clippers owner "i am not a racist"

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Did he get his just dessert? Clippers owner Donald Sterling dines with grim-faced estranged wife - just hours after she branded him 'despicable and small-minded' for racist rant at girlfriend

The meal at an El Segundo steakhouse came just hours after she had branded him 'despicable' and 'small-minded'
Mrs. Sterling also attended Sunday night's LA Clippers game against Golden State before the meal
Wore an all-black ensemble in apparent solidarity with the players outraged at alleged racist comments made by Sterling
In audio comments released on Friday night, Sterling can be heard making racist comments on a phone call to girlfriend Vanessa Stiviano
He allegedly tells her to not bring black people to basketball games or pose with them in Instagram photos
Mr and Mrs Sterling are still legally married, but separated many years ago
On Monday, sponsor Carmex announced they will be ending their commercial ties with the Clippers
A press conference will be held on Tuesday where Sterling may clarify his remarks




Hours after publicly condemning her own husband as a 'small-minded' and 'despicable' racist, a stern-looking Rochelle Sterling was photographed taking him out for a steak dinner on Sunday night in Los Angeles.

Despite appearing at the game on Sunday night dressed all in black in an apparent show of solidarity with the LA Clippers players, Rochelle went for dinner at Flemings Steak House in El Segundo afterwards with her husband of 57-years.

Pictured for the first time since hate-filled comments he allegedly made about African Americans emerged on Friday night, Sterling, who did not attend last nights game appeared relaxed as he was photographed, while his wife attempted to shield her face with her handbag.

Having not attended Sunday night's game, Sterling missed the powerful protest made by his players in which they wore their jerseys inside out for the warm up to hide the team's logo.

This was in protest over Sterling's comments in which he told his 31-year-old girlfriend V. Stiviano not to bring black friends to games.

The NBA is currently considering what action to take against Sterling after players including LeBron James and Michael Jordan said there was no place for him in the league.

Rochelle, who is also suing Miss Stiviano for embezzling $1.8million, told TMZ: 'Our family is devastated by the racist comments made by my estranged husband. My children and I do not share these despicable views or prejudices.'

'We will not let one man's small mindedness poison the spirit of the fans and accomplishments of the team in the city we love,' Mrs Sterling added. 'We are doing everything in our power to stand by and support out clippers team.'

She elaborated to ESPN, saying she does not condone her husband's statements, or believe in them.

'I'm not a racist. Never have been, never will be,' Mrs Sterling said.

Sterling caused outrage on Saturday after audio recordings of him were released in which he appears to tell his girlfriend Vanessa Stiviano not to bring black people to Clippers games or post pictures of herself with black men on Instagram.

The Sterlings are still married despite separating several years ago and seeing other people. However, a legal split may be imminent as TMZ reports Mrs Sterling has obtained divorce lawyer Laura Wasser.

In response to Sterling's purported comments urging his girlfriend not to bring black people to his team's games, the Clippers on Sunday let their uniforms become a show of solidarity.

They ran out of the tunnel for Game 4 of their first-round playoff at Golden State wearing their warmups.Then they huddled at center court and tossed their warmups to the ground, going through their pregame routine with their red Clippers shirts inside out to hide the team's logo.

Players also wore black wristbands or armbands. They all wore black socks with their normal jerseys.
'It's just us, only us. We're all we got,' Clippers star guard Chris Paul could be heard shouting to teammates before they ran out.

The Clippers lost to Golden State 118-97.

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The Instagrams that sparked Sterling's rant: Photos posted by girlfriend of LA Clippers owner showing her posing with black players including Magic Johnson

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Second tape emerges containing more allegedly racist comments made in a conversation between LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling and his mistress Vanessa Stiviano
President Obama has responded to the allegations whilst on a trip to Malaysia
Sterling was recorded berating his girlfriend for posting a photo with Magic Johnson
Sterling tells V. Stiviano, who is Mexican and African-American, not to bring black people to his games
Clippers team president questions authenticity of racist recording
NBA: Investigation into alleged comments will move 'extraordinarily quickly'
Clippers players considered boycotting Game 4 of playoffs but decided against it
L.A.’s players wore their warmup jerseys inside-out to hide the team’s name during Sunday's game
They also wore black socks in a show of solidarity
Donald Sterling was not at Sunday's game




These are the Instagram photos taken by V. Stiviano of her posing with black athletes that allegedly provoked her boyfriend's to go on a racist rant and ban her from bringing African Americans to his games.

David Sterling's future is uncertain amid growing outrage at the comments that were caught on tape, with many leading players saying there is no room for him in the NBA.

