We took your questions on everything today -- including the hostage situation at the Discovery Channel headquarters, Tiger Woods' $54 million mortgage, and Michael Lohan moving to L.A. to be near Lindsay.
Plus: Heidi makes Spencer pull out on sex tape deal.
So much for Heidi and Spencer in XXX ... TMZ has learned the estranged couple has officially cut off negotiations with Vivid Entertainment honcho Steven Hirsch ... telling him they're no longer interested.
Sources close to the couple tell us Spencer's rep shot a letter to Hirsch explaining, "Heidi's made it very clear that she is not interested in releasing any tapes" ... adding, "It looks like she pulled the kill switch."
The letter also explains, "Spencer's not interested in further destroying their relationship by pursuing an avenue she's so vehemently against."
Spencer's rep also told Hirsch that Pratt "thought $5 million would be enough to convince her, but now [Heidi] is saying she'll bring out the legal team if he persists."
Pretending to act somewhat surprised they were being photographed, Spencer Pratt made his way to his "estranged" wifeHeidi Montag's villa in Costa Rica yesterday to once again exchange the dogs they have joint custody over.
No word who will retain rights to Spencer's Ewok beard or Heidi's bandaged nose in the divorce.
The Heidi Montag sex tape has thus far been all talk from Spencer Pratt -- and now the president of Vivid Entertainment wants Spencer to show his hand.
Steven Hirsch tells TMZ he isn't going to down to Costa Rica to meet with Spencer about the sex tape -- until Spencer coughs up a preview. Specifically, Hirsch says he wants to see at least 30 seconds of whatever it is Pratt's got.
As we first reported, Pratt is asking for at least $5,000,000 for his library of footage. Hirsch says he asked Pratt to send him some kind of preview because he doesn't want to be part of any publicity stunt. So far, he hasn't seen a frame.
Looks like we'll find out soon if Spencer is bluffing ... or if he really has Heidi's pair.
Heidi Montag says there's no sex tape featuring her and Spencer Pratt ... but she still wants to have a sit-down with the Prez of the biggest porn company in the world.
TMZ has obtained an email Heidi sent to Vivid Entertainment honcho Steve Hirsch in which she says, "I don't think Spencer has any footage of the two of us. I think hes (sic) making it up for publicity for a new reality show he wants me to do but I really can't tell. He can be sneaky."
But then Heidi writes to Hirsch, "I wanted to drop you a line and let you know where Im (sic) at with all of this. If you decide to come to Costa Rica I look forward to hearing your thoughts."
TMZ has learned ... Spencer Pratt still believes there's a chance to save his marriage to Heidi Montag as long as they get some "relationship counseling" -- and sources close to the couple tell us Heidi is totally on board.
We're told Spencer -- who's currently hocking sex tapes starring himself, Heidi and a Playmate -- still "loves" his estranged wife ... and is willing to do whatever it takes to stop the divorce.
In fact, we're told Spencer has finally admitted to having a "fame addiction" ... and wants to seek help for that too.
As for Heidi -- we're told she's down to work things out ... despite all of the public drama he's put her through recently.
Heidi Montag is privately acknowledging the existence of her sex tape ... TMZ has learned -- and sources close to the former "Hills" star tell us she's finally willing to talk business.
We're told Heidi has agreed to listen to Vivid Entertainment honcho Steve Hirsch when he arrives in Costa Rica to make an offer on the footage ... some of which is said to contain girl-on-girl action with Playboy Playmate Karissa Shannon.
We're told Heidi wants Hirsch to provide her with the sales numbers on Kim Kardashian's sex tape -- which was also released through Vivid -- because Heidi may be interested in working out a "back-end deal" if Steve can't offer enough cash up front to satisfy Montag.
Hirsch told us he's leaving for Costa Rica sometime next week.
Nobody knows more about the alleged Heidi Montag sex tape than the porn king who's trying to seal the deal -- and that's why TMZ had Vivid Entertainmenthead Steve Hirsch in the newsroom today to tell all.
Hirsch told us how he plans to lock up the footage -- if it exists -- and also told us how he got into the XXX business to begin with.
Heidi Montagand Spencer Pratt are getting divorced and Spencer is threatening to release a flurry of sex tapes that feature his handiwork with Heidi, along with some girl-on-girl ... so it's more than telling that a paparazzi agency shot video of the two of them together Sunday at a resort in Costa Rica, frantically separating so they would not seem in cahoots.
Spencer told TMZ over the weekend he was in Costa Rica to turn over two dogs to Heidi but she wanted nothing to do with him. The video suggests otherwise.
Spencer says he's given Heidi an ultimatum -- either tear up the divorce papers and do a reality show with him, or he'll release the sex tapes.
Playboy Playmate Karissa Shannon -- the star of an alleged girl-on-girl sex tape with Heidi Montag -- showed off the goods in Vegas this weekend ... during a quasi-naked sunbathing session.
As we previously reported, Karissa doesn't deny that a tape exists ... but she's not convinced that Spencer Pratt is actually in possession of it.
The Heidi Montag sex tape saga has exposed a glaring hypocrisy in the world of celebrity sex tapes -- straight sex trumps beautiful, innocent, glorious girl-on-girl action.
Sources close to the Heidi sex tape deal tell TMZ ... Vivid Entertainment is only slightly interested in the rumored video with Montag and the Shannon Playmates. They are, we're told, way more interested in the Speidi videos.
We're told Vivid honcho Steve Hirsch is very clear ... the money tape is the one featuring Heidi and Spencer Pratt -- a tape he believes could surpass Kim Kardashian's sex tape in sales.
To sum it up ... video of Spencer Pratt is somehow more appealing than video of naked Playboy Playmate twin sisters. What is this world coming to?!?!?!?
UPDATE: Kristina Shannon tells TMZ she is "100% positive" that she is not in any sort of sex tape with either her twin sister Karissa Shannon or Heidi Montag.
Kristina adds, "I'm saddened by the situation with Heidi and my sister."
