Posted Jul 23rd 2008 6:11AM by TMZ Staff
Wherever Naomi Campbell goes, destruction follows in her wake.
According to reports, Campbell allegedly bid dasvedanya to a Ritz-Carlton in Moscow without shelling out $400 for supposedly doing her Naomi thing to the bedsheets in her room. The cleaning staff claimed they found holes in the silk linens, so the hotel fined her.
Campbell's rep denies that she caused damage to the property: "She didn't have candles on the sheets. She did not smoke in the hotel room. It is completely untrue."
Is There an X-Tot? Truth Still Out There
Could "The X-Files" be so paranoid about plot leaks that they're hijacking any mention -- however ridiculous -- of what's happening in the film?
Filmazing.com talked to the film's stars, Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, and they gabbed -- attention, spoiler alert freaks -- gabbed about that baby they had together. Now here comes the weirdness: Tapes of the interview, which were sent to a local television station, have disappeared. UPS was dispatched to figure out what happened, but to no avail. They're gone -- cue doo-doo-doo music.
Heather Laughing at Her Own Jokes
Heather Locklear has split from rehab after being treated for anxiety and depression.
So says People, which says that she's "feeling really great," and laughing at a "really funny story" that she told. "That's when I knew she was going to be fine," says a pal. "It's so nice to hear her laugh." There'd been buzz that she was leaving early, against doctor's orders.
Locklear has also been reunited with her daughter Ava.
Party Favors: You Too Can Wear a Piece of "Crazy" Brit ... Cho Down at Jay Brannan's Show ... Rapper Max B in Shootout?
We hear that a Santa costume once worn by Britney Spears and outfits from her "Drive Me Crazy" tour will be auctioned in NYC starting today and at www.gottahaveit.com. Elvis, John Lennon, and Marilyn Monroe clothes also will be available. ... TMZ spies spotted the fabulous Margaret Cho getting down at singer/songwriter
Jay Brannan's sold out show at LA's El Rey Theatre. ... AllHipHop.com reports that a set by Max B. was stopped at S.O.B.'s when gunshots rang out. It's not yet clear if there were any injuries or fatalities.
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Posted Jul 22nd 2008 6:14AM by TMZ Staff
Alex Rodriguez thinks he's bigger than baseball.
He's signed up with a big-time Hollywood agency William Morris, reports the Wall Street Journal, to give him a higher profile than just being the Yankees' third baseman –- a deal engineered by manager-puppetmaster Guy Oseary, who helped embroil him with Madonna and Lenny Kravitz.
A's got plenty of peeps on the payroll now –- TMZ told you how he hired a couple of Miami legal eagles to help him.
Rev. Al Gets Probe Removed
The Feds have dropped their criminal probe of tax fraud and other fiscal fishiness against Rev. Al Sharpton.
That means that Rev. Al won't have to serve any jail time and won't have to appear in front of a grand jury, reports the New York Daily News, but he'll still have to pay some big back taxes. The Feds won't go after Al for other charges, like extortion.
Sharpton and his National Action Network have agreed to a tax settlement of between $2 mil and $9 mil.
Music Man Storch Slides onto Skid Row
One of the biggest music producers in the biz – and paramour of Paris Hilton and Lil' Kim amongst others – has bottomed out.
After what his lawyer calls "a catastrophic occurrence," as
CNN reports, Scott Storch is behind $500K in back real estate taxes, hasn't spoken to his two kids in months, and – more crucially – hasn't had a hit record in ages. He used to get $100K just for a backbeat, and earned as much as $70 million.
But he hasn't paid taxes on his houses in 2 years, and was sued for shorting his baby mamas on child support earlier this year.
Party Favors: Getty Home Wrecked ... Alycia-Gate Co-Anchor Charged
Balthazar Getty acknowledges to People that his marriage to Rosetta Getty has broken down – not long after he was spotted with a topless Sienna Miller on the Amalfi coast. ... Larry Mendte, the co-anchor of Philly newsvixen Alycia Lane, was charged by the Feds for illegally hacking into Lane's e-mail.
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Posted Jul 21st 2008 6:19AM by TMZ Staff
Turns out that Cynthia Rodriguez might be the heaviest hitter in the Rod-House after all.
So say his pals, who tell Rush & Molloy that C is an emotionally abusive wife who was the real brainwasher, letting Alex see other women and forcing him to un-brown himself. In fact, C-Rod wouldn't even let A-Rod eat Spanish food and tried to whitewash his Dominican heritage.
