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Associated Press
20 hours ago
- Sport
- Associated Press
Pirates' Santana suspended 4 games by MLB for a confrontation with a fan, but is appealing decision
NEW YORK (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dennis Santana was suspended four games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball on Friday, a day after he was involved in an altercation with a fan. Santana is appealing the decision by the league and can continue to play while the situation is being reviewed. During the second game of the Pirates' doubleheader with the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, Santana was in the bullpen when he was seen at one point leaping and swiping at the person. 'You guys know me — I'm a calm demeanor type of person,' Santana said after the game through an interpreter. 'I've never had any issues for any of the teams I've played for. This guy crossed the line a few times.' Santana declined to disclose what the fan said. 'He crossed the line, and I'd like to leave it at that,' he said. 'I've never had anything like this happen in my eight years in baseball.' Santana can be seen in videos posted on social media pointing out the fan to a police officer before jumping and swinging at the person who's in the front row above Pittsburgh's bullpen at Comerica Park. After jumping at the fan, Santana was escorted away by Pirates bullpen personnel and held back by a teammate. He entered the game in the ninth inning and pitched to one batter before the game was delayed by rain. The Pirates won 8-4. Pittsburgh hosted Texas on Friday night. — AP MLB:
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
WNBA star Kelsey Plum's brutal insult to autograph-seeking 'fan' divides opinion... so was she in the right?
Opinion has been split after video emerged of an awkward interaction between Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum and a 'fan' hoping to snag an autograph from her. In a video posted to TikTok, a group of fans were seen waiting for Plum and teammate Dearica Hamby outside of a team hotel. The fan, who appeared to sound like a grown man, and Plum exchanged words which were spoken right before the video began - likely Plum asking why the man and others who had gathered were waiting for them. After the fan told Plum 'the bus was right here', Hamby made some kind of comment and continued walking away. Plum then remarked, 'Don't y'all find that kinda weird? Low key? Like low key, come on.' When the fan agreed with her, Plum said that she was 'really turned off right now, not gonna lie.' After affirming he was a fan - which Plum said she appreciated - and being asked to sign just one trading card on a sheet the fan held out, the former NCAA leading scorer relented and put her signature on a card. The video then ended with Plum signing the autograph and the fan encouraging her to 'keep going this year', which the player appreciated. The awkward encounter led to many opinions being shared online. Some thought that Plum seemed ungrateful for her fans. Others believed this fan wanted her autograph so he could sell it online. In fact, the latter turns out to be the case. When visiting the page of the account - with the username @minnygraphs99 suggesting he's from Minnesota and sells autographed cards - you find hundreds of videos from this user of him obtaining and selling autographed trading cards. Still, other users came to this account's defense. 'Kelsey Plum dumb asf. Nobody knew her until Caitlin [Clark] and now that she's got some fans she pissing on them,' wrote one user on X. Another said, 'Weird a fan? Lmaoooo.' 'Why are the WNBA women so f***ed up in the head? Dude is just asking for an autograph. What is Kelsey Plum f***ing problem?,' another user posted. Still, there were plenty of others who believed that the behavior from this fan was weird and defended Plum. 'It is weird, and a lot of athletes refuse to sign multiple items from obvious re-sellers,' one user said. 'I have zero problems with her calling out obviously weird resellers. They are not fans,' a different user posted. Another said, 'tbh I have no problem with her saying this. It must be awkward for a grown man to ask another adult for an autograph. And it is absolutely weird to wait by their bus. I've chased auto's … when I was 13-14 yrs old.' Despite the Sparks struggling at 4-9, Plum has been a godsend in the midst of her first season since being traded from the Las Vegas Aces. Plum leads the Sparks in scoring with 20.9 points per game.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Doja Cat claims 'crazy' fan kissed and touched her without permission during viral encounter
