Real-Life Jerry Maguire Says 'Show Me the Fact-Check!'
In the wake of a flurry of media reports about a missed December 15 Orange County court date, sports agent pioneer Leigh Steinberg—now 62—gave a several phone interviews last night, most notably to Laguna Niguel Patch editor Debbie L. Sklar.
He said he was particularly unimpressed by the coverage he received from CBS News. Although Steinberg acknowledged there was a mix-up with the court date and that he is currently dealing with some serious personal debt issues, he insisted the overall picture painted by CBS was laughable:
“CBS never fact-checked or made a point to reach out to me personally… They made a point in their story of making me sound like I vanished and I’m like Pancho Villa headed for the border,” he said.
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