Darren Prince says he has been sober for more than 18 years.
“for me, having 18 plus years sober, you know, several years ago, I wanted to do the deep inner work”
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Darren Prince says that after baseball cards he began booking autograph signings for celebrities including Muhammad Ali, Magic Johnson, Chevy Chase and Pamela Anderson.
“Then when I transitioned out of baseball cards, I started booking autograph signings for Muhammad Ali, Magic Johnson, Chevy Chase, Pamela Anderson.”
Darren Prince says he received a felony charge after an FBI investigation involving an autograph source he believed was legitimate.
“Got a felony charge for, I guess, uh, in my own mind, I thought the source I was dealing with on these autographs was legit, and he wasn't.”
Darren Prince says Magic Johnson offered him two years of support to build his agency, saying he understood making mistakes.
“I'm going to give you two years, you're a good dude, and you made a mistake in the public eye, and I know all about making mistakes.”
Darren Prince says Magic Johnson made this offer a few years after Johnson's HIV announcement.
“This was a few years after his HIV announcement”
Darren Prince says his talent agency would not exist without the legal trouble and Magic Johnson's response to it.
“I feel that if that moment in life never happened, there's no way Prince Markin Group exists.”
Darren Prince says Hulk Hogan decided to support Donald Trump after the assassination attempt.
“he just after that assassination attempt, that's when he put his foot down and he felt that it was time to support Trump”
Darren Prince says The New York Times gave Dolly Parton's death top front-page placement he understood to be reserved for presidents.
“I also read that the New York Times put her on the front top page, which is only reserved for presidents.”
Darren Prince says Dolly Parton earned over $10 million from Whitney Houston's version of 'I Will Always Love You' and invested it in Tennessee.
“She made like over 10 million royalties invested into the inner city of Tennessee”
Darren Prince says Dolly Parton's book program gave away tens or hundreds of millions of books, motivated by her father being illiterate.
“her book club that she gave away tens or hundreds of millions of books, cause her father was illiterate”
Darren Prince attributes to Muhammad Ali the saying that service to others is the rent you pay on earth.
“Service to others is the rent you pay here on earth”
The Aiming High Foundation planned its first annual gala at the Grove in New Jersey on October 1st.
“October 1st, we have the 1st annual Aiming High Foundation Gala at the Grove in, Uh, Jersey.”
Darren Prince says NBA legend Dominique Wilkins, his friend and client, was being flown in for the gala.
“we're flying in dear friend and client, um, NBA legend Dominique Wilkins”
Darren Prince says Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino recently opened his third treatment center and has at least ten years of sobriety.
“I think he just opened up his 3rd treatment center, he's got at least 10 years sober”
Darren Prince says the Aiming High Foundation funds treatment scholarships for roughly 30 to 40 people a year.
“we're scholarshiping anywhere from 30 to 40 individuals a year”
Darren Prince says his client Nutsa sang the national anthem at SoFi Stadium before a Monday Night Football game between the Chargers and Eagles.
“We were in the green room at SoFi Stadium 30 min before Nutsa went out to sing the national anthem on Mon Monday Night Football, Chargers Eagles.”
Darren Prince recalls Hulk Hogan telling him in Clearwater Beach that fans still treating him like a champion was a blessing.
“Brother, these people still treat me like I'm heavily champ of the world and that's a blessing.”
Darren Prince says he fell to his knees on July 2, 2008 and begged God for a single day of freedom from opioid addiction.
“I fell on my knees on July 2nd, 2008, and screamed out to God to take the notoriety, the business, the money”
Darren Prince says his first opioid use came at age 14 at sleepaway camp, when a nurse gave him a liquid medicine for stomach pain.
“I was in sleepaway camp, 14 years old. I had terrible stomach pains one night and the counselor took me to see the nurse.”
Darren Prince says he was arrested four times in six months around age 21, on possession charges.
“I was arrested four times in six months.”
Darren Prince says he marketed celebrity autograph signings in the early 1990s with fax machines and ads in Sports Collectors Digest.
“There was no internet back then, it was all done by fax machines, marketing and running ads in a magazine called Sports Collectors Digest.”
Darren Prince says he sold authenticated Michael Jordan memorabilia vouched for by a retired FBI forensic document expert.
“some authenticated Michael Jordan product. And um, this forensic document expert that was retired from the FBI was being praised as the guru of authentication.”
Darren Prince says he received a felony charge for making a false statement to the FBI during an investigation, but was not imprisoned.
“I got a felony charge for making a false statement to the FBI during the interview. Never went to prison.”
Darren Prince says Muhammad Ali and Lonnie Ali wrote character letters to his sentencing judge, and he received probation.
“Muhammad Ali and Lonnie Ali all wrote letters to the judge on my character and I wound up getting probation.”
Darren Prince says Magic Johnson agreed to become his first client about four years after Johnson's HIV announcement, saying both men had made mistakes.
“He said, You're a good dude. You made a mistake, I made a mistake. This was four years after his HIV announcement.”
Darren Prince says Magic Johnson gave him a two-year representation deal conditioned on bringing in other celebrities.
“I'm gonna give you two years to represent me. But if you don't use me to knock down every door to bring in all the celebrities you can, I'm gonna fire you before those two years are up.”
Darren Prince says his marketing company was founded after Magic Johnson signed with him.
“And Prince Mark Incorporated was born after that, and everything changed.”
Darren Prince says Alicia Keys sang 'America the Beautiful' at the NBA All-Star game where Ali and Frazier sat together holding hands.
“Alicia Key comes out to sing America the Beautiful, the place goes ballistic.”
Darren Prince says a woman named Andrea, who was dating his late uncle, had five years of sobriety and put him on a detox plan.
“She just celebrated five years sober and she said, I can help you.”
Darren Prince says he went by taxi to a 12-step meeting in a church basement on the Upper East Side of New York City with more than 150 people on the day he began recovery.
“found a 12 step meeting in the Upper 80s in a church basement in New York City, with 150 plus addicts and alcoholics”
Darren Prince says his foundation provides scholarships to 30 to 40 people a year.
“I've scholarship anywhere from 30 to 40 people a year.”