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.