All the headgames were finally too much for A-Rod, who has been asking for big D for a year.
Brit Walking, Talking, Recording
Britney Spears is closer to normal human function than she's been in years –- so much so that her hotshot lawyer is calling her progress "astonishing."
For one, she's "definitely" in the studio, pumping out a new record, says FOX News, and that it will be out by mid-December. It's being billed as a "follow-up" to the floppy "Blackout," with many of the same producers and writers ... but without the MTV VMAs meltdown and subsequent head-shaving.
Meanwhile, Brit was out and about last night at an autism event, and her hottie disso-queen lawyer Laura Wasser remarked that was doing very well.
Party Favors: Bette B Goode Goes Toe-to-Er-Toe for Air G Finals ... Lance – Dancing with the Married?
Who knew that air guitar could be such a hazard to one's health? We're told that Bette B Goode literally lost a toe at last weekend's Cuervo Black Air Guitar championship, but will be back for the finals August 8th, one piggy short. ... Lance Bass has gotten all hot 'n' heavy with a male trainer, but the workout guy's got a little secret – he's married to a woman, according to the New York Post.
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Posted Jul 19th 2008 7:34AM by TMZ Staff
Angelina is finally heading home.
After checking into the hospital on July 2nd and delivering Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline via c-section last weekend, the mother of six left the hospital before sunrise this morning in Nice, France (via Yahoo News).
The latest additions to the growing Jolie-Pitt army reportedly left with mom and got their first taste of the celebrity high life as they were sped away from the hospital in a large van with tinted windows.
A bidding war has erupted for the first pics of the twins, with magazines reportedly offering between $11 and $20 million. Knox and Vivienne have to pose for the pics, but will never see a dime of that cash -- their philanthropic parents are donating the money to charity.
Joe Jonas Just Passes
Between playing concerts to sold out crowds of screaming teen girls and polishing his purity ring, Joe Jonas managed to find some quiet time to study and graduate high school, according to
People.
The 18-year-old sent in his final assignment this week and is still waiting for his grades, but feels confident he earned passing marks.
Living the life of a rock star on the road, Joe was forced to take correspondence classes to graduate and did not get one night off to celebrate. He was back on stage with his two brothers performing for another crowd of girls.
Dark Knight -- Green Day
The latest installment of Batman shattered box office records, selling an estimated $18.5 million in ticket sales after the midnight debut on Friday.
Some moviegoers are willing the shell out up to $200 for a ticket to catch the flick during the premiere weekend according to the
NY Post.
Fans have favorable reviews for the film and praise the performance of the late Heath Ledger.
Party Favors: Katic Couric Enjoying the Company ... Salma Not Getting Hitched
Her ratings may be in the tank and she can never seem to get the exclusives, but CBS News execs reject reports that speculate chipper Couric will be canned from the news desk after the presidential election. Katie has taken a beating in the press the past few months, but says she has no plans to "part company" with the Tiffany network (via
NY Post). ... Salma Hayek always said she never wanted to get married -- and she wasn't kidding. The commuter romance is over between Salma Hayek and her billionaire baby daddy and Gucci chief, Francois-Henri Pinault, according to
USA Today. The couple have called off their engagement after being together for two years.
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Posted Jul 18th 2008 6:13AM by TMZ Staff
A year ago, he was throwing down gay-hate; now Isaiah Washington is ponying up for them?
So it appears, according to Outsports, which says that the gay f-bomb-dropper has given some serious cash to a fund that's working to stop the anti-gay-marriage amendment in California. It was all part of a plea on the part of Isaiah's rep Howard Bragman, who himself got married to his partner a few days ago.
What will Katherine Heigl have to say about this?
Anne's Ex Dealing with Feds
Pretty much backed into the tightest corner possible, accused con-man and Anne Hathaway ex Raffaelo Follieri could be trying to make a deal with the Feds.
An assistant US attorney said yesterday that Follieri is "in plea discussions" to help resolve his pending case, according to the New York Post. He's been charged with wire fraud and money laundering, and could spend up to nine years behind bars if convicted. He's still behind bars pending $21 million bail.
Raffa's lawyer wasn't so sure about the plea: "As far as I'm concerned, we're looking to our day in court," said Flora Edwards.
"Survivor" Man to Chenoweth -– Uh, What?
