LeBron James' Mom Goes On Trial Next Month
MIAMI (CBS4) – Miami Heat star LeBron James' mother has a date with a judge next month – but not the kind you might think.
On August 8th, Gloria James will go on trial for allegedly slapping a valet outside the Fontainebleau hotel because he reportedly took too long bringing her car around.
The incident happened on April 7th just before 5 a.m. According to the arrest report, James asked a valet Rockfeller Sorel to get her car. The arrest reports states the valet then gave the keys to the valet cashier.
Police said James then allegedly confronted the employee and said, "where are my *expletive* keys?"
According to the arrest report, James then "struck the victim with an open hand across the right side of the face." Police said that James fell to the ground after losing her balance.
The police were called and noted in their report that James was uncooperative, that she had bloodshot eyes and a "strong odor of alcohol on her breath."
She was arrested and charged with battery and disorderly intoxication.
TMZ.com reports Sorel has filed a suit against James. He wants more than $15,000 for the pain, emotional distress and humiliation she allegedly caused him.
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