Donald Sterling Racist Secrets & NBA Ban with Mark Ebner
Media Mayhem with Allison Hope Weiner
Episode 153
Episode Synopsis
Clippers owner Donald Sterling and the racist outburst that got him banned from the NBA is discussed, along with V. Stiviano, her recording of the team owner and the open secret of Sterling’s prejudice are all shared by journalist Mark Ebner. Discussing his research and personal experience with Sterling, and the legal grounds for the NBA decision to ban Sterling from basketball, it is a frank and uncensored discussion on Media Mayhem.
Guest Bio
Mark Ebner is an investigative journalist who has covered celebrity and crime culture for such publications as Rolling Stone, Maxim, Details and Spy. Mark has investigated such controversial subjects as Scientology, dog fighting and the Ku Klux Klan. A published author, Mark co-wrote the New York Times bestseller “Hollywood, Interrupted” with Andrew Breitbart and Six Degrees of Paris Hilton. Most recently he co-authored “We Have Your Husband,” a story about a kidnapping in Mexico. In addition to writing, he has served as a commentator on NBC, CBS, ABC, MSNBC, NPR, Court TV and E! Entertainment Television to name a few. Mark was a consultant on the Emmy nominated episode of South Park’s “Trapped in the Closet” and also consulted for NBC/Dateline on the Paris Hilton Tapes report. Ebner runs a blog at hollywoodinterrupted.com where he reports on breaking news from Hollywood.
Hosts
Allison Hope Weiner
Episode Breakdown
00:01 Welcome to Media Mayhem.
00:30 Introducing Mark Ebner.
05:00 Donald Sterling’s racist remarks caught on tape. Should the NBA have taken action sooner?
08:00 Is Sterling’s ban from the NBA about money? Did Adam Silver do the right thing, and what will happen next?
13:00 Ebner’s personal experience at Sterling’s house and the socioeconomic influence of Sterling’s racism.
15:20 Legal expectations when dealing with the release of a private conversation without a person’s consent.
25:50 Tabloid rumors about Magic Johnson and Oprah’s interest in buying the Clippers.
27:20 Does forcing Sterling to sell the team set a dangerous precedent?
35:30 The problem with TMZ releasing private statements without giving any context.
43:30 Thanks and goodbye.
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