Pacquiao arrives in LA for press tour of 3rd match with Bradley

Sarangani Rep. and Filipino boxing icon Manny  Pacquiao has arrived in Los Angeles for the press tour of his upcoming rematch with Timothy Bradley in April.

Pacquiao was accompanied by his wife Jinkee to the Crystal Ballroom of The Beverly Hills Hotel, where the press tour will begin, a report by GMA News stringer Jayson Otamias said.

He will begin promoting what he stressed is his last professional fight.

In an earlier interview, Pacquiao said that he is ready to end his 21-year boxing career in order to focus on his political duties. He is running for senator in the May elections.

The press tour will be continued in New York City. Team Pacquiao and Team Bradley will be flying out to the city on Wednesday for the second press conference that will be held in The Theater at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 21.

Pacquiao left the Philippines for the tour on Monday.

Pacquiao will be facing Bradley to win the WBO Welterweight crown for the third time.

The match will be held at MGM Grand in Las Vegas on April 9. —Jessica Bartolome/KBK, GMA News

source: gmanetwork.com

Rap star 'Diddy' suffers multiple injuries in crash

LOS ANGELES - Hip-hop icon and fashion mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs suffered "multiple injuries" including to his neck and collarbone in a car crash in Beverly Hills, a spokeswoman for the star said Thursday.

The 42-year-old was reported to have been left in pain after the accident on Wednesday involving his chauffeur-driven Cadillac Escalade outside the Beverly Hills hotel.





Pictures published by celebrity news website TMZ showed him lying on a grass verge after the crash, while police said he was not taken to hospital. His publicists did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday.

But on Thursday a spokeswoman issued a statement saying: "Sean Combs sustained multiple injuries in yesterday's car accident including to his neck, ribs and collarbone.

"He is currently receiving treatment for these injuries from his physicians and would like to thank all of his fans for the outpouring of support that he has received since the accident," she added.

Combs himself tweeted "Whoa .. That was a close one!" on his Twitter account earlier Thursday.

Born in Harlem, New York in 1969, Combs rose to prominence during the 1990s as founder and chief executive of Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment and Sean Combs Enterprises.

As well as his own successful rap career, Combs has produced hits for Aretha Franklin, Sting, Jennifer Lopez, Mary J. Blige and Janet Jackson. - AFP

source: gmanetwork.com