After over 20 years in the business, New Kids on the Block have finally hit it big -- at the local Waffle House.
The group has a ritual of hitting up the 24 hour breakfast joint after their shows, and last night in Pittsburgh, party-cup carrying fans packed the place like they were giving away free patty melts.
Everyone involved with the whole crazy scene suddenly began screaming New Kids songs ... and judging the by the way the cook was dancing around in the kitchen -- the staff seemed to enjoy it.
The last thing the world needs is another New Kids on the Block -- which is exactly why the band is suing someone for allegedly trying to form a fake New Kids on the Block.
NKOTB just filed a Federal lawsuit against a company called SM Productions, who in 2005 allegedly attempted "to form a new group also entitled 'New Kids on the Block'" -- so SMP could record music with a band that people thought were the real deal.
The suit also says SMP tried to register the band's name and album art from "Hangin' Tough" with the U.S Patents and Trademark Office.
NKOTB is suing because they want the court to officially tell everyone that the NKOTB name belongs to NKOTB and NKOTB only (say that a few times fast).
How did this possibly happen? Last night in Las Vegas, the New Kids arrived at LAX Nightclub to the kind of crowd that used to go bonkers for 'em 20 years ago. Repeat. 20 years ago. A quote from our guy in Vegas: "In all my years in Vegas, I've never seen such pandemonium over anybody."
Everyone was there to see the NKOTB -- but Lance Bass stole their thunder at last night's concert at the Staples Center in L.A. A few TMZ staffers actually admitted to going to the show and shot this "Where's Waldo"-like footage of Lance getting swarmed in the crowd.
Old Shtick on der Block -- still not funny. The New Middle Aged Kids on the Block tried their best to be witty and funny and entertaining in Germany yesterday. They failed.
Jonathan Knight just wanted a cigarette -- but taking a smoke break in front of a pack of bloodthirsty autograph hunters ended with one of them calling him an "a**hole" right to his face.
The autographazzi were overbearingly brutal when he didn't sign -- but Joey Mc had Jonny's back.
Looks like the Donnie Wahlberg divorce is nastier than we first thought.
We broke the story a few hours ago that Wahlberg's wife, Kim Fey, filed for divorce last Wednesday. Right after the story went up, Donnie's rep contacted us and said Donnie actually filed the divorce papers, not Kim.
So here's where it gets good. We did more digging and we're right ... she filed for divorce in L.A. County Superior Court. The clerk stamped the papers at 1:29 PT. And then we found that Donnie filed his own divorce papers in Ventura County Superior Court the same day, at 3:46 PT.
So is this race to the courthouse a sign that each wants to make the point they're leaving the other? We're thinkin' so.
Lucky for Donnie Wahlberg, New Kids on the Block fans are now old enough to get into bars. Donnie's 39th bday bash landed at Jet Nightclub last night at the Mirage in Las Vegas -- where Berg, Joey McIntyre and Danny Wood all celebrated like adults.
With a tour on the horizon, the New Kids on the Block were all hard at work on their new video shoot this weekend.
Also in L.A.: Wynona Ryder hid her face, Shirley MacLaine got lost, 65-year-old Joe Pesci partied at Villa, Mary Carey talked about breaking sobriety and Steven Tyler heard the most tired joke ever.
In NY: Will Smith continued campaigning for Nicest Man Alive, fans tested Selma Blair's patience and Ryan Gosling walked his dog ... no, not Kirsten Dunst.
Harvey Levin This is what it looks like when Mike Tyson punches you in the face: http://su.pr/2Dhyzm.
Karl Rove Nationalizing the elections over an unpopular agenda isn't likely to repeat 2002. http://bit.ly/3lkXnG #TCOT #SGP
Fred Durst RT @mr_cdurst @freddurst hola fred here is my daily message. *g*
Donnie Wahlberg From The sounds of things... This weeks Back Rub is gonna be VERY NECCESSARY! We are gonna have to RELAX! UNWIND! And feel GOOD tomorrow!
Looks like the Donnie Wahlberg divorce is nastier than we first thought.
