Celebrity Justice
Charles Barkley -- Tent City All-Star

Charles Barkley finished delivering a news conference from inside the Tent City Jail in Phoenix, AZ this afternoon, and his fellow inmates are already cheering for him like it's the "Shawshank Redemption."

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Sitting next to Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the NBA Hall-of-Famer started with a typical PSA monologue, saying he made a mistake and had "learned not to drink and drive." Barkley reiterated that he is not a role model. Understatement of the year.

But the good stuff came after the newser, when inmate P519798 played politician -- shaking hands and even posing for pictures! All within the confines of jail. Oh, and apparently he's aware that TMZ broke the story of his DUI arrest.

If you're wondering what Sir Charles will do in his downtime over the next three days -- he's reading "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Spanish." Ay Dios Mio!



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31. Still a putts. Your time is past, thanks for the comment from has been's

Posted at 2:39PM on Mar 9th 2009 by Suns Fan

32. Charles isn't getting any special treatment by wearing his jogging suit, you only get the striped uniform and pink under wear if you are going to spend more the ten days in jail. Those sentenced to less then 10 days are housed in tents reserved for 10 days and under and those on work release, so everyone in that section wears civilian clothes. Almost everyone in that section is there for DUI, I know I spent a one night sentence last June for a DUI there. Its hot, but its also hot in Iraq were our troops are wearing battle gear to add to the heat.

As for all this negative rap against Arpia, well he gets re-elected by landslides every time he runs, so not everyone out there thinks he's a clown.

Posted at 3:24PM on Mar 9th 2009 by Chazman1946

33. I agree 100% with the person saying that Chuck was wrong NOT to apologize to his wife and daughter! I can't imagine the shame and hurt they felt having to deal with this, let alone with the public knowing. I have known Charles, Mo and Christiana for a very long time. Mo is a wonderful person as is Christiana. Mo is one of the best mother's that I have ever known and Christiana is not one bit affected by the celebrity of her father. For whatever it is worth, I know that Chuck loves Mo very much. He entered the NBA with many demons and they only grew with his celebrity status. I pray that this family can get through this.

Posted at 9:56PM on Mar 9th 2009 by OneWhoKnows

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