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It’s Sunday afternoon and Tiger just missed winning the PGA Championship. With a loss, one could say that he had a bad weekend, but honestly, if I had to pick a golfer here who didn’t have it great, it would be Brooks Koepka. Sure, he won (and became only the 5th person to win both the US Open and the PGA Championship), but literally, no one gave a shit – it was all Tiger, Tiger, Tiger. Of course, the $2 million Koepka took home probably soothed some of the hurt.
So while Tiger basked in the media coverage and Brooks rolls around on a bed full of cash, let’s talk about some people that actually had a bad weekend.
Daddy Yankee
“Despacito” may have been the song of summer 2017, but Daddy Yankee, who was featured on the track, is having a slightly less great summer of 2018.
The rapper was the victim of a very odd heist in Valencia, Spain, which resulted in him being robbed of over $2 million in jewelry and cash. Here’s how it went down: Daddy Yankee (real name: Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez) was out and about when someone convinced a staff member at the Meliá Valencia Hotel that he was the Puerto Rican superstar. The staffer not only allowed the imposter into Yankee’s room but also opened the safe for him, allowing him to make off with the rapper’s jewelry and cash.
Sounds pretty shady, right? But honestly…would any of you recognize Daddy Yankee? Didn’t think so. [via TMZ]
John Mayer
So Daddy Yankee lost $2 million worth of stuff but at least people didn’t break into his actual home, right? Well, John Mayer wasn’t quite as lucky.
Police were called on Friday to investigate a robbery at Mayer’s Beverly Hills home. No one was home when thieves broke a bedroom window, ransacked the property, and made off with about $200,000 worth of stuff, including many watches from Mayer’s “enormous and enormously valuable” collection.
The Grammy winner bought the house from Adam Levine in May for $13.5 million, recently posted a photo of legendary guitar repairman Rene Martinez in his new crib, tagging it #homesweethome”:
Maybe not anymore. [via Perez Hilton]
South Carolina Beach Goers
It’s well established that I am more of an “indoorsy” girl, and as such, you aren’t likely to find me at a beach. But on the rare occasions I do venture to the shore, I never, ever go in the water. There are way too many creepy, slimy things in there and this story out of South Carolina only reaffirms my ocean life choices.
Officials in the city of Folly Beach, just south of Charleston, issued a warning to beachgoers this week regarding Portuguese Man O’Wars, saying that stings and sightings of the venomous sea creatures are on the rise. And don’t think they are harmless if they are lifeless: even dead Man O’Wars can still deliver a sting.
You know where I stand a 0% chance of getting stung by a Man O’War? On my couch. [via New York Post]
This Car Dealership
While I may be indoorsy, once of the few activities I enjoy – bumper boats and bumper cars. And a real-life version was captured on Facebook on Saturday:
The cars from Route 46 Chrysler, Jeep Dodge in Little Falls, NJ floated down the Peckman River after heavy rain caused flash flooding.
Gives new meaning to cars losing value as soon as they leave the lot, huh? [via New York Post]
These Sisters
Imagine if, after your parents had died, you found a stack of love letters from your dad to your mom, tied up with ribbon. You grab your sisters and sit down to read them, anticipating some beautiful words worthy of romantic-comedy-level flashbacks. But instead, this happens:
There are just some things you can’t unsee..
[via Mirror]
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That car dealership must be be thrilled. Now instead of having to sell those cars they can just cash in the insurance check.
For clarification: $11M was the total purse, Brooks took home just shy of $2M
And 5th person in the same year, not ever.
Who’s going to explain what “a bit of a goer” is?