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NEWS ABOUT: TMZ

TMZ stories: 22 news summaries

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HUH, HOW ABOUT THAT?

 Sex Tape 
 Got Prejean 
 to Settle Suit 

TMZ says it's had too-racy-to-post video for months

Nov 4, 09 6:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Today’s decision by former Miss California Carrie Prejean to drop a lawsuit against the pageant came after one of its lawyers showed Prejean a sex tape that TMZ says it obtained “months ago but decided not to post … because it was so racy.” As part of... More »

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entertainment • beauty pageant • lawsuit • TMZ • sex tape • Carrie Prejean • Miss California • Carrie Prejean sex tape

TMZ Chief May Sue After
Cops Pull Phone Records

Invasion 'breaks federal law, breaks state law,' Levin says

Oct 20, 09 12:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Not so fun being on the other side: TMZ founder Harvey Levin is promising legal action after learning that Los Angeles cops went through his phone records during a leak investigation related to Mel Gibson’s 2007 DUI. TMZ broke the original story. Though the Sheriff’s Department says it... More »

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DUI • TMZ • Harvey Levin • Mel Gibson • anti-Semitism • search warrant • Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department • phone records

Governator: 'Swift Action' for Wife's Serial Car Phone Use

But TMZ catches Maria Shriver on cell behind wheel after Schwarzenegger promise

Oct 13, 09 6:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - California’s ban on using cell phones (other than hands-free) while behind the wheel is loosely enforced at best, but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is promising “swift action” after TMZ brought wife Maria Shriver’s serial violations to his attention today. Schwarzenegger made the promise via Twitter to TMZ boss... More »

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entertainment • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Los Angeles • paparazzi • TMZ • Harvey Levin • Maria Shriver • driver distraction • hands-free cell phone


 Erin Andrews' 
 Alleged Stalker 
 Makes Bail  

Michael David Barret must submit to home confinement

Oct 5, 09 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The traveling salesman who allegedly taped Erin Andrews in her hotel room and attempted to sell nude images of the ESPN reporter will be released on bail but confined to his home and forbidden to use the Internet. Michael David Barrett appeared in federal court in Chicago today and will... More »

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ESPN • federal courts • Michael Barrett • Federal Court • TMZ • US magistrate • stalking • ESPN scandal

 Angelou Alive, 
 Well, Despite 
 Reports 

TMZ reports poet's illness, Twitterers add 'RIP'

Oct 5, 09 1:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Contrary to reports by TMZ and scores of Tweets and re-Tweets, Maya Angelou is alive and well. The gossip site reported over the weekend that the poet missed a Los Angeles awards show because she had been hospitalized. In fact, she hadn't been invited to the presentation. The mix-up exhibited... More »

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social networking • literature • TMZ • poetry • Maya Angelou • Twitter

 Two Cops 
 Targeted 
 in Rihanna 
 Probe 

LAPD officers sent home over potential photo link

Sep 11, 09 12:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - A pair of LAPD officers have been put on paid leave as part of the department’s investigation into who leaked a picture of Rihanna’s battered face to TMZ, the Los Angeles Times reports. One, Rebecca Reyes, is a 9-year veteran of the force; the other, Blanca Lopez,... More »

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entertainment • domestic violence • LAPD • TMZ • assault • Rihanna • domestic abuse • Chris Brown • photos • Los Angeles Police Department • Rebecca Reyes • Blanca Lopez

 Jackson Death 
 Boosts New Media, 
 Troubles Old 

Mainstream media overwhelmed by stories from the blogosphere

Jul 6, 09 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - The onslaught of rumors, reports, and sometimes-true-sometimes-not stories about Michael Jackson has given a boost to new media sites like TMZ—which ran more than 150 Jackson stories in the week after his death—while mainstream press finds itself painstakingly sifting through stories to find the truth. “This is... More »

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entertainment • media • celebrity • TMZ • Michael Jackson • advertisers • new media • celebrity death

(Newser) - TMZ left its more savory rivals in the dust yesterday, reporting Michael Jackson’s cardiac arrest and death before any other media outlet, the Chicago Tribune reports. The AOL gossip website reported Jackson’s death at 2:44 local time, less than 20 minutes after the singer expired. But... More »

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entertainment • media • Time Warner • AOL • online news • death • CNN • TMZ • Los Angeles Times • Michael Jackson • new media

(Newser) - When TMZ got the poop on the Obamas' new dog, it sent a message to Washington: The celebrity gossip site has arrived. TMZ, co-owned by AOL, has scored exclusives before—like the photo of Rihanna’s bruised face and the report of Mel Gibson’s anti-Semitic rant—but Bo's arrival... More »

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online media • journalism • gossip • TMZ • dog • Bo Obama



 MIA Baby's 
 Name Ikhyd— 
 Not Ickitt 

Rapper's son named Ikhyd

Mar 23, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - TMZ got its hands on rapper MIA’s baby’s birth certificate, and yes, the boy does have a crazy name, if not quite the one you thought it was. Her son, born last month, is named Ikhyd Edgar Arular Bronfman—and not Ickitt, as initial reports moved MIA to... More »

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TMZ • rapper • M.I.A. • baby name

LAPD Probes Leak of Rihanna Photo

Pic resembles confidential domestic violence records

Feb 20, 09 2:26 PM CST
(Newser) - The photo of Rihanna’s bruised face posted on TMZ.com may be police evidence, the Los Angeles Times reports. The LAPD, which is investigating Chris Brown’s alleged beating of the pop singer, said the photo resembles those taken during official domestic violence investigations, which are strictly confidential. "... More »

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Los Angeles • domestic violence • LAPD • TMZ • Rihanna • domestic abuse • Chris Brown • evidence

 Alba to 
 O'Reilly: 
 No, You're 
 a Pinhead! 

