All posts containing the tag: "Jayson Williams"
Posted May 25th 2009 6:45AM by TMZ Staff
Former New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams is in trouble yet again -- he was arrested in North Carolina early this morning for allegedly serving a guy a knuckle sandwich in a late night bar fight.
Cops say Williams was popped around 2 AM for assault after he allegedly socked some dude in the face in front of a nightclub in Raleigh. Williams was later released on $1,000 bond.
Go back to April, when the troubled former NBA star was tasered by cops after he allegedly tore up a hotel room in Manhattan...
...And lest we forget, Jayson is also still facing a reckless manslaughter charge for the shooting death of his limo driver back in 2002.
Filed under: Talk Sports
Tags: jayson williams, JaysonWilliams, nba, new jersey nets, NewJerseyNets
Posted Apr 27th 2009 4:25PM by TMZ Staff
We just spoke to the attorney of Jayson Williams -- the former New Jersey Net that was tasered early this morning after an alleged NY hotel freak-out. He's playing down the cops' claims that Jayson was "suicidal."
Joe Hayden tells us Jayson -- who is currently under evaluation at St. Vincent's Hospital -- "has no knowledge of a suicide attempt or being suicidal" and is at the medical facility for a "medical condition."
Hayden also said Jayson "has not been arrested."
Earlier today, sources told us a woman called 911 on Jayson at 4:28 AM, saying he was causing a disturbance -- and that alcohol or prescription drugs were involved.
Cops later confirmed empty prescription drug bottles were found at the scene -- and that they had to Taser Jayson, handcuff him and ship him over to St. Vincent's for psychological evaluation.
He said, she said...
UPDATE: Sources say Williams will be staying in the hospital overnight for observation.
Filed under: Talk Sports
Tags: basketball, jayson williams, JaysonWilliams, joe hayden, JoeHayden, new jersey nets, NewJerseyNets, suicide, suicide attempt, suicide attempts, SuicideAttempt, SuicideAttempts
Posted Apr 27th 2009 11:30AM by TMZ Staff
Former New Jersey Nets' star Jayson Williams is now under psychological evaluation after cops say he was acting "suicidal" and "violent" in a NY hotel room this morning.
According to the NY Post, cops were forced to remove Williams from his Manhattan hotel room at around 4 AM after he allegedly went ballistic and barricaded himself inside -- trashing the room in the process.
Cops were forced to use "an electrical device" on Williams -- aka a taser -- and then shipped him off to the St. Vincent's Hospital for evaluation.
Sources tell TMZ the original 911 call was made by a female friend of Williams at 4:28 AM, who said prescription drugs or alcohol were a factor.
Williams was acquitted of aggravated manslaughter after the 2002 accidental shooting death of his limo driver, 55-year-old Costas "Gus" Christofi. Williams currently faces a retrial for reckless manslaughter.
UPDATE: Cops say they found empty bottles of prescription drugs in the room. Also, Jayson's ex wife just visited him at the hospital -- followed by his lawyer.
Story developing...
Tags: basketball, basketball star, BasketballStar, jayson williams, JaysonWilliams, manslaughter, NJ Nets, NjNets, Taser, tasers
Posted Feb 13th 2009 6:00PM by TMZ Staff
The wife of former NBA star Jayson Williams is throwing everything plus the kitchen sink in a new divorce filing -- a sink in which he allegedly urinated in.
Tanya Young Williams claims she's the victim of "cruel and inhumane treatment" and that it's unsafe to live with her hubby anymore.
In divorce papers filed today in New York City and obtained by TMZ, Tanya claims, among other things, Jayson faked suicide and stomach cancer, and told her he was "going down on white girls" (she's Black).
Tanya also claims she found cocaine and condoms in Jayson's drawer. She says he threatened to kill her and once threatened to kill her. She also says Williams repeatedly refilled prescriptions for Cialis, even though they had limited sexual interaction.
And she claims he peed in the sink.
Tanya wants a cut of Jayson's assets, their New York home, sole custody of their two kids, spousal support and other stuff.
Williams is awaiting retrial for allegedly shooting his chauffeur to death.
A rep for Williams could not be reached for comment.
Filed under: Talk Sports, Dirty Divorces, Exclusives
Tags: basketball, divorce, Jayson Williams, JaysonWilliams, lawsuit, NBA, Tanya Young Williams, TanyaYoungWilliams
