Posted Feb 21st 2009 9:15AM by TMZ Staff
"Saturday Night Live" will not let a silly little beating stand in the way of what could be a rating's bonanza.
Kenan Thompson told Us Magazine Chris Brown is more than welcome on "SNL" anytime, saying, "We don't care about scandal. We just care about what brings us ratings! If we had them both on the show, that would be crazy."
But wait, there's more. Kenan says, "I know how women can get when you get a text message from another female, so I'm just saying -- you have to learn that you can't put your
hands on a female."
Kenan calls the whole Rihanna thing "an unfortunate situation."
There's a Latin phrase, res ipsa loquitur. Translation: The thing speaks for itself.
Filed under: TV, You Might Want to Rethink, Rihanna
Tags: chris brown, ChrisBrown, kenan thompson, KenanThompson, lorne michaels, LorneMichaels, performance, performing, rihanna, saturday night live, SaturdayNightLive
Posted Feb 4th 2009 2:54PM by TMZ Staff
Things got pretty racial pretty quick last night when some guy asked "Benjamin Button" star Taraji P. Henson for an autograph ... on a picture of the other African-American Best Supporting Actress nominee, Viola Davis, from "Doubt."

Filed under: Movies, You Might Want to Rethink
Tags: taraji p. henson, TarajiP.Henson, viola davis, ViolaDavis
Posted Jan 21st 2009 3:15AM by TMZ Staff
If you wanna get your child the gift of mental illness and homicidal nightmares for their birthday, just give them the Hallmark Joker b-day card -- which plays a voice recording of the phrase "Let's put a smile on that face" when opened ... and watch the smile on their face disappear. Lest we mention the bad taste for Heath Ledger's family....

Filed under: You Might Want to Rethink, Heath Ledger
Posted Jan 1st 2009 6:16AM by TMZ Staff
The most momentous mishaps of 2008....


Filed under: Wacky & Weird, You Might Want to Rethink
Posted Dec 13th 2008 3:30AM by TMZ Staff
From the waist up, Serena Williams was schoolmarm chic -- but the PTA might have a problem with those pants, which look like they were picked off the floor of a Spearmint Rhino.

Filed under: You Might Want to Rethink
Tags: serena williams, SerenaWilliams
Posted Dec 12th 2008 5:11PM by TMZ Staff
Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens were "spotted" in the adult section of a store somewhere in the world, and just happened to oblige a strange woman with a photo. You know, no strings attached.

Something about this smells, and it isn't the party sheep over Zac's right shoulder.
Filed under: You Might Want to Rethink, Zac Efron
Tags: adult store, AdultStore, boyfriend, girlfriend, High School Music, HighSchoolMusic, Vanessa Hudgens, VanessaHudgens, Zac Efron, ZacEfron
Posted Dec 12th 2008 2:30PM by TMZ Staff
David Hasselhoff let us know how to say "Merry Christmas" in German -- but when he was done with our questions, all he had to do was turn around and have his embroidered booty tell us to "Back Hoff."

Filed under: You Might Want to Rethink, Fashion, David Hasselhoff
Tags: david hasselhoff, DavidHasselhoff, fashion, pamela bach, PamelaBach, video
Posted Dec 1st 2008 12:01PM by TMZ Staff
Joaquin Phoenix decided to spit rhymes into a mic the other night at a bar in Culver City, Calif. -- which caused everyone who heard him to spit up in their mouths.

The guy just quit acting to become a rock star ... and if this freestyle disaster is any clue as to how his music career will go, let's just say it's DOA.
Filed under: You Might Want to Rethink
Tags: joaquin phoenix, JoaquinPhoenix
Posted Nov 26th 2008 12:14PM by TMZ Staff
One of the guys from 'NSYNC who isn't Justin or Lance claims the only reason he was at a super-discounted outlet tent in Hollywood yesterday was to "take his friend there."

Rrrrright.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, You Might Want to Rethink
Tags: jc chasez, JcChasez, justin timberlake, JustinTimberlake
Posted Sep 14th 2008 5:47AM by TMZ Staff
In a so called "political satire," makers of a waffle mix showcasing Barack Obama have many calling it a racial stereotype that goes waaay too far.
The offensive material includes such gems as Obama wearing an Arab-like headdress on the top flap of the box, while the back of the box depicts Barack in stereotypical Mexican dress. The recipe includes a tip: "While waiting for these zesty treats to invade your home, why not learn a foreign language?"
The men who created the controversial Obama Waffles sold their lack of genius for $10 a box during the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C. this week. Organizers have since cut off sales, saying they had not realized the boxes displayed "offensive material."
The Obama campaign declined to comment.
Filed under: You Might Want to Rethink, Prez Election 2008
Tags: Barack Obama, BarackObama
Posted Sep 6th 2008 2:00PM by TMZ Staff
So this is why Solange doesn't want to be associated with her.

Filed under: Music, Beyonce Knowles, You Might Want to Rethink
Tags: Beyonce, Solange