September 2011
Four years later, Oscar De La Hoya comes clean: It WAS me in the fishnet and high heels pictures
Recounting his rise to the top of the boxing world and his fall from grace in an ego-busting photo scandal, Oscar De La Hoya is confessing the truth.
Speaking about the claims of stripper Milana Dravnel, as well as his own substance abuse and infidelity, the retired boxer has bared it all.
It has been nearly four years since photos purportedly of the former champ clad in fishnets, panties and high heels were splashed online.
De La Hoya reportedly hired a team of lawyers, a PR firm and business associates to discredit Ms Dravnel and goad her into retracting her story.
But in the interview with the Spanish-language network, which aired Tuesday night, the troubled pugilist revealed the truth.
'Let me to tell you, yes, yes, it was me,' he said.
TheSmokingGun.com reported that in June 2008, Ms Dravnel settled a federal lawsuit she brought against Mr De La Hoya.
Details of the settlement were never revealed as they signed confidentiality agreements, the website reported.
During the candid interview, an emotional De La Hoya revealed his battle with alcohol and drugs, and said he even contemplated suicide.
'Rock bottom was recently,' De La Hoya said. 'Within a couple of years, just thinking if my life was even worth it.
'I don't have the strength, I don't have the courage to take my own life but I was thinking about it.
'My drug of choice was cocaine and alcohol. Cocaine was recent. The last two years. And I depended more in the alcohol than the cocaine.'
He said he has been clean and sober for three months after going to rehab and attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
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