Stiviano lawyer says she's devastated, didn't release the tapes of Sterling

[joeybee12]

V. Stiviano, the woman whom Donald Sterling was talking to when he made racist remarks, is "very saddened" by his lifetime NBA ban, and she didn't release the recording of their conversation, her lawyer said Tuesday.

Stiviano "never wanted any harm to Donald," Siamak Nehoray of Calabasas told the Los Angeles Times.

Somebody released it "for money," but it wasn't Stiviano, the attorney said.

"My client is devastated that this got out," he said.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/stiviano-lawyer-says-shes-sad-over-sterling-ban-100344552--spt.html

Hmm...the lawyer could be lying, that has been known to happen! But if she didn't release them, who did?

[msanthrope]

1. It is unlikely that the lawyer is lying. It is more likely that she has chosen

to impart the story that her client has told her.

I do no wrong imparting the story my client has told me when I have no actual knowledge of perjury.

[joeybee12]

2. Plausible deniability...nt

[msanthrope]

4. Zealous representation. nt

[joeybee12]

6. I work with laywers...to call them overzealous to represent...

Is redundant.

[Supersedeas]

8. Due Process--isn't that everything that Sterling received before he was condemned

[LanternWaste]

3. With phone hacking as easy as it is, I'm content to believe the client.

With phone hacking as easy as it is, I'm content to believe the client.

[vankuria]

5. She's ''saddened"

because the gravy train is most definitely over!

[JI7]

7. she is an idiot , she has been on local news acting like a fool

wearing something to cover her face while roller skating and saying some stupid shit about how she is going to become the president.

i expect her to end up on some reality tv show.

[customerserviceguy]

9. When she recorded it

presumably without his knowledge, she violated his privacy.

It's sort of like when your ex posts surruptitiously taken nekkid photos of you on a revenge website.

[JI7]

10. he knew she was recording it

[gratuitous]

14. Laws vary from state to state

For example, in Oregon one participant on a phone call can record it without the permission of the other party. In Maryland (I think), it requires the consent of both parties to a phone call to consent to its being recorded. I'm not sure what the law is in California.

Maybe the NSA released the call?

[AngryAmish]

11. the wife did it

If he is forced to sell then splitting up community property is way easier.

[JI7]

12. no, his wife doesn't want to sell the team

[AngryAmish]

13. are you gonna let a fact get in the way of baseless speculation?

At this point we are just making the rubble bounce.