Zac's Ground Attack Comes Up Short
Photogs spotted "HSM" star Zac Efron heading for the gym on Wednesday, and he clearly needs it -- he lost a foot race to a paparazzo!
Efron was going to Ramsey's Sports Center in Toluca Lake when he spotted a gaggle of photogs waiting for him. He made a break for the door, but so did they -- and the paps won by a mile!
Zac laughed off the whole thing and went inside -- presumably to hit the treadmill.
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Liv's Two-Year-Old Manhandles Paps
Liv Tyler's adorable son Milo is not yet three years old, but he's already a seasoned paparazzi handler!
Heading home after dinner last night, Liv and Milo were swarmed by paps, prompting Liv to say, "You're not going away ever. What's the big deal?" Then, Milo took charge, screaming at them like a grizzled advance man, "Stop the light! Stop the light!" and then, just to clarify, "Turn the light off! Turn the light off!" Baby's first words!
Shocked, our lensman and others obliged, prompting Milo to express his gratitude with a gleeful, "Pleeeeeze." Ok, so he meant "Thank you," but, c'mon! He's two!
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Sinead Sneaks a Smoke
It is well-nigh two decades since Sinead O'Connor had her last hit record, "Nothing Compares 2 U," but the public pope-pic-ripper looks pretty much exactly as she did back in 1990. Mandinka!
TMZ snapped the singer in a park in the West Village, looking as surprised as anyone that she's still recognizable to cameramen -- who were wearing short pants when she was topping the charts. Nothing compares to that trademark buzz cut!
Thus surprised, Sinead tried to conceal her cancer stick, but to no avail.
Jen, Liv and Uma Push Back at Paps
Halloween is a day for the ghoulish and garish, but it was the paparazzi who were especially scary yesterday, pushing two of Hollywood's sweetest mommies -- Jennifer Garner and Liv Tyler -- to the edge in New York.
Garner was out for a walk with baby Violet on the Upper West Side, when a couple of photogs got right up in Violet's face, forcing Jen to give them a stern stiff arm.
Kanye -- Camera Shy?
We ain't sayin' he's an attention-digger, but Kanye West has never been the most reticent of celebs.
That's why it was all the more puzzling when his bodyguard and then Kanye himself went ballistic on our cameraman yesterday in SoHo. Our guy was filming him as he emerged from a nondescript office building on Houston Street -- when his security guy ordered the camera turned off, even though he let the photographers snap away.
Seconds later, Kanye stepped right in, telling us that there would be "a problem" if we didn't stop rolling, alleging an invasion of privacy on his residence. Sure, except the place he stays when in NYC ... is actually a few blocks away.
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Lindsay Wields Umbrella in Photog Shove Match
La Lohan shoved her way out of the Newsroom Cafe garage on Roberston Blvd., thrusting an umbrella into the waiting herd of paparazzi -- when a shoving match ensued with Lindsay and a bodyguard.
Lindsay was lunching with her old chum, DJ Samantha Ronson on Robertson Blvd., a haven for photographers looking for celebs, and vice versa, with upscale shops and the famous Ivy restaurant -- which is just across the street from Newsroom. Apparently, Lindsay wanted to push her way through the usual avalanche of lensers who wait for her, and a tussle followed.
No one was hurt, but LiLo clearly wasn't trying to fly with that umbrella, ella.
Owen You, Me, and a Paparazzi Flurry
Owen Wilson nearly snuck out the back of New York's Waverly Inn last night, but he couldn't quite elude the paps -- and the resulting snapstorm was practically a cyclone.
Wilson finished his supper -- at the same celebritrough where Ashley Olsen, Lance Armstrong and Stephen Fry were also chowing -- and emerged nearly incognito. Alas, he got caught in a tornado of flashes, and then the professional doofus couldn't find his ride.
Perhaps the front door would have been easier.
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Liz Hurley in a Bathing Suit
Liz Hurley sashayed around the Seychelles in an elegantly restrained swimsuit. 42 never looked so good!
Note the iceberg from husband, Arun Nayar.
Malnutrition to Blame for Marie Osmond's Collapse?
Marie Osmond blamed the California wildfires for her collapse on "Dancing with the Stars" last week -- but Maksim Chmerkovskiy has another theory.
