Posted Nov 30th 2009 5:19PM by TMZ Staff
Security in Tiger Woods' private community has ramped up to the point where even the people who live there are being told where they can and cannot go.
Sources tell TMZ residents are being kept away from Tiger's infamous crash site and one resident even had his camera's memory card confiscated by Isleworth security.
Tiger announced earlier today that his injuries from Friday's accident would force him to pull out of his upcoming golf tournament.
Filed under: Tiger Woods
Posted Nov 30th 2009 2:56PM by TMZ Staff
Tiger Woods will not play in the Chevron World Challenge golf tournament this week.
The reason for Tiger's no show -- car crash injuries.
On Tiger's own website, he released a statement saying, "I am extremely disappointed that I will not be at my tournament this week ... I am certain it will be an outstanding event and I'm very sorry that I can't be there."
The site also says Tiger will not compete in any more events this year.
The tourney says they are trying to find someone to take Tiger's spot and that it would be one of the top 50 players in the world.
As for refunds, the tourney's site says tickets will be refunded at face value beginning next week.
Filed under: Talk Sports, Tiger Woods
Posted Nov 30th 2009 2:25PM by TMZ Staff
Tareq and Michaele Salahi were definitely up for the White House challenge last week .... when you look at this photo gallery, you'll see how hard practice led them to crash President Barack Obama's party.
Filed under: Photo Galleries, Politix
Posted Nov 30th 2009 2:01PM by TMZ Staff
"Real Housewives of Orange County" blondes Alexis Bellino and Gretchen Rossi slinked around LAVO nightclub in Vegas this weekend.
Question is ...
Filed under: Who'd You Rather?
Posted Nov 30th 2009 1:19PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ now has an eyewitness account of what happened immediately following Tiger Woods' car accident.
According to a witness, Tiger had a cut on his lower lip when emergency responders and witnesses arrived. The wound was bloody.
Tiger was wearing shorts, a t-shirt and no shoes. It's illegal in Florida to drive without shoes.
Tiger was lying on the ground unconscious when EMT workers arrived. They used "pain stimulus" -- a method where pressure is applied on an unconscious person to make them alert -- but Tiger only briefly opened his eyes and then lost consciousness.
We're told EMTs asked Tiger's wife, Elin Nordegren, if Tiger was taking any medications. She went in the house and brought out two pill bottles. She said she did not know when he had last taken the meds.
Elin was extremely upset and was told twice by paramedics to stand back while they tended to her husband.
Filed under: Talk Sports, Photo Galleries, Exclusives, Tiger Woods
Posted Nov 30th 2009 1:18PM by TMZ Staff
While at a newsstand in Brentwood this weekend, Britney Spears' special man friend Jason Trawick caught up on the latest developments ... on his relationship with Britney.
Dating Brit is his cover.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Britney Spears
Posted Nov 30th 2009 1:17PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has obtained the 911 call made by a photographer who claims some rabid Michael Jackson fans attacked him with a bat earlier this month ... an incident the photog blames on a lawsuit he recently filed against Debbie Rowe.
In the call, which was made on November 22, you can hear photographer Ed Frommer tell the dispatcher it all started when two cars pulled up beside him on a road in Lancaster, CA.
Frommer says three men exited the cars -- and that one of the guys told Frommer to stay away from Debbie, while another man began "pushing me with the bat through my window."
Frommer told us last week he thought the goons were mad at him because of the defamation lawsuit he filed against Debbie -- but he doesn't believe Debbie had any connection to the alleged incident.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Posted Nov 30th 2009 1:00PM by TMZ Staff
The chick who famously sneaked her way into a White House party last week had some prior experience in the field -- FedEx field ... as in the home of the Washington Redskins.
TMZ has obtained photos of Michaele Salahi posing as a Redskins cheerleader during a halftime event in 2005.
Salahi had told people she was a member of the squad back in the '90s, but team officials have no record proving her claim.
However, these photos make it clear she was successful at passing herself off as one -- because the event she crashed was to honor Redskins cheerleader alumni.
We're told Michaele and her husband, fellow crasher Tareq Salahi, had a private box at the stadium and invited some of the cheerleaders back to the their seats to hang out after the halftime performance.
