All posts containing the tag: "CoverUp"
Posted Jul 24th 2009 11:00AM by TMZ Staff
They just did it -- Nike has finally decided to give back the tapes they confiscated showing LeBron James getting dunked on by a college kid.
Nike henchmen took the tapes from two accredited journalists moments after Xavier's Jordan Crawford threw it down on King James at his Nike sponsored summer skills camp earlier this month.
The decision to take the tapes ignited a huge controversy and speculation that the Swoosh didn't want LeBron, a huge Nike spokesperson, to be seen in a bad light.
Nike claims it only snatched the tapes based on a policy that no pickup games be filmed.
But now -- 2 days after TMZ released the first copy of the dunk -- Nike is finally doing the right thing. However, it's unclear when they will hand the tapes back to the journalists.
Filed under: Talk Sports
Tags: cover up, CoverUp, dunk, jordan crawford, JordanCrawford, lebron james, LebronJames, nike, slam dunk, SlamDunk, tapes
Posted May 19th 2009 3:30PM by TMZ Staff
We just got video of the object that was spotted hovering over Arizona and New Mexico yesterday -- NASA says it's a giant research balloon, but locals aren't so sure.
Watch the clip from our friends at Ye Olde UFO Store -- and see if it changes your opinion.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird
Tags: aliens, balloon, conspiracy, cover up, cover ups, CoverUp, CoverUps, nasa, ufo, video
Posted May 19th 2009 10:18AM by TMZ Staff
We just got a picture of an object over the skies of Arizona and Mexico -- and some residents there are doubting the object is a giant research balloon, as NASA claims.
Calls came pouring in yesterday about the mysterious bubble floating stationary for around one hour. NASA says it's a 4,000-pound research balloon used to measure gamma ray emissions. NASA claims the balloon generally floats at 130,000 feet -- more than 3 times higher than the cruise altitude of a commercial jet.
Thanks to our friends at Ye Olde UFO Store for the pic.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird
Tags: conspiracy, conspiracy theory, ConspiracyTheory, coverup, Nasa, ufo
Posted May 5th 2009 9:30AM by TMZ Staff
Question: What do you call a snail who cut off his own ear?
The answer used to be Escar Van Gogh -- (get it?) -- but according to a new report on the painter's legendary ear, the joke may no longer be accurate (still funny though)!
Some art historians claim Van Gogh may not have cut off his own ear with a razor -- as the stories go -- but instead his ear was sliced off by another man ... another famous painter!
Two German historians claim there is enough evidence to support their claim that Paul Gauguin, a post-impressionist painter who happened to be a fencing badass, most likely cut off V.G.'s ear during a sword fight. Ze Germans also claim the two men decided it would be in their best interest to cover up the truth.
According to reports, the curators at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam are still backing the legendary self-mutilation story -- but one fact remains ... a snail that has to pee will still be known as Escar Gotta Go.
Filed under: Gossip/Rumors, Wacky & Weird
Tags: cover up, cover ups, CoverUp, CoverUps, ear, history, Paul gauguin, PaulGauguin, vincent van gogh, VincentVanGogh
