Olive Garden 911 Call Ricky Smith Accused of Sexual Innuendo in 'Racist' Incident
An Olive Garden employee called 911 on comedian Ricky Smith and his friends, and blasted them for allegedly sexually harassing their server and trying to buy alcohol for minors.
TMZ obtained the audio ... the caller asks for police backup because Smith's group was being "rowdy" and yelling "racist comments" at the female manager. The caller gave her account of what started the ruckus.
But her version was totally different from what Ricky told us -- that everyone in his party was over 23, showed their IDs, never raised their voices and never made sexual or racial comments.
Cops did show up, but they say Ricky and friends were cooperative even though in the end, the manager refused to serve them. As for the alcohol accusation -- cops tell us that was "unsubstantiated."
Smith says he has a call scheduled shortly with Olive Garden brass to sort out the mess.
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Comedian Ricky Smith Olive Garden Employees Suspended For ... 'Casual Racism'
Comedian Ricky Smith was not treated like family at an Ohio Olive Garden when he popped in for dinner with his friends ... and we've learned the employees who he claims served him "casual racism" have been suspended.
Smith tells TMZ ... his crew had just finished handing out lunches for his organization, RAKE, on Tuesday and they worked up an appetite for endless soup and breadsticks. Smith claims they were small talking with their waitress when she just casually told them she doesn't like waiting on black people.
Turns out, the waitress was a black woman.
The comedian tells us he politely went to the manager and requested a new waitress after this, but was given 2 options -- keep your waitress or leave. When they refused, cops were called and Ricky says police politely escorted them out.
An Olive Garden spokesperson tells us the waitress and manager have been placed on leave while they investigate. Olive Garden reached out to Smith to apologize and invite him back.
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Muhammad Ali Liston Knockout Pic Hits Auction ... Could Sell For $600k!!
RG3's Girlfriend Stadium Valet Stole Our Money ... During Browns Game
As if the Cleveland Browns season couldn't get any worse ...
Robert Griffin III's girlfriend claims a valet at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland ransacked the wallets they left in their car during Sunday's game ... and stole all of their cash.
Grete Sadeiko -- who has been publicly dating RG3 since the summer -- said she left her car with a valet in the "players and family garage" to watch the Browns take on the Giants ... and when she returned, the money had been taken out of their wallets.
Grete posted about the alleged incident on Twitter -- and when people began to question why she left their wallets in the car in the first place, she roared back.
"Ain't about why we left wallets in the car we parked in PLAYERS AND FAMILY PARKING GARAGE! I should be able to leave anything I want there."
We've reached out to Cleveland police -- who say they have no record of a report being filed about the incident.
We've also reached out to RG3 and Grete -- so far, no word back.
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David Beckham My Boy's Kinda Bieberish
David Beckham's 11-year-old son, Cruz, could find himself kicking it more in recording studios than soccer fields.
Radio stations are talking about playing Cruz's cover ... Justin Bieber's "Home to Mama."
The kid has been singing for a while, but now that radio stations are lining up it looks like it could be more than a hobby.
Cruz may have a secret weapon ... Scooter Braun is a family friend who has offered the boy help.
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NHL's J.T. Brown Smashes Fan's iPhone ... After On-Ice Brawl
Tampa Bay Lighting winger J.T. Brown didn't get all of his aggression out on the ice Monday night -- smashing a fan's iPhone moments after he was sent to the penalty box after an all-out brawl.
Brown went straight Conor McGregor on Nashville Predator defenseman Ryan Ellis after a blindside hit in the 3rd period.
As Brown was sent off the ice, Preds fan Brendan Johansen began to heckle him ... and that's when Brown reached up and smashed the cell phone.
We spoke with Johansen who says he's not mad and isn't taking any legal action -- but says he hopes the Lightning will spring to get him a new phone ... because his screen got shattered in the mayhem.
As for the game, the Predators won 3-1.