Filed under: Talk Sports, Politix, Exclusives
Posted Nov 30th 2009 12:28PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned two Florida Highway Patrol troopers paid a visit today to the hospital where Tiger Woods was transported early Friday morning.
Witnesses at the hospital say the troopers were looking for information related to Woods' visit.
An FHP spokesperson has just said the department has not sought a search warrant for Tiger's medical records associated with his treatment. However, as TMZ first reported, the department is pursuing a warrant -- though it has not formally sought one out -- after being shut down by Tiger's lawyer.
The FHP wants to know if Tiger's wounds were the result of the SUV accident or a domestic dispute with his wife, Elin Nordegren.
We do not know if the troopers obtained medical information from hospital personnel. We do know the troopers have left the hospital.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports, Exclusives, Tiger Woods
Posted Nov 30th 2009 12:27PM by TMZ Staff
Pamela Bach is being sued for her DUI this year -- no, not the one she got over the weekend ... the one before.
Mitchell Paulson claims Bach was driving under the influence when she slammed into his car and injured him.
Bach -- David Hasselhoff's ex -- pled no contest to the DUI -- which occurred in March -- and was placed on probation.
As we first reported Bach was arrested Saturday night for DUI, blowing a .13 and a .14. She will likely go to jail for the repeat offense. A law enforcement source tells TMZ Pamela was "hammered" behind the wheel.
As for the lawsuit ... Paulson is seeking unspecified damages.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Drunks, Exclusives
Posted Nov 30th 2009 11:45AM by TMZ Staff
"The road to high performance isn't always paved" -- and neither is your neighbor's front lawn.
This ad actually appears in today's edition of the Wall Street Journal.
Filed under: Tiger Woods
Posted Nov 30th 2009 11:06AM by TMZ Staff
There's something the Florida Highway Patrol wants even more than catching a glimpse of Tiger Woods' wounds -- the video from the surveillance cameras at the family home.
TMZ has learned the home of Tiger and wife Elin Nordegren is fully loaded with security cameras and we're told at least one of the cameras show Tiger's exit from the house. We know the FHP wants the video.
As we first reported, the FHP wants a search warrant for Tiger's medical records. They also want the video -- the question, even if the FHP gets a warrant for the video ... what, if any, footage exists at this point?
Then again, it's possible Tiger would willingly fork over the video. Or maybe not.
Stay tuned...
Click here to live chat!Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Paparazzi Photo, Exclusives, Tiger Woods
Posted Nov 30th 2009 12:45AM by TMZ Staff
Sources tell TMZ the Florida Highway Patrol is now focusing on obtaining a search warrant -- allowing them to seize medical records from the hospital that treated Tiger Woods -- in an attempt to determine if the wounds Woods sustained are consistent with a car accident or domestic violence.
We're told authorities believe they can show probable cause a crime was committed, a necessary step in obtaining a warrant.
One big piece of evidence showing probable cause ... sources tell us Tiger's wife, Elin Nordegren told FHP troopers she went looking for Tiger in a golf cart, came upon the accident and then used a golf club to break the window to gain entry. That's a very different story from what she first told Windemere cops shortly after the accident -- she never mentioned a golf cart. Nordegren told Windemere police she had walked out of her house, saw the crash, went back inside to get a golf club and returned to the vehicle.
TMZ has reviewed 21 photos from the scene -- no sign of any golf cart. But we just found another photo (below) from the scene, where you can see a golf cart in the foreground.
And there's more ... although alcohol was not involved, Tiger was in and out of consciousness and TMZ has already reported Tiger told a friend he was taking prescription meds for pain, which could be evidence of DUI. This, too, could constitute probable cause to obtain a warrant.
We're told the FHP is pursuing the search warrant option after getting shut down again Sunday in an attempt to interview Tiger and Elin and eyeball Tiger's wounds.
As we first reported, according to sources, Tiger told a friend Elin had attacked him after she confronted him with reported allegations he had cheated on her. We're told Tiger told the friend Elin then followed him out of the house and struck the moving vehicle with the golf club, causing him to get distracted and hit the hydrant.
If the FHP determines Elin attacked Tiger, we're told she could be arrested for domestic violence.
Filed under: Talk Sports, Exclusives, Tiger Woods
