Posted Mar 18th 2010 12:03AM by TMZ Staff
Playmate of the Year 2004 Carmella DeCesare Garcia is exercising some serious face control ... because the model's suing a Cleveland nightclub for using her image without asking first.
In a lawsuit filed in Cleveland, 27-year-old DeCesare claims a local nightclub named "Sin" plastered her face all over a flier without her permission ... and more importantly, without paying her a dime.
Club owner Gordon Stojkowski tells us, "I have no idea about this lawsuit."
DeCesare -- who married former Cleveland Browns QB Jeff Garcia in 2007 -- wants at least $25,000 in damages.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Playboy, Exclusives
Tags: carmella decesare, carmella decesare garcia, CarmellaDecesare, CarmellaDecesareGarcia, jeff garcia, JeffGarcia, lawsuit, nfl, playboy, playmate, playmate of the year, PlaymateOfTheYear
Posted Mar 17th 2010 5:20PM by TMZ Staff
Jason Wahler -- former star of "The Hills" and "Laguna Beach" -- has somehow made his way out of a Mexican jail, but for some reason the U.S. Consulate is keeping the reason for Jason's release a secret.
Wahler was cuffed in Cabo last Thursday and thrown in the pokey after getting in a fight. We couldn't find any record of Jason yesterday when we called various jails.
Today the Consulate told TMZ Jason was released seven hours after being locked up. As for why jailers let him out: Wahler signed a document keeping the terms of his release secret. We've never heard of that either.
Jason's dad tells TMZ as far as he knows no charges were filed against his son and he's back in L.A. His dad says Jason tells him he was not drinking and was actually released after one hour.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, The Hills, Exclusives
Tags: consulate, jason wahler, JasonWahler, laguna beach, LagunaBeach, mexican jail, MexicanJail, mexico, the hills, TheHills, u.s. consulate, U.s.Consulate
Posted Mar 17th 2010 3:28PM by TMZ Staff
Rapper Waka Flocka Flame -- who just recorded a video with P. Diddy -- was locked up yesterday ... and he ain't getting out any time soon.
Waka -- real name Juaquin James Malphurs -- is on probation in Georgia for possessing a sawed-off shotgun. Cops tell us he violated probation by leaving the state.
Waka will be held without bail at the Houston County Jail until his court appearance in a few weeks. The good news, his song "O Let's Do It" is moving up the charts.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Music, Exclusives
Tags: arrested, p. diddy, P.Diddy, rapper, waka flocka flame, WakaFlockaFlame
Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:20AM by TMZ Staff
A "Desperate Housewives" star was in a nasty car accident yesterday, and the elderly gentleman he collided with had to be rushed by ambulance to the hospital.
Shawn Pyfrom was driving in the San Fernando Valley at around 3:30 PM when his car collided with the bike. Shawn's rep says the biker was going the wrong way and made a sudden turn into Shawn's car.
The biker was bloodied and went down. Shawn got out of his car and tried helping him until paramedics arrived and took the man to the hospital.
No one was cited for the accident.
The biker's condition is unknown.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Tags: bicyclist, car, desperate housewives, DesperateHousewives, shawn pyfrom, ShawnPyfrom
Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:16AM by TMZ Staff
Charlie Sheen had a "normal" day on the set of "Two and a Half Men" Tuesday, according to someone who was there ... but if anyone finds out who leaked the info to TMZ, they'll be fired!
We've learned people on the set got a memo saying they cannot convey any information about what happened on the set or in the production offices ... and if they do they will be terminated.
All in all, we're told, it was "a good day."
Charlie's sober coach was on hand. Sober coaches, however, can only do so much. We've learned Brooke Mueller and Charlie each had sober coaches at the Aspen house on Christmas Day when Brooke blew a .13 and Charlie blew a .04.
Nonetheless, we're told Sheen is doing well, taking rehab seriously, and went back to the facility after work.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV, Charlie Sheen, Exclusives
Tags: brooke mueller, BrookeMueller, charlie sheen, CharlieSheen, set, two and a half men, TwoAndAHalfMen
Posted Mar 17th 2010 6:30AM by TMZ Staff
Gary Dourdan of "CSI" fame was the alleged victim of domestic violence Tuesday afternoon, and his much smaller girlfriend was cuffed and taken into custody ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.
Cops were called to a Venice, CA home in the early afternoon. We're told when they arrived they found Dourdan scratched up. They arrested Maria Asis del Alamo where she was taken to the station and booked on misdemeanor domestic battery.
Maria is 5'8", 110 lbs. Gary is 6'2" and his fighting weight is 190.
Maria is now free on bail.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Tags: assault, bail, battery, crime, crime victim, CrimeVictim, csi, gary dourdan, GaryDourdan, maria asis del Alamo, MariaAsisDelAlamo, police
Posted Mar 17th 2010 5:20AM by TMZ Staff
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" star Nicholas Brendon fell short in the slaying department a few hours ago, after he allegedly swung at a couple of cops, and then went on a misguided foot chase.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ they received a call that a drunk man was causing a commotion in Venice, CA. When police responded, sources say Brendon took a swing at cops.
