All posts containing the tag: "CelebrityJustice"
Posted Jun 6th 2008 12:15PM by TMZ Staff
Urkel, he's not: "Family Matters" star Darius McCrary is one bad mamma jamma. According to his estranged girlfriend, self-proclaimed "Video Vixen" Karrine Steffans, he assaulted her on several occasions -- the most recent just yesterday when she says he tried to run her over with his car.
Steffans tells TMZ that she's known McCrary, who played Eddie Winslow on the show, for nine years, and lived with him "as husband and wife" for just under a year. In August of 2007, Steffans, whose real name is Karinne Stephens, filed a police report claiming McCrary choked her "til she passed out."
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Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: celebrity justice, CelebrityJustice, Darius McCray, DariusMccray, Family Matters, FamilyMatters, Karrine Steffans, KarrineSteffans, Supahead, Urkel
Posted Jun 2nd 2008 3:09PM by TMZ Staff
Nick Hogan has taken as much hot dog as he can stand -- baby wants to go home until he becomes a man!
His lawyer just filed a motion for Nick to be put on house arrest, but George Tragos, the lawyer for the family of Nick's victim, tells TMZ exclusively that they will oppose any such motion "with every fiber of their being."
Nick wants to get out and be with mommy until he's 18 -- which will be July 27.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: celebrity justice, CelebrityJustice, hulk hogans, HulkHogans, nick hogan, NickHogan, the hogans, TheHogans
Posted May 30th 2008 9:45PM by TMZ Staff
Rob Lowe has filed an answer to the legal claim lodged by former nanny Laura Boyce. His response: Deny, deny deny.
Lowe claims neither he nor his wife did anything sexually untoward as alleged by Boyce. In legal papers filed today in L.A. County Superior court and obtained by TMZ, they deny every one of her claims. They also say her claims are barred by the statute of limitations, that she sat on her hands (i.e., waited too long) before filing her claim.
And the Lowes say she should be thrown out of court because she has "unclean hands." That means even if the Lowes did something dirty, so did she -- so she doesn't have a righteous case.
We love the law.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Rob Lowe
Tags: celebrity justice, CelebrityJustice, gloria allred, GloriaAllred, laura boyce, LauraBoyce, nanny, rob lowe, RobLowe
Posted May 30th 2008 8:04PM by TMZ Staff
American Apparel is being sued by a woman who claims masturbation was not part of the job requirement.
Jeneleen Floyd claims she worked for the company in the product placement department since 2005. She says Dov Charney, the C.E.O., was your basic monster boss. ln the lawsuit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, Floyd claims last March, Charney went nuts on her, doing this and that. She says it got out of control when he "made several references to an interview he had conducted with Jane magazine wherein he had received oral sex from an employee during the course of the interview and the reporter had engaged in masturbation." The suit continues, "Defendant Charney sat down and ordered Plaintiff to 'pretend to masturbate.'"
Floyd says when she refused to comply, Charney ordered a dude in the office to pretend choke the chicken and then "simulated an oral sex act with him."
She says she was so upset she couldn't go back to work and wants unspecified damages.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Wacky & Weird
Tags: american apparel, AmericanApparel, celebrity justice, CelebrityJustice, sexual harassment, SexualHarassment
Posted Jun 28th 2007 2:03PM by TMZ Staff
Lindsay Lohan was allegedly drunk and had cocaine in her system during an early morning smash-up in Beverly Hills on Memorial Day weekend.
According to multiple law enforcement sources, toxicology reports conclude that Lohan, 20, had "nearly twice the legal limit" of alcohol and traces of blow in her bloodstream when she crashed her 2005 Mercedes SL-65 convertible into a curb on Sunset Blvd. around 5:30 AM on May 26. In California, drivers with a .08 or higher are legally drunk.
Police tell TMZ Lohan and two other adults were in the car at the time of the accident. After the crash, she was taken to a local hospital and treated for minor injuries, then placed under arrest on suspicion of DUI. Cops later said they found a "usable amount" of cocaine in the car.
We're told that the Beverly Hills Police Dept. could present the case to the Los Angeles D.A. in the next few days.
