Report: Carrie Fisher Suffers Heart Attack on Plane
Posted: December 23, 2016 Filed under: Breaking News, Entertainment, Health and Social Issues, Mediasphere | Tags: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Academy Awards, Alden Ehrenreich, Ambassador Theatre Group, Anna Faris, Carrie Fisher, Golden Globe Award, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, The Hollywood Reporter, TMZ Leave a comment
Police were radioed for help around 1 p.m.
Ryan Parker reports: Carrie Fisher reportedly suffered a heart attack on a plane Friday, according to TMZ.
Airport police confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter units were responding to someone with a medical emergency on a plane, but they could not identify the victim, officer Alicia Hernandez said.
Police were radioed for help around 1 p.m. she said.
A rep did not immediately respond to THR‘s request for comment. Read the rest of this entry »
The Formerly Alive Artist Formerly Known as Prince is Dead
Posted: April 21, 2016 Filed under: Breaking News, Entertainment, Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: Hoffman Estates, Illinois, Los Angeles City Fire Department, Minnesota, Paisley Park, Prince, Prince Rogers Nelson, TMZ 1 Comment
Legendary musician Prince has died at the age of 57
The artist known as Prince has died … TMZ has learned. He was 57.
Prince’s body was discovered at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota early Thursday morning.
Multiple sources connected to the singer confirmed he had passed.
The singer — full name Prince Rogers Nelson — had a medical emergency on April 15th that forced his private jet to make an emergency landing in Illinois. But heappeared at a concert the next day to assure his fans he was okay. His people told TMZ he was battling the flu. Read the rest of this entry »
Hillary Email Scandal: TMZ Doing the Job the Media Won’t
Posted: March 5, 2015 Filed under: Crime & Corruption, Mediasphere, Politics, U.S. News, White House | Tags: Barack Obama, Christian, David Keith, Democratic Party (United States), Hillary Clinton, JOHN NOLTE, Los Angeles Times, Mainstream media, NBC News, Republican Party (United States), Sarah Palin, Scott Walker (politician), The New York Times, The Washington Post, TMZ 2 Comments
John Nolte
writes: When it comes to the current scandal surrounding Democrat Hillary Clinton, the gossip/celebrity site TMZ is doing the job the mainstream media won’t. In the search for answers, TMZ was willing to send a staffer to the airport in the hopes that Ms. Clinton would answer questions about the scandal brewing around her decision to use only a private email hosted on her private server while serving as Secretary of State.
Two questions:
- Why wasn’t the mainstream media camped out with TMZ in the hopes of getting some answers?
- Why isn’t this video of Hillary refusing to answer running every fifteen minutes on cable news? I haven’t seen it once.
[Also see – How pathetic is THIS? Hey, MSM, ‘TMZ just ate your lunch’ on Hillary emails]
The answer of course is simple: Democrats sure got it good. Read the rest of this entry »
[PHOTO] Remember When Apple Used to Crush Leaks with Ruthless Efficiency?
Posted: August 15, 2014 Filed under: Asia, Breaking News, China, Science & Technology, U.S. News | Tags: Apple, China, Foxconn, Inhaler, iPad, iPhone, Smuggling, TMZ 1 Comment
Me Neither!
TMZ.com reports:
…We’re told the phone was smuggled out of a Foxconn factory in China … where the majority of iPhone models are manufactured. The owner of the phone says the smuggler is his friend — an ex-employee — who worked in Foxconn’s hardware department designing the outer casing for the new model…(read more)
Attorney: 3rd Party Leaked Sterling Recording
Posted: May 1, 2014 Filed under: Entertainment, Law & Justice, Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: Donald Sterling, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Clippers, Magic Johnson, Nehoray, Rochelle, Stiviano, Tami Abdollah, TMZ 1 Comment
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tami Abdollah reports: An attorney representing the woman Donald Sterling was talking to when he made racist remarks said Thursday that the hour-long conversation was taped by mutual agreement last September and provided to a friend for safekeeping, who then leaked it to TMZ.