The Instagrams posted by Miss Stiviano show her posing with Magic Johnson and baseball Starr Matt Kemp.

In the explosive remarks, the owner said he did not want her bringing Magic Johnson or any other African American to his games.

An extended recording of the racist conversation was released on Sunday.

In a six-minute long clip, the Clippers owner and Stiviano argue about race and culture.

The remarks were first made public by TMZ on Friday night.

Meanwhile, the racism controversy has now spread to Malaysia, where President Obama is on a diplomatic mission to Asia Pacific nations.

At a press conference with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak Sunday, Obama was asked about racist comments Sterling allegedly made about African-Americans.

'When ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't really have to do anything, you just let them talk. That's what happened here,' the President said.

Obama also said Sterling's alleged comments are an example of how 'the United States continues to wrestle with the legacy of race and slavery and segregation.'

'That's still there, the vestiges of discrimination. We've made enormous strides, but you're going to continue to see this percolate up every so often,' Obama said in Malaysia.

Clippers coach Doc Rivers said before the game that he would remain the only one to speak for the team on this, saying players want to remain focused on basketball. Even he, though, acknowledged that has not been easy since TMZ released the alleged recording of Sterling on Saturday.

'Our message is to play,' Rivers said. 'Our message is that we're going to let no one and nothing stop us from what we want to do. And I think that's a good message. I really do. I think that's the message we're trying to send. And if we can pull this off all the way, I think that would be a terrific message.'

For the players, concentrating on the game might have been the toughest task.

'As much as this is about basketball, this is life,' Rivers said. 'And our guys, they have family. They have friends. And that have cellphones. And I can't imagine how much they've been pulled on and talked to and what you should do and what you shouldn't do and what you should say.'

While the Clippers wanted to let their play do the talking, other NBA players continued to speak out on the subject.

Some talked about the hurt Sterling's alleged words caused. Others urged Silver to take an aggressive stance against Sterling, who has a history of alleged discrimination. Most of them hoped Sterling would be removed as the team's owner someday soon.

'We're more than basketball players,' Wizards guard Garrett Temple said. 'We're human beings, first and foremost, and when you hear something like that, it's very unfortunate that whoever that is talking feels that way, and I don't think there's any place in this game or in the world, for that matter, for thoughts like that.'

Miami Heat star LeBron James said Silver needed to take action, going so far as to suggest 'there is no room for Donald Sterling in our league.' Lakers star Kobe Bryant wrote on his Twitter page that he couldn't play for Sterling. Warriors coach Mark Jackson, who played for the Clippers from 1992-94, said he could forgive Sterling but couldn't play for him right now, either.

Jackson also wanted to make clear that the audio affected his team, too. He said they spoke about the comments Saturday and decided to use the issue as a platform to spark change.

'You stand up there and you answer questions as an African-American man,' Jackson said, 'and you sound intelligent and you carry yourself and conduct yourself to answer and let people know.'

The Clippers-Warriors game in Oakland provided a bigger platform than anybody in the organization could remember in the past two decades.

Meanwhile, further comments made by the Clippers' owner have been released by Deadspin.

it's not clear if the comments were recorded at the same time as the previously aired tape, however the sound quality is much clearer than the earlier recording.

As with the original tapes, its not possibly to tell if it has been edited in some way. Regardless, Sterling's sentiments are virtually identical as he tells Ms. Stiviano that she should not be seen with them in public with black people or bring them to Clippers games.

The NBA says it is investigating.

Some listeners responded to say that it appears Sterling is being goaded into making the remarks, whilst others believe that them to be his commonly held views.

'Honey, if it make you happy, I will remove all of the black people from my instagram?' Miss Stiviano asks as the tape begins.

'You said that before. You said 'I understand.' Sterling replies.

'I did remove the people that were independently on my Instagram that are black.' Stiviano responds. 'I didn't remove Matt Kemp and Magic Johnson, but I thought Matt Kemp is mixed and he was Ok, just like me. He's lighter and whiter than me.'

'You think I'm a racist,' says Sterling.

'I dont think you're a racist,' replies Stiviano.

'I think you have an amazing heart honey. I think the people around you have poison minds, and have a way of thinking.'

The conversation continues on with Sterling apparently concerned that people will think certain things if his mistress is seen with black people,

He tells his mistress that under no circumstances should you bring them to Clippers games.

'It's the world! You go to Israel, the blacks are treated just like dogs,' says Sterling. 'There are white Jews and black Jews...'