Lohan's lawyer, Blair Berk, told TMZ, "It's highly inappropriate for me to discuss a pending case." Berk added, "It is extremely unprofessional for law enforcement to do it."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Lindsay Lohan
Tags: Celebrity DUI, Celebrity Justice, CelebrityDui, CelebrityJustice, Lindsay Lohan, LindsayLohan
Posted Oct 16th 2006 3:34PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned that R& B star and Hyde outcast Bobby Brown is officially paid up on his back child support.
Patrick McDermott of the Norfolk, Mass. Probate and Family Court tells TMZ that Brown paid his two-month delinquent child support last week, a bill that totaled $11,000. Kim Ward, the mother of Brown's teenaged daughter La Princia and son Bobby Jr., claimed that Brown owed her two months' support for the children.
It is still not clear, however, about the status of the warrant out for his arrest. A court rep tells TMZ that it will probably be turned back in to the court as unserved and will most likely be vacated.
Brown also has one child with Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina, and an older son, Landon, with another woman.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: Bobby Brown, BobbyBrown, Celebrity Justice, CelebrityJustice, Whitney Houston, WhitneyHouston
Posted Oct 6th 2006 3:18PM by TMZ Staff
A private jet company is alleging that Jennifer Lopez is late on nearly $35,000 on payments for two flights from New York -- one to California and one to Puerto Rico. A rep for Lopez says that it's a billing error.
Avjet Corp. filed suit Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court claiming the superstar flew twice with her husband and four other guests on Gulfstream jets owned by the company, and they have yet to see payment for the trips.
Lopez's rep says that a third party billing company was handling the invoicing for the flights, and Jennifer herself was not supposed to be billed. She has been pulled into the lawsuit, the rep says, because of her high profile.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Jennifer Lopez
Tags: Celebrity Justice, CelebrityJustice, Jennifer Lopez, JenniferLopez, Marc Anthony, MarcAnthony
Posted Jun 16th 2006 7:19PM by TMZ Staff
NEW YORK (AP) -- A clearly annoyed Manhattan judge issued an arrest warrant Friday for Boy George after the former Culture Club singer failed to appear in court to explain why he wants to change his sentence for falsely reporting a burglary.
Judge Anthony Ferrara also ridiculed the singer's suggestions for serving community service, which included a proposal to hold a fashion-and-makeup workshop. But he said he would not order an arrest until a June 26 hearing on whether Boy George violated the terms of his sentence.
The singer, whose real name is George O'Dowd, pleaded guilty in March to false reporting of a burglary at his Manhattan apartment, where police found cocaine.
Under his plea deal, O'Dowd was to enter a drug-treatment program in England and do five days of community service in Manhattan. He was also fined $1,000.
But the judge angrily complained that O'Dowd had not paid the fine and had never reported to the office that assigns community service work.
"I put people in jail who don't pay fines," the judge told O'Dowd's lawyer, Louis Freeman. "Why shouldn't I do that?" Freeman said he had told O'Dowd, who was in England, that he did not have to appear Friday but that he should be ready to fly to New York on a moment's notice. He said the singer would be present for his next court date.
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Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Music
Tags: Boy George, BoyGeorge, Celebrity Justice, CelebrityJustice
Posted Jun 15th 2006 6:59PM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson unmercifully harassed a Los Angeles woman, tampering with her food and water and threatening her life, according to a lawsuit obtained by TMZ.
The bizarre case, filed by Helen Harris-Scott, alleges that she began sending Jackson cards and letters in 1986, declaring her "love and admiration" for the singer. The plaintiff claims Jackson was "shy" and communicated with her through others and through his music.
Harris-Scott claims things turned ugly around 1987 when Jackson, who was "connected with criminals," flattened her tires and tampered with her brake system. She also says a GPS tracking device was secretly installed in her car, tracking her every move. She says her phone was also wiretapped.
Harris-Scott claims it got even worse, alleging Jackson had "organized criminals watching me inside my house in L.A. and reporting to him."
She is asking the court to order a public apology from Jackson and "immediate disconnection of all the surveillance and wiretapping equipment." By the way, she also wants $100 million.
