Showing posts with label Lance Armstrong. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lance Armstrong. Show all posts

Friday, July 15, 2016

Lance Armstrong Slammed By The U.S. Government In $100 Million Dollar Lawsuit Over Doping Scandal And Endorsements

The U.S. Government Is Trying To Take Back All The Money Lance Armstrong Made Through Dishonesty
 



Lance Armstrong
 
The U.S. government, via the Justice Department, has slapped cyclist and former Olympian Lance Armstrong with a massive lawsuit for $100,000,000. The 59-page lawsuit refers to the disgraced cyclist as a "dope" "dealer" and "liar." The government has sued on behalf of the U.S. Postal Service, who sponsored Armstrong and his cycling team from 1998-2005. During that time, Armstrong engaged in an elaborate, dishonest scheme of using steroids, then getting blood transfusions to flush out evidence of the banned substances that gave him an undue advantage at the Olympics and in many tournaments, such as the Tour de France. 
 


Lance Armstrong

The U.S. government wrote in its lawsuit, "No sponsor who knew the truth about how Armstrong achieved his apparent Tour de France victories would have paid any amount of money to sponsor him or his team." The lawsuit's primary objective is to recover the tens of millions of dollars Armstrong was paid in endorsement money by the U.S. Postal Service. It is the Judiciary Report's solemn belief that Armstrong's doping and chronic blood transfusions, led to him developing cancer, as it so disrupted his body's natural functions and cell processes with foreign substances and blood, it damaged his body's entire cellular structure. 

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Lance Armstrong called a 'doper, dealer, and liar' in brutal Federal Government document - as the Justice Department sues the disgraced cyclist for almost $100 million
 
Published: 10:32 EST, 12 July 2016 - Disgraced former cycling champion Lance Armstrong has been called a 'doper, dealer, and liar’ in a brutal attack from the Federal Government. The stinging assessment was part of a 59-page document prepared by the U.S. Justice Department as part of an ongoing lawsuit worth nearly $100 million against the cyclist. 

‘No sponsor who knew the truth about how Armstrong achieved his apparent Tour de France victories would have paid any amount of money to sponsor him or his team,’ U.S. Justice Department attorneys wrote, the Detroit Free Press reports. The stinging assessment of Armstrong (pictured in 2011) was part of a 59-page document prepared by the U.S. Justice Department as part of an ongoing lawsuit against the cyclist worth nearly $100 million. 

The damning attack went on to accuse Armstrong of abusing his position for financial and personal gain, and was delivered as the government attempts to sue the disgraced athlete on behalf of the U.S. Postal Service. Armstrong rode for the U.S. Postal Team from 1998 to 2005, and received more than $40 million in sponsorship during his career. Government lawyers trashed the effort of Armstrong’s legal team to have the case dismissed, saying on Monday: ‘Armstrong’s motion for summary judgment should be denied in its entirety, and this Court should set a date for trial.’ 

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Jay Z Lies In New York Post Article About Samsung Paying Rihanna And Roc Nation $25,000,000 For Tour

 

Rihanna

An article recently appeared in the New York Post claiming electronics company Samsung is on the verge of agreeing to pay singer Rihanna $25,000,000 for her upcoming tour sponsorship. The story was placed by Rihanna's management and new record label Roc Nation. However, the truth of the matter is Samsung didn't even pay half that figure. Samsung agreed to buy 1,000,000 copies of Rihanna's flopped "Anti" album for $1 a piece, which Billboard is refusing to count for chart inclusion, as the copies were not sold.

Samsung agreed to $5,000,000 in tour sponsorship and some of the costs are recoupable against ticket sales. If the tour bombs, as past tours have done, leaving Rihanna in the red (at one point Rihanna only had $20,000 in her bank account) Samsung will see no return on their investment, which will anger shareholders.

