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Posted Nov 17th 2009 9:00AM by TMZ Staff
UPDATE: LJ has reportedly signed with the Bengals.
Homophobic slur-hurling running back Larry Johnson is expected to sign with the Cincinnati Bengals any minute now -- but a local gay rights group is already considering the move a "slap in the face."
TMZ spoke with Lesley Jones, executive director of Equality Cincinnati, who tells us "We do not think that would be a favorable decision on the part of the Bengals.
We would see this as a slap in the face to all the work we've done for equality and LBGT (lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender) rights in Cincinnati."
[The Bengals] must take action to prove that they support equality and LBGT rights in the city."
Johnson was recently cut by the Kansas City Chiefs after making a flurry of controversial statements -- including dropping the f-bomb twice in a 24 hour period.
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Exclusives
Tags: cincinnati, cincinnati bengals, CincinnatiBengals, equality, gay rights, GayRights, kansas city, KansasCity, kc chiefs, KcChiefs, larry johnson, LarryJohnson, nfl, running back, RunningBack
Posted Nov 4th 2009 12:30AM by TMZ Staff
Larry Johnson is roughly 80 yards away from becoming the all time leading rusher for the Kansas City Chiefs -- but after his anti-gay slur scandal last week, Chiefs fans want him off the team before he has a chance to make history.
Hundreds of loyal Chiefs fans have signed a petition, begging the team owner to keep Larry Johnson's name out of the Chiefs Hall of Fame forever.
The petition reads:
"Larry has been a black eye on the organization ... We are asking you, as fans of this team, this organization, and of the pride that this city has in the Chiefs, please deactivate Larry Johnson.
Please do not let his name sit atop the all-time rushing leaders in Kansas City Chiefs history."
We spoke to one of the fans behind the petition, Andy Phelan, who tells us: "I would love it if we never see Larry Johnson in a Chiefs uniform again ... He's a cancer in the locker room."
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Exclusives
Tags: kansas city, kansas city chiefs, KansasCity, KansasCityChiefs, larry johnson, LarryJohnson, petition
Posted Mar 2nd 2009 10:45AM by TMZ Staff
Wearing his nonchalantly contrived top cap to the side, a Kurt Cobain plaid button down, Mr. T necklace, blinged out pink Swatch, Abu Ghraib business casual fatigues and a pair of Kanye West ruby red kicks, Kansas City Chiefs' running back Larry Johnson was sidelined by the fashion police at PURE in Vegas this weekend.
It takes $45 million to look like this.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Fashion, TMZ Sports
Tags: chiefs, fashion, football, Kansas City, KansasCity, KC Cheifs, KcCheifs, Larry Johnson, LarryJohnson, running back, RunningBack
