Video: Gloria James May Not Have Thrown the First Blow
LeBron James’ mother, Gloria James, might be vindicated once a judge sees this surveillance video from the Fontainebleau Hotel.
Police arrested James, 43, for assaulting a hotel valet last week. But it appears that the valet was the aggressor and may have struck James first.
TMZ.com obtained the revealing video which shows the valet guy, Rockfeller Sorel, shoving Gloria several times with his right forearm as she gets in his face.
Gloria swings wildly at Sorel with her left hand and with her purse, which she’s holding in her right hand. The action is obscured by a column, but in the next frame, Gloria can be seen sprawling on the ground. It is unclear if she was pushed.
Even after Gloria’s friends and security intervenes and holds him back, you can still see Sorel in the video advancing menacingly towards a visibly upset James. Now Sorel is suing James, which is ridiculous since the video clearly shows that he pushed her first!
Hopefully, after the Fontainebleau Hotel management reviews this video, they will take disciplinary action against Sorel for putting his hand on a hotel guest. Even if the guest was drunk, the valet should have simply walked away or called security.
To Sorel, James was probably just another loud mouth black chick with a lot of money.
It’s obvious that if Sorel knew the guest was LeBron James’s mother, he would have exercised better judgment. That is the least that is required of a hotel employee — to exercise better judgment when dealing with a rowdy guest. He allowed his emotions to get the best of him, and now he should be fired.
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SHE GUILTY!
TMZ is always on it!!
Looks like any other belligerent drunk to me
Hey fam! It’s been a minute
I been arguing over this video all morning. I’m tired. Let me see what yall think.
Sandra, are you aware that when you click on the video it takes you to TMZ? Not in another tab or browser. Wasn’t sure you wanted folks leaving your page to see the video. Just giving you a heads up.
I may be a little biased because I work at The Limited part time and sometimes it’s disguting the way people talk to you and treat you because you’re at work. Just because I’m on the clock does not give you the right to disrespect me and get in my damn face. She got in his face talking all that bs with her drunk a*s.
Whatever Gloria!
If he felt threatened he had every right to defend himself. If she was in my face I’d feel threatened! She looks scary!
Sooo…was she pushed down or was that a random drunk person fall
@Mama
somethings should stay on TWITTER! I’ve been on this graduation grind and getting my edges back 
CIVULLLLLLLLL!!!!!
shes cool! once tmz is on it! that the world validation right now ask lohan
Good morning. This is an interesting twist. I’ve seen people be very disrespectful to persons in these type of customer service type jobs. Last week the man in front of me at the dollar tree, yes the dollar tree told the cashier to mind her f*cking business when she asked him debit or credit. I kid you not. So many questions came to mind-did he hear her wrong? Was he having a bad day? Was he on dope? Whatever the case he had no reason to snap at that woman. However she would have been even wronger
if she retaliated. I apologised for the guy as she checked me out. She said something to the effect of every 5th customer will be a jerk and that she’s used to it…she then said that she’s a professional. Bottom line you’re at work, you’re on the clock, conduct yourself as such. Act like you got bills to pay.
I’m thinking after she punch ole boy, she was so drunk she couldn’t hold herself up!!!!
(Lebron needs to just pay the man so this can all go away)
@CIVIL
Mamacita blew you up dawg! Someone flucked up that hairline dawg??
FINALLY THE TRUTH COMES OUT!!!
HOW COME OBABMA WASN’T ON THIS!
I can finally rest now
Hey BROWN!!
@Man…yea, when I went back to my regular barber he looked at me with disgust and said “I don’t know what to do with this?!!” I’ll never stray again!
hi chocolate cupcake
how ya been?
That was a “You all up in my face ..back the fluck up” chest bump ….Gloria had no right to slap and swing…
Her fall looked like either an “Oh LA!!” defensive side step…or a swing and a miss sending her off balance…
I wonder what would be said if this Nicca Two Pieced her ass right there on the spot…
Would it be…”oh he is the devil incarnate and should be put to death for hitting a woman”…or would we get “She asked for it”…
Lebron, if you’re reading this “go get yo mama”
He’s “also”, as much at fault here as she is. No idiot in their right mind tries arguing with a drunk. No idiot in their right mind tries fighting with a drunk. That video hurts my eyes,I couldn’t watch no more…
Hi Civil…I’m been MIA myself… Glad 2 see you!!
Why NO post on Keri Hilson NUDE Photoshoot..?
Ace
cuz there’s nothin to see
@Brown
If ya’ll can get nude Waka Flocka…Us men should be able to get Nude Keri
*throws myself on Lucious* I’m so boreddddd
and everytime I stop working and come back to my email ya’ll damn undergrounders have 77 emails in my shyt. I cant keep up
@ACE
bew, noone cares about Keri or her blonde helmet hair lacefront
Not happy news either…
Ace thankfully I missed Wakadocious!
His you aint missin nothin, Manchild is doin the usual, tryna get some azz and #LOSING#
@Lucious, yep I just browsed thru a few emails…I’m not missing chit
*in my Charlie Sheen voice*
LOSEEEEENG
Anybody with eyes can Clearly see He pushed HER,now he trying sue? The judge gon throw this out so fast.