Deadspin: Darren Prince

Rent Dennis Rodman For All Your Parties And Bar Mitzvahs

Leitch — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:30:13 EDT

Anyone who discovered our little site here in the last two years — as opposed to being one of those sorry souls who were here at the very beginning — might not know about Darren Prince. Prince, famously, is Dennis Rodman's lawyer, who took exception with our coverage of Rodman's first book signing, and blasted us with a rather intense Blackberry-tapped email.

Our favorite part, to this day:

How pathetic are you or maybe financially compared to Dennis how broke are you or sexually you probably have not had the amount of women your whole life that Dennis has had just in the past year.

Well, as much as we love Rodman, he's apparently having some "financially pathetic" times. He will now literally do whatever you ask for money.

Instead of joining a VH1 reality show, he's pimping himself out via this ghetto website. Here are some of the a la carte options:
* Game of HORSE - $100
* Game of PIG - $70
* Ride down Michigan Avenue on the back of his Harley - $80 (BARGAIN!)
* Tattoo consulting - $80
* Consulting on how to pick up chicks that will "yield panty-dropping results" - $125.

The site is right here. We'd pay him $100 to write a post on this here site. That's surely better exposure than playing HORSE, right? (Though having PIG be cheaper than HORSE is kind of brilliant.

~~Rent Rodman~~

(UPDATE: Congratulations to Thrillist Chicago: This is an April Fools Day site, and they punked us. Color us impressed. Good work, gentlemen.)

This Is Why You Hire a Darren Prince

Unsilent Majority — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:50:00 EDT

What can I say about Dennis Rodman that hasn't already been said about Liz Taylor on a year-long acid trip? Hmmm....I'll have to get back to you on that one. Apparently Mr. Rodman uses the holiday of Halloween to dress himself in outrageous fashion—who knew?! If this is how the former rebounding king wants to stay in the public light then I'm down, it's always worked in the past. Yeah, I only posted this because we're all waiting so patiently for these football games to start. By the way, it's worth noting that listening to Chris Berman's cockney accent is only slightly more uncomfortable than shaving my balls with a straight razor and dipping them in a glass of warm gin. If you'd like to kill some more time you can see all of the pictures over at Flash Warner.

Darren Prince Understands Athlete Felonies

Leitch — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:45:10 EDT

We can't exactly criticize anyone else for attempting to capitalize off the Maurice Clarett sentencing yesterday: We've certainly earned our fair share of frequent flier mileage from the story.

But we nevertheless can't help but chuckle when several sportswriters across this great land inform us that, yesterday afternoon, they received a public relations email offering up the quotability of none other than our old pal Darren Prince. From the email:

As former Ohio State football star Maurice Clarett pleads guilty to aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon today, he will be sent to prison for at least 3 years. Clarett is not the first, and certainly not the last, sports star to be involved in robbery and other misdemeanor. Managing troubled athletes is a difficult part of the sports business and one person that can attest to that is Darren Prince, CEO of Prince Marketing Group, a New Jersey based sports management firm.

Working with the likes of Magic Johnson, Dennis Rodman, Hulk Hogan and Evil Knieval, Darren Prince has built a successful career out of working with some of America's biggest sports and pop culture icons - and some of the most infamous.

"Damage control is one of the responsibilities that will come inevitably in this field. You have to learn to spin something like an arrest or a prison sentence into something less negative than the media normally would," says Mr. Prince. "Managing an image is not easy, but it's a part of the sports business that I've dealt with for the past 10 or so years."

Ignoring the little mispelling of "Evel," we appreciate Prince's attempts to become the sports world's foremost authority on "robbery and other misdemeanor." We do feel bad, though: Google News doesn't seem to show that any journalists bit.

Well, other than us, anyway.

Deadspin HOF Nominee: Darren Prince [Deadspin]

Deadspin HOF Nominee: Darren Prince

Leitch — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 16:30:39 EDT

Way back in the day, we took another one of our Field Trips to see a Dennis Rodman book signing. In retrospect, we're not sure why we decided to cover a Rodman signing; "Dancing With The Stars" must have not been on that night.

