1 week agoWorld LeaksComments Off on Wimbledon champion, 25, sacked coach days before Grand Slam after he ‘repeatedly insulted her with bad words’
WORLD No4 Elena Rybakina sacked her coach just three days before the US Open due to “psychological problems” caused by his repeated insults.
The tennis superstar worked with Stefano Vukov for five years before parting ways with him.
PAElena Rybakina split with her coach just days before the US Open[/caption]
AFPStefano Vukov allegedly insulted her repeatedly, causing ‘psychological problems’[/caption]
However, Russian journalist Sofya Tartakova has revealed things were far from perfect behind the scenes.
She told the Tennis Bolshei YouTube channel: “All these difficulties that she [currently] faces, she faces because of a lot of very heavy pressure associated with her former coach Vukov.
“They say that Stefano actually came to the US Open, that he was in New York, was ready to continue working with her, but Lena decided that they would break up because of a very difficult…
“I don’t want to say big words, not quite the correct attitude of her mentor towards her.
“That is, he ‘ate’ her all the time, as people who surrounded Lena say. Rybakina’s parents stood up for her, because she could not break this vicious circle.
“On one hand, this is the coach who worked with her since [a young age], and she herself, together with her family, chose him.
“It is clear that they were very close, she won the main achievements of her career thanks to their joint work, [but] her parents insisted that Lena change something in her tennis life, because there was pressure, and insults, and bad words said to her. They were constantly from Vukov’s lips.
“And now Elena Rybakina is suffering and trying to get rid of psychological problems, so the situation is, of course, very difficult for her, but we’ll see.
“I tried to find out if there is official information that he is banned from the WTA Tour, because we discussed this several months ago, that a report was allegedly written on him and he was suspended from work.
“No one has officially confirmed this yet. We will find out very soon, if he finds another protégé, then this ban does not exist.
“But according to Vukov, as he positions himself, he does not have any ban. But it was a big surprise that Lena stopped working with him.”
Rybakina recently pulled out of three successive tournaments, citing a back issue.
1 week agoWorld LeaksComments Off on Ex-world snooker champion Luca Brecel reveals epic body transformation and admits ‘I am in a good space’ after wild ride
LUCA BRECEL believes he has turned a corner – both on and off the table.
PALuca Brecel won the world title in 2023 – but has endured a tough run of form since[/caption]
GettyThe 29-year-old has revealed his off-table revolution in a bid to rediscover form[/caption]
Brecel shot to stardom after winning the 2023 World Championship by seeing off Mark Selby.
The 29-year-old has revealed he’s undergone a summer of change to rediscover his form on the felt.
Brecel is now into the third round at the British Open after ending his near six-month wait for a match win.
Following his 4-2 victory over Tian Pengfei on Tuesday, the Belgian Bullet said: “I’m playing the best I have ever played in practice.
“And in matches, I am making progress. Everything is sharp and I am in a good space. I am looking forward to this season more than ever.
“There are a couple of things to improve and I have not been used to winning a lot of games in a row, but I feel I am playing well enough to win the tournament.”
1 week agoTelevision GenreComments Off on Dan Campbell forced to move out of $4.5m mansion and call in police after daughter’s classmate leaks its secret location
DETROIT Lions head coach Dan Campbell was forced to move homes after his address was leaked online.
After the Lions lost in the NFC Championship to the San Francisco 49ers, a classmate of Campbell’s daughter revealed their address on Snapchat.
GettyDan Campbell’s address was leaked after the NFC Championship game last season[/caption]
Bloomfield Township PoliceA classmate of Campbell’s daughter leaked the address on Snapchat[/caption]
The Campbell family listed their Bloomfield Hills home for sale at $4.5 million after the incident due to security concerns.
“There’s plenty of space, it’s on two acres, the home is beautiful,” Campbell told Crain’s Detroit.
“It’s just that people figured out where we lived when we lost.”
After the loss, a student posted an angry message to their Snapchat and shared where Campbell and his family lived.
“Dumb f*** trying to go for it,” they captioned the snapchat.
The student was referencing Campbell’s consequential decision to pass up a field goal opportunity twice in favor of trying for a fourth down conversion.
