Thursday, June 18, 2009
Brit Goes Hamburgling in London
Britney Spears may have phased out the pink wig, her British accent, daily panty shots and her overall sense of train wreckery, but some things never change -- girl is still lovin' it at McDonalds.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
What's Better Than One 9/11 Hero Dog?
Trakr, a K9 police and search and rescue dog who was credited with locating the last human survivor of 9/11, was recently cloned as part of BioArts' Golden Clone Giveaway. Trakr's owners are being presented today with four perfect (and not at all creepy) clones of Trakr, who sadly passed away in April.
Curious how it was done? To clone Trakr, Dr. Hwang Woo-suk and his team replaced the genes in canine eggs with genes from Trakr, stimulated the eggs to spur them to develop into embryos, then transferred the embryos to dogs who served as surrogate mothers.
Mother Nature would be proud.
Kanye Drops $5,000 on Women's Clothing
Now we're not sayin' she's a gold-digger -- but whoever Kanye West is dating just scored a serious wardrobe upgrade.
TMZ has learned the rapper and one of his boys rolled through the Deliciously Vintage women's clothing store in Chicago on Thursday -- and we're told he blew more $5,000 on dresses and accessories.
Sources close to the situation tell us Kanye was looking for inspiration pieces for a new clothing line he's launching. When asked if the clothes were for a special lady friend, he replied "Come on now, you know who it's for!"
Any guesses?
TMZ has learned the rapper and one of his boys rolled through the Deliciously Vintage women's clothing store in Chicago on Thursday -- and we're told he blew more $5,000 on dresses and accessories.
Sources close to the situation tell us Kanye was looking for inspiration pieces for a new clothing line he's launching. When asked if the clothes were for a special lady friend, he replied "Come on now, you know who it's for!"
Any guesses?
Sosa Allegedly Thought 'Roids Were All the Rage
We know it's a stretch to think a guy who hit 36 homers in '97 and then 66 in '98 was doing more than eating his Wheaties -- but that's exactly what a new report is alleging.
Legendary Chicago Cub Sammy Sosa is now accused of testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003, according to the New York Times.
A total of 104 cheaters -- including A-Roid -- failed that fateful round of '03 tests, back when there was no penalty for first-time use of performance-enhancing drugs.
The list, which the MLB sealed but never destroyed, was recently seized by the Feds in order to investigate how so many drugs were making their way into clubhouses.
Sosa told Congress back in '05 that he never hit the juice -- we'll see if that comes back to bite him in the ass.
Peeping Britney Fan Told to Stay Away
Since security guards and giant fences haven't done the trick, Britney Spears has gotten a temporary restraining order against the woman who was popped peeping around her home.
Miranda Tozier-Robbins was ordered by a judge today to stay 100 yards away from Brit and her home, according to E!. She will also be arraigned next week on two misdemeanor charges.
Toxier-Robbins was busted back on April 16 for sneaking into Britney's private Calabasas community and peering into the windows of her home.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Kobe's Maid SLAPPs Back -- I CAN Talk!
Kobe Bryant's maid wants to make one thing clear: It's her lawsuit and she can talk about the details if she wants to.
Maria Jimenez just filed papers in Orange County Superior Court, citing California's anti-SLAPP statute which says Maria has the right to run her mouth, despite a confidentiality agreement she signed with the Bryants back when she first took the job.
The Bryants filed papers last month saying the opposite -- that Maria could sue but couldn't blab to the press.
Maria is suing the Bryants because she claims Kobe's wife was abusive -- including a nasty incident involving dog poop.
Robert De Niro to Drunk: You Walk in to Me?
Police say Robert De Niro was the victim of a drunken hit-and-walk yesterday -- when an overly inebriated woman happened to stumble on the set of his new movie.
Police says Carlyn Campbell was able to walk a semi-straight line directly into the actor, after she bypassed security that had shut down the sidewalk.
De Niro was fine, but according to the police report, the lady was as drunk as Gary Collins driving a motor home -- meaning she blew a .29 when cops made her take a Breathalyzer.
Lucky for her, the cops just took her to a local hospital instead of taking her to jail.
Mark Spitz Out a Lawsuit over TV Commercial
Mark Spitz's mankini is in a bunch - and it's all because the Olympic swimmer claims he and his legendary porn 'stache were taken advantage of by a medical company.
Spitz just filed a lawsuit in L.A., claiming he had a deal to appear in commercials for a company called MedCo -- but the deal was supposed to end in December '08. Spitz claims the spots are still running on the air right now.
Spitz is suing for "licensing fees that should have been paid, plus a percentage interest of the gross sales of Medco's products since the use of Spitz' [sic] name and image."
Conan to UCLA -- I Can't Replace Everybody!
After James Franco bailed on being UCLA's commencement speaker, the graduating class thought they found a back-up -- but the guy they picked is just a lil' too busy these days.
Almost 2,000 students signed up for a Facebook group dedicated to securing L.A.'s newest famous resident Conan O'Brien to replace Franco. But in an extremely polite statement to the students, Conan says he won't be able to fill Franco's shoes -- because he's too busy filling Leno's:
"I am honored to be asked but I am so busy launching "The Tonight Show" there just is not enough time to give this speech the preparation it deserves. I wish everyone in the class of 2009 the best and I am honored that they thought of me."
Maybe Jimmy Fallon's available?
Rock Band Accuses GM of Musical Hit and Run
The folks at General Motors might need a bigger bailout -- if they lose a new lawsuit over music they allegedly stole from The Lemonheads.
It's all over a lawsuit filed today in Federal Court in Los Angeles, in which Evan Dando -- the lead singer of the band -- claims GM never got his permission before using his song "It's a Shame About Ray" in several GM Memorial Sales Event commercials back in 2008.
Dando is suing for unspecified damages -- which is funny because GM has no money to give away.
So yeah, Dando ... good luck with that.
NBC Universal -- The Tape Will Set Bruno Free
The suits over at NBC Universal are calling BS on the lady who claims she suffered "life-altering" injuries during a Bruno stunt at a bingo hall in 2007 -- and the company says there's video evidence to prove it.
A rep for NBC Universal just released this statement:
"Filmed footage of the full encounter, which took place more than two years ago, clearly shows that Ms. Olson was never touched or in any way assaulted by Sacha Baron Cohen or any member of the production and suffered no injury.
If the Olsons elect to proceed with their frivolous action, we expect each of the defendants to be fully vindicated."
John Travolta Is in the Backstreet Boys?
GaGa's BF Pokes Her Face ... With His Tongue
Lady GaGa can't exactly shut her Playboy mouth ... when someone else is exploring the inner confines of it.
Though they were rumored to have split, Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta and BF Speedy sucked all sorts of face Wednesday in Hawaii.
BTW -- check out her bathing suit ... even on vaca she's in costume.
Watch Video Here
Though they were rumored to have split, Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta and BF Speedy sucked all sorts of face Wednesday in Hawaii.
BTW -- check out her bathing suit ... even on vaca she's in costume.
Watch Video Here
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