Sweden is neutral; siren says scornful Fox anchor had it wrong

Jan 29, 09 7:24 AM CST
(Newser) - History is on Jessica Alba's side in her ongoing feud with Bill O'Reilly, MSNBC reports. After the Fox anchor ridiculed Alba and called her a "pinhead" for apparently confusing Sweden with Switzerland by telling a reporter to "be neutral, be Sweden about it," Alba fired back with... More »

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Bill O'Reilly • celebrity • feud • Fox • TMZ • Sweden • Jessica Alba

GLOSSIES

Pioneering Paparazzo Has Stars in His Eyes

Galella's iconic photos of 'Jackie O' helped define celebrity

Sep 15, 08 4:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Long before we got up close and personal—maybe too personal—with the likes of Britney, Paris, and Lindsay, Ron Galella was on celebrity's front lines. In a New York profile of the original American paparazzo, Emily Nussbaum meets the man who was sued by Jackie Onassis and beaten up... More »

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Hollywood • New York City • paparazzi • celebrity • TMZ • photographers • Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis • Ron Galella

OPINION

 McCain's 'TMZ Campaign' Is Risky Business

Candidate bets America's celebrity resentment outweighs admiration

Aug 15, 08 5:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain's attack ads on the "biggest celebrity in the world" depend on Americans loving to hate stars more than they admire them, writes James Poniewozik in Time. If the tactic works, it will shift Barack Obama’s best asset into a Republican secret weapon—but "snark aside,... More »

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John McCain • Britney Spears • Denver • Democratic National Convention • Bono • celebrity • TMZ • Time magazine • Obama-mentum • Brangelina

 Mini Me Sues
 TMZ Over Sex Tape 

Troyer claims playing stolen tape violated copyright, privacy rights

Jun 27, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Mini Me" actor Verne Troyer filed a $20 million lawsuit yesterday against celebrity web outlet TMZ and the guy who distributed the infamous Paris Hilton sex tape for publishing portions of his own raunchy video, which he says was stolen. Troyer claimed his privacy and trademark rights were violated,... More »

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celebrity • lawsuit • TMZ • civil lawsuits • Verne Troyer

 Do We Have
 the Old Britney
 Back? 

With dad in control, Spears is out of the spotlight and back in the gym

Apr 25, 08 10:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears might be on the rebound, as the court-appointed custodianship of her father shepherds her back to her kids, the gym, and the recording studio, Reuters reports. Apart from a minor traffic accident, the pop star has been out of the news and out of the hospital, focusing instead... More »

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Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • TMZ • wigs • Harvey Levin • psych ward • Jamie Spears • child custody

Murdoch
Shuts Down PageSix.com

Online version of
Post gossip column ends after 3 months

Mar 20, 08 6:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - PageSix.com, the online version of the New York Post's celebrity gossip column, is shutting down after just three months, Gawker reports. The Rupert Murdoch project attracted 1 million pageviews last week when it published photos of Eliot Spitzer's escort, but, "given the difficulty in the economy, it was... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Page Six • New York Post • Fox News • gossip • Fox • TMZ • Perez Hilton • News Corp • economy

LA Police Arrest 4 in Paparazzi Crackdown

Brit, LiLo followers
face jail time for blocking sidewalks

Feb 21, 08 11:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Even Britney Spears’ paparazzi can’t stay out of trouble, the Los Angeles Times reports. Late Tuesday and early yesterday, Los Angeles police arrested four shutterbugs for blocking sidewalks in their hunt for tabloid-worthy shots—part of a crackdown, using existing loitering and traffic laws, on increasingly aggressive photographers. All... More »

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media • Britney Spears • Lindsay Lohan • Los Angeles • tabloids • paparazzi • gossip • TMZ • photographers • Harvey Levin • Villa

iPhone Tops Google Search List

Fastest-growing US search term in 2007

Dec 5, 07 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - The iPhone topped Google’s list of fastest-growing search terms this year, reports Reuters. "iPhone, of course, is a word very few people typed in a search box in 2006,” said a Google rep. “It didn’t exist.” The list was dominated by social networking and... More »

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Google • YouTube • MySpace • Heroes • iPhone • Facebook • Apple • list • Transformers • TMZ • search engine • Webkinz • Club Penguin

'A Size 2 Is Not Fat!'

Actress responds to critics, bikini photo

Dec 4, 07 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Actress and former underwear model Jennifer Love Hewitt has fired back at Internet gossipers who've been sniping about her figure since unflattering photos of her on a Hawaiian beach with fiance Ross McCall made the rounds. "Like all women out there should, I love my body," she wrote... More »

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celebrity • photograph • TMZ • Jennifer Love Hewitt • weight gain • body image

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