Gossip / Rumors

TMZ talked with a Jive Records spokesperson who told us, "Reports about Jive Records dropping Backstreet Boys are completely untrue. The group is about to embark on a worldwide tour in support of their album, Unbreakable, starting Feb. 16 in Toyko, as well as some high profile television appearances."

A rumor has been floating around that David Spade had a heart attack after collapsing in his gym. But TMZ has learned it is not true -- though Dave isn't exactly in fighting shape, either.

Sources tell TMZ that Spade has been fighting severe bronchitis and a sinus infection over the past week, and was on the road for three gigs during his illness. When he returned to L.A. yesterday, Spade decided to go to the gym to work out, but collapsed after an adverse reaction to antibiotics. He was taken to the hospital and put on an IV, and is now resting at home and on the mend.

Nicole's rep tells news.com.au, "She's in Australia making a film and her family are in Australia. She's happily ensconced away somewhere having a few days break. It's the silly season. As far as we're concerned, it's another rumour out of London."

A Daily Mail report claiming Kidman was expecting had widely circulated. Apparently, the only thing she should be expecting is a retraction!

Recently, rumors have been swirling in the hip-hop world that rapper Remy Ma has had some, er, female relations in the past -- and they're not referring to her cousins! A lesbian rapper -- unheard of!

The fire was further fueled when a woman's video confession popped up on YouTube -- in which she claims to have had a sexual experience with Remy Ma. Hey Ma, I'm a lesbian?!

Remy is refuting the claims, and in 2007, her publicist still felt the need to issue the following statement to TMZ to clear up the sexual confusion. In case you care.

D.U.I. darling Mel Gibson is back in the hot seat -- just in time for Hanukkah.

According to the Turkish newspaper Zaman, something called The Foundation for the Struggle Against Baseless Allegations of Genocide (ASİMED) has launched an e-mail campaign to try and dissuade the tequila-swilling star from taking part in an upcoming film about the genocide of Armenians during World War I.

Mel probably won't put up much of a fight. His rep tells TMZ: "We don't know where that started. He doesn't know anything about the project. Never heard of it." Oops!

TMZ caught Slater at the opening of Burton Snowboards and Channel Islands Surfboards last night, where he told our cameras he is not only NOT dating Dunst -- he's never even met her!

Take this one for what it's worth: Britain's News of the World is reporting that Britney Spears is going to adopt Chinese twins. Run for the hills, the end is near!

The paper says the popwreck is telling friends that "she's in the final stages of talks with an adoption agency." Can she even find China on a map?

K-Fed and Brit are set for another round of custody talks tomorrow morning. Neither is expected to be there, but we hear part of the hearing will revolve around who gets the kids at Christmas and other holidays.

If Britney loses custody of her kids, News of the World feels she can just get two more!

Hayden and Ne-Yo were caught leaving Butter together, and even ended up going back to the same hotel. Coincidence?

The rumors that Travis Barker has died are completely false. Shanna posted a bulletin on her MySpace, saying:

"I'm not quite sure who would start such a sick rumor, even if it was done as a joke. I am happily laying next to my husband who is alive and well and it brings me great pleasure to stop a rumor as horrific as that. It is indeed FALSE.

health, wealth and happiness
shanna xoxoxooxoxoxo"

So there you have it. The drama isn't dead.

Something called Emirates Today Online reported that the couple was purchasing a man-made island in the shape of the African country that is in "The World" development just off the coast of Dubai.

Don't believe what you read folks -- Brad's rep tells us this story is not only totally untrue, it's completely made up.

Maybe next they'll print that Borat is buying Kazakhstan!

And here's what you'd get for that kind of dinheiro: 1,700 square feet with 2 bedrooms and 2 marble baths, a powder room, elevator, wood-burning fireplace, a roof deck with chef's professional grill, a party-size hot tub and a cozy hammock -- and all with panoramic views of the lovely Hudson River. Oh, baby!

Reports say Bundchen paid close to $3 million for the swanky pad nearly five years ago. Who said blondes aren't smart? She has also been named by Forbes magazine as this year's richest model in the world -- with a staggering $33 million in earnings over the past 12 months. That's a lot of sashaying!

The Victoria's Secret star is now living in a large townhouse in Greenwich Village -- sometimes with Patriots quarterback and father of Bridget Moynahan's new baby, Tom Brady.

Gossip Gangstar Perez Hilton just breathed a $20 million sigh of relief.

An L.A. County Superior Court judge just dismissed the pricey lawsuit filed by DJ Samantha Ronson against Perez, over an article he ran on his website suggesting that Sam supplied the cocaine found in Lindsay Lohan's infamous Memorial Day DUI smash-up.

Hilton argued that the lawsuit was an attempt to stifle his right of free speech, and the judge agreed. The judge also ordered Ronson to pay all of Perez's attorney fees.

As seen in these pics, exclusively obtained by TMZ, Nicole spent the last couple of weeks in Australia and Thailand with her baby daddy, Joel Madden. The couple returned to L.A. directly from Asia on Oct. 26.

TMZ tried to smoke-out NY Post columnist Cindy Adams, who published the inflammatory item, but we were not able to nail down the exact date when Nicole was allegedly spotted lighting up. Cindy's spies are clearly a little slow with the tips, as Nicole hasn't been in NYC since September 5 for Fashion Week -- and that was nearly two months ago!

TMZ just spoke with Lindsay Lohan's rep -- who just got off the phone with her client -- and no, she is not planning a wedding.

Reports are circulating that the rehabbing actress is betrothed to Riley Giles, whom she met at the Cirque Lodge in Utah, and that he gave her a ring. Not so, says Lindsay through her rep. The "new" ring is a gift from her father, Michael Lohan, and the other is a Cartier ring that she has had for some time.

Don't believe everything you read ... unless it's on TMZ!

Rumors have been rampant over the Internet that MC Hammer recently died. Hammer's time?

TMZ has learned that Hammer, aka Stanley Burrell, is very much alive. His rep tells us that someone else with the name of Stanley Burrell died recently, and people have been confusing the two.

We're told Hammer is bringing his career back from the grave by starting up a new website called DanceJam. People can upload videos of themselves dancing, and hammer will critique them and rate your moves.

Paging Alfonso Ribiero!