If you thought the public image of the Golden Boy couldn't get any worse, think again. Just months after admitting to cocaine and alcohol addiction, as well as dressing in drag during the infamous "Fishnet Photo Scandal", future Hall of Famer Oscar De La Hoya has been slapped with a new lawsuit alleging emotional distress, false imprisonment, and assault and battery. According to an article in the New York Post, 25-year-old New York model Angelica Marie Cecora has come forward to reveal another cocaine and alcohol fueled cross-dressing sexual encounter that took place last March, shortly after De La Hoya returned from a goodwill visit with trops in Iraq.
Apparently, De La Hoya contacted Cecora through a modeling website, identifying himself as "Thomas Crown" and telling her that he was looking for someone to help him "relax". Little did she know that his definition of "relax" included putting on her clothes, snorting cocaine, and having sex with her and her roommate, another Russian dancer, before stiffing them with the bill for the hotel room the next morning. What Cecora desribed in her conversation with the NY Post can only leave boxing fans wondering WTF? Check out just a few of her quotes from the interview:
"He said there was no alcohol and no women [in Iraq], and he needed to unwind. Once dinner was over, he decided he wanted me to spend the whole night with him."
"He started to put my stuff on, my underwear. I had a skirt with me. He put that on."
"He was dancing, playing around with my [clothes], playing a woman, very feminine."
"We had intercourse...He wasn't taking no for an answer, as if I could leave."
"He ordered drugs to be delivered to the room. I tried to hide them from him to keep him under control, but he just wanted more and more."
"He had asked her to bring some stuff with her. Some more underwear, some vibrators, toys...She brought a vibrator, a dildo, a bong."
"He was naked the whole time, wearing our underwear, nothing more. He had both of ours on at the same time."
According to Cecora's publicist, she chose to go public with the information in order to prevent De La Hoya from victimizing other women. At the time the story was published, De La Hoya's lawyer, Judd Bernstein, had little to say as he was unable to reach his client. Interestingly enough, De La Hoya recently took to his Twitter account to post the following messages:
I'm holding on strong and never letting go.
I'm doing great.last night I received my 6 month chip.wow I can't believe it.How time just passes when your doing the right thing.
I experiencing new emotions and feelings in this sober journey.im realizing that life doesn't have to be so complicated after all.
I'm still working on "me" so I can be strong enough to work on everything else that matters in my life.
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