Posted May 13th 2008 4:27PM by TMZ Staff
Seattle Seahawks star Lofa Tatupu was arrested early Saturday morning for DUI after he was pulled over in a McDonald's parking lot. That order is to go!
Tatupu, a three-time Pro Bowler, allegedly failed a breathalyzer test after he blew a .155 and .158 -- nearly twice the legal limit in the state of Washington.
Tatupu just recently signed a new six-year contract worth $40 mil -- so the attorney fees should be covered.
The Seahawks had no comment.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports
Posted May 13th 2008 3:23PM by TMZ Staff
Someone was carted off from Amy Winehouse's place on Tuesday -- and for once it wasn't Amy!
Police were called to Winehouse's London home after her pal Kristian Marr, who is a bassist in the British punk group Towers of London, broke in and crashed on the floor of her garage at 2 AM. You are who your friends are!
After being searched, Marr -- who has been linked to Jude Law's ex Sadie Frost -- was taken to the police station.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Paparazzi Photo, Amy Winehouse
Posted May 13th 2008 1:21PM by TMZ Staff
The prosecutor who shared confidential court docs and police records with the director of "Alpha Dog" -- that halfway-decent movie with Justin Timberlake -- will be allowed to continue working on the real-life murder trial on which the film was based.
The California Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the actions of Ron Zonen, the Santa Barbara County Deputy District Attorney, did not warrant removal -- even though Jesse James Hollywood's lawyer claimed "Alpha Dog" unfairly tainted his client for potential jurors.
Click here... it's not over yet
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted May 13th 2008 12:40PM by TMZ Staff
Dayum that's a long time! A judge has just sentenced Remy Ma to eight years in the slammer for shooting a woman outside a NYC nightclub. She had faced up to 25 years.
Remy, whose real name is Reminisce Smith, cried as she heard the sentence, claiming last summer's shooting was an "accident." Her lawyer says he'll appeal.
Adding more ridiculousness to her drama, correction officers at Rikers Island say they called off Remy's weekend wedding at the jail after her fiance, rapper Papoose, tried to sneak in a handcuff key! He was kicked off the island and told he couldn't come back for six months. That's gonna hurt those conjugal visits!
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Music
Posted May 13th 2008 8:45AM by TMZ Staff
Drew Barrymore was the victim of a hit and run yesterday -- but she may have gotten enough info so cops can catch the guy. Charlie would be proud!
Barrymore was driving in West Hollywood just before noon yesterday when she was rear-ended. We're told Barrymore followed the driver after he fled the scene, but eventually lost track of the car.
Never fear, though, law enforcement sources tell TMZ she got the license plate number of the car and they are investigating.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted May 13th 2008 8:44AM by TMZ Staff
Scott Weiland was released from jail at 6:54 PM last night after serving only 10 hours out of his 192-hour sentence. His rehab stints last longer!
Weiland turned himself in at 8:55 AM yesterday, was officially booked at just after noon, and then assigned a housing location at 6:41 PM. But that wasn't quite necessary, since he was released just 13 minutes later.
Quite a busy day!
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted May 12th 2008 7:39PM by TMZ Staff
The hired help at Mr. Chow's L.A. restaurant claim the restaurant eats its own.
According to the court papers filed at LA's Superior Court this afternoon, the Chow-lings claim the big bosses have pilfered their tips, shortchanged them on OT and wouldn't even let them chow down during lunch.
So check this out. The help claims Chow kept the ship tighter than a shrimp dumpling -- docking them every time they screwed up. Looks like Chow is the ultimate micro-manager, and we're not just talking height. Cue rim shot.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted May 12th 2008 4:29PM by TMZ Staff
Rocker Scott Weiland checked himself into jail today to begin serving his sentence for DUI.
Weiland is supposed to serve eight days jail -- but he could end up doing a lot less.
Stay tuned ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted May 12th 2008 3:00PM by TMZ Staff
We got the whole Dennis Farina arrest going down at LAX over the weekend. We broke the story that Farina was busted yesterday after he allegedly tried to clear airport security with a loaded, unregistered .22 caliber pistol in his briefcase. He's been booked on felony charges.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted May 12th 2008 12:04PM by TMZ Staff
Raffaelo Follieri, who has been dating Hathaway for almost four years, will not be prosecuted for allegedly passing a bad check.