'And are the black Jews treated less than the white Jews?' asks Stiviano.

'A hundred percent, fifty, a hundred per cent,' says Sterling.

'And is that right?'

'It isn't a question - we don't evaluate what's right and wrong, we live in a society. We live in a culture. We have to live within that culture. I don't want to change the culture because I can't. It's too be big.'

Then Stiviano asks Sterling how he rationalizes his views when he has an entire team of black people.

'Do you know that you have a whole team that's black that plays for you?' she asks.

Do I know? I suppose them and give them food, and clothes, an card, and houses Who gives it to them? Does someone else give it to them? Do i know that i have -- Who makes the game? Do i make the game, or do they make the game?'

The details of how the racist audio recordings made their way to TMZ are only starting to be revealed. V. Stiviano, the woman heard in the recordings, was recently sued by the Sterling family for embezzlement.

She is a 'defendant in a lawsuit brought by the Sterling family alleging that she embezzled more than $1.8 million, who told Mr. Sterling that she would 'get even,'

Clippers president Andy Roeser said in a Saturday statement on behalf of Sterling that served as the first official response to the recordings.

Sterling was supposed to receive a lifetime achievement award in the coming week from the NAACP.

However, NAACP interim President Lorraine C. Miller told NBC’s 'Meet the Press' on Sunday that Sterling was no longer getting the award.

The league said Saturday it was investigating the recording posted on TMZ's website, calling the remarks made by Sterling to his girlfriend ‘disturbing and offensive.’

James said NBA Commissioner Adam Silver should take swift action if the comments are found to be made by Sterling.

‘Obviously, if the reports are true it's unacceptable in our league,’ James said. ‘It doesn't matter, white, black or Hispanic - all across the races it's unacceptable.

‘As the commissioner of our league they have to make a stand. They have to be very aggressive with it. I don't know what it will be, but we can't have that in our league.’

He added, ‘We're the model citizen of all sports around the world because we are the most recognizable figures. ... It's very disrespectful and it's appalling.’

One of James' best friends, Chris Paul, plays for the Clippers.

James said he hasn't spoken with Paul, but ‘I can only imagine what is going through his head.’

‘I have kind of wavered back and forth if I would actually sit out,’ James said. ‘If our owner would come out and say the things he said I would have to sit down with my teammates and talk to my family because at the end of the day, our family and teammates are way more important than that.

‘Basketball is huge and the playoffs have been unbelievable so far and I hate that something has to come out.’

James explained that he is not angry about the disparaging comments targeting minorities, just disappointed.

‘I can only imagine if a player came out and said something of that stature what would happen to us as players,’ James said. ‘I believe in Adam [Silver] and I believe in the NBA and they have to do something very fast before this really gets out of hand. But like I said there is no room for Donald Sterling in our league.’

Clippers coach Doc Rivers revealed today that his players discussed boycotting Game 4 of their first-round playoff series at Golden State on Sunday during a 45-minute team meeting but quickly decided against it.

‘I think the biggest statement we can make as men, not as black men, as men, is to stick together and show how strong we are as a group,’ Rivers said. ‘Not splinter. Not walk. It's easy to protest. The protest will be in our play.’

Chris Paul released a statement through the players union that said ‘this is a very serious issue which we will address aggressively.’

Other players were not made available as Rivers said he would speak for the team.

‘A lot of guys voiced their opinions. None of them were happy about it,’ Rivers said. ‘This was a situation where we're trying to go after something very important for us, something that we've all dreamed about all our childhoods. Donald or anyone else had nothing to do with that dream, and we're not going to let anything get in the way of those dreams.’

Clippers President Andy Roeser said in a statement that Sterling and the team listened to the tape but did not know if it is legitimate or has been altered.

He said the woman on the tape, identified by TMZ as V. Stiviano, ‘is the defendant in a lawsuit brought by the Sterling family alleging that she embezzled more than $1.8million, who told Mr. Sterling that she would ‘get even.’’

Mr Roeser also said the recording does not reflect Sterling's beliefs.

'It is the antithesis of who he is, what he believes and how he has lived his life,' Roeser stated. 'He feels terrible that such sentiments are being attributed to him and apologizes to anyone who might have been hurt by them.'

He added that Sterling is ‘upset and apologizes for sentiments attributed to him’ about Johnson, described as Sterling's friend for whom he has ‘the utmost respect and admiration.’

Commissioner Silver was scheduled to address reporters Saturday night in Memphis before the Grizzlies' playoff game against Oklahoma City.

