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Rshortstop Derek Jeter suited up for the 20th Annual Turn 2 Foundation Dinner, where he appeared shocked to learn that his bachelorhood had ever been point of a discussion. “Why do you stress ‘finally?’ ” he said defensively when Confidential tried to ask what was life was like now that he’s “finally” married. When it was explained to the 42-year-old future Hall of Famer (photo) that his dating life was frequently in the news before he settled down with Hannah Davis four months ago, he seemed surprised. “Oh, is that right?” Jeter asked, repeating: “Finally!” Much the way Jeter ignored discussion of his exploits as a bachelor while he was a Yankee, he’s not sweating too much over questions about when he and Davis might start a family. “Well, I never answered questions about my personal life so it’s really not nagging to me, I just say no comment,” he said. When we asked if “no comment” was his response to our question about whether or not he had any plans to start a family, Jeter answered, “Of course!”
Shortly before retiring in September 2014, the Captain said that kids were in his post-baseball game plan.
“I want to have a family,” he told NBC’s Brian Williams. “I look forward to it.”
Even when tossed a softball question about who he thought would win the World Series, which was going on at that moment, Jeter, a five-time world champion who spent 20 seasons with the Yankees, wouldn’t take a swing.
“I don’t know,” he said. “I couldn’t give you an educated guess.” Jeter did open up a bit when he told us that working with his Turn 2 Foundation allows him to help kids stay off of drugs, stay in school and cope with changeups.
“I don’t have any complaints,” he said. “But growing up, there’s issues that you deal with. There’s issues that everyone deals with and you know, as long as you work hard, don’t make any excuses, you make the most of it.” Boxing greats
and weighed in at Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn to join watchmaker Tag Heurer in celebrating the life of Muhammad Ali. Former Ali foes, including
and were also at the main event, which benefited the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Ky. The big night wasn’t just for boxers; fashionista (left), New England Patriots quarterback (right) and Rangers goalie
paid their respects, too. never thought we’d be celebrating the cult classic “Blue Velvet” 30 years later. “I saw it not long ago, in the last year,” he told us at a MoMA event celebrate the film. “I hadn’t seen it, oh, my God, 20 years before that.” To this day, MacLachlan (inset) says he and the film’s director, have a “great friendship” and both practice Transcendental meditation.