Anyway, our report from that event, we thought, was more melancholy than insulting to Rodman ... but obviously, Darren Prince disagreed. Apropos of nothing, Prince, Rodman's agent, sent us the most amazing email we've ever received, even more astounding that it came from an actual accredited agent. Our favorite line: "How pathetic are you or maybe financially compared to Dennis how broke are you or sexually you probably have not had the amount of women your whole life that Dennis has had just in the past year. Not to mention most of his are A listers from Hollywood that no one knows about."

As you would probably expect, this email made us dance around the apartment: We honestly could not believe our good luck. Later, another agent in Prince's office hammered us too, and even went after the commenters. And yes: These are actual sports agents. Ultimately, unlike with Stephen A. Smith, all was forgiven, and Prince himself sent us a Happy Holidays card. Which was a fitting cheery on top.

But is he a Hall of Famer? Remember, 75 percent is the threshold. Vote below: Polls will be open until next Tuesday.

Dennis Rodman, "Reality" Star

Leitch — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 14:15:24 EST

We haven't heard back from an inquiry email we sent our man Darren Prince yet, but we're hearing a lot of rumors here, and hey, rumors, we like rumors.

Anyway, we hear all kinds of rumblings that Dennis Rodman, who is hugely popular in Finland, man, could be one of the members of England's Celebrity Big Brother, their original (and more successful) version of the reality show. Others rumored to be included are Macaulay Culkin, Joan Rivers and, depressingly, Pogues frontman Shane McGowan. If we hear back from Mr. Prince, we'll let you know, because, well, all right, we're the only ones who care. But still.

Celebrity Big Brother [BBC]

Happy Holidays From The Princes

Leitch — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 09:15:34 EST

The above holiday card was waiting in our mailbox when we returned to New York from a week back home in Mattoon. A nice gesture, Mr. Prince, and a happy holidays to you as well. We are pleasantly surprised the card was not covered in poo.

Introducing Darren Prince [Deadspin]
Rodman's Diligent Representation [Deadspin]
Deadspin Field Trip: Rodman's Book Signing [Deadspin]

Rodman Keeps His Low Profile

Leitch — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 11:00:17 EST

Hey, Dennis Rodman made some "news" over the weekend. After showing up at a book signing scandalously dressed in revolutionary drag, Rodman apparently showed up at a DJ Tiesto show at Crobar and got himself in a wee bit of trouble.

The former NBA star [jumped onstage and] doffed his shirt and pulled down his pants to expose his backside, prompting a disgusted Tiesto to storm offstage. "Rodman chased after him, screaming that that he was sorry and for him to come back," says a witness. A club spokesman confirmed that Rodman was escorted out when Tiesto refused to return to his turntables until "The Worm" was shown the door.

You can probably guess who the next quote in the story is. "They did not throw him out. I swear," said Rodman's agent Darren Prince. "We walked up on stage, and the deejay stopped playing, and the crowd was screaming, 'Rodman, Rodman, Rodman.' [Tiesto] did refuse to come back on, though, so that is true. He must have been p-d, I guess, but the crowd loved [Rodman]."

We can't really get worked up about this anymore, except to say that we suspect Prince is wearing one of those earpiece translators they use at the United Nations that makes every sound he hears — included a combination of boos and horrified screams upon witnessing a 40-somethings backside — sound like "Rodman! Rodman! Rodman!"

Rodman's On-Stage Crack Attack [NY Post]
Introducing Darren Prince [Deadspin]

Waiting For Rodman ...

Leitch — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 13:00:11 EST

Let's hear it for the people who waited for three hours outside of Kezar Pavilion in San Francisco on Tuesday for Dennis Rodman to show up for a book signing. (Who gives you coast-to-coast Rodman coverage? Deadspin, that's who). And what an occasion it was. The weather was cool and crisp, the milling throng of 11 fans orderly and reserved, the local police on high alert. The event was otherwise noticeable only for its complete lack of Rodman anywhere on the premises. He never showed up.

