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Update: Ted Williams Claims His Daughter Attacked Him
- Posted on January 12, 2011 at 12:18am by
Meredith Jessup
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As we reported earlier, homeless man-turned-viral video sensation Ted Williams was taken to a local police station after he and his daughter erupted in a family feud in a Hollywood hotel Monday night. According to Williams, it was his daughter who became agitated and launched a physical assault on him.
Shockingly, Williams’ daughter disagrees:
While Williams says his daughter’s account is inaccurate, his daughter claims he’s been drinking. This is obviously a private family dispute that is sadly being played out on national television, but for the sake of everyone involved, I hope fame hasn‘t gone to Williams’ head.
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Comments (74)
FreedomAdvocate
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 7:15amSad, and really, throwing a homeless man into the national spotlight is not the way to do him favors. But now that they did, they should give him the help he needs.
Report Post »FaithfulFriend
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 12:01pmAmen.
Report Post »Capt_Spalding
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 7:06amNo big surprise here…. just another “reality celeb” that the rest of us are gonna have to hear about for ever more. This guy’s a perfect example of the “redistribute wealth” idea…. in the end, the same folks will be “rich” and the same folks will be “poor”. No amount of fame or money can change someone. Sorry to burst your bubble, Libs.
Report Post »grumpyt
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 6:53amThis is truly sickening. I don’t begrudge him his “15 min”, just let it be over. Think Rome. We can’t take our eyes off of a story like this. Most in this country are just waiting for him to fall.
Go to work Ted and step back from the light.
Report Post »Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 6:10amAfter watching Ted Williams himself recently describe this incident, it is possible this may have a little to do with relatives learning how to not drag each other down. Just as most homeless people have mental challenges, so can family members drag down a relative who is trying to rise above. It’s very very common, and can be so ingrained into their mindset, these strong feelings can never ever be overcome. Ever.
This includes family members thinking they come first, even if a relative has married and created their own family with children.
Report Post »BetsyRoss1513
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 6:21amHence, the outburst and lashing out.
Report Post »Time takes time. Let the man settle his brain around this new life of his, and things will work out. Could be some toxicity in his interpersonal relationships with these people. And with todays culture of GIMMEE GIMMEE GIMMEE, I’m not surprised. Maybe while he was in recovery, these people continued to be sick, angry, and spiteful – their ‘recovery’ never happened – their choice.
Maybe, we all just need to ignore it. Someone is keeping this story alive – it’s obviously sauteeing in the pan quite nicely for TMZ, et al.
starznbarz
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 5:54amyou can gift wrap a dog turd – but it does`nt change what it is. http://www.starznbarz.com
Report Post »the_ancient
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 5:53amAm I the only one that is tried of hearing about this guy?
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 5:52amMy take on this is as follows. He seems more believable than the daughter does. Think about it, here’s a guy plucked up off the streets, having been homeless, given instant fame and some fortune and not surprisingly, in steps “daughter.” Most likely she didn’t give a damn about him two weeks ago but now that there might be some cash in it for her, is back in the picture. It’s like you here about lottery winners, relatives come out of the woodwork once a winner is announced. Daughter-dearest seems like she’s “hustling” ol’ Ted. My final point on this would be to tell daddy Ted, cut her loose IMMEDIATELY before she CLEANS YOU OUT and has your butt back out on the street……Run as fast as your legs will carry you AWAY!
Report Post »TommyJH54
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 5:31amBet he winds up back on the street.
Report Post »Rob
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 4:57amWhy do people obsess about these morons… is this TMZ?
Report Post »warrior21
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 4:07amBelieve it or not, I couldn‘t care less about this guy’s problems. He is a big boy and should be able to solve them alone. He put himself in this situation and can, if he wants, get out of it alone.
Report Post »eMinistry
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 2:55amI knew this would happen…I was hopping he would be well…sad…drugs and alcohol is very difficult to fight with out God…It can be done, with God’s help… look at Glenn Beck.
Report Post »MissDiane1966
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 2:25amBeing the youngest daughter of an alcoholic father (now deceased), I understand the frustration from the daughter’s point of view. My father didn’t force himself back into our lives. He went through a life-changing experience for the better; and as we saw the transformation within his attitude, it was only then that we accepted him back into our lives (all four of his kids). It took a great deal of time and counseling. Just when we were getting to know our dad, he died very suddenly as a result of a heart attack. I’m inclined to also give Ted Williams the benefit of the doubt. Lastly, I also believe that the rest of us need to stay out of it.
