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How TMZ Got the Shot of the Week!

The mayor of Los Angeles isn't the biggest star in Hollywood, but being embroiled in a politically fueled adultery scandal with a TV reporter helps boost your TMZ cred -- big time! Say cheesy!
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa hasn't been filmed with his "other woman," suspended Telemundo reporter Mirthala Salinas, until Ivan, a TMZ staffer, encountered the tabloid twosome at a San Fernando Valley mall -- and got the video on his cell phone! Ya nevah know what you'll find at the mall!

Check out how it all went down ... behind the scenes at TMZ in our morning meeting.

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46. Oh Pooh.now she`s his girlfriend! As if that makes everything ok. LOL Both of them are without morals no matter the labels attached to them. And as far as roots going back 100 years to validate him knowing what he`s doing..............sure isn`t doing much for his common sense or zipper problems now is it?

Posted at 3:08PM on Aug 11th 2007 by chillin`

47. Tony Villar ( his real name ) has been a low life since he was a teenager. He was a gang member who " grew up " and went to UCLA ( he never graduated ) where as a member of the RACIST group Mencha ( the Southwest U.S. belongs to latinos ) he demanded a Chicano studies program. He dropped out of school and went to an unaccredited law school. He then failed the Bar exam at least three times. He became a union organizer that helped ILLEGAL ALIENS gain access to jobs that Americans, mostly African-Americans, once had.
For all of you uninformed idiots out there who think this latest fling is a one time occurrence, please go out and read the latest Vanity Fair article about Villar. On the night that he won an election to the Legislature he didn't come home and his wife was calling all over town looking for him. She was at home with THYROID CANCER. It turned out he was out getting laid. What a PIG.
He also has at least two other children with othwer women.
It's amazing how many of you saps vote for someone because he is always smiling at a camera.
Now he is Hillary Clinton's token latino.

Posted at 3:20PM on Aug 11th 2007 by Anonymous

48. i'm a woman living in LA and could really care less about the mayor's antics. married politicians have been fooling around since george washington. the only difference is now the media is covering it.

as long as he does is job as mayor, the rest is pointless to me.

Posted at 8:09PM on Aug 11th 2007 by panchita_jones

49. the thing is, is that the mayor touted his "family values" in his campaign run. if you can't live up to it, then you're a sham. end of discussion! clinton never really touted his family values, and while MOST politicans do, i think he was a better man for not doing it. why? b/c when it all fell apart, no one was slamming him for not living up to his touted values. well, ppl were slamming him, but the DC madame will probably have something to say about that. heh........and mr mayor is STILL married. he is in the PROCESS of a divorce. so until that has been finalized, he's commiting adultery. thus, his family values being bunk. and puerto ricans ARE legal RESIDENTS in the US as puerto rico is a US territory. they are NOT citizens. if they were, puerto rico would be a STATE, which it is NOT. and they really don't want to be. right now, they've got it pretty easy b/c they don't have to do the whole tax thing. woo hoo! :p

Posted at 4:17PM on Aug 11th 2007 by Devynn

50. What a shame...yeah its true...whatever he does on his free time is his business... but the guy is not even divorced yet. His kids are still dealing with their parents divorce not to mention the fact their dad left them for a home wrecker..... where is the respect for his wife? and his kids? just because he admitted to it doesn't make it right to run around with her. Doesn't he realize his wife and kids watch TV and hear what is going on? But then again, he doesn't care.... that too bad..... Ms. Salinas: you should be ashamed of yourself. :You are a selfish person, and had the nerve to interview him during the time he was married and fooling around with him.... shows how much of a woman you are.... u have passed yourself around to everyone.... if he burned the mother of his kids and his kids... what makes you think ur any different. The mayor used family values to get the latino votes..and he succeeded...... he used his wife and kids to paint a pretty picture of a man who feels family, commitment, honesty and morals are important..... THE WAY I SEE IT.... IF HE WAS DISLOYAL, A LIER, AND SELFISH TO HIS FAMILY.... WHAT MAKES US THINK THAT WHATEVER COMES OUT OF HIS MOUTH IS TRUE.... I USE TO LISTEN TO HIM ON T.V AND HAD RESPECT...BUT THAT IS GONE NOW.... HE SHOULD OF BE MAN ENOUGH TO LEAVE HIS WIFE AND EXPLAIN TO HIS KIDS AND THEN GOT A DIVORCE....THEN HE WOULD OF BEEN A FREE MAN.... SORRY MAYOR....U LOST MY VOTE.... WE REALLY NEED A REAL MAYOR...NOT A PLAYER......YOU HAVE DISAPPOINTED US LATINOS....

