Jay Mariotti arrested on domestic disturbance
 

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August 21, 2010
STAFF REPORTS
Former Sun-Times sports columnist Jay Mariotti was arrested in Los Angeles overnight for an alleged domestic disturbance involving his girlfriend, the Los Angeles Times is reporting.

LAPD sources said Mariotti and his girlfriend initially began arguing at a Santa Monica club.

The argument continued at the couple’s Venice apartment, where the verbal confrontation escalated to a physical altercation, the L.A. Times is reporting.
Police were called to the apartment, and Mariotti was arrested and ordered held in lieu of $50,000 bail at the 77th Street station.

Mariotti currently writes for the website Fanhouse.com and can be seen on the ESPN show “Around the Horn.”

He resigned from the Chicago Sun-Times in 2008

Couldn't happen to a nicer douche bag.

Does anyone on earth like that guy?

It's all staged so Whitlock could take his place on Around the Horn.

He is old and has like 3 chins. Why is he at a club?

Nobody I've ever met.

Sounds like he just assaulted the one person who did.

He's on TV, duh.

First off, Its Los Angeles. Then put that with, he has money, he's on tv almost everyday. Thats all ya need.

Before I even opened the thread, I knew this would involve a woman. No way would that ****ing pussy get in an altercation with a man. Unless it was Stephen Hawking.

Huh, I always assumed he was a ****ing bundle of sticks

I think I'm in love with your avatar

Isn't this the same asshole that wanted the NFL to investigate the trade we made with NE for Casshole?

This guy's such a douchebag. What's with all the ESPN employees getting busted lately?
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Toss-up between him and Skip Bayless in the "Biggest Douchebag on Television" competition.

This. Although Skip Bayless wins that competition hands down

It's tough being a journalist. It really is tough. They are beacons of democracy. That makes it much tougher than anything you or i do.

:)

I'm just shocked he had a girlfriend.

I know Gregg Doyel has said over and over he'd like to beat his ass. Would pay to see that one!

Could have been Woody Paige in drag.

They're just the dumb ones

It's been happening for years.

Gary Miller, Steve Phillips, Harold Reynolds, Sean Salisbury, and on.

Which one just got busted for kiddie porn, (iirc)?
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Jeremy Green.

Around the Horn just addressed this. It was awesome because while they offered condolences and hope that Mariotti gets his life back on track, they pretty much all acknowledged that he's a giant asshole and the negative reception by athletes, media members, and enemies is totally expected. Perhaps even appropriate.