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
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!
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!
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!
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!
Morgan Freeman may have fallen asleep at the wheel last night right before his bad car wreck.
The actor was driving on Highway 32 in Tallahatchie County when he apparently lost control, flipping his car several times.
WHBQ in Memphis is reporting Freeman was on his way home to Charleston when the smash-up happened. Bill Luckett, Freeman's friend and co-owner of Freeman's restaurant Madidi, said his buddy was sitting up and talking at the hospital.
One source tells TMZ that Freeman has broken several ribs and injured his knee. His female passenger, we're told, had to be cut out of the car using the Jaws of Life. A source says she's suffering from bumps and bruises, but is "all in all in good condition."
Filed under: Breaking News, Nurse!
TMZ has learned that Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman, 71, has been injured in a serious car accident in Mississippi.
Cops tell us the "Dark Knight" star was in a one car accident around 11:30 PM last night north of the small town of Ruleville. He was airlifted from the accident scene to a hospital in Memphis, Tenn. We're told alcohol is not suspected as a factor in the wreck, news of which was first reported by MediaTakeout.
Freeman's condition is unknown, but state troopers tell us he was talking at the scene before he was taken to the hospital. The condition of an unidentified female passenger in the car also is unknown.
Story developing ...
Filed under: Breaking News, Nurse!
TMZ has learned Rev. Al Sharpton's daughter was rushed to the emergency room earlier this week after she was run over by a car outside her dad's NY office building -- and all on the day before her 22nd birthday! 
According to Sharpton's spokesperson Rachel Noerdlinger, Dominique Sharpton was "hit by a car the day before yesterday while outside of National Action Network's headquarters in Harlem while walking with two co-workers. A car pulled into the gas station at full speed and she was pinned to the car. Her father rushed home and she is on crutches with several stitches but she is fine and grateful for the outpouring of support from around the country."
As far as we know, Imus has not been named a suspect ... yet.
Filed under: Breaking News, Nurse!
The uncle of the late Heath Ledger was popped Wednesday for stealing tractors -- and a tomahawk -- in Heath's hometown of Perth, Australia.
Haydn Ledger -- brother of Heath's dad Kim -- was charged with receiving stolen goods when three bobcat tractors worth over $100K were found at his office. They'd been stolen from a building site and a contractor's yard.
Earlier this year, Uncle Haydn accused Heath's dad of mismanaging his late son's trust fund, a claim which Kim Ledger denied. Heath's "The Dark Knight" premieres today.
Filed under: Breaking News, Heath Ledger
The New York lottery might want to think about witness protection.
Vinny Vella - the guy who played Jimmy Petrille on "The Sopranos" -- wants to rub out the New York lotto for -- he claims -- shorting him out of a $5 million scratch-ticket payday. He says he had the right numbers on an "Extravaganza" lottery ticket -- two sevens -- but it turns out that the number was a 17.
The New York lottery tells us the vendor that prints the tickets had a "minor ink and printing problem" that affected about 5,000 tickets. They also say Vella's SOL -- they've got barcodes and other security precautions on the ticket that prove he's a loser.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Breaking News
Hours before Javon Walker got his face broken during a late-night robbery, the NFL superstar was partying his face off at a nightclub.
SpyOnVegas.com caught Walker, who wore a gigantic diamond watch to the "Sunday School" party at Body English, spraying the crowd down with bottles of Dom Perignon Rosé from his own private booth. We're told Walker, who just signed a $55 million deal with the Raiders, dropped at least $15,000 inside the club that night.
Hours after the pics were taken, Walker was found unconscious at an intersection near the Strip, having suffered a fractured eye socket.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports, Breaking News
Cops found Oakland Raider Javon Walker unconscious on a Vegas street this morning.
FOX5 Las Vegas reports the wide receiver was found around 7:00 AM with an orbital fracture -- basically a busted eye socket. He was taken to a local hospital where he's in fair condition.
Cops refuse to confirm any details about the incident, including where exactly Walker was found.
Norm Clark reports the baller was partying it up at Tryst nightclub at the Wynn Hotel Saturday night, spraying the crowd with multiple bottles of champagne.
Story developing ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports, Breaking News
No, this is not Groundhog Day. Amy Winehouse has been transported to the hospital -- again -- after fainting.
Winehouse's rep says the rehabtabulous singer was taken "as a precaution" after passing out at her house in London.
She'll be kept overnight for observation. Wonder who at the hospital gets that lovely job.
Filed under: Breaking News, Amy Winehouse
Paula Deen might want to cut down on the butter. A small fire -- caused by a bunch of greasy rags -- broke out last night around 11:00 PM at her restaurant in Savannah. Don't worry though, they're open for lunch today!
Deen's son Jamie told a local paper "I think if we get one round of fried chicken goin' in here you won't smell the smoke at all."
When she heard the news, Paula rushed to the scene in her bathrobe and slippers.
Filed under: Breaking News, Food Glorious Food
The last people Tim Russert interviewed before he died thought the newsman didn't look so good.
Writers John Harwood and Jerry Seib pre-taped an interview with Russert this morning for this weekend's episode of the "Tim Russert Show." After the interview Seib commented, "I don't think Tim felt very well."
We've asked NBC whether they plan to air this show, and who will step in on "Meet the Press" -- we haven't heard back.
Filed under: TV, Breaking News
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