Ray J has broken his silence on Whitney Houston's death, saying, "Over the past few days, I've tried to process the emptiness that I am experiencing. What my heart feels cannot be expressed in words. The world lost an icon, but I lost my close friend."
Ray J continues, "Nippy, I miss you so much!" Nippy was a nickname Whitney's dad gave her.
And Ray J adds, "You were so happy and full of love. Your smile will live in my heart forever."
Ray J was dating Whitney in the months before she died.
Friday, April 20, 2012
1388Ray J to Whitney Houston: 'I Miss You So Much!' | TMZ.com
Thursday, April 19, 2012
594'Hangover' Star Ken Jeong -- A Question of Racism | TMZ.com
"Hangover" actor Ken Jeong was asked if he could kick Kim Jong-il's ass in a street fight -- so, is the question racist? And it has nothing to do with them both being Korean. Okay, maybe a little.
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
In pictures: Mahatma Gandhi artefacts auctioned
Jon Bon Jovi
Living, breathing rocker and New Year's Eve star Jon Bon Jovi showed off his physique on a family Christmas vacation, while reading Bill Clinton's latest book. Nice.
As you can see, the Internet hoax that proclaimed Jon Bon Jovi dead earlier this month was B.S. - helpfully cleared up by the singer himself - and thank goodness.
What kind of person actually starts a Twitter hoax to kill off Bon Jovi, you ask? Well, we now know, as the person responsible for starting the rumor confessed!
Pennsylvania musician Jeffrey Goho told the Asbury Park Press (N.J.) he started up the fake Twitter account in mid-December with the intention of offing Jon Bon.
He reported that the "Wanted Dead or Alive" singer passed away on tour in his native New Jersey. Since then, "I've gotten a lot of backlash from it," he says.
Stunning news right there. Goho recalls how it got started:
"All I heard was 'Bon Jovi this,' 'Bon Jovi starting a restaurant.' The Advil commercial. It was like, 'Jeez, (Bon Jovi) was a household name due to music, not business."
"Long story short, [my band and I] got so worked up in the conversation, I just kind of took the liberty and started (the rumor), because I was so irritated."
Makes sense. Totally worth fake killing someone over.
Goho, 30, said that within 24 hours his account was “slammed” with hate mail. “I'm not proud of this,’’ he said, but denies he had any self-promoting motive.
“No, no, no, I didn’t do this as a business endeavor. As stupid as it sounds, I was just irritated. It was wrong to do and I almost kind of hurt myself.”
“Ultimately the more thought that I gave to it, I realized that all his endeavors, his business endeavors, have actually made the tri-state area prosper, hence more musicians have more available places to go, more people to play to, and I was quite wrong.”
Hey, at least he can admit it. Lesson learned to all bored Twitter users: Do not start rumors that rock stars are dead just because they endorse products.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Khloe & Lamar: Renewed for Seasons Two and Three!
Oh, thank goodness. We'll be able to watch Khloe Kardashian talk about having children for at least two more seasons on E!.
Sources tell Rumor Fix that the network has picked up Khloe & Lamar - the reality show that focuses on the one Kardashian sister with a personality and her Los Angeles Lakers power forward of a husband - for seasons two and three.
“Khloe is super excited to begin filming again," an insider says. "She wasn’t happy with the way some of the things turned out on last season and wants to make changes for the better for the second season."
What might that mean? Sources say season three might be filmed in Europe. With that in mind, allow us to say preemptively: we're really sorry, Europe.
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Kim Kardashian Wedding Special: Coming to E!
You may have seen the invitation, but, sorry folks, none of you are invited to Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries' August 20 wedding ceremony.
However, the entire viewing world is welcome to tune in a couple months later and watch every detail unfold on Kim's Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event, the two-night program that will air on E! on October 9 and 10.
Seriously, even this reality star's specials have boring titles.
Earlier this week, Kardashian announced that Vera Wang would be designing her dress, blogging:
"Vera has been a close family friend for a long time and we had talked about this moment for years. So when it came to picking my wedding dress designer, she was the first person I thought of. No one designs gowns the way she does!"
And no one exploits the ignorance of young fans or the concept of love like Kim does. It's a perfect match!
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
Levi Johnston
"Levi Johnston is to Sarah Palin what voicemail is to Mel Gibson." - Jimmy Kimmel
Having recently announced his bid for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, his hometown of 11,000 people, 20-year-old Levi Johnston is making the media rounds.