Considering Samsung hit a sales decline in the past two years, as reported in various stock market news outlets, they do not have $25,000,000 to throw around. The shareholders would be livid. Previously, Samsung agreed to buy 1,000,000 copies of Jay Z's flopped "Holy Grail" album that contained many copyright infringing songs. Jay Z's Samsung deal was worth approximately $2,500,000, but had deductions and failed to give Samsung an earnings boost. After taxes and associated fees, the deal did not create much revenue for Jay Z and did nothing for Samsung.


Jay Z

Rihanna is going on tour this summer because she needs the money. She has lost endorsements from Cover Girl and Nivea over her foul image. Rihanna and Jay Z need to be careful about releasing false figures, as others will expect the same money from Samsung in sponsorship deals and cancel when they do not get it. They are doing Samsung no favors with this madness in trying to appear like they are making a fortune.

Not to mention, Samsung also has to answer to shareholders, who will be none too pleased. Rihanna and Jay Z also need to be careful regarding fake figures, as financial records are often subpoenaed in copyright infringement lawsuits and the truth will come out in that manner. 

Jay Z and Rihanna, who are in the so-called Hollywood "Illuminati" (Kabbalah) are mimicking the crazy conduct of the head of the cult, Madonna. She repeatedly leaked false endorsement figures to inflate her image and net worth. For example, Madonna publicly bragged in articles and press releases that Microsoft paid her "$10,000,000" for a sponsorship deal, which prompted the company to come forward and say not even close and they paid her nowhere near that figure.


Jay Z and Rihanna

Greatly exaggerating figures is also a method employed by Def Jam's Russell Simmons, who Jay Z publicly claimed encouraged him to do the same. Jay Z lied that his former company, Rocafella, built on drug money from dealing crack cocaine to adults and children on the East Coast of America, was worth $125,000,000. However, an audit and company evaluation commissioned by a prospective buyer revealed it was barely worth $25,000,000.

It is a federal crime in America to falsify the worth of companies and financial endeavors, as it deceives and defrauds existing shareholders and will do the same regarding members of the public, who seek to potentially invest their money. Real business people do not conduct their financial dealings in such a disgraceful manner. Only con artists, ponzi schemers and scammers do such things.

Side Bar: another item of note is due to Rihanna's foul behavior, she could find herself in the same situation cyclist Lance Armstrong did, where sponsor, the U.S. Postal Service, sued via the U.S. Justice Department, to recover sponsorship money they gave him, when the truth came out about his illegal, cheating conduct (steroids). Rihanna, Jay Z and Madonna are the music industry's equivalent of Lance Armstrong (or the financial equivalent of  Bernard Madoff) due to mass criminal copyright infringement and other commissioned crimes they have been committing sure to taint any brand they are associated with. Any company that inks a deal with the aforementioned criminal entertainers would do well to beware, as there will be far reaching, long lasting financial and social consequences for it. 

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Rihanna inks $25M sponsorship deal with Samsung

October 29, 2015 | 11:24am - South Korean electronics giant Samsung has reached an unprecedented $25 million deal to sponsor Rihanna’s upcoming album and tour, The Post has learned. Rihanna, known for hit songs such as “Umbrella” and “Rude Boy,” is signed to Roc Nation, run by rap mogul Jay Z, who has had a long and profitable relationship with Samsung.

The Rihanna deal follows seven months of talks and is the biggest music-marketing tie-up in recent memory. Hammering out the details took longer than expected in part because Rihanna made some last-minute tweaks to the album, sources said. Samsung couldn’t immediately be reached for comment, while Roc Nation declined to comment...

The company also cut a $5 million marketing deal with Jay Z’s Roc Nation in 2013, surrounding the release of the hip-hop star’s Magna Carta Holy Grail album, according to reports. In exchange for a $5 million check, Jay Z provided Samsung 1 million copies of the album to be downloaded on the company’s new Galaxy SIII and other devices...

The deal is bad news for marketers, said one source, noting that few have pockets deep enough to afford such multi-million dollar global tie-ups. “No-one wants to have $25 million deals in the market place,” said a source. But event sponsorship is a huge growth area. IEG notes that spending in the space will rise 5 percent in 2015 to $1.4 billion.