For those who don't know, Rodman plays for the Tijuana Dragons of the minor league American Basketball Association. The team was scheduled to play the San Francisco Pilots last night at 7 p.m., with Rodman slated to arrive at 4 p.m. to sign copies of his book, I Should Be Dead By Now. But when 5 p.m. came and went without any sign of him, and then 6, the few people who had showed up, autograph pens in hand, slowly dispersed into the fog.

"I kept calling his hotel," said beleaguered Pilots chief operating officer Chris Conley. "They said he was working out. They're saying now that he may sign books after the game. I don't know; clearly we are dealing with Rodman Rules."

Rodman did show up for the game — 10 minutes late (they held the start time for him). This reporter was there for the action, and let us just say, a little warm-up time is essential when one is 44 years old. Rodman had none; stretching out a bit, then running right into the game where he immediately: 1. Threw away an inbound pass under his own basket for an opposition layup; 2. Took his first shot — an airball; 3. Was consistently the last man back on defense; and 4. Grabbed some pine five minutes into the first quarter. Oh, by the way, he prefers the lime Gatorade.

Our favorite moment came during the break between the first and second quarters. Rodman grabbed a ball to take some practice shots, but when his first shot hit the front rim and rolled to the opposite side of the floor, he waved his hand in disgust and returned to the bench.

In all Rodman logged about 25 minutes, had seven assists, four rebounds and didn't score. The weirdest thing was, the crowd of about 350 or so didn't really seem to be there to see him (the Pilots drew more in their home opener two weeks before). Only a small contingent of press seemed to be jazzed about him being there. We left midway through the fourth quarter, with the Pilots ahead 113-71.

In case we didn't mention it, the Dragons really, really suck.

So that's your Dennis Rodman update for today, and we'd like to add that we were disappointed not to have seen his publicist, Darren Prince, anywhere. We wanted to impress him with our impeccable grooming.

Deadspin Dennis Rodman Archive [Deadspin]
I Should Be Dead By Now [Amazon]
American Basketball Association [Official Site]

(Update: It appears Rodman and his "agent" says nobody told them about the book signing. We present you that fact without comment.)

(Second Update: Rodman uber-manager Steve Simon writes us: "In all honestly, there never was a book signing scheduled. Rather, it was an ill-conceived attempt by the owner of the SF team to create more promotion and, in the long run, he didn t have enough time or brains to order the books and unfortunately wound up making everyone look foolish." So you know.)

Rodman's Diligent Representation

Leitch — Mon, 14 Nov 2005 12:45:58 EST

Just to make sure we knew they weren't messing around when Dennis Rodman agent Darren Prince blasted us in hysterical fashion last week, the Rodman camp sent us another blistering missive over the weekend.

This one was from Steve Simon, Rodman's manager, and is pretty much solid proof that Rodman's is being represented by people we went to junior high with. Highlights include:

As Vice President of Prince Marketing Group and part of the management team of Mr. Rodman, I have to say that you coudln't possibly come off looking like a bigger tool. Even worse are the comments on the bottom of the page by degernerates who have nothing better to do between reruns of Charles in Charge that they feel the need to kiss your butt.

...
P.S. I remember you at the appearance yesterday and Dennis told me at the time that he couldn't wait until you left because you didn't actually take care of the grooming part of your daily routine yesterday.

We are sorry about our lack of personal grooming; sometimes you get to watching so many "Charles in Charge" reruns that you lose track of time.

Honestly, we're starting to feel really bad for Rodman; we thought it was his fault that his "career" had been languishing so much. But now we're wondering with the right management team if he couldn't be hosting the Oscars.

Full email from Mr. Simon after the jump. To be fair, when we contacted Simon this morning to confirm the email was, in fact, from him, he was more measured and sedate, even reasonable. He even sent us that photo of Rodman and him. So that's nice. And he is better groomed than us, we'll give him that.

From: Steve Simon
To: tips@deadspin.com

Who the heck do you think you are? You are one of the losers who sits on the sidelines and pokes fun at others while never actually doing something on your own.

