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Adrian Peterson’s Son Dies After Alleged Assault By Mother’s Boyfriend

Adrian Peterson’s son has died following an assault, according to reports. Sioux Falls, S.D., police have confirmed that the 2-year-old child of the NFL star. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the young boy was beaten by the boyfriend of his mother in South Dakota, suffering severe head injuries. Earlier Friday, he was listed in critical condition. Adrian Peterson’s Son Dies Per the family’s request, the state is holding the child’s name, but the athlete’s father, Nelson Peterson, confirmed he was Adrian Peterson’s son . “All I can say is, we are asking for prayers and respect for our family as we deal with this tragic situation,” Nelson Peterson told a local newspaper. How and why did this tragedy occur? That is very much unclear at this time, but authorities believe strongly that the attack on the boy was deliberate. Joseph Robert Patterson, 27, has been charged with aggravated assault and aggravated battery on an infant. According to the Sioux Falls Argus Leader: “Patterson was dating the child’s mother and was the only one home with the boy Wednesday when the abuse allegedly took place. “Patterson called 911 around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday to report the boy was choking at their Platinum Valley apartment.” “But Lt. Blaine Larsen of the Sioux Falls Police Department said it became clear at the hospital that the boy’s injuries were not accidental.” “An examination led doctors to suspect that the boy’s injuries were ‘consistent with abuse and not accidental.'” “The assault on an infant charge involves blows, shaking or causing a child’s head to sustain impact with an object in a manner that causes bleeding or swelling on the brain.” The boy was confirmed dead Friday afternoon. Adrian Peterson, the 2012 NFL MVP, returned to Vikings headquarters Friday. The all-world running back said he would be on the field Sunday. “I will be playing Sunday, without a doubt,” Peterson told the media today. “I really appreciate all the support that I’ve been receiving from fans and the Vikings. He added that “this is a private matter and I would ask you all to please just respect my privacy and not ask at all about the situation at hand.” Peterson also tweeted two hours ago: “The NFL is a fraternity of brothers and I am thankful for the tweets, phone calls and text messages from my fellow players.”

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Lamar Odom DUI Arraignment Postponed By Two Weeks

Lamar Odom’s DUI case was postponed by two weeks earlier today, as his attorney appeared in court on the athlete’s behalf and requested a continuance. The troubled star was not in the Van Nuys, Calif., courtroom for the scheduled arraignment, and wasn’t required to be. His attorney, Richard Hutton was. The judge granted a new hearing date of October 10. Odom was arrested for DUI August 30 after being pulled over the on California’s 101 freeway for driving too slowly in the early hours of the morning. He refused to take any blood alcohol tests, and lost his license for a year a result. Police believe Odom was under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Today marks Odom’s fourth wedding anniversary. He and Khloe Kardashian got married in 2009, and appeared to be very happy until the past few months, when he’s been linked to various mistresses. Odom has also been in the throes of crack addiction, a problem he’s battled in the past, but has escalated with one major crack binge after another. Believe it or not, he’s reportedly planning an anniversary surprise for Khloe today, having withdrawn $100K for unknown reasons in an effort to win her back. It’s unclear if he’s done so or how she’ll react. Khloe, meanwhile, marked the anniversary by taking “Odom” off of her name on Twitter. So there’s that.

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Lamar Odom Calls Dad’s Comments About The Kardashians “Careless,” Says They Are Not To Blame for Him Smoking Rocks