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Mos Def Finally Allowed to Leave South Africa
Mos Def can kiss South Africa goodbye -- he's apologized to the government for trying to use a "world passport" and he's all set to jet back to the U.S.
The rapper will hop on a flight Tuesday night after getting arrested in January for using a false passport. The Department of Home Affairs tells TMZ ... he was granted a valid passport after his mea culpa. We're told the government's dropped its charges.
It's not ALL good -- we're told Mos is now on an "undesirable persons" list with the S.A. gov't.
Mos Def's attorney, Shaheid Schrueder, tells us they're looking to appeal that status ... but they're waiting until he's back on U.S. soil.
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Kanye West Hospitalized Handcuffed in Ambulance
Kanye West has been taken to UCLA Medical Center for psychiatric evaluation.
According to law enforcement sources ... cops responded to a call for a welfare check on Kanye around 1:20 PM PT. He was at his trainer Harley Pasternak's home at the time and was "acting erratically."
We're told police called L.A. Fire, and by the time paramedics arrived Kanye was calmer ... but still resistant to going to the hospital. We're told everyone -- his management and law enforcement -- convinced him it was best he go. Law enforcement sources tell us Kanye was handcuffed to a gurney during transport to the hospital ... as standard protocol.
We got Pasternak outside his house late Monday evening. If he knows how Kanye's doing, he's not saying much.
Sources connected to Kanye tell us he was getting checked out by one of his doctors for severe sleep deprivation while he was at Pasternak's place ... and someone decided to call police.
The hospitalization comes on the heels of Kanye abruptly cancelling the remainder of his Saint Pablo Tour, and launching into a verbal attack on Jay Z and Beyonce.
As we told you, Kim Kardashian flew to NYC early Monday for her first public event since the Paris robbery ... but she's now officially bailed. It's a good bet she's wheels up for L.A.
Kylie Jenner & Tyga Happiness is a Warm Gun
Kylie Jenner literally brought out the big guns to celebrate Tyga's birthday.
The couple hit up Bullets and Burgers in Vegas Saturday -- the day he turned 27 -- and they were loaded for bear. Kylie fired a Glock 17 and MP5K, while Tyga took aim with a gold .50 caliber Desert Eagle and an M16.
The firepower was so intense ... both needed someone to hold them up from the recoil.
After the bullets, they jumped on what's tabbed as the world's largest monster truck. Add burgers and fries, and that's a birthday with some serious kick.
Best of all, Tyga didn't buy anything ... so nothing was repossessed.
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Mizzou Football Freshman Phenom RB Arrested Hours After Breaking School Records
Missouri running back Damarea Crockett -- one of the best (if not THE best) freshmen running backs in the country -- was arrested Sunday morning ... after a record-setting performance just hours before.
After putting up 225 YARDS on Tennessee on Saturday (breaking the Mizzou freshman single season rushing record and single game rushing record) ... cops say the 18-year-old was busted smoking weed in a campus parking lot.
He was taken into custody around 4:17 AM on Sunday morning for possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana.
As one law enforcement source put it -- students often go to this particular parking lot to smoke weed. An officer was doing a routine check and saw the fire from the smoking session inside of Crockett's car.
Chad Moller, the Associate Athletic Director at Mizzou, said the team is "aware of the incident and are handling it internally."
Mizzou is set to take on Arkansas on Friday -- no word if Crockett will suit up.
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Steve Francis Popped for Drunk Driving, Weed ... Allegedly Threatened Revenge
Ex-NBA superstar Steve Francis was arrested for drunk driving in Houston over the weekend ... and cops say he was a pain in the ass during the bust and vowed revenge on the arresting officers.
The former Houston Rockets star was initially pulled over in a black 2017 Chevy Tahoe on Saturday for doing 88 in a 65 around 11:20 PM -- but during the stop, cops noticed he reeked of booze.
We're told Francis was "verbally abusive" to the officer.
