Priscilla Presley Victim of Cosmetic Scam

TMZ has learned Priscilla Presley is the victim of a botched cosmetic procedure. What's worse -- it was at the hands of a gigolo who was sent to prison for perpetrating an injectable scam on Hollywood's elite.
Priscilla Pressley, Dr. Serrano
Priscilla, whose face looks ... strange on "Dancing with the Stars," went to Dr. Daniel Serrano around 2003. Serrano was a good-looking doc from Argentina who hooked into Hollywood's social A-list and started giving them what he claimed were miracle injections that worked better than Botox.

In fact, Serrano was injecting industrial, low-grade silicone similar to what's used to lubricate auto parts in Argentina into the faces of these women. Several women, including Shawn King, Larry's wife, and Diane Richie, Lionel's wife at the time, held injection parties in their homes, with Serrano needling them with the non-FDA approved drug that he had smuggled in to the U.S. He charged between $300 and $500 a pop.

But wait, it gets worse. Serrano wasn't even a licensed doc in the U.S. The injections caused lumps, paralysis and holes in the faces of some of the women (and some men) he injected.

Serrano, who was nicknamed Dr. Jiffy Lube, was indicted by the Feds for smuggling drugs, and the conspiracy and use of unapproved drugs. He was convicted, and last week he was released and is currently being investigated by federal immigration officials and could be deported.

BTW, Diane Richie was also indicted as an accomplice. She pled out and was placed on probation.

As for Priscilla -- who had no idea she was being injected with silicone -- we're told she's undergoing corrective work.
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Miley Cyrus: Kiss My Sass!


One rude, anti-Hannah Montanan got Miley all riled up outside the Pasadena, Calif. Cheesecake Factory.
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Heckled by a guy screaming "no one cares," Billy Ray's moneymaker shot back "You need to chill out, you're buggin' me!" -- and started sassing it up even more for the cameras.

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"Idol's" David Hernandez Wants to Be "Rent" Boy


TMZ has learned that "AI" wannabeen David Hernandez has come to the Big Apple to audition for the cast of Broadway's "Rent." Hey -- beats strippin' for a livin'!

We caught up with Hernandez on his way into town, and when we pressed him about his tryout, all he would say was that he was auditioning for a show called "Lease." ("Lease" ... "Rent" ... Is he really making a "Team America: World Police" ref? You decide.)

Arizona Dave also seemed a little bewildered by the big city, prodding random strangers for help finding a car and asking a Hasidic Jew whether he was a "Pilgrim."

We contacted "Rent" for comment, but we haven't heard back yet. The Broadway production ends its 12-year run on June 1.

Soleil Moon's Scary Sunday


TMZ has learned paramedics from the L.A. Fire Department responded to the home of "Punky Brewster" star Soleil Moon Frye Sunday, to treat someone at the home for a possible allergic reaction.

We're told the call to 911 came in around 1:15 PM. Units spent about 15 minutes on the scene and then left, without transporting anyone.

Frye and husband, "Punk'd" creator Jason Goldberg, have a two-year-old daughter Poet Sienna Rose, and just had their second child, another girl named Jagger Joseph Blue Goldberg.

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Pam and Rick Are Officially History


Pam Anderson and Rick Salomon are officially kaput.

TMZ obtained legal papers filed a few minutes ago in L.A. County Superior Court, annulling the marriage that was shorter than Pam's skirts.

The marriage was annulled on grounds of fraud. Initially, when Pam filed legal papers back in December, she was asking for a straight divorce. But on February 22, documents were filed asking for an annulment, citing fraud.

Sources tell TMZ both Rick and Pam privately stipulated to fraud -- that Pam promised Rick they would have children together. As we reported, Pam was pregnant at the time the couple separated. Shortly after the separation, we learned Pam was no longer pregnant. Subsequently both Rick and Pam filed annulment papers.

Reader Comments

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16. FINALLY.....BUBBLE'S HAS FOUND HIS REAL PARENTS

Posted at 3:38PM on Mar 24th 2008 by boo boo

17. Hey Priscilla you are an old broad. Grow old gracefully Sure dye your hair but leave the other crap alone. You look like the Pillsbury Dought Boy/////

Posted at 3:39PM on Mar 24th 2008 by Clark Coleman

18. I'm curious in regard to Prescilla Presley's so-called "miracle injection". Has anyone investigated the wide use of human growth hormone (HGH) and how many of the stars use it? The reason I'm asking is, so many of the stars swear they haven't had plastic surgery yet the over 60 group, all have this weird facial features...i.e. Priscilla Presley, Barry Manilow, Wayne Newton; It's weird but their faces all look similar. Anybody have an answer?

Posted at 3:44PM on Mar 24th 2008 by Pat

19. Hum, I guess the church of Scientology condones self mutilation to remedy insecure old women whose day has passed. I wonder if Tom Cruise thinks that this is "glib". Of course not she just opens her checkbook and donates the King' s money to their church. Bunch of friggin hypocitres! Veteran, USAF

Posted at 3:46PM on Mar 24th 2008 by S Fox

20. This isn't only being done in Hollywood. However, they are influencing women all over the USA (and probably other Countries, too). There are 'quacks' doing this to aging and aged women in every State in the Country. There just seems to be too many women who can't face the fact every living thing has a life span. Why can't they understand?