On Thursday's Jimmy Kimmel Live, the newly-minted political candidate was showered with praise - not to mention a collection of great campaign gear.
Kimmel showcased a blue baseball cap saying "The Thrilla from Wasilla" along with a red, white and blue pin with "Wassup Wasilla?" emblazoned on it.
A bumper sticker read "Elect me Mayor or I'll Date all Your Daughters" and a yard sign proclaimed: "Levi for Mayor – I'll Do the Job Naked." Hilarious.
Kimmel did offer some cautionary words to the boy who would be mayor.
"Listen, when you're mayor, there are gonna be debates," Jimmy said. "There are gonna potentially be shootings when Sarah finds out ... it's gonna be really bad!"
But Kimmel said he'd love a spot on the campaign team of Johnston, saying "The one thing I want to congratulate you on is ... the torment that you've caused."
It is quite an accomplishment. "So whaddya think? Can I be part of the team?" Kimmel asked. "I think I might make you campaign manager," Johnston replied.
As for potential votes from the family of two-time ex-fiancee Bristol Palin, he's not counting on them. In fact, he says he'd be shown the door in two seconds.
After his latest breakup with Bristol, he says, "I think they kinda kicked me out now … permanently." Hey, at least some Alaskans aren't fans of Sarah, either.
Follow the jump for Levi's interview with Jimmy ...
Levi Johnston on Jimmy Kimmel Live: Part I
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A Connecticut judge agreed to unseal police search warrants related to police raids on the home of Robert Halderman, David Letterman's alleged blackmailer.
Suffice it to say, there were some interesting findings.
NYPD Detectives targeted "computers and loose media, floppy disk, hard disc, cassette tapes, magnetic tapes, removable media, tape and/or data cartridges."
Robert Halderman had some good stuff too.
The Emmy-winning CBS News producer sent the comedian's attorney a package that included a demand letter, the outline for a screenplay exposing Letterman's in-office affair, as well as "personal correspondence, telephone records and photos."
For good measure, Halderman threw in copies of a diary kept by Stephanie Birkitt, his ex-girlfriend and the Late Show employee at the center of the scandal.
THG NOTE: Way to leave your private diary behind when you moved out, Stephanie! Don't girls guard these things with their lives? Especially if there's info in there about cheating on the guy they LIVE WITH? No wonder Halderman lost his $h!t.
Robert Halderman is accused of trying to extort David Letterman.
The documents state that Letterman's lawyer, James Jackoway, told investigators in the case that Halderman "demanded $2 million to ensure the information in the screenplay treatment and supporting materials would not be made public."
The 48 Hours Mystery man has pleaded innocent to one count of attempted first degree grand larceny, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years.
He is currently free on $200,000 bail.
Last week, Norwalk, Conn., prosecutor Suzanne Vieux filed a motion objecting to the warrants' release, arguing that disclosing such information could put the witnesses named in the documents under intense media scrutiny.
More importantly, she said it could hurt the case against Robert "Joe" Halderman. THG NOTE: How is the guy's name both Robert and Joe? Confusing!
Nevertheless, Norwalk Superior Court Judge Bruce Hudok disagreed and authorized the release, provided the names of witnesses were redacted.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
#EANF#
You gotta love PETA.
No matter what else is going on in the celebrity news world, they will always be there to give us material, chastising peeps for wearing fur and leather. It's as reliable as the weekly photo of Britney Spears in no underwear.
The animal rights group's list of 2008's Worst-Dressed Celebs includes the likes of Aretha Franklin (the biggest loser, in more ways than one), Lindsay Lohan, Eva Longoria, Kate Moss, Kylie Minogue and Marilyn Manson.
Some excerpts from PETA's recent rants about the above criminals ...
Aretha Franklin
How 'bout some R-E-S-P-E-C-T for animals? Aretha, when you waddled into the Grammys, you looked as if you were going to perform "I Am the Walrus."
Eva Longoria
In her trashy furs, Eva Longoria looks like the streetwalker of Wisteria Lane. Eva is one "desperate housewife" in need of a quickie divorce - from her stylist.
FUR REAL: PETA is hating on Eva Longoria.
Lindsay Lohan
I Know Who Killed Me isn't just the title of Lindsay Lohan's latest bomb, it's the cry of the animals snuffed out so she can pose in their pelts. There's no road to recovery for the foxes who are anally electrocuted so that you can look skanky.
