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Posted Nov 17th 2009 1:01AM by TMZ Staff
The 26-year-old German model who allegedly tried to extort $100,000 from Cindy Crawford has turned himself in to the cops.
Edis Kayalar (right), who has been charged with one count extortion, walked into a police station in Germany yesterday.
As we previously reported, Kayalar was threatening to sell a photo of Cindy's daughter which showed her bound to a chair and gagged.
Kayalar faces two years in the slammer. He'll appear before a judge later today.
Story developing ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Cindy Crawford
Tags: alleged extortion, AllegedExtortion, cindy crawford, CindyCrawford, cops, edis kayalar, EdisKayalar, extortion, germany, model, police
Posted Nov 13th 2009 1:38PM by TMZ Staff
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.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives, Cindy Crawford
Tags: arrest, cindy crawford, CindyCrawford, extortionist, german, model
Posted Nov 12th 2009 7:30PM by TMZ Staff
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.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives, Cindy Crawford
Tags: cindy crawford, CindyCrawford, edis kayalar, EdisKayalar, extortionist, german, model, rande gerber, RandeGerber
Posted Oct 2nd 2009 7:08PM by TMZ Staff
About 300 people showed up to the memorial service for Ryan Jenkins -- the man believed to have murdered his wife, model Jasmine Fiore, and then stuff her in a suitcase.
Ryan's father Dan refuses to believe his son murdered Jasmine and has hired a private investigator.
Jenkins was found hanged in his room at the Thunderbird Motel in British Columbia on August 23.
Filed under: Exclusives, Ryan Jenkins, Jasmine Fiore
Tags: dan jenkins, DanJenkins, jasmine fiore, JasmineFiore, memorial, memorial service, MemorialService, model, murder, ryan jenkins, RyanJenkins, swimsuit
Posted Sep 16th 2009 10:34AM by TMZ Staff
Alright, so this one is a few degrees of separation -- a few hundred degrees Fahrenheit -- but a fire in the Hollywood hills is ravaging the house of some big lawyer ... who happens to be hooking up with a really hot Ukrainian model.
The fire is raging right now -- turning a huge house belonging to attorney Brian Witzer (inset) into a smoking hot pile of rubble. And speaking of things that are smoking hot ... Witzer's fiancee is 24-year-old model/television host Larysa Poznyak.
We feel for Witzer, but at least he has two really hot shoulders to cry on ... check out the gallery.
Tags: brian witzer, BrianWitzer, fire, larysa poznyak, LarysaPoznyak, lawyer, model
Posted Sep 16th 2009 4:15AM by TMZ Staff
Bar Refaeli is pretty much perfect by just existing -- but yesterday, she upped her game by walking around NYC lookin' sexy as ever ... while simultaneously giving money to a homeless guy.
What a role model.
Filed under: Hot Bodies
Tags: bar refaeli, BarRefaeli, donation, homeless, leonardo dicaprio, LeonardoDicaprio, model, money
Posted Sep 9th 2009 10:30AM by TMZ Staff
Miranda Kerr sewed herself into a skin tight pink dress outside the Cooper Square Hotel last night -- and there isn't a soul on this (or Middle) Earth who can't say she looked anything short of drop dead gorgeous.
You're very welcome.
Filed under: Hot Bodies
Tags: body, cooper square hotel, CooperSquareHotel, dress, hot, miranda kerr, MirandaKerr, model, orlando bloom, OrlandoBloom, sexy, victorias secret, VictoriasSecret
Posted Sep 1st 2009 10:40AM by TMZ Staff
A lot of questions surrounding Jasmine Fiore's murder may have died with Ryan Jenkins -- cops say he didn't leave a suicide note in the motel room where he was found hanged.
Jenkins was found hanging from the coat rack in his room at the Thunderbird Motel in British Columbia on August 23, over a week after cops believe he murdered Jasmine in San Diego and then fled the United States.
Although cops didn't find a suicide note, they did find Jenkins' laptop in the room -- but it's yet to be determined if there is anything of significance on the comp.
Filed under: Ryan Jenkins, Jasmine Fiore
Tags: jasmine fiore, JasmineFiore, model, murder, ryan jenkins, RyanJenkins, suicide note, SuicideNote
Posted Aug 30th 2009 1:30AM by TMZ Staff
File this under international obsessions: A French model/actress terrified about a German fan following her around Los Angeles.
Lydie Denier claims an alleged stalker pulled a gun on her and has repeatedly threatened to kill her.
Now Denier, star of a French syndicated version of "Tarzan" in the 90s as well as one episode of shows like "Silk Stockings," "Melrose Place," "Spin City" and "Gilmore Girls," has filed papers requesting for orders to stop harassment from Michael Huck -- a 45-year-old German uber-fan.
According to the papers, Huck has been "stalking" Denier since 2003 -- and in May 2007, after agreeing to meet him over coffee, Huck "pulled out a loaded gun."
She also says he's sent her threatening e-mails with creepy messages like "I will take away your magic ... Sign my contract and we all win. Do not sign it and we both will perish."
Denier fears he'll try and track her down at a Los Angeles film festival this November.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Tags: harassment, lawsuit, lydie denier, LydieDenier, model, stalker, tarzan, threats
Posted Aug 27th 2009 9:21PM by TMZ Staff
Buena Park police are holding a press conference right now about Jasmine Fiore's murder and said there were blood splatters inside her Mercedes -- the car they found yesterday abandoned in a parking lot in West Hollywood.
