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Tonya Harding’s Rep ‘Terminates Business Relationship’ With The Skater After She Demanded Press Not To Ask About ‘The Past’
Tonya Harding’s longtime representative Michael Rosenberg has ended his business relationship with the former Olympic figure skater.In a Facebook post, Rosenberg explained Harding’s demands got a little out of hand.Related: Tonya Harding Admits To Having Prior Knowledge Of The 1994 Nancy Kerrigan Attack For The First Time “Unfortunately, we reached an impasse today regarding howRead […]
Continue readingTonya Harding Admits To Having Prior Knowledge Of The 1994 Nancy Kerrigan Attack For The First Time
The 1994 attack of Nancy Kerrigan and the subsequent connection to her competitor Tonya Harding remain one of the most dramatic pop culture moments of all time, and now it’s an award-winning film.To follow up on the success of “I, Tonya,” ABC’s new “Truth and Lies: The Tonya Harding Story” special attempted to getRead full […]
Continue readingJohnny Weir Takes Swipe At Tonya Harding, Suggests ‘I, Tonya’ Is ‘Glamorizing A Villain’
American figure skater Johnny Weir has hit out at Hollywood for “glamorizing” disgraced skater Tonya Harding.Harding, 47, who was banned from the sport after pleading guilty to hindering the prosecution following the infamous attack on fellow skater Nancy Kerrigan, has been busy promoting the critically acclaimed movie “I, Tonya”, which is a film basedRead full […]
Continue readingTonya Harding on Hate She Says She’s Faced Since ’94 Scandal: ‘Rats Thrown Into My Mailboxes’
Nearly 25 years after she became the most notorious figure skater in America, Tonya Harding still evokes strong reactions, both pro and con.Her detractors and defenders are detailed in a Wednesday profile in the New York Times, which features comments from Harding about her life before and after the 1994 attack on her skating rival, […]
Continue readingTonya Harding: ‘I Knew That Something Was Up’ Before Nancy Kerrigan Was Attacked
Former Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding is opening up up about her relationship with her mother, her notorious past and her reaction to the new film about her life, I, Tonya, in a interview with ABC that will air in early January as part of a two-hour special.In an exclusive trailer for the special, above, […]
Continue readingTonya Harding Looks Back On Nancy Kerrigan Scandal: ‘The Media Had Me Convicted… Before I Had Even Done Anything’
The release of “I, Tonya” starring Margot Robbie has reignited intrigue in the 1994 Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan scandal.In light of renewed interest, Harding sits down with ABC’s Amy Robach for a two-hour special called “Truth and Lies: The Tonya Harding Story“.In a preview for the program, which airs Jan.11, Harding says, “The media had me […]
Continue readingMargot Robbie Reveals the Ice Skating Advice That Tonya Harding Gave Her: ‘So Many Sit-Ups’
Margot Robbie‘s latest role as disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding came with a bonus: rock hard abs!People caught up with the I, Tonya star at Monday’s Gotham Independent Film Awards in New York City, where she shared the ice skating advice she got after meeting the real Harding.“She was like, ‘Just do sit ups.’ So […]
Continue readingNightmare on Ice: How Tonya Harding Became the Forever-Villain to Nancy Kerrigan’s Olympic Hero in One Whirlwind Month of Madness
In the end, Oksana Baiul won Olympic gold in women’s figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics, and Nancy Kerrigan settled for silver. But considering the road Kerrigan took to get to the Games in Lillehamer, Norway, second place may have never felt so much like a victory. On Jan.6, 1994, just over a month before […]
Continue readingMargot Robbie Completely Transforms Into Tonya Harding in ‘I, Tonya’ Teaser Trailer — Watch!
Margot Robbie is approaching Daniel Day-Lewis levels of chameleon-ness.The Australian actress shines in the first teaser trailer for I, Tonya, where she disappears into another role, this time as the titular controversial Olympic figure skater, Tonya Harding, who was banned from the U.S.Figure Skating Association in 1994 after pleading guilty to hindering the prosecution’s investigation following an attack that […]
Continue readingTonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan: Where Are They Now? All About the Former Skaters Ahead of Margot Robbie’s I, Tonya
It was the cry heard ’round the world.At the U.S.Figure Skating Championships in 1994 – just one month before the Winter Olympics – champion American skater Nancy Kerrigan was brutally clubbed in the knee, leaving her unable to compete.It was later revealed that the ex-husband and bodyguard of fellow American skater Tonya Harding worked together to hire someone to […]
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