Dirk Nowitzki’s ex-fiance Cristal Taylor was discovered to be a woman with a shady history and criminal background last spring. The two were set to be married -Cristal already had her dress and shoes picked out- until investigators hired by Dirk pulled her skeleton’s out of the closet.

Cristal is serving five years in a Missouri prison for violating her probation in a previous forgery theft case. She cried to Inside Edition in a recent interview and said she still loves Dirk Nowitzki “Very much so.” Read the full story

Cristal Taylor, the woman with the checkered past that was living with Dirk Nowitzki, gave her first interview since being arrested by telephone from the Beaumont Jail in Jefferson County, Texas.

According to Taylor she’s broke, pregnant, and Dirk hasn’t talked to her since the arrest. He even changed his phone number. Read the full story

The Denver Nuggets ended the Dallas Mavericks‘ season Wednesday night leaving Dirk Nowitzki free to deal with his problems off the court. The checkered past of his fiance Cristal Taylor is coming to light and there seems to be a new story everyday.

The latest twist takes us back to 1997 when Taylor dated former St. Louis Rams quarterback Tony Banks. The situation never got public like it did for Nowitzki, and Banks never lived with Taylor like Nowitzki did, but the mess had the Rams considering drafting Jake Plummer and ditching Banks. Read the full story