V. Stiviano sent two snippets of the conversation, recorded in her Los Angeles duplex, to a friend who released them without her permission, lawyer Siamak Nehoray said. He would not identify the friend.
Nehoray said she sent snippets of the conversation recorded on her phone electronically to her friend for safekeeping in case anything happened, but only two went through, Nehoray said.
He wouldn’t elaborate on what prompted her to send the recordings. Read the rest of this entry »
TMZ Official: No Comment on Whether We Paid for Sterling Audio
Posted: April 29, 2014 Filed under: Breaking News, Entertainment, U.S. News | Tags: Adam Silver, Donald Sterling, Erik Wemple, Harvey Levin, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Clippers, NBA, TMZ, Washington Post 1 Comment
For the Washington Post, Erik Wemple writes: Ever since TMZ posted on Friday night its story about the recorded racist remarks of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling to V. Stiviano, news outlets had taken to calling those comments “alleged.” That’s an important bit of caution, given how easy it is for people to alter, fabricate and otherwise doctor audio — or anything that bubbles up on the Internet.
“The reason we were able to secure the tape is based purely on fact that we have an experienced news desk that has spent the years building a solid network of sources and contacts, and the fact that we got the tape was the result of those relationships over the years.”
— Evan Rosenblum, executive producer of TMZ
Yet Evan Rosenblum, executive producer of TMZ and TMZ Sports, didn’t put much credence in the whole “alleged” thing. “We spent eight days” vetting the tape before publication, “contacting everybody under the sun and doing our due diligence trying to vet this thing. It didn’t go up on the Web site until we were 100 percent sure it was authentic.”
After NBA Commissioner Adam Silver today banned Sterling from the league, those “allegeds” will find their way to a speedy extinction. Read the rest of this entry »
That’s So Fetch! Rejoice, Tina Fey Fans: Mean Girls Reunion IS HAPPENING, Says TMZ
Posted: March 11, 2014 Filed under: Breaking News, Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: Amanda Seyfried, Jimmy Fallon, Lindsay, Lindsay Lohan, Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex, Mean Girls, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey, TMZ Leave a comment
Note: Mean Girls is not just a chick movie. Along with rare smart-fluff stealth-comedy classics like Legally Blonde, Lots of guys dig it, too. Why? Tina Fey. It’s Tina Fey’s movie writing/directing debut, and it’s a pop-culture time capsule. Though Lohan is its star character, her fellow cast members–particularly Rachel McAdams and Amanda Seyfried–rocketed to fame, whooshing right past the fading Lohan. (It’s also the last movie where Lohan looked healthy and promising) The abundance of ensemble talent in Mean Girls helps make it an enduring favorite.
Lindsay Lohan wasn’t spewing BS on “Jimmy Fallon” Thursday night — talking about a “Mean Girls” reunion — TMZ has learned, it’s been in the works for weeks.
[Order Mean Girls on Blu-ray from Amazon]
FYI, 2014 is the 10th anniversary of the film’s release — and sources tell us, co-writer Tina Fey has been leading the charge for a reunion to commemorate the occasion … wrangling the entire cast over the last month.
[Bonus quiz: Bonus: Which Mean Girls cast member is now the co-star of Masters of Sex? Answer after the jump]
And Lindsay was apparently the last to know about it — she went on “Fallon” Thursday talking about how she had just run into Tina who mentioned the reunion idea to her … and Lindsay was into it.
It’s unclear how the reunion will come together — Jimmy suggested hosting it on his show — but we’re told it could also materialize as a comedy sketch … maybe on an awards show…
‘Cookie Jars Full of Drugs’
Posted: January 20, 2014 Filed under: Crime & Corruption, Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: Daily News, David Thompson, Fanta, Justin Bieber, Plain view doctrine, Purple drank, Search warrant, TMZ 1 Comment
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Nancy Dillon reports: Justin Bieber’s mansion reportedly was stuffed with drugs and paraphernalia when cops rolled up to serve an egging-related search warrant last week.
Two large cookie jars loaded with marijuana sat in plain view of the dozen detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, an unidentified source told TMZ.com.
