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Posted Apr 8th 2009 4:46PM by TMZ Staff
Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns -- the first ever quadruple world champion in boxing history -- just beat the living crap out of a chicken ... in the most humiliating game of tic-tac-toe ever.
In an event that seemed to harness the state of desperation surrounding boxing in America, the former superstar defeated Ginger the Chicken in a publicity event for a casino in Detroit.
But saddest part took place during the dramatic rematch -- when Tommy and the chicken played to a draw.
Filed under: Talk Sports, Critters
Tags: chicken, hit man, HitMan, tic tac toe, TicTacToe, tommy hearns, TommyHearns
Posted Feb 26th 2009 2:40PM by TMZ Staff
The father of John Graziano, the young man left in a vegetative state after Nick Hogan's 2007 car crash, was arrested today for trying to solicit a hit man to kill his estranged wife -- and cops say he tried to pay for it using a gift card.
According to police, Edward Graziano told an undercover officer posing as a "go-between" to a hit man that he wanted to have his wife Debra killed. Perhaps most troubling -- cops say Graziano wanted her killed in an automobile accident.
Graziano allegedly paid for the hit with $1,100 cash, a $1,000 personal check and a $13.06 gift card to Westshore Pizza.
The arrest is the culmination of a two-and-half month long undercover investigation by the Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigative Division.
Debra's attorney released this statement: "She is saddened by all of this. She can't believe so much tragedy can strike one family. Her main purpose is concentrating on John getting better."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, The Hogans
Tags: car crash, CarCrash, Ed Graziano, EdGraziano, hit man, hitman, john graziano, John Grazianos dad, JohnGraziano, JohnGrazianosDad, kill wife, KillWife, nick hogan, NickHogan
Posted Dec 5th 2006 12:45PM by TMZ Staff
A source close to Vin Diesel tells TMZ that contrary to Internet reports, the actor was not dropped from the upcoming movie "Hitman" -- in fact, he opted out long ago.
Rumors circulated yesterday that actor Timothy Olyphant had taken Vin's place after he was dumped from the film. While it's true that Olyphant will star in the film (based on a popular videogame), Diesel was off the project long before Olyphant got the part.
TMZ has learned that Vin jetted off to Prague today to star in the big budget, Mathieu Kassovitz directed FOX feature, "Babylon A.D.," based on the best-selling French novel "Babylon Babies." The film is set to be a major 2007 holiday release for the studio.
Diesel was last seen in the movie "Find Me Guilty," for which he received rave reviews, and also starred in the mega-hit, "The Pacifier," which grossed over $200 million worldwide.
Filed under: Gossip/Rumors, Movies
Tags: babylon a.d., BabylonA.d., hitman, vin diesel, VinDiesel
