September 2, 2011 | Celeb Watch

Boxer finally admits to cross-dressing pics

Four years ago, pictures of boxing champ Oscar De La Hoya wearing a fishnet bodysuit , panties and high heels made their way to the Internet. He denied the pics were real, though, claiming they had been doctored to ruin his reputation.

De La Hoya is now ready to come clean. He finally admitted this week that the images are real.  

"Let me to tell you, yes, yes, it was me [in those pictures]," he said. "I am tired now of lying, of lying to the public and of lying to myself." 

He said drugs and alcohol made him do it. He's now clean and sober, he added, so his cross-dressing days are over.

22-year-old Milana Dravnel appeared in some of the pics, and she claimed De La Hoya tricked her into signing a statement agreeing the photos had been altered. She later sued; De La Hoya settled out of court and allegedly payed Dravnel $20 million.

$20 million? He could have bought himself so many pretty things with that kind of money!

Four years later, Oscar De La Hoya comes clean ... [Daily Mail]