 Spurs forward Richard Jefferson called off his July 11 wedding in New York. AP
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Richard Jefferson joined the show to clear up rumors about how and why he backed out of his wedding.
-- Jefferson wanted to clear up rumors he pulled out two hours before the wedding, which was supposed to be Saturday, July 11.
"It wasn't the 11th hour," Jefferson said. "We decided that Sunday we weren't going to continue with our nuptials.
He said he e-mailed her on the Sunday before to let her know. On Monday, he called his family. On Tuesday, she called her family.
-- Jefferson also said the wedding didn't cost him $2 million. And he didn't leave his credit cards for his friends.
Jefferson said don't believe "unnamed sources." Jefferson said people made things up. None of his friends would have called the New York Post.
-- Jefferson said that he did e-mail her because he wanted to get his thoughts down in an organized fashion.
-- Jefferson explained why they decided to end it. "We'd been arguing non-stop," Jefferson said. "There was a lot of screaming and crying."
-- Jefferson reportedly gave his former fiancee a six-figure amount. "I didn't have to do anything," Jefferson said. "I chose to give her an amount."
-- Jefferson said he wasn't relieved or happy about this. "I'm upset," Jefferson said. "I lost my best friend."
-- Dan asked Jefferson about allegations about his sexuality that were addressed in the New York Post.
"You can't fight the internet," Jefferson said of rumors about his sexuality. "They start spreading rumors and it starts snow-balling."
Jefferson said the stories about his sexuality and other aspects of his life are getting to him. "That's the furthest thing from the truth, and it sort of pissed me off."
-- Jefferson said he wants his ex-fiancee, Kesha Ni'Cole Nichols, to come out and tell the truth and clear up a lot of the rumors.
"I probably will reach out to her in the next day or so," Jefferson said.
-- Jefferson said he was so happy to be with the Spurs instead of the Nets. He said the New York media would have been too much to handle. |
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Richard Jefferson clears up rumors about cancelled wedding
Spurs forward Richard Jefferson called off his July 11 wedding in New York.
Richard Jefferson joined the show to clear up rumors about how and why he backed out of his wedding.
-- Jefferson wanted to clear up rumors he pulled out two hours before the wedding, which was supposed to be Saturday, July 11.
"It wasn't the 11th hour," Jefferson said. "We decided that Sunday we weren't going to continue with our nuptials.
He said he e-mailed her on the Sunday before to let her know. On Monday, he called his family. On Tuesday, she called her family.
-- Jefferson also said the wedding didn't cost him $2 million. And he didn't leave his credit cards for his friends.
Jefferson said don't believe "unnamed sources." Jefferson said people made things up. None of his friends would have called the New York Post.
-- Jefferson said that he did e-mail her because he wanted to get his thoughts down in an organized fashion.
-- Jefferson explained why they decided to end it. "We'd been arguing non-stop," Jefferson said. "There was a lot of screaming and crying."
-- Jefferson reportedly gave his former fiancee a six-figure amount. "I didn't have to do anything," Jefferson said. "I chose to give her an amount."
-- Jefferson said he wasn't relieved or happy about this. "I'm upset," Jefferson said. "I lost my best friend."
-- Dan asked Jefferson about allegations about his sexuality that were addressed in the New York Post.
"You can't fight the internet," Jefferson said of rumors about his sexuality. "They start spreading rumors and it starts snow-balling."
Jefferson said the stories about his sexuality and other aspects of his life are getting to him. "That's the furthest thing from the truth, and it sort of pissed me off."
-- Jefferson said he wants his ex-fiancee, Kesha Ni'Cole Nichols, to come out and tell the truth and clear up a lot of the rumors.
"I probably will reach out to her in the next day or so," Jefferson said.
-- Jefferson said he was so happy to be with the Spurs instead of the Nets. He said the New York media would have been too much to handle.