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Lolo Jones upsets bobsledders with video mocking her paycheck
Posted on 6/18/13 at 8:56 am
Posted on 6/18/13 at 8:56 am
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The American track and field star on Monday rankled members of the U.S. bobsledding team -- which she has been working with the past seven months -- when she tweeted a Vine video poking fun at her bobsledding paycheck, which came out to $741.84 for her training thus far.
"Seven months with bobsled season. The whole season. That's it," she says in the video before adding, "I'm going to be a little late on my rent this month."
Jones, who has numerous endorsements from her track and field career, joined U.S. bobsledding in an attempt to win an Olympic medal that eluded her over the past two summer games.
Among those miffed by Jones' action was gold medalist Steven Holcomb, the most accomplished American bobsledder in history.
"It wasn't taken very well," Holcomb told USA Today of Jones' video. "People were really kind of insulted. You just made $741, more than most athletes in the sport. So what are you complaining about?"
This post was edited on 6/18/13 at 8:57 am
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Posted on 6/18/13 at 9:01 am to quail man
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Among those miffed by Jones' action was gold medalist Steven Holcomb, the most accomplished American bobsledder in history.
Holcomb sounds like a pu$$y.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 9:03 am to tigerpimpbot
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Holcomb sounds like a pu$$y
Posted on 6/18/13 at 9:04 am to quail man
People get upset of the littlest things... pathetic
#GeauxLoLo
#GeauxLoLo
Posted on 6/18/13 at 9:07 am to tigerpimpbot
I think Jones explain pretty well, I have no idea why this Holcomb cat would be mad at Jones when she is bring light to the difference in money support between bobsledding and track or other sports.
When you are famous, people cling to every word and just wait to pounce
When you are famous, people cling to every word and just wait to pounce
Posted on 6/18/13 at 9:09 am to quail man
People are too fricking sensitive. I swear people wake in the morning thinking about ways to be offended today.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 9:13 am to quail man
She will bring bobsledding more recognition and that will directly result in higher paychecks for these people. She's going to be great for their notoriety.
Hell, I didn't know Holcomb's name until this incident
Hell, I didn't know Holcomb's name until this incident
Posted on 6/18/13 at 9:27 am to TheCaterpillar
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I didn't know Lolo Jones or Holcomb's name until this incident
FIFY
This post was edited on 6/18/13 at 12:29 pm
Posted on 6/18/13 at 9:31 am to quail man
Jones is an attention whore and an idiot.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 9:36 am to Sophandros
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Jones is an attention whore and an idiot.
Cause she uses twitter and gets paid for endorsements? Or because people, you included, care what she says. You do care because you posted. ESPN is trying hard to make her polarizing. Too late, unless she gets into broadcasting or something, she is about done. Oh and yes she fine as hell!
Posted on 6/18/13 at 9:40 am to diddydirtyAubie
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FIFY
Obviously, you live under a rock.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 9:42 am to TheCaterpillar
quote:Exactly. He needs to quit being such a whiny bitch.
Hell, I didn't know Holcomb's name until this incident
Posted on 6/18/13 at 9:42 am to HeadCoach
The only time that I see her tired act is on here. I only watch games on ESPN, so I have no idea about what ESPN is trying to do in order to make her polarizing.
I live in Atlanta, so I see hundreds of fine as hell women every day.
And none of what you said changes the fact that she's both an attention whore and an idiot.
I live in Atlanta, so I see hundreds of fine as hell women every day.
And none of what you said changes the fact that she's both an attention whore and an idiot.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 9:45 am to HeadCoach
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she is about done. Oh and yes she fine as hell!
i didn't realize LoLo had quit running track.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 9:55 am to trackfan
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trackfan
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Obviously, you live under a rock.
yeah, buddy.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 9:56 am to quail man
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a Vine video
They should be upset
Posted on 6/18/13 at 10:02 am to quail man
I'm not the biggest Lolo fan, but she wasn't mocking them at all.
If anything, she is saying they deserve more for what they do
If anything, she is saying they deserve more for what they do
Posted on 6/18/13 at 10:05 am to TigerBait1127
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she wasn't mocking them at all.
If anything, she is saying they deserve more for what they do
This.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 10:09 am to Tiger n Miami AU83
Lilo needs to do porn and get it over with. That poor girl loves her some attention....
Posted on 6/18/13 at 10:15 am to TigerBait1127
LoLo is basically indirectly speaking up for the idiots by making fun of the amount of the paycheck. Hoping that the US athletic committee would be too embarassed and up the pay for the athletes. Instead she gets slammed for it by an idiot who wants to play Mr Patriot, figures.
This post was edited on 6/18/13 at 10:17 am
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