If there was one person who undoubtedly caused a stir at the recent 2009 Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, it was former Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa. If you haven’t seen the pics, then let’s just say that he had an unusual makeover.
The baseball player was looking at bit lighter at the awards, causing people to accuse Sosa of everything from bleaching his skin to overdosing on steroids. The truth? He just had a spa day, at least that’s what Sosa wants us to believe.
“I’m not trying to be Michael Jackson,” Sosa informs Cubs employee Rebecca Polihronis.
"He is going through a rejuvenation process for his skin," says Polihronis. "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. People who saw him in person did not react the same way. He can't believe it is such a big deal."
Hmm. We never heard of someone going through a “rejuvenation process” and coming out looking like a completely different nationality! However, certain laser treatments do cause discoloration on the skin, making it appear lighter or darker.
"He was doing a dermatological skin process after years and years (of playing baseball) in the sun," says Polihronis. "It is what a lot of people do. It did come out looking weird in the picture."
All we can say is that if five months pass and Sosa is still looking the same, then we’ll know for certain that someone was telling a white lie.
