Sosa Speaks About Lighter Skin
Via Deadspin This weekend, the web was abuzz when pictures of former Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa from a recent Vegas event surfaced that showed him looking a bit paler than usual, raising speculation as to its cause, including it being a result of alleged steroid use. A former Cubs employee defended Sosa, saying he'd recently undergone some skin treatment. Appearing on Univisions's "Primer Impacto" program, Sosa himself has addressed the uproar by explaining, "It's a cream that I have, that I use to soften [my skin], but has bleached me some." He then inexplicably said, "I'm not a racist, I live my life happily." So to recap, Sosa's just trying to keep his skin soft and that's why he looks white, not because he wants to be white.
But maybe there's a silver lining in this whole mess. Given that Sosa's playing days appear to be over, he could use new sources of income. "I'm going to market it, I'm a businessman," Sosa joked about the mysterious cream, which he apparently bought in Europe. Of course, we're guessing it doesn't yet have FDA approval here in the U.S.