On TNT's halftime studio show Saturday, host Charles Barkley said ‘this is the first test of Adam Silver.’ He said Silver had to ‘suspend him and fine him immediately.’

NBA TV analyst and former player Chris Webber said that ‘the NBA owners need to handle their own.’

In Dallas, where the Spurs were getting ready to play the Mavericks, San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said: ‘The comments are obviously disgusting.’

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said ‘I have plenty of opinions, just not going to share them,’ fending off several inquiries before saying: ‘Obviously, if any business or entrepreneur says or does things that aren't congruent with what the organization is trying to convey, that's a problem. But it's not my problem.’

Warriors coach Mark Jackson, who played for the Clippers from 1992-94, said of Sterling's comments: ‘My feeling would be the same, no matter if I was coaching, playing or a fan. There's no place for it.’

Jacky Johnson, a spokeswoman for the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network, said the organization planned a protest outside Game 5 of the Clippers-Warriors series Tuesday night in Los Angeles.

On the audio recording made public Saturday, a man believed to be Donald Sterling is heard telling off his girlfriend, who goes by V. Stiviano, that he doesn't want her bringing any black people to his team's basketball games.

'You can sleep with (black people). You can bring them in, you can do whatever you want. The little I ask you is not to promote it on that... and not to bring them to my games,' Sterling is heard saying on a tape obtained by TMZ.

The spat reportedly started when Stiviano, who is Mexican and African American, posted a photo of herself and Magic Johnson on her Instagram page.

'It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you’re associating with black people. Do you have to?' Sterling is heard saying.

'I’m just saying, in your lousy f******* Instagrams, you don’t have to have yourself with, walking with black people.


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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2614336/Obama-wades-Clippers-row-racist-comments-attributed-Don-Sterling.html

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He doth protest too much: 'Racist' LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling donated $135,000 to the Museum of Tolerance and African-American charities

The Donald T. Sterling Charitable Foundation made the donations between 2009 and 2012
$30,000 to the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, $50,000 each to the city's Black Business Association and the United Negro College Fund
None of those groups has publicly criticized Sterling since a recording of a racist rant, allegedly in his voice, surfaced Friday
The United Negro College Fund says it won't give back the money
The tape's release may be revenge by Sterling's alleged mistress, who is being sued for more than $1.8 million by his wife




Donald Sterling, the National Basketball Association team owner who was hit last week by charges of racism, used his charitable foundation to steer at least $135,000 to charities that focus on African-American issues – including the Museum of Tolerance.

A voice purported to be that of Sterling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers franchise, was recorded in a racist rant chastising his reported mistress for associating publicly with black people.

But through the Donald T. Sterling Foundation, which he set up in 2007, he donated $30,000 to the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, and $50,000 each to the United Negro College Fund and the Black Business Association of Los Angeles.

Sterling's donations could be a form of public-relations inoculation against future criticism. None of those groups has publicly rebuked him since the tape surfaced on Friday.

The United Negro College Fund told MailOnline on Monday that it won't give back the money.

'UNCF has not had any conversation regarding returning money back to Donald Sterling,' the group's national communications director Anthony Owens said.

'All funds raised by UNCF are used to provide scholarships to help get minority students to and through school and we would never ask the student to return the money.'

None of the other organizations responded to questions about whether they will send Sterling's money back.

A separate $5,000 grant went to the Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP in 2010. That organization has rescinded its offer to present Sterling with its 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Sterling has already won the honor once before, in 2009.

The grants came between 2009 and 2012. The foundation's 'Form 990' tax return for 2013 is not yet due to the Internal Revenue Service.

The NAACP, America's most visible African-American advocacy organization, received a grant from Sterling's foundation in 2013, according to the NBA, but the amount has not yet been disclosed.

A voice that sounds like Sterling's is heard on the tape telling a woman that 'it bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you’re associating with black people. Do you have to?'

'You can sleep with them. You can bring them in, you can do whatever you want,' the man says. 'The little I ask you is not to promote it on that ... and not to bring them to my games ... in your lousy f****ing Instagrams, you don’t have to have yourself with, walking with black people.'

The New York Times reported Monday that Sterling's current racial black eye isn't his first: In 2009 he paid a $2.725 million lawsuit settlement to dispense with the U.S. Justice Department's charge that he systematically shoved Hispanic and black Americans, and families with children, out of his apartment buildings.

He hasn't spoken publicly about whether the voice on the recording is his, but sports columnists and broadcasters and NBA insiders are convinced.

