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DUI Bust Costs Barkley T-Mobile Gig

Phone company benches ex-hoop star 'for the time being'

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 14, 2009 9:08 AM CST

(Newser) – In the wake of his DUI arrest—during which he told a cop he was in a hurry to get oral sex—Charles Barkley has lost another job, Advertising Age reports. T-Mobile has pulled spots featuring Barkley “for the time being,” a rep... Read full story »

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