Cops say there was definitely a "struggle between two people in the car." Cops say there was more significant blood loss in the back seat of the car. The inside of the car had been wiped down and the outside was recently washed.
It appears a lot of hair pulling occurred. There was blood splatter on the back windshield. Cops say the only trauma on Jasmine was to her face and she had a broken nose.
Cops say the car had definitely gone off-road at some point -- there were mud stains on the tires and there were twigs caught in the undercarriage.
There's no reason to believe her teeth were removed while she was inside the vehicle -- but there were fragments of her teeth in the suitcase she was found inside, so they can assume her teeth were removed with her in or around the suitcase.
Cops say she could have "easily fit in the suitcase."
Cops say her fingers were cut off at the tips postmortem. A few pieces of her bloody clothing were found in the trunk. Cops say they are still looking for certain articles of her clothing.
TIMELINE HERE:
Both suspect and victim were seen entering her Mercedes at the San Diego Hilton at 2:30 AM on the morning of August 14 -- it's believed they were at a poker party at the Hilton. Jasmine was never seen again. Later that morning, Jenkins was seen leaving the L'Auberge Del Mar -- the hotel where they were staying at in San Diego -- at 9:20 AM. The next time he was seen on video was at 5 PM at his residence in Los Angeles.
This is the big mystery ... where was Jasmine when Ryan was seen checking out of the L'Auberge?
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Filed under: Ryan Jenkins, Jasmine Fiore
Tags: blood, jasmine fiore, JasmineFiore, mercedes, model, murder, police, ryan jenkins, RyanJenkins, suitcase
Posted Aug 26th 2009 6:54PM by TMZ Staff
Check out this video of Don Randall -- who first saw Jasmine Fiore's missing Mercedes in a West Hollywood parking lot on August 15 -- talking with cops.
Don says at around 9 AM on the 15th, he noticed the Mercedes and then saw a silver, 4-door sedan parked next to it. Randall says he walked inside the building and returned to the lot somewhere between 30 - 60 minutes later and the silver car was gone.
Filed under: Ryan Jenkins, Jasmine Fiore
Tags: Jasmine Fiore, JasmineFiore, Mercedes, missing car, MissingCar, model, murder, Ryan Jenkins, RyanJenkins, video
Posted Aug 26th 2009 5:05PM by TMZ Staff
Ryan Jenkins' half-sister may be the woman who dropped him off at the motel where he ultimately killed himself, this according to The Vancouver Sun.
The Sun reports a silver PT Cruiser with Alberta plates -- which matches the description of the car seen dropping Ryan off at the Thunderbird Motel -- was spotted at Alena Jenkins' condominium in Vancouver late Tuesday night.
Court records show that Ryan's father also owns a PT Cruiser, but it's unclear if the car at Alena's place is the same vehicle.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cpl. Norm Massie would not confirm Alena is the woman who helped Ryan check into the motel -- but did say they would need some proof that the mystery woman knew Ryan was a wanted man before they could press charges.
Jenkins -- who was wanted for the murder of his wife Jasmine Fiore -- was found hanged in his motel room three days after he checked in.
Filed under: Ryan Jenkins, Jasmine Fiore
Tags: Jasmine Fiore, JasmineFiore, model, murder, mystery woman, MysteryWoman, Ryan Jenkins, RyanJenkins
Posted Aug 24th 2009 7:15AM by TMZ Staff
Robert Hasman -- the ex-boyfriend who Jasmine Fiore was texting on the night before she was murdered -- went on the 'Today' show this morning and said, "I was happy that Ryan [Jenkins], that he killed himself."
Jasmine Fiore's mother,
Lisa Lepore, was on as well and talked about how his death helps bring some sense of closure.
Jenkins was found yesterday evening in a Canadian motel -- he was hanging by his belt when motel workers found his body.
Filed under: TV, Ryan Jenkins, Jasmine Fiore
Tags: death, hanging, jasmine fiore, JasmineFiore, model, murder, robert hasman, RobertHasman, Ryan Jenkins, RyanJenkins, suicide
Posted Aug 22nd 2009 2:48PM by TMZ Staff
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Tags: body, body discovered, BodyDiscovered, buena park, BuenaPark, jasmine fiore, JasmineFiore, model, murder, mutilated, playboy, ryan alexander jenkins, ryan jenkins, RyanAlexanderJenkins, RyanJenkins, suitcase, suspect
Posted Aug 21st 2009 4:15PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has obtained video showing Jasmine Fiore and former boyfriend Robert Hasman in Los Cabos, Mexico ... and the video was shot less than a month before she was murdered -- just 4 months after she married the man now accused of murdering her.
The video was shot at the Las Ventanas Resort on July 17. Fiore and Hasman are seen at the pool, along with her roommate, Christina. As we first reported, Fiore was texting Hasman in the hours before cops believe she was murdered.
A guest at the pool area tells us Hasman and Fiore used aliases -- Hasman said he was "Hans" and Fiore said she was "Ginger."
Law enforcement sources confirm to TMZ Hasman and Fiore were indeed in Los Cabos in July.
Filed under: Exclusives, Ryan Jenkins, Jasmine Fiore
Tags: jasmine fiore, JasmineFiore, mexico, model, murder, murdered model, MurderedModel, robert hasman, RobertHasman, ryan jenkins, RyanJenkins
