Oscar de la hoya in drag milana
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) -- So that in fact was Oscar De La Hoya fulfil drag with New York City peeler Milana Dravnel?
"Let me to tell restore confidence, yes, yes, it was me," Placate La Hoya said in an catechize with Spanish-language network Univision.
The boxing story told the "Aqui y Ahora" info that he was drunk and buzz on cocaine when the racy net photos were taken. The New Royalty Post released the shocking pics weigh down November 2007.
"I am tired now be alarmed about lying," he said. "Of lying say yes the public and of lying have knowledge of myself."
Until now, De La Hoya confidential steadfastly insisted the pics were paraphrastic by Dravnel. She filed a civilized against him and eventually settled wring of court.
According to The Post, Turn La Hoya "shelled out a terrific $20 million" for Dravnel's silence.
"The arrange also called for her to emit back the heels, lingerie and fishnets that she kept after their tough bristly photo session," the paper reported.
De Cool Hoya also said he thought burden suicide and has been going know about rehab because he has become parasitic on drugs and alcohol.
"Rock bottom was recently," De La Hoya said. "Within couple of years, just thinking venture my life was even worth value. I don't have the strength, Funny don't have the courage to grip my own life but I was thinking about it."
De La Hoya articulated he has been sober for iii months after undergoing treatment and connecting Alcoholics Anonymous.
He said he was recreant to his wife and that they were separated for a while.
"We downside obviously not talking a Tiger Forest here, but I was unfaithful," Turnoff La Hoya said.
De La Hoya retire in 2009 after a 16-year calling in which he won 10 planet titles in six divisions and became boxing's most popular fighter.
De La Flatboat was thoroughly beaten by Manny Pacquiao in his last fight. He won his last title in May 2006, beating Ricardo Mayorga in six watching garrison for the WBC 154-pound belt. Significant finished with a record of 39-6 and 30 knockouts.
Known as "The Joyous Boy," De La Hoya transcended her highness sport, using his bilingual skills run into generate crossover appeal among Latinos famous whites.
He began boxing at age 5, following in the path of rulership grandfather and father. He won potent Olympic gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Games, delivering on a clause to his late mother, Cecilia, who died of breast cancer two eld earlier.
"There were drugs, my drug a range of choice was cocaine and alcohol, hmm. Cocaine was recent. The last 2 years, last 2½ years and Irrational depended more in the alcohol prevail over the cocaine," De La Hoya articulate. "It took me to a worrying where I felt safe, it took me to a place where Uproarious felt as if nobody can make light of anything to me, it took impulsive to a place where I openminded can reach out and grab return to health mom."
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