Michael Jackson's rep Raymone Bain says "Wonders never cease to amaze me" and said Mr. Jackson has not been advised of the case. She would not comment past this.
Check out the complete court documents
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Music, Wacky & Weird, Michael Jackson
Tags: Celebrity Justice, CelebrityJustice, Jacko, Michael Jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Jun 15th 2006 10:16AM by TMZ Staff
The latest group of producers are crying and suing, claiming someone stole their show idea -- in this case, "So You Think You Can Dance." Well, they need to butch it up.
Hollywood is filled with bitter people who feel ripped off. I don't think there's been a single show on the air during the last ten years in which someone claimed they'd been had.
The fact is, TV is kinda like music -- there aren't all that many melodies, so a lot is derivations on a common theme. This business operates on pitch meetings. Day after day, studio execs meet with producers who claim they have the next big thing. The meetings start to blur, ideas collapse on top of each other, something gets on the air and feelings are hurt.
Stu Billett, the man who created reality television by producing "The People's Court" 25 years ago, once told me that the suits at studios do pilfer ideas and that it's really part of their job. As he put it, referring to the execs: "They're like scorpions. They don't mean to kill. It's just their nature."
The fact is, anyone relying on an oral promise -- as was allegedly the case with "So You Think You Can Dance" -- is dreaming; it's not worth the paper it's written on. Stu once said something funny: "If someone stole my show, I wouldn't sue. I'd look like a schmuck because I didn't protect myself."
As for the "So You Think You Can Dance" lawsuit, the plaintiffs list similarities between their show and the one on FOX, including: a 60 minute television show, the Concept recruits contestants from various cities, professional dancers instruct contestants, a panel of professional judges evaluate performances, the competition is an elimination style, yada yada yada. Sounds like ten other shows.
As they say on "Idol," "Welcome to Hollywood."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV, American Idol, Jennifer Garner, H-Wood
Tags: Celebrity Justice, CelebrityJustice, So You Think You Can Dance, SoYouThinkYouCanDance, Stu Billett, StuBillett, television, TV
Posted Jun 12th 2006 6:06PM by TMZ Staff
(June 12) -- TMZ has obtained a lawsuit which claims Paris Hilton is legally responsible for a chain collision on a freeway in Los Angeles County.
The incident allegedly occurred in May, 2004. Brooke Ashley Brinson, who identified herself at the scene as Paris Hilton's cousin, was driving the Mercedes that was registered to Hilton. The heiress was not in the car.
According to the suit, "Traffic began to slow down and all vehicles came to a stop for traffic ahead." The lawsuit alleges that the defendant's car failed to stop, causing a chain collision involving four cars. The plaintiffs, Ivan Alvarez, Monica Delgado and their child, Nicholas Alvarez, were two cars in front of the Mercedes.
TMZ spoke with the plaintiffs' lawyer, Mauro Fiore, Jr., who said his two adult clients suffered "serious injuries."
Fiore says he filed a claim with Hilton's insurance company, and was shocked to learn that Hilton had the bare minimum coverage for property damage -- $5,000. Hilton's insurance company refused to disclose her policy limits for personal injury.
Fiore says he wants $250,000 for each plaintiff but the insurance company refuses to pay a dime.
TMZ contacted Paris' rep Elliot Mintz. Mintz tells TMZ "I am not going to comment on the lawsuit, but I think it is important for people to know that
Paris
was not in the vehicle."
Read the complete complaint
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Train Wrecks, Wacky & Weird, Pick My Life Apart, Paris Hilton
Tags: car crash, CarCrash, celebrity justice, CelebrityJustice, lawsuits, Paris Hilton, ParisHilton
Posted May 24th 2006 5:10PM by TMZ Staff
Some big stars are in hot water in courtrooms around America. From charges of murder to lawsuits over topless photos, celebs are out for justice.
TMZ highlights the cases that will make headlines -- from the allegations to the stakes.
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Tags: celebrity justice, CelebrityJustice, jennifer aniston, JenniferAniston, orlando bloom, OrlandoBloom
