It was later revealed that Harding's ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, and her bodyguard, Shawn Eckhardt, were the masterminds who hired Stant to render Kerrigan incapable of competing at the 1994 Olympics. A Resume Filled With. In I, Tonya, Eckardt is played by Paul Walter Hauser, and the actor nails his impression of the bodyguard. Further investigation revealed that Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly and bodyguard Shawn Eckhardt had paid Stant $6,500 to eliminate Kerrigan from Olympic consideration. We've played chess together.". [38][30] It was true that Steinbrenner had recently given Harding a $10,000 donation through the USFSA. The USFSA has no dominion over professional skating events, yet Harding was also persona non grata on the pro circuit. Gillooly said only her right leg needed to be disabled, her landing leg; he claimed to have previously verified this with Harding. Marano stated that Harding had phoned her about a "bet" regarding Nancy Kerrigan. There's other things you can do to disable somebody rather than you don't need to kill." He died,. Russell then told her that he knew she had lied to him. He said the boot camp made him realize his greed and manipulative nature were at the root of his crime. He remembered Gillooly saying he would pay more money if the plot happened. "He seemed like a nice guy, and I'm sure he meant well," Duggan added. Smith was waiting in a car outside and acted as a getaway driver. I knew something was up, confessed Harding, who still insists she had no role in the vicious attack. Learn about the life of Stant today and now. [1] At the time of the attack, the couple were together and still referred to each other as husband and wife. Director Craig Gillepsie and screenwriter Steven Rogers put a unique, satirical, mockumentary twist on the ice skating sports story that defined the . Feb. 1998: Fox Broadcasting airs the first-ever face-to-face interview between figure skaters Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan. Feb. 1996: Harding tells police she was abducted at knifepoint in Oregon by a bushy-haired man who was never caught. [51] He quit that job in late 1993 and moved to Arizona with his wife. This inspires Jeff Gillooly and Shawn Eckhardt (his friend, her "bodyguard") to plan their own attack. They drove to Eckardt's home that night with the photos, practice times, and $2,700 in cash. She declares her innocence and wishes Gillooly well. Tonya Harding married Jeff Gillooly when she was 19 and divorced him in 1993, a year before the attack. [30] Stant and his girlfriend also moved to Arizona along with Smith after once serving 15 days in jail for stealing cars. According to him, Eckardt wanted to keep the idea of injuring Kerrigan a secret from Harding, but Gillooly explained that injuring a competitor might psychologically affect Harding's performance too. Why? Today: She reportedly lives in Central Oregon with her husband and son. The networks and national press go gaga. The interview ended with Harding saying, "No one controls my life but meif there's something in there that I don't like, I'm going to change it. In 103 pages of FBI transcripts from interviews with four figures in the Kerrigan assault, an unappealing picture is painted: * Shawn Eric Eckardt, Harding's bodyguard, is portrayed as a . Certified parachutist. Harding continues training for the Olympics. [38], When Smith told Stant about his phone call with Eckardt, Stant wanted to know more specifics. The New York Times, which announced his death, called him Brian Sean Griffith, which Eckardt changed his name to after getting out of prison. Feb. 12, 1994: Harding drops her lawsuit, and the Olympic committee decides to cancel its hearing. 12 Dec 2007 (aged 40) Burial. She agreed to reimburse Multnomah County $10,000 in legal expenses, undergo a psychiatric examination, and volunteered to give $50,000 to the Special Olympics Oregon (SOOR) charity. Stant, who was 22 years old at the time, was hired by Shawn Eckhardt, a close friend of Tonya Harding's then-husband, Jeff Gillooly. 18 Jun 1967. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. She and her lawyer, Robert Weaver, negotiated a plea agreement ensuring no further prosecution. 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. . [13] Derrick Smith, an associate of Eckardt, was paid $6,500 to carry out the attack; Eckardt had received the money from Gillooly. Would love your thoughts, please comment. I don't want to lose him. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. [58][59] On January 14, the United States Figure Skating Association (USFSA) made a statement on whether Eckardt's arrest affected Harding's Olympic placement: "We will deal only with the facts. I, Tonya is an American biographical film directed by Craig Gillespie. Each juicy tidbit made headlines and newscasts. But both reportedly have been implicated by confessions made by Eckardt and Shane Stant, the alleged hit man. Star Staff. He had known Gillooly since they were in the first grade at school. ". The Portlander is the first U.S. woman to do so. [75][76] Judge Donald Londer noted the attack could have injured Kerrigan more seriously. She said: I did, however, overhear them talking about stuff where, well, maybe we should take somebody out to make sure she gets on the team., "I go what the hell are you talking about?, The skater, from Portland, Oregan, calls herself a pawn who paid the ultimate price., She said: I'm always the bad person. A disagreement between Harding and some officers of the fan club over disbursement of the money in the fan club account had flared on several occasions, including once at the bank where the account is based. The attack was planned by Jeff Gillooly, the ex-husband of fellow American figure skater Tonya Harding, and his co-conspirator Shawn Eckardt. PORTLAND Brian Sean Griffith, the former bodyguard to Tonya Harding, has died. It also read that Harding, Gillooly, Eckardt, Smith, and Stant agreed to "knowingly cause physical injury by means of a dangerous weapon." That set in motion the events that led to his arrest. Shawn Eckardt. They plead not guilty. [44] Eckardt claimed he had a contract to disable a female figure skater issued by her rival's husband, that it involved good money because one of the rival's sponsors was George Steinbrenner. Controversy raged over whether Harding should be allowed to skate in the Olympics. [88][89] Harding was stripped of her 1994 U.S. Championship title and banned for life from participating in USFSA events as either skater or coach. July 11, 1994: Eckardt is sentenced to 18 months in prison. On December 31, Stant drove to Yarmouth, Massachusetts, reaching the Tony Kent Arena that afternoon. A juge in Portland, Oregon refused. [30][38] Eckardt introduced Gillooly to Derrick Smith, using only his first name, Stant was introduced as Smith's "friend." Kerrigan (left) and Harding practice before the 1994 Olympic Games in Norway, where Kerrigan takes the silver. "Despite my mistakes and rough edges," she says, "I have done nothing to violate the standards of excellence in sportsmanship that are expected in an Olympic athlete." Her main rival in that tournament was Tonya Harding. Feb. 1997: During a two-minute performance preceding a Reno Renegades hockey game, Harding is subjected to booing, catcalls, and thrown batons. In 1994, "Forrest Gump" broke box-office records. Kerrigan was then carried away to a changing room by her father. [90], The attack and the scandal surrounding it were depicted in the 2017 film I, Tonya, with Margot Robbie portraying Harding, Ricky Russert portraying Stant, and Caitlin Carver portraying Kerrigan. Feb. 3, 1994: The trash found in the container reveals notes apparently written by Harding, including the telephone number of Kerrigan's practice arena. If Formerly Shawn Eckardt, Griffith served 14 months for his role in the 1994 attack on. Powered by. What happened to Stant after he went to prison? "[39][38], Smith and his nephew, Shane Stant, arrived in Portland on December 27, drove to Eckardt's home, and asked for a meeting with Gillooly tomorrow at 10 a.m. Gillooly said Harding would be training at that time, but he agreed to meet them. [18], Harding met Jeff Gillooly in 1986 when she was skating at the Clackamas Town Center; she was 15, he was 17. The scandal received so much national attention that Eckardt was interviewed by Diane Sawyer before being released from prison. "[22] In summer 1991, she became engaged to mechanical engineer Mike Pliska. . Kerrigan, who was attacked in Detroit after a training session, only suffered bruising and managed to win Silver at that years games in Norway. All rights reserved (About Us). A grand jury continues to hear testimony. [38][39] Once this was achieved, Harding would receive endorsements and he could offer $1,000 per week for her security. When Eckardt said it could still be done for more money, Gillooly asked "Do I have stupid written across my forehead?" In July, Gillooly was sentenced to two years in prison after publicly apologizing to Kerrigan adding "any apology coming from me rings hollow. He changed his name to Jeff Stone and also went on to a life outside of the headlines. "But unless you really know him, you don't how deep that rabbit . A jaw-dropping confession found in the archives of early-90s TV newsmagazine Hot Take, featuring Tonya Harding's infamous "bodyguard" Shawn Eckhardt.Learn mo. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Lurking in the background was Harding's self-anointed "bodyguard," Shawn Eckardt, a slovenly fabulist. Rogers doesn't discuss whether or not he consulted with Fay to hear her side of the story, and that might be because Harding and her mother have not spoken since 2002. He is a 26-year-old, 300-pound. They're a warm-up act for the night's main event, pitting Mike Tyson against Clifford Etienne at The Pyramid arena in Memphis, Tenn.a"Tyson wins with a powerhouse punch, knocking out Etienne in 49 seconds. When asked about Gillooly, Harding said: "I never did anything to hurt . To his attorney, Eckardt "wasn't smart enough" to plot the clubbing of Kerrigan. "), Feb. 19, 2011: Harding gives birth to a baby boy. Menu. Eckhardt was sentenced to 18 months in prison for racketeering but was released four months early in September. We pay forvideostoo. Gillooly stood in her view behind the camera during the interview. The attacker flees without being identified. He claims to have worked for the Blackstone Corp. as a contract operations specialist in Switzerland from 1984 to 1987. [49] He was the son of Derrick Smith's wife's sister. But the life beefy bodyguard Shawn Eric Eckardt portrayed in a resume filled with misspellings and apparent misstatements is vastly different from the facts. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Jan. 16, 1994: Kerrigan resumes practicing in Boston. The neighbours reported seeing Gillooly pick Harding up and place her in a truck, and feared Harding had been shot. March 14, 1995: The former Jeff Gillooly, who since has changed his name to Jeff Stone, is released from Oregon SUMMIT prison boot camp program north of Coos Bay. I, Punching Bag. DISGRACED figure skater Tonya Skater has finally admitted that she knew about the plot to break the leg of her Olympic rival in 1994. [30] According to Gillooly, Eckardt then wondered aloud what would happen if Nancy Kerrigan were to receive a threat. She received three years probation, 500 hours of community service and was hit with a $100,000 fine. [30] He then worked in Milwaukie, Oregon as a group home coordinator for Developmental Systems Inc., a company that employed and trained mentally retarded adults to sort laundry hangers. A Portland minister, Eugene Saunders, tells investigators he's heard of tape of Eckardt, Gillooly and friend Shane M. Stant discussing the "hit.". His lawyer told the judge that Stant had lived a law-abiding life since leaving prison and needed a break to achieve his dream of joining the SEALs.. She said she worked as a freelance writer and had written some figure skating articles about Harding, regularly trading phone calls with her. [50][30] The company claimed Smith was good at his work, remaining quiet and patient if a little anti-social. (Chris Farley filled Eckardt's tracksuit in an SNL bit in 1994.) But my life was in shambles.. July 21, 1995: Shane Stant, Kerrigan's assailant, is released from the Santiam Correctional Institution after serving 14 months. [82], On March 21, 1994, a Portland grand jury issued an indictment stating there was evidence Harding participated in the attack plot. June 23, 2010: Harding, 39, marries, Joseph Jens Price, 42, in Clark County, Wash. (She later told Inside Edition it was she who proposed: "It was at his birthday party. PORTLAND, ORE. PORTLAND, Ore. -- It is a resume that even James Bond would envy. [57] On January 13, Eckardt and Smith were arrested. Griffith died . [6][7] Later, both a grand jury[8] and a disciplinary panel from the United States Figure Skating Association (USFSA)[9] found further evidence of Harding's involvement during the planning and execution phases. Harding then phoned Marano again asking her to spell the arena name, and Gillooly said he watched as Harding wrote out "Tony Kent Arena. Harding will skate in the Olympics. The popularity rank for the name Shana was 3820 in the US in 2020, the Social Security Administration's data shows . The first deputy on the scene observed Harding holding a baseball bat after breaking the motorist's eyeglasses. 1994), This page was last edited on 17 January 2023, at 01:48. She went on to discover a love of music and progressed to a short-lived career in boxing, after a stint on the show Celebrity Boxing. In the weeks leading up to the Olympics, Jeff and Tonya's bodyguard at the time, Shawn Eckhardt, hired a man to attack Nancy apparently hoping to improve Tonya's chances at the Winter . Jan. 31, 1994: Gillooly says Harding approved the attack on Kerrigan. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Emmys STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events Not bad for someone who would have been 16 years old at the time of his hiring. Harding ultimately. Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? They settled on injuring the person enough so she could not skate. He tracked down Kerrigan and whacked her in the knee with a metal baton. [50][51] Smith then applied for a police officer job and was waiting for his interview to be scheduled before Eckardt told him about possible bodyguard work in Oregon. But to the attorney representing Gillooly, Eckardt is a man who "led a fantasy life," and performed only one job as a bodyguard to Harding. Jan. 4, 1994: On the way to Detroit for the U.S. Two days later, she received a restraining order against Gillooly: "He wrenched my arm and wrist, pulled my hair and shoved me [] he bought a shotgun, and I am scared for my safety. Eckardt plays an important role in the movie I, Tonya, and that's because he played a big part in the investigation that followed Kerrigan's assault. April 30, 1994: The NBC docudrama "Tonya and Nancy: The Inside Story" debuts to lukewarm ratings. [12] Shane Stant later testified that Harding was part of staging the death threat against herself. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Shawn Eckardt, the 300-pound would-be bodyguard of figure skater Tonya Harding, walked out of prison Friday morning in Salem, Ore., the last of those involved in the attack on Nancy Kerrigan to be . Tonya Maxene Harding was born on November 12, 1970, in Portland, Oregon, to LaVona Golden (b. [12] Shane Stant later testified that Harding was part of staging the death threat against herself. The USFSA also recommended that she face a disciplinary hearing. Accounts of Stants personal rehabilitation can be read in letters of recommendation he filed with a court in Oregon when he tried to have his conviction in the Kerrigan assault expunged. Eckardt had dropped out of high school and was currently enrolled in a paralegal course at Pioneer Pacific Collegethat is, when he wasn't running the grandly titled World Bodyguard Services from. Figure Skating Association. Here's a different take of their interview as depicted in 'I,. In an interview today on a Portland television station, KATU, another fellow student, 20-year-old Sarah Bergman, said Eckardt had told her of a plot to get Kerrigan. Gillooly said he felt "pretty good" about the meeting and thought Smith was competent. She said Harding then asked for the name of Kerrigan's training rink and also wanted to know if Kerrigan owned property in Cape Cod. Formerly Shawn Eckardt, Griffith served 14 months for his role in the 1994 attack on Harding's. March 13, 2002: Harding puts up her dukes against former presidential pal Paula Jones on Fox's "Celebrity Boxing." The now 47-year-old says she overheard her then-husband Jeff Gillooly and bodyguard Shawn Eckardt talking about attacking one of her competitors. [16] Stant stated in a 2018 interview that he was standing "about a foot and a half" (around half a meter) behind the camera crew and waited for them to stop filming before he followed Kerrigan through the curtain. But the life beefy bodyguard Shawn Eric Eckardt portrayed in a resume filled with misspellings and apparent misstatements is vastly different from the facts. Six months after the attack Harding was stripped of her titles and banned from US figure skating for life. "[37] However, she was skeptical about Eckardt's ability to arrange it. Shane Stant, the hit man who was hired to attack Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan with a collapsible baton 24 years ago, has told Inside Edition exclusively that he is regretful for the act. pic.twitter.com/d8ETEq2Egz, Eric Streetman (@EricStreetman) January 6, 2018. Read more about what happened to Jeff Gillooly after the Kerrigan attack here. She was told she could never have a child . [30], When he phoned Eckardt on December 22, 1993, Eckardt told Smith he had a client who needed someone physically "taken down," saying the job would entail more bodyguard work in the future. As you can tell, each relationship featured I, Tonya, is fraught with built-up animosity. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. Oct. 18-19, 1999: Harding plans makes her professional skating debut in the ESPN Professional Skating Championships in Huntington, W.Va., She places second and expects that such a strong showing will lead to offers from ice shows or TV skating specials. She's allowed to continue, but the magic is gone. It really is a miracle, and she really is very happy.". In reality, the. Shane Stant was one of the most notorious figures in the 1990s because he was nabbed for being the actual attacker of Nancy Kerrigan. During her first artistic performance, she stops when a skate shoelace breaks. Check social media profiles, resumes and CV, places of employment, photos and videos, news, public records, publications, skilled experts and arrest records . Eckardt then phoned him to say the plot involved making "an accident happen" to a skater, maybe cutting an Achilles tendon. He said he was offended and declined. Who's in the audience on opening night? [29] In November 1993, the couple were evicted from their apartment for failing to pay rent. Those involved dream it might make it to Broadway one day. "Eckardt is a very intelligent idiot," said Jerry Spires, a private investigator who was one of Eckardt's instructors at Pioneer Pacific College in nearby Wilsonville. Birth. Original Name. . Figure Skating Championship had sports, sleaze and more. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. The man was later found to have been hired by Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly and his friend, Shawn Eckardt. #OnThisDay in 1994 US figure skater @NancyAKerrigan was clubbed on the back of her knee with a police baton by #ShaneStant It was later reported her assailant was hired by the exhusband of @thetonyaharding #JeffGillooly + coconspirator #ShawnEckardt at @cobocenter in Detroit. 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