Both times the Lions failed to convert and missed out on six points that would have won them the game. Instead, Detroit lost 34-31.
Having the family’s location revealed reportedly frightened Campbell’s daughter, which caused Lions and NFL security to get involved in the situation.
Individuals were coming to Campbell’s home at night which, “scared the daughter who left for the night,” according to Bloomfield Township Police.
The student who revealed the Campbell’s address is a classmate a year behind the daughter at an ‘exclusive private school,” according to the Detroit News.
Police were able to speak to the student’s mother, who expressed apologies to Campbell’s wife, Holly, and said her son didn’t intend to hurt the family.
“Leslie stated that she was aware of the situation and that Mrs. Campbell had already contacted her and left her a message about (the classmate’s) post,” the police report said.
“Leslie stated (her son) ‘re-posted, the post was only up for 3 minutes, he had 30 views on the post, believed it was a fake address, and quickly removed it after he thought about it.’
“Leslie told me that the Campbell’s address is publicly out there online and that her son did not contribute to anyone showing up.”
Some fans did show up to the Campbell’s house, and four police reports were filed regarding incidents, but the family has since moved houses and moved on from the incident.
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“No disrespect, man. I don’t even want to go there with any of it,” Campbell said before his 20-13 win over the Cardinals.
“It’s all good. Man, I’ve got a job to do. My primary job here is to coach this team and have them prepared every week. I’ve got to do my job and that’s the sole focus.
“I love our fans. Fans are unbelievable. This city, there’s nowhere that I would want to be or any other team I’d want to coach for.
“It’s rare to have an environment like we have and be able to coach here, play here and I tell our guys all the time.
“This is a rare spot and you better enjoy it because not every place has it like we have it.”
GettyCampbell was forced to sell his house after his address was leaked[/caption]
1 week agoTelevision GenreComments Off on Diddy will TESTIFY in bombshell sex trafficking case – and ‘can’t wait to take the stand to tell his story’
DIDDY will testify in his bombshell sex trafficking criminal case as the disgraced rapper tries to clear his name.
The music mogul – real name Sean Combs – is in a New York prison after also being charged with racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.
The Mega AgencyDiddy at a 1999 White Party with Leonardo DiCaprio[/caption]
GettyA 2009 White Party held in Beverley Hills[/caption]
AvalonAaliyah, Diddy, and Jennifer Lopez at a White Party in 2000[/caption]
The MDC has housed several high-profile individuals over the years
The star’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, makes the shock claim that Diddy will defend himself in front of judge and jury in a new documentary that will air on streaming site Tubi.
Agnifilo is set to say there is nobody better to defend the rapper than himself, according to TMZ, who produces the show.
Testifying would be a high stakes strategy that could prove a pivotal moment in a trial that could put Diddy away for at least 15 years if convicted on all charges.
The documentary, The Downfall of Diddy: The Indictment does not have a release date but it is promising to raise issues that are not public yet.
He reportedly is not eating in jail fearing that he will be poisoned, according to one former inmate.
Plagued with rat infestations, violent outbreaks, and understaffing, the prison is a far cry from the luxury Diddy has lapped up for years at his Miami and LA mansions.
Metropolitan Detention Center is able to hold 1,600 inmates, cartel kingpins, and other celebrities are among those to have called the jail home.
High-profile individuals who have experienced the prison’s brutal conditions include R Kelly, Fetty Wap, and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Maxwell famously bemoaned her time at the jail, complaining about sleep deprivation, a lack of potable water, a sewage stench in her cell, and living among rodents and cockroaches.
Prosecutors argued that the embattled hip-hop tycoon was a danger to the community and urged the judge to keep him locked up.
Accused of running a sex crime empire, Diddy has denied the allegations stemming from a months-long investigation.
GettyDiddy at a White Party in St Tropez, France, in 2006[/caption]
The Mega AgencyThe music mogul’s parties are now coming under law enforcement scrutiny[/caption]
A dozen accusers have come forward bringing civil suits against him dating back to the 1990s.
One accuser, Thalia Graves, filed a lawsuit alleging Diddy drugged, bound, and raper her in 2001.
In court filings, his attorneys argued that he should be released on a $50 million bail because he was struggling to find a place to live in New York City.