TMZ reported Monday that his former mistress, the 38-year-old V. Stiviano, reportedly has more than 100 hours of secretly made recordings, including other conversations that could prove embarrassing to the Clippers owner.

She is also shopping a book to several publishers, the gossip website claimed.

Stiviano now claims she was merely Sterling's 'archivist,' not his lover.

Stiviano lawyer Mac Nehoray said in an e-mail Sunday to the Los Angeles Times that the male voice heard on the 15-minute recording, berating her for being seen in public with NBS legend Magic Johnson and her other black friends, is definitely Sterling's.

Sterling, 81, has responded by claiming that the release of the tape to TMZ is Stiviano's attempt to exact revenge on his wife Rochelle for suing her over her husband's affair.

That legal action seeks $1.8 in cash, property, cars and other items Sterling reportedly gave her – including a Ferrari, two Bentleys and an apartment worth more than $1 million.

The Clippers protested their owner Sunday night by stripping off their jerseys during a pre-game warmup, turning them inside-out so the logo couldn't be seen, and throwing them in the center of the basketball court.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2615056/Allegedly-racist-NBA-owner-donated-heavily-Museum-Tolerance-United-Negro-College-Fund-Black-Business-Association.html

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If you aren't going to post photos we are going to take away your monopoly on these topics.

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Who EVER said Black history started with slavery? Are you confused?

Whether you like it or not, slavery is part of our history and any people who do not remember their history are doomed to repeat it. Our FULL history must be told. No editing and no deleting.

obviously you completely missed what the poster wrote...
they never said "black" history started with slavery...they said the way it is taught in the US does start with slavery...
i suppose you can dispute that??

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When we continue to embrace a black history that is taught what begins with slavery ... such as movies and black history month the descendants of the the slave masters will continue to practice a disguised slavery and sometimes speak from their lips what their heart think. Until Africa's history prior to slavery is taught more like this toad looking dude will continue there action.

annee blakk woo believe dat blakk iistaree begin widd slaveree iss a mental slave

yet this is how it is taught in the US and all over...including "black history month"...

the elites have basically taught mis-information in the schools and the media...

it is no wonder so many "white" and other people think these kinds of ways

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If you aren't going to post photos we are going to take away your monopoly on these topics.

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If you aren't going to post photos we are going to take away your monopoly on these topics.

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Model who exposed Donald Sterling's 'racist' remarks wasn't his 'first rodeo' and his wife is 'person least fooled' by his 'grotesque' behavior, explosive court papers reveal

Model Vanessa Stiviano is being sued for $1.8m by Donald Sterling's wife - thought to be behind the leaking of racist comments, believed to be made by LA Clippers owner
Her lawyer, Mac E Nehoray responded to lawsuit saying Sterling's wife, Rochelle, knew exactly what he was like
They say: 'At minimum, she has been complicit for over 50 years and, here, particularly, has “looked the other way” if not put hands over her mouth, covered her eyes and attempted to cover her ears'
Stiviano's attorney added on Sunday that the male voice heard on the 15-minute recording is definitely Sterling's
He also confirmed the female voice was that of his client's
But the NBA boss has claimed Stiviano released it in a bid to 'get even' with Rochelle
Nehoray insisted Stiviano wasn't the one who leak the tape to TMZ
The news comes as it emerged Shelly Sterling dined with the NBA boss just hours after calling his comments despicable in a public statement



Donald Sterling’s affair with the model 'girlfriend' who exposed him as a racist wasn’t ‘his first rodeo’ and the LA Clippers owner’s wife is the person ‘least fooled and least affected by his ‘grotesque lifestyle’, explosive court papers reveal.

Vanessa Stiviano’s lawyer set out a strident defense of the 31-year-old after Rochelle Sterling sued her for embezzling $1.8m – the total gifts and cash Sterling, 80, is said to have given his 31-year-old lover – including a condo, a Ferrari, two Bentleys and a Range Rover.

Mac E Nehoray wrote in response to the suit: ‘This is an action brought by a very angry wife whose husband is a highly public figure and who is well known to the “keeping women” other than his wife and who has done so for very many years with a big toothy grin brandishing his sexual prowess in the faces of the Paparazzi and caring less what anyone else thought, the least of which, his own wife’.

The lawsuit is believed to be what is behind the leaking of a tape which sparked a firestorm on Saturday. On it, the Clippers owner appears to go off on a racist rant in which he berated Stiviano for being seen in public with black friends, including Magic Johnson.

The shocking clip set off a massive scandal, with current and former NBA players like LeBron James and Charles Barkley calling on the league to take immediate action against Sterling.

