Posted Aug 28th 2008 8:26PM by TMZ Staff
The woman who was totally pissed off that a TV anchor would dare ask her about her famous bro-in-law (Jay-Z) rather than her own stellar career is now casting a net of blame over her on-air rant. She points out TMZ-TV is on FOX stations and her diva freak-out yesterday was on KVVU TV -- also a FOX station. Coincidence? Beyonce's sis claims we're running this story to "bring attention to their websites."
For the record, we're running the story because she acted like a total bitch.
Posted Aug 28th 2008 6:15PM by TMZ Staff
A horse named Storm Cat, grandson of the legendary Secretariat, gets $500,000 every time he goes to stud -- and that damn horse doesn't have a green jacket or a gold medal!
Meanwhile, Michael Phelps just claimed his 14th gold medal at the Beijing Olympics -- and Tiger Woods has 14 major championship trophies sitting at home. They finally met face to face last night, but here's the real question...
Posted Aug 28th 2008 6:04PM by TMZ Staff
The craziest, most violent and baddest "Bad Girl's Club" member of them all is under serious fire for doing what she does best -- poppin' off and puttin' some fool on his ass!
Tanisha Thomas is being sued by a guy who claims she bashed him in the face with a beer mug during an eye-bangin' smackdown at a Hollywood nightclub back in November. According to the lawsuit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, Kenneth Corrales claims he was just hangin' out when Thomas acted "in a manner not conducive to normal society" and caused a "deep laceration" to his forehead with a beer mug.
The entire brawl was caught on tape by the "Bad Girls Cub" camera crew, promoted, and featured in an episode -- in which a medic can be seen pressing a bandage against the guy's forehead. After the fight, Thomas was arrested, booked and locked up for a few days.
Corrales is suing Thomas and Bunim-Murray, the company that produces the show, for an unspecified amount of cash. Calls to their reps have not yet been returned.
Filed under: Train Wrecks, Reality TV
Posted Aug 28th 2008 4:33PM by TMZ Staff
After allegedly being on the receiving end of a Suge Knight beat down, the rap mogul's girlfriend was found "undressed from the neck down," according to Las Vegas cops. Um, isn't that called "naked"?
In the police report obtained by TMZ, Melissa Isaac says she has no idea how she wound up in her birthday suit on that fateful night. But the report does give a clue into how the whole thing started -- apparently, Suge and Melissa were on their way to the Spearmint Rhino strip joint when Suge got a call from another woman.
Isaac confronted Suge about the other chick (oh no he didn't!) and that's when Knight allegedly went ballistic. When she tried to get away, Suge "caught up to her and tossed her to the ground ... [and] repeatedly kicked and punched her." She blacked out and woke up naked.
The report says Suge had a tab of E and a couple of Vicodin on him. He says they were for his headaches, but maybe he meant hers.
Posted Aug 28th 2008 4:30PM by TMZ Staff
Gerard Butler grabbed a lil' lunch in SoHo yesterday ...
His hungry eyes show there might have been something else he wanted to grab.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird
Posted Aug 28th 2008 4:16PM by TMZ Staff
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Bijou Phillips, Mackenzie Phillips' half-Scientolosister, showed up to the jail in Van Nuys this afternoon to post her sister's $10,000 bail. As we first reported, Bijou tried to do that yesterday but Mac was having none of it -- telling Bijou she preferred staying behind bars.
Guess a night in the pokey changed her mind.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Aug 28th 2008 2:57PM by TMZ Staff
Toni Braxton hit the dance studio for her first day of cardio for "DWTS" -- while the pap standing shiva outside the studio was riveted by Toni's scary, buff husband.
Filed under: Dancing with the Stars
Posted Aug 28th 2008 2:55PM by TMZ Staff
Our photog got up close and waaaaaaaay too personal with Seth Rogen outside the men's bathroom at LAX. Let's put it this way, Seth now has a new #1 fan.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird
Posted Aug 28th 2008 2:33PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has obtained a copy of the police report written after Mackenzie Phillips' arrest. The sad headline ... when Phillips was strip-searched, an officer noticed track marks on both her arms and asked if she was a diabetic. According to the report, Phillips responded, "No, I am healthy except for my drug problem."
The doc details what TMZ reported earlier today. When Phillips was stopped at the screening station at LAX, she "was continually moving" as TSA employees searched around her pelvic area. Phillips then sat down as the search continued, and, according to the report, "a plastic bag containing an [unknown] white substance later identified and tested...positive for cocaine fell down her right pant leg."
Cops then found heroin and other paraphernalia, when "Phillips then spontaneously said "I'm holding" -- slang for saying she has drugs.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Aug 28th 2008 2:32PM by TMZ Staff
Maybe Golden Brooks should have popped her boob out again -- because the doorman at Crown Bar virtually ignored last night.
Using her canceled show "Girlfriends" as leverage to enter probably didn't help her cause.
Filed under: Denied!
Posted Aug 28th 2008 2:30PM by TMZ Staff
Serena Williams and her rock hard body were snapped in NYC yesterday.
That behind could take out a city block with one swing.
Filed under: Hot Bodies, Talk Sports
Posted Aug 28th 2008 2:25PM by TMZ Staff
According to Ricky Bobby, if you ain't first, you're last -- and according to our camera guy, if you're in 9th place -- like Jeff Gordon -- you're as good as retired.
Even though he was in town to attend a Pepsi 500 event, our guy had the stones to ask Jeff about life after NASCAR in front of his wife. Oops.
A few hours later, we got a shot at redemption at Madeo, where Jeff decided to heckle our guy for all that retirement talk earlier in the day -- unfortunately, it was a totally different photog!
Afterwards, Gordon high-tailed it over to the Avalalon, where our spies say he was all about the PDA -- making out with his wife throughout the party. Then, he finally retired ... for the evening.
Filed under: Talk Sports
Posted Aug 28th 2008 2:23PM by TMZ Staff
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson is refusing to back down from the law over that whole insane monster truck chase -- despite all the cops, the pictures and the witnesses.
The UFC champ just pleaded not guilty to felony counts of evading police, hit-and-run and reckless driving. Rampage was busted back in July after barreling down an O.C. freeway in a monster truck (with his photo on the side), hitting two cars and terrorizing pedestrians in the process.
Bail was posted with $25K bond. He could face three years in prison if convicted, and he'll be back November 3.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Aug 28th 2008 2:05PM by TMZ Staff
Chris Brown was out working on his fitness in Bev Hills yesterday, and he just couldn't seem to get the right angle for cameras.
Until that last shot.
Filed under: Hot Bodies
Posted Aug 28th 2008 1:58PM by TMZ Staff
David Spade officially killed his almost-celebrity feud with John Mayer in Hollywood last night, tucking his tail between his legs and halting his attack on John's "Why I'm Dumping Jen Aniston" speech. Wuss.
Spade also claimed he wasn't making a run at Jen, they're just good friends. Just like Heather Locklear, right?
Filed under: Jennifer Aniston, Celebrity Feuds, John Mayer
