{"id":5717,"date":"2026-08-20T17:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailycelebnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/baseball-legend-sammy-sosa-makes-rare-red-carpet-appearance-years-after-skin-bleaching-controversy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T23:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:41:09","slug":"baseball-legend-sammy-sosa-makes-rare-red-carpet-appearance-years-after-skin-bleaching-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailycelebnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/baseball-legend-sammy-sosa-makes-rare-red-carpet-appearance-years-after-skin-bleaching-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Baseball Legend Sammy Sosa Makes Uncommon Crimson Carpet Look, Years After Pores and skin Bleaching Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Baseball icon Sammy Sosa made a uncommon public look in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, August 19.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sosa, 57, smiled for cameras at The Pump Group\u2019s VIP Summer season Soiree at Gravitas social membership, trying noticeably totally different from an notorious pink carpet look practically a decade in the past. He flashed a peace signal whereas carrying a pointy royal-blue blazer over a black zip-up shirt with a pink, white and black striped collar paired with darkish denims.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The previous Chicago Cubs slugger had a decidedly lighter pores and skin tone when he was photographed at Miami\u2019s Artwork Basel in 2017, which he had beforehand chalked as much as a pores and skin bleaching cream.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cHave a look at what I&#8217;m at present. That is my life, and I don\u2019t take rubbish from no one,\u201d Sosa instructed Sports activities Illustrated in 2018 when requested about his pores and skin colour. \u201cI do no matter I would like.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Associated: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Hayden Panettiere Used to Babysit Chicago Cubs Star Pete Crow-Armstrong<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tFollowing the sudden demise of Hayden Panettiere, a stunning connection has resurfaced between the late actress and Chicago Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong.\u00a0 Crow-Armstrong, 24, grew up in Southern California along with his mother and father, actors Ashley Crow and Matthew John Armstrong, each of whom had recurring roles on the NBC drama Heroes, which starred Panettiere.\u00a0 \u201cHayden Panettiere [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sammy\u2019s oldest son, Sammy Jr., now 29, instructed the journal on the time that dialog about his father\u2019s pores and skin tone \u201cdoesn\u2019t have an effect on him,\u201d but in addition acknowledged, \u201cI\u2019m certain he feels a sure approach.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cLike, \u2018Man, I gave so a few years and a lot laborious be just right for you guys, and now you wish to undermine all that due to some choices I\u2019m making \u2014 some private choice that don\u2019t have an effect on you in any respect?\u2019\u201d Sammy Jr. stated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4412578\" style=\"width: 682px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:150%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4412578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sammy-Sosa-The-Pump-Group-VIP-Summer-Soiree-Peace-Sign.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Sammy Sosa The Pump Group VIP Summer Soiree Peace Sign\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sammy-Sosa-The-Pump-Group-VIP-Summer-Soiree-Peace-Sign.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sammy-Sosa-The-Pump-Group-VIP-Summer-Soiree-Peace-Sign.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sammy-Sosa-The-Pump-Group-VIP-Summer-Soiree-Peace-Sign.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sammy-Sosa-The-Pump-Group-VIP-Summer-Soiree-Peace-Sign.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=47&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sammy-Sosa-The-Pump-Group-VIP-Summer-Soiree-Peace-Sign.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sammy-Sosa-The-Pump-Group-VIP-Summer-Soiree-Peace-Sign.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sammy-Sosa-The-Pump-Group-VIP-Summer-Soiree-Peace-Sign.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sammy-Sosa-The-Pump-Group-VIP-Summer-Soiree-Peace-Sign.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sammy-Sosa-The-Pump-Group-VIP-Summer-Soiree-Peace-Sign.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sammy-Sosa-The-Pump-Group-VIP-Summer-Soiree-Peace-Sign.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sammy-Sosa-The-Pump-Group-VIP-Summer-Soiree-Peace-Sign.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Sammy Sosa attends The Pump Group VIP Summer season Soiree at Gravitas on August 19, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Arnold Turner\/Getty Photographs for The Pump Group<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sammy Jr. added, \u201cHe\u2019s a very closed-off individual, even with me. He doesn\u2019t imply to be. There are some issues I don\u2019t learn about my dad that I ponder about.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The previous baseball star\u2019s look first stirred up dialog in 2009, when he appeared on the Latin Grammys with a lighter complexion than he had in his enjoying days. Sammy performed his final MLB sport in 2007.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sammy instructed Univision\u2019s Primer Impacto on the time that it was the results of \u201ca bleaching cream that I apply earlier than going to mattress and whitens my pores and skin some.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You might have efficiently subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt\u2019s a cream that I&#8217;ve, that I take advantage of to melt [my skin], however has bleached me some,\u201d he stated. \u201cI\u2019m not a racist, I dwell my life fortunately. What occurred was that I had been utilizing the cream for a very long time and that, mixed with the brilliant TV lights, made my face look whiter than it truly is. I don\u2019t suppose I appear like Michael Jackson.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In December 2024, Sammy issued a press release to followers wherein he apologized to baseball followers, extensively thought of to be an admission of steroid use throughout his profession.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI perceive why some gamers in my period don\u2019t at all times get the popularity our stats deserve,\u201d Sosa stated. \u201cThere have been instances I did no matter I may to recuperate from accidents in an effort to maintain my power as much as carry out over 162 video games. I by no means broke any legal guidelines. However in hindsight, I made errors and I apologize.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/sports\/news\/baseball-legend-sammy-sosa-makes-rare-red-carpet-appearance\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baseball icon Sammy Sosa made a uncommon public look in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, August 19.\u00a0 Sosa, 57, smiled for cameras at The Pump Group\u2019s VIP Summer season Soiree at Gravitas social membership, trying noticeably totally different from an notorious pink carpet look practically a decade in the past. 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