Follieri was arrested last month for allegedly writing a check for nearly a quarter mil that he couldn't cover. A spokesperson for the Manhattan DA says Follieri fully reimbursed John Morrongiello for the check, and Morrongiello doesn't want to pursue it further.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted May 11th 2008 8:42PM by TMZ Staff
Alec Baldwin vented on "60 Minutes" about the voice mail message to his daughter which TMZ first published. He also trashes Kim Basinger's lawyer.
In the segment, which airs tonight, Baldwin says, "You get so frustrated, and you realized, number one, and it's wrong. It's totally wrong ... that I was really speaking to someone else when I left that message. I was pissed. I had been putting up with this for six years."
As for calling his daughter a "thoughtless little pig," Baldwin thinks the real damage is that the voice mail went public.
Baldwin's venom was targeted at Basinger's lawyer, Judy Bogen. When asked about his comment that she resembled "a 300 pound homunculus with a face like a clinched fist," he said he was being "kind" and that it was not abusive given what she put him through.
Tonight, Bogan's law partner, Neal Hersh, blasted Baldwin, saying, "His personal attacks were socially and morally unacceptable, not to mention inaccurate. He defended his actions rather than take responsibility."
BTW, a homunculus is "a miniature adult that in the theory of preformation is held to inhabit the germ cell and to produce a mature individual merely by an increase in size."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV, Alec Baldwin
Posted May 11th 2008 4:50PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has obtained photos of Suge Knight, minutes after someone knocked him out cold at a Hollywood club.
As we first reported, Suge was at Shag nightclub when he began arguing with a man he had been talking with. Our spy overheard Suge say, "I want my money!" Suge and his peeps beat the guy to the ground, but the man landed a right hook on Suge's face, knocking him out for around three minutes.
We obtained these photos of a bloody Suge just after the incident.
Suge was taken to the hospital where LAPD officers arrived, but he refused to file a report.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Music
Posted May 11th 2008 1:20PM by TMZ Staff
Sources tell TMZ actor Dennis Farina was arrested at LAX this morning after trying to get through security with a loaded gun.
It happened at around 8 AM. Farina was flying out when he was nabbed at the security checkpoint. Sources say he told cops he had forgotten that the gun was in his carry-on luggage. It was a .22 caliber, semi-automatic pistol.
Farina was taken to LAPD's Pacific Division. He was booked on suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon.
Farina, 64, is in the movie, "What Happens in Vegas..."
UPDATE: Farina told cops he had the gun in his briefcase when he drove from Arizona to L.A. and forgot it was there. He was taking a flight from LAX to his home in Chicago. Farina was apologetic and cooperative with cops, telling them he was a retired Chicago Cop with 19 years on the job. But he had no apparent authority to carry a loaded pistol at the time of his arrest.
We're told the FBI interviewed Farina but declined prosecution because the locals were handling it.
Farina was booked for carrying a loaded firearm in a public place, a misdemeanor. His bail is set at $25,000. He's still in custody.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted May 11th 2008 12:39PM by TMZ Staff
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ after Suge Knight was knocked out at a club last night, he refused to deal with cops.
As we first reported, Suge and his peeps beat up a guy at an L.A. club last night, but the victim landed a punch that caused Suge to go Knighty night. We're told after Suge was taken into a nearby SUV, a woman got in the driver's seat, pulled forward and hit a car, then put it in reverse and hit another car. She was taken from the car by security, and someone else drove Suge away from the scene.
Suge was taken to a hospital, and LAPD officers arrived shortly thereafter, but Suge was uncooperative and refused to file a police report.
Wonder if it had to do with the "money deal" that apparently triggered the fight.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Music, Wacky and Weird
Posted May 10th 2008 11:38AM by TMZ Staff
Former "Deal or No Deal" model April Scott is suing a strip club in Las Vegas that used her picture to promote their joint. Sorry to disappoint, boys.
According to documents filed yesterday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Scott, who also played Daisy Duke in a straight-to-video "Dukes of Hazzard" movie, claims Deja Vu, Inc. used her pic -- without her permission -- in promoting their club, Little Darlings. Can ya blame 'em?
Scott is seeking damages in excess of $25,000. A call the Deja Vu corporate office was not answered.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
