All posts containing the tag: "Nanny"
Posted Nov 18th 2009 2:30PM by TMZ Staff
Cindy Crawford's alleged extortionist cannot be extradited to the U.S., but he's not out of the woods.
TMZ did some checking and found Edis Kayalar, who turned himself in to German police Monday night, cannot be shipped back to the U.S. for allegedly demanding $100,000 from Cindy and hubby Rande Gerber. Germany does not have an extradition treaty with the U.S.
So, you ask, why did Kayalar turn himself in? We're told in November, after Kayalar was deported to Germany, he was sending emails to Gerber asking for money that could be transferred into a German bank account. That, German authorities tell us, is a violation of German extortion law.
Kayalar allegedly stole a photo from Cindy's former nanny -- a photo that shows her 7-year-old daughter tied up to a chair and gagged. The nanny says she took the photo as a joke.
Kayalar has been denied bail, because the German judge thinks he's a flight risk.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives, Cindy Crawford
Tags: arrested, cindy crawford, CindyCrawford, cops, edis kayalar, EdisKayalar, extortion, extortionist, germany, nanny, photo, rande gerber, RandeGerber
Posted Nov 13th 2009 5:21PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned the Gosselins' former nanny -- who once claimed to have had a sexual relationship with Jon -- is the next person TLC wants to testify in their breach of contract case against Jon.
TLC's lawyers have filed court papers in Maryland asking the judge for permission to serve Stephanie Santoro with a subpoena. They also want Stephanie's records.
If it's granted, Santoro will be forced to testify -- along with Michael Lohan, Hailey Glassman and Star Magazine reporter Kate Major.
Depositions are scheduled for December 10.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV, Jon & Kate, Exclusives
Tags: jon gosselin, jon gosseling, JonGosselin, JonGosseling, lawsuit, nanny, served, stephanie santoro, StephanieSantoro, subpoena, tlc
Posted Nov 12th 2009 6:33PM by TMZ Staff
Cindy Crawford was targeted for extortion, over a photo of her daughter which showed the daughter bound to a chair and gagged.
Documents were filed in federal court saying that Edis Kayalar, a friend of a former nanny of Crawford and husband Rande Gerber, was threatening to sell the photo of the couple's 7-year-old daughter.
Crawford's rep says the photo was taken as part of a game of cops and robbers, without Crawford's knowledge. The docs say the nanny took the photos as a "prank" and that Kayalar stole the picture from her.
We're told Crawford and Gerber went to the cops, who turned it over to the FBI.
According to legal docs, Gerber paid Kayalar $1,000 for what he thought was the original photo. But Gerber claims Kayalar came back a few days later, claiming he still had a copy and demanded more money.
And this is curious .... according to the documents, Kayalar was arrested by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department on September 16, 2009, placed in federal custody by ICE agents for an immigration violation. He was then deported to Germany.
But it didn't end there ... The Feds say on November 1, 2009, Kayalar called the Crawfords from Germany and said he "had no choice now but to extort the victims for money because they had gotten him deported." He demanded $100,000 or else he'd release the photo to the media.
BTW, someone tried peddling the photo to TMZ approximately 6 weeks ago. We passed.
story developing
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Cindy Crawford
Tags: bound to a chair, BoundToAChair, cindy crawford, CindyCrawford, daughter, extortion, former nanny, FormerNanny, nanny, rande gerber, RandeGerber
Posted Oct 5th 2009 6:07PM by TMZ Staff
While the brutal fight between Jon and Kate rages in the media -- their battle-tested nanny was left to fight the chaotic war at home. Talk about a war face...
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Anyone wanna switch places?
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, TV, Jon & Kate
Tags: gosselin, jon and kate, JonAndKate, kids, nanny, plus 8, Plus8
Posted Sep 30th 2009 4:52PM by TMZ Staff
Lisa Marie Presley is firing back at her former nanny -- the one who just sued her -- claiming the woman broke her contract by posting photos of Presley's twin babies on Facebook.
Presley countersued Christine White -- the nanny who claims she was forced to work ridiculous hours without getting OT.
Presley claims White snapped 164 photographs and shot video of her twins and her private residence ...then posted some of them on Facebook.
