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Posted Aug 14th 2009 12:15PM by TMZ Staff
The Michael Vick "Please Don't Pelt Me with Objects" tour began today as Vick addressed the press for the first time as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Vick said all the right things -- like "I won't disappoint," "Playing in the NFL is a privilege, not a right," and "You only get one shot at a second chance" -- but he's still got a long way to go to win over the fans of Philly.
Remember, these are the same people that booed Santa Claus.
Filed under: Talk Sports
Tags: dog fighting, DogFighting, dogs, michael vick, MichaelVick, philadelphia eagles, PhiladelphiaEagles
Posted Aug 12th 2009 4:05PM by TMZ Staff
We now know why we spotted Michael Vick trolling around the Chicago airport -- he's there to howl about the unethical treatment of canines at an event for the Humane Society of the United States.
A rep for the H.S. tells us Vick just spoke at an anti-dog fighting event in the Englewood section of the city -- which will help raise awareness about his efforts to clean up his own image.
If you're sad you missed Vick's speech, don't worry, the H.S. rep tells us it's all a part of his probation and he'll be doing this for "months and years" to come.
Filed under: Talk Sports, Exclusives
Tags: dog fighting, DogFighting, football, humane society, HumaneSociety, michael vick, MichaelVick
Posted May 20th 2009 8:20AM by TMZ Staff
Lock up your puppies -- Michael Vick is out of prison.
Vick left prison early this morning and is on his way to his home in Hampton, Va. where he will serve the final two months of his federal sentence on house arrest.
His release was shrouded in secrecy over concerns for his safety.
Vick served the past 19 months at Leavenworth Penitentiary in Kansas after pleading guilty to bankrolling a dogfighting ring.
Filed under: Talk Sports
Tags: dog fighting, DogFighting, michael vick, MichaelVick, prison
Posted Jul 8th 2008 1:20PM by TMZ Staff
Nobody knows the trouble Michael Vick's seen. Now the star of the prison football team says he's broke as a joke!
Vick, who's currently serving a karma-endorsed 23-month sentence in the Federal pen, filed for Chapter 11 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court Monday. In the papers, he says he owes between $10 and $50 million to creditors.
In the docs, the convicted animal abuser says he hopes he can "rebuild his life on a personal and spiritual level, resurrect his image as a public figure, and resolve matters with the NFL such that he can resume his career."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports, Critters
Tags: Animal Abuse, AnimalAbuse, Bankruptcy Court, BankruptcyCourt, Dog Fighting, DogFighting, Michael Vick, MichaelVick, NFL
Posted Sep 5th 2007 10:49AM by TMZ Staff
Whoopi is the new Rosie on "The View," in more ways than one! Day one, and she's already pissed off a whole lotta people, including animal rights group PETA. Goldberg defended Michael Vick by saying there are things that are "indicative to certain parts of our country," ... meaning the South.
PETA President Ingrid Newkirk fired off an email to Whoopi that very politely said just how ignorant Whoopi's statement was. "I think a lot of people who live and work in the South -- as PETA does -- will not appreciate the "view" that cruelty to dogs is an accepted Southern pastime. Those who fight dogs do so in New York, Chicago, and even the Republic of 
Ireland, and what unites them is lawlessness and callousness, not whether they eat grits or Belgian waffles for breakfast." Newkirk went on to say that "animals are as vulnerable to abuse as children are, and they need your voice more than Vick does right now." Whoops!
UPDATE: On today's "View" Whoopi said she was "not condoning" Vick's actions. It sure sounded as though she was making excuses for them.
Filed under: The View
Tags: dog fighting, DogFighting, michael vick, MichaelVick, peta, southern, the view, TheView, whoopi
