All posts containing the tag: "American Express"
Posted Sep 22nd 2009 6:22PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has obtained court documents filed today, which include a list of Britney Spears' American Express card expenses for the first 11 months of her conservatorship -- the highlight ... she ate at home a lot.
Miss Brit spent a grand total of $5,183.13 at restaurants. Our Britney people tell us the figure is relatively low -- for her -- because daddy Jamie is a cook and did his thing at her house most nights.
As for other expenses on the AmEx card:
Entertainment: $482.15
Furniture: $17,370.29
Charities: $974.75 (remember, this is just her credit card -- we're told more was donated).
Merchandise, clothing, supplies and groceries: $62,252.11
Transportation/Auto: $18,959.82
Travel: $10,096.53
Communications: $2,150.41
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Britney Spears, Exclusives
Tags: american express, AmericanExpress, britney spears, BritneySpears, conservatorship, ex
Posted Aug 30th 2009 2:00AM by TMZ Staff
Wes Bentley, the dude who became quasi-famous for calling a plastic bag "beautiful," is seriously in the hole with American Express -- and now they're suing him for over $90,000.
According to the suit, Bentley opened a Gold Account with AmEX, charged up $92,738.86, then never paid it off.
The card company wants their damn money back -- plus reimbursement for interest, attorney's fees and other costs.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Tags: american beauty, american express, AmericanBeauty, AmericanExpress, amex, bill, wes bentley, WesBentley
Posted May 28th 2009 3:44PM by TMZ Staff
Courtney Love is firing back at American Express for suing her, claiming she owes more than $350,000 in credit card debt.
Love's lawyer sent TMZ a statement claiming the suit is bogus, and that she's been beating her head against the wall for a long time now trying to reason with the credit card company.
Love's lawyer writes: "AmEx knows the claim has no merit. We have told them this for a long time. AmEx's lax policies allowed fraudulent transactions to be charged to my client's card."
UPDATE -- Keith Fink, Courtney's lawyer, tells us that 104 AmEx credit cards were taken out under Courtney's name or the name of her business -- and that all the charges attributed to Courtney weren't made by her. He also said it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out nobody takes out 104 credit cards!
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: American Express, AmericanExpress, courtney love, CourtneyLove, Credit Card debt, CreditCardDebt
Posted May 28th 2009 7:26AM by TMZ Staff
URGENT MESSAGE:
FROM: American Express
TO: President Barack Obama
SUBJECT: Bailout money
Mr. President:
We are humbled to ask for immediate financial help. Courtney Love is driving us the way of Chrysler and G.M. She has three American Express credit cards and will not pay the balance on any of them.
Centurion Card Account: Ms. Love owes $279,079.68
Gold Card Account: Ms. Love owes $69,245.56
Platinum Card Account: Ms. Deadbeat owes $3,734.43.
We have been forced to file a lawsuit yesterday in L.A. Federal Court, asking for $352,659.67, plus a bunch of costs. We don't think she'll pay up, so dude, we need your help.
Sincerely,
AmEx
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: american express, AmericanExpress, courtney love, CourtneyLove, paltinum card, PaltinumCard
Posted Jun 17th 2008 11:26AM by TMZ Staff
The one word that's turning Ed McMahon from baller to beggar: Plastic.
Our sources tell us Pamela McMahon, Ed's wife of 16 years, is literally spending him onto the street. We hear she's completely "oblivious" to the late night legend's cash troubles, and shops like their life depended on it. Her AmEx bill is legendary -- the couple reportedly owes them nearly $750K.
Click here... it's not over yet
Filed under: Trials & Tribulations
Tags: american express, AmericanExpress, Ed McMahon, EdMcmahon, foreclosure, shopping addict, ShoppingAddict
Posted Apr 26th 2006 6:52PM by TMZ Staff
What does it say about Hollywood when the most-discussed movie out there isn't a movie at all, but a two-minute commercial airing before the trailers?
The ad, featuring 'Rushmore' director Wes Anderson, is a spoof of moviemaking, with Anderson playing the role of a demanding director on the set of an action flick.
Already, the American Express spot has become a staple of talent agency gossip, and currently ranks as the third most-viewed video on YouTube.com.
In terms of its movie industry interest, it also helps that the Anderson spot is itself an elaborate film send-up: It's an homage to 'Day for Night,' a film by Francois Truffaut, a director Anderson idolizes.
Filed under: TV, The Biz
Tags: american express, AmericanExpress, wes anderson, WesAnderson
