{"id":103354,"date":"2014-06-30T10:07:39","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T17:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=103354"},"modified":"2022-02-06T09:55:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T17:55:50","slug":"gsp-addresses-support-of-canadian-drug-lord-in-open-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/gsp-addresses-support-of-canadian-drug-lord-in-open-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"GSP Addresses Support Of Canadian Drug Lord In Open Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/gsp-on-nick-diaz-hes-a-motherfer-man-ill-f-him-up\/gsp-png-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-92183\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92183\" title=\"GSP PNG\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/GSP-PNG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/GSP-PNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/GSP-PNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/GSP-PNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last week we learned that GSP had <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/gsp-writes-letter-of-support-during-canadian-drug-lords-u-s-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sent a letter of support to U.S. courts in hopes to gain favor for his friend and famed Canadian Drug Lord, Jimmy Cournoyer.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since coming under fire for the decision, GSP has penned a letter to his fans, explaining his choices.<\/p>\n<p>Check it:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cA letter I signed in support of my friend Jimmy Cournoyer, who has recently pleaded guilty to a number of drug traffic-related crimes in the U.S., has generated a great deal of controversy over the last few days.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFirst of all, the letter I signed was a mistake \u2013 my mistake. I will not go into detail as to why and how the letter came about because it\u2019s not going to right a wrong. I simply wanted to help repatriate Jimmy to a Canadian prison, closer to his family, if that was possible.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMy friendship with Jimmy is based on our mutual passion for martial arts and going to the gym. I was not aware of Jimmy\u2019s crimes until he was arrested by the U.S. authorities. I do not condone any of his criminal actions. He will and should pay for his actions. My position against the use of drugs has been on the record for years, and speaks for itself.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI have been to visit Jimmy in prison \u2013 twice so far. We also had many conversations since his arrest. Why? Because I believe in redemption, and I believe in loyalty. I will continue to support him \u2013 as a friend. In fact, if Jimmy leaves prison one day, I should be there to help him start over in a better way.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI want to unconditionally apologize to those who have been offended by my actions. But I often say that the wheel of life turns and turns, causing ups and downs for each of us. I was also taught that a real friend is there to offer support at the best and the worst of times.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week we learned that GSP had sent a letter of support to U.S. courts in hopes to gain favor for his friend and famed Canadian Drug Lord, Jimmy Cournoyer. Since coming under fire for the decision, GSP has penned a letter to his fans, explaining his choices. Check it: \u201cA letter I signed in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2616,"featured_media":92183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[2681],"tags":[397,11,649,15,16],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>GSP Addresses Support Of Canadian Drug Lord In Open Letter | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/gsp-addresses-support-of-canadian-drug-lord-in-open-letter\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"GSP Addresses Support Of Canadian Drug Lord In Open Letter | BJPenn.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Last week we learned that GSP had sent a letter of support to U.S. courts in hopes to gain favor for his friend and famed Canadian Drug Lord, Jimmy Cournoyer. 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