As Vice President of Prince Marketing Group and part of the management team of Mr. Rodman, I have to say that you coudln't possibly come off looking like a bigger tool. Even worse are the comments on the bottom of the page by degernerates who have nothing better to do between reruns of Charles in Charge that they feel the need to kiss your butt.

Mr. Rodman set the single game attendance record during his recent game in Finland, drew hoards of media during his lates book signing and sold thousands of books in the process, was just offered the highest salary for a reality-based program oversees and has one of the highest Q-ratings in the country. Pathetic? I think not.

By the way, what do I need to get a job with your miniscule website?
P.S. I remember you at the appearance yesterday and Dennis told me at the time that he couldn't wait until you left because you didn't actually take care of the grooming part of your daily routine yesterday.

Take care, loser.

Steven Simon
Prince Marketing Group
Vice President - Talent Representation

Introducing Darren Prince [Deadspin]

Introducing Darren Prince

Leitch — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:58:46 EST

This man you see here is not Hugo Weaving from The Matrix; he is, in fact, Darren Prince, agent for Dennis Rodman, whose book signing we popped by — and lamented — yesterday.

Well, we'd heard rumblings of Prince's email temper before, but now we get to see it firsthand. We just received a pretty fired-up email from Mr. Prince that we'd be remiss if we didn't share it with you. To quote:

My name is Darren Prince and I am Dennis Rodman's agent.

How pathetic are you or maybe financially compared to Dennis how broke are you or sexually you probably have not had the amount of women your whole life that Dennis has had just in the past year.

... Dennis Rodman proved yesterday he still has massive staying power. Just like when he was in Finland playing basketball last week and China and Mexico the month before.

... Dennis Rodman did not need to stand there you asshole and soak up media yesterday. He did what he always did and that is cause a riot with the paparazzi who was loving every minute of it.

He then requests a retraction or we can "count on my other 2 clients Magic Johnson and Smokin' Joe Frazier never doing interviews with you as well." We consider this a difficult call. No retraction, or Smokin' Joe? Is there an option C?

Oh, there's all kinds of more goodness after the jump, as we present the full email. Do enjoy. Darren Prince, ladies and gentlemen.

From: Darren Prince
To: tips@deadspin.com
Date/Time: 11:45 AM

Hey:

My name is Darren Prince and I am Dennis Rodman's agent.

How pathetic are you or maybe financially compared to Dennis how broke are you or sexually you probably have not had the amount of women your whole life that Dennis has had just in the past year.

Not to mention most of his are A listers from Hollywood that no one knows about.

This story is by far the most untrue piece of bullshit I have ever read.

There were 2 blocks of press and people and over 2500 people in attendance.

This pr event was more successful then the pop culture moment of the wedding dress.

Dennis Rodman proved yesterday he still has massive staying power. Just like when he was in Finland playing basketball last week and China and Mexico the month before.

He has more going on in his life than ever before and is making millions of dollars with the respect of some of the biggest Corporations in the universe.

Dennis Rodman did not need to stand there you asshole and soak up media yesterday. He did what he always did and that is cause a riot with the paparazzi who was loving every minute of it.

You must have been one of the loser kids in high school who always got beat up right or just a 3rd rate writer as you proved here barely getting by in life as you really have acheived not 1 million of one percent of the success and over coming odds like Dennis Rodman has.

Its a shame you have such a wasted life and narrow minding thinking to bash my client as we would have given you an interview with him today on the phone to discuss this pr stunt.

Unless a retraction is made count on my other 2 clients Magic Johnson and Smokin' Joe Frazier never doing interviews with you as well as I forwarded them your story which at the end of the day is all about you finding an outlet to unload about your pathetic little life you have.

Best regards loser!!!!!!!!!!

Darren Prince
BlackBerry service provided by Nextel

Deadspin Field Trip: Rodman's Book Signing [Deadspin]
Worm's Prince Writes Homer [SunStar.com]

(By the way, we're AMAZED that he typed that whole thing on a BlackBerry.)