Seems like one judge isn’t about letting celebrities push them over — and finally!

Former NFL star Chad Johnson was arrested yesterday in Florida after he failed to meet with his probation officer on two occasions and show proof that he completed a court appointed domestic violence class.

The entire thing stems from an incident last year when he headbutted ex-wife Evelyn Lozada after she confronted him on cheating allegations.

35-year-old Johnson appeared in a Broward County courtroom over his alleged probation violation — the judge determined Chad WAS in violation and ordered him to be arrested and jailed.

He attempted to say the entire thing was a “misunderstanding”, but he sure didn’t misunderstand being led away in handcuffs.

His bond was set at $1,000.

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Those who attempted to bend it like him will have to stand up.

(Forgive the bad pun — I don’t really do sports.)

Dropping the label that brought him to the masses, David Beckham has announced that he plans to retire from soccer (or “football”, if you’re from that area of the world) at the end of this season.

“I wouldn’t have achieved what I have done today without my family,” said Beckham in a statement. “I’m grateful for my parents’ sacrifice, which made me realise my dreams.

“I owe everything to Victoria and the kids, who have given me the inspiration and support to play at the highest level for such a long period.”

Don’t feel too bad for him: he’s currently named as the highest paid British sportsman, earning in excess of $46 million a year.

Add in all of the modelling and underwear stuff, the fact that he’s married to a Spice Girl and just happens to look like that — DAYUM — and you realize he’ll be more than fine.

“Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love”, he added. “However, I feel like I’m starting a new adventure and I’m genuinely excited about what lies ahead.”

I vote for more commercials like this.

Check out an interview of Becks giving his reasons for retirement after the jump.

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When it comes to coming out within your inner circle, you hope for acceptance, love and a peace to fall over you.

But in the public eye, those moments can be quick to live through, if at all.

Basketball player Jason Carter blew the invisible lid of sports right off when he decided to come out as a gay man for next month’s issue of Sports Illustrated, making him the first current sports player to actually come out while still actively playing.

What should’ve been a strong day for the 34-year-old Washington Wizards player quickly turned into some of the most rampant homophobic and WTF moments in anyone’s life.

There’s a lot that has happened in the 24 hours following, so head on after the jump for the updates.

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I suppose we need to remember that it’s “innocent until proven guilty”, but in a murder case, it’s still a little unsettling.

Disgraced athlete Oscar Pistorius was granted permission — as well as his passports — to leave his country of South Africa to compete in racing competitions last Thursday.

The 26-year-old who is charged with killing his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp expressed through his lawyers that he has no immediate plans to enter a competition, but may need to do so in the future for monetary reasons.

Pistorius’s lawyer Barry Roux said the athlete had effectively been “under house arrest” as he asked for the bail conditions to be relaxed. Judge Bert Bam granted the appeal, saying there was no reason Pistorius should not be allowed to leave the country if he was invited to compete abroad.

But the star must provide a copy of his itinerary to officials before he plans to travel, the judge ruled.

Pistorius, who was allowed out on bail in February, is set to return to court on June 4th.

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At the very beginning of the investigation into the murder case of Oscar Pistorius, a mysterious substance was found in his South African home, which many people believed led to a “roid rage” attack against his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp.

But the tests have returned and it turns out that the reps for the athlete have confirmed that what was actually found was an herbal remedy called Testis compositum, which helps with muscle recovery and “is advertised as a sexual enhancer that relieves such symptoms as lack of stamina and male hormone imbalance”.

Yep… it was basically liquid Viagra.

It’s actually the fault of now booted lead investigator Hilton Botha, who claimed that needles full of testosterone, as well as steroids were found on the scene on the Valentine’s Day shooting, but his claims were quickly shot down with the revelation as to what he actually came across.

Botha was eventually released from the investigation after his own charges of attempted murder were bought to the forefront.

I’m betting he wishes it was steroids.

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