June 18, 2013

LAPD Confront Armed Men at Metta World Peace’s Condo

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*LA Lakers forward Metta World Peace found himself awakened from sleep early this morning when police responded to a report of 4 armed men in condo complex,  reports TMZ. LAPD say they got a call around midnight regarding 4 guys – 3 with handguns and one with a shotgun – lurking around the MWP’s West [...]




Metta World Peace Developing Prank-Themed TV Series

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*LMNO Prods., producers of CBS hidden camera series of specials “I Get That A Lot,” has partnered with Los Angeles Lakers star Metta World Peace (born Ron Artest) and his Artest Media Group to develop “Metta World Pranks,” a new prank series featuring professional athletes in hidden camera bits. In addition to Metta and other [...]




The Game Breaks Bones After Slam Dunk

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*The Game messed up his hand over the weekend during a pickup playoff game in Los Angeles. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] As part of the infamous Drew League, the rapper executed a slam dunk, but broke a bone in his thumb and wrist immediately afterward when he fell to the ground and someone accidentally [...]




Metta World Peace Cast in Nancy Grace’s Lifetime Movie

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*Los Angeles Lakers star Metta World Peace (formerly Ron Artest) is using his off season to make his acting debut in a movie adaptation of Nancy Grace’s first novel, The Eleventh Victim, set to premiere in the fall on Lifetime Movie Network. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Peace will play Garlan Fincher, a Georgia detective [...]




Turner’s Two Cents: World Peace Not Acting Very Metta

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*His cocky refusal to make amends for brutishly elbowing James Harden in the head proves that Metta World Peace’s high-sounding moniker has no significance whatsoever.  The Lakers star forward re-named himself Metta World Peace to denote kindness, benevolence, friendliness and non-violence – values summed up in the Buddhist concept of “metta.”  But by refusing to [...]




Metta World Peace’s Elbow Throw Gets Him 7-Game Suspension

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*Well, the verdict is in and the judge, or in this case, the NBA’s commissioner, David Stern, has handed down the sentence. The Los Angeles Lakers’ Metta World Peace, was given a 7-game suspension for his vicious, but what he calls unintentional,  elbow to the head of Oklahoma City Thunder player James Harden in Sunday’s [...]




Metta World Peace Booted From Game for throwing Elbow at OKC Player

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*He says it was not intentional We’re referring to LA Lakers forward Metta World Peace’s response to being ejected from Sunday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder for elbowing Oklahoma’s James Harden in the head. World Peace was ejected for a flagrant foul late in the second quarter Sunday. The Lakers player had just dunked [...]




Video: Ron Artest’s ‘DWTS’ Exit Interview on ‘GMA’

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*So much for World Peace. Ron Artest — aka Metta World Peace – says being the first to get booted from “Dancing With the Stars” isn’t the worst thing. “It was fun,” said the Los Angeles Lakers star, who appeared with his partner (and first-time pro) Peta Murgatroyd on “Good Morning America” this morning. “Like [...]




Ron Artest is Now Officially Metta World Peace

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*Ron Artest can now hit the dance floor in “peace.” A brief hearing at Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday morning made it official — Ron Artest has changed his name to Metta World Peace, according to ESPN. According to Artest’s publicist, Courtney Barnes, the new “Dancing With the Stars” contestant was not present for [...]




Traffic Warrants Delay Ron Artest’s Name Change to Metta World Peace

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*Ron Artest will have to wait a little longer than expected to have his name officially changed to “Metta World Peace” A Los Angeles court commissioner ordered the delay until at least Sept. 16 due to outstanding traffic warrants, Superior Court spokeswoman Elizabeth Martinez told the AP. Artest wasn’t in court for today’s decision and [...]




Say Good-Bye to Ron Artest and Hello to Mr. Metta World Peace

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*Most of us know that our beloved LA Laker, Ron Artest has some psychological issues. We know  because you’ve observed him on the b-ball court overt the years and of course there was his shout out to his psychologist. At any rate, the baller is going through a transformation. Are you ready? He’s changing his [...]