The notorious party palace also contained four or five empty codeine bottles along with empty Fanta bottles, TMZ said.
The Fanta bottles appeared to be discolored by the codeine, a sign they were used to mix the narcotic drink Sizzurp, also called “lean.”
BREAKING: Octomom Charged With Felony Welfare Fraud
Posted: January 13, 2014 Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, Law & Justice, U.S. News | Tags: Nadya Suleman, Octomom, TMZ, Welfare, Welfare fraud 2 Comments
TMZ STAFF: Octomom has just been charged with 3 felony counts of welfare fraud and now faces more than 5 years in prison if convicted on all counts, TMZ has learned.
The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office filed the charges, including 1 count of aid by misrepresentation, and 2 counts of perjury by false application for aid. The D.A. claims Octomom — real name Nadya Suleman — failed to report nearly $30,000 in earnings between January 1-June 30, 2013.
LeBron James, Wife Shot Fully Automatic Rifles to Ring in New Year
Posted: January 6, 2014 Filed under: Entertainment, Guns and Gadgets | Tags: Guns, LeBron James, Miami Heat, New Year's Eve, Recreation, TMZ, Twitter Leave a comment
photo: Lock & Load Instagram
AWRHawkins reports: On New Year’s Eve, Miami Heat star LeBron James and his wife, Savannah, went to Lock & Load Miami, where they shot fully automatic rifles then posed for pictures with the targets they decimated.
According to TMZ, James shot an H&K MP5–a gun popular gun with law enforcement SWAT teams and federal agencies–and “a M-249 SAW.”
The M-249 is an extremely popular weapon with U.S. military personnel and can be shot either by using ammunition magazines or by using linked, belt-fed ammunition. The video of James shooting shows that he used belt-fed ammo while calmly squeezing off an untold number of rounds.
‘Girls Gone Wild’ founder Joe Francis sentenced to 270 days in jail
Posted: August 30, 2013 Filed under: Mediasphere | Tags: Francis, Girls Gone Wild, Hollywood, Joe Francis, Los Angeles, Psychotherapy, TMZ, Washington Times 1 Comment
Joe Francis leaves the Federal Building court on in Los Angeles on Sept. 23, 2009. (Associated Press) Photo by: Damian Dovarganes
“Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis has been sentenced to serve at least 270 days behind bars for attacking a woman at his Hollywood mansion back in 2011.
The mogul has also been sentenced to 36 months probation and must complete an anger management course and one year of psychological counseling, TMZ reported.
Three women have accused Francis of taking them to his home and refusing to let them leave. He reportedly choked one of the women and slammed her head into his tile floor, TMZ said.
He was convicted on five charges, including assault, three counts of false imprisonment and one count of dissuading a witness from reporting.
via Washington Times.
Dick Van Dyke Rescued From Burning Car in L.A.
Posted: August 19, 2013 Filed under: Breaking News, Mediasphere | Tags: Arlene Van Dyke, California, California Highway Patrol, Dick Van Dyke, Monday, TMZ, Twitter, Van Dyke Leave a commentMichael Buckner/WireImage
Dick Van Dyke was “fine” after being rescued from a burning car on the 101 freeway, according to California Highway Patrol officials and the 87 year-old actor’s own Twitter account.
“He’s fine, thank God!!” his wife, Arlene Van Dyke tweeted on Monday.
According to the California Highway Patrol’s incident log, officers responded to a report of a burning vehicle on the eastbound 101 Freeway near Parkway Calabasas around 2. p.m. on Monday.
TMZ reported that a man named Jason Pennington rescued Van Dyke after spotting a car full of smoke on the side of the 101 freeway where he saw an elderly man hunched over at the wheel.
Watch Arlene Van Dyke’s video of the incident (via Twitter):
Van Dyke’s melted car @iammrvandy (https://twitter.com/iammrvandy) He’s fine thank God!! vine.co/v/hOjUae1muaa (https://vine.co/v/hOjUae1muaa)— arlene van dyke (@speakyteeth) August 19, 2013
(http://twitter.com/#!/speakyteeth/status/369575305956294656)
