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UPDATE: We spoke to Jerry's rep and she has informed us that she spoke to Jerry and his wife and he is fine. She also says, "Stories of a collapse are completely erroneous, Jerry is in good health and spirits in Cannes."

Bluffs work at the tables, not in real life -- a lesson one professional poker player could learn after allegedly screwing a company out of big bucks over the movie "Deal."

Gambling Times, Inc. claims in a lawsuit that poker player Scott Lazar (the movie's exec. producer) promised the company a "highly visible" product placement during the film -- which starred Burt Reynolds and Shannon Elizabeth -- in exchange for a $50,000 investment.

But according to the lawsuit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court, the plug was far from highly visible... because it didn't exist at all.

He was simply trying to bleach the hair around his batcave for a movie role -- when Sacha Baron Cohen reportedly broke out in a rash so bad, he couldn't sit for days.

Several British reports claim Cohen, who was prepping to play "Bruno" in his upcoming Borat-style flick, was taken to a hospital after experiencing what sources are saying was a "burning sensation that spread."

Those who have ever hit Taco Bell at 3 in the morning know the feeling...

Former child star Marty York -- who played "Yeah-Yeah" in "The Sandlot" -- has just been charged with one count of felony domestic battery over an incident with his girlfriend.

York was arrested Easter Sunday after getting into a heated argument with his GF. York claims he hit his lady in self defense while trying to drive home from a nightclub.

He faces a maximum of 5 years in prison and thousands of dollars in fines.

The wild set footage from NYPost.com shows a Ferrari weaving through traffic -- but the car skids on the wet pavement, careens into the sidewalk and hits someone walking by. The crash also takes down a lamp post -- which falls on another victim.

According to the Post, both people were taken to the hospital and their injuries do not appear life threatening.

Well it's never gonna happen -- even though they're both Marvel characters -- and Jon Favreau explained to us the dream-crushing reason why it's impossible.

- Ask him about the bootlegged copy of the film that hit the Internet
- Tell him you haven't seen it in theaters
- Then suspiciously compliment him on his great performance

But piracy shmiracy -- the flick still pulled in $87 million this weekend.

At least, that's what he calls it (skip to the :45 mark to here the reference). Considering his "Wolverine" flick took in $35 million on Friday, maybe an X-Men themed nickname would have been better.

Beast? Cyclops? Nightcrawler? It doesn't even seem like he's trying.

Jane Fonda, 71, Dolly Parton, 63, and Lily Tomlin, 69, reunited in NYC last night for the opening of the Broadway adaptation of the hit film.

The last guy to beat up Rocky Balboa claims he got screwed out of some serious prize money -- and now Antonio Tarver is suing the people behind the flick for allegedly treating him like a bum!

Tarver, who played prize fighter Mason "The Line" Dixon in the film, claims he was supposed to get significant bonuses based on how much money the film made. And according to the suit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, Tarver says the "Rocky" people owe him at least $1.5 million.

Now, Tarver wants his cash -- plus interest. But the real question -- how the hell did that movie turn a profit?!

TMZ has obtained the receipt from Paradise Bakery in Tempe, Arizona -- where Jackman bought 67 breakfast trays and 80 gallons of coffee for a pack of "Wolverine" fans who had camped out in front of a theater the day before Monday's big premiere.

Once Jackman heard about the fans, he promised to buy them breakfast and placed the order late Sunday. We're told Jackman wanted to keep the food order simple and bought platters of bagels, muffins, and croissants.

Liev was noticeably absent from Tuesday's "Wolverine" premiere in L.A. -- and we now know he ditched the event to fly to New York to take care of his ailing son, People is reporting.

In the video, obtained by PopEater.com, Julia gets pretty damn raw -- in the Eddie Murphy sense of the word -- and she's almost as funny. Almost.