LeBron's Lawyer: Mom Not Scoring with Teammate
LeBron James' attorney has fired off a cease and desist email -- finally denying the fast-spreading, and disturbing rumor of a sex scandal involving LeBron's mom and his teammate Delonte West.
TMZ obtained a copy of the email sent to terezowens.com -- the sports blog that first reported on Friday that LeBron's mother Gloria was allegedly sleeping with Delonte. In the email, Frederick Nance -- attorney for LeBron and Gloria -- says the report is "categorically false and per se defamatory." Nance adds, "No thinking person could possibly believe such rubbish."
The report -- which also spread as a viral email -- was supposed to explain the Cleveland Cavaliers' playoff loss to the Boston Celtics with this theory: LeBron finds out about Delonte and his mom before game 4 ... Cavs go on to lose games 4, 5, and 6 (and possibly LeBron).
The guys at terezowens tell us, "We think it's a little fishy that they waited almost 4 days to fire this off." They say they stand by their source, and they're consulting with their lawyers. The story is still up on their site ... for now.
UPDATE: We also spoke to Keith Estabrook -- a spokesman for the James family -- who told us, "I will not dignify this with a comment."
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Meredith Vieira Blasts Matt Lauer Affair Rumors
Meredith Vieira is finally taking on the rumors surrounding her "Today Show" co-host Matt Lauer -- claiming he's definitely not having an affair ... and she's definitely not his mistress.
Moments after Vieira arrived at LAX yesterday, Matt's co-host of four years proclaimed, "As far as I know, Matt's very happy."
As for the reports that Meredith was some sort of "other woman," Vieira said, "My life is way too boring."
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Woman Denies Affair with Matt Lauer
Whitney Houston's half-sister flatly denies reports claiming she had an affair with Matt Lauer from "The Today Show" ... this according to her rep.
There's a story floating around that Matt was busted by his wife for cheating -- and that Alexis Houston was allegedly on the receiving end of said cheating.
But ... Houston's rep tells TMZ, "The allegations regarding Ms. Houston and Mr. Lauer are false. If they have met at the Today Show, in the past, that would be the extent of their interaction."
Houston's rep goes on to say, "However, Ms Houston has never had any sort of relationship with Mr. Lauer and does not even recall meeting him."
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Bieber's Older Woman Miley Cyrus?!
Justin Bieber is such a pimp, he's locking down fancy dinners with older ladies -- and last night the Bieb worked his magic on Miley Cyrus.
The teeny bopper royalty dined together at Ari-Ya Sushi in West Hollywood, where the Biebs, 16, told cameras that Miley, 17, is "having fun with me."
FYI -- Bieber's loyal army of ladies is so territorial about their man, that one crazy Biebette recently sent death threats to Kim Kardashian just for taking a pic with JB.
But when we asked Miley if she was afraid, Cyrus made it clear she wasn't going to be scared off.
La Toya Jackson -- My Bro Was Straight
Apparently the spicy tuna roll fired up La Toya Jackson outside of Katsuya last night. In hushed tones, La Toya railed against Dr. Arnold Klein and alleged MJ lover Jason Pfeiffer, claiming they are lying about the reported affair.
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Michael Jackson's Alleged BF -- On the Run
Dr. Arnold Klein's office manager -- who claims he was Michael Jackson's lover -- is facing such intense death threats that he's moving from place to place ... hiding out from angry MJ fans.
A source close to Dr. Klein and Jason Pfeiffer tells TMZ incensed Jackson fans have walked right up to Pfeiffer's home and knocked on his door -- and they've also tracked him down at his friends' houses.
Since Jason went public last week with allegations of an affair with Michael, we're told violent and homophobic threats have poured into Dr. Klein's office by phone, fax, and email. According to the source one voicemail said, "I'm gonna put a bullet in your heads."
Klein and Pfeiffer have hired bodyguards, and reported the threats to the FBI. We're told Pfeiffer is currently at a private location with friends.
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David Boreanaz -- The Marriage is Stable
Sources intimately familiar with the David Boreanaz situation tell us his marriage to actress Jaime Bergman (pictured right) is "stable" -- despite the ongoing legal drama involving one of David's mistresses.
We're told the "Bones" actor and his wife have no plans for divorce -- and today they even ran several errands together in L.A.
