Cops in Germany had to temporarily detain Dennis Rodman today after the former basketball star allegedly bailed on a huge alcohol tab ... but according to the Worm, it's all bull-schnitzle.
It all went down in the city of Trier, where Rodman had been staying to play in a series of "USA Legends of Basketball" exhibition games.
"The Worm" recently charged a $5,100 alcohol tab to his hotel room and thought the hotel would cover the bill ... he was wrong.
After Rodman left the hotel today, cops pulled his limo over and detained him. Rodman ended up paying the tab plus an additional fee to avoid any legal trouble.
Rodman's agent, Darren Prince, says they will dispute the over $7,000 charge made on Rodman's card because reps from the event told them "incidentals would be taken care of."
UPDATE: Rodman's manager, who was with him at the time, says Rodman was simply attending a party at the hotel and doesn't know why he's being forced to pay for it. We're told Rodman first learned of the massive tab when his limo was pulled over.
Cindy Crawford's alleged extortionist had a brush with the law before the latest incident, but in that case the woman who asked for a restraining order ended up flaking out in court so Edis Kayalar skated.
Marissa Rukgaber -- Kayalar's girlfriend in 2008-09 -- claimed in a declaration that he pushed her and threatened to kill her if she called the police. She said, "He asked me to sleep with him at a friend's house, and when I refused he slapped me across my face and punched me 6-7 time (sic) all over body."
But she never showed up in court and, according to the docs obatined by TMZ, the judge took no action.
Kayalar is accused of trying to extort Crawford and her husband, Rande Gerber, for $100,000 -- over a picture of the couple's daughter.
By the way, in the legal docs, she says, "He's hard to find and slips through the system." That's a problem the feds are dealing with right now.
We've just obtained pictures of Edis Kayalar, Cindy Crawford's alleged extortionist -- below are the mug shots and a gallery of modeling pics we've obtained.
There are two booking photos -- the one on the left is from the feds, and the other is from the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.
Kayalar was a model for HERMAEVENTS, a German company (see pics below).
Federal authorities say Kayalar was arrested and deported to his home country of Germany after allegedly trying to pry money from Cindy and Rande Gerber for a picture their former nanny took -- a picture of the couple's 7-year-old daughter bound to a chair and gagged.
Authorities say the nanny took the pic as a prank and Cindy didn't know anything about it.
As we said earlier, a man who appears to be Kayalar contacted TMZ approximately 6 weeks ago trying to sell the photo. He said he had been in a relationship with the nanny and found the photo in her room and became concerned she might be abusing the child.
Kayalar said he had taken the photo from the nanny's room and wanted to know if he could get in trouble for selling it. We offered him no advice and passed on his offer.
Kayalar has been charged with one count extortion -- he faces two years in the slammer.
The beer filled pics poured into our SHOCK-TOBERFEST Contest like it was the Haufbrau beer tent! So enjoy the sloppy snapshots -- and don't forget to take a few Tylenol before you crash out to help with the hangover.
** Be sure to check back on Monday to vote on which of the Bavarian pics will score the $250 prize and some snazzy gifts from TMZ!**
Our apologies to the two of you who actually fell for it, but this video allegedly showing Michael Jackson jumping out of the back of his own coroner's van last week was all a hoax.
German broadcaster RTL says they created the video and posted it with the purpose of showing "how easily users can be manipulated on the internet with hoax videos."
The video wasn't even shot in L.A. -- but Cologne, Germany.
Modern Germans are known for quite a few things; precision automobiles, hearty beer, and an undying love for David Hasselhoff's singing. What they are not known for is their pirates.
That's all about to change with the Totenkopf Skull Toaster, that is, if you can translate the German ad and come up with $42. The toaster will emboss all your delicious breakfast breads with the famous skull and crossbones of the Jolly Roger. Strike fear with toast-branding as you pillage your other breakfast items in the name of a balanced breakfast! Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrchtung!
Cops in Germany had to temporarily detain Dennis Rodman today after the former basketball star allegedly bailed on a huge alcohol tab ... but according to the Worm, it's all bull-schnitzle.
Modern Germans are known for quite a few things; precision automobiles, hearty beer, and an undying love for David Hasselhoff's singing. What they are not known for is their pirates. 