has accused a fan of touching her without permission during a recent encounter outside an event. The moment went viral on TikTok after the fan, Pablo Tamayo, posted a video showing himself excitedly interacting with the singer outside a venue. 'I'm about to give Doja Cat my shirt, cause she's the iconic girl,' Pablo says in the video before taking off his shirt and handing it to her. He then hugs her as she wraps a leg around his waist, and places his hands on her shoulders while they continue talking. Pablo captioned the clip: 'When Doja Cat likes your shirt, you give her your shirt. Love you Doja Cat.' Doja Cat has since addressed the incident in a since-deleted tweet, writing: 'Bottom line is I'll smile at you but it doesn't mean I f*** with you and don't touch me and man-handle me when you don't even f***ing know me.' She added: 'I honestly think I need to stand up for myself in the moment sometimes. And he didn't even know my f***ing name to be touching me and kissing me on my face like that is crazy.' 'I threw that musty a** shirt away btw.' In follow-up posts, Doja responded to fans' questions, writing: 'He did [smell good] but I don't like how comfortable he was touching me and kissing me without asking permission.' When someone asked why she seemed to enjoy the interaction, she replied: 'I was very drunk, I don't know what to tell you.' has reached out to representatives of Doja Cat for comment. Fans were quick to weigh in on social media about her reaction to the video. One wrote: 'Doja hates her fans,' while another said: 'She's villainizing you for her not being able to enforce her boundaries.' Others were more sympathetic to the fan's perspective. One said: 'Imagine meeting your favorite artist, then logging on to social media to see her talking s*** about you and being musty. I would be embarrassed.' Still, some came to Doja's defense. One fan wrote: 'I don't think nothing what she is feeling is wrong at all, she was just playing it cool on camera and knowing how people switch stories. She sure is a good actor because I thought this was a cute fan moment. 'I think it's such a big misunderstanding, she's very valid for feeling violated and he thought it was all good vibes and his intentions seem pure fan love. 'I hope they talk and resolve this, I don't see no wrong sides. Just miscommunication. Don't send hate to neither.' The viral fan, Pablo, also responded to the backlash with a follow-up TikTok addressing the controversy. He said: 'I just wanna clear this up because it hurts. I love her. I just think it's crazy because she's the one at this event that's being so nice. She pointed out my shirt and said, "I like that".' He explained that she asked for the shirt after learning it was from his new Pride collection. Pablo went on: 'Now, she's on X saying she threw that musty shirt away' that I didn't know her name, that I manhandled her. I understand, guys, if I was being too nice or whatever. I will take full accountability. 'I'm gay! I would never want to make her feel uncomfortable, she's so iconic, I've only been saying the nicest things about her.' Pablo continued by saying he 'would have never wanted to make her uncomfortable,' and added that he wouldn't have shared the video if she hadn't said yes. He said: 'I apologize if I did anything wrong at all, but guys, I'm a human being too, but maybe this just shows that not everybody's who they say they are in person.' In a cheeky move, Pablo is now selling a vest with the phrase 'Musty a** shirt' printed on it. He promoted the new merch in a TikTok captioned: 'She wants to promote her album, I'll promote my clothes.' One fan chimed in after the shirt went up for sale: 'It's getting even more messy.'
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Doja Cat slams 'crazy' fan as she claims he kissed and touched her without permission during viral encounter
Doja Cat sparked intense debate online after accusing a fan of touching her without permission during a recent encounter outside an event. The moment went viral on TikTok after the fan Pablo Tamayo posted a video showing himself excitedly interacting with the singer outside a venue. 'I'm about to give Doja Cat my shirt, cause she's the iconic girl,' Pablo says in the video before taking off his shirt and handing it to her. He then hugs her as she wraps a leg around his waist, and places his hands on her shoulders while they continue talking. Pablo captioned the clip, 'When Doja Cat likes your shirt, you give her your shirt' and 'Love you @dojacat.' After the clip gained traction, Doja Cat addressed the incident in a since-deleted tweet on X, writing: 'bottom line is i'll smile at you but it doesn't mean I fu– w you and don't touch me and man handle me when you don't even fu–in know me. Iykyk.' She elaborated further: 'i honestly think I need to stand up for myself in the moment sometimes. and he didn't even know my fu–in name to be touching me and kissing me on my face like that is crazy.' She added, 'I threw that musty ass shirt away btw.' In follow-up posts, Doja responded to fans' questions, writing, 'he did [smell good] but i don't like how comfortable he was touching me and kissing me without asking permission.' When someone asked why she seemed to enjoy the interaction, she replied, 'I was very drunk idk what to tell you.' has reached out to representatives of Doja Cat for comment. Fans were quick to weigh in on social media. One wrote, 'doja HATESS her fans,' while another said, 'She's villainizing you for her not being able to enforce her boundaries.' Others were more sympathetic to the fan's perspective. 