Dennis Rodman tries to say something...

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**Ouze**

And, Mr. Rodman has checked into rehab.

The retired basketball star had blamed drinking for a bizarre interview in which he suggested that an American held by North Korea was responsible for his own captivity.

He is totally correct, on the latter part. If you are an American and you go to North Korea or Iran, then what happens to you is totally on you, in my book.

Anyway the full article is here.

Rodman checks into rehab after N Korea alcohol-fueled meltdown
By Becky Bratu, Staff Writer, NBC News

Retired basketball star Dennis Rodman checked into an alcohol rehabilitation center to seek treatment for his long-time struggle with alcoholism, his agent said.

Dennis Prince declined to disclose which facility will treat the star.

"What was potentially a historic and monumental event turned into a nightmare for everyone concerned," Prince said, according to The Associated Press. "Dennis Rodman came back from North Korea in pretty rough shape emotionally. The pressure that was put on him to be a combination 'super human' political figure and 'fixer' got the better of him.

"He is embarrassed, saddened and remorseful for the anger and hurt his words have caused."

Rodman, 52, recently returned to the United States from yet another trip to North Korea, where he led a crowd in an auditorium in serenading the leader, Kim Jong Un, with “Happy Birthday” at an exhibition game between former NBA players and a North Korean team.

A day earlier, in a bizarre, expletive-littered and sometimes incoherent interview with CNN, Rodman came close to suggesting that an American held captive in North Korea for more than a year, Kenneth Bae, was responsible for his captivity.

Bae's family was outraged, and Rodman was also slammed for not using his influence with Kim to help free the American.

Rodman ultimately apologized for his comments regarding Bae, saying he had been drinking and was upset because some of his teammates were leaving under pressure.

Rodman, known as much for his antics, tattoos and adventurous fashion choices as he was for basketball, won five NBA championships with the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls.

The star was the highest-profile American to meet the North Korean leader since he inherited power from father Kim Jong Il in 2011. He traveled to Pyongyang for the first time last February.

In November, the hoops star debuted "Dennis Rodman — The original Bad Ass Premium Vodka," a "six times distilled all-American premium vodka.

The endorsement was an unconventional choice for a star who has had issues with alcohol in the past, including getting arrested for driving drunk and assaulting his ex-fiancee. Rodman also entered an outpatient rehab facility in 2008. A year later, he agreed to appear on the third season of the show Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, but he didn't stay out of trouble.

In 2012, the Los Angeles Times detailed Rodman's transgressions and legal issues and said the NBA Hall of Famer was broke and unable to get work.

"In all honesty, Dennis, although a very sweet person, is an alcoholic," Peggy Williams, his then financial advisor, was quoted as saying. "His sickness impacts his ability to get work."

**Monster Rain**

^^^ More victim blaming.

I suppose rehab is the best course of action when you attribute making a perfect, international ass of yourself to being drunk.

**Fafnir**

Monster Rain wrote:
^^^ More victim blaming.

I suppose rehab is the best course of action when you attribute making a perfect, international ass of yourself to being drunk.

Of course, if he's still a perfect, international ass after the rehab... well, what's the point of going at all, really?

**Noble713**

feeder wrote:
Ouze wrote:
Why all the hate for Dennis Rodman? Sure, he's a moron, but what's he done that rises to the level of wishing he was fed to dogs?

Helping legitimise the brutal tyrannic clownshoes that run the DPRK?

Which, in principle, is no worse than celebrities like Jay-Z and Beyonce legitimizing the brutal tyrannic clownshoes that run the US. Unless GITMO closed and we stopped Hellfiring civilians while I wasn't paying attention...

***waits for the all the protests of 'THAT'S DIFFERENT!" ***

**Seaward**

Noble713 wrote:
Which, in principle, is no worse than celebrities like Jay-Z and Beyonce legitimizing the brutal tyrannic clownshoes that run the US. Unless GITMO closed and we stopped Hellfiring civilians while I wasn't paying attention...

***waits for the all the protests of 'THAT'S DIFFERENT!" ***

Too obvious. If you're going to troll OT, you need to be more subtle.

**Monster Rain**

Yeah, poor effort there.

Maybe next time, though. Keep at it!

**squidhills**

Sometimes I wonder... is Dennis Rodman actually as full-on crazy as he seems... or is he secretly the BEST spy the CIA ever had on it's payroll?

**d-usa**

squidhills wrote:
Sometimes I wonder... is Dennis Rodman actually as full-on crazy as he seems... or is he secretly the BEST spy the CIA ever had on it's payroll?

Underling: Boss, we need to do a detailed debrief of his latest mission into North Korea. He has been able to infiltrate pretty deep so it might take us a while, maybe even weeks, to get all the details from him. People might wonder where he is if our debrief takes this long.
Boss: Just tell the press he is in rehab.
Underling: Brilliant!