Kevin Connolly thinks the MTV star who's suing "Entourage" is a frickin' moron -- claiming there's no way in hell the show could've ever stolen the name Johnny Bananas from him.

Connolly was leaving Dan Tana's in Hollywood last night ... when he told us, "I think he's crazy ... he's bananas if he thinks he's gonna get the money."

TMZ broke the story ... former "Real World" star Johnny Devenanzio recently filed a lawsuit against the people behind "Entourage" ... claiming he owns the rights to the name Johnny Bananas, because he used the nickname during his stint on MTV. 

Devenanzio claims "Entourage" was blatantly attempting to "capitalize on the name recognition" when they ran a storyline in which Johnny Drama voices a cartoon monkey named Johnny Bananas.

Drama.

"Entourage" star Kevin Connolly is in the midst of a major league business deal -- because dude says he's interested in buying stake in a professional sports team ... the New York Mets.



Connolly was out yesterday in L.A., where he admitted he's "involved with a group of guys" who are trying to buy a piece of the MLB franchise.

Connolly's investment team reportedly includes two heavy hitters from "Entourage" -- the show's executive producer Doug Ellin and his co-star Kevin Dillon -- along with a few other deep-pocketed baseball fans.

E would be proud.

"Entourage" stars Kevin Dillon, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Connolly, Jerry Ferrara and Adrian Grenier all showed up to their premiere in Hollywood on Wednesday.



Question is ...

"Entourage" star Kevin Connolly isn't quite buying Rex Lee's story that he occasionally gets made fun of on the set because of his ethnicity and sexuality.



Rex told a photog last month he's sometimes the butt of a joke among the crew and that he tries not to let it bother him. We caught up with Kevin last night and while he said he doesn't think Rex is lying, he thought Rex "didn't mean that" and he had a "hard time believing it."

For his part, "Entourage" creator Doug Ellin said at the time he would talk to Rex and fire anyone who did it again.

Mary J. Blige was annoyed the pappers were shooting her -- as she shopped on Robertson Blvd. -- aka Pap Central.

Also in L.A.: A sigh of relief as Heidi and Spencer left the city at LAX, Kevin Connolly made sure we weren't part of the McConaughey beach brawl, Bridget Marquardt stuck up for Karolina Kurkova and Kim K, John Legend, Cee-Lo and will.i.am picked sides in the Kobe/Shaq war.

In NY: Demi Moore looked flawless, James McAvoy talked about smooching Angelina, Gwyneth gave face and Will Smith was charming as ever.

Kevin Connolly had an old fashioned douche-off a while back with the boombox-toting Bandarazzi (also known as A Cursive Memory). But now that their music video has come out, Kevin is washing his hands of his past douchebaggery!


Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

They're allegedly broken up (who knew they were even dating?!) but Miley Cyrus and Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers are still staying at the same hotel. Probably not any underage hanky-panky here though -- they're also on tour together.


Also out over the weekend -- an overly cheery Martin Sheen, New Years resolution-less Kevin Connolly and Lionel Richie, who made it across the exclusive doors of Villa. In Miami: sexy Sophia Bush and Kim-less Kardashian sisters.

All this and more in today's "Goodbye 2007" edition of Star Catcher.

TMZ caught up with Kevin Connolly outside of Koi last night, and he was in a very giving mood. Somebody must still be on that turkey high!


In the past, the "Entourage" hunk has been a little standoffish, but last night he was pleasant. In fact, he was so busy being nice that he forgot the keys to his car. Kindness is not only contagious, it has side effects!

Kevin even bought a little gift for our cameraman! Take a look to see the priceless present from Kev.

Kevin Connolly tried to point out how stupid the kids following him with a giant radio were, but he was the one who came across like a douche.


The "Entourage" star was signing an autograph for a fan, when three kids (who had no problem getting Nick Carter to pose with them) came up behind him with their "ghetto blaster" in hand. Connolly didn't take too kindly to them, calling their routine "the dumbest f**king thing I've seen in my life." Oh, the radio wasn't actually playing any music.

Apparently, these kids are trying to get as many celebs to pose with them as possible for some kind of music video. One kid tries to give Connolly their website, to which he shot back, "Yeah, shut up."

After TMZ's ballsy appearance on "Entourage" this past Sunday, Kevin Connolly asked our photog last night if she'd "want me to show my nuts?" Well, since you asked ...

"E" was spotted leaving Winston's in Hollywood yesterday, where he also asked TMZ cameras if he was "the most boring video you've shot tonight," which couldn't be further from the truth -- the same photog had already rolled on trainwrecks like Bobby Trendy, Alexis Arquette and Johnny Fairplay.

TMZ's cameras and very own Josh Levine put in overtime Wednesday to bring you another exciting version of Star Catcher.

Our first stop was Il Sole, a popular restaurant to the stars, where we spotted Courteney Cox and hubby David Arquette. The couple made their way to their SUV with the usual paparazzi flashes and autograph seekers.

Second was celeb hot spot Mr Chow, where we ran into funny man Keenen Ivory Wayans and TMZ's number one fan Ben Stein.

From there we moved to Koi. Stacy Keibler and Kimberly Stewart enjoyed the scene, while Kevin Connolly showed up without girlfriend Nicky Hilton.

Our last stop of the night was Hyde, where Miss Jessica Simpson was seen trying to sneak in the back door. However, the pop diva did go out of her way to sign an autograph for one lucky fan. We also stumbled upon our favorite redhead Lindsay Lohan, who never got out of her car ... maybe she had a last minute change of heart.