Jeff Probst learned something very interesting when the Emmy nods were unveiled yesterday – he's engaged!
Kristen Chenoweth, announcing the nominations, said that she and Probst had dated once and that he was "cute" –- but now he's getting married. Except -– he's not, Jeff tells
People, and he's not even in a serious relationship: "That was a big shock to me."
Probst was nominated for best reality show host.
Party Favors: Fans Throw Dog a Big Bone ... Gary Busey is a Business Genius, For Real ... Hendrix Coming to "Guitar Hero"
"Dog" Chapman came back to TV barkin', with a ratings haul even bigger than his season four opener, says
Multichannel News. 2.7 million viewers tuned in. ... Gary Busey just did 40 spots for something called GotVMail, but that's not the point: The point is that when you combine Gary Busey, advertising, and the phrase "stupid, misfortunate placenta," that's gold. ... Learn how to play lefty, kids: Jimi Hendrix will be part of the next gen of "Guitar Hero," with versions of "Wind Cries Mary" and "Purple Haze" on the setlist.
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Posted Jul 17th 2008 6:18AM by TMZ Staff
Donald Trump finally sold his Palm Beach pile to that Russian billionaire –- for $95 million.
But get this: The new owner wants to bulldoze the whole thing, reports the Palm Beach Post, making the house probably the most pricey teardown ever. Of course, El Donald probably isn't overly concerned: He bought the property back in 2004 for $41.35 million. Trump originally asked $125 mil for the place.
Dmitry Rybolovlev says the purchase is an "investment" and doesn't plan to live in the house.
SJP Mole Mystery Solved
That mysteriously disappearing mole on Sarah Jessica Parker's chin? Turns out it really is gone for good.
The dermatologic signature that SJP has had for ages got the lop-off recently, a friend tells Usmagazine.com: "It's true. She did have it done. There was no reason for it, it wasn't because she didn't like her mole ... she was in the mood to have it removed."
Could it have been because, as the Huffington Post pointed out, a movie reviewer excoriated her for the beauty mark in his review of "Sex and the City"?
LC – I Didn't Dog the Pooch People
Lauren Conrad says she did what she had to at a Humane Society event – and that she just wanted to help the animals.
After the fur flew yesterday morning, as we reported, because LC wouldn't walk in a fashion show with a dog, she writes on her blog that she thought she had fulfilled all her commitments by posing for an Animal Fair magazine cover and doing the press line at the event. "Anyone who knows me, knows this is not the kind of person I am or who my parent's raised me to be," she writes.
Party Favors: Jamie and Foxxes' Quack Addiction ... Cristiano Ronaldo Yankin' It Like Beckham?
We hear that Jamie Foxx whooped it up Tuesday night Palms Place Pool Party in Vegas, and dined at Simon ... Is Cristiano Ronaldo headed to play soccer in the US like David Beckham? Could be – not for a while – but so he tells Hollyscoop.
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Posted Jul 16th 2008 7:02AM by TMZ Staff
She could've picked pretty much any show in the history of television as a dream project -– but Miley Cyrus chose the one that's all about gratuitous and promiscuous sex.
Of course, MiCy tells TV Guide that she'd "love to do" what she says is "a younger, cleaner version of 'Sex and the City,'" which is a little like doing a humanitarian, non-genocidal version of Stalin's pogroms. "I like to think of myself as the girl that no one can get," says Miles.
Juuuust like Samantha and Carrie, right?
Menudo Boy Won't Put It Away
Who knew that Menudo was so bad-ass that they get thrown off planes?
According to People, Carlos Olivero, one of the members of the new edition of the boy band was on a Delta flight when he was asked to stow his iPod. He turned it off, but wouldn't put it away. Then, the attendant demanded he really stow, but Carlos wouldn't comply. Security then boarded and tossed the kid.
His bandmates and the entire tech crew had to deplane as well. Delta didn't comment.
Natalie Cole – Hep C Cat
Natalie Cole has been diagnosed with Hepatitis C, according to reports, but she's doing well, apparently.
She discovered that she had the disease during a routine visit to the doctor. "Natalie has had a terrific response to her medication and is now virus negative," said her doctor at Cedars. "This gives her an increased chance of cure."
Doctors think she may have contracted Hep C from past drug usage.
