Baseball Star 'Used Steroids', Says Ex-Lover

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The ex-girlfriend of one of America’s richest, most high-profile baseball stars has told a grand jury that he used steroids, according to reports.

Barry Bonds’ former girlfriend Kimberly Bell, who dated the star for nine years, reportedly claimed he told her about the drug use in 2000, when his body began to undergo dramatic changes.

She said Bonds began to suffer baldness, acne and other physical changes consistent with steroid abuse, according to leaked testimony obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle.

As the scandal that has gripped the US gathers pace, it was claimed Bonds used a non-injectable steroid, which would be similar to THG, the designer steroid at the heart of the Balco scandal.

Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (Balco) founder, Victor Conte, and two others were charged last February with distributing the steroid in a case which has rocked the reputations of scores of athletes.

The Chronicle has reported that court documents show authorities found evidence that Bonds obtained steroids and other drugs from Balco.

Conte told investigators that the San Francisco Giants star received steroids known as “the clear” and “the cream”.

But Bonds swore under oath to the grand jury in 2003 that he never knowingly used steroids. He claimed his trainer had given him what he thought was flaxseed oil and arthritis balm.

A major row erupted last week when seven of America’s biggest baseball stars were called to testify before a Congressional hearing investigating disciplinary procedures employed for those testing positive for steroids.

After vowing to fight orders to give evidence, one former star refused to discuss his past and two others denied ever using drugs.

Retired player Jose Canseco, who also testified, has claimed in a controversial book that he witnessed several players using steroids.

Bonds, having given evidence to the grand jury investigating Balco, was not called to appear before the Washington hearing.
 

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