Music's Top Black Artists Named In Shocking Steroid Use Scandal
Citing unidentified sources, a report is alleging that all these brothers and sisters, along with award-winning author and producer Tyler Perry, may have received or used performance-enhancing drugs.
While the Grammy-winning Blige blasted the report, others were much more on the hush-hush.
Guess it wasn't enough to get Marion Jones and Barry Bonds, not that we're feeling particularly sorry for either one of them right now.
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Law-enforcement officials have said evidence does not indicate the celebrities broke the law. For now, at least, officials are focusing on the doctors, pharmacists and clinics providing the drugs.
Albany District Attorney David Soares launched his investigation into steroid trafficking last year.
So far, 10 defendants have pleaded guilty and some professional athletes have been linked to the probe in news reports. Records shared with the Times Union and information from several cooperating witnesses on Long Island indicate the celebrities received prescribed human growth hormone or steroids. In some cases, aliases were used for their delivery.