TMZ caught NFL running back Adrian Peterson carrying more than just a football. Spoiler alert: he won an ESPY!
The Minnesota Viking was leaving LAX with his "Best Breakthrough Athlete" award in a non-jockworthy man purse and even handed it off to fans to pose with. Even the best fumble from time to time.
Filed under: Awards/Awards Shows, Talk Sports
While there were no debacles of epic proportions like Bjork or Cher, Hollywood's biggest night was still full of fashion frights! Thank you, Tilda Swinton. 
Take a look at the best of the worst in our gallery.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Fashion Police, Awards/Awards Shows
And the winner for Best Oscar Night Crash goes to ... Karen Baker Landers!
Landers, who won Best Sound Editing last night for "The Bourne Ultimatum," had her ride royally wrecked after another car slammed into her chauffeured town car. She was visibly shaken -- but the accident didn't stop her from proudly showing off her Oscar and posing for pictures as she talked to the cops.
Luckily, nobody was injured.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Awards/Awards Shows
If looks could kill, last night's Grammys would have been a genocide. With Amy Winehouse rehabbed and Britney under the careful watch of her family, the only train wrecks at this years Grammys were on the red carpet. Take a look at some of the horrors in our gallery.
Filed under: Fashion Police, Awards/Awards Shows
Hollywood's finest (and not so finest) went out in the rain last night to get their red carpet fix at the SAG Awards -- but what they really needed was a stylist! After missing the Golden Globes, some stars are a little rusty when it comes to putting together a great look. Instead, they settled for these looks -- and a dab of crazazy!
Filed under: Awards/Awards Shows
Will Ferrell received the James Joyce Award in Ireland yesterday for his numerous contributions to literature. "Anchorman" didn't write itself, ya know! 
The criteria for the award seems to be vague -- as previous winners include U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix and activist Jesse Jackson.
Filed under: Awards/Awards Shows
And you thought American beauty pageants were crazy, bitchtacular dramapaloozas? Try Puerto Rico.
Yesterday, cops revealed that the gown and makeup of the new Miss Puerto Rico, Ingrid Marie Rivera, had been coated with pepper spray during Friday's final competition, giving her hives and forcing her to ice her swollen skin between rounds. Pageant officials are investigating whether a rival had a hand in the peppering, saying in a press conference that a makeup bag belonging to Rivera had been stolen as well. There was no update on the investigation today. Rivera will represent the island in the upcoming 2008 Miss Universe pageant.
Puerto Rico has a history of odd beauty queen breaks. Back in 2006, the then-Miss Puerto Rico, Zuleyka Rivera (no relation), went on to win Miss Universe, and fainted. Boom! There goes the dynamite.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Awards/Awards Shows
Rumer Willis at the Golden Globes? You betcha!
In fact, the celebuspawn of Bruce and Demi was picked to be this year's Miss Golden Globes -- which means she'll get to help hand out those shiny gold statues. What could possibly go wrong?
Perhaps it will inspire her to make, er, different decisions about her own acting career.
Rumey will next be seen in the comedy "I Know What Boys Like" -- about a Playboy bunny who gets kicked out of the Mansion and joins a sorority.
Filed under: The Biz, Awards/Awards Shows
At BET's Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta last night, Kanye West won "Best Hip-Hop Video" -- and then tried to give it away! Complaining Kanye, who was a major whiner after not winning at this year's MTV Music Video Awards, was suddenly eating humble pie; after accepting the award for his song "Stronger," he tried to give the award to competitors UGK! Ugh!
Kanye accepted the award and then said that UGK's song "International Players," featuring OutKast, was more deserving, and handed the award to OutKast's Big Boi. Is he "stronger," or just "crazier?"
Big Boi handed back the award and told wacky West that he had no reason to be humble. Besides, Big Boi's got plenty awards of his own.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Awards/Awards Shows
Lisa Rinna hosted TV Guide Channel's Emmys red carpet last night ... 
... the only thing more overworked than Ryan Seacrest -- Lisa's 44-year-old face!
Filed under: Fashion Police, Awards/Awards Shows
He starred in "In Living Color," and bombed in "Stealth." He'll shine a flashlight in your face, and pour mystery liquids down your throat if he thinks you're smokin'. And yesterday, Jamie Foxx got himself a star on Hollywood's legendary Walk of Fame!
Foxx, who won an Oscar for starring as Ray Charles in the eponymous "Ray," received the honor yesterday. As usual, he thanked his grandmother for raising him.
Filed under: Awards/Awards Shows
Intern Hallie is back... and in Vegas to live blog the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. Please enjoy!
I am 21 years old, I am in Las Vegas ... oh and the MTV Video Music Awards are too! Dangerous? I think so.
Click here... it's not over yet
Filed under: Awards/Awards Shows
Comedian Carlos Mencia has been tapped to host the Creative Arts Emmy Awards next month in Los Angeles. The key word in that sentence is "creative."
Mencia, star of Comedy Central's "Mind of Mencia," is frequently accused of stealing his material -- earning the nickname "Carlos Menstealia." Joe Rogan, a comic and former host of "Fear Factor," famously confronted Mencia on stage earlier this year in a 10-minute YouTube video documenting Mencia's alleged theft. Another popular YouTube clip shows a famous bit from the 1983 Bill Cosby special, "Himself," and a strikingly similar performance by Mencia in his 2006 comedy special, "No Strings Attached."
A February Radar magazine article about joke stealing referred to George Lopez's feud with Mencia over a bit he claims Mencia stole and put in his HBO special. Lopez says he threw Mencia against a wall.
What's next, Amy Winehouse writing a self-help book?
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Awards/Awards Shows
Hang on tight -- its about to get racial up in here. TMZ has learned that 2007 could be the first year that a white musician wins a Black Entertainment Television Award ... besides Michael Jackson.
Platinum-selling superstar Robin Thicke has been nominated for two BET Awards: Best Male R&B Artist, and his song "Lost Without You" is up for a Viewer's Choice Award. Only two other white artists have ever even been nominated for a BET Award -- Justin Timberlake and Eminem -- but neither of them took home the prize. Could Robin break down the BET color barrier?!
The competition is thick; Thicke is up against Akon, John Legend, Gerald Levert, and Ne-Yo for Best Male, and competing with Beyonce, Birdman & Lil' Wayne, Bow Wow featuring Chris Brown, Ciara and UNK for the Viewer's Choice.
The BET Awards will be live from The Shrine in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 26.
Filed under: Music, Awards/Awards Shows
After being somewhat publicly outed in an Associated Press interview last month, "Frasier" star David Hyde Pierce did not pull a Hilary Swank -- and remembered to thank his longtime partner, Brian Hargrove, during his Tony award acceptance speech. Sorry, Daphne, Niles was on the DL!
After acknowledging a laundry list of agents, managers and cast members for his winning role in the Broadway musical "Curtains," Pierce thanked "My partner Brian, cause it's 24 years of listening to your damn notes. That's why I'm up here tonight." A real class act!
While this was his first Tony win, Pierce has four Emmys for his work on "Frasier."
Filed under: TV, Awards/Awards Shows
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