'Imagine meeting your favorite artist, then logging on to social media to see her talking sh** about you and being musty. I would be embarrassed,' one commented. After the clip gained traction, Doja Cat addressed the incident in a since-deleted tweet on X, writing: 'bottom line is i'll smile at you but it doesn't mean I fu– w you and don't touch me and man handle me when you don't even fu–in know me. Iykyk' In follow-up posts, Doja responded to fans' questions, writing, 'he did [smell good] but i don't like how comfortable he was touching me and kissing me without asking permission' Fans were quick to weigh in on social media Still, some came to Doja's defense. 'I don't think nothing what she is feeling is wrong at all, she was just playing it cool on camera and knowing how ppl switch stories,' one fan wrote, adding, 'She sure is a good actor because I thought this was a cute fan moment.' They continued, 'I think it's such a big misunderstanding, she's very valid for feeling violated and he thought it was all good vibes and his intentions seem pure fan love. I hope they talk and resolve this, I don't see no wrong sides. Just miscommunication. Don't send hate to neither.' Pablo responded to the backlash with a follow-up TikTok addressing the controversy. 'I just wanna clear this up because it hurts,' he said. 'I love her… I just think it's crazy because she's the one at this event that's being so nice. She pointed out my shirt and said, "I like that."' He explained that she asked for the shirt after learning it was from his new Pride collection. 'Now, she's on Twitter saying she 'threw that musty shirt away,' that I didn't know her name, that I manhandled her. I understand, guys, if I was being too nice or whatever. I will take full accountability. 'I'm gay! I would never want to make her feel uncomfortable, she's so iconic, I've only been saying the nicest things about her.' Pablo continued, saying he 'would have never wanted to make her uncomfortable,' and added that he wouldn't have shared the video /if she hadn't said yes… 'I apologize if I did anything wrong at all, but guys, I'm a human being too, but maybe this just shows that not everybody's who they say they are in person.' In a cheeky move, Pablo is now selling a t-shirt with the phrase 'Musty ass shirt' printed on it. He promoted the new merch in a TikTok captioned, 'She wants to promote her album, I'll promote my clothes.'
News.com.au
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Mega-star absolutely roasts fan after interaction on the street
A seemingly sweet fan interaction with pop star Doja Cat has taken an ugly turn – with the singer publicly shaming the man on social media just days after their encounter. Taking to X, the Grammy-winning artist claimed the fan – who had approached her in the street earlier this month – had crossed serious boundaries during the meeting. 'Don't touch me and man handle me when you don't even f**king know me. He didn't even know my name, to be touching me and kissing me on my face is crazy,' she wrote bluntly. 'Bottom line is, I'll smile at you but it doesn't mean I f**k with you,' the singer added in the tweet, which she deleted shortly aftter. The clip, which has over 3 million likes, shows LA local Pablo Tamayo approaching the singer and gifting her the shirt he's wearing. 'I'm about to give my shirt to Doja Cat because she's the icon "It" girl,' he says while the Say So singer smiles beside him. The two then exchange names and share a series of hugs before the video ends with the pair jumping up and down excitedly. Doja Cat followed up her since-deleted posts saying, 'I threw that musty ass shirt away by the way.' Viewers were divided, with some claiming the pop star looked 'uncomfortable.' 'She's low-key frightened,' said one. 'I can't lie I feel like he overstepped the boundaries,' chimed in another. Others saw nothing wrong with the interaction, branding Doja Cat 'weird and fake.' 'This was so cute until I saw her tweet,' said one. 'Celebrities are so weird! How are you going to act like this and switch up?!,' questioned another. 'Seeing this now seems so upsetting,' said a third. 'I feel bad for this guy. What she said on Twitter was disgusting and hurtful,' echoed a fourth. Pablo has since responded to the tweets saying, 'It hurts because I loved her.' 'She was being so nice and pointed out my shirt so I gave her one,' he said. 'I understand if I was being too nice and I will take full accountability but I don't even know what's going on.' 'Maybe not everyone is who they portray in person,' he added. The LA local has since gone one step further by posting a photo of his own Doja Cat merch with the caption, 'I threw this musty ass shirt away.' This isn't the first time Doja Cat has been in hot water with her fans. In 2022, the singer lost over 200,000 followers after calling her fans 'crazy people' and refusing to say she loved them. 'My life, my rules, my style, my attitude,' she said at the time.
