed (and) groped'' her. When she told Arnold about it, ``he didn't care,'' then labeled her a ``troublemaker and banned her from the set,'' which caused her ``extreme anguish, severe humiliation ... and emotional distress emotional distress n. an increasingly popular basis for a claim of damages in lawsuits for injury due to the negligence or intentional acts of another. Originally damages for emotional distress were only awardable in conjunction with damages for actual physical harm. .'' Through his PR agency, Salley ``emphatically denies the baseless allegations.'' Meanwhile, Fox released a statement that said ``to the contrary, it appears that she (Brescher) herself engaged in inappropriate, unprofessional behavior at work. ... Unfortunately, this is a case where a disgruntled dis·grun·tle tr.v. dis·grun·tled, dis·grun·tling, dis·grun·tles To make discontented. [dis- + gruntle, to grumble (from Middle English gruntelen; see worker thinks that there is money to be made by making outlandish accusations against a high-profile company and its stars.'' Whatever it takes to get the show some publicity. ... --``Spur of the moment'' point guard Tony Parker, as he's called in the latest issue of People magazine, might well be one of the ``50 Most Beautiful People.'' But then, so is Lakers superfan Leonardo DiCaprio. ... --For health's sake, Alonzo Mourning would be better opening a daddy daycare before he considers returning to the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= . ... --Luke Ridnour would be the perfect replacement for John Stockton. ... --Wally Szczerbiak owes Kevin Garnett a huge apology. ... --Mike Price needed to keep his job at 'Bama if only to pay off his credit- card bill. ... --Funny thing about Funny Cide: Even if he goes on to win the Triple Crown, Empire Maker makes an empire in the stud biz. ... --What was your favorite Seattle Bowl moment? ... --Can't be a good sign when the worst team in the NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga (Cincinnati) cuts you (former Agoura High and UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX transfer Ryan McCann, by way of Tennessee-Chattanooga) before you even get sized up for a jersey. ... --Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling might not combine for a 20-win season this time around. ... --Serena Williams, who refers to herself now as ``actress, model, athlete ... I put athlete third on my list,'' claims to have landed a role in an upcoming film that she says is ``kind of like on the same line as `Drumline' and `Bring It On.' '' Which implies plenty of bouncing around in a cat suit. ... --Meantime, Gary Stevens, who plays jockey George Woolf in the upcoming movie ``Seabiscuit,'' tells Bloodhorse magazine he's under consideration for two more roles in nonracing-related flicks. Is Verne Troyer's agent aware of this? CAPTION(S): photo Photo: San Antonio guard Tony Parker has been named one of People magazine's ``50 most beautiful people,'' but he has some competition from at least one Lakers celebrity fan. Paul connors/Associated Press |
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