Party Favors, MIA Edition: Whither SJP's Mole? ... CSI's Grissom Goes Missing
Sarah Jessica Parker's famous beauty mark – the one on her chin – was conspicuously absent at the All-Star Game last night, observes the Daily Mail. ... EW.com reports that William Petersen will be leaving "CSI" after eight seasons on the crime-scene show, and he'll be leaving midseason.
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Posted Jul 15th 2008 7:25AM by TMZ Staff
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban just want you to know: We're no Brangelina.
That is, at least, when it comes to their newborn daughter Sunday Rose. While pics of Knox and Viv Jolie-Pitt are already being shopped for upwards of $15 million, the couple from Oz say they're going to give the first snaps of their tot out for free, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
"They don't think it's appropriate to make deals," says a source. "They are still deciding how they feel about (it)."
Brangie Twins Already Webbed
Isn't it just adorable when the babies blog? Might be a bit premature for the Jolie-Pitt twins, but you can't be too sure.
That's why, as Jossip reports, Knox and Vivienne already have their own web addresses, knoxleonjolieptt.com and viviennemarchelinejoliepitt.com, registered by Brangelina and their lawyers at Lavely and Singer. The names were registered just hours after the kids were born.
As Jossip suggests, the couple likely took the move to prevent people from registering the address to scam some baby gifts.
Jimmy and Sarah – Free to F*** Whomever
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are the happiest guys in the world right now.
Not really: Their faux fornication partners, Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel, have called it quits after five years of comic cohabitation. As Vanity Fair reports, Jimmy and Sarah "have and will have no further comment," according to the couple's respective reps.
The couple were named "Funniest Couple Alive" by People recently.
Party Favors: Odd Couple Alert -- Karina and Sean Stewart? ... Village Person Out of Hospital ... Cigars In Full Force for New Papas ... Heath's Family in NYC for "Knight" Preem
Spies tell us that Karina Smirnoff (late of Mario Lopez) and Sean Stewart (late of ... whoever) were PDA-riffic at the Svedka Vodka party at Lily Pond in the Hamptons last weekend. Village People cop Victor Willis is out of the hospital after surgery to remove nodes from his vocal chords, but he has to stay off singing for 90 days, according to the doctor. ... We're told that Gurkha cigars are smokin' out famous new fathers Matthew McConaughey and Brad Pitt, sending the guys boxes of their equally famed stogies. ... Heath Ledger's mother and father came to New York for their late son's debut in "The Dark Knight," but didn't do the red carpet.
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Posted Jul 14th 2008 6:16AM by TMZ Staff
Talk about being thrown under a bus ... by your own father: Amy Winehouse's dad says his baby girl could die "a very slow and painful death."
"She won't die of a drug overdose, it won't be that quick," says Mitch W., who's a driver, by the way, for Sky News. "She would die, unfortunately, of emphysema ... if she didn't check her behavior, which she is doing." Of course, TMZ showed you just yesterday how carefully she's checking her behavior.
As for Amy's jailbird hubby Blake Civil-Fielder, Papa Wino says they're just going to enable each other, when he gets out.
A-Rod's Ex-Agent Back in the Game?
The guy who made Alex Rodriguez his first (hundreds of) millions could be back in the picture.
Scott Boras, the superagent who negotiated A-Rod's first giant $250 million but was then dropped like a rock last year in favor of Guy Oseary, was in Toronto with A-Rod and wife Cynthia, reports the New York Daily News. It's unclear what he was actually doing there, but a source says he has "inserted himself in the equation."
Boras couldn't be reached for comment.
Slade -- His Own Worst Pimp
So Slade Smiley's pimping out his ex – Jo De La Rosa – for Bravo's reality show "Date My Ex," but he's the one who might need a pimp.
At an event to unfurl the show, reports the Huffington Post, Slade stepped up to the auction block to solicit bids for a date with him, with proceeds going to charity. Only problem was, one woman who bid $2,250 ended up backing out, so they had to try again – and the next time he went for a paltry $1,200.
"This is New York, I thought there was more money than that," Slade whined. Oh, there is.
Party Favors: Ballers Night in Miami ... Fabolous Does His Best Rasputin ... Bon Jovi Cupcaked in Beantown
While the guys with bats flocked to NYC, NBA stars were in Miami last night: TMZ spies tells us Lebron James and entourage popped into Phillippe Miami with Patrick Ewing, Michael Strahan, and Nicole Murphy also enjoying the Chow. ... Fabolous rapped it up Russian-style in Brooklyn at nightclub Rasputin until 3 am, we're told, his first time in one of those crazy Russian clubs. ... Before their big concert in Central Park on Saturday, Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora got a birthday made entirely out of customized purple cupcakes, we're told, by Boston's
Sweet Cupcakes.
