All posts containing the tag: "MarkBurnett"
Posted May 29th 2009 7:43PM by TMZ Staff
The following story really isn't about the fact that some dude is suing reality king Mark Burnett over his short lived show "Pirate Master" -- the REAL story is that someone actually wants the credit for creating that piece of crap.
Some guy named James Papa says the show idea was all his -- and that after he "created" it back in 2003 and registered it with the US Copyright Office, that damn scallywag Burnett plundered all of his brilliant ideas -- like having a reality show on a pirate ship and making eliminated contestants "walk the plank." Burnett's show aired on CBS in 2007.
In the suit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, Papa is demanding no less than $2,000,000 for his trouble ... unless it goes into arrrrrrrrrrrbitration.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: cbs, mark burnett, MarkBurnett, pirate master, PirateMaster
Posted Sep 29th 2006 11:25AM by TMZ Staff
Mark Burnett, the reality show mastermind who made being stranded on distant islands and being fired by Donald Trump actually seem appealing – and compelling TV – is aiming to put people quite literally under a spell on his latest series.
Uber-producer Burnett is teaming up with world-renowned hypnotist Paul McKenna, who's plied his mind-bending trade on Elle Macpherson, David Bowie, Daryl Hannah and Naomi Campbell, among others, on a new series produced in conjunction with paraMedia inc. McKenna, author of last year's bestselling "Change Your Life in Seven Days," will help contestants deal with a panoply of issues – obesity, anger management, relationship woes, fear of heights – in the as-yet unnamed show.
Let's face it: if the man can get Naomi Campbell to go to a calmer place, even for a little while, the world's already better for his techniques.
Prospective hypnotees can apply to be on the show here.
Filed under: TV
Tags: mark burnett, MarkBurnett, paul mckenna, PaulMckenna
Posted Sep 29th 2006 8:20AM by TMZ Staff
Could there be trouble in the oh-so-pretty paradise that is the universe of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie? According to a report this morning, a tussle over their next child is causing a rift between the stars.
"Brad wants another child, preferably a boy – but he wants a biological boy," says a Page Six source. "He is adamant and wants her to get pregnant again right away." Angelina, on the other hand, isn't on board with that plan – she's ready to adopt again, plus the pillow-lipped actress has a profoundly busy work schedule, with at least three films in the making. The couple's brood already includes two adopted children, Maddox and Zahara, and one biological kid, Shiloh Nouvel.
Pitt's rep didn't have comment and Jolie, according to the Post, doesn't even have a rep.
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Filed under: Brad & Angelina, Let's Get This Party Started
Tags: Angelina Jolie, AngelinaJolie, Anna Nicole Smith, AnnaNicoleSmith, Brad Pitt, BradPitt, Let's Get This Party Started, Let'sGetThisPartyStarted, Mark Burnett, MarkBurnett
Posted Sep 18th 2006 6:29PM by TMZ Staff
After all the reality TV show hoopla that followed with last year's Rock Star: INXS quest to find a new singer for the group, JD Fortune and Co. today were dropped by their label Epic Records.
Meanwhile, this year's incarnation, Rock Star Supernova, may have to change its name after a San Diego judge last week approved a preliminary injunction filed by an Orange County, Calif. punk trio with the same name. The judge barred the TV band from "performing rock and roll music, or recording, or selling rock and roll music recordings under the same (name), pending a trial of this action on its merits, or until otherwise ordered by the court."
And you wanted to be a rock star...
Filed under: Music
Tags: JD Fortune, JdFortune, mark burnett, MarkBurnett, rock, rock star inxs, rock star supernova, rockstar, RockStarInxs, RockStarSupernova, star
Posted Aug 16th 2006 2:42PM by TMZ Staff
There are ways to collect money from someone, and then there's this: AOL said yesterday that it was preparing to search for gold and platinum bars at David Wolfgang Hawke's parents' house to try to recover the $12.8 million he was ordered to pay AOL in a lawsuit last year.
AOL says that it's just trying to recover what a court has dictated it is due. "This exercise isn't something out of . . . 'Treasure Island,'" said AOL spokesman Nicholas Graham. "This is a court-directed, judge-approved legal process that is simply aimed at responsibly recovering hidden assets." Hawke was sued in US District Court in Virginia by the company for sending millions of unwanted spam e-mails to its customers.
But it's not the only gold-digging that's going on at AOL, as AOL.com and "Survivor" creator Mark Burnett get set to launch "Gold Rush," a groundbreaking interactive reality game, on September 13. In the game, players will have the chance to win over $2 million in gold hidden in various locations across the United States. "
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Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Features
Tags: AOL, Gold Rush, GoldRush, Mark Burnett, MarkBurnett
Posted May 31st 2006 3:21PM by TMZ Staff
Reality TV impresario Mark Burnett wants to give you $2 million in solid gold.
The creator of 'Survivor' and 'The Apprentice' has given TMZ the first details of his new Web-TV reality show, called 'Gold Rush' and slated to launch Sept. 13.
In the show, contestants will be given clues on the web, on television, and in magazines about the location of more than $2 million in gold. The first contestant to solve all the clues will get the loot.
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Filed under: TV
Tags: mark burnett, MarkBurnett, survivor, the apprentice, TheApprentice
Posted Jan 30th 2006 1:25PM by TMZ Staff
By TMZ.COM STAFF
Mark Burnett Productions and AOL have signed a major production deal to develop a real-life reality treasure hunt called "Gold Rush!" The show will air exclusively on the AOL.com website, and will track real-life challengers searching for hidden treasure across the United States.
The challenging clues will be placed throughout the AOL network, including websites such as AOL.com, AIM.com, Moviefone.com and MapQuest.com. The clues and the show will also be promoted on other media, including television, print and wireless.
"With 'Survivor,' 'The Apprentice,' 'The Contender' and 'Rock Star,' I've been amazed by the volume of fans who constantly want to communicate online about each of these shows. They clearly want a lot more content than they can enjoy during one hour of television per week," said Mark Burnett. "The world is changing and the Internet is about to become the next broadcast network. With the volume of people able to watch content on their computers between 9am to 5pm, it could very well become the new primetime. The immediate future will take advantage of content that utilizes television, print and the Internet in concert. AOL and I are embracing this immediate future through 'Gold Rush.'"
"This is a totally original concept that comes to us from the guy who created reality television," said Jon Miller, Chairman and CEO of America Online. "It defines engagement; it's disruptive by nature and it will certainly be habit forming – all the best of the Internet in one fell swoop."
Tags: AOL, Gold Rush, GoldRush, Mark Burnett, MarkBurnett
