The release of alleged audio recordings of Donald Sterling being incredibly racist has led to many recalling some of the ugly stories from the Clippers owner’s past.
One such story is his lawsuit with Alexandra Castro, a woman whom Sterling paid for sex from 1999-2002. Sterling met Castro in Las Vegas at Al Davis’ birthday party over July 4th weekend in 1999. Sterling and Castro developed a sexual relationship where Sterling paid her for what he described as the best sex he’s ever had.
Sterling transferred title of a property to Castro and her mother, but he sued to get it back after Castro broke off their relationship. It was during the procedures of that suit in 2003 when Sterling gave a deposition where he detailed some aspects of their sex life.
Sterling paid Castro $500 a pop for every time they had sex, which he says occurred all over the place, including around his work office. In the deposition, Sterling describing the sex and how it was the best ever is pretty mind-blowing. You can see all the dirty details below. I pulled what I felt were the highlights from what The Smoking Gun has on its site:
Jeeze, man, can you say he was seduced?
Sterling also shared the story of how Castro ended up living with Tyson. Apparently Castro and a friend had to have sex with two people as some sort of tryout before they could meet Tyson. Castro more than passed and was allowed admittance to the big show, apparently. She lived with Tyson for eight months and he bought her many gifts. She complained that Sterling was cheap with his money.
The Sterling-Castro suit received more attention two years ago when Elgin Baylor sued Sterling for discrimination. Baylor’s people dug up this deposition to use during the case. Sports by Brooks reported that in the Baylor case, Castro had said Sterling consulted him on personnel moves, such as who he should hire as coach of the Clippers.
What a gem, this Sterling is, right?
