1. Jeanie Marie Buss was born on September 26,1961 and is an American sports executive who is the controlling owner and president of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, and co-owner and promoter of the US women's professional wrestling promotion Women of Wrestling.
Jeanie Buss later bought the Los Angeles Blades professional roller hockey team.
Jeanie Buss served as president of the Great Western Forum before becoming vice president of the Lakers.
Jeanie Buss took over as team president and as the Lakers representative on the NBA Board of Governors.
At age 14, Jeanie Buss attended World Team Tennis meetings with her father, who owned the Los Angeles Strings.
Jeanie Buss became so familiar with the estate that she led guided tours.
Jeanie Buss attended college at the University of Southern California, where she majored in business and graduated with honors.
Jeanie Buss served four years as president of the Great Western Forum, then the home arena of the Lakers.
Jerry's succession plan had Jeanie Buss assume his previous title as the Lakers' governor as well as its team representative at NBA Board of Governors meetings.
Jeanie Buss became president of the Lakers, leading the team's business operations, while her brother Jim continued as executive VP of basketball operations.
Jeanie Buss had ultimate operational authority and could overrule Jim's decisions.
Jeanie Buss publicly criticized Jim's decision in her book Laker Girl, upsetting Jim.
In February 2017, Jeanie Buss terminated general manager Mitch Kupchak and VP of Basketball Operations Jim Jeanie Buss.
ESPN reported that in addition to the team's multi-year decline in performance, Jeanie Buss was upset that Jim did not consult her before making key trades, which she had previously instructed him to do.
Jeanie Buss later said that she did not go through a public interview process to hire a GM because she did not want to tip off her brother, who might have respond by attempting to seize control of the team.
Jeanie filed a lawsuit to confirm her control over the team, in which she argued that the Buss trusts' governing documents required her to be the controlling owner and a team director.
Jeanie Buss married volleyball player Steve Timmons in 1990, but divorced after three years.
Jeanie Buss began dating then-Lakers head coach Phil Jackson in December 1999, and they became engaged in 2013.
In December 2018, Jeanie Buss received correspondence from an individual who asserted to be her secret sibling named Lee.
In September 2021, Jeanie Buss announced on Twitter that she was in a relationship with comedian Jay Mohr.