SouthernJet Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Politics doesn't make strange bedfellows - marriage does. Groucho Marx Rodney King engaged to Cynthia Kelley, one of the jurors who awarded him $3.8 million: report By Nancy Dillon DAILY NEWS WEST COAST BUREAU CHIEF Tuesday, September 7th 2010, 12:16 PM LOS ANGELES - Police beating victim Rodney King is engaged to one of the jurors who awarded him a $3.8 million settlement, RadarOnline reported Tuesday. King and Cynthia Kelley said they first felt a romantic spark when they met in a Newport Beach pizzeria the day after the controversial 1994 jury award. Both were married at the time, which complicated the blossoming relationship. They later separated when King joined the cast of VH1's "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew" after multiple arrests for being under the influence of PCP. Four months ago, King, 44, called Kelley on a whim. "We hadn't spoken to each other for many years, and it just so happened that we reconnected....It was like we were never apart from one another," Kelley told Radar. "She is a godsend, a blessing in my life," King told the website. "I don't know what I would have done without her in my life...I can't wait to make her my wife." King became a national symbol of police brutality when a video camera caught a group of white cops repeatedly striking the black cab driver while he was on the ground following a high-speed chase. Four officers were tried for using excessive force but later acquitted, sparking race riots that left 55 dead and more than 2,000 injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenranger Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 She does know he pissed all that money away like 10 years ago right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryK Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 She does know he pissed all that money away like 10 years ago right? I was thinking the same thing. He's gotta be broke. Maybe she's thinking this will net them some PR cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Didn't know Rodney was a Tic Meister. You can't get away with doing that stuff and not have some serious repercussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Didn't know Rodney was a Tic Meister. You can't get away with doing that stuff and not have some serious repercussions. Between that and getting his head beat in by cops, she'd better be prepared to wipe his a$$ and wheel him around, soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green DNA Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 "I don't know what I would have done without her in my life.. Let me help you Rodney, you probably would have had to get a job. Met the next day by accident and hooked up?? Okey dokey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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