All posts containing the tag: "ticket"
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 12:00PM by TMZ Staff
Arnold Schwarzenegger claims he hasn't been pulled over since he became Governor of California 6 years ago -- but as we all know ... it's not because he's never broken the law!!!!
The infamous red zone parker and husband to law avoiding citizen Maria Shriver was on Leno last night -- where he admitted he hasn't been pulled over, let alone gotten a ticket, since he was sworn in.
His term ends in 2011. Watch out -- karma's a bitch.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Politix, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Tags: arnold schwarzenegger, ArnoldSchwarzenegger, govenator, governor, jay leno, JayLeno, maria shriver, MariaShriver, ticket
Posted Sep 18th 2009 12:50PM by TMZ Staff
John Legend claims he was done in by the valet last night -- blaming the car parkers for the ticket he got for driving around Hollywood without his headlights on.
We got him right after LAPD ticketed him outside Bardot -- and like a good celebrity, Legend promptly took to his Twitter to clear his good name.
He writes: "Valet sabotaged me! didn't notice becuz the dashboard lites were on and usually I have my headlights on "auto" so they come on w the car. Valet turned them off. Oh well! More money for the California state treasury. I guess they need it."
The state thanks you for your contribution.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: headlights, john legend, JohnLegend, lapd, ticket, twitter, valet
Posted Sep 10th 2009 2:15PM by TMZ Staff
We've all seen how quickly Jon Gosselin moved on from Kate -- and it seems his need for speed carries over to the road too, because dude just got himself a ticket.
According to the ticket, Jon was clocked going 78.3 MPH in a 55 mile zone Tuesday in Allentown, PA. We're told he was cooperative with cops and sent on his way -- with a citation for $165.
Looks like that $2,000 he won in Las Vegas might come in handy.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Jon & Kate
Tags: jon and kate plus 8, jon gosselin, JonAndKatePlus8, JonGosselin, kate gosselin, KateGosselin, police, speed limit, speeding, SpeedLimit, ticket
Posted Aug 27th 2009 8:24AM by TMZ Staff
Shaquille O'Neal thinks he can take on peeps like Michael Phelps and Oscar De La Hoya for his reality show, but we found one thing he definitely can't beat -- a ticket.
TMZ has learned Shaq was ticketed early this morning in Hollywood after officers saw him intentionally stopping his car in the middle of the road in front of a few clubs. O'Neal was cited for impeding traffic and let go.
FYI -- Shaq is a reserve cop ... you'd think he'd know better.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports, Shaq Attack, Exclusives
Tags: cops, Shaq, shaq vs., Shaquille ONeal, ShaquilleOneal, ShaqVs., ticket
Posted Jul 6th 2009 6:46PM by TMZ Staff
.... or in the case of tomorrow's Michael Jackson memorial at the Staples Center -- the purple ticket and golden wristband.
We got a pair of tickets for tomorrow's memorial... btw, the ticket is useless without the wristband.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: michael jackson, MichaelJackson, staples center, StaplesCenter, ticket
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 Apr 25th 2009 9:42AM by TMZ Staff
Finally, Jessica Alba has a reason to frown -- cops busted her perfectly sculpted ass going the wrong way on a one way street!
According to people at the scene, a Santa Monica police officer wrote her up yesterday after he noticed Alba driving through an alley and going the opposite way of the giant posted arrow sign -- which you can see is clearly hanging in the upper left hand corner of the photo.
No celebrity justice here...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Paparazzi Photo, Jessica Alba
Tags: busted, jessica alba, JessicaAlba, santa monica, SantaMonica, ticket
Posted Mar 19th 2009 5:47AM by TMZ Staff
Rihanna's late night on the town ended with another run-in with cops -- but this time it was her driver, not Chris Brown, answering the questions.
Shortly after 2:00 AM PT, cops pulled over her driver in Hollywood for no front license plate and for tinted windows. Rihanna was sitting in the backseat of the vehicle while LAPD issued the ticket.
RiRi had just wrapped up a night of partying at Les Deux.
Filed under: Rihanna
Tags: cops, les deux, LesDeux, pulled over, PulledOver, rihanna, suv, ticket
Posted Aug 28th 2006 2:08PM by TMZ Staff
Don't ever underestimate the power of Marisa Tomei's smile. The famous grin not only lights up the big screen, but it also carries an uncanny influence over the NYPD.
The "Anger Management" and "Someone Like You" star was pulled over in New York City over the weekend for not wearing her seat belt while driving through the Big Apple. Sources tell TMZ that Tomei gave one of her best performances yet, as she begged the officer to let her slide. Among her reported tactics; repeatedly batting her long luscious eyelashes and continuously flashing her pearly whites.
Tomei's flirt session worked like a charm! The officer fell for the act hook, line & sinker and allowed the actress to drive away with only a warning!
Filed under: Gossip/Rumors, Celebrity Justice, Paparazzi Photo
Tags: marisa tomei, MarisaTomei, movies, ticket