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Posted Jul 13th 2008 6:04AM by TMZ Staff
And finally: The reports were premature before, but it looks like Angelina delivered a boy and girl last night around 10pm local time in the French Riviera.
The babies names, according to her doc, are Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline. So much for doctor-patient confidentiality. The couple has reportedly already sold the exclusive rights to the first baby picture for $11 million, which they will donate to a charity.
South America and Australia remain uncolonized by Brangie.
Sienna Miller Hanging Loose
Sienna Miller was spotted lounging on a boat topless, kissing the new man in her life -- actor Balthazar Getty -- and it didn't look like a brothers and sisters type of embrace, according to the
Daily Mail. Getty, who is reportedly still married and the father of four has denied he is dating the 26-year-old.
Since her split with ex-fiancé Jude Law, Sienna was linked to actor
Rhys Ifans -- but apparently got bored of the grungy type and moved on to try something new.
Peter Cook Just Wants to Be Friends
After the epic divorce trial finally ended last week, Christie Brinkley's ex appeared relaxed as he ate out in the Hamptons with his new, age appropriate girlfriend (via
NY Post).
Cook says he doesn't regret marrying the former supermodel, who he has two kids with, despite getting barely anything after 10 years of marriage in the divorce settlement. Cook walked away with $2.1 millionl, but he's not bitter. He hopes one day he and Christie can be friends, and even give their daughter away together on her wedding day.
Party Favors: Miley Gets Soaking Wet ... Lohan's Half Sister Wants a Face-to-Face
Just when Miley Cyrus appeared to be back on track after her Vanity Fair photo shoot, more pics hit the web, this time showing the growing girl in the shower, wearing a wet t-shirt (via
D-Listed). ...Lindsay's family drama is better than a daytime soap. Michael Lohan allegedly produced a child years ago after a tryst with a massage therapist and now the teen offspring wants to meet her big sister, but wants nothing to do with her dad according to the
NY Post.
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Posted Jul 12th 2008 7:28AM by TMZ Staff
It's never a good idea for an actress to diss the boss.
Grey's Anatomy creator and writer Shonda Rhimes is reportedly having heart palpitations over Katherine Heigl's remarks saying she removed herself from Emmy consideration because she wasn't working with Emmy winning material last season.
A show insider tells E! that Shonda is steamed and looking to flat line Izzie Stevens once and for all. Heigl is getting high off of her rising star and box office success and is allegedly trying to find a way out of the ER. Slamming the writers should take care of that.
Hayden Barely Legal, Almost Hitched?
Hayden started dating her 31-year-old co-star, Milo Ventimiglia, less than a year ago when she was barely legal and now her older bf wants to take her off the market permanently.
Milo is shopping around for a diamond ring, and apparently wants to drop $200,000 according to
InTouch. A pal of the actor told the magazine that Milo wants to pop the question before the end of the year. He has time, but so much for a romantic surprise.
Ronnie Wood Rolling with 18-Year-Old Russian
The Rolling Stones rocker has reportedly run off with an 18-year-old Russian cocktail waitress he met at an escort bar three months ago (via
Daily Mail).
Ekaterina Ivanova is telling all her friends and posting updates on her facebook page that she is linked to the Rolling Stone and falling in love. Wood's publicist says "He's fallen off the wagon big time. He's spiraling out of control...He's not even clear-headed enough to check himself into rehab...He's on two bottles of vodka a day and he has a size 28 waist."
Wood's wife says her husband isn't involved with the 18-year-old "in that way", but the girl from Moscow is apparently planning a future with the 61-year-old guitarist.
Party Favors: Heath Ledger's Performance Not a Joke ... James Brown on the Block
The late Heath Ledger is getting rave reviews for his portrayal of the Joker in the latest Batman film, and co-star Michael Caine predicts he'll get a posthumous Oscar nod (via
Us). ...Personal items of the late James Brown are hitting the auction block next week at Christie's in New York. Hand written lyrics, worn blue denim jump suits and the Godfather of Soul's passports are up for auction to benefit the Brown estate (via
NY Daily News).
