Posted Aug 27th 2008 7:36PM by TMZ Staff
When a cop tells you to move, you should probably move.
Instead, the man in this video -- an ABC News producer in Denver for the convention -- told the officer, "Hold on." Not a smart move.
The cop didn't take too kindly to that and took it upon himself to move the producer himself. After the cop pushed him the street, he then told the producer, Asa Eslocker, he was blocking traffic. According to ABC News, things eventually got heated and Eslocker was arrested and charged with trespass, interference, and failure to follow a lawful order.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Aug 27th 2008 3:25PM by TMZ Staff
No, it's not a rerun -- rap legend Mos Def is accused of causing another violent encounter with a photographer, this time in Las Vegas.
Mos was hangin' at the star-studded MAGIC fashion convention at the Las Vegas Hilton when he allegedly flipped out on a snapper -- not a pap -- yanking the camera from his neck and causing a small cut on the the shooter's hand. Mos then allegedly gave the camera to a security guard and took off.
Mos is now being investigated for larceny from a person.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Aug 27th 2008 2:59PM by TMZ Staff
Suge Knight has been busted again, this time for allegedly terrorizing and attacking his girlfriend.
The former rap impresario was busted by Las Vegas cops for assault with a deadly weapon, possession of controlled substances and domestic violence.
Law enforcement tells us Suge allegedly attacked his girlfriend of three years early this morning. She claims he punched her in the back of the head while they were driving. She claims she tried getting out of the car, and grabbed the steering wheel to cause an accident so someone would notice her peril.
The car struck the curb and stopped. She fled from the car and Suge allegedly chased her, caught her and that's when the cops came.
Cops say they saw Suge kick the woman in the head and was wielding a knife in his hand.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Aug 27th 2008 2:45PM by TMZ Staff
Knives out: The most-hated bad boy in the history of reality cooking shows just spent some time in the cooler for allegedly consuming a little too much of the good stuff.
Marcel Vigneron -- the runner-up in "Top Chef" season two -- was pinched early Saturday morning on suspicion of DUI off the PCH in Laguna Beach. Marcel was initially stopped for speeding, but after showing signs of intoxication he was given a blood test and was taken into custody. Bail was set at $2,500.
Man loves his craft: Even after spending a night in the slammer, he went straight to a cooking demo in O.C. No, the popo didn't Ginsu his license -- he still can drive despite the DUI.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Reality TV
Posted Aug 27th 2008 1:58PM by TMZ Staff
Mackenzie Phillips has been busted at LAX for allegedly possessing heroin and cocaine. She's in custody right now.
At 10:00 AM, officers responded to Terminal 4, where 48-year-old Phillips was being screened by TSA. During the screening process, some baggies and balloons believed to contain heroin and cocaine were recovered.
The former "One Day at a Time" star has had a long history of drug abuse.
Story developing ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Aug 27th 2008 12:48PM by TMZ Staff
This what you get for workin' with the Duff sisters.
Stifle your snickering -- the lawsuit alleges Madge, her manager Guy Oseary, and Maverick Motion Pictures took over $400K in loans from Jay Dykes, Jr., and his company, Dykes and Dykes, L.L.C., to make the 2006 flick "Material Girls". (It starred Hilary and Haylie Duff and no, we didn't see it either.) According to the suit, filed in Louisiana, they stiffed the Dykes.
To add insult to alleged thievery, Dykes claims he never got the co-producer credit he supposedly bought with the loan.
Madonna's rep didn't immediately return our call for comment about the loan and why the Duffs were cast.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Aug 27th 2008 11:50AM by TMZ Staff
Even though he dropped an F-bomb on a Miami judge yesterday, DMX can finally get all the McD's he wants -- for now.
We're told his lawyer, former "Apprentice" could-a-been turned miracle worker Bradford Cohen, just worked out a plea deal with the judge: time served and about a $483 fine. D could've faced up to six years on the trying-to-score coke and pot charges, to which he plead guilty.
We're also told AZ lawmen have 15 days to collar him for all his eight zillion arrests there. If they don't, he's home free ... until the next time he gets arrested, which should be ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Aug 27th 2008 11:25AM by TMZ Staff
Danica Patrick isn't just dangerous behind the wheel of an Indy car, cops say she also posed a threat on the mean streets of Scottsdale, Ariz.
Court docs which show the race car diva was popped by Scottsdale P.D. back in January for doing 57 in a 40 mph zone. But here's the kicker -- Danica was ordered to take defensive driving school to get the ticket dismissed!
Guess the class worked -- because 40 days after Patrick finished her court-ordered traffic class, she won her first Indy race.
Those Red Asphalt videos really do work!
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports
Posted Aug 27th 2008 7:30AM by TMZ Staff
If it was anybody else, this might be surprising -- but DMX had the sack to cuss out a Miami judge today.
After the judge denied DMX's bond and set his next court date for October 3, the serial arrestee eloquently said, "I ain't coming back on f**king October 3."
By looks of that jumpsuit and those handcuffs ... X doesn't really have a choice, now does he?