Cameras caught the "Dancing" stud shopping on Robertson Blvd. on Saturday, where he told photogs that Osmond likely fainted due to malnutrition -- "They gotta eat, they gotta stop losing weight. All the celebrities are taking it too seriously!"
Being the next Kelly Monaco is serious business.
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Milla Jovovich Due in Ten Days
Unlike J.Lo and Xtina, model/actress Milla Jovovich has not only admitted she's very pregnant -- she just revealed her due date!
While out with her mom in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, the 31-year-old ready-to-pop beauty took time from chatting on her cell phone to tell photogs that her due date is November 4. Happy end of Daylight Savings!
Milla has some long (but happy) nights ahead of her.
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Omarosa Plugs It Up
Last night, TMZ caught up with some of the "stars" of the celeb version of "The Apprentice," and it looks like ex-villainess Omarosa has learned a thing or two about heeding The Donald.
Our guy tried to pry some information about the new show from Omarosa, but she would only put her finger to her lips and give us a coy smile. Softball legend Jennie Finch was similarly mum, and "America's Got Talent" judge Piers Morgan played equally dumb, as he walked into the hotel with all the other contestants. TMZ also happened to spot actress Karen Black -- Oscar-nominee for "Five Easy Pieces -- as part of the "Apprentice" crew.
But non-disclosure was a non-starter, apparently, for Stephen Baldwin and Marilu Henner, who gladly shared their own appraisals of the upcoming season, currently shooting in Manhattan. Baldwin, for his part, proudly proclaimed it the "most dramatic yet."
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Biel Gets Bitchy Get Outta My Way!
Jessica Biel got pissed at the paparazzi yesterday after her yoga class in Santa Monica -- swatting a photog with an umbrella outside the gym. Paging Britney Spears!
Hiding behind her black and white pap screen on a sunny L.A. afternoon, Biel shouted, "Get out of my way!" and "Get a real job that doesn't involve stalking people!" toward snapping paparazzi.
There's one umbrella you can't stand under. Hey hey ...
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Brit in Distress, Back in Hotel Hiding
A blue-eyed Britney Spears hit yet another photographer with her car yesterday -- and the incident left Spears an apologizing, nervous wreck.
Cameras caught Spears on her way out of Beverly Connection on Monday, where she accidentally ran into a pap with her Benz. Though the photog kept saying it was his fault, Spears repeatedly apologized, at one point looking as if she were about to cry. Of course, she could still have pink eye.
Spears then took refuge at at the Beverly Wilshire hotel with her latest assistant.
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Denzel -- American Signer
Denzel Washington, ever the gentleman, doesn't mind signing autographs -- as long as it's just one per person.
Such was his output, as TMZ observed, when he gave out his Johnny Hancock after a taping of "Regis and Kelly" in New York. Meanwhile, Vince Vaughn wouldn't give an eager fan his scribble, blaming it on the trailing paps. Kanye West was more obliging outside of the Mercer Hotel, where the orange-tastic chef Mario Batali got stuck behind a constipated cab. Elsewhere around the Big Apple, Kelly Ripa, Whoopi Goldberg, and Josh Hartnett made their rounds.
Finally, TMZ was there as pop princess Samantha Cole celebrated her birthday, rolling up in absolutely blingerrific style in a Bentley that almost -- but not quite -- upstaged the b-day girl, replete with $4 million in diamond trim.
Andy Baldwin, the New McConaughey?
Bachelor Andy Baldwin seems to be suffering from a severe case of McConaugheyitis. The muscled-out heartthrob was spotted, again, shirtless on the beach in Hawaii, doing what appears to be yoga. Sandy Andy's also added juggling with random beach objects to his repertoire.
The good news? There's a simple treatment for this odd behavior: a shirt and a gym membership!
Until then, enjoy observing the patient.
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Affleck's Encounter with Indians
Actor-turned-director Ben Affleck was in New York City when some Cleveland Indian fans wanted his John Hancock. Lucky for them, Ben's BoSox won the game, dodging elimination from the playoffs.
Also in New York: Russell Crowe and wife Danielle Spencer, Rebecca Romijn and comedian Chris Rock.
In L.A., Jessica Alba, Lisa Rinna, Nicollette Sheridan and Eva Longoria made an appearance at the Padres Contra el Cancer charity event.
All this and more in today's "Cleveland rocks" edition of Star Catcher.