Hightower:
Last week, what was posted, I followed up on it, contacted someone very close to DJK, and they said he was not kicked off the team. His mother was in fact worked up about it, and wondered why the heck people were saying that. DJK went home for the weekend, as was planned ahead of time. DJK actually emailed me, for the first time as I have never spoken to him outside of a press setting, asking what the latest rumor was now, sort of a 'here we go again' inquiry, and he said there was nothing to it.
Which is why I posted what I posted last week, that the rumor last week was 100% false, because the party involved told me, the family confirmed the same thing.
As for this latest revelation today, it's shocking. May be coincidence with regards to the stuff from last week. Had he been kicked off the team, it would have gotten out through teammates...that didn't happen.
I think this is coincidental to last week, the rumor that got started elsewhere.
However, this stuff tonight...ugh...oh my gosh stuff...incredibly disappointing stuff.