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Puff Daddy As Dance Mom -- Arrested for Fight With Son's UCLA Training Coach
Last edited Tue Jun 23, 2015, 01:06 PM - Edit history (7)
From the "Hands Up Who DIDN'T See This Coming" department:
TMZ: Our Diddy sources tell us...the drama began during a workout session yesterday because strength and conditioning coach Sal Alosi was "riding (his son) Justin badly" and told him not to come back until the end of the summer...Diddy watched the whole thing from the sideline...(He) went to the campus today to speak with Alosi -- believing he has an "issue" with Justin -- but things didn't go well when he arrived to campus...
(T)he coach would not see him and staff told him to leave...but Diddy went to Alosi's office...Alosi told him to get out and threatened to call security if he didn't leave. We're told Diddy said, "Fine, I'll call police," and Alosi snapped -- going after Diddy with his hands...Diddy insists he grabbed a kettlebell and held it up in a defensive position, but did not attack with an intent to injure the coach...
Our UCLA sources tell us...Alosi...was on the phone...Diddy was told to "hang on," but he wasn't having it and picked up a kettlebell and swung it, narrowly missing Alosi. One source said if Diddy had connected, it could have killed Alosi...We're also told the entire altercation is on video...Diddy was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon...
Diddy is referred to by the UCLA staff as a "helicopter dad" for hovering over practices...Alosi...was (the) NY Jets coach who was suspended...in 2010 after tripping a Miami Dolphins player who was covering a punt.
(T)he coach would not see him and staff told him to leave...but Diddy went to Alosi's office...Alosi told him to get out and threatened to call security if he didn't leave. We're told Diddy said, "Fine, I'll call police," and Alosi snapped -- going after Diddy with his hands...Diddy insists he grabbed a kettlebell and held it up in a defensive position, but did not attack with an intent to injure the coach...
Our UCLA sources tell us...Alosi...was on the phone...Diddy was told to "hang on," but he wasn't having it and picked up a kettlebell and swung it, narrowly missing Alosi. One source said if Diddy had connected, it could have killed Alosi...We're also told the entire altercation is on video...Diddy was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon...
Diddy is referred to by the UCLA staff as a "helicopter dad" for hovering over practices...Alosi...was (the) NY Jets coach who was suspended...in 2010 after tripping a Miami Dolphins player who was covering a punt.
Maybe they can settle this by having Justin give his scholarship to someone who actually needs it. Meanwhile, I feel a reality show series coming on: "If you liked Friday Night Tykes and Dance Moms, you'll love Helicopter Dads!" Starring Diddy and Justin; Puff Daddy and his son Cordell, who just got into UCLA; and Jon Bon Jovi and his son Jesse, who walked on as a kicker at Notre Dame. Who else would qualify?
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Last edited Tue Jun 23, 2015, 01:48 PM - Edit history (2)
Scout.com: According to sources, Combs...had missed some recent workouts and wasn’t giving a great effort...Combs and Diddy came to...Alosi('s)...office, which is adjacent to the weight room...Many sources who were in the locker room witnessed an angered Diddy enter Alosi’s office, rattling off expletives at the coach...Alosi asked Combs to wait a moment while he finished (his) call...
Alosi then instructed interns who were immediately outside his office to alert campus security. A still incensed Diddy then came around Alosi’s desk, saying that he would get campus security on Alosi’s desk phone. Alosi, then, according to witnesses, put up his hand in a non-threatening way, and instructed Combs to get his father out of the office. Diddy then walked into Alosi’s hand, and told Alosi not to put his hands on him...
In the next moment...Diddy attacked Alosi, until interns and other personnel pulled off Diddy. The celebrity broke free again at one point and struck Alosi. The personnel were then successful in getting Diddy out of the office and into the weight room, where Diddy picked up a kettlebell...and then swung it at one of the interns...5 or 6 people...rushed in to break up the fight...
The UCLA training facility...is equipped with security cameras...(T)he police watched the video, and subsequently arrested Diddy...
Alosi then instructed interns who were immediately outside his office to alert campus security. A still incensed Diddy then came around Alosi’s desk, saying that he would get campus security on Alosi’s desk phone. Alosi, then, according to witnesses, put up his hand in a non-threatening way, and instructed Combs to get his father out of the office. Diddy then walked into Alosi’s hand, and told Alosi not to put his hands on him...
In the next moment...Diddy attacked Alosi, until interns and other personnel pulled off Diddy. The celebrity broke free again at one point and struck Alosi. The personnel were then successful in getting Diddy out of the office and into the weight room, where Diddy picked up a kettlebell...and then swung it at one of the interns...5 or 6 people...rushed in to break up the fight...
The UCLA training facility...is equipped with security cameras...(T)he police watched the video, and subsequently arrested Diddy...
TMZ: Diddy was initially held on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon...later that night, officials tacked on more charges:
-- 3 counts of assault w/ deadly weapon
-- 1 count of making terrorist threats
-- 1 count of battery
Diddy was eventually released on bail after posting $50k bond...
