All posts containing the tag: "Pittsburgh"
Posted Oct 15th 2009 8:28AM by TMZ Staff
A firetruck slammed into Russell Crowe's ride during a movie shoot in Pittsburgh yesterday -- problem is, it wasn't in the script.
Crowe and co-star Elizabeth Banks were shooting a scene inside a van, which was parked near a Pittsburgh fire station when a firetruck suddenly pulled out of a nearby station and banged into the front of the van, according to ABC 4.
There were no injuries -- except to the van. The front end was reportedly knocked off.
Filed under: Movies
Tags: elizabeth banks, ElizabethBanks, filming, firetruck, movie shoot, MovieShoot, pittsburgh, russell crowe, RussellCrowe
Posted Mar 26th 2009 12:10PM by TMZ Staff
Two roadies working on the Britney Spears "Circus" tour made a hit record of their own last night -- after cops say they got into a crazy street fight with police officers.
It all went down last night in Pittsburgh, when cops say they saw Rockey Dickey (right) -- a member of Brit's road crew -- punching some random dude in the face. When an officer tried to stop the fight, Dickey allegedly turned and took a swing at the cop.
Cops said Dickey would not cooperate when officers tried to handcuff him, and a taser was used to subdue him. But it gets worse...
Officers say Alex Montes (left)-- who also works for Britney Spears -- tried to save his buddy by putting one of the arresting officers in a headlock. Cops say Montes managed to leave the scene, but he was located and arrested a short time later.
According to WPXI, the station that broke the story, Dickey and Montes have been charged with criminal conspiracy, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness. Dickey is also charged with simple assault and resisting arrest.
Spears is set to play Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh Friday night -- minus two employees.
UPDATE: This statement was just put on Britney's website: "Last night two employees of a company contracted to provide equipment for The Circus Starring Britney Spears tour were arrested in Pittsburgh, PA. However, neither of the men involved are employees of the tour or Ms. Spears. The two individuals have since been dismissed by their employer. The Circus Starring Britney Spears tour does not support or tolerate this type of behavior."
Filed under: Britney Spears, Fights
Tags: Alex Montes, AlexMontes, arrest, brawl, britney spears, BritneySpears, concert, Pittsburgh, Rockey Dickey, RockeyDickey, street fight, StreetFight, tour
Posted Oct 6th 2006 2:52PM by TMZ Staff
Despite recent reports, Sienna Miller actually really likes Pittsburgh and thinks it's "beautiful." Just to clear things up, her father's actually from a nearby town, and she just hasn't had time to explore while she shoots the film version of Michael Chabon's novel "Mysteries of Pittsburgh."
In a statement issued through her rep, Miller says, "I want to apologize for my comments which seem to have been misconstrued and taken out of context. I was referring to the fact that we are shooting almost all night shoots on this film and none of us have had an opportunity to fully explore the city."
Adds Miller, "What I have seen of it is beautiful. I came once before to visit the Andy Warhol museum whilst researching a film and found both the city and its inhabitants warm and gracious. My father is from Meadville and is in town to show me round this weekend. I sincerely apologize and hope people realize that conversations can be easily manipulated in print."
Miller was criticized by Pittsburgh residents for supposedly denigrating the city in a "Rolling Stone" interview published this week.
Filed under: Sienna Miller
Tags: Pittsburgh, Sienna Miller, SiennaMiller