Cops say the 39-year-old refused a field sobriety test -- and more cops were called to the scene because Francis was uncooperative.
Our law enforcement sources tell us Francis made comments essentially warning the officers that he would get revenge for the arrest.
During the incident, cops also found weed.
Francis was eventually taken into custody and charged with DWI, possession of marijuana and retaliation.
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The Game Ordered to Pay $7 Mil in Sexual Assault Case
The Game is going to have to write a check with a lot of zeros to his sexual assault accuser -- he's lost the lawsuit she filed against him.
An Illinois court ruled in favor of Priscilla Rainey, who sued Game ... alleging he sexually assaulted her while shooting a reality show in 2015. A judgment was entered against him late last week for $7.13 million.
During the case, the judge denied Rainey access to Game's financial records to find out his net worth. Whatever that number is ... it looks like it will be $7 mil less.
We're told Game plans to appeal.
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Future Cops Called to Loud Ass BDay Party
Future's 33rd birthday bash had the joint cracking before cops finally paid him a visit.
The rapper's party Sunday in Bev Hills got broken up early -- by L.A. standards, anyway -- after cops got 4 noise complaints around 1:30 AM. We're told about 5 BHPD units pulled up, but by the time they arrived security was already telling everyone to hit the bricks.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... cops stayed to make sure the shutdown ran smoothly, which it did and no one was arrested.
We're told Kylie Jenner, Chris Brown and Teyana Taylor were among the celebs at the party ... which appeared to feature some kinda striptease show.
#DirtyThirties
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'Boy Meets World' House Live Like Cory for $1.5 Mil
The house from the '90s hit show "Boy Meets World" is now ready and waiting for one nostalgic fan to snatch it up.
To be clear, the show starring Ben Savage as Cory Matthews wasn't shot on location, but this Studio City, CA crib was used for the show's exterior shots. It's a 2 bedroom, 2 bath on a .27 acre lot ... with a sick 2 story guest house.
Veteran actor Joe Campanella -- from "The Guiding Light," "The Practice" and a ton of other shows -- is selling the property for $1.595 million, and Lisa and Scott Sorrentino of Rodeo Realty are his reps.
Kind of a steal if you're a fan or just a wise investor.
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J Lo and Marc Anthony A Kiss is Not Always Just a Kiss (UPDATE)
8:00 AM PT -- Sources connected with the exes -- who were there last night -- tell us "the kiss" was peer pressure fueled. We're told Marc and Jennifer only did it because the crowd was chanting "beso," and it would've been awkward if they didn't.
Nothing romantic, we're told. Purely crowd-pleasing.
Marc Anthony planted one on ex-wife Jennifer Lopez Thursday night at the Latin Grammys.
Marc won Person of the Year at the Vegas shindig. Before he was honored J Lo came out and the 2 performed their duet, "Olvidame y Pega la Vuelta."
Let's not forget he's remarried -- but during his speech, in what seems to have been damage control, Marc expressed his love for J Lo ... as a sister! (For non-Spanish speakers it starts at 17 seconds).
Take a look Jennifer's expression.
Marc's now posting multiple shots of him planting one on his bros last night. Seems like he's trying to make a point about casually kissing lots of people.
Tell it to the missus, Marc.
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Melania & Barron Trump Two's a Crowd Now
Melania Trump had a lunch date with her son and inadvertently created a huge scene at a popular NYC restaurant, or more simply ... she got a taste of her new life.
Melania and Barron hit up Serafina, but not before Secret Service showed up to sweep the place and warn the restaurant "she's coming." We're told restaurant staffers weren't immediately clear about who "she" was.
Moments later, the future First Lady showed up with Barron and their Secret Service detail. We're told an area was cleared around their table for some space from other patrons ... who were all wanded with metal detectors.
As for food? Melania had a Di Fabio pizza ... Barron scarfed down pasta. And little Trump wasn't truant, btw. He had the day off for parent/teacher conferences.