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Posted Jul 11th 2008 6:09AM by TMZ Staff
Fully jumping on the Madge-wagon is Jose Canseco, the admitted steroid freak who now says Madonna wanted a lil Cuban baby in her oven.
"She wanted to get married and have a child with me – she wanted a Cuban child," he claims to Us. The juicer says that she seduced him while he was still married, then told him she would be his sugar mama if he left his wife – "I have lots of money. Don't worry about that," she told him, supposedly.
Canseco also said he "hates" Alex Rodriguez for hitting on his wife way back.
A-Rod Has to Go to Canada to See Kids
Alex Rodriguez will get to see his daughter at last –- but not in New York, or in Miami, where his estranged wife lives.
Cynthia Rodriguez has arranged a visit between Natasha, the couple's oldest daughter, and A-Rod in Toronto, where the Yanks are playing. But he won't be able to see young Ella, who is only 11 weeks old – and whom A-Rod reportedly ditched after just a few hours to go see Madonna.
C-Rod just filed for divorce down in Florida.
Britney Goes Nuts in Elevator
A few months ago, this would've been for real – but now, it's just Britney doing a favor for Madonna.
The scene that Brit-Brit shot for Madge in L.A. this week turns out to be a "claustrophobic elevator scene" in which she gets trapped in the box, reports Usmagazine.com. She "starts to kick the wall and hit things" and "screams into the camera." And, as had been rumored, she yells, "It's Britney, bitch!"
Art imitating life, indeed.
Party Favors: Rock Legends to Make Wannabes Famous – But Who? ... Being a Cow Will Get You Free Chicken ... Olivia Newton-John Married Twice
TMZ hears that one of rock's legendary groups will be working with Guitar Center to make a bunch of nobodies somebody via
Make Rock History –- and then comes the inevitable decline into substance abuse, reality shows, and sex tapes. ... The connection isn't immediately obvious to us, but
Chick-Fil-A, purveyors of the greatest chicken sandwich ever, are handing out free food to folks who show up to their restaurants dressed in bovine getup. Yes, it's worth it. ... Olivia Newton-John was married to John Easterling in two secret ceremonies, reports
People, once in Peru and once on Jupiter Island. Newton-John's last boyfriend went missing on a boat trip; Easterling founded the Amazon Herb Company.
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Posted Jul 10th 2008 7:01AM by TMZ Staff
So now Alex Rodriguez is "in love" with Madonna – or so he told a friend six whole months ago.
Us reports that A-Rod was texting someone at dinner, and "kept smiling, acting as if he was a little kid," says a friend. And then, the bombshell: "He told me it was Madonna. I was shocked." And not just that –- soon after, he was saying, "She's my f***ing soulmate, dude."
Meanwhile, Cynthia Rodriguez tells the New York Post that she's still in love with Alex but that the marriage is over.
Angie Hospital Gets Pap-Proofed
That shot you think you're seeing of Angelina Jolie preparing to pop out the twins?
C'est faux!That's because the hospital in Nice where Angie is staying has coated the windows of her room with "special insulating material" that the cameras can't see through – or so they say. "It is impossible to see into Mr. Brad Pitt and Mrs. Angelina Jolie's room," says a rep (yes, it sounds better in French.)
Any pics you're seeing are "either posed fakes" or other patients.
Tony -- Bigger Whipping Boy than Tom?
Tony Romo is doing something even more PW'd than serenading Jess Simpson with "Don't Stop Believing" or carrying her bags -– he's listening to her songs.
Romo was asked by People what his three top iPod picks were at a golf tourney yesterday, and after mentioning Journey and "Sweet Child of Mine," he blushed, smiled, and admitted: "Something by Jessica Simpson." Of course, he didn't know the name of a song.
No word on whether Tony will be needing a cup this coming season.
Party Favors: Houston Will Officially Be the Center of the Universe ... Ethan Bags the Nanny, For Reals ... Courteney Cox Scrubs In After "Dirt"
The universe may implode from the collective power drain from electric blow dryers going nuts on August 29, when
Rock the Bayou arrives in Houston: Bret Michaels, Sammy Hagar. ... Ethan Hawke has married the nanny who used to work for him and Uma Thurman, Ryan Shawhughes, after getting her knocked up, reports People. ...
EW reports that Courteney Cox will be joining the cast of "Scrubs" for a three-ep arc. She will play the new Chief of Medicine at Sacred Heart.
