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Oh No They Didn't!: Sammy Sosa explains his new skin tone
Bossip.com: Sammy Sosa Was “Surprised He Came Out Looking So White” Due to Skin Rejuvenation, says “I’m Not Trying To Be Michael Jackson”
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Sammy Sosa explains his new skin tone
Oh No They Didn't! —
... the way he looks," she said. "Probably just bad timing going to an awards show." Among the possible side effects for some laser skin rejuvenation methods include discoloration of the skin. The treated area may become lighter or darker in appearance. "He was doing a dermatological skin process after years and years (of playing baseball) in the sun," Polihronis said. "It is what a lot of people do. It did come out looking weird (in the picture." source
Sammy Sosa, Stop
afrobella —
... The story Mr. Sosa is sticking to is that a skin rejuvenation procedure has made his skin appear lighter, and besides that the lighting made him appear significantly fairer skinned than normal. ...
Sammy Sosa Was “Surprised He Came Out Looking So White” Due to Skin Rejuvenation, says “I’m Not Trying To Be Michael Jackson”
Bossip.com —
... show.” Among the possible side effects for some laser skin rejuvenation methods include discoloration of the skin. The treated area may become lighter or darker in appearance. “He was doing a dermatological skin process after years and years (of playing baseball) in the sun,” Polihronis said. “It did come out looking weird (in the picture).”
Come on now Sammy, it can’t look that much different in person. Poor thang.
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Is Former Baseball Great Sammy Sosa Bleaching His Skin?
Black Entertainment, Money, Style and Beauty Blogs - Black Voices —
... Sammy Sosa. Not because he was an athlete at a music awards show, but because his appearance seemed a bit lighter than what many folks remember. In photos from the night, Sosa's skin seems to have brightened quite a bit from the last time we saw him. Is he bleaching his skin or is he suffering from vitiligo, a disorder that causes depigmentation of the skin? According to former Chicago Cubs employee and Sosa friend, Rebecca Polihronis, neither is the case. Polihronis told the Chicago Tribune: ...
Sammy Sosa Looks Whiter Than Before
Gone Hollywood —
... In the picture above you can see him back in 1989, then in 2004 and finally how he is looking now. My first reaction (after “what the actual shit is this”) was that he is doing his best Michael Jackson impression by going through some skin bleaching. Not the case according to his friend and former Cubs employee Rebecca Polihronis , who called up the Chicago Tribune to say the reason for his different color is just a skin rejuvenation process. She says “he is going through a rejuvenation process for his skin, women have it all of the time. He was surprised he came out ...
Sammy Sosa’s Skin Change?
Right Celebrity —
... the net, people began to speculate that steroid use could be the culprit.
Earlier this year shocked fans learned that he had in fact used steroids in 2003—so why would his skin suddenly change six years later? Acquaintances of Sosa have come forward to comment on his changing appearance, claiming that his constant exposure to the sun caused him to become concerned over the health of his skin.
The Chicago Tribune quoted Rebecca Polihronis, who worked with him while he played for the Cubs. About Sammy Sosa’s skin, She said: ...
Did Sammy Sosa Bleach His Skin?
The Frisky —
... that Sosa’s steroid use could have caused him to be afflicted with vitiligo, a condition Jackson also claimed he had. But recently, an acquaintance of Sosa’s said he underwent a “rejuvenation process for his skin” that is supposed to repairs years of damage from playing baseball in the sun. “He’s not trying to be Michael Jackson,” said his friend Rebecca Polihronis, to The Chicago Tribune . “He was surprised he came out looking so white. I thought it was a body double. Part of [his appearance in the photo] is just the lighting,” she added. OK, so his skin was so damaged ...
‘ROUND THE WAY: DID SAMMY SOSA BLEACH HIS SKIN???
CONCRETELOOP.COM —
... “People who saw him in person did not react the same way. He can’t believe it is such a big deal.” [SOURCE] ...
Look: Katt Williams’ mugshot, Joe Budden update, Tahiry update, What’s eating Sammy’s face, etc
MissInfo.tv —
... Now, Sammy says that he only looked that way because he’s doing a “cleansing” skin treatment, and that he’s not trying to Michael-Jackson himself. Sounds like he’s referring to an acid-peel or something. But hey guy….facials don’t make your eyes light brown and your hair dippity-doo-ed. Blech. ...
Sammy Sosa and His Bleached Skin Are Michael Jackson-Like
Brahsome - Care To Get Nice? —
... And for whatever reason, he’s trying to deny the fact that he just wants to honor the late King of Pop with the bleached skin, having stated (through someone in the Cubs’ organization) that it’s simply a “rejuvenation” process. ...
What The Eff is Going on With Sammy Sosa's Skin?
WENDYISTA —
... and oh, bad lighting. "He is going through a rejuvenation process for his skin," Rebecca Polihronis, the former Cubs communications manager told the Chicago Tribune . "Women have it all of the time. He was surprised he came out looking so white. I thought it was a body double. Part of (the photo appearance) is just the lighting....He was doing a dermatological skin process after years and years (of playing baseball) in the sun. It did come out looking weird (in the picture)." Um, OK. source ...
Sammy Sosa Has A New Look…..
the.LIFE Files - "Welcome To Exclusiveness" —
... Not sure what’s going on here but after photos of him looking much “lighter” on the red carpet emerged last week a friend of Sammy’s has come forward to say he’s going through a “rejuvenation process for his skin”. If you don’t remember the home run hitting baseball star was found to be using steroids in 2003. ...
You’re Out…Forever!
THE FURY —
... Some folks are claiming that he is receiving some kind of “skin rejuvenation” treatment and the lighting and over-exposure from the cameras only make him seem to appear that bright. That’s funny, because his wife looks the same color to me in both photos. Besides, those green contacts and that aqua-perm clearly gave away his yearning to be whiter. Sammy, you and those forever black lips look a fucking fool! ...
Sammy Sosa Bleached Skin Controversy (Before & After Pictures)
Bumpshack.com —
... “He is going through a rejuvenation process for his skin,” former Cubs employee Rebecca Polihronis said. “Women have it all of the time. He was surprised he came out looking so white. I thought it was a body double. Part of (the photo appearance) is just the lighting. ...
Sammy Sosa Pictures: Bleached Skin From Steroid Use?
The Hollywood Gossip —
... The Chicago Tribune quotes Rebecca Polihronis, an acquaintance of Sosa, who claims that that "he is going through a rejuvenation process for his skin." ...
Is Sammy Sosa Pulling A Michael Jackson?
Neatorama —
... for his skin," Polihronis said. "Women have it all of the time. He was surprised he came out looking so white. I thought it was a body double. Part of (the photo appearance) is just the lighting.
"He is in the middle of doing a cleansing process to his skin. The picture is deceiving. He said, ‘If you saw me in person, you would be surprised. When you see me in person, it is not going to seem like the picture.’
Link (Photo: AP/Tribune/Getty)
Sosa Skin Lightening Fires Debate About Afro-Latino Heritage
Black Entertainment, Money, Style and Beauty Blogs - Black Voices —
... That's why no one should have been too surprised when baseball legend Sammy Sosa began showing up at the Latin Grammy Awards looking several shades lighter than he's looked his entire baseball career. Sosa first claimed that he was undergoing a "skin rejuvenation" process and that the flash from the photos made him look lighter than he appeared. ...