Presley alleges White flagrantly violated the confidentiality agreement she signed.
Forget White's OT ... Presley wants White to ante up for the damage she caused.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Tags: christine white, ChristineWhite, lawsuit, lisa marie, lisa marie presley, LisaMarie, LisaMariePresley, maid, nanny
Posted Aug 25th 2009 1:00PM by TMZ Staff
Lisa Marie Presley says it takes some gall for a nanny who she treated like a celebrity to turn around and sue her.
Lisa Marie tells TMZ Christine White has "self-entitlement" issues. White just sued Elvis' daughter for not getting meal breaks and allegedly being forced to work 7 days a week during her stint as a postpartum caregiver after the birth of Lisa Marie's child last October.
Lisa Marie now says she paid Christine $650 a day and she had chefs and other staff at her disposal. Lisa Marie goes on ... Christine had her own guest house on the property where she would sleep and take "many breaks."
Here's the best part: "Ms. White's self-entitlement became more and more severe as she became exposed to the various 'perks' she was given on the job.
A taste of the celebrity life can be a dangerous thing.
By the way, Lisa Marie says Christine practically tripped over herself after she was fired to hire a lawyer.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Tags: lawsuit, lisa marie presley, LisaMariePresley, nanny
Posted Aug 24th 2009 3:24PM by TMZ Staff
Forget Lisa Marie Presley -- her nanny is suffering from postpartum depression and she's suing Elvis' daughter.
Christine White has filed a lawsuit against Presley, claiming she became the postpartum caregiver several weeks after Lisa Marie gave birth on October 7, 2008.
White complains she was not given meal breaks and forced to work 7-days a week without getting O.T.
And get this -- she didn't get a 10-minute rest time!
We put a call in to Lisa Marie's rep. We're waiting for comment.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Tags: lawsuit, lisa marie pressley, LisaMariePressley, nanny
Posted Jul 12th 2009 1:45AM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson's former nanny, Grace Rwaramba, fulfilled most of her high school fantasies when she became a part of MJ's life -- as her old high school yearbook spells out multiple times.
Michael Jackson is mentioned four separate times in her 1985 senior yearbook from The Academy of the Holy Family in Connecticut. In one section, classmates predicting Rwaramba would marry the singer and have her "own generation of Jackson 5."
She came pretty close.
Filed under: Michael Jackson, Photo Galleries
Tags: grace rwaramba, GraceRwaramba, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, MJ, nanny
Posted Jul 1st 2009 8:20AM by TMZ Staff
The nanny who cared for Michael Jackson's three kids says reports that she pumped Jackson's stomach several times are bogus.
Grace Rwaramba responded to the rumors through a posting on the website of her close friend, Mallika Chopra -- the daughter of Jackson confidant Deepak Chopra.
"I am shocked, hurt and deeply saddened by recent statements the press has attributed to me, in particular, the outrageous and patently false claim that I 'routinely pumped his stomach after he had ingested a dangerous combination of drugs.' I don't even know how to pump a stomach!!"
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: deepak chopra, DeepakChopra, grace rwaramba, GraceRwaramba, mallika chopra, MallikaChopra, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, nanny
Posted May 14th 2009 12:43PM by TMZ Staff
The feud between Rob Lowe and his two scorned nannies is over -- the second and final nanny suit against Rob has been settled.
Sides for both Lowe and Laura Boyce -- who alleged she was a victim of sexual harassment by Rob's wife Sheryl -- have asked for the whole case to be dismissed.
No coincidence, we hear, that the dismissal comes after the judge ruled the Lowe's could go after Boyce for violating the confidentiality clause in her contract.
As for how much money changed hands ... we can't tell you exactly, but here's what we hear -- Laura won't be planning any expensive vacations any time soon.
The other suit -- involving former nanny Jessica Gibson -- will also be dismissed.
Filed under: Rob Lowe
Tags: Laura Boyce, LauraBoyce, lawsuit, nanny, Robe Lowe, RobeLowe
Posted Apr 8th 2009 4:45PM by TMZ Staff
So the Gloria Allred just fired off an email to us, saying our story about Rob Lowe was wrong -- you know, the case where Lowe is suing his former nanny, Laura Boyce, for allegedly violating the confidentiality agreement and defaming him.