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Posted Jul 9th 2008 5:58AM by TMZ Staff
Now they're just pouring out of the woodwork.
Before Alex Rodriguez bagged Madonna (supposedly) and Madge-alike stripper Joslyn Morse, he doubleheader-ed it with Candice Houlihan, a Boston stripper who says she had a two-night stand with him in Beantown. And she's firmly on Team C-Rod, telling the Boston Herald, "Good for her, I think she's doing the smart thing." Houlihan's story first broke in the supermarket tabloid Globe.
The New York Daily News reported on another "model" who says she was "good friends" with A-Rod ... all while he was married.
Lenny Lops Off Skeezy Guy
Lenny Kravitz was so PO'd that Guy Oseary, his longtime manager, was getting his clients Madonna and A-Rod entangled in their current mess, he fired him.
And that's why, reports the
New York Post, Oseary dragged Lenny into the fray –- at least according to Cynthia Rodriguez' trainer and pal Dodd Romero. Romero says they were all together on Lenny's tour bus when the "news" about him and C-Rod broke.
"Lenny looked like he was going to throw up," says Dodd. "Lenny said, 'I worked so hard to clean up my image and now ... this."
Kim K –- Ass Completely Wiped
You can only imagine how much toilet paper Kim Kardashian needs. Well, don't think about it too much.
Turns out that her house got the ol' T.P. treatment over the weekend, and she thinks she knows who did it. "I strongly suspect it was done by people who know or are connected to the family," she says. Meanwhile, she says, sis Khloe and BF Reggie threw KK's mom into the pool at chez Kardash over the holiday.
Kim doesn't seem too PO'd over the TP: "Too hilarious," she says.
Party Favors: Cavalli and Nadine Velasquez Sign Up for Fire Beauty Girls ... How Much Would A-Rod-Madge Pics Fetch?
Roberto Cavalli and Nadine Velasquez will join Donald Trump, Jr. and Miss Universe 2004 Jennifer Hawkins as celeb judges of the Miss Universe pageant this Sunday from Vietnam. ... So – just wondering – what would the first exclusive shot of Madonna and A-Rod getting to first (or any) base get from the mags?
Jossip asked the big shots, and they said anywhere from $150 to $500K, depending on what and where.
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Posted Jul 8th 2008 6:26AM by TMZ Staff
Sacha Baron Cohen strikes again –- this time as a gay German needling the Israeli secret service about hummus.
The Jerusalem Post reports that SBC was in the Holy Land and met with a longtime Mossad operative when he went into schtick and asked him what the connection was between "a political movement and food? Vy humous?" He meant, uh, Hamas.
The confusion went on for a while, and Alpher says, "We smiled at the idiotic questions ... We knew something ludicrous was happening but couldn't quite figure it out."
McConaughspawn Emerges, Shirtless
Sharing at least one thing in common with his dad, the newborn son of Matthew McConaughey and GF Camila Alves was born last night, presumably wearing as little clothing as humanly possible.
The baby, says
People, was born at 6:22 pm in L.A. and weighed 7 lbs., 4 oz. Matt's oldest brother Rooster tells the mag,"It's going to be fun! [Matt'll] make a really good dad because he's got a lot of patience. It's about time."
And you know Matty won't insist on the whole onesie thing.
Eva Rips Reporter for Rehab Ribbing
Eva Mendes has her limits.
The normally affable actress got prickly hot at a reporter who dared to make a joke about drug abuse. When Interview's David Colman quipped, "They're going to have to change the name of it to 'Alcoholics Unanimous,'" Eva nailed him: "I'm not making jokes ... I think it's a bit tacky that you made a joke."
Eva did a stint earlier this year at Cirque Lodge.
Party Favors: Drew and Apple Guy Split ... Menudo? Si, Si, Si! ... Hit-and-Run Victim Needs Relief
Meet-cute couple Drew Barrymore and Justin Long split up, confirms her rep, after several months of very public romance. ... Who needs the tired reprise of NKOTB? How 'bout a real boy band – we're hearing that Menudo has a new single coming out called "Lost," that will have Ricky Martin dancing in his Speeedos. ...
Lucy Crawford, the make-up artist who was hit and badly injured in an accident whose aftermath was caught by TMZ on tape, is facing way over $100,000 of hospital bills and a long recovery – and her brother has set up a relief fund in her name at a local Washington Mutual Bank. To donate, use benevolent account #341 075 0794.
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