President Obama I'm Not Jay-Z's Travel Agent
President Obama is squashing Cubagate once and for all -- and it seems he's had it up to here with Jay-Z.
When POTUS was asked about the trip on "Today" ... you could see him bristle. At first he tried being diplomatic, and finally in a moment of frustration groused, "We've got better things to do."
Jay-Z sparked controversy when he rapped in "Open Letter" -- "Obama said chill ‘You gonna get me impeached' ... We don’t need this s**t anyway chill with me on the beach.'"
The question now ... Is Jay-Z persona non grata at the White House? That tends to happen when you embarrass the Prez. If that's the case, Michelle's 50th BD is gonna be awkward, because Beyonce is slated to sing ... or lip sync.
Artie Lange A-Rod OWES Yankees Fans Free Beers & Hot Dogs
If Alex Rodriguez wants to lounge in the sun while his teammates play baseball ... Artie Lange thinks A-Rod needs to spend some of his $29 million salary on a round of beers -- for all of Yankee Stadium!
We're exaggerating a little, but Artie -- a die-hard Yankees fan -- is definitely pissed about the photos of A-Rod and his gf Torrie Wilson sunbathing in Miami while he's out of the lineup ... rehabbing his injured hip.
You gotta see Artie's rant about A-Rod's astronomical salary and how much it's costing fans. It starts like this -- "Just imagine you're a forklift operator who makes $35,000 a year and you've got an enormously fat son that you like taking to Yankee games" ... and you gotta buy 4 hot dogs for him.
Artie goes off ... and you gotta hear it in his words. It is HYSTERICAL!
And by the way, Artie does have a way for A-Rod to make it up to the fans. It involves ... a bodega and rape.
Just watch.
Selena Gomez 'Come and Get It', Justin!
Just in case you needed further proof why Justin Bieber is a fool ... here's Selena Gomez at the MTV Movie Awards.
Her new song is called "Come and Get It."
Don't worry, she's 20.
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Xtina to Charlie Sheen Howdy Neighbor!
Christina Aguilera had better check twice when she borrows a cup of sugar from her new neighbor ... because she's moving into Charlie Sheen's hood.
We've learned Xtina just dropped a cool $10 mil for an 11,000-square-foot mega-mansion in Mulholland Estates, which is a stone's throw from Bev Hills.
She's actually significantly downsizing, having just sold her $13.5 million mansion previously owned by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne.
The new house is awesome ... with 6 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, library, bar, screening room, salt water pool, spa, gazebo, bathhouse ... the works.
Charlie Sheen has a knack for attracting Goddesses.
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Jenna Jameson Says Goodbye To Her Twins
Jenna Jameson is a mess ... so much so her kids are now under the sole care of their dad.
Sources close to Jenna tell TMZ ... Tito Ortiz had major concerns about Jenna's ability to care for their 4-year-old twin boys. They had a confrontation over custody recently and now we're told Tito is the primary caretaker.
In fact ... Jenna has moved out of the couple's Huntington Beach home.
As TMZ previously reported ... Jenna was arrested after her assistant claimed the former porn star beat her with a brass knuckle iPhone accessory. Jenna skated on the charge, but the assistant filed a restraining order painting Jenna as an out of control mess.
Someone should probably call Lifetime STAT.
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Kobe Bryant Getting Surgery High on Pain Pills
Kobe Bryant found an upside to season -- and possibly career-ending surgery ... HAPPY PILLS!!!
Mamba tore his Achilles tendon during last night's game against the Golden State Warriors ... an injury that requires surgery and a lengthy rehab. The Lakers say Kobe's timetable to return is about 6-9 months.
He posted a pic as he was about to go into surgery today, captioning it by saying, "Surgery prep time. Lookin like Mrs Doubtfire with a jerri curl cap lol Anesthesia next #highasakite #mambaout."
Earlier, his wife Vanessa posted a pic while Kobe was still on crutches, writing, "Waiting for MRI results with Dr Patrick Soon Shiong and Rob Pelinka. I want to thank my family for your love and support. Kobe is in great spirits."
