All posts containing the tag: "parking ticket"
Posted Nov 25th 2009 3:15PM by TMZ Staff
Maria Shriver ... did she get a special break yesterday when she went muffin/shoe shopping in Santa Monica, CA and left her SUV next to an expired parking meter? We decided to see for ourselves, and frankly ... we didn't do so well.
TMZ's intrepid muffin-eating reporter, Gary, went to Peet's Coffee -- the scene of Maria's crime. Gary left his whip at an expired meter and went inside for an orange-cranberry muffin. Gary was gorging himself when he looked out the window and saw a parking enforcement lady drive up to his car and get out.
Gary ran outside and pleaded, "I'm sorry. My meter must have ran out. I was inside getting muffins that were very important. I'm leaving right now."
Her response: "Sorry, there's nothing I can do for you. That's the way it is." She proceeded to write Gary a $50 parking ticket.
In fairness, Gary did not have a Dignitary Protection deputy to plead his case.
But, Gary says, the muffin was "delicious."
UPDATE: We apologize to Gary's mother ... who was under the impression he was on a diet.
Filed under: Politix, Exclusives, Maria Shriver, Muffingate
Tags: arnold schwarzeneggar, ArnoldSchwarzeneggar, california, governor, maria shriver, MariaShriver, muffingate, parking, parking ticket, ParkingTicket, santa monica, SantaMonica
Posted Nov 25th 2009 9:55AM by TMZ Staff
Not to be outdone by hubby Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver broke two more road rules yesterday, but again she got off scot-free.
The rebellious First Lady of California was walking out of Peet's Coffee in Santa Monica when a vigilant parking enforcement officer noticed her meter had expired. The officer pulled out his rusty, trusty "auto-cite" device to ticket the vehicle, when suddenly one of Maria's security dudes ran up to him, flashed something at the officer and did some fast talking.
In the end, the officer backed off without writing a ticket. Maria then got in her SUV, took off her glasses and began eating her muffin as the expired meter continued blinking.
Oh, and there's this .... she drove off without securing her seat belt.
A Santa Monica police official tells TMZ writing a parking ticket is "discretionary." He also said if Maria was on official business she'd be exempt from parking laws, provided she had a placard on the dash. We saw no placard and -- last we checked -- eating a muffin is not official business.
UPDATE: A Santa Monica police official now tells TMZ the parking enforcement officer was about to write the ticket when a man walked up to the officer and said he was a member of the CHP Dignitary Protection Unit. The CHP guy then said he understood the officer had a job to do but the dignitary would be gone in less than 5 minutes. At that point the parking enforcement officer backed off, but issued a warning.
As for Maria then getting in the SUV, eating a muffin and driving off without her seat belt, the parking official says his officer didn't see that.
We contacted the CHP -- they have no comment on the situation.
Click here to live chat!Filed under: Paparazzi Video, Politix, Exclusives, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver, Muffingate
Tags: above the law, AboveTheLaw, arnold schwarzenegger, ArnoldSchwarzenegger, maria shriver, MariaShriver, parking ticket, ParkingTicket, road rules, RoadRules, ticket
Posted Nov 24th 2009 2:50PM by TMZ Staff
Arnold Schwarzenegger clearly learned a thing or two about falling on the sword ... because he made no excuses about parking his Porsche in a red zone the other day.
Will Arnold's bold mea culpa influence Maria -- who's been known to break a traffic law or two?
Stay tuned.
Filed under: Politix, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver
Tags: arnold schwazrenegger, ArnoldSchwazrenegger, maria shriver, MariaShriver, parking ticket, ParkingTicket, red zone, RedZone, video
Posted Oct 23rd 2009 11:50AM by TMZ Staff
Getting your hair did at the celeb favorite Ken Paves Salon comes with a lot of extra perks ... like a parking ticket.
On Thursday, Hilary Duff became the latest in a long line of freshly blown out celebs to find an expired meter and a citation after leaving the WeHo hair studio.
Looks like the 22-year-old "Gossip Girl's" weave wasn't the only thing that needed a little change.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Beauty, Hilary Duff, Gossip Girl
Tags: Hilary Duff, HilaryDuff, parking ticket, ParkingTicket
Posted May 14th 2009 12:41PM by TMZ Staff
He got no love in Dallas, even less in Philly ... and yesterday afternoon, T.O. was S.O.L. in L.A. too.
Terrell Owens faced the wrath of a ticket-writing parking enforcer behind Sunset Plaza after leaving his decked out Bentley in a no-no spot.
It was unclear if he cried about it.
FYI -- You don't have to brand your car with a DUB logo to prove you're rollin' on dubs.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports
Tags: bentley, buffalo bills, football, parking ticket, sunset plaza, T.O., terrell owens, ticket
Posted Mar 11th 2009 6:00AM by TMZ Staff
We're guessing Megan Fox wouldn't have gotten this parking ticket if the parking police had seen who they were writing it for ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Megan Fox
Tags: car, megan fox, MeganFox, parking ticket, ParkingTicket
Posted Jan 24th 2007 4:40PM by TMZ Staff
Two weeks after she was behind the wheel in a fatal crash, it looks like Brandy had more car trouble.
After shopping at The Bodhi Tree Bookstore on Melrose Avenue last Friday, a smiling Brandy returned to her car, unaware of what appears to be a parking ticket on her windshield.
She then jumped into her ride and drove off without even noticing the ticket.
Coincidentally, the DVD she purchased was about the power of positive thinking.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo
Tags: Brandy, parking ticket, ParkingTicket
Posted Nov 6th 2006 1:59PM by TMZ Staff
Jennifer Garner can smile and look cute all she wants, but she's still gonna have to pay the parking ticket she got over the weekend.
The former "Alias" star was spotted by photogs while feeding a meter, but she didn't watch the clock. On returning to her silver Lexus SUV, she found the violation on her windshield.
We know "Elektra" didn't do well at the box office, but we're guessing she can cover the fine. Appropriately, her next feature is "Catch and Release." Oh, and she can park it here anytime.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Jennifer Garner
Tags: jennifer garner, JenniferGarner, parking ticket, ParkingTicket