The NBA is investigating the claims and is set to make a decision within days and sponsors are starting to drop the team.

The papers, in which Rochelle claims Stiviano has been having sex with Sterling since 2010 after they met at the Super Bowl, went on: ‘Donald Sterling has flaunted that grotesque lifestyle in front of and in his wife’s face for nearly their entire marriage of 50 years. The person least fooled and least affected and least “robbed of her due” is Rochelle Sterling.

‘At minimum, she has been complicit for over 50 years and, here, particularly, has “looked the other way” if not put hands over her mouth, covered her eyes and attempted to cover her ears. Further, this is not the “first rodeo” as the expression goes.’

Nehoray continued: ‘It is clear from past conduct, that Mrs Sterling has at a minimum, either “enabled” Donald Sterling to do, over and over again what he does, or that she approved of the varied and many gifts as described in the complaint.

‘The “relationship” (whatever it may have been or not been) between Donald Sterling and V Stiviano was open, notorious, obvious and long standing.’

Elsewhere in the papers, he said: ‘Instead of chastising her philandering husband, let alone curtailing his carousing, Mrs Sterling seeks to punish (Stiviano) who has done nothing wrong.'

Despite appearing at the game on Sunday night dressed all in black in an apparent show of solidarity with the LA Clippers players, Rochelle went to eat at Flemings Steak House in El Segundo afterwards with her husband of 57 years.

Pictured for the first time since hate-filled comments he allegedly made about African Americans emerged on Friday night, Sterling, who did not attend last nights game, appeared relaxed as he was photographed, while his wife attempted to shield her face with her handbag.

According to the New York Post, when a paparazzo asked 'Are you a racist, Mr. Sterling?' Shelly screamed that it was all lies.

'No, of course not!' she yelled.

'Forget it. It's not true.'

Just hours earlier however, she released a statement saying: 'Our family is devastated by the racist comments made by my estranged husband.

'My children and I do not share these despicable views or prejudice. We will not let one man’s small mindedness poison the spirit of the fans and accomplishments of the team in the city we love.'

Meanwhile, Stiviano has gone to deny she is his girlfriend - which is bizarre in light of what her lawyer said.

Sources close to Stiviano claimed she works in a purely professional capacity for Sterling as his 'archivist' and spilts her time between the Clippers and the teams official charity.

It has now been claimed that Sterling contacted Stiviano to ask, 'How can we make this go away?' amid claims she has more than 100 hours of recordings, it has been reported.

Sterling contacted Stiviano on Sunday and was told to contact her lawyer, TMZ Sports has now reported.

Nehoray said Sunday that the male voice heard on the 15-minute recording making incredibly offensive remarks to his client about African Americans is definitely Sterling's.

But the NBA boss claimed Stiviano released it in a bid to 'get even' with his wife because of the bitter lawsuit.

'Due to the present litigation and its absurd allegations, which Ms. Stiviano vehemently denies, Ms. Stiviano and this office have no comments at this time,' Nehoray said in a statement to the newspaper.

In court documents filed March 7 by Sterling's spouse of 50 years and the mother of his three children, Rochelle Sterling writes that her husband and Stiviano - who also goes by the aliases Vanessa Maria Perez, Monica Gallegos, Maria Monica Perez Gallegos and Maria Valdez – first met in 2010 at the Super Bowl.

According to Mrs Sterling's lawsuit over the past four years, her husband used their commonly owned resources to buy his girlfriend a 2012 Ferrari, a pair of Bentleys and a 2013 Range Rover worth a total of more than $500,000.

In additional to the high-end vehicles, some of which are prominently featured on Stiviano's instagram account documenting her high-flying lifestyle, Mr Sterling also gifted her $1.4million to buy a duplex on West 4th Street in Los Angeles and $240,000 for living expenses.

Mrs Sterling's lawsuit, which claims that her husband gave Stiviano money and presents without her consent, seeks full restitution along with unspecified compensatory damages.

According to Rochelle Sterling, before she filed her complaint in court, Donald Sterling himself had asked Stiviano to return the money and property, but the woman allegedly refused.

Nehoray, presented a counter-argument, claiming that a gift cannot be revoked by the giver – legalese for ‘no taksies backsies.’

In a court filing, the lawyer also insisted that there is not ‘a peppercorn of a fact’ that his client committed any fraud or exercised undue influence.

Nehoray added that nowhere in Mrs Sterling’s lawsuit does it say that ‘the feminine wiles of Ms. Stiviano overpowered the iron will of’ Donald Sterling, ‘who is well known as one of the most shrewd businessmen in the world.’

