Filed under: R.I.P. Captain Phil Harris — star of Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch” — died about an hour ago … sources tell TMZ.Harris was hospitalized a few weeks ago after suffering a stroke while unloading crabs. He had been doing better until the sudden …Permalink from www.tmz.com
Filed under: Baby Watch, Beyonce Knowles, Exclusives Beyonce Knowles has a new half-brother — if you believe Alexsandra Wright.Wright — who filed a paternity suit against Mathew Knowles back in October — gave birth last Thursday to a baby boy. The name … Nixon. Priceless.Wright — who once …Permalink from www.tmz.com
Filed under: Paris Hilton, We’re Just Sayin’ Here is model/actress/songstress Paris Hilton in NYC last week (left) and the single Real Housewife of Atlanta Kim Zolciak optimizing a camera op (right).Both of them have released unbeweavable music.We’re just sayin’. See Also Carrie Prejean Is …Permalink from www.tmz.com
Filed under: Paris Hilton, We’re Just Sayin’ Here is model/actress/songstress Paris Hilton in NYC last week (left) and the single Real Housewife of Atlanta Kim Zolciak optimizing a camera op (right).Both of them have released unbeweavable music.We’re just sayin’. See Also Carrie Prejean Is …Permalink from www.tmz.com
Filed under: Celebrity Justice Kid Rock’s got a bad reputation and he knows it — which is why he wants to put the kibosh on any mention of his previous bad behavior during his current court case.Rock filed documents in L.A. County Superior Court on Friday in connection to a from www.tmz.com
Filed under: Charlie Sheen A truck belonging to Charlie Sheen was found on its side at the bottom of a cliff in L.A. this morning — and police say the truck could have possibly been stolen. No one was in the car when police arrived. Cops say the truck was from www.tmz.com
Filed under: Exclusives, Conan O’Brien Conan O’Brien is shelling out his own cash to some ex-staffers who didn’t get jack from that $7.5 million separation deal from NBC.According to sources close to production, Conan’s stagehands from “The Tonight Show” were not covered by the NBC …Permalink from www.tmz.com
Filed under: Exclusives Think of all the nightmare scenarios that went through the minds of the cops who were called to Wes Craven’s house on Thursday — zombies, serial killers, swamp creatures, Eddie Murphy — but alas, it was all for nothing. Law enforcement sources tell …Permalink from www.tmz.com
Filed under: Jersey Shore The “Jersey Shore” cast will all be paid the same for season 2 of the MTV show, sources connected with the negotiations tell TMZ. We’re told it was important the producers wanted to avoid infighting among the cast … at least on the subject of money from www.tmz.com
Filed under: American Idol “General” Larry Platt isn’t the first person to sing about crooked hats and droopy pants — and now a Michigan hip-hop duo is saying “Pants on the Ground” is a “take off” of a song they recorded back in 1996.The Green Brothers — a rap group
Filed under: David Letterman, Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien Despite becoming the target of every late night joke, Jay Leno remained in good spirits when we caught up with Sunday night in Hermosa Beach. Jay said he thought Conan O’Brien did a good job with his farewell episode of “The Tonight from www.tmz.com
Filed under: Exclusives, Jersey Shore The stars of “Jersey Shore” have been negotiating with MTV like “Friends”… but the network could be turning them into enemies with some serious brinkmanship.Sources tell TMZ the network has told the cast if they don’t accept MTV’s deal by the end …Permalink from www.tmz.com
Filed under: Celebrity Feuds Guns N’ Roses fans were forced to take sides in the legendary war between Axl Rose and Slash — after security at a recent GNR show banned fans from wearing Slash gear inside the show. It all went down at the GNR show in Canada last from www.tmz.com
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Critters, Exclusives Linda Blair’s kennel is under criminal investigation after one of her dogs escaped this weekend and attacked a pig … law enforcement sources tell TMZ.We’re told L.A County Animal Care and Control launched the investigation after the dog escaped, …Permalink from www.tmz.com
Filed under: TV, Hot Bodies, Exclusives The gay rodeo champion who was evicted from the “Big Brother 10” house has found a new use for his assless chaps — dude is officially entering the world of gay porn. 18 months after he was evicted from the “BB” house, Steven Daigle from www.tmz.com
Filed under: Ride Me Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson was involved in a two-car accident moments ago — involving another one of his ridiculously awesome vehicles. TMZ has learned Rampage was in Orange County, California driving his black …Permalink from www.tmz.com
Filed under: Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien Conan O’Brien and NBC worked out their final conflict hours ago and have reached a settlement … and we’ve learned it’s a sweeter deal for Conan than anyone thought. Network sources tell TMZ the “mitigation” clause was take off the table. …Permalink from www.tmz.com
Filed under: Conan O’Brien NBC has done something subtle in its war with Conan O’Brien — the network quietly took its bug out of Conan’s “Tonight Show,” NBC-bashing monologue Monday night.Take a look at a screen grab from Monday’s monologue (left). Notice in the lower left …Permalink from www.tmz.com
Filed under: TV, Exclusives, Jersey Shore The guy who Ronnie knocked out cold in last week’s episode of “Jersey Shore” claims he got sucker punched in the back of the head — and now the guy says he wants a rematch with his new nemesis.Stephen Izzo tells TMZ he was from www.tmz.com
Filed under: Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien The hang-up with the Conan O’Brien/NBC severance deal is over the provision prohibiting Conan from trashing NBC … but we’re told by sources on both sides … a settlement should be reached today.Our sources say lawyers for both sides are squabbling …Permalink from www.tmz.com