Lamar is trying his best to stay on the Kardashian’s good side. Lamar Odom Slams Dad’s Comments And Defends Kardashians Earlier, Lam Lam’s dad blamed the Kardashians for his kid’s drug problem. Now, Lamar is pissed.. Tell ‘em why you mad. According to US Weekly Lamar Odom is back, and he’s not messing around this time. The athlete, who has been largely MIA in the past few weeks following an estrangement from wife Khloe Kardashian, took to Twitter on Tuesday, Sept. 24, to slam his father Joe Odom for speaking poorly of the Kardashians. “Won’t continue 2 speak on this but I have got 2 let this out real quick,” the impassioned former NBA player wrote. “I have let this man and many other get away with a lot of sh-t. He wasn’t there 2 raise me. He was absent ALL of my life due to his own demons. My mother and grandmother raised me. Queens raised me.” Earlier this week, Joe spoke with Radar Online, telling the outlet that he thought Odom, 33, would be “better off” without the Kardashian clan. “They brought him down,” the elder Odom said. “Let him go and get his life together. I think the best thing for him would be to have a clean break, divorce Khloe and as a single man try and get his life back together.” In Odom’s lengthy rant, however, the athlete not only slammed Joe for speaking out, but also defended the Kardashian family, calling them a “blessing of a FAMILY” that he married into. “That man wasn’t even invited to my wedding,” he continued. “He has never met my mother in law and some of my other family. How can a man who has NOT once called me to check on my well being have the nerve to talk so recklessly about his own ‘son.’ He is my downfall!” Odom’s relationship with estranged wife Khloe, 29, has been on thin ice since news of his drug addictions first surfaced late last month. The athlete, who was reportedly in and out of rehab earlier this month, told paparazzo that he was “good” in response to questions of a drug problem. The athlete even chuckled when asked if he had spoken with Khloe recently. “Of course! That’s my wife. Of course,” he said at the time. In Tuesday’s diatribe, Odom further slammed Joe’s “careless” statements. “He’s disrespecting the ONLY FAMILY that has loved me without expecting anything in return,” he wrote, referring to the Kardashians. “They are the ONLY ones that have been here consistently 4 me during this dark time. Only person 2 blame is myself.” “Say what you want about me but leave the ones who have done nothing but protect and love me out of this!” he continued. “This goes to out to everyone!” Do you think Lamar standing up for the Kardashian clan will win Khloe back?

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Oscar De La Hoya Cocaine Photos: For Sale?

Photos of Oscar De La Hoya on an apparent cocaine binge in Las Vegas are on the market and being shopped to the highest bidder, according to reports. The alleged pics show how scary his addiction was and may explain the timing of De La Hoya going to rehab just before his epic fight as a boxing promoter. The images were taken at a Vegas hotel room a few weeks before the former boxing champion announced he was back in rehab, and are not good. According to TMZ, they appear to show the athlete using a rolled up bill to do lines of a white substance – presumably cocaine – off a plate on a table. Another pic shows De La Hoya leaning back from the table, grimacing. The photos offer a possible explanation for why Oscar went to rehab days before the Mayweather-Canelo fight, in which he was promoting the latter. Normally, he would’ve been front and center for that major event. Sources say he was “off the hinges” at the party in the photos, and made the decision to check into rehab shortly after realizing how bad he’s gotten . He is reportedly aware of the photos, though he has not commented.

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Nina Davuluri, Miss New York, Calls Miss America Mallory Hagan "Fat as F–k"

Miss New York Nina Davuluri is under fire after she was reportedly caught on tape calling the reigning Miss America, Mallory Hagan, fat as … expletive. According to Page Six , another beauty queen recorded Davuluri blasting Hagan, who was Miss New York a year ago before winning the Miss America crown. Nina Davuluri allegedly made the comments in a hotel room after being named the Empire State’s top beauty pageant queen on July 16 on Staten Island. “Davuluri invited friends back to her hotel room after her win,” a source said. “A girl in the next room overheard the conversation, and was so offended she decided to tape it. A friend of Davuluri’s was supposedly heard making racist remarks.” “Davuluri is allegedly heard on the tape blasting Miss America, ‘Mallory’s fat as f–k.’ The [tape] has been making the rounds of pageant contestants and officials.” The source adds that Davuluri’s attacks on Mallory Hagan “were brought to the board of the Miss America pageant,” and it looks like the tape is legit. Davuluri reportedly sent a Facebook message to Hagan denying offensive comments on her part, but not denying that remarks were made. She writes: “I want to apologize for the awful statements made by people in my room.” “There were people who claimed to be my supporters and said things I never agreed with, nor supported. I was never a part of the words or statements that may have been hurtful.” “I’m sorry if someone said something that was inappropriate.” A new Miss America will be crowned Sunday night. Who will succeed Mallory? We have no idea, but here’s hoping Theresa Vail finishes better than Nina.