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2615339/Model-exposed-Donald-Sterlings-racist-remarks-wasnt-rodeo-wife-person-fooled-grotesque-behavior-explosive-court-papers-reveal.html

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yet this is how it is taught in the US and all over...including "black history month"...

the elites have basically taught mis-information in the schools and the media...

it is no wonder so many "white" and other people think these kinds of ways

wan aff da main reason y mii bunn fiyah pont tests craze iss dat itt doan teach yuths fe tink criticallee

wen yuh ar train fe tink criticallee dem will challenge bs no mattar wat nunsense peeps tri fe fead dem

same ting can be sed bout religion. yuh doan see da man jewish ann chatt bout blakk ann oyinbo jews in isreal ann discrimination

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obviously you completely missed what the poster wrote...
they never said "black" history started with slavery...they said the way it is taught in the US does start with slavery...
i suppose you can dispute that??

dey came beefore columbus

[Wahalla]

couple comments...

• When i am 81 i want a 31 year old girlfriend....
• Never heard of the Clippers before...
• is Magic Johnson deh man diss...deh man popularised the concept that HIV was a survivable condition...
• That is yanki world view what is surprising ?

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Donald Trump brands Donald Sterling's 'racist' comments 'despicable' and labels woman who recorded them 'the girlfriend from hell'

Donald Trump has spoken on Fox & Friends to express his disgust at the racism furor that has enveloped LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling
Labeled V. Stiviano, who allegedly made recordings, 'girlfriend from hell'
Said that he had been 'set up' by Viviano and taken advantage of
Added that Sterling's comments were 'despicable' and very serious
Questioned whether he retained his full mental faculties


Donald Trump has called the alleged racist remarks made by Donald Sterling 'despicable', but said the woman who recorded the conversation is the 'girlfriend from hell'.

No stranger to controversy himself, the billionaire property mogul said that LA Clippers owner Sterling, 'got set up by a very, very bad girlfriend, let's face it.'

Speaking on Fox & Friends, Trump, 67, expressed sympathy for Sterling, 80, speculating that his fellow billionaire was struggling mentally and was taken advantage of by Vanessa Stiviano.

Sterling has been widely condemned after the release of an audio recording in which he allegedly tells Stiviano, 31, that she cannot bring black people to his games and not to be photographed with black people.

Sterling can be heard specifically talking about Magic Johnson - telling Stiviano, who is black and Mexican, that he doesn't want her 'associating with black people.'

'She’s called the girlfriend from hell, but what he said was terrible and despicable and very strong action is going to be taken. There’s no question about it,' Trump said of Stiviano.

'She’s a terrible human being and he gave horrible answers and disgusting answers.'

'But what he said was terrible, it was despicable and very strong action is going to be taken, there is no question about it.'

Trump also raised the possibility of mitigating circumstances for Sterling, questioning his mental abilities and how he could be led on by someone 'so obviously looking to do harm to him.'

He added that in his opinion, Sterling seemed close to 'incompetent.'

'I think he could be out of it, frankly, based on his actions,' Trump said. 'He could be pretty much out of it in terms of his whole mentality.'

Trump said he expects “extremely strong action” from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.

This comes as the NAACP wants a meeting with NBA commissioner Adam Silver to discuss Clippers owner Donald Sterling and the racist comments he allegedly made in a recorded conversation.

The announcement was made Tuesday morning by Roslyn M. Brock, the chair of the NAACP National Board of Directors. She says the NAACP wants to talk to Silver about what it calls, quote, 'the influence and impact of racism in the National Basketball Association.'

This comes as the organization's Los Angeles chapter withdrew its decision to give Sterling a lifetime achievement award, and returned money he donated. Brock says the situation reminds us "racism and bigotry are still alive and well in all corners of society."

The NBA is scheduled to announce later Tuesday the result of its investigation into Sterling's alleged remarks.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2616030/Trump-brands-Donald-Sterlings-racist-comments-despicable-labels-woman-recorded-girlfriend-hell.html

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Slams Donald Sterling’s Mistress For Her ‘Betrayal’


It's time to look at ourselves — and our collective moral outrage — in the mirror, says former NBA player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Moral outrage is exhausting. And dangerous. The whole country has gotten a severe case of carpal tunnel syndrome from the newest popular sport of Extreme Finger Wagging. Not to mention the neck strain from Olympic tryouts for Morally Superior Head Shaking. All over the latest in a long line of rich white celebrities to come out of the racist closet. (Was it only a couple days ago that Cliven Bundy said blacks would be better off picking cotton as slaves? And only last June Paula Deen admitted using the “N” word?)

