It’s hard to view the past year in the news business as anything other than testy and tumultuous.
Brittney Griner Breaks Silence On Return From Russia & Vows To Play In WNBA Again
16.12.2022 - 22:43 / perezhilton.com
Brittney Griner is grateful to be home!
As we’ve been following, the WNBA star was jailed and later convicted on drug charges for possessing cannabis oil in her luggage after arriving in Moscow from New York City. She was first detained back in February and has spent all that time behind bars. Finally, after months of trying to get her back to the US, President Joe Biden‘s office finally secured a prisoner exchange last week and she was reunited with her friends and family. In an emotional Instagram post on Friday, the Phoenix Mercury center broke her silence on her return home from Russia.
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The 32-year-old opened about the swap and thanked the many people involved in getting her home safely. She wrote alongside photos of her reunion with her wife Cherelle Griner:
She then took a moment to acknowledge those in power who advocated for her return, adding:
It truly took a village!
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The athlete went on to insist she will do everything she can to help get Paul Whelan — the American Marine and corporate security executive who was unfortunately not part of the swap — and all other detained Americans home soon, too, adding:
We cannot imagine how challenging her time in prison must have been. We’re glad she’s receiving the support she needs to process this trauma and begin a new chapter of her life. Last but not least, she declared she wants to return to the WNBA in the upcoming season, announcing:
Incredible! So many people will be happy to cheer her on! We’re so happy she is home and doing well so far. We’re wishing her and her family nothing but the best as they
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glamour.com
22.12.2022 / 19:03
Brittney Griner Thanked Supporters With a Handwritten Letter Posted to IG
can at last speak to her supporters on her own behalf. And on December 21, the WNBA star did just that, with a handwritten letter posted to Instagram thanking everyone who wrote to her while she was in prison.
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21.12.2022 / 23:11
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17.12.2022 / 15:45
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usmagazine.com
17.12.2022 / 02:37
Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss’ Mom Connie Boss Alexander Breaks Silence on His Death: ‘Your Mother Loves You to Eternity and Beyond’
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17.12.2022 / 00:41
Brittney Griner Releases First Statement & Photos Since Arriving In The U.S., Thanks Her Wife Cherelle, Joe Biden & Casey Wasserman, Says She Will Return To The WNBA
Brittney Griner spoke out today for the first time since being freed from a Russian penal colony.
perezhilton.com
14.12.2022 / 22:01
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14.12.2022 / 18:41
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11.12.2022 / 10:15
‘SNL’: Weekend Update Takes Swipes At Joe Biden, Kyrsten Sinema, Donald Trump & Herschel Walker
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perezhilton.com
10.12.2022 / 20:39
Joe Exotic Is Pissed About Brittney Griner Prison Exchange & Wants Joe Biden To Pardon Him!
Joe Exotic is pissed that Brittney Griner was able to walk free from a Russian prison… and now he wants his own deal from Joe Biden!!
glamour.com
08.12.2022 / 21:29
Cherelle Griner Says She's ‘Overwhelmed With Emotions’ Following Brittney Griner's Release
from her Russian detainment than her wife, Cherelle Griner, who spoke about the news at a press conference alongside President Joe Biden. Having been tireless in keeping Griner's name in the news , Cherelle was all smiles as she took to the podium to speak a few emotional words. “So over the last nine months, you all have been so privy to one of the darkest moments of my life, and so today I am just standing here overwhelmed with emotions,” Cherelle said, “But the most important emotion I have right now is just sincere gratitude for President Biden and his entire administration.” Cherelle didn't say a lot about herself, but used her time to thank the “many hands involved” in securing Griner's release, naming Vice President Kamala Harris and several otherwise unknown government officials who'd worked so hard to free Griner. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Cherelle also hasn't forgotten Paul Whelan, another American prisoner who the Biden Administration was unable to include in the prisoner swap.
usmagazine.com
08.12.2022 / 21:25
Meghan Markle’s Mother Doria Ragland Breaks Silence on Ex Thomas Markle’s Photo Scandal Ahead of Prince Harry Wedding
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08.12.2022 / 21:01
WNBA Star Brittney Griner Released From Russian Prison After Swap For Arms Dealer: 'She Is On Her Way Home'
Brittney Griner is free.
usmagazine.com
08.12.2022 / 18:05
Brittney Griner Released From Russian Prison in Prisoner Swap: Details
Brittney Griner is coming home. The WNBA star, 31, has been released from a Russian penal colony, President Joe Biden confirmed.
glamour.com
08.12.2022 / 17:25
Brittney Griner Has Just Been Released From Russian Detention
, Brittney Griner has been released from Russian detention today, December 8, . The outlet is also reporting that she was exchanged for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. According to an unamed US official, the WNBA star is now in the custody of the U.S.