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Filed under: George Clooney , TMZ TV George Clooney is single again -- and will once again -- land the hottest women in the world with ZERO effort. Too bad ... because the Cloons' online dating profile would be epic! Check out TMZ on TV -- click here to see your local listings! Permalink

Filed under: Kris Humphries , Kim Kardashian , TMZ TV Kris Humphries ' Las Vegas bachelor party had everything -- except the semi-naked hot chicks ... who were all partying with his fiance Kim Kardashian instead! Kim wins again ... get used to it, pal. Check out TMZ on TV -- click here to see your local listings! Permalink

Filed under: Chris Brown , Celebrity Justice Chris Brown says he's been SET UP -- claiming one of his neighbors scratched the initials "C.B." into an elevator at his Hollywood condo building in an effort to make the singer look like a "reckless" punk. TMZ broke the story ... Brown's neighbors HATE HIS GUTS and have complained to the building manager about noise, parking violations and a mysterious case of elevator vandalism ever since the singer moved in a few months ago. But now, Brown has FIRED BACK on his Twitter page -- saying HE is the real victim -- "My neighbor carves my name in our elevator to incriminate me so it looks like I'm a reckless 22 your old (sic)." As for the TMZ photos showing Brown parking in handicapped spaces, Brown explained, "My parking spaces in my building that were assigned to me when I [bought] this crib are painted over with handicap and no Parking signs." He added, "...

Filed under: Tobey Maguire There's a reason Tobey Maguire took his poker pal Brad Ruderman to the cleaners ... it's because dude's harder to read than the Dead Sea Scrolls. We asked Tobey about the poker scandal last night at LAX -- along with his thoughts about the new "Spider-Man" reboot -- and the guy didn't move a single muscle from the neck up. Permalink

Filed under: Ryan Seacrest , Sarah Schnare , Celebrity Justice , The Bachelor , Nurse! A former Bachelor contestant who is now a producer for Ryan Seacrest is suing a guy who allegedly ran over her foot in a Mercedes, and she says the accident is ruining her life. Sarah Schnare claims last April she was standing next to a car driven by Sam Magid -- a guy who invests in projects involving comic books that are turned into movies.  According to the lawsuit, Sarah was standing at the passenger window of Sam's Mercedes jeep when the vehicle moved, knocking her to the ground.  But it gets worse.  Sarah claims when she was on the ground, the jeep ran over her right foot, breaking 6 bones. Sarah tells TMZ ... she hasn't been able to work on Ryan's radio show since April.  Her employer is not Ryan, it's Clear Channel, and the company put her on unpaid leave. Sarah -- who worked on "Larry King Live" before moving on to Ryan -- s...

Filed under: Alex Trebek , Celebrity Justice , Deadline Answer: This 71-year-old game show host snapped his Achilles tendon while chasing a criminal through a San Francisco hotel this morning. Question: Who is Alex "DESTROYER OF EVIL" Trebek !!!!!!!!!!!?!?!?!?!!? Trebek -- perhaps the greatest Canadian who ever lived -- crutched his way into the National Geographic World Championship at Google headquarters in CA today and explained he was trying to catch a burglar when the injury occurred. Trebek says he's feeling OK. It's unclear if the suspect was ever captured ... or what he allegedly stole ... but we're willing to wager that Alex won't rest until JUSTICE is served!!!! UPDATE: The suspect has been ARRESTED ... and according to ABC7 in SF ... the alleged bad guy is actually an alleged bad girl. Cops say a 56-year-old woman was booked on felony burglary and possession of stolen property after allegedly entering Treb...

Going off on what people put on Fri., Jul. 29, 2011 12:35 PM PDT by Ella Stewart Check out our  Summer Style Guide  curated by  Fashion Police  host George Kotsiopoulos! ...

Today 5:33 PM PDT by Brandi Fowler Talk about a birthday surprise. Just a month after filing for divorce from Arnold Schwarzenegger , Maria Shriver accompanied her former hubby to lunch to celebrate his 64th birthday. And they weren't alone... ...

Today 12:31 PM PDT by Sierra Marquina Miley Cyrus is no stranger to inkâ€"or speaking her mind! The former Disney star shared her latest tat via her Twitter Friday, displaying a pic of the inked "equals" sign, with the caption, "all LOVE is equal." With the sign symbolically positioned on her ring finger, Miley's simple gesture is reportedly a statement supporting marriage equality. The tat adds to...

Today 6:00 AM PDT by Sierra Marquina Looks like not even the Godfather could get you out of this one. Julie Pacino , 21-year-old daughter of actor Al Pacino , was arrested early Saturday morning in Manhattan on suspicion of Driving While Intoxicated. The former UCLA softball player and aspiring film director was busted after driving through a police checkpoint with, "bloodshot, watery eyes, slurred speech and the strong sme...