Every Lakers fan on Earth, however, is not.
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Alex Rodriguez While the Yankees Play, A-Rod Will Lay ... in the Sun
While the New York Yankees got ready to play the Orioles -- injured superstar Alex Rodriguez engaged in his version of spring training today ... lounging poolside with gf Torrie Wilson.
A-Rod's recuperating from major hip surgery, but the 37-year-old is keeping busy -- y'know ... checking Facebook, soaking up the sun and enjoying the sight of Torrie's rock hard bikini bod in Miami ...
This is why he gets paid the big bucks.
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Lindsay Lohan Gets D For Attendance at 'SM5' Premiere
Lindsay Lohan is as predictable as a pineapple in a Mai Tai ... she showed up 40 minutes late for her "Scary Movie 5" premiere.
In fact ... she blew in 30 minutes before they rolled up the red carpet.
Her "SM5" and "Anger Management" co-star Charlie Sheen broke away from a few interviews to snap a few pics with the soon-to-be-in-rehab-but-not-until-after-she-goes-to-Coachella starlet.
Bet she won't be late when Phoenix takes the stage.
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White House Obama Did NOT Rap With Jay-Z About Cuba
The Hova Flap is Ovah! ... so says Prez Obama's press secretary.
Jay Carney told White House reporters ... the only reason Jay-Z implicated Obama in his new song is because it's hard to find something that rhymes with treasury.
As you know, in Hova's song, "Open Letter," he raps, "Obama said chill, 'You gonna get me impeached.' We don't need this s*** anyway. Chill with me on the beach."
But Carney claims POTUS had zero contact with Jay-Z about the Cuba trip, and it was all handled by the Treasury Dept.
The best part ... you gotta hear the reporter feebly rap the lyrics. That's why they call it the WHITE House Press Corps.
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Bieber's Dumb Friend STAGED Selena Gomez Hookup Pics
BUSTED!!! Justin Bieber's freeloading friend is NOT hooking up with Selena Gomez, even though he went to Herculean lengths to make it seem that way ... and we have video proof.
King Kevi -- who became famous-adjacent recently by living in Justin's house and throwing ragers with lots of girls, bongs and beer -- caused a stir when these pics (below) surfaced, showing the fake royalty appearing to leave Selena's San Fernando Valley estate Saturday night.
Various media reported Kevi -- the up-and-coming nobody -- was inside her house and "hung out." But we got our hands on surveillance footage taken the night in question ... showing Kevi posing in front of Selena's house while camera flashes went off ... but never making it past the gate.
Selena wasn't even home at the time the photos were taken.
In other words ... it was all a setup by the guy who is mooching off the Biebs.
He's no Kato Kaelin.
2:45 PM PT -- King Kevi tells TMZ the whole thing is a simple misunderstanding -- saying, "I was there to drop off something to a friend at the party. I walked multiple times to the front gate to try to call my friend and every time I had to chase off the photog."
He adds, "After the last attempt, I went to my car to leave and that's when my friend called me to come inside. When I backed in, I gave him another call to open the gate and he didn't pick up so I left because I saw the photog come back around."
"I apologize for all of the media speculation that is coming out about Selena and I."
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Jay-Z Raps About Cuba Trip "Obama Said ‘You Gonna Get Me Impeached'"
President Barack Obama told Jay-Z he was worried the rapper's controversial trip to Cuba would cost him the White House ... this according to Jay-Z.
Hova just released a new rap, in which he addresses all of the drama surrounding his trip to Cuba last week with his wife Beyonce.
In the song, titled "Open Letter," Jay says ..."Politicians never did s**t for me ... except lie to me, distort history.”
He continues, "Obama said chill ‘You gonna get me impeached' ... We don’t need this s**t anyway chill with me on the beach.'"
The implication based on the lyric -- that Obama did something shady in helping Jay-Z and Beyonce get into Cuba and he could be in political hot water as a result.