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Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Blame The Victim?


12-year-old Tamir Rice

Why do some in society choose to blame victims of crime for the heinous acts committed against them by others. Shouldn't it be blame the criminals, as no one has any justification for violating the rights of others. This pattern of blame the victim happens in lesser known incidents of crime, but as examples, I will invoke famous criminal cases to illustrate my point.

When 17-year-old Miami boy, Trayvon Martin, was stalked, confronted and gunned down by violent neighborhood watchman, George Zimmerman, a man with a history of criminal behavior, who was acting outside the law again, some had the unmitigated gall to get on the internet and type garbage about a deceased teen that was minding his business.

The defense in the criminal case was no better, digging out stories about an underage murder victim's past, such as the fact he had occasionally smoked weed. By that insane reasoning, all marijuana smokers around the world deserve to be stalked, confronted and murdered in cold blood for walking on the street. Show of hands, how many of you have smoked weed, heads of state included (we know who you are anyway) think marijuana smokers deserve to be stalked, confronted and killed as Martin was by Zimmerman? You'd be a savage and barbarian if you thought that is okay. So why did some try to irrationally reason that it was okay, putting forward invalid and inhumane reasons in trying to justify the unjustifiable. If that is your mind's way of trying to make sense of something heinous, you need to change your way of thinking.

At the end of the day, what happened to Martin could have happened to anyone in that situation. Martin was not the problem. Deranged, psychotic Zimmerman stalking and confronting a person in violation of neighborhood watch and police rules, then resorting to violence via a gun, was the problem. Honestly, think about it, what would you have done if you were Martin and you were stalked, confronted and attacked by a stranger in plain clothes questioning why you were walking on the street rudely stating, "What are you doing around here?" (which was none of Zimmerman's business)? Your first thought would be the person is crazy and looking for a fight or going to rob you. 

In the case of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old who was shot and killed by failed, formerly fired cop, Timothy Loehmann, some chose to blame an underage minor for walking around with a toy gun in a state that allows people to openly brandish weapons in public places. Some stated online that the gun looked real and tried to justify the preventable shooting death under that false premise. However, Loehmann and his partner Garmback are to blame for driving right up to an alleged suspect with an item they were told could be a fake gun and opening fire within seconds. Why didn't they maintain a safe distance. They drove up a few feet from the child.


Trayvon Martin 

In rape cases, some blame women for dressing provocatively, inexcusably stating they were asking to be raped dressing in that manner. Let me ask you a question, when you are in the supermarket and the food looks appetizing, as it is supposed to be for attractiveness, do you not know it is unlawful to open the packages and start consuming the food.

When you go to a jewelry store, do you not know it is illegal to smash the glass, grab the pretty, shiny jewelry, stealing something that does not belong to you. When you are in an electronics store and you see a nice, shiny item you would love to have, do you not know it is illegal to grab said item and do whatever you feel like with it in stealing it. Therefore, how can anyone attempt to justify raping someone based on how they are dressed (or even citing the victim was drunk or high, so it is their fault). Furthermore, women in loose clothing, covered up from the neck down and sober have been raped as well. Therefore, there is no valid argument regarding dress code or inebriation.

Often in cases where celebrities are accused of crimes against others, some try to rationalize and explain away bad behavior regarding conduct that is wholly wrong. So caught up in idolatry, they blame and verbally attack the victims, rather than objectively looking at the facts in their faces. Some stars encourage this behavior in their fans, who end up with egg on their faces for believing them and mindlessly verbally abusing others on their behalf.

They begin vouching for famous people they don't even know and verbally attack and insult strangers on social networking and in some cases even their own co-workers, family and friends, whom they do actually know that do not believe the star in question is blameless in the matter. Then the truth comes out after all the public denials and lies by the star that said celebrity was in fact guilty of the misconduct they'd been accused of. Be careful swearing and vouching for people you don't know. You could end up embarrassed or in trouble over something you've written.

