Disgraced American football star Tiki Barber faced fresh controversy today after comparing his fall from grace to the life of Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Speaking to Sports Illustrated, the former Giants star and TV personality, compared living in his Jewish agent's attic to doing a, 'reverse Anne Frank thing.'
The comments are the latest in a string of gaffes and scandals that have plagued Barber since his professional playing career ended in 2006.
Anne Frank
In happier times: Tiki Barber and his wife Ginny Cha, at a gala in New York City prior to their 2010 separation amid claims he had slept with a 23-year-old intern
Together: Barber reportedly left his wife for 23-year-old intern Traci Johnson
In the Sports Illustrated article Barber, 36, spoke of moving with his 23-year-old girlfriend Traci Johnson into the house of his agent Mark Lepselter.
He joked the couple were hiding out in Mr Lepselter's attic.
Mr Barber said: 'Lep’s Jewish. It was like a reverse Anne Frank thing.'
In his glory days Tiki Barber was one of the best players in the NFL
Speaking to Sports Illustrated, the former Giants star and TV personality, compared living in his Jewish agent's attic to doing a, 'reverse Anne Frank thing.'
The comments are the latest in a string of gaffes and scandals that have plagued Barber since his professional playing career ended in 2006.
Anne Frank
In happier times: Tiki Barber and his wife Ginny Cha, at a gala in New York City prior to their 2010 separation amid claims he had slept with a 23-year-old intern
Together: Barber reportedly left his wife for 23-year-old intern Traci Johnson
In the Sports Illustrated article Barber, 36, spoke of moving with his 23-year-old girlfriend Traci Johnson into the house of his agent Mark Lepselter.
He joked the couple were hiding out in Mr Lepselter's attic.
Mr Barber said: 'Lep’s Jewish. It was like a reverse Anne Frank thing.'
In his glory days Tiki Barber was one of the best players in the NFL