We're told Brendon then beat a hasty retreat -- in vain, because Jaafar isn't the only one who has a taser.
Brendon was tased twice, subdued and taken to a hospital.
He's currently being booked for felony vandalism -- for allegedly damaging some property during the fracas.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Tags: arrest, buffy the vampire slayer, BuffyTheVampireSlayer, cops, fight, jaafar, nicholas brendon, NicholasBrendon, tased, taser, vandalism, xander harris, XanderHarris
Posted Mar 17th 2010 3:10AM by TMZ Staff
"Deadliest Catch" star Jake Harris -- arrested last month for DUI, hit-and-run and much, much more -- had his DUI case dropped yesterday ... which is what normally happens when you blow a .00.
And it gets better for Jake ... even though he admitted to having a prescription for Xanax -- cops had no evidence he was driving under the influence of the med.
And there's more good news for Mr. Harris. Although an imprint of what looks like Jake's license plate was found on the car he allegedly hit ... he wasn't charged with hit-and-run because witnesses couldn't place him behind the wheel.
Jake was charged with driving on a suspended license and reckless driving. He's due back in court on March 26.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Tags: arrest, arrest report, ArrestReport, deadliest catch, DeadliestCatch, discovery channel, DiscoveryChannel, dui, jake harris, JakeHarris, phil harris, PhilHarris, xanax
Posted Mar 16th 2010 5:39PM by TMZ Staff
Lil Wayne had a perfectly good reason for missing his court date in Arizona today -- he's currently behind bars in New York. But Yuma County didn't care ... and issued a bench warrant for his arrest.
Wayne pled not guilty in the past to a litany of drug charges related to a January 2008 arrest, where DEA agents found 105 grams of marijuana, 29 grams of cocaine and 41 grams of ecstasy pills and a 40-caliber pistol on his tour bus.
Wayne had a court date today, but missed it cause of the whole "already in jail" thing.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Lil Wayne
Tags: arizona, arrrest, bench warrant, BenchWarrant, drugs, jail, lil wayne, LilWayne, rapper, weapons, yuma
Posted Mar 16th 2010 3:14PM by TMZ Staff
DMX was just sentenced to six months in jail for violating his probation -- but rehab could save him from doing hard time.
DMX admitted to five separate probation violations -- the result of using illegal drugs.
During the hearing, a rep from the Pasadena Recovery Center gave the judge a letter from Dr. Drew Pinsky, asking permission to treat X at his facility ... in lieu of jail.
The judge seemed open to sending X to the PRC.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, DMX, Dr. Drew
Tags: dmx, jail, sentenced
Posted Mar 16th 2010 7:05AM by TMZ Staff
Dr. Conrad Murray's lawyers say the L.A. County District Attorney still hasn't turned over the investigative documents and reports in the death of Michael Jackson ... and they say they smell a rat.
A rep for Murray's lawyer, Ed Chernoff, tells TMZ, "We remain confused by how suspiciously slow the D.A. has been in turning over the documents." The rep says Chernoff and his team "have not received anywhere near all of it."
According to the rep, the last docs they received were turned over more than two weeks ago.
As for the documents Dr. Murray's team has received, they've turned them over to their medical experts and the private investigator for review.
A rep for the D.A.'s Office tells TMZ, "The District Attorney's office is turning them over as soon as they are copied and cataloged. There is a huge number of documents and the process takes time."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: conrad murray, ConradMurray, da, discovery, documents, ed chernoff, EdChernoff, los angeles county district attorney, LosAngelesCountyDistrictAttorney, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Mar 16th 2010 6:00AM by TMZ Staff
Britney Spears was supposed to show up in court today but her appearance has been delayed -- however, the end game for the conservatorship may now be in sight.
Britney was supposed to sit down with Judge Reva Goetz at 1:30 today to talk about her progress, but her appearance has been put off because, we're told, the parties need more time before the meeting.
You don't need a PhD in psychology to see how much progress Britney has made in the last year.
As we first reported, daddy Jamie Spears and others have been hoping to wind the conservatorship down mid-year ... but no date has been set.
The judge wants to sit down with Britney for a second time this year, but it's premature until the judge gets more info.
No date has been set for Brit's next command performance before the judge.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Britney Spears, Exclusives
Tags: appearance, britney spears, BritneySpears, conservatorship, court, progress
Posted Mar 16th 2010 5:05AM by TMZ Staff
Gangster rapper The Game doesn't want to be referred to as a gangster rapper anymore -- but it's not because he's changing professions ... it's because he's trying to win a court case.
The gangster rapper's legal move is part of a lawsuit that was filed against him in 2008 -- in which he's being sued for allegedly punching a guy during a pickup basketball game and then pulling a gun on him.
In the new documents, the gangster rapper is asking the judge to 86 all references to him being a gangster or gangster rapper during the trial ... because he's afraid it would prejudice the jury against him.
In the docs, the gangster rapper also doesn't want any mention of his lyrics during the trial ... because they contain references to violence and profanity.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, The Game, Exclusives
Tags: court, docuements, filed, gun, lawsuit, punching, the game, TheGame