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Polina Polonsky: Lamar Odom Totally Made Crack Pipes at My Place

Lamar Odom’s mistress “roommate” Polina Polonsky says the athlete definitely fashioned crack pipes at her place during the six weeks they lived together. Recent photos of Odom purchasing Chore Boy scrubbing pads led us to believe he wasn’t cleaning pots and pans, but making homemade crack pipes . Now Polina Polonsky has basically confirmed as much. Lamar Odom, Khloe Kardashian and Polina Polonsky Polina, as people who have followed Lamar’s saga know, hooked up with Odom in June and July after meeting him at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood. He essentially moved into her apartment for six weeks after that, right around when reports of his estrangement from wife Khloe Kardashian began surfacing. During that time, Polina says he was doing crack. Chore Boy scrubbing pads were always laying around the apartment when the NBA star was there, she says, and not for the products’ designed use. She said she saw him multiple times using the pads to fashion homemade crack pipes, and that the place was “littered” with copper pad scraps. Chore Boy boxes were a regular presence, too. Polonsky, an attorney, says Odom’s crack problem has gotten worse since Khloe confronted her and he peaced out, but he was on drugs then for sure. Not a good sign for Lamar, whose whereabouts are currently unknown and who refuses to accept help for his obvious issue from Khloe or anyone else.

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Lamar Odom: Refusing Interventions, Ignoring Khloe, "Smoking Himself to Death"?

Lamar Odom reportedly refused another intervention with friends during the downward spiral that is torpedoing his NBA career and marriage to Khloe Kardashian. “He’s headed for destruction,” says a friend who reportedly flew out to L.A. with a handful of Odom’s pals from N.Y. in hopes of getting Lamar help. Lamar Odom: OUT of Rehab “A few weeks ago his friends from the projects back in Queens flew out to L.A. and banged on Lamar’s door trying to have an intervention with him.” “They wanted to take him home to New York and get him clean but Lamar wouldn’t open the door, telling them he ‘didn’t give a f–k what the world thinks.’” Odom added that they “‘don’t know the pressure I’m under,'” but the friends finally got him to open his door, and were distressed by what they saw . “He’s smoking crack now,” the insider revealed. His friends “knew he liked to freebase cocaine, but they were shocked to see him with crack. They found more than 60 grams of crack in his possession.” “He had no intentions of stopping.” This intervention was one of three held with Odom – the others by NBA teammates and Khloe Kardashian and family – in an attempt to get him clean. No dice. Addicted to Oxycontin and Ambien, Lamar briefly entered a rehab clinic last August under pressure from the Kardashians, but left after three weeks. That was sadly a lot longer than he lasted this week, when Odom checked out of rehab after just one day and immediately went off the grid again. His whereabouts are unknown, as the athlete and his camp have kept his estranged wife, and the entire Kardashian clan, in the dark about everything. That includes Lamar’s arrest for DUI last week, which Khloe found out about from TMZ like everyone else. Not a good sign for their future – or his life. “Lamar feels invincible because he’s rich and famous, but he also seems scared that his destiny is to be a drug addict like his father,” the source said. “He’s really struggling right now. It’s bad. We are all at a loss for words.” “His friends fear he’s suicidal and trying to smoke himself to death.”