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Aug 26th 2008 7:01PM by TMZ Staff
A shocking lawsuit just filed ... a woman claims the father of her unborn baby -- an NFL star -- conspired to brutally beat her up.
Sharri Henry alleges last May, when she was four months pregnant, Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Dennis Northcutt got his cousin to "maliciously assault, beat, strike and batter Plaintiff, her face and head with great force and violence ... causing severe and permanent disfigurement to her face."
We've confirmed Henry filed a report with the LAPD for the incident that allegedly went down outside Falcon Club in Hollywood on May 17.
In the lawsuit filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, Henry alleges battery and conspiracy to commit assault. She's seeking unspecified damages.
BTW, Northcutt just inked a $17 million contract with his team.
UPDATE: IT JUST GOT CRAZIER. Northcutt's sports agent, Jerome Stanley, told TMZ, "This was nothing but a desperate shakedown by a jilted ex-girlfriend who is claiming to be pregnant with his child." Stanley says Henry is upset because Northcutt dumped her for another girl. As for the assault, Stanley says, "She verbally antagonized the guy who hit her." He says Northcutt knew nothing about the attack until after it happened.
Henry's lawyer, Loyst P. Fletcher, just gave TMZ the following statement: "Mr. Northcutt and his entourage, which included his current girlfriend, were apparently angry that Miss Henry refused to abort a child that she believed he fathered. Words were exchanged and a member of that entourage, whom we believe is Mr. Northcutt's cousin, viciously attacked Miss Henry." She's now 7 months pregnant.
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Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Aug 26th 2008 7:00PM by Mike Propst
Barbra Streisand's goddaughter threatened to kill a woman, according to legal papers just filed.
Caleigh Peters, the daughter of Jon Peters (former BF of Babs), just was slapped with a restraining order, prohibiting her from contacting, harassing or threatening Katie Krause. In her papers, Krause says, "Caleigh Peters grabbed my head, pulled my hair, threw me to the ground, kicked and punched me repeatedly, kneed me, bloodied my nose, scratched my face and my arms at Hyde Lounge in West Hollywood."
Krause also claims, "Caleigh Peters threatened to kill me...and told me to prepare to die."
And it ain't the first time Peters has been accused of similar conduct. Last year, a "Deal or No Deal" model also got a restraining order against Peters. Laura Mary Shields claimed she was "violently" attacked by Peters at an L.A. restaurant.
A rep for Peters could not be reached. Katie Krause declined comment.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Aug 26th 2008 5:52PM by TMZ Staff
Somebody call Ken because he's getting lucky tonight! A Federal jury has just awarded Mattel Inc. -- the manufacturer of Barbie -- $40 million in a copyright case against maker of Bratz dolls.
The Bratz dolls are designed by a former employee of Mattel, and a jury has decided that the designer came up with the Bratz idea while he was still working for Mattel. But Bratz shouldn't smear too much mascara over the money loss -- according to some estimates, Bratz brings in about $500 mil a year.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Wacky & Weird
Posted Aug 26th 2008 3:21PM by TMZ Staff
The woman who has accused Shaq of harassing her has herself been accused of stalking.
Alexis Miller, an Atlanta rapper who goes by MaryJane, got a restraining order against Shaq last week, claiming he threatened her and, among other things, made heavy-breathing phone calls to her.
We got hold of court papers flied last year by Lakisha Renae Hall. A judge ordered Miller to stay 500 yards away from Hall and have no contact with her.
And the plot thickens. Shaq is not the only one who incurred Miller's wrath. In October 2007, Miller tried getting a restraining order against Jonathan Stubbs, claiming he stalked her -- once pulling out a gun, shooting it once and yelling, "Who were you with?" That petition was dismissed because Miller never followed through.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports
Posted Aug 26th 2008 2:06PM by TMZ Staff
The guy who helped Tom Brady become Gisele's bitch wants to make a major Swiss bank his bitch.
Drew Bledsoe -- forever famous for relinquishing his job to Tom Brady in 2001 and never getting it back -- says UBS swindled him out of a wad of cash. Here's why: Drew says he invested a bundle in a company called Pay by Touch through UBS, but the bank concealed the criminal past of John Rogers, the founder of Pay by Touch. Rogers raised $130 mil from investors -- but made a grand total of $700K.
Here's the funniest part, though: Drew's co-plaintiffs are a hilariously C-list group of NFL QB failures, including Rick Mirer, Craig Nall, and Alex Van Pelt. No wonder they're gunnin' so hard for UBS' dough.
UBS didn't have any comment.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports
Posted Aug 26th 2008 9:01AM by TMZ Staff
Hari Puttar. Harry Potter. Coincidence?
In a vindaloo-ny fight only Bollywood could concoct, the creators of a new movie called "Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors" are being sued by Warner Bros. because their movie arguably is too similar to the "Harry Potter" series. Here's the thing: the "Hari" people say it's just a coincidence, and Hari's a common name in India and "Puttar" is Punjabi for son.
The studio wants an injunction against the film, which is set for release in September.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
