y Mark Vester
At some point on Wednesday, several photos surfaced on the popular paparazzi website X17, depicting former six-time division champion Oscar De La Hoya in some unflattering positions while dressed in full drag and a wig to boot.
Within hours, the photos made their way to each and every corner of the internet. Most users immediately felt the photos were fake, likely the work of an individual with Photoshop.
De La Hoya’s lawyer Bertram Fields released a statement to the media and requested for X17 to take the photos down.
"The photographs depicting Mr. De La Hoya's image that were posted online today by an obscure paparazzi website are fake. Many of the website's viewers (as reflected in postings on the site) identified the photos as a 'really bad photoshop job.' Unfortunately, with today's technology, anyone can make any photo seem like something other than it is."
X17 refused to take them down and shot back with their own statement, still standing by their claim of authenticity.
"We got a letter for Oscar's lawyer today, and while they'd love us to take down the pix, they didn't initially dispute their authenticity!"
This is far from the end of the story. TMZ, the most popular celebrity news website on the internet has picked up the story, and according to their report, a stripper claims that her photos of De La Hoya are legit and she plans to spill the beans on something that allegedly took place in May.
“The exotic dancer who says she took the pictures insists they're real, and that they were taken at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia in May. "Now that she's being called a liar, she's ready to sell her story," says Gotham mag columnist R. Couri Hay.”
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At some point on Wednesday, several photos surfaced on the popular paparazzi website X17, depicting former six-time division champion Oscar De La Hoya in some unflattering positions while dressed in full drag and a wig to boot.
Within hours, the photos made their way to each and every corner of the internet. Most users immediately felt the photos were fake, likely the work of an individual with Photoshop.
De La Hoya’s lawyer Bertram Fields released a statement to the media and requested for X17 to take the photos down.
"The photographs depicting Mr. De La Hoya's image that were posted online today by an obscure paparazzi website are fake. Many of the website's viewers (as reflected in postings on the site) identified the photos as a 'really bad photoshop job.' Unfortunately, with today's technology, anyone can make any photo seem like something other than it is."
X17 refused to take them down and shot back with their own statement, still standing by their claim of authenticity.
"We got a letter for Oscar's lawyer today, and while they'd love us to take down the pix, they didn't initially dispute their authenticity!"
This is far from the end of the story. TMZ, the most popular celebrity news website on the internet has picked up the story, and according to their report, a stripper claims that her photos of De La Hoya are legit and she plans to spill the beans on something that allegedly took place in May.
“The exotic dancer who says she took the pictures insists they're real, and that they were taken at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia in May. "Now that she's being called a liar, she's ready to sell her story," says Gotham mag columnist R. Couri Hay.”
http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=10411
Peep the rest HERE:
http://x17online.com/celebrities//x17_xclusive_presenting_miss_oscar_de_la_hoya.php