Blind Item #6

This very wealthy, very popular, very talented, and very Christian athlete had to turn to his family before the holidays to help bail him out of a jam.  It seems he was accused of raping a young woman from an encounter last year.  If true, it would destroy his career, life, and family.  He had no recollection of it and denied it all, but admitted he'd "had marriage problems" and had "temper issues" but was trying to be a better man.  He told relatives he was willing to step up and figure it out.  His family quietly hired investigators and attorneys who tracked it back to the source.  It seems an executive in a company that sponsors him wanted to end the deal without paying out the contract, so hired a woman and made a plan to ruin the player. All to avoid paying the millions they owe on the deal (the company is over-extended and not as solvent as they seem).  Thankfully, the player's family got the right professionals and took care of it.  After the accuser signed an affidavit confessing the entire plot, the player went with attorneys and family to visit the executive personally. Don't be surprised if the imperfect-but-honest player ends up owning a big chunk of the company this year.