DWTS Season 12 – Hines in Handcuffs?
Well, they make this sound like SOP, but to me it sounds pretty ridiculous. Handcuffs and gunpoint?? From ET, click the link for the whole story:
“Dancing with the Stars” contestant and Pittsburgh Steelers football player Hines Ward was stopped by police early Thursday while riding as a passenger in a car that was reported stolen; he was removed with the female driver and handcuffed at gunpoint
Once it was established that the woman was the rightful owner of the vehicle, she was released with Hines and allowed to go. The police spokesperson said the two had been placed in handcuffs at gunpoint because this is operating procedure when it is assumed that a felony might have been committed.
A rep for Hines told ET: “It was a misunderstanding, the police were just doing their job. Apologies were made and Hines was very cooperative and understanding. He is fine and it’s over.”
Hines and his people are class acts – it would have been easy to make this into a huge deal. I would certainly be tempted. Kirstie makes a funny about it:
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LOL Kirstie! She’s so FUNNY always!! Anyway, I’m glad all is ok.
GRAND THEFT AUTO: DANCING WITH THE STARS
Instead of shooting your rival gang members 57 times, you challenge them to a dance-off. And all the radio stations in your hoopty only play ballroom music. And forget about soliciting a lady of the night – all you get to do with them is rumba in an alley. 🙂
Thanks for posting I was wondering what Kirstie meant by her tweet.
who was the lady?
Courtney – LOL! Hilarious! Oddly, I’d buy that… =/
I would have made a stink also….I am sure the reason they put him in handcuffs was because of his race…..I don’t care what “reason” they gave.
He is very gracious….
Holy Crap! That was a scary scene. Glad Hines is okay. But Hines in handcuffs……hmmm. LOL
That sounds crazy! It sounds like Hine’s handled it VERY well though.
Kirstie’s tweets always crack me up.
@Courtney – You are toooo funny! 😀 Will I be able to buy that game for the Wii? 😉
@Courtney- when will this game be released? I kinda want it it sounds fun!
@Sally, Teresa, Tracy, and anyone else interesting in “Grand Theft Auto: Dancing with the Stars”…
It’s in beta testing right now 😉 Still trying to iron out a few kinks with realistically simulating how the car drives while wearing ballroom heels, and getting the music rights for the radio station “Harold Wheeler’s Botched Ballroom Classics”. Also waiting on Len to wrap up this season so we can get him into the recording studio to voice of “The Godfather of Ballroom” that is the antagonist of the game. 😀
I love the fact that you guys are rolling with this! Haha.
@Courtney – Bwahahahahahaha! 😀 Will there be bonus points if you run down Bruno???? Or, manage to lift CAI as you go swooshing around a corner?
Glad that Hines is doing ok. When I saw the headline, I was thinking “yeah right.” I knew that Hines was really nice and very classy and the whole thing was a mix up.
About the handcuff and guns, well it’s procedure for the LAPD, not because he’s black. They would’ve done the same thing to a white person. I don’t find it uncommon for the police to do something like this. I think they do it as a precaution to keep a suspect who allegedly committed a crime from escaping. Same thing happened to my sister’s ex-husband. His motorcycle malfunctioned and he lost control of it where it was going extremely fast (I forget what speed the cycle was going at). So he and a police car went on a chase for at least a mile because he couldn’t slow down or even stop the motorcycle and the police thought he was trying to get away. Finally, he was able to stop the motorcycle and when he did, the police held him at gunpoint and cuffed him. So he was charged with reckless driving and convicted but he got the conviction overturned later when a motorcycle repair turned in a report that the motorcycle malfunctioned and whoever would be riding it, could not get it to slow down. So since it wasn’t his fault, they overturned the conviction and dropped the charges. Even if there’s a mistake or it wasn’t the person’s fault, the police do their jobs and if that’s what they have to do then that’s what it is.
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TMZ now has video of the ordeal… http://www.tmz.com/2011/05/07/hines-ward-arrested-police-at-gunpoint-the-video-surveillance-nfl-superstar-stolen-honda-civic
I wonder if this will be addressed on the show or if they’ll just pretend it didn’t happen. I think the way he handled it might win him some extra votes, if the comments I’ve been seeing are any indication.
@Courtney- ROTFL at this “game” idea. it makes my forget about having had my wisdom teeth pulled out yesterday. Now I have a game to save up for. will we have shirtless males to dance with or will they be fully dressed?
I hope this does not hurt Hines chances at the MBT. Does anyone think it will?
@Sandy, probably not if they’re very loyal to Hines and Kym, know that his personal business has nothing to do with DWTS and if he’s still entertaining as always. Anyone with a brain would know that what happened had nothing to do with DWTS and it shouldn’t affect him. Also if they realize that this was all misunderstanding then it should be all good. I agree with ck410, he could get extra votes after the way he handled it.
Liz, fair warning – you need to start paying more attention to the way you word your posts. “Anyone with a brain would know that what happened had nothing to do with DWTS and it shouldn’t affect him”? Wow…clearly you’ve underestimated the motivations of some of the DWTS viewers – on top of insulting the way they chose to vote. If they can refuse to vote for Joanna because she was in Playboy, then you best believe they can refuse to vote for Hines because they think he’s cheated on his wife…or Kym. I don’t think anyone can really argue that the circumstances of the incident, though not any fault of Hines, are a bit odd – some “mystery lady”? For those who think he’s still married (and trust me, there are plenty of them out there googling it), I could see some people labeling him a cheater and refusing to vote for him. And then there’s the die-hard Hinenkym shippers that want to see them together romantically – how do you think they’re going to react to this “mystery lady” he was in the car with? There were plenty of batshit crazy Bristol + Mark shippers last season that went postal upon finding out about he & Pia.
He may get extra votes for the way he handled it – or he may get fewer votes because the shady circumstances of it have put some people off. My point? Don’t assume that everyone is as forgiving as you are.
Give a little credit to people. I don’t think they’re that judgemental. He was out dining with friends, one of them gave him a lift home. There is nothing ‘shady’ about it. By what I’ve read online most people are praising him for how he handled the situation.
Jenny, while it is a warm & fuzzy thought to think everyone is so forgiving, I don’t think we can assume that everyone is going to react that way. While the circumstances surrounding Hines’ incident may seem A-OK to you (and to me – I don’t think there was any fault on Hines’ part), the less-informed (or more closed-minded) viewer may draw their own, less optimistic conclusions. Case in point? While researching Hines’ marital status for my “search engine round-up” post, I came across several reports online with the headline “Hines Ward Held at Gunpoint w/Mistress” or “Hines Ward Cheats on Wife”. Say that’s the only info someone sees regarding the incident. It could negatively affect their opinion of the guy – maybe they would have voted for him otherwise, but now they’re lead to believe he’s a cheater. Or maybe someone only catches a piece of some news report & only hears that Hines was “held by authorities under suspicion of grand theft auto”. Same thing. I don’t think you can assume that everyone is as big a fan of him as you are, and actually took the time to research the story & draw their own, positive conclusions. Lord knows there’s some downright delusional people that watch the show – hell, you can find a lot of them over at the ABC board. The point I’m trying to make is that people are free to assume what they want about the whole thing – regardless of whether they have the full story or not. We’ll just have to wait & see how things shake out this week.
Courtney, I see what you’re saying. It’s disappointing that some media outlets ran those headlines. I make sure to get all the information before passing judgement on anyone, but I guess I have to realize a lot of people don’t bother.
I’m hoping for the best anyway. Maybe the situation will be discussed and explained in the video package too.