Lance Armstrong, among others, comes to mind. He viciously attacked his critics, who stated he was using steroids to win races, called them liars, filed lawsuits against them (knowing he was guilty) opened them up to public ridicule and hate, with his fans following his terrible example and verbally abusing and threatening his accusers. Then what happened? The truth came out that he was using steroids for years and engaging in practices to evade detection. He was investigated, stripped of his medals and banned from cycling for years. However, he and his fans had inflicted damage on innocent people who told the truth about his dishonesty and cheating and the damage was done in that regard.

The majority of society knows right from wrong. If people would learn to respect the rights of others and exercise due caution in unsure situations, most crimes and acts of abuse would not occur. However, when people decide they are going to do something they know is wrong, giving in to bad impulses, innocent people end up defrauded, abused, harmed or even killed.

Blaming the victim is cruel and inhumane, as it is the act of victimizing victims all over again. You are essentially inflicting damage on someone that has already been wrongly damaged by others. It's not a good or decent thing to do. It speaks to a lack of humanity in some. If the shoe were on the other foot, the same people irrationally and cruelly blaming the victim, would want to be believed, treated humanely, fairly and given justice. As the phrase goes, "Do unto others as you'd have done to you."

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Beyonce Phoned Obama Upset About Lip-Sync Rumors


Beyonce to Michelle Obama: you know I want Barack, right!

The U.S. Marine Band threw singer Beyonce under the proverbial bus for being the first person in history to lip sync the national anthem at a presidential inauguration. The embarrassing dubious distinction as too much for Beyonce to bear and according to reports, she call President Obama complaining about what happened. Shortly after, the White House clammed up about the issue when asked by the press and the Marine Band changed their tune from she definitely lip-synced to we're not sure.


Why is Beyonce throwing her head back like that and opening her mouth like she is at the dentist and she is not even singing

Ironically, days before the incident, the Judiciary Report compared Knowles to steroids cheat Lance Armstrong. Days later, mainstream publications are comparing her to Armstrong for cheating when performing the anthem (Beyonce Slammed By Mainstream Newspaper As A Hypocrite). The question is what was she doing the night before that she couldn't sing on the day of the inauguration.


Barack Obama and Beyonce Knowles

Many people are laughing at and criticizing Beyonce online for this major fiasco and she hates it. Hence the complaint to the President, who is rumored to have conducted an affair with Beyonce. Even legendary singer Aretha Franklin cracked a joke at Beyonce's expense, "When I heard that I just really cracked up. I thought it was really funny, but she did a beautiful job with the pre-record." Sarcasm anyone. Go Sister Re (LOL).

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Friday, January 18, 2013

Oprah Winfrey's Interview With Lance Armstrong Brought Out Controversial Facts And Confessions


Lance Armstrong and Oprah Winfrey

A skeptical Oprah Winfrey interviewed disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, regarding allegations of steroids use for most of his professional career. The interview did not paint Armstrong in the best light, as Winfrey not only got him to confess, she extracted other facts regarding the impact of his conduct upon those around him.

While the Judiciary Report has sympathy for Armstrong as a cancer survivor, his destructive deeds toward many caused others a significant amount of pain and he deprived others of their rightful place in world history when he cheated and won many events as a result.

For example, those in Armstrong's circle who began to speak out about his steroids use, which equates to him cheating his way to 7 prestigious Tour De France titles and an Olympic medal, all of which have now been stripped and revoked, they were threatened and brutalized in court and the press by the cyclist.

Armstrong's former masseuse, Emma O'Reilly, was publicly defamed by Armstrong, labeled a "whore" and sued by the cyclist for speaking out and telling the truth. Betsy Andreu, wife of Armstrong's teammate, Frankie Andreu, testified during an investigation that she heard the cyclist state to his doctor in the hospital that he used, "EPO, testosterone, cortisone, growth hormone and steroids."