Posted at 3:54PM on Mar 24th 2008 by Vivi

21. Wow, that's hideous! Course I don't blame the "gigolo", these women need to age gracefully, they look like freaks.

Posted at 3:55PM on Mar 24th 2008 by Babs

22. HEY WHOEVER SAID BILLY RAY WAS A BIG STAR? HE WAS A ONE HIT WONDER WITH A SILLY ASS SONG. MILEY WILL BE A DISTANT MEMORY IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.

Posted at 3:59PM on Mar 24th 2008 by Joe

23. Priscilla looks terrible. She's a grandmother to adult children and doesn't need to look plastic. She looks like a wax museum statue. As for the comments about her & Michael Jackson (FORMER son-in-law) you need to check out Diana Ross pics, they are identical twins!!!

Posted at 4:00PM on Mar 24th 2008 by Chance2speakout

24. 3. Someone please give Milely the ass-whooping her dady didn't have the coconuts to do. She is a nasty little bitch who needs to be put in her place. If it weren't for her daddt...she'd be a typical redneck trailer park trash knocked up at 15 (like Brittanys sister)

Posted at 2:40PM on Mar 24th 2008 by mike

Hey Mike - Instead of waiting for someone to give Miley a butt-whoopin', let see if you have "coconut" to do it yourself. Then I read more of your post and I'm wondering what it is that Billy Ray did or didn't do. On one hand you're saying Billy Ray needs to put her in her place and on the other, you're saying she would be another Britney if it wasn't him. And I interpret your statement that he's done pretty good job with Miley not being a trailer park trash. But go ahead and put the whoopin' on Miley and hope Billy Ray ain't sitting on the front porch cleaning his gun.

Posted at 4:02PM on Mar 24th 2008 by Nightshadow

25. You'd think that people with money to afford a reputable doctor wouldn't be so cheap when it comes to their own bodies and faces. Each and every one of them deserved what they got - substandard work by an hack operating illegally. Let that be a lesson to the rest of them. I have no sympathy at all for these vain, foolish people.

Posted at 4:04PM on Mar 24th 2008 by Dingo Bluefoot

26. So what is wrong with aging naturally ladies & gentleman?
The youth preserving or regenerating procedure make you look like circus freaks anyway. It just makes you look desperate, pathetic, stupid, or worse, like Joan Rivers-terminally surprised and crazy!
It is an honor to grow old-so many people are not allowed to live long enough to grow old. Some cultures have a huge celebration and the woman is given exalted status whe she turns 50!
Only in Palm Springs have I ever seen in the VALU PAK envelopes for discounts on cosmetic procedures! ROLFMAO!
What is wrong with you people? Too much money and no brains it seems? You need to volunteer some time to Homeless Shelters, Veterans Hospitals, Domestic Violence Shelters, Childrens education organizations...and get a grip on what is really important and guess what?
It sure isn't your faces! If you are so stupid you deserve to lose your money to these scam artist doctors...or maybe just give some away instead and forego the damage to your body.
I'd feel sorry for you if you weren't so stupidly seeking the impossible-even just by common sense standards!

Posted at 4:15PM on Mar 24th 2008 by southcalgal

27. It just goes to show you even if you can afford the best things in life. Even if you are a smart accomplished women you can fall victim to a loser . How ANYONE would allow ANYBODY to touch their face without checking the persons credentials is beyond comprehension. I have had work done by a PROFESSIONAL Plastic Surgeon that I investigated thoroughly and am more than thrilled with the results. It is a shame if true that Priscilla fell for this so called doctor and now looks as she does. If she had only gone to the Doctor she has now to fix her face first then this would not have happened to her. Stay away from any Parties that promise youth. Go to a certified Doctor.

Posted at 4:20PM on Mar 24th 2008 by jjpop

28. Aging is a fact of life... why can't these women realize that they should age gracefully and look REAL instead of injecting who knows what into their faces!!! Pricilla's never had a "real" life anyway, so this figures... she's been living in a fantasy world since Elvis picked her up when she was 12....

Posted at 4:20PM on Mar 24th 2008 by christine

29. Agree with southcalgal 100%. There is nothing more wierd than a face that has been blown up to look like its been punched repeatedly. And there is nothing more sweet than a the face of a litlle old lady with a little lipstick and blush on and her gray hair curled with a geniune smile that shows the years and doesn't look plastic. I have such admiration for the older generations that don't go faking it. There's nothing wrong with taking good care and trying to look you best, but these Stars are messed up for LIFE. You can't go back!

Posted at 4:26PM on Mar 24th 2008 by ceeejaaa@aol.com

30. I agree with Mike and Clara. Miley isn't the little ruler of the world or of media, but she is being very successful in her early career. =]

Posted at 4:28PM on Mar 24th 2008 by Ange

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