Today 9:55 AM PDT by Sierra Marquina Well…kind of. Newlywed bronzed beauty Vanessa Minnillo addressed the awkward on last night's TLC Dream Wedding special when she brought up hubby Nick Lachey 's ex-wife Jessica Simpson and her concurrent wedding scheduling with fiance Eric Johnson . Vanessa shares, "to address the elephant in the room, yes, you know coincidentally at the same time that our wedding is going on,...

EXCLUSIVE: Read it here first... Today 9:37 AM PDT by Marc Malkin It was a couple of weeks ago that a report claimed Darren Criss was in talks to replace Daniel Radcliffe in the Broadway revival of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying . However, neither the ...

By admin on July 31, 2011 One of the most congested weekends of the summer delivered no shortage of shock and awe to Hollywood, with expensive flops-in-the-making facing off against surprisingly formidable blue forest creatures recycled from the ’80s. Their fierce battle is too close to call as weekend numbers emerge, but that doesn’t mean the real winner isn’t clear. Your Weekend Receipts are here. 1. [tie] The Smurfs Gross: $36,200,000 (new) Screens: 3,395 (PSA: $10,663) Weeks: 1 While many box-office wonks and other industry observers will no doubt propose various and sundry theories as to how an ’80s cartoon updating with no major movie stars could keep up with (and possibly surpass) a mega-budget graphic-novel tentpole starring Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford, I think the truth is clear: Aliens are cool, but a flow chart is cooler . 1....

Today 6:33 AM PDT by Peter Gilstrap We know you're busy emptying your bank account on snazzy items from Home Shopping Network's Mariah Carey Collection (try the udder balmâ€"you won't be sorry), but why not take a break and catch up on this week's finest moments in Soup ? 1. Paranormal Challenge : Though interacting with terrifying spirits of the...

Filed under: Amy Winehouse , RIP Amy Winehouse Amy Winehouse was preparing to adopt a 10-year-old girl from the island of St. Lucia, the girl and her grandmother told a British paper today.  The girl -- Dannika Augustine ( seen above with Amy ) -- says she met the singer during one of Amy's visits to the island over the past few years. She says she was living in poverty with her single mom when Amy took an interest in her.  Dannika tells The Sunday Mirror , "Amy was already my mother. I would call her mum and she would call me her daughter. She took care of me and we had fun together. I loved her and she loved me ... She was the most amazing person and I was looking forward to living with her here or in London. I cannot believe she is gone. This is the worst thing that ever happened to me." Dannika's grandmother Marjorie says she spoke to Amy a few weeks ago and that Amy planned to return to St. Lucia next month. She told the paper, ...

Filed under: Matt Roloff , TMZ TV , TV , Deadline Is it possible TLC's legion of little stars -- including Matt Roloff -- are all members of a secret society that rivals the fabled Illuminati? Of course not. But we're gonna enjoy investigating! Check out TMZ on TV -- click here to see your local listings! Permalink

Filed under: Shad Gaspard , TMZ Sports Former WWE wrestler Shad Gaspard -- the guy who was PINNED DOWN by 3 officers in Ohio after allegedly JAYWALKING back in March -- will not be prosecuted for resisting arrest ... TMZ has learned. We broke the story ... part of the arrest was captured on tape ... and Shad -- a very large African American gentleman -- can be heard screaming, "Why am I being arrested? Because I'm big and I'm black?" Gaspard was charged for resisting arrest -- but according to documents filed in Franklin County Municipal Court this week, the charge has finally been DROPPED. However, he was hit with one lesser charge of obstructing official business and had to pay a fine. TMZ spoke to Gaspard who tells us he no longer plans to file a lawsuit against the Columbus PD over the arrest ... explaining, "I feel that everything has run its course the proper way, and it’s best I move on from this in a positive light....

Filed under: Gene Simmons , Shannon Tweed He's famously sworn that he would never get married ... but KISS frontman Gene Simmons is one step closer to breaking that vow ... proposing to his longtime GF Shannon Tweed in Belize recently. We don't know what her official answer is -- but based on her reaction, we can take a guess. The proposal -- caught on camera for “Gene Simmons Family Jewels” -- airs tomorrow night at 10 on A&E. Gene and Shannon met 28 years ago ... and have two kids together. Permalink

Filed under: Casey Anthony , Jose Baez , Anchal Joseph , Mark Geragos , Celebrity Justice , NBC , TV , Deadline , Exclusive NBC News tells TMZ ... it did not offer Casey Anthony any money for an interview with her. An NBC rep tells us, "NBC News has not and will not be in a bidding war for a Casey Anthony interview.  No money has or will be offered, no licensing or other arrangements.  If we were to conduct an interview it would be under our standards." The rep confirms ... NBC did indeed foot the bill for Jose Baez ' suite at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City last week.  As we reported, Baez met with famed celeb lawyer Mark Geragos last Thursday in the hotel bar, discussing negotiating strategy and talking about the "big price tag" for the interview. And sources connected with ABC insist there was indeed a bidding war between the networks. ABC now says it will no longer pay for photos an...