The judge in the case just shot down Boyce's claim that the confidentiality agreement was not enforceable -- at least, that's what we said. Gloria, who reps the nanny, claims the judge merely denied her motion to throw out Lowe's lawsuit, and didn't rule on the confidentiality agreement.
But Lowe's lawyer, Larry Stein, tells us Gloria is full of it -- that her whole argument was that the case should be 86'd because the confidentiality agreement violated Boyce's First Amendment rights and was unenforceable. Stein says the judge squarely rejected Allred's challenge to the confidentiality agreement.
One thing's for sure -- someone's gonna end up cryin'....
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Rob Lowe
Tags: 86d, boyces first amendment rights, BoycesFirstAmendmentRights, confidentiality agreement, ConfidentialityAgreement, gloria allred, GloriaAllred, larry stein, LarryStein, laura boyce, LauraBoyce, lawsuit, nanny, rob lowe, RobLowe
Posted Apr 8th 2009 8:00AM by TMZ Staff
Rob Lowe just won a huge victory in his bitter lawsuit against his former nanny -- and it's a decision that will have a big impact behind closed doors in Hollywood.
Lowe sued Laura Boyce for allegedly violating the confidentiality agreement she signed, by blabbing all over town that the Lowes did horrible things around her. Lowe claims Boyce was telling people his wife, Sheryl, did things like walk around naked in front of the nanny and comment about the penis size of the nanny's boyfriend -- claims the Lowes deny.
In a stunning decision yesterday, the judge in the case rejected Boyce's claim that the confidentiality agreement was invalid, on grounds it violated her freedom of speech rights.
The judge has effectively told a bunch of celebrities it's still safe to hire help and make them sign agreements that they won't spill secrets for fun or financial gain.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Rob Lowe
Tags: allegedly violating confidentiality agreement, AllegedlyViolatingConfidentialityAgreement, bitter lawsuit, BitterLawsuit, case rejected, CaseRejected, court, former nanny, FormerNanny, gloria allred, GloriaAllred, hollywood, huge victory, HugeVictory, judge, laura boyce, LauraBoyce, lawsuit, Lowe sued Boyce, LoweSuedBoyce, nanny, rob lowe, Rob Lowe spanks nanny in court, RobLowe, RobLoweSpanksNannyInCourt, sheryl
Posted Mar 23rd 2009 9:45PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has obtained the 911 call made by OctoMom's nanny to try and remove Gloria Allred from the house.
The call was made on March 17 -- the same day two of Nadya Suleman's octuplets came home.
Allred represents the non-profit organization Angels in Waiting -- which had offered to help Nadya care for the octuplets. Nadya fired them today. Coincidence?
Filed under: OctoMom
Tags: 911, Angels in Waiting, AngelsInWaiting, Gloria Allred, GloriaAllred, Nadya Suleman, NadyaSuleman, nanny, Octomom
Posted Jun 30th 2008 3:31PM by TMZ Staff
The boyfriend of Rob and Sheryl Lowe's former nanny admits he gave her some pretty dumb advice.
In more court documents, filed late last week in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, Jessica Gibson's boyfriend Jason Lesh says after Gibson abruptly quit her job last February, she wanted to "tell Sheryl Lowe to f**k off" in a text message. Lesh says he stopped her -- and crafted a kinder, gentler text for her to send.
In his declaration, Lesh says he told Gibson to send a text in a "nice tone" to her former boss to "appease" her, with the hopes "that Jessica could 'neutralize' her." He now says that was something that "I deeply regret, and now believe to be stupid."
The Lowes sued Gibson in April alleging their former nanny breached her confidentiality agreement and was in cahoots with other employees trying to shake down the couple. Gibson fired back with her own suit, claiming the Lowes sexually harassed her and engaged in sexually inappropriate behavior.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Rob Lowe
Tags: Celebrity Lawusit, CelebrityLawusit, Jessica Gibson, JessicaGibson, Nanny, Robe Lowe, RobeLowe
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
