Gossip / Rumors

Ann Curry ain't gonna be the next Anderson Cooper ... or Erin Burnett ... or even Piers Morgan ... 'cause TMZ has learned Jeff Zucker has NO INTEREST in offering her a prime time anchor job at CNN.

Well-connected network sources tell us ... reports that Zucker is courting Curry to be the next CNN star couldn't be further from the truth. Fact is, Zucker doesn't believe Curry is the answer to CNN's problems and is continuing the search elsewhere.

As one source tells TMZ, "Ann has been sainted because of what happened to her [on "Today"]. The fact is ... she definitely can't carry a prime time show."

We're told it's possible Curry could come over to CNN to be something like a foreign correspondent, but it's "highly unlikely," because she's making around $10 mil at NBC and no way no how will Zucker pay anywhere near that.

Kris Humphries says he's 100% HERPES FREE ... and claims he's got the test results to prove it ... TMZ has learned.

Humphries just filed a response to a lawsuit filed by Kayla Goldberg -- who claims the NBA star gave her herpes during a condomless sexual encounter in Hollywood back in 2010.

In the docs, filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Kris does not deny sleeping with Kayla, but insists he never passed on the herpes virus -- because he got tested for the disease after the hook-up and it came back negative.

Kris attached the alleged test results in his filing, but they are under seal.

Lindsay Lohan isn't offended that The Wanted singer Max George completely denied their relationship on Twitter this week -- because as far as she's concerned, there IS no relationship ... they're just hook-up buddies.

Lindsay posted the above photo on Instagram a few days ago -- showing her and Max joking around together -- and Max's fans erupted on Twitter ... writing things like, "If you date Lindsay, I will die!"

Max responded to the complaints, flat-out denying he was dating Lindsay whatsoever -- and called speculation about their relationship "rumors ... That's all ... Like I said ... 1 million percent."

But Lindsay's telling friends, she doesn't feel burned -- because Max is telling the truth ... they aren't boyfriend and girlfriend ... they just have a no-strings-attached non-exclusive hook-up thing going on.

Beyonce is finally breaking her silence on the crazy lip-syncing controversy that broke earlier this week ... kind of ... by posting a picture of herself online with the message "Can I live?"

Beyonce -- who has yet to address the allegations she faked her way through the National Anthem on Inauguration day -- posted the cryptic snapshot on Instagram Saturday night.

Bey is seen wearing a sweatshirt -- while practicing for her upcoming Super Bowl gig -- which poses the question "Can I Live?" ... the title of a song by her husband, Jay-Z.

It's clear from the pic ... either Beyonce is telling the world to back the heck off ... or she's just a totally supportive wife.

So we gotta ask ...

Liberty Ross didn't seem like a woman about to file for divorce when we spoke to her just two weeks ago ... or did she?

As TMZ first reported, Ross filed for divorce yesterday from her director hubby, Rupert Sanders, who made headlines over the summer for his fling with Kristen Stewart.

When we caught up with Ross outside of the Chateau Marmont back on January 11, she said the latest with her was simply ... "happiness." (Or maybe she said fabulous. Hard to tell. But still ...)

Reggae pop star Shaggy was not stabbed in a bar fight this week ... and he sure as hell ain't dead despite Internet reports to the contrary ... this according to a living, breathing Shaggy.

Once again, the Internet death machine cranked out a rumor that Shaggy kicked the bucket after taking a shiv to the liver during a brawl in L.A.. In fact, someone even updated Shaggy's Wikipedia page with bogus info.

But lo and behold, Mr. Boombastic lives ... and it ain't the first time he's been the victim of a cyber-death hoax. It's happened about a billion times before.

A rep for the Reggae star tells TMZ ... "[Shaggy] is like a cat with 9 lives … but I can happily report that he’s alive and kicking and in the same building as me right now as we speak."

Newly single "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Adrienne Maloof has seemingly moved on with a new man (and he's barely a man) in the form of Sean Stewart.

Yes, it seems the new couple -- whose age difference is nearly 20 years -- went out for a night on the town, hitting up the popular Beverly Hills restaurant Crustacean last night.

Dr. Arnie Klein -- Michael Jackson's famed dermatologist -- has just taken credit for fathering MJ's son Prince Jackson ... sort of.

Klein posted the cryptic picture on his Facebook profile yesterday, showing Prince side-by-side with an old photo of Klein when he was younger -- presumably to show the resemblance.

Under the photo, Klein wrote the caption, "hmmmmm" -- a wink at people who've been saying for years that Klein provided the sperm that fathered Prince and Paris.

You'll recall, Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe gave birth to Prince in 1997, and daughter Paris the year after. MJ's third child Blanket was born to an anonymous surrogate in 2002.

Arnie has previously denied being the dad, telling Diane Sawyer, "To the best of my knowledge, I am not the father of these children."

So we gotta ask ...

Lindsay Lohan is NOT banging rich dudes for money ... despite reports she's a highly paid escort -- so says her father.