There's more -- "I can turn Havana to Atlanta ... ballin’ too much they try to jam you."
“I’m in Cuba, I love Cubans.This Communist talk is so confusing.”
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Dick Gregory The Racists Are Out to Get Beyonce and Jay-Z
Beyonce and Jay-Z are taking heat for the Cuba excursion because all the RACIST WHITE PEOPLE are on the hunt to attack African Americans -- so claims legendary comedian Dick Gregory.
Gregory -- whose political attacks are epic -- told our photog at Reagan National Airport, Beyonce and Jay-Z have been skewered because of the color of their skin.
And he warns everyone ... "We're not the caretaker of Black folk."
And one more thing -- Gregory seems to think Dennis Rodman went to North Korea as part of an Obama-sanctioned secret mission.
Dick Gregory -- old but still bold.
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Beyonce & Jay-Z Cuba Trip Reportedly OK'd By U.S.
Jay-Z and Beyonce's trip to Cuba last week reportedly got the U.S. Treasury Department's stamp of approval.
A source tells Reuters, the two visited Cuba last week for their 5th anniversary on a fully licensed "cultural" trip.
As we reported, it's against the law for U.S. citizens to travel to the communist nation if it's purely for tourism ... but exceptions can be made in the form of "cultural exchange" licenses.
Then again, the government doesn't just dole out licenses ... you need to show good reason ... and so far, the justification is unclear.
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Paulina Rubio I Didn't Beat You Up ... But Here's $6,000
Paulina Rubio no le gusta dragging out a legal battle with the ex-assistant who claimed she beat the crap out of him ... so she settled with him outside of court.
TMZ broke the story ... Felipe Restrepo Betancur sued Rubio last year ... claiming she unleashed a flurry of punches and kicks on him inside an airplane, after he booked her ticket in COACH rather than 1st class. He wanted $250,000 for the alleged assault and some unpaid overtime.
Rubio denied the beating -- and said Felipe was an incompetent drunk who made the whole thing up.
Rather than play he-said-she-said forever ... the two struck a settlement deal this month regarding overtime. Rubio agreed to cough up $6,232.34 + the cost of Felipe's attorneys' fees. The assault claims were tossed out by the court.
Score.
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Selena Gomez Not Over Bieber (Possibly)
Selena Gomez continues to torture Justin Bieber ... that is if you believe her song lyrics are a reflection of real life ... because her new track is about a on-again-off-again relationship she just can't shake. Sound familiar?
As TMZ previously reported ... sources close to JB are adamant he's acting out from heartache over his split with SG -- claiming SHE won't make a clean break and the two are still very much in contact.
So when SG's song "Come & Get It" was released online Saturday -- riddled with lyrics about an addictive love that's not quite over -- it begged the question, is it about JB?
Here are some gems from the song:
You ain’t gotta worry it’s an open invitation
I’ll be sittin’ right here real patient
Can’t stop because I love it, hate the way I love you.
All day all night maybe I’m addicted for life, no lie.
This love ain’t finished yet ...
So baby whenever you’re ready… come and get it.
Ending with ... This love will be the death of me.
Yikes.
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Shakira My Ex Ain't Getting $100 Million from Me
The $100 million lawsuit Shakira's ex-lover filed against her is a joke because he has next to nothing to do with her mega-stardom -- this according to Shakira, who's refusing to give him a dime.
Shakira's firing back at Antonio de la Rua who filed a suit against her in NYC ... claiming he was her manager during their 11-year courtship, scored lucrative music deals for her, and is owed a big chunk of her earnings.
But in legal docs, Shakira says she was already an international star when she met Antonio in 2000 ... and even though she let him advise her on some decisions -- he was NEVER her manager and they NEVER signed anything stating he was.
In her filing, Shakira claims the only thing they did sign was a 2006 agreement in her native Colombia -- which made it clear they'd each keep their own assets if they split.
Shakira wants Antonio's lawsuit dismissed ASAP.