Filed under: Al Michaels , TMZ TV , TMZ Sports Al Michaels is now a TMZ legend after laying down an awesome voicemail greeting -- and it's his best work EVER!! Besides " Monday Night Football " ... oh, and that Olympic hockey "Miracle" thingy. Check out TMZ on TV -- click here to see your local listings! Permalink

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Filed under: TMZ TV , Joey Lawrence , Coco , Kim Kardashian Former "Blossom" star Joey Lawrence -- along with 98% of the TMZ newsroom -- learned a brand new big booty-related acronym ... PAWG. Hint: Coco is queen of the PAWGS. Check out TMZ on TV -- click here to see your local listings! Permalink

Filed under: Beavis and Butthead He's baaaaaaaaaack ... and he still needs T.P. for his bunghole!!! A new clip from the new " Beavis and Butthead " was screened at Comic-Con 2011 in San Diego -- featuring the return of the almighty Cornholio ... from Lake Titicaca. The new series is set to premiere in October -- and the duo won't just rip music videos this time around ... they're also taking on shows like "Jersey Shore," Teen Mom" and "Twilight." "My bunghole will ask the questions!" Permalink

Huge news and Saturday livestreams! Today 10:06 AM PDT by Joal Ryan The Smurfs drew Cowboys & Aliens to a draw at the weekend box office, with an estimated $36.2 million opening that nobody, but nobody some coming. Well, all right, maybe Brainy Smurf. He seems pretty on the ball. ...

Filed under: J.K. Rowling , TMZ TV , Harry Potter " Harry Potter " author J.K. Rowling just got iced up with a 40-diamond bracelet -- but perhaps she'd like to hand it over to a someone in need ... like a homeless person ... played by Harvey Levin ? Check out TMZ on TV -- click here to see your local listings! Permalink

Today 1:03 PM PDT by Josh Grossberg R. Kelly 's no longer trapped in a closet hospital. The R&B star has been discharged from a Chicago hospital after undergoing emergency throat surgery . "He left the hospital last night and is recuperating at home in Chicago," says publicist Allan Mayer. "Still no word on when he'll be able to resume performing." Kelly, 44, went to see a throat specialist on Tuesday and wound up in the emergency room at ...

Filed under: Kat Von D , Jesse James , Jillian Barberie , Break-ups , Exclusive Kat Von D says she had a DAMN good reason for walking off " Good Day L.A. " this morning -- telling TMZ, she made one reasonable request ... and producers repeatedly BLEW HER OFF. Kat tells us, she agreed to answer a question about her breakup from Jesse James on one condition -- that the anchor didn't mention the split in his introduction. But according to Kat, that request was IGNORED -- and as we previously reported , anchor Jeff Michael read out an introduction that highlighted Kat and Jesse's breakup. Kat says she saw what was on the teleprompter long before Jeff read it -- and even pulled a producer aside to have someone change the script ... but nothing happened. According to Kat, she "very politely" informed them ... if it wasn't changed, she wouldn't be able to go on. But no one changed squat, so Kat beat it. Later,...

Today 9:00 AM PDT by Leslie Gornstein Why are people so obsessed with these ghost-hunting shows, when they are so obviously faked? I don't want to believe that people are this stupid. â€"Justin M., via Facebook Well you've just scared up a big old mess for me, haven't you? There are plenty of those shows: Ghost Hunters, Ghost Adventures, Hau...

Filed under: Kim Kardashian , Celebrity Justice , The Kardashians , Developing Stories We now know what's really behind Kim Kardashian 's lawsuit against Old Navy -- protecting a HUGE deal the Kardashian clan has with Sears ... sources close to the fam tell TMZ. As TMZ first reported, Kim filed suit against Old Navy because she felt they were trying to intentionally deceive people into thinking she was a spokeswoman for the company by using a girl who looked just like her in their commercials. But our sources say ... the suit was filed because Sears felt the Old Navy commercial compromised its ad campaign for the Kardashian Kollection -- an exclusive line of clothing and bedding that launches in about a month and a half.  We're told Sears execs actually questioned if Kim was part of the Old Navy ads. The company feels the ad creates confusion in the marketplace and that happens to be exactly what Kim needs to prove to win her suit. B...

Filed under: Jetet 'Speedy' Peterson , TMZ Sports , Olympics , R.I.P. Jeret "Speedy" Peterson -- who won a silver medal for freestyle skiing for the U.S. in 2010 -- has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Utah ... officials have confirmed. Salt Lake County Unified Police told KTVB ... Peterson called cops to tell them where he was before he shot himself.  His body was discovered late Monday night. Peterson was arrested last week in Idaho for speeding and DUI. Jeret was a 3-time Olympian -- competing in 2002, 2006 and 2010 in Vancouver. He was 29-years old. Jeret was famous for his sick signature move called "the Hurricane" -- 3 somersaults and 5 twists. Permalink