Posted at 6:40PM on Aug 12th 2007 by angie

51. You people that live outside LA - keep your nasty opinions to yourself...Our mayor is a GOOD mayor...what he does in his private life is NONE of our business as long as it doesn't affect his job. So sick and tired of all you judgemental "do good'ers"....get over yourselves.

Posted at 4:26PM on Aug 11th 2007 by Whatever

52. Hey, Whatever, the sensible concensus is that people should treat others with some basic respect, something that Tony and his Putana are incapable of doing. So, I figure you must be a plant for the mayor's office. So get off the board and leave it to normal people with good morals.

Posted at 4:39PM on Aug 11th 2007 by cheesewiz

53. The mayor did NOT run on a family values campaign. When I hear somebody say that, I know they aren't from here. Do you think a family values campaign would win an election in LA?

HAHAHAHA

Posted at 4:53PM on Aug 11th 2007 by Anonymous

54.
Hey #47 Puerto Ricans are US citizens. Maybe you should get your "facts" straight before putting them out in public.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rq.html

Posted at 4:52PM on Aug 11th 2007 by Ed U Kator

55. "Anonymous" just morphed into "Whatever"

Is that you - Mirthala?

Posted at 4:52PM on Aug 11th 2007 by LMAO

56. 37. This creep should be booted out of office just like the City Attorney, Rocky Delgadillo. I am a native-born Angeleno and these two are not only among the worst polilticians ever, they are both CROOKS.
And we know Mrs. Delgadillo is almost as crooked as her husband.
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You're mental. And I don't believe you're a native Californian either. Villaraigosa is not a crook. Having an affair is not a crime. As for Delgadillo, he's not a crook either. His wife, a hick from Montana, has a bad driving record.

We have a President who is robbing us blind and sending our people off to die, and you guys are whining over a dumb affair and a car accident in a city vehicle in which nobody got hurt. WHO CARES.

You guys are never going to get ahead if you are willing to turn on your own over something so trivial. You guys come from a shame based culture. When you're full of shame you'll hold yourself back, and drag down anybody else who "embarasses" you. That's how you're kept in your "place."


Posted at 5:15PM on Aug 11th 2007 by Anonymous

57. Anonymous - I am a native Angeleno. Do you know what that means?

And your insults are just further proof of your lack of character. The slut girlfriend is MUY STUPIDA. Does she this ex-gang banging mayor is leaving his wife and children to marry HER??? He is probably already tired of her and cheating on her.

You should be asking WHY HE REFUSES TO TURN OVER THE FINANCIAL RECORDS!

Posted at 7:44PM on Aug 11th 2007 by Ms.KathleenCalifornia

58. Who cares if he marries her or not. That's THEIR problem. As for the financial records, the only thing I have heard is that KNBC wants his emails. Yeah, so they can spike their ratings airing steamy emails between the mayor and Mirthala. That's not exactly in the public interest, but they just want ratings.

Posted at 5:47PM on Aug 11th 2007 by Anonymous

59. Anonymous, does the mayor's office pay you overtime for your Saturday work?

Posted at 5:52PM on Aug 11th 2007 by cheesewiz

60. Shocking background about that mayor.

Posted at 6:14PM on Aug 11th 2007 by Bob in Denver

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