EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Gilles Marini - Put Michael Vick "In A Cage With An Ultimate Fighter”
Posted on Oct 12, 2009 @ 09:15AM - 3 comments
Gilles Marini has a great ratings stunt in mind for Michael Vick's upcoming BET reality show.
PHOTOS: Inside Michael Vick's House Arrest!
"They should put him in a cage with an ultimate fighter and see what happens," the Sex And The City stud and Dancing With The Stars alum exclusively told RadarOnline.com at the 6th Annual Hollywood Style Awards on Sunday night. "Maybe we'll feel the way he feels."
Michael Vick To Star In Reality TV Show
Posted on Oct 07, 2009 @ 07:27PM - 10 comments
In a move that seemed unthinkable just months ago, Michael Vick has been signed to star in his own reality TV series.
VIDEO AND PHOTOS: Inside Michael Vick's House Arrest
The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback who was recently reinstated into the National Football League after his prison stint for running a dog-fighting ring, is partnering with BET for what is called an eight-part docu-series.
The series will explore Vick’s past, his time in prison, his NFL comeback and his problems with his fiancé.
Michael Vick, Nike In Business Again
Vick’s own production company is producing the show and his producers say it will be different from other reality shows, with a more serious tone.
In a statement released today, Vick said: “This show can be a blueprint for so many kids. I want to show that if they have a fall from grace, this is how they can turn it around. We want this to be a story of hope."
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Animal Activist Heather Mills & Other Celebs Slam Michael Vick
One thing Vick did not say, however, is anything about donating a portion of his TV show profits to animal charities. He’s $20 million in debt and his sorry-about-the-dog thing comeback tour apparently does not involve financial contributions to help animal organizations.
Swoosh! Michael Vick, Nike In Business Again
Posted on Oct 01, 2009 @ 11:03AM - 3 comments
It's official: Michael Vick is marketable again.
The Philadelphia Eagles QB has inked an endorsement deal with shoe juggernaut Nike, who had cut ties with Vick following his 2007 conviction for what they called "inhumane, abhorrent and unacceptable" conduct pertaining to his involvement in a dog fighting ring.
WORLD EXCLUSIVE VIDEO & PHOTOS: Inside Michael Vick's House Arrest!
NFL’s Plaxico Burress Sentenced To Two Years, Taken Into Custody
Posted on Sep 22, 2009 @ 10:44AM - Add a comment
NFL All-Pro wide receiver Plaxico Burress Tuesday was sentenced to, and began serving, two years of imprisonment in connection with the incident in which he shot himself at a Manhattan nightclub last November.
He had pleaded guilty to one count of attempted criminal possession of a weapon last month.
Burress, a former wide out for the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers, was accompanied to the New York court session by his wife, son and father. His attorney, Benjamin Brafman, said of the sentencing was "a tragic day for a decent man."
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Animal Activist Heather Mills & Other Celebs Slam Michael Vick
Posted on Aug 28, 2009 @ 10:11AM - 6 comments
Several stars in Los Angeles were talking about Michael Vick Thursday night as he made his debut with the Philadelphia Eagles against the Jags.
The event was an animal rescue charity fundraiser in Hollywood where Paul McCartney's ex and animal lover Heather Mills was the honoree.
While several stars slammed Vick, Mills was more introspective, exclusively telling RadarOnline.com "What can I say, everybody deserves a second chance. In a way, it's the most horrific thing, but if it hadn't have happened there wouldn't be the awareness there is."
VIDEO: Michael Vick Shed Tears Over Animal Treatment
Posted on Aug 17, 2009 @ 09:15AM - 19 comments
In a tell-all interview with CBS's 60 Minutes, disgraced athlete Michael Vick confessed to guilt and frequent episodes of tears while serving his time in prison.
"When I was in prison, I was disgusted, you know, because of what I let happen to those animals," he told CBS Sports' James Brown.
"I could've put a stop to it. And that was the reason I cried so many nights."
Last week it was announced that the Philadelphia Eagles signed Vick, where he intends to get his feet wet after serving jail time for his part in a heinous dogfighting ring.
Click here to watch Vick promise fans he won't disappoint them.
Watch the full 60 Minutes clip above.
VIDEO: Disgraced Michael Vick On Joining Philadelphia Eagles: “I Won’t Disappoint”
Posted on Aug 14, 2009 @ 11:56AM - 13 comments
Michael Vick wasn't scrambling when facing a bank of reporters Friday, after inking a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles following a two-year suspension from the NFL stemming from a 2007 dog fighting conviction.
"You only get one shot at a second chance... and I'm conscious of that," he said. "I understand people care about their animals; "I can't understand why I was involved in such a pointless activity."
The All-Pro ex-con will make $1.6 million this season, and team has an option on the second year for $5.2 million.
"I'm excited about the opportunity," he said. "I won't disappoint."
PETA responds to news that Vick signs with Phily Eagles
The team's owner, Jeffrey Lurie, said he leaned on the team's longtime head coach, Andy Reid and highly-respected NFL lifer Tony Dungy for support on the signing.
Said Lurie: "Frankly, the legend of Michael Vick will be determined as we move forward -- it will not be determined on a football field... maybe he can be a force in stopping the horrendous cruelty against animals."
Lurie said he spent hours talking to Vick before making the decision to sign him.
PETA has not announced plans for protest, though we will see what kind of reception the mobile quarterback gets during the team's Sept. 13 opener, a road game against the Carolina Panthers at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium.
PETA Upset Over Eagles' Signing Of Michael Vick
Posted on Aug 14, 2009 @ 08:22AM - 9 comments
Michael Vick will live and breathe that Philadelphia Freedom — and PETA is not happy.
The animal rights advocacy group was irked, as the beleaguered quarterback late Thursday inked a two-year pact with the Philadelphia Eagles to serve as the backup signal caller to starter Donovan McNabb.
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Vick Wants To Join Buffalo Bills
Posted on Aug 13, 2009 @ 01:20PM - 11 comments
UPDATE: Although Vick was hoping to sign with the Bills, the team now says they have no interest in him. Vick is moving on to talk with other teams.
The Buffalo Bills are Michael Vick’s first choice as the quarterback tries to re-join the National Football League.
The Bills already have a controversial player on their roster: Terrell Owens.
Vick hasn't played in the NFL since the 2006 season; he missed 2007 and 2008 after a suspension and subsequent conviction on charges he ran a dog fighting ring.
EXCLUSIVE: PETA Tries To Intercept Michael Vick's Job Search
Posted on Aug 13, 2009 @ 01:06PM - 9 comments
PETA will not be writing letters of recommendation for Michael Vick anytime soon.
The animal protection agency issued a statement Thursday on the former No. 1 pick's imminent return to the NFL, likely as a backup for the immediate future.
“Anyone who signs Michael Vick needs to have their head examined, something that we've been advocating for Mr. Vick himself in order to prove that history won't repeat itself―with really bad consequences for the team and others."
Michael Vick To Appear On CBS' 60 Minutes On Sunday
Posted on Aug 12, 2009 @ 07:59AM - 4 comments
Disgraced former pro-football star Michael Vick will appear on CBS' 60 Minutes on Sunday. It will be his first interview since being convicted of running an illegal dog-fighting ring: a crime that landed in federal prison for 18-months and got him suspended from the NFL.
The interview -- conducted by CBS Sports/NFL Today anchor James Brown on Monday, August 10 in Virginia -- will be broadcast on 60 Minutes at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