Yes, I’m angry, too, but not just about the sins of Donald Sterling. I’ve got a list. But let’s start with Sterling. I used to work for him, back in 2000 when I coached for the Clippers for three months. He was congenial, even inviting me to his daughter’s wedding. Nothing happened or was said to indicate he suffered from IPMS (Irritable Plantation Master Syndrome). Since then, a lot has been revealed about Sterling’s business practices:

2006: U.S. Dept. of Justice sued Sterling for housing discrimination. Allegedly, he said, “Black tenants smell and attract vermin.”
2009: He reportedly paid $2.73 million in a Justice Dept. suit alleging he discriminated against blacks, Hispanics, and families with children in his rentals. (He also had to pay an additional nearly $5 million in attorneys fees and costs due to his counsel’s “sometimes outrageous conduct.”)
2009: Clippers executive (and one of the greatest NBA players in history) sued for employment discrimination based on age and race.

And now the poor guy’s girlfriend (undoubtedly ex-girlfriend now) is on tape cajoling him into revealing his racism. Man, what a winding road she led him down to get all of that out. She was like a sexy nanny playing “pin the fried chicken on the Sambo.” She blindfolded him and spun him around until he was just blathering all sorts of incoherent racist sound bites that had the news media peeing themselves with glee.

They caught big game on a slow news day, so they put his head on a pike, dubbed him Lord of the Flies, and danced around him whooping.

I don’t blame them. I’m doing some whooping right now. Racists deserve to be paraded around the modern town square of the television screen so that the rest of us who believe in the American ideals of equality can be reminded that racism is still a disease that we haven’t yet licked.

What bothers me about this whole Donald Sterling affair isn’t just his racism. I’m bothered that everyone acts as if it’s a huge surprise. Now there’s all this dramatic and very public rending of clothing about whether they should keep their expensive Clippers season tickets. Really? All this other stuff I listed above has been going on for years and this ridiculous conversation with his girlfriend is what puts you over the edge? That’s the smoking gun?

He was discriminating against black and Hispanic families for years, preventing them from getting housing.It was public record. We did nothing. Suddenly he says he doesn’t want his girlfriend posing with Magic Johnson on Instagram and we bring out the torches and rope. Shouldn’t we have all called for his resignation back then?

Shouldn’t we be equally angered by the fact that his private, intimate conversation was taped and then leaked to the media? Didn’t we just call to task the NSA for intruding into American citizen’s privacy in such an un-American way? Although the impact is similar to Mitt Romney’s comments that were secretly taped, the difference is that Romney was giving a public speech. The making and release of this tape is so sleazy that just listening to it makes me feel like an accomplice to the crime. We didn’t steal the cake but we’re all gorging ourselves on it.

Make no mistake: Donald Sterling is the villain of this story. But he’s just a handmaiden to the bigger evil. In our quest for social justice, we shouldn’t lose sight that racism is the true enemy. He’s just another jerk with more money than brains.

So, if we’re all going to be outraged, let’s be outraged that we weren’t more outraged when his racism was first evident. Let’s be ouraged that private conversations between people in an intimate relationship are recorded and publicly played. Let’s be outraged that whoever did the betraying will probably get a book deal, a sitcom, trade recipes with Hoda and Kathie Lee, and soon appear on Celebrity Apprentice and Dancing with the Stars.

The big question is “What should be done next?” I hope Sterling loses his franchise. I hope whoever made this illegal tape is sent to prison. I hope the Clippers continue to be unconditionally supported by their fans. I hope the Clippers realize that the ramblings of an 80-year-old man jealous of his young girlfriend don’t define who they are as individual players or as a team. They aren’t playing for Sterling—they’re playing for themselves, for the fans, for showing the world that neither basketball, nor our American ideals, are defined by a few pathetic men or women.

Let’s use this tawdry incident to remind ourselves of the old saying: “Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom.” Instead of being content to punish Sterling and go back to sleep, we need to be inspired to vigilantly seek out, expose, and eliminate racism at its first signs.

http://time.com/79590/donald-sterling-kareem-abdul-jabbar-racism/

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obviously you completely missed what the poster wrote...
they never said "black" history started with slavery...they said the way it is taught in the US does start with slavery...
i suppose you can dispute that??

Come come now I have no way of knowing anything about that since I did not go to elementary or high school in the USA.

Where did they say that it was TAUGHT that way in the USA? Cut and paste THAT here for me.