All posts containing the tag: "Charles Barkley"
Posted Mar 10th 2009 5:00AM by TMZ Staff
Judging by his size, one might think Charles Barkley would eat anything -- and everything -- put in front of him. Not true.
We're told Chuck had a serious problem with the food he was served during his short stint in an Arizona jail. Charles was given sloppy joes, potatoes, pear chunks, zucchini, a bread roll and a slice of margarine.
His reaction: "Man ... this stuff tastes like sh*t."
Chuck's special tent, separate from the other inmates, did not come with access to the vending machines with junk food and candy. So his lawyers were allowed to bring him some junk food and candy from the outside.
You can lock up the man ... but not his sweet tooth.
Filed under: Talk Sports, Food Glorious Food
Tags: Arizona, Charles Barkley, CharlesBarkley, Chuck, DUI, food, jail, Tent City Jail, TentCityJail
Posted Mar 9th 2009 12:20PM by TMZ Staff
Charles Barkley is done with his jail sentence.
Barkley was released from Tent City Jail in Arizona just before 8:00 AM today after serving his 3 day stint for a DUI bust.
For his safety, he was housed in a separate tent from other inmates and had his meals brought to him.
No word on how far Sir Charles got in "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Spanish."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports
Tags: charles barkley, CharlesBarkley, dui, jail, prison, sir charles, SirCharles, tent city, TentCity
Posted Mar 8th 2009 6:09PM by TMZ Staff
A less sweaty, Nike track suit wearing Sir Charles Barkley posed for this new mugshot when he entered Tent City Jail in Arizona yesterday.
Barkley -- who will finish his 3-day sentence for DUI tomorrow -- is allowed to rock the track suit because he's in on "work release."
Filed under: Talk Sports
Tags: charles barkley, charles barkley dui, charles barkley mugshot, charles barkleys new mugshot, CharlesBarkley, CharlesBarkleyDui, CharlesBarkleyMugshot, CharlesBarkleysNewMugshot, maricopa county, MaricopaCounty, sir charles, SirCharles, tent city jail, TentCityJail
Posted Mar 7th 2009 4:53PM by TMZ Staff
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."
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!
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports
Tags: all star, AllStar, charles barkley, CharlesBarkley, DUI, idiots guide, IdiotsGuide, news conference, NewsConference, PSA, Sherriff Joe Arpaio, SherriffJoeArpaio, sir charles, SirCharles, Tent City, TentCity
Posted Mar 7th 2009 2:09PM by TMZ Staff
Charles Barkley has just stepped up to deliver a press conference from inside Tent City Jail in Arizona.
Before the presser, Barkley was photographed as he first got to Tent City by KTVK in Phoenix. In the photos, Barkley is rocking a Nike tracksuit, a gold chain and a ridiculous grin.
Contrary to earlier reports, Barkley will not be forced to wear the legendary pink boxers or striped uniform.
Because he is on "work release," he will be able to stay in his clothes the entire time.
Story developing ... video to follow soon.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Wacky & Weird, Talk Sports, Photo Galleries
Tags: Arizona, charles barkley, CharlesBarkley, jail, KTVK, nike, pink boxers, PinkBoxers, press conference, PressConference, Sir Charles, SirCharles, Tent City, TentCity, work release, WorkRelease
Posted Mar 7th 2009 11:45AM by TMZ Staff
Live, from incarceration -- it's Charles Barkley?!
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office told us they have authorized their most famous inmate to speak with the press while serving time inside the facility.
We're told it's all going down in about an hour -- 2:15 EST.
Stay tuned ...
Filed under: Talk Sports
Tags: Barkley, Charles, Charles Barkley, CharlesBarkley, maricopa county, MaricopaCounty, sheriffs office, SheriffsOffice, sir charles, SirCharles
Posted Mar 6th 2009 12:30PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned Charles Barkley will only have to serve three days in an Arizona jail -- not the five he was expected to serve.
The Scottsdale City court tells TMZ the City Prosecutor recommended the reduction in punishment for his December 31st DUI bust, but it's unclear why the change was made.
Barkley was originally sentenced to 10 days in jail -- but he had the option of only doing five days if he completed an alcohol education program.
He will begin his sentence at Tent City Jail -- where they make the inmates wear pink -- on March 21.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports
Tags: charles barkley, charlesbarkley, chuck, dui, jail
Posted Feb 24th 2009 1:15PM by TMZ Staff
Have you ever wanted to see a 300+ pound guy dressed in pink long johns? Charles Barkley is about to grant your wish.
We got word Barkley will serve his time in Lower Buckeye Jail ... which happens to be run by Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Arpaio tells TMZ that if he does get his hands on Barkley, he will put him in Tent City -- which means Sir Charles will don the infamous pink long johns.
Arpaio even told TMZ he would pair Barkley up with another famous Tent City inmate -- DMX.
