The angry world of Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Pistorius returns to court next month for his murder trial, notes theHuffington Post, and anyone interested in the case should make a newVanity Fairpiece
required reading. The article by Mark Seal doesn't have any bombshell
revelations on the main question—did the amputee Olympian murder
girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in a rage or, as he insists, mistake her for a
burglar?—but it paints a more complete portrait of all the main
players, including the detective convinced of the athlete's guilt, and
recounts the night of the killing. Pistorius in particular comes off as
an egomaniac with long-standing anger issues.
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--"When Pistorius competed at the London Olympics, last summer, (a radio host) interviewed the athlete's roommate at the Olympic Village: 'What is it like to sleep in the same room with a superstar?' And he said, 'I moved out. Oscar is always shouting at people on the phone.'"
--A "former confidant" tells Seal that the Olympics changed Pistorius for the worse. "He was bragging about his adventures in the good life. He was like, 'I'm the man, I'm Oscar. The world owes me.' That sense of entitlement. He wasn't like that; he was made into that."
--In subsequent training sessions at a gym, his "swearing would astonish the mothers and children also using the gym," says a reporter. "He would storm out of the gym midway through a workout. He would be surly, rude. It seemed as though he survived on energy drinks and caffeine pills."
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--"When Pistorius competed at the London Olympics, last summer, (a radio host) interviewed the athlete's roommate at the Olympic Village: 'What is it like to sleep in the same room with a superstar?' And he said, 'I moved out. Oscar is always shouting at people on the phone.'"
--A "former confidant" tells Seal that the Olympics changed Pistorius for the worse. "He was bragging about his adventures in the good life. He was like, 'I'm the man, I'm Oscar. The world owes me.' That sense of entitlement. He wasn't like that; he was made into that."
--In subsequent training sessions at a gym, his "swearing would astonish the mothers and children also using the gym," says a reporter. "He would storm out of the gym midway through a workout. He would be surly, rude. It seemed as though he survived on energy drinks and caffeine pills."
A
judge in South Africa says Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with
murdering his girlfriend, can leave South Africa to compete in
international competition, with conditions.
Here's
one assessment of the six-page article: "After reading Seal's piece,
I'm convinced that Oscar Pistorius is kind of a jerk," writes Justin
Peters atSlate. "But while the piece definitely nudges the reader
toward the conclusion that he murdered Steenkamp, it hasn't cleared up
all reasonable doubt."Newser is a USA TODAY content partner providing general news, commentary and coverage from around the Web. Its content is produced independently of USA TODAY.
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