You Can't Turn A Groupie Into A Girlfriend

Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki's girlfriend Cristal Taylor was arrested this week by FBI agents on charges from two states. The German NBA star's African American girlfriend has as many as eight aliases and was arrested on a theft of services charge out of Jefferson County, Texas and a probation violation charge out of St. Charles, Missouri. Dirk is reportedly engaged to Cristal and she is carrying his baby. Nowitzki made this statement according to the Dallasnews.com:

"It's pretty obvious that I'm going through a tough time in my personal life right now," Dirk said. "Like I always have, I want to kind of keep my private life private. I really am not at the stage where I can talk about it yet and feel comfortable talking about it. I'm more than happy to answer basketball questions, but I think at this point, I just can't talk about it."

A man claiming to be Cristal's family member made this statement in her defense:

"Yes Dirk is going threw a very hard time but....not everyone knows all the facts. If u dnt know facts then its best just to shut up. As a family member of Cristal i will talk for her since she cant speak for her self rite now. Those crimes she commited were back in 1999 she is a wonderful person whoose come a long way. So for you people who like to judge her....all i have to say is u guys need to get a life and get off her TIP..."


Cristal allegedly stole Dirk's credit cards and ran up thousands of dollars of charges. She has a string of charges and convictions for check fraud, assuming a false identity, and credit card fraud. She allegedly ran up over $10,000 in charges at a dental office using a fake drivers license and credit card. It is also alleged she deposited forged checks in a bank account then withdrew the money. Girlfriend was busy. Unfortunately, Dirk was just the latest in a long string of cons. Sources say he bought her a $250,ooo engagement ring. Dirk is said to be distraught over the developments.