Report Post »GB4Prez
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 2:06amthis site should lead the way in not reporting about this guy or his family.
Report Post »DRB
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 2:03amyeah, right!
Report Post »Kisha
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 1:55amWho couldn’t have seen this coming? Eh? That was pessimistic… Sorry! :P
Report Post »Sunnyr
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 1:51amUh-oh! I had such high hope for this lost person. I still hope he makes it and gets back with his kids.
Report Post »Diamond Girl
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 2:02amSo do I SunnyR…so do I.
I’m not jumping on either side, it’s none of our business…he has to work this out with time, I pray he stays strong and does so with all his kids….I‘m not going to think for one minute the ’kids‘ don’t know how to play the game either.
Wished to heck we knew nothing of this.
I pray for all of them…they’re gonna need it.
Report Post »MadeInAmerica
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 5:27pmWished to heck we knew nothing of this.
Ditto
Report Post »NRAWorthy
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 1:46amFigures. This man needs help, not money and Hollywood shoved in his face and down his throat! He was homeless for a reason, and a reason he told! Drugs and alcohol. What in the hell do you think is always readily available to people like this? Take one look at Charlie Sheen. Can’t get away from it when its all around you.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 1:42amOkay I replayed it and he says at the beginning he told the daughter to “shut the hell up” .. after taking off for decades and being a deadbeat … I would have gotten in his face too!
Report Post »republitarian
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 1:42amAn hour and twenty minutes with no comments. I think it’s safe to say that no one cares. Sorry I clicked, myself.
Report Post »republitarian
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 2:04amDamn! I promised myself that I would not comment on the editorial choices of The Blaze staff. I must redouble my efforts.
Report Post »Maximus
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 1:42amUh…Huh? Wasn’t this on TMZ?
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 1:40amLet’s see .. the daughter was raised by a caring mother who struggled to raise her and the other children. He took off for decades and was a drunk and drug addict … sorry I believe the daughter. He will be back out on the streets soon.
Report Post »Ray2447
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 6:30amWomen’s domestic violence against men is grossly under reported, while male victims are still routinely being ignored by the taxpayer funded domestic violence industry. Credible research overwhelmingly shows that the ratio of domestic violence to be least 50/50 between women & men. http://tinyurl.com/3sakk According to one study by researchers who work at the CDC, in 70% of domestic violence incidents, where the d.v. is not mutual, it’s women who initiate the d. v. http://tinyurl.com/yzm9xhe D.v. law follows a gender feminist agenda over facts & does great harm to many innocent men & also many violent women as shown in “Los Misandry” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAmOxvudpF8
Report Post »Ray2447
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 6:34amDeaths of little children, killed by their mothers is egregious, yet the taxpayer funded, domestic violence industry disingenuously tries to make us believe that women don’t abuse men too. According to the U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services and DOJ statistics, more kids are killed by neglect and abuse in a year (1,760 in 2007), than all the female intimate partner homicides in a year. Mothers are the single largest group of kid killers, according to HHS, and they have a rate twice that of fathers. Nowhere near the money is spent to protect kids from kid killing mothers as is spent by the domestic violence industry to protect women. The taxpayer funded d.v. industry is a bastion of misandrist vilification, falsely accusing men of being the overwhelming cause of d.v., and empowering violent women to commit further domestic violence. The corruption of the taxpayer funded, domestic violence industry is characterized in “Los Misandry” at Youtube.
Report Post »Ray2447
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 6:34amDomestic violence will never end as long as the whole truth about it is misrepresented to comply with feminist ideology. V.P. Biden recently called violence against women, “the very worst abuse.” The very worst abuse is valuing one life less than another for having been born the wrong gender. Under domestic violence law, the wrong gender is men. Shelter and services are virtually non-existent for male victims of domestic violence. Options out of a bad relationship, that women have, are often not available to men. Men wind up gender profiled and falsely accused by the taxpayer funded, domestic violence industry, because of gender feminist ideology controlling the d.v. industry. Men are often battered by domestic violence, and then battered again by the taxpayer funded, domestic violence industry as shown in “Los Misandry” at Youtube.
Report Post »TruthLover
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 1:40amAnd by all means, let‘s jump on this bandwagon and replay this poor man’s story on The Blaze. Puh-lease. Really? You’re linking videos from ET? That’s some hard news let me tell ya. What are we now – a bunch of rubber-neckers driving by a wreck? I certainly hope not.
