The Donald Sterling/V. Stivianosaga continues. Over the weekend, Donald went to a black church on the southside of LA while V. was attacked by two men in New York. More inside...
Yesterday, the Holy Spirit summoned Donald Sterling to worship with the Blacks. The vilified owner of the LA Clippers was greeted by a gospel choir as he walked into Praises of Zion Baptist Church on San Pedro Street in South Los Angeles. He's been invited by senior pastor, Dr. J. Benjamin Hardwick, who met him two weeks ago and invited him to worship.
“I'm here to support this wonderful group,” Donald told NBC4. While sources say Donald was mobbed for pictures after the service, some members of the congregation were disgusted by his presence. One member said,"I feel sorry for him because, first of all, he’s a slum landlord. And second of all, I don’t think he really cares for people as he should."
We're not sure if Mr. Sterling plans to attend the church next week, but he did tell NBC4 that the service was “fabulous.”
In related news, V. Stiviano was reportedly attacked by two men in New York City last night outside of the Gansevoort Hotel. Her lawyer, Mac Nehoray, told the NY Post, two men “punched her on the right side of her face several times."
According to Page Six, V. was exiting the hotel when she and her group of friends became involved in an argument with another group. Nicholas Pietro, manager of the Chester restaurant in the Gansevoort, told Page Six that a customer witnessed a woman being hit in the face.
“One of the patrons who saw the whole thing said they saw one guy punch her in the face out nowhere,” he said. “So they got into a tussle and she tried to get away. Some people tried to break up the fight. One of the guys who was trying to beat her up ended up really bloody.”
Surprisingly, no charges were filed and NYPD officials said, “As of now this has no legs.” V. is reportedly in NYC to appear on Anderson Cooper's CNN show. We're sure he'll get the tea about the fight.
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