The directors behind the movie "Machete" are two shameless dirty movie stealers -- this according to a new lawsuit, filed by a writer/actress who claims they ripped off her ideas to make the machete-wielding revenge film.
Yvonne Delarosa filed the lawsuit in L.A. County Superior Court, claiming one of the directors -- Ethan Maniquis -- solicited her for ideas back in 2005 for a movie in which a man goes on a killing spree with a machete ... and then used them without paying her.
According to the lawsuit, Yvonne shared her brilliant characters and storylines believing she'd be compensated -- but she never was ... and the movie was released in 2010, containing a bunch of her contributions.
Now, Yvonne is suing both Maniquis and his co-director Robert Rodriguez for breach of contract -- seeking unspecified damages.
Yvonne does not specify which ideas were hers. Calls to Robert and Ethan's production company have not been returned.
Sarah Jessica Parker was hard at work on the L.A. set of "Lovelace" on Wednesday ... taking over the role Demi Moore vacated after she was hospitalized last week.
Parker is rocking a long blonde wig to play '70s feminist icon Gloria Steinem in the biopic of late porn star Linda Lovelace.
As we previously reported, Demi dropped out of the project in the wake of her medical emergency ... when she inhaled dangerous amounts of nitrous oxide in the form of whip-its, lapsed into semi-consciousness and experienced seizure-like symptoms.
The director of "Precious" and the producer of a string of hits, including "The Expendables," "Rambo" and "Conan the Barbarian" got into a nuclear verbal fight on the set of a new movie this weekend, and exchanged racial accusations.
Lee Daniels -- the "Precious" director -- is directing an upcoming movie, "The Paperboy" starring ZacEfron and Nicole Kidman. TMZ obtained video of Daniels in a brutal argument with producer AviLerner that went down on Sunday afternoon.
It's hard to hear the entire argument, but at one point Avi says to Lee, "You call him a racist. You know you're racist too. You always pay attention to that."
It appears Avi threatened to fire Lee, saying, "I don't want you to leave, but if you don't apologize to me and you know you should ...." and then the audio is impossible to understand.
And it seems much of the argument involves money. At the end, Lee taunts Avi, saying, "Need some money, need some money?" Avi says, "We paid the scuba divers a lot. Shame on you." It appears from the conversation ... the movie is way over the paltry $15 million budget.
We contacted reps for both honchos, and were told, "Both parties laughed it off," adding, "'We hope the footage also shows them hugging moments later."
Newt Gingrich is adamant ... Brad Pitt should play HIM if Hollywood ever made a movie about his life ... and no, that's not a typo.
The Republican candidate phoned in to the Rich Stevens Radio Show today ... when he was asked, "If Hollywood was going to do a movie about your life, who would you like to see play the lead role?"
Newt replied, "Oh, in my fantasy life? Brad Pitt ... why not?!
Stevens quipped, "Is it because you guys look alike?"
Newt fired right back. "No, I don’t look like him at all. He's thinner, he's better looking, he's younger. But you asked me if I had anyone who could play me in a movie ... why not go for Brad Pitt???"
We called Pitt's people for comment -- so far, no word back.
Jeremy Renner was flanked by security on the set of "The Bourne Legacy" ... just a few weeks after that crazy ax brawl in Thailand.
Renner looked unscathed and unfazed by the bizarre incident -- where Jeremy and some buddies threw down with six bar employees ... one of whom busted out a homemade ax and slashed one of Jeremy's friends.
Jeremy managed to escape serious injury ... and returned to Manila where he's shooting the 'Bourne' flick.
Demi Moore has dropped out of her upcoming movie, "Lovelace," TMZ has learned.
Demi's reps tell us ... they just got word she will no longer do a cameo for the flick.
TMZ broke the story ... Demi was rushed to the hospital Monday night for a substance abuse problem. She is currently receiving professional help at a treatment facility.
2Gether is ONE GIANT STEP closer to returning to the stage ... now that MTV has given the "boy" band its blessing for a highly-anticipated reunion show ... TMZ has learned.
2Gether -- the parody band behind the 2000 hit "U + Me = Us (Calculus)" -- put together a pitch to the network to resurrect the gang for a new TV movie.
We're told MTV was interested ... but it wasn't a high priority ... so the two sides worked out a deal, which allows the band to get the ball rolling ASAP.
Sources connected to the project tell us ... the 4 living members asked MTV for permission to take the project into their own hands -- and MTV obliged. Which means, the band will organize the show, film everything themselves and then package it for MTV ... which will ultimately decide if it will air on the network.
The guys are FIRED UP -- especially because a portion of the proceeds will go towards the Michael Cuccione Foundation ... named after the member of the group who died from cancer back in 2001.
So far, no word on when or where the concert will take place -- but we're told they're gunning for Vegas or L.A.
Prepare the monkeys ... to fly out of your butt ... 'cause Dana Carvey tells TMZ he would totally sign on for another "Wayne's World" movie!!!! With one minor catch ...
Carvey was in New York City yesterday when we asked about a 3rd WW -- and Carvey replied, "You're gonna have to ask Mike [Myers] ... he's pretty busy, but yeah ... I'd do it if they want."
Carvey joked, "If they want, we can play 'em in their 50s ... 'Wayne! My prostate's enlarged!'"
It's not totally out of the question -- Carvey and Myers reunited for a WW sketch on SNL last year.
Lindsay Lohan is ready to sign on to play Liz Taylor, and she's going to complete her community service faster than required to clear the decks for shooting the flick.
Lindsay -- who will appear in court at 10 AM PT for her probation progress hearing -- is in the final stages of negotiating the deal -- this according to sources very close to the actress/perpetual defendant. We're told the plan is to sign the deal early next week.
And we're told ... Lindsay is actually getting more scripts than she's received in years -- apparently producers have noticed she's finally showing some maturity.
As for today ... as we first reported Lindsay has completed the required morgue work and psychotherapy sessions. If all goes well, she'll be off probation at the end of March.
The Gina Carano vocal mystery is OFFICIALLY OVER -- because the rib-cracking MMA fighter has finally admitted that her voice WAS altered for her role in the movie "Haywire."
Carano appeared on a podcast for the "No Holds Barred" MMA blog yesterday ... when she explained why director Steven Soderbergh felt he needed to do some "altering and mixing" to her voice.
Long story short -- Carano says Soderbergh wanted people to believe that Gina and her character are "two completely different entities" ... and felt the vocal change would help.
Carano added, "I'm just honored to be a part of it ... there was a little joke that I was saying that even if [Soderbergh] would have shaved my head and put Bill Clinton as my voice, I would have still done it."
Jennifer Hudson says her weight was NOT a factor when she turned down the role of "Precious" ... telling TMZ there was ANOTHER factor that rubbed her the wrong way.
The Weight Watchers spokeswoman was in NYC last night ... when she explained, "I did NOT turn down the role because of the weight thing ... I turned
it down because I felt it was just too graphic for me at that time."
Hudson's explanation seems to contradict what she told "Dateline" earlier this week (below) ... when Jennifer said she passed because, "I would have had to be the big girl again."
When Lester Holt asked if her decision to turn down "Precious" was motivated by fear of being typecast as a heavy actress ... Hudson said, "I don't like the idea of being boxed into anything."
We called Jennifer's people hoping to get some clarification -- so far, no word back.
Sarah Jessica Parker was hard at work on the L.A. set of "Lovelace" on Wednesday ... taking over the role Demi Moore vacated after she was hospitalized last week. 
