Reviled Clippers owner Donald Sterling had a public row with girlfriend V. Stiviano just moments before she defended him in an interview with Barbara Walters on Friday. Sterling reportedly yelled at a silent Stiviano as they rode an elevator at the Four Seasons hotel in Los Angeles where the interview was taped, calling her a 'media w****' 'Then he looks at her and says, "Get off this f****** elevator! Get off this elevator and shut the f*** up!' a guest who rode in a hotel elevator with the couple told the New York Daily News. Yelled at: Donald Sterling reportedly got into a public fight with girlfriend V. Stiviano just minutes before she sat down for an interview with Barbara Walters on Friday
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The 81-year-old Clippers owner allegedly yelled at Stiviano in an elevator at the Four Seasons hotel just 20 minutes before the interview
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Witness says Sterling called Stiviano a 'media w****' and 'f****** crazy'
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Sterling was supposed to sit down for the interview with Stiviano and Walters but dropped out at the last minute
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He was banned from the league last week after audio recordings emerged of him making racist comments
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Wife Shelly Sterling says she supports NBA Commissioner Adam Silver's plan to boot Sterling from his team
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Estranged Mrs Sterling cheered on the Clippers Saturday as they beat the Golden State Warriors in a playoff game
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