Posted Jun 20th 2009 12:50AM by TMZ Staff
Action just seems to find the Governator -- Arnold Schwarzenegger's plane made an emergency landing this evening because of smoke in the cockpit.
The guv's plane was about ten minutes from touching down in Santa Monica, CA when the pilot reported the smoke, according to KTTV in Los Angeles.
The pilot made a quick, steep, and safe landing at Van Nuys airport, just north of Santa Monica.
Everyone onboard is okay. Arnold even twittered about the landing, saying it was, "a little adventure."
Yes. Ahnald twitters.
Filed under: Breaking News, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, ArnoldSchwarzenegger, california, cockpit, emergency, Governor, landing, Plane
Posted Feb 6th 2009 10:58PM by TMZ Staff
A massive fire chased Billy Ray Cyrus from the stage of an "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" concert tonight.
Sources tell TMZ Ty Pennington had just arrived for the taping in Hesperia, Calif. when flames raced through the Boulder Creek Ranch right next door to the concert venue.
B-Ray was going to perform as part of an episode of the ABC show being shot in the desert town. The blaze forced producers to postpone the concert. Hesperia FD says no one was injured, and the home makeover was not affected.
Story developing...
Filed under: TV, Breaking News, Natural Disasters, Miley Cyrus
Tags: Billy Ray Cyrus, BillyRayCyrus, construction, Extreme Makeover Home Edition, ExtremeMakeoverHomeEdition, fire, Hesperia, Ty Pennington, TyPennington
Posted Jan 9th 2009 8:38PM by TMZ Staff
A NY doctor who's demanding the return of the kidney he donated to his adultery-committing ex-wife suddenly has a brand new enemy -- George Lopez's wife!
Ann Lopez, who once donated one of her kidneys to save George's life, has fired off a statement, crushing the Kidneyian Giver – aka Dr Richard Batista – for the "outrageous demand" he made in the New York media. Batista – who found out about his wife's affair after he donated the organ -- demanded his wife return the kidney or fork over $1.5 million ASAP.
In the statement, Lopez says, "Being an organ donor is selflessly giving another person the gift of life. Organ donation is an act of compassion, humanity, and love. To ask for monetary compensation for this gift is not only illegal but sends a highly destructive and irreparable message about living organ donation to the public.
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Filed under: Celebrity Feuds, Breaking News
Posted Dec 30th 2008 9:29AM by TMZ Staff
A guy who told Chicago cops he was a member of the Blue Man Group was arrested for allegedly performing oral sex on another man on a park bench. Gives a whole other meaning to Blue Man, doesn't it?
Police sources tell TMZ Darren Stephens was arrested around 5:45 PM last night after cops say they found him gettin' all Lewinsky-like in a Chicago park.
According to the Chicago Sun Times, the "other man" is an assistant principal at a nearby high school.
Filed under: Breaking News
Posted Nov 14th 2008 10:48AM by TMZ Staff
Dude called the cops on Kanye over that!? Are you frickin kidding?! We believe the appropriate word to describe this guy could be defined as "another way to call a cat a kitten."
Filed under: Breaking News, Kanye West
Posted Oct 30th 2008 3:09PM by TMZ Staff
The Hudson family said today a memorial service for Jennifer's slain mother, brother and nephew will be held Monday morning at Chicago's Apostolic Church of God.
The service will be for invited guests only and, in lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations to be made to the newly created Hudson-King Foundation.
Plans for a public memorial have not been announced yet.
Filed under: Breaking News
Posted Sep 15th 2008 12:55PM by TMZ Staff
Forget everything you knew about wrestling legend Jake "the Snake" Roberts -- all that appears to remain is Jake the Junkie.
TMZ has obtained extremely disturbing footage of the former WWF superstar -- and former substance abuse rehab patient -- self-destructing during a live benefit event in Ohio over the weekend.
The footage shows a stumbling, overweight, rambling Roberts struggling to form a coherent sentence, while addressing the crowd moments before his match in the Firestorm Pro Wrestling league.
But the story behind the scenes is even more tragic. According to several sources, the 53-year-old legend was found passed out backstage moments before he was scheduled to perform. We're told when Snake was woken up, he was aggressive, violent and asking for "an 8-ball."
We're also told nearly two dozen empty airplane bottles of vodka were found by his gear.
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Filed under: Train Wrecks, Talk Sports, Breaking News
Posted Sep 14th 2008 2:42PM by TMZ Staff
Jennifer Lopez has just completed the Nautica Malibu Triathlon in 2 hours, 23 minutes and 28 seconds. Her ass crossed the finish line a scant three minutes later.
It looks like all it takes to warm J. Lo up to paparazzi is a half-mile swim, an 18-mile bike and a 4-mile jog.
Filed under: Jennifer Lopez, Hot Mamas, Breaking News
Tags: j-lo, jennifer lopez, JenniferLopez
Posted Aug 21st 2008 7:40PM by TMZ Staff
Lest there be any doubt, TMZ now has incontrovertable proof the abominable snowman is alive and well...
Well, at least he was ... before hunters shot him and put him in a box.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Breaking News
Posted Aug 4th 2008 6:11PM by TMZ Staff
P. Diddy isn't one to get chatty with photogs -- but he finally opened up today after we asked him about Morgan Freeman's terrible car accident.
He wasn't so open about the shooting at Jermaine Dupri's party this weekend.
Filed under: Music, Breaking News, Nurse!
Tags: morgan freeman, MorganFreeman, p. diddy, P.Diddy
Posted Aug 4th 2008 6:05PM by TMZ Staff
So that's who he was driving! Meet Demaris Meyer, the passenger in Morgan Freeman's smash-up late last night.
From what we can gather, 48-year-old Meyer is from Memphis, works as an executive assistant at Fed-Ex and is an avid gardener. One source tells us that Meyer is a very close friend of Morgan's wife Myrna and is often seen at their house for get-togethers.
Freeman was driving Meyer's 1997 Nissan Maxima in rural Mississippi when he lost control and the car flipped. Meyer was treated for her injuries and released.
Filed under: Breaking News, Nurse!
Posted Aug 4th 2008 2:07PM by TMZ Staff
Right winger Robert Novak has just announced that he has retired -- effective immediately.
The political columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times decribes his prognosis following the diagnosis of a brain tumor as "dire."
"The details are being worked out with the doctors this week, but the tentative plan is for radiation and chemotherapy," Novak told the paper.
Just two weeks ago cops cited Novak for hit and run after he hit a pedestrian in Washington, D.C. crosswalk. Novak told us he didn't even see the person he hit.
Filed under: Breaking News, Nurse!
Posted Aug 4th 2008 1:34PM by TMZ Staff
The Mississppi Highway Patrol has identified Freeman's passenger as Demaris Meyer. Freeman was driving Meyer's 1997 Nissan Maxima eastbound on Highway 32 when he ran off the edge of the road, flipping the car. We're told both were wearing seat belts at the time.
And get this -- an editor for a local Mississippi newspaper tells the AP when one looky-loo whipped out a cell phone at the scene of Morgan Freeman's accident and tried to snap a pic of the actor, Freeman joked, "no freebies, no freebies." Everyone's a journalist these days!
Cops say Freeman was coherent and talking to police and paramedics.
UPDATE: Freeman's rep confirms the actor broke his shoulder and arm, but expects him to make a "good" recovery.
Filed under: Breaking News, Nurse!