THG NOTE: Gross.
THG NOTE #2: You can't complain about the recent Lindsay Lohan nude photo shoot, can you, PETA? No fur there! Well, except for the crotch of fire.
Kate Moss
Nothing completes the transition from supermodel to super tramp like a fur coat. If Kate could see with those bleary eyes, maybe she'd clear her closet of those furs.
THG NOTE #3: Time to follow Lindsay's lead, Kate. Moss hasn't shown us any topless photos in, what, weeks? Get it together, you waif!
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Thanks to reality TV - and many years of wonder - a pair of semi-famous couples have entered the celebrity baby boom.
First, the duo that ice skated its way into America's hearts on Skating with Celebrities annouced its expecting a child on Valentine's Day.
We speak, of course, about actress Kristy Swanson and Olympic skater Lloyd Eisler.
The two met last summer on the Fox TV series, won the competition, began dating in December and have no comment on whether or not they could defeat The Pussycat Dolls on the ice.
It will be the first child for Swanson, the star of such movies as The Chase and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Eisler has two sons, ages 8 months and two years.
Meanwhile, Americans everywhere feels about 97 years olders today after Wonder Years star Fred Savage and his wife, Jennifer Lynn Stone, welcomed their first child into the world.
The baby boy was born Saturday night in Los Angeles, weighing in at 6 lbs., 13 oz. and measuring 20 inches long.
The couple, who have yet to name their son, "are absolutely thrilled," Savage's agent told People magazine. We're sorry to break it to the couple, but the names Apple and Moses are already taken.
Peach Cobbler and Abraham are still available, however.
We somehow doubt Winnie Cooper feels the same way.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Rihanna -- Seeing Through the Sheer Madness | TMZ.com
Rihanna's latest see-through top is an obvious cry for attention -- one that deserves an intense, thorough scientific investigation conducted by a qualified PhD. Yep, we have one of those!
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Monday, April 2, 2012
Travis Barker -- Meat-Free's the Way for Me ... and My Kids | TMZ.com
Former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker is raising his kids vegan -- inexplicably depriving them of delicious chemicals, pesticides and hormones! Oh, the horror.
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Lindsay Lohan -- Another Bad Decision, Vehicularly Speaking | TMZ.com
Lindsay Lohan is no Roads Scholar, because she continues to make bad decisions when it comes to cars.
We got this pic of her brand new Porsche -- the entire right side riddled with scratches and dents from an accident.
The good news -- Lindsay wasn't driving. The bad news -- She let the 22-year-old son of a friend drive the whip, which he scraped against a wall while trying to back out of a driveway.
We're told Lindsay is not upset because the kid has insurance and his mom said she'd pay anything insurance didn't cover.
As for the kid -- we're told he "profusely apologized" and Lindsay said she understood.
Lindsay Lohan -- making the case for public transportation in L.A.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Jennifer Lopez Nipple Slip / Wardrobe Malfunction at the 2012 Oscars? | TMZ.com
Jennifer Lopez and Cameron Diaz presented a pair of awards at the Oscars and they may have been joined on stage ... by JLo's areola.
The debate is raging on Twitter ... was it a nip slip? Maybe a shadow? Watch the clip and tell us ...
Zsa Zsa Gabor's Daughter Wants Conservatorship | TMZ.com
Zsa Zsa Gabor's daughter claims her mom has been isolated and sedated by hubby Prince Frederic von Anhalt and wants to wrestle control from him in court.
Francesca Hilton has hired a lawyer to get a conservatorship, giving her the power to make medical and financial decisions for Zsa Zsa.
Francesca is suspicious of von A-Hole's motives, claiming he took out a $700,000 loan on the couple's mega-mansion and then let the loan go into default. TMZ previously investigated the default and found it was a bank error and it was corrected.
Francesca has been estranged from Zsa Zsa for years.
9:36 AM PST -- Prince von A-hole is lashing back ... telling TMZ, "I did nothing wrong! My wife is in good hands, her doctors and nurses will tell anyone that. She could not be better."
He adds, "Francesca wants her money ... that's all! She has been waiting 65 years for that ... it's just too bad for Francesca that I'm here."
A-hole also insists Francesca chose the worst time to pick a legal fight -- claiming during a news conference this morning ... he's in the process of selling his and Zsa Zsa's mansion to pay for the 95-year-old's medical bills.