As for David's wife, we're told she's the one who pushed David to publicly confess his liaison with the mistress .. the mistress who was demanding 6 figures, via Gloria Allred.
We're also told Jaime is handling the drama with the mystery woman pretty well -- but she had a much tougher time when David told her about his relationship with Rachel Uchitel. David told his wife about Rachel just a month before the Tiger Woods scandal broke ... a day before Star Magazine broke the story.
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Keanu & Charlize The Long Kiss Goodnight
Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron didn't just share a romantic dinner at a Beverly Hills restaurant last night -- they also shared a really intimate goodbye hug and kiss on the way out.
As the two walked out of Bouchon restaurant, the two locked in a really snug embrace and then tenderly swapped some cheek kisses.
It wasn't exactly a makeout session -- but it wasn't the way you'd send off your grandmother either.
UPDATE: More evidence -- when they hugged each other goodbye, Charlize's hands are clearly UNDER KEANU'S JACKET!
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Charlie and Brooke There is No Divorce
Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller have their problems, but, contrary to reports, they have not decided to pull the plug on their marriage -- this according to both sides.
Charlie's rep released a statement to TMZ from the Sheen/Mueller camp, saying, "Please let us clarify this: They are not seeking a divorce nor has one been contemplated. There has been no financial agreements between the parties of any sort. Stories to the contrary are false."
End of story. At least for now.
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Jermaine Jackson -- Curse You, Dr. Klein!
Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine had a few words for Dr. Arnie Klein this morning regarding his accusations that MJ was gay -- most of them of the four-letter variety.
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Michael Jackson's Dad -- 'He Was Not Gay'
Joe Jackson is pissed at Michael Jackson's former best friend/doctor, Arnold Klein, for telling TMZ MJ was gay and had a relationship with Klein's office manager.
Joe railed at Klein, telling TMZ, "It's not true. Michael was not gay."
Joe feels Klein has betrayed his son: "He has no respect for Michael ... to say things about him when he's gone is shameful."
Jason Pfeiffer was on TV last week, claiming he had a sexual relationship with Michael, and Dr. Arnold Klein spoke of walking in on the two men and seeing them with their shirts off. In the last few days, Dr. Klein has told TMZ Jackson was gay and had no problem with people knowing about it.
Joe Jackson went on, "He's a doctor and knows better than to break his vows against a patient."
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Justin & Jessica Nice Grip
Hipster lovebirds Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel were spotted holding hands after leaving a Broadway performance of Tony winning musical "In the Heights" on Sunday.
This should squash breakup rumors for at least the next few hours.
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Halle Berry -- Mystery Date?
Single lady Halle Berry was spotted in NYC last night with a new guy ... on the day news came out of her split with baby daddy Gabriel Aubry.
That Halle sure rebounds fast.
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Derek Fisher: 'I'm No Kid Rock'
Los Angeles Lakers star Derek Fisher wants to make one thing clear -- he's no Waffle House brawler.
Reports surfaced yesterday that the Lakers guard was involved in a fight at a Waffle House in Oklahoma City last week.
But Derek told TMZ the full story, and says the only truth is he was at a Waffle House -- a year ago!
He says the brawl went down when two dudes began scrapping over Derek's autograph. Derek says he was "an innocent bystander," and cops eventually broke up the fight.
Derek is unclear why this old story is just coming up.
We're sure it has nothing to do with OKC Thunder fans trying to get in Fisher's head before game 6 .
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Bullock's Baby Secret -- 4 Mysterious Months
Ever since January, Sandra Bullock trekked out in public with a newborn secret hidden away at home -- but now that the cat's out of the bag, check out these pics ... did it look like Sandra was hiding something?!
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Jenna Jameson The Striking Contradiction
Jenna Jameson has told two completely different -- and contradicting -- stories about the incident that led to the arrest of her baby daddy Tito Ortiz yesterday ... and they're both caught on tape.
When we first saw Jenna last night -- around 8 PM -- she adamantly stated that Tito did not beat her up.
But a few hours later -- around 10 PM -- the story had changed ... and Jenna repeatedly referred to Tito as a "wife beater."
So what happened in the time span between her stories? Well, one minor thing -- around 9:30 PM -- Tito held a press conference in which the fighter claims he never touched her ... and insinuated that Jenna's injuries were the result of her alleged addiction to OxyContin.
So now the question is ...