-- 3 counts of assault w/ deadly weapon
-- 1 count of making terrorist threats
-- 1 count of battery
Diddy was eventually released on bail after posting $50k bond...
Nothing that a big fat donation to the scholarship fund can't cure...
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who hasn't noticed that their Little Leaguer is all grown up.
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-- well, a tradition:
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Last edited Wed Jun 24, 2015, 01:24 PM - Edit history (6)
TMZ: Sources directly connected with the team tell TMZ the coaches are regretful the situation escalated to an arrest...They think Diddy is a jerk who they'd like to make persona non grata...
They'd LIKE to make Diddy persona non grata, but he's too good at writing large checks.
We're told head coach Jim Mora does not want a criminal prosecution...(T)hey don't want to make this a courtroom spectacle, largely because it would be bad for the team...
I think it would be great for the team to send the message that UCLA is no place for poor little rich boy spoiled brats, even if they do employ coaches with tainted pasts.
They believe an intern called UCLA police...(who) asked to see the video and that was enough to (arrest) Diddy...
Yep, blame it on the know-nothing intern -- I wouldn't be surprised if he and whoever showed the cops the video are the only ones who get canned.
Diddy claims he picked up the kettlebell in self-defense after Alosi and four others made an aggressive move...The interns...could press the case...The D.A. could prosecute even without victims (since) there is a video, but that's problematic...
Yeah, the "problem" is that Diddy would start either trashing the coaches' reputations or dishing out race cards like Frisbees!
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what else could he say -- that at the age of 21, he doesn't know how accept accountability or handle his own problems?
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Last edited Sat Jun 27, 2015, 12:43 PM - Edit history (1)
CoachingSearch.com: ...Rick Neuheisel recruited Diddy’s son, defensive back Justin Combs, to UCLA in 2011 while the head coach, and Neuheisel’s own son is currently a quarterback on the team. While co-hosting his show on SiriusXM College Sports Nation...Neuheisel said(,) “Justin had missed some workouts prior to this and had said to Sal that he was doing workouts with his dad’s private trainer. There are discretionary workouts and mandatory workouts...Discretionary workouts, he missed, which he’s allowed to...
“Justin looks a little out of shape, and there was something said. He was actually removed from the workout. (Diddy) got the report from Justin and marched over. What I learned was they were going to let this go, because the UCLA folks didn’t want to press charges,” Neuheisel said. “But when the campus police arrived on the scene, they looked at the film...
“I’m sure Justin feels horrible for...putting his dad in the situation...by going home and telling him what happened at practice instead of just dealing with it. Now Justin has to determine whether or not he can still be a part of this team..."
Neuheisel...admitted it would be "doubtful" Combs would be playing at UCLA if not for his father’s fame..."When you’re weighing the assets of what a youngster can do for your program, there’s no question (being Diddy’s son) had something to do with it for me. Justin is a great kid. His problem was his size -- he’s not big enough to be a dominant player. Could he be productive? Yes. The fact his father was an influential guy played into my decision to go ahead and offer him.”
“Justin looks a little out of shape, and there was something said. He was actually removed from the workout. (Diddy) got the report from Justin and marched over. What I learned was they were going to let this go, because the UCLA folks didn’t want to press charges,” Neuheisel said. “But when the campus police arrived on the scene, they looked at the film...
“I’m sure Justin feels horrible for...putting his dad in the situation...by going home and telling him what happened at practice instead of just dealing with it. Now Justin has to determine whether or not he can still be a part of this team..."
Neuheisel...admitted it would be "doubtful" Combs would be playing at UCLA if not for his father’s fame..."When you’re weighing the assets of what a youngster can do for your program, there’s no question (being Diddy’s son) had something to do with it for me. Justin is a great kid. His problem was his size -- he’s not big enough to be a dominant player. Could he be productive? Yes. The fact his father was an influential guy played into my decision to go ahead and offer him.”
If Alosi deduced that Justin had lied to him about his private training sessions, that would explain his blowup. If Neuheisel recruited Justin though he was too small to be dominant player, that might have "played into" ULCA's decision to fire him. And here's hoping Neuheisel Senior doesn't have any plans to beat up the coach if he doesn't like that the way Neuheisel Junior is treated!
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LA Times:
No doubt clearing the way for a plea deal. But will Aliso's punishment of Justin stand?
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Los Angeles County prosecutors have declined to charge rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs with felony assault and battery on a UCLA intern and an assistant football coach during a dispute over the singer's son, a player on the Bruins squad.
a spokesman for the Los Angeles County district attorney's office, said prosecutors declined to file felony charges related to his June 22 arrest. The case was referred to the Los Angeles city attorney to decide whether Combs' conduct amounts to a misdemeanor. The prosecutors received the case Tuesday.
No doubt clearing the way for a plea deal. But will Aliso's punishment of Justin stand?
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