Maria More, Hot 107.9 Atlanta, Midday Motivation, Maria Moore, Model » rodney king http://mariamore.com Thu, 16 May 2013 14:25:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Rodney King 20 Years Later: “I Still Sip, I Don’t Get Drunk” http://mariamore.com/2012/04/25/rodney-king-20-years-later-i-still-sip-i-dont-get-drunk/ http://mariamore.com/2012/04/25/rodney-king-20-years-later-i-still-sip-i-dont-get-drunk/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:06:19 +0000 mariamore http://mariamore.com/?p=2153 The suffering Rodney King endured at the hands of the LAPD more than 20 years ago was indeed a tragedy. Unfortunately, his life has been up and down (mostly down) since then. King recently reflected on his life changes since 1992.

It’s been an up-and-down ride for King since he went on television at the height of those riots and pleaded in a quavering voice, “Can we all get along?”

He’s been arrested numerous times, mostly for alcohol-related crimes. In a recent interview with The Associated Press he said, “I still sip, I don’t get drunk.”

He has been to a number of rehab programs, he said, including the 2008 appearance on “Dr. Drew” Pinsky’s “Celebrity Rehab” program.

Still, he was arrested again just last year for driving under the influence.

King received a $3.8 million settlement from the city, but said he lost most it to bad investments, among them a hip-hop record label he founded that quickly went broke.

He makes money these days taking part in events like celebrity boxing matches. He’s also promoting his just-published memoir, “The Riot Within: My Journey From Rebellion to Redemption.”

A tall, physically imposing man who is disarmingly friendly, self-effacing and soft-spoken, King, 47, maintains he is happy.

“America’s been good to me after I paid the price and stayed alive through it all,” he says. “This part of my life is the easy part now.”

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