As a result, Armstrong viciously slammed and sued Andreu for telling the truth. He publicly called her "crazy" and a "bi**h." Winfrey asked him why he did so stating, "You called her crazy and other terrible things." Armstrong inappropriately joked to Winfrey regarding Andreu, "I called you crazy, I called you a bi**h...but I never called you fat" as his response to his teammate's wife.

Armstrong put Andreu and others through court based nightmares that cost them a fortune in legal fees, all because they truthfully responded to questions about his doping. Armstrong should be made to make full financial restitution with interest and penalties. The people he sued for telling the truth were not rich and his conduct maliciously damaged their finances.

His actions also led Winfrey to state, "You're suing people and you know that they are telling the truth. What is that." Sadly, it is a mentally unbalanced Hollywood tactic to sue those that tell the truth about one's unlawful behavior and it is the circles Armstrong moved in for many years.

Winfrey asked Armstrong about the truth now coming out about his dishonesty, cheating and lies, "Did you not think this day was coming. did you not think you would be found out... did you not always think this day was coming... first of all, third law of motion. what you put out is going to come back. did you not think you would be found out at some point especially since so many people knew." He responded he wanted his own way.


Lance Armstrong

It was discovered that Armstrong tried to bribe the USADA (US Anti-Doping Agency) in 2004 with a $25,000 personal check, to cover up his doping, when allegations against him grew louder (Lance Armstrong reportedly tried paying off USADA in 2004).

Here's the kicker in this case that has further exposed corruption at the FBI and Department of Justice under FBI Director Robert S. Mueller and Attorney General Eric Holder. In 2010, the DOJ launched an investigation into allegations regarding Armstrong's doping (fraud, witness tampering, drug trafficking). In February 2011, the FBI and Department of Justice mysteriously dropped the case, as is their way when a high profile celebrity has flagrantly broken the law.

Winfrey stated, "When the Department of Justice just dropped that case and nobody knows why, did you have any influence in that?" Winfrey implied he had issued another bribe or some incentive to make the case unlawfully disappear. And as stated in the past, as the Judiciary Report knows firsthand from what well connected sources have informed the site, the FBI Director took an unrelated $1,000,000 bribe from Madonna in this case and his employees have been caught red-handed accepting large bribes in other cases (FBI Agent Arrested For Accepting A $200,000 Bribe To Derail A Criminal Case The FBI Was Supposed To Be Investigating).

After the FBI and DOJ deliberately failed, when there was so much evidence and so many witnesses, the USADA stepped up 6-months later in July 2011 and charged Armstrong with "possession, trafficking and using banned substances." Armstrong sued the USADA to block it and the case was dismissed. The USADA branded Armstrong's conduct as mafia-like in nature. USADA CEO, Travis Tygart stated, "Parts of this scheme were run like a mafia."

World famous sponsor Nike dropped Armstrong and rightfully so, to which he commented, "A 75 million dollar deal gone." As the Judiciary Report has been reinforcing for months via articles, sponsors don't like scandal, controversy or inappropriate behavior. They have to protect their brands and will head for the hills when witnessing an entertainer or athlete engage in questionable conduct. They give one money in good faith and expect a positive return on their investment - not positive drug tests, scandal and taint.

Then there's the personal aspect of the cheating and fraud. His mom is "a wreck." His kids are embarrassed for defending him. His foundation is in shambles by association. People need to think about their families and friends before they engage in the aforementioned conduct. It is better to come second, third, fourth ect... than win dishonorably. As the site has stated for years, history has a terrible way of correcting itself. It's simply not worth it.

At the end of the day, God can forgive Armstrong and so should the public. He needs to make amends personally, professionally and financially for all the damage he has caused. Time to face the music and do what is right.

Side Bar: I am of the belief Armstrong's doping contributed to him developing cancer. He was repeatedly disrupting his body's natural functions and balance in a significant way, via introducing foreign substances into his system that become carcinogens.