Barkley is due to turn himself in on March 21.
UPDATE -- Sheriff Arpaio tells TMZ Barkley has been given work release -- meaning he only has to be in jail from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM. But if Chuck violates even one rule, Arpaio will revoke his work release.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports
Tags: arizona, charles barkley, CharlesBarkley, dui, jail, pink, tent city, TentCity
Posted Feb 23rd 2009 5:17PM by TMZ Staff
Hope they've got XXXXL jumpsuits in AZ, 'cause Charles Barkley is officially going to jail.
Barkley just pled guilty to 2 counts of driving under the influence and pleaded "responsible" to running a stop sign for the December 31 incident in Scottsdale.
Barkley was sentenced to 10 days in jail -- but will only do five if he completes an alcohol education program. Barkley was also fined $2,000.
Barkley will begin his sentence on March 21 -- but it's unclear if he will serve time in Arizona's famed Tent City Jail, where they make the inmates wear pink.
As for the gun cops say they found in Barkley's car on the night of the arrest -- no charges were ever filed.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports
Tags: arizona, arrest, basketball, charles barkley, CharlesBarkley, court, driving under the influence, DrivingUnderTheInfluence, drunk driving, DrunkDriving, DUI, jail, judge, NBA, red light, RedLight, tnt
Posted Feb 9th 2009 12:05PM by TMZ Staff
Charles Barkley has finally admitted how "stupid" he was for drinking and driving -- and it only took him two months to publicly admit it.
For the first time since his Dec. 31st arrest, Barkley is finally addressing the subject, telling a Florida paper, "Clearly, I made a mistake drinking and driving. And I'm getting penalized for that, and rightfully so."
He added, "Drinking and driving is a very serious thing. It was stupid, and it was 100 percent my fault,''
Chuck also felt compelled to weigh in on Michael Phelps, saying, "I don't think he's the worst person in the world. Everybody's a hypocrite right now ...I guess they want us to take him out back and shoot him. He made a mistake and I wish him nothing but the best.''
Barkley's next court date is yet to be determined.
Filed under: Talk Sports
Tags: Charles Barkley, CharlesBarkley, DUI, hooker, Michael Phelps, MichaelPhelps, prostitute
Posted Jan 13th 2009 5:21PM by TMZ Staff
According to Tracy Morgan, DUIs are like buttholes -- everybody's got one, and they all stink.
Tags: charles barkley, CharlesBarkley, tracy morgan, TracyMorgan
Posted Jan 13th 2009 1:53PM by TMZ Staff
Charles Barkley must really be choking on his words now -- because T-Mobile is discontinuing its Sir Charles commercials due to his infamous DUI-for-the-sake-of-oral-sex fiasco.
A spokesperson for T-Mobile -- which features Barkley in its Fave 5 ads -- said: "Given the recent developments, for the time being, we've replaced TV ads featuring Mr. Barkley with more general-market advertising. As he works through his personal matters, we will evaluate where to go from here."
NOTE TO CHARLES: When cops tell you "everything you say can and will be held against you" -- that's a fancy way of saying "it's best if you shut your mouth."
Filed under: Talk Sports
Tags: charles barkley, CharlesBarkley
Posted Nov 29th 2008 11:17AM by TMZ Staff
It's a clash of the titan egos as Lebron James looks forward to putting some serious money where Charles Barkley's mouth is.
The Cleveland Cavalier is calling Charles Barkley "stupid," firing back at remarks that Charles Barkley recently made saying James needs to "shut the hell up" because he isn't showing respect for Cleveland fans and his teammates by discussing a possible free agency following the 2010 season.
But hey -- with the Knicks clearing up some salary-cap space in anticipation of the 2010 free-agent status, it's easy to see how Barkley's sideline advice might fall on deaf ears.
Filed under: Talk Sports
Tags: charles barkley, CharlesBarkley, lebron james, LebronJames
Posted Jul 11th 2008 1:51PM by TMZ Staff
For a guy who has no problem blabbing about his own gambling issues, Charles Barkley sure hates the paparazzi.
The Chuck Wagon went on FOX GameTime React with JT "The Brick" last night and when the topic turned to Alex Rodriguez's divorce, Sir Charles had an interesting idea on how to deal with the paps: line them up and shoot 'em.
A little much, no?
Filed under: Talk Sports, A-Rod
Tags: Alex Rodriguez, AlexRodriguez, Charles Barkley, CharlesBarkley, Fox Game Time React, FoxGameTimeReact, The Chuck Wagon, TheChuckWagon
Posted Jun 7th 2008 5:55PM by TMZ Staff
Charles Barkley spoke about his ongoing drama with the gambling world yesterday, at the Fantasy Springs Hotel & Casino. He claims he can't gamble for the next four years.
That's just enough time to save up to lose another $400,000.
Filed under: Talk Sports
Tags: charles barkley, CharlesBarkley