Report Post »White Devil
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 12:45pmI agree. When Glenn started this sight, he said it was to bring hard core, real journalism back. Epic Fail.
Report Post »LOOKING_BOTH_WAYS
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 1:39amDose the National Enquirer know about this ?
Report Post »rwsasinger
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 1:38amFrom the news coverage I’ve seen, Mr. Williams has fathered and abandoned an entire tribe or at least a small country of infants and left behind who knows how many wives. Homeless or not, everyone is expected to face their responsibilities; now or at some later date when things change for you. Why would anyone think that a small measure of success would somehow change the behaviors of Mr. Williams? I don’t know who started what in the fight between he and his daughter; that’s a police matter. I am sure there were harsh words between everyone involved. No one should condone violence, but his children and family have every right to be angry and get a piece of the pie. Can you say back child support?
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 1:43amHe told her to “shut the hell up” .. after all these years .. I would have gotten in his face too.
Report Post »BuckOfama
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 8:31amHe is a real piece of dung and deserves no second chance since he didn’t even give his own children a first chance. How some people could celebrate this loser is beyond me. But what more should I expect from obama supporters…………
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 8:39amAfter 23 years I think perhaps some family counsiling is in order before they “kiss and make up”. He doesn’t know how to be a father and the resentment on the other side of the family has to be enormous after they struggled to keep their heads above water. He needs to cash in part of his new found fame and write the mother of his children (and fostered) a check thru mediation.
Report Post »cranberry
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 11:43amIf and I say IF, he has a mental problem, he needs help, not to be bashed because he can’t
Report Post »support a family. Come on.
MsMonsoon
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 5:34pmCranberry: Can‘t you see it’s just the powers that be and the media playing up the fairie tale that fame and fortune will cure the most lowly of persons.
Be he mentally ill, flawed charactor or just an illiterate drunk… what is it they say about a sows ear? Come on people, cleaning up a bum off the street is not a game for starry eyed beginners.
Report Post »DesideriusErasmus
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 1:38amfirst
A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 2:22amAll this coverage is like that one game show where family members were paid to guess whether a family members’ answers to questions were true or false. It destroyed lives, and we watched it.
I wish the best for this man and his family, and I will try not to feed the interest in this story.
Report Post »klstj
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 2:46amdrs. Labor …I’m with you. This is a man who has a great chance at getting back into productive society.“feeding” the story is the worsted thing to be done for him. They have all had lives obviously filled with hardship. I wouldn’t find her rage shocking, nor would I find it shocking that with this new found fame and money that he may have fallen off the wagon. I hope not, I for one will pray for him and his family. Amazing opportunities can be even more scary than failure.
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 5:12amA Golden voice and not a brain in his head…sad.
He needed mental help, not money. It was like throwing gasoline on a fire to even give him a dollar.
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 6:16am@klstj — “worsted”, cmon man!
Report Post »912828Buckeye
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 7:09amMay not be to long before ol Ted is back on the streets. Maybe there is a reason he was homeless for so long. You can take the boy out of the country, but……………………….
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 7:20amI hpoe this poor guy didn’t give up whatever street corner he came from, because at the rate he is burning through his 15mins of fame, he will be back there soon. Especially, considering he is hanging around with Hollywood types now, who make a career out of chewing up and spitting out people. There were obviously alot of reasons he was on the street and apparently none of those problems are being addressed.
Report Post »Dale
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 10:32amA Doctors Labor Is Not My Right;
I never watched it.
Report Post »youguysready_letsroll
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 2:01pmI swear this guy is going to take off some Hollywood makeup and fake teeth and reveal that he is really Barak Obama. He kinda looks like him. I saw an interview with him saying that he used that voice to sound pleasant with store clerks so that they wouldn’t follow him around while he went on a shoplifting spree.I hope he does a 180 and experiences success and happiness with his second chance.
Report Post »suttonea76
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 2:58pmAnybody thinking that Ted is a saint is an idiot. Ted knows this as all rational people, but I choose to not know this man from tv but rather from meeting him face to face to which that won’t happen so this story is irrelevant. So what if he drinks, so do the majority of the Catholics I know, yet his story has weight for no real reason. I will remember him for his graciousness on that radio show since that appears to be the only REAL part of this whole story.
Report Post »MsMonsoon
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 5:22pmTXPILOT: I agree with you. I hate to be pessimistic but this guy seems more and more like a walking Pardora’s box.
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