Former NFL star Shannon Sharpe has been in the news lately, after he flew off the handle and tried to fight members of the Memphis Grizzlies basketball team, during Friday night’s game.
Shannon’s violent outburst seemed out of character for the usually jovial TV commentator. According to Shannon, he felt “disrespected” because one of the Memphis Grizzles muttered under his breath “f*ck you” to Shannon and he felt the need to stand up and make a scene.
It was almost like Shannon was trying to impress his date for the night – and show his date how much of a “man” he was.
Of course, Shannon didn’t have a “date” that night, Media Take Out has learned.
But we do have some tea from that night. Shannon was not alone at the game. Media Take Out confirmed that Shannon was sitting front row, in seats that cost north of $10,000 each, with his “friend” and stylist “Hollywood” Mugler.
So who is this man, Hollywood Mugler?
Well, according to his social media post, he’s Shannon’s personal stylist. Hollywood does not list any of his other clients on his now private Instagram page’s bio.
It’s not clear why Shannon Sharpe would give his male “stylist” $10,000 tickets to a Friday night Lakers game.
And there’s more. Hollywood Mugler bears a striking resemblance to another Los Angeles stylist named Russell “Hollywood” Simpson (more on him in a second). Media Take Out has not been able to confirm that the two are one-in-the-same, but they do look a lot like each other.
Here’s a picture of Hollywood Mugler, with Shannon at the game:
Here’s a screenshot from his IG page, showing pics of him:
And here’s Russell Hollywood Simpson, the man who “Hollywood Mugler” resembles – from about 8 years ago:
Now the tea on Russell “Hollywood” Simpson. You’ll recall back in 2012, Hollywood Simpson came out and shocked the world claiming that he was carrying on a gay romance with then-NFL star Kerry Rhodes.
Pics leaked of the two men wearing matching clothing, and hugged up on each other – and those pics went viral.
While Kerry denied the claims, Russell “Hollywood” Simpson gave a series of interviews where he confirmed that he and Kerry were lovers – and he gave graphic intimate details about their encounters.
Here’s Hollywood, explaining his discreet encounter with former NFL player Kerry Rhodes:
