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More Tiki Barber Drama, Might Lose NBC Job

4910tki.jpg It seems like forever already, but Tiki Barber's extra-marital affair—dumping his 8-months-pregnant wife for a 23-year-old former NBC intern—was only revealed two days ago, which means that pulpy droplets of gossip continue to leak out from the broken faucet that is our favorite local newsrags. The Post follows up yesterday's anonymously sourced allegations of dorm-room hookups and gold-digging with brand new anonymously sourced info: namely that wife Ginny Barber was completely shocked and "devastated" by the revelation of the affair and that it had been going on since before she was pregnant with twins. One nameless source explained: "All of this came out of the blue for Ginny. People may say, 'How could she not know?' But she really didn't. Tiki is a guy who travels a lot."

There are also some new tidbits about the ex-Giant showering Johnson with gifts (roses, jewelry and designer clothes), and the wanton obviousness of their affair: Johnson put a picture of Barber's blue Maserati, with the caption "Boyfriends whip," on her Facebook page last Sept. 5th. Barber bought the car in 2003, and a blurb on the Maserati website noted at the time: "Tiki is considered a model athlete, not only for his athletics, but for his clean living lifestyle."

Barber's affair has not only soiled his reputation; it could potentially spell the end of his working relationship with NBC. Barber's $2 million contract with the network is coming close to expiration, and one NBC source told the Post, "he proved to be a disappointment on screen, and he has recently been used less and less. His contract is up for renewal soon, and this is a good excuse to get rid of him."

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  • blink

    Losing your job because you couldn't help but tap that fine young white ass is as stupid as cutting your career short because you didn't like the coach.

  • Guest

    y'know, if i were a multi-millionaire mega-super star like tiki, marriage would be the very last thing on my mind, at least until i'm 60. seriously, and with his good looks i'd impregnate the entire nation--and the next generation will all be tiki jr's and girl tiki-lettes.

    then again, i'm just me.

  • Guest

    ...just wanted to add that why he married anyone in the first place is completely beyond me. oh yeah, to prove that his father was wrong...

    ...and this is why blaming is often a bad thing.

  • kazubes

    lol Tiki you dumb bastard

  • ilovejapgirls

    Tiki said it wasn't him but his twin

  • longacre

    This chick could also conceivably sue NBC and Tiki for sexual harassment.

  • inoyourider

    Damn Tiki you fucked up good!

    Black man's kryptonite, indeed.

  • Lin1945

    Best news I have heard on this story. I hope NBC dumps him and Ginny gets 3/4th of his money and moves forward with her life. Tiki is just like his cheating father. It leaves the good twin, Ronde, to keep the family name going. I wonder how long Traci Mistress-Homewrecker Johnson sticks around when Tiki finds he is without a job and the world has turned on him. I bet daddy Johnson feels pretty damn stupid today claiming his daughter was Tiki's family babysitter. Johnson has DUMB tattooed on his forehead. The best to Ginny and her children.

  • longacre

    He should go back to hawking Golden Krust beef patties.

  • MrCholly

    Good fire his trifling Black ass. What a POS.

  • soxinthecity

    Tiki's fumbling of his NBC job was very familiar to every Giant fan that watched him play.

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