Michael Lohan is quoted in the reports in question, saying Lindsay is "getting paid to date rich men." According to the reports, these dates last for several days and the men shower her with lavish gifts like jewelry.

One alleged client is the third in line for the throne of Brunei, who allegedly paid Lindsay $100,000 to celebrate New Year's with him in London.

But Michael insists he was misquoted -- telling TMZ, "By absolutely NO MEANS did I ever make such a statement ... EVER!"

He adds, "Sure, Lindsay and [other celebs] make personal appearances and get paid for it! Sure, she and they get paid to go to birthday parties and other occasions! But for sex? Are you kidding me? I would never say that because she would NEVER do that and it NEVER happened!"

Demi Moore and Harry Morton are definitely NOT dating ... or banging ... or boning ... or doing the deed ... despite multiple reports to the contrary.

Reports have been circulating lately that Demi found herself a post-Ashton boy toy in the form of Pink Taco head honcho (and Lindsay Lohan's ex) Harry Morton. The reports claim the two have been on several dates in the past few weeks.

But it just ain't so. According to our sources, the two are NOT together. We're told they've been friends for a long time and they did go to dinner Wednesday night in Beverly Hills, but it was in NO WAY romantic.

Our sources say the duo have a slew of mutual friends, so they see each other a lot. We're told neither party is ruling out the possibility of dating in the future -- but right now, it's strictly a platonic thing.

James Deen sounds like a man with a secret ... 'cause when we asked "The Canyons" star if he ever hooked up with his co-star Lindsay Lohan on the set of the film ... he didn't say "No."

Deen called in to "TMZ Live" on Friday to discuss Lindsay's on-set tirade directed at him ... when we asked if the argument could've stemmed from sexual tension.

After all ... it's not uncommon for a leading man to sleep with his leading lady ... especially when the leading man is a very active, very "talented" porn star.

It's barely been a month since she broke up with her NFL player ex, but Hayden Panettiere's already got her hands on another man's kielbasa ... ex-BF Wladimir Klitschko ... at least that's the way it seemed at the airport today ... with her adorably girly giggle fit.

Fact: the 6'6" Ukrainian World Boxing Organization champ dropped 5'2" Hayden off at the airport today in Florida, where he lives.

Fact: When Hayden landed in L.A. she giggled like a schoolgirl when we asked her about Wlad -- insisting she and Wlad are "just good buddies."

Fact: THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY BONING AGAIN ... probably.

You'll recall, Hayden and her ex-BF Scotty McKnight -- who played for the Jets before he was cut last summer -- called it quits back in December.

Nicki Minaj has a new man, and the undeniable proof is ... missing. But we do have this video -- which is 100% partial evidence ... that she left a restaurant!! See? Totally banging a new bf.

Beyonce is in the middle of a controversy so heated, so intense, so damned sexy -- it requires an extra long look at her GQ cover to sort it all out. Aaah ... journalism!

Lindsay Lohan was an utter disaster on the set of the movie "The Canyons" ... this according to a writer embedded with the production, who says he saw a seemingly drunk LiLo get into her car and drive off the set after a boozing session.

The man who wrote article is Stephen Rodrick -- who says he was allowed to chronicle the project from start to finish.

According to Rodrick, Lohan was a mess who was initially fired after blowing off two days of filming. Rodrick says Lohan showed up to the director's hotel room, pounded on the door while hysterically crying and begging for her job back.

Rodrick says Lohan stayed in the hallway sobbing for 90 minutes before finally leaving.

Eventually, she was hired back to the production -- and things got worse ... with Lohan constantly criticizing producers and her co-stars.

But the most concerning part, Rodrick says Lohan had been drinking before a scene in which she would be simulating a 4-way sex scene with some real-life porn actors.

After the scene, producers offered Lindsay a hired car to drive her home ... but she refused ... and drove off in her Porsche. Rodrick says producers "all hoped they would still have a lead actress in the morning."

In the article, Rodrick says Lohan also freaked out before a sex scene in which she was supposed to get naked ... and locked herself in a closet. Rodrick says the director had to beg her to do the scene ... and eventually stripped naked himself to show her it was no big deal.

The gimmick worked -- Lohan eventually dropped her robe and shot a 14-minute sex scene.

According to the report, Lindsay once partied with Lady Gaga until 5:30 AM ... when she had a 6:00 AM call time. She eventually showed up to the set at 9 AM, but left soon after a doctor said she was too sick to film.

Gaga posted a picture of her night with Lindsay on her website last July, along with the caption, "I love to stay up late and take pictures of beautiful celebrities."

Michael Lohan is threatening ex-wife Dina Lohan -- either stop accusing him of rape, or face his legal wrath.

Michael's attorney just sent a cease-and-desist letter to Dina -- following a recent interview in which Dina claimed Michael raped her during a coke binge in 1990.

In the letter, Michael's attorney calls Dina's allegations "false, defamatory, and unlawful."

In the letter the lawyer claims Dina has been harassing Michael of late by leaving a slew of messages on his phone and on the Internet.