Posted Sep 5th 2008 2:53PM by TMZ Staff
Dane Cook has apparently decided renting apartments is for people who don't make zillions and have a dog that craps in common areas.
After losing an eviction case because a jury decided Dane's dog was pooping with aplomb in the common areas, Dane dropped a pile on a Hollywood Hills mansion -- $7,078,412 to be specific.
Now Beast the pincher can pinch a loaf wherever he feels like it, including the Travertine Navona floors!
Filed under: Celebrity Pay Dirt
Posted Sep 5th 2008 2:44PM by TMZ Staff
Bonding over their mutual irrelevancy, 50-year-old Ray Romano and 53-year-old Scott Bakula went boogie boarding together in Cali.
Their mad skills blew all the other 5-year-olds totally out of the water.
Filed under: Paparazzi Video
Posted Sep 5th 2008 2:00PM by TMZ Staff
It's been less than ten months since his son was born and Usher has already gotten his pre-baby hard body back!
The 29-year-old daddy stripped off his shirt during a performance in NYC on Thursday.
While there are reports that his marriage is in turmoil, Usher is embarking on a tour where the audience will be comprised entirely of women. Very interesting!
Filed under: Music, Beauty, Hot Bodies
Posted Sep 5th 2008 12:35PM by TMZ Staff
With just a few of their closest paparazzi pals around, Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson said goodbye...or something.
Filed under: Hook-Ups, Paparazzi Photo, Lindsay Lohan
Posted Sep 5th 2008 11:41AM by TMZ Staff
Oprah has issued a statement to TMZ -- she won't put Sarah Palin on her show until after the election.
Here's the statement: "The item in today's Drudge Report is categorically untrue. There has been absolutely no discussion about having Sarah Palin on my show. At the beginning of this Presidential campaign when I decided that I was going to take my first public stance in support of a candidate, I made the decision not to use my show as a platform for any of the candidates. I agree that Sarah Palin would be a fantastic interview, and I would love to have her on after the campaign is over."
For the record, Barack Obama has been on "Oprah" twice -- in January, 2005 and again in October, 2006 -- before he announced his run for Prez.
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Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Oprah, Prez Election 2008
Posted Sep 5th 2008 11:30AM by TMZ Staff
What the hell happened to Janet Jackson?!
Oh, wait. La Toya Jackson looks absolutely amazing!
The 52-year-old kook should wear Janet's brown wig more often.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Janet Jackson, Nurse!
Posted Sep 5th 2008 10:30AM by TMZ Staff
Laura from "Greatest American Dog" admitted she filled the void from one son of a bitch with another -- her talented pup Preston.
Sure, the canine is a sad substitute for a real man, but at least the dog will never leave the toilet seat up.
Filed under: Critters
Posted Sep 5th 2008 10:27AM by TMZ Staff
If you're bold enough to grab a hold of Gerard Butler without asking, he's gonna want a lil' sumpin' sumpin' in return.
Filed under: Paparazzi Video
Posted Sep 5th 2008 10:27AM by TMZ Staff
There is a war brewing behind the scenes at the Oprah Winfrey show, one that could force Oprah to break her allegiance with Barack Obama -- so Sarah Palin can get some face time.
According to the DrudgeReport.com, members of Oprah's sharply-divided staff are putting serious pressure on the talk show queen to book the first woman on a Republican ticket -- but not everybody is on-board.
A Winfrey insider tells Drudge, "Oprah's website is getting tons of requests to put her on, but Oprah and a couple of her top people are adamantly against it because of Obama."
But after Sarah's star-making coming-out party, how can Oprah NOT book her? Decisions... decisions...
So far, O's peeps refused to comment.
Posted Sep 5th 2008 10:26AM by TMZ Staff
Filed under: Prez Election 2008
Posted Sep 5th 2008 10:25AM by TMZ Staff
Check out New York's finest at its worst.
We're sure the boys in blue will be so proud of this guy -- retired NYPD officer-turned-movie producer Bob DeBrino. Isn't flashing a badge a crime when you're not an active cop?
Filed under: Train Wrecks, Wacky & Weird
Posted Sep 5th 2008 10:20AM by TMZ Staff
Perhaps foreshadowing the fate of her new sitcom, Selma Blair bit it big time while riding a Razor scooter.
Selma is the breakout star of the fall season -- literally.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Nurse!
Posted Sep 5th 2008 9:10AM by TMZ Staff
Struggling to keep his eyes open, a trashed Lil' Wayne spewed some serious hate language in NY last night when he noticed one of the photographers trying to get a shot of him was a black guy.
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Filed under: Wacky & Weird
Posted Sep 5th 2008 8:30AM by TMZ Staff
Most bands hang at strip clubs, get wasted and trash hotel rooms. The Jonas Brothers build cardboard boats to psych themselves up before a concert.
93.3FLZ caught all the action -- or lack thereof.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird
Posted Sep 5th 2008 8:00AM by TMZ Staff
Ann and Nancy Wilson are pissed at the Republican Party and have fired off a cease and desist letter to the McCain/Palin campaign.
Specifically, the Heart women are upset that the GOP has used their classic "Barracuda" as a theme song for Sarah Palin. TMZ obtained a statement from Heart's rep, who says "The Republican campaign did not ask for permission to use the song, nor would they have been granted that permission."
The statement goes on: "We have asked the Republican campaign publicly not to use our music. We hope our wishes will be honored."
We're told Ann was watching TV today and heard the song at the convention when Palin was touted.
UPDATE: Twenty minutes after we posted this story, the GOP ended the evening after McCain's speech with the song, "Barracuda."
Stay tuned.
Filed under: Prez Election 2008