The lawyers cited the US Open and Fashion Week as some of the reasons why their client couldn’t land a month-long rental.
But prosecutors argued that Diddy was a danger to the community and urged the judge to keep him locked up until trial.
Thalia Graves has accused Combs of carrying out the sexual assault in 2001AP:Associated PressDiddy at a White Party supporting voting[/caption]
Assistant US Attorney Emily Johnson said: “Mr. Combs physically and sexually abused victims for decades,”
“He used the vast resources of his company to facilitate his abuse and cover up his crimes.
“Simply put, he is a serial abuser and a serial constructor.”
The prosecutors then referenced a video that matched the footage of Diddy chasing his ex, Cassie Ventura, in a hotel hallway and beating her, which CNN obtained in May.
They argued this was surefire proof that Diddy shouldn’t be trusted to roam free alongside his alleged victims.
FREEZING CONDITIONS
In February 2019, MDC was again in the national spotlight after inmates suffered days without heat or power during a cold snap.
Power and heating in parts of the jail were cut off after a fire, with inmates left in near freezing temperatures and total darkness after the sun went down.
“The MDC was one of the most troubled, if not the most troubled facility in the Bureau of Prisons,” Cameron Lindsay, a former warden at the jail, told The New York Times at the time.
Despite issues raised ranging from overcrowding to human rights violence, it has remained one of the go-to locations to house both high-risk and high-profile detainees.
Right now, the jail is housing a trio of cartel figures – Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, Nestor Perez “El Nini” and Genaro Garcia Luna.
Zambada was the co-founder of the infamous Sinaloa Cartel, while Perez has been identified as El Chapo’s top security man.
Luna is a former Mexican national security secretary being held for his links to the cartel.
Diddy is one of the latest inmates to join the jail – despite his attorney’s pleas.
His lawyers noted “several courts in this District have recognized that the conditions at Metropolitan Detention Center are not fit for pre-trial detention.”
“Just earlier this summer, an inmate was murdered,” they wrote.
“At least four inmates have died by suicide there in the past three years.”
The evidence against Sean 'Diddy' Combs
The months-long federal sex trafficking probe against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has culminated in a searing incictment that was unsealed on Tuesday. Diddy has been hit with one count of racketeering and one count of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, and one count of transportation to engage in prostitution. But behind those legal charges lies a mountain of alleged evidence of menace, violence, and horrific abuse of his fame. The indictment alleges:
Diddy “abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct.”
He “created a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in, and attempted to engage in, among other crimes, sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice.”
The rapper assaulted women by “striking, punching, dragging, throwing objects at, and kicking them.”
Diddy “manipulated women to participate in highly orchestrated performances of sexual activity with male commercial sex workers” that he called “Freak Offs.”
Freak offs “occurred regularly, sometimes lasted multiple days, and often involved multiple commercial sex workers.”
During Freak Offs, he “distributed a variety of controlled substances to victims, in part to keep the victims obedient and compliant.”
After Freak Offs, Diddy and the victims “typically received IV fluids to recover from the physical exertion and drug use.”
In March 2024, during searches of his residences in Miami and Los Angeles, “law enforcement seized various Freak Off supplies, including narcotics and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant.”
During and separate from Freak Offs, Diddy “hit, kicked, threw objects at, and dragged victims, at times, by their hair…These assaults often resulted in injuries that took days or weeks to heal.”
He also used the “sensitive, embarrassing, and incriminating recordings” that he made during Freak Offs as “collateral to ensure the continued obedience and silence of the victims.”
Diddy himself “brandished firearms to intimidate and threaten others, including victims of and witnesses to his abuse.”
During searches of his homes, “law enforcement seized firearms and ammunition, including three AR-15s with defaced serial numbers, as well as a drum magazine.”
Associates “assisted him in locating and contacting victims who attempted to flee his abuse.”
When witnesses to the abuse threatened his authority or reputation, he and members and associates of the enterprise “engaged in acts of violence, threats of violence, threats of financial and reputational harm, and verbal abuse. These acts of violence included kidnapping and arson.”
GREG BRENNANDiddy at an aftershow party with a Diana T- Shirt on[/caption]
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