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Aaron Hernandez Pleads Not Guilty to Murder, NFL Star "Confident He Will Be Exonerated"

As expected, former NFL star Aaron Hernandez pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and more in a Massachusetts court on Friday. Six times, a charge was read and six times, his plea was “Not guilty.” Hernandez pleaded not guilty to the murder of his friend, 27-year-old semipro football player Odin Lloyd, and five accompanying weapons charges. Today was his arraignment. His next hearing is October 9. Hernandez will seek bail on that date. Until then, he’ll remain held in a Bristol County correctional facility, where he has been since his arrest on June 26. A Bristol County District Court judge has ordered the athlete held without bail, citing the seriousness of the charges and the convincing evidence . Hernandez’s attorneys will attack the circumstantial evidence next month, but bail is unlikely with other investigations – with possible links to him – pending. Just the same, his lawyers said he will be “exonerated” and asked the public not to jump to conclusions based on “one-sided and untested” evidence. “In a sense, this is like the opening kickoff,” Hernandez lawyer Charles Rankin said after the arraignment, “and we have a long way to go before trial.” “We encourage everyone to keep an open mind. We feel confident when evidence is presented in a court of law, Aaron Hernandez will be exonerated.” Last month, prosecutors divulged that police are probing Hernandez’s possible ties to a double homicide in Boston in 2012 in which two men were killed. Then, in February 2013, a shooting in Florida took place and one of Hernandez’s friends said he shot him in the face and blinded him in one eye. That friend, Alexander Bradley, has filed a lawsuit that says the ex-New England Patriot shot him as they argued in a car, then dumped him in an alley to die. Hernandez was granted a stay in that case until criminal charges against him in Massachusetts – and any other possible jurisdiction – have been settled. Stay tuned.

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Khloe Kardashian: Totally in the Dark Over Lamar Odom Whereabouts

Forget Waldo. Khloe Kardashian is playing a far less enjoyable game these days: Where’s Lamar Odom? Following the basketball player’s arrest on suspicion of DUI last Friday morning, Khloe reportedly issued her husband an ultimatum: get help or get out . And, according to a new report, Odom has chosen to get out. Way, way out. The estranged couple spoke for a few hours Saturday morning, insiders tell TMZ, but Kardashian sent him on his way, and has heard nothing from him since. She is “totally in the dark” about Odom’s activities over the past few days, one source explains, saying the future of this marriage is growing bleaker each day. But it’s the future of Lamar’s well-being that has most people concerned. Even his alleged drug dealer has even spoken out and expressed grave worry over the athlete’s worsening reliance on substances such as cocaine. Despite the fact that Khloe is not made of steel , she is not letting her crumbling relationship prevent her from having a bit of fun with friends. The reality star attended Katy Perry’s Labor Day party yesterday, posting the photo above on Instagram and, yes, wearing her wedding ring. Get a look at Kardashian at the shindig via the following video: Khloe Kardashian Parties with Katy Perry

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Khloe Kardashian: Totally in the Dark Over Lamar Odom Whereabouts

Forget Waldo. Khloe Kardashian is playing a far less enjoyable game these days: Where’s Lamar Odom? Following the basketball player’s arrest on suspicion of DUI last Friday morning, Khloe reportedly issued her husband an ultimatum: get help or get out . And, according to a new report, Odom has chosen to get out. Way, way out. The estranged couple spoke for a few hours Saturday morning, insiders tell TMZ, but Kardashian sent him on his way, and has heard nothing from him since. She is “totally in the dark” about Odom’s activities over the past few days, one source explains, saying the future of this marriage is growing bleaker each day. But it’s the future of Lamar’s well-being that has most people concerned. Even his alleged drug dealer has even spoken out and expressed grave worry over the athlete’s worsening reliance on substances such as cocaine. Despite the fact that Khloe is not made of steel , she is not letting her crumbling relationship prevent her from having a bit of fun with friends. The reality star attended Katy Perry’s Labor Day party yesterday, posting the photo above on Instagram and, yes, wearing her wedding ring. Get a look at Kardashian at the shindig via the following video: Khloe Kardashian Parties with Katy Perry

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