New claims surrounding Olympic gymnast arrests Mary Lou Retton It has been revealed.
In the report on Tuesday, May 27 Associated PressThe Fairmont Police Department in West Virginia allegedly claimed that Retton, 57, “smelled the alcohol but was speaking,” after an on-site sobriety test was conducted.
The report also noted that officials observed “wine containers in passenger seats” before their May 17 arrest in Retton for details of a legal document “driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs.” people Monday, May 26.
US Weekly Retton’s team has been contacted for comment.
Fairmont police representatives also reported that they stopped Layton after learning of “a man in a Porsche driving.”
The retired athlete made history at the 1984 Summer Olympics when she became the first American woman to win a gold medal in a solo competition, “rejecting the roadside breath test and blood test.”
She was released after she paid a $1,500 personal approval margin.
In October 2023, Retton spent two weeks in the ICU while battling a rare pneumonia. At that time, her daughters started a crowdsourcing fund to pay for her medical expenses. Their efforts attracted criticism online, and Retton publicly defended them. (Retton shares daughter Shayla, 30, McKenna, 28, Skyla, 25, Emma, 22, with her ex-husband Shannon Kelley)
Bela Karolyi is a controversial figure in the gymnastics world and has trained numerous Olympic superstars from Nadia Comaneci to Mary Lou Retton. Karolyi died on November 15, 2024 at the age of 82. The strictness of his coaching approach has been reportedly questioned throughout his career. […]
“They’re not worth it,” Layton told Entertainment tonight In May 2024. “They just want to take care of me. I don’t care about the opponents. There are trolls everywhere. That’s the people who make us America. Everyone has opinions, but that’s it.”
Retton’s interview with the media also showed that in addition to the 19020 pandemic in the 2020s, her financial situation suffered after her 2018 divorce.
She spoke frankly about this time, telling her about the media for previous speech events:[When] Covid Hit, literally Covid hits – our job is to get close to people and talk to them, so there is no work. Assuming my reputation was a few years ago, [was] Just doing enough to do this enough to pay my bill. ”
Shortly after Retton was hospitalized for pneumonia, McKenna began a Spotfund that surpassed its initial $50,000 fundraising target.
Retton further reflects through an interview with the media: “It’s a long recovery, I’m still using oxygen, and I had some relapses a while ago, but I’m back and regulated. It’s more frustrating than anything because patience isn’t one of my strong skills.”
She continued: “I’m tired of my nose. …I’m a speaker and can’t work because I don’t know if I can go on stage for an hour of conversation like I usually have for 40 years. It’s frustrating. It’s frustrating.”
