COMMON’S FAILED SCAM
Rapper and actor COMMON made money as a kid selling basketball legend MIC HAEL JORDAN’s forged autograph to his friends.
Growing up in Chicago, Illinois, the star landed a part time job workin g as a ball boy for Jordan’s Chicago Bulls team, and used his influence t o make a little extra cash.
But the sideline backfired when he couldn’t track down Jordan and was f orced to fake the icon’s signature.
Common - who is dating tennis champ Serena Williams - tells New York ma gazine, "I had to work my own hustle.I told a friend I’d get Michael’s au tograph for $5 (GBP0.3). But then I couldn’t find Michael, so I just sign ed it. My friend looked at it and said, ‘You spelled Michael wrong.’ I to tally played myself."
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