Rodman Charged with Offense

The Worm has once again found himself tangled in quite a mess. The former rebounding and defensive clown-prince of the NBA, Dennis Rodman was charged with offense, more specifically Domestic Violence on Friday. The former NBA champ allegedly hit his girlfriend at a hotel last month bringing on the charges. On Wednesday, his charges included spousal battery, brandishing a deadly weapon, and one count of dissuading a witness. The charges were all misdemeanors.

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The 46-year-old was arrested at a hotel April 30 after Gina Peterson called hotel security. Police say she suffered injuries to her arm.

Rodman spokesman Darren Prince says Rodman had had too much to drink when he got into an altercation with Peterson. Prince says the couple are still dating.

"We look forward to a successful resolution of this misdemeanor matter," said Rodman's attorney, Paul Meyer.

Attempts to find a phone listing for Peterson were not successful.

Rodman was part of championship teams with the Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons.

Source: ESPN.com.

Dennis Rodman Jailed!

The original "bad boy" himself, former Piston, Spur and Bull Dennis Rodman can't keep himself out of trouble. The rebounding champ and former All-Star Rodman was arrested this past Wednesday night for an incident in LA involving charges of domestic violence. A stay in jail followed.

Associated Press had the following report about Rodman's recent tangle with the law:

LOS ANGELES (AP) -Former NBA star Dennis Rodman was arrested for allegedly hitting a woman at a Century City hotel.

He was arrested Wednesday night after officers answered a report of a domestic dispute, police said. The woman sustained injuries to her arm, police added.

The 46-year-old former rebounding champion was jailed for investigation of felony domestic violence and freed on $50,000 bail early Thursday.

Rodman manager Darren Prince told TMZ.com, a celebrity Web site, that his client grabbed the woman's arm - leaving a bruise - after the pair drank too much and argued. Prince said Rodman's drinking has escalated because of a divorce and he plans to enter rehab.

Hopefully Dennis can rehab and rebound from all this mayhem. In honor of the multi-colored hair, trash-talking, can't stay out of trouble, rebounding monster known as Rodman, here is a video dedication, "Born to be Wild" at YouTube.

NBA Stars Simpsonized

The Simpsons movie officially opens across the land today in theaters. Over the years of this smash hit TV show, many guest star celebrities have been featured. In fact, Simpsons holds the Guinness World Record for "Most Celebrities Featured in an Animation series", according to Wikipedia.com.

Amongst the celebs who have been Simpsonized on the show, were several NBA superstars. Pictured above is an episode that aired after Superbowl XXXIX which featured ballers Yao Ming and Lebron James. Here's a look at three other episodes which featured NBA guest stars:

Season 3, Episode 8F04 - "Homer Defined", Magic Johnson appeared as Himself and the legendary Lakers announcer, Chick Hearn, also appeared as an Announcer. This was the first appearance by a professional athlete as a guest on the show. At the end of the episode, he slips and lands by the feet of several beautiful women who admire him. Shortly after this episode aired, Johnson went public with the fact he has HIV as the result of having had extramarital relationships with over 200 women. John Lovitz also appears in this show.

Season, 16, Episode GABF02 - Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass" featured Lebron James and Yao Ming as themselves. It was a Super Bowl themed episode of The Simpsons that aired after Super Bowl XXXIX. Other athletes on the show were figure skater Michelle Kwan, Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady, and NFL defensive player, Warren Sapp. Video game character Mario also makes a cameo in this episode, where a disgruntled Homer fights with him due to his annoyance

Season 17, Episode GABF17 - "Treehouse of Horror XVI" featured Dennis Rodman as Himself along with NFL legend Terry Bradshaw as Himself. In this 3 story episode for Halloween, Rodman appears in the "I've Grown a Costume on Your Face" story. Baby Maggie, dressed as a witch eventually turns all the townspeople, including guest star Dennis Rodman, into pacifiers with their normal heads.

Many other pro sports stars and famous celebrities have appeared on the Simpsons over its 19 seasons and there will likely be many more. The movie will feature the likes of Green Day, Tom Hanks and Albert Brooks.

Wikipedia's comprehensive list of Simpsons celebrity guests.

First 10 seasons of Simpsons on DVD at Amazon.com.