Ride Me

Despite the state of our economy, the 47-year-old father of eight isn't keeping his financial status on the down low.

Emilio was in his native city of San Antonio when a truck turned into his car and hit him. His wife was driving at the time. He was taken away on a stretcher, with a neck brace.

Maybe he was just nervous about being on camera again ...

After setting up a test-drive to see if he wanted the classic car -- which "Big Bro" would've had to purchase from the rightful owner -- Memphis realized the gas-guzzler wasn't for him and chose to pocket an undisclosed amount of greenbacks instead.

In the first episode of BB10, Memphis won a sweet 1969 Camaro in a car-pulling contest (don't ask). Small problem -- "Big Brother" couldn't give the car away because the show didn't own it. We're told someone else actually held the title. In fact, the car had already been returned to the owner almost immediately after the contest.

Memphis the Mixologist was none the wiser because no one told him about the snag while he was inside the house. But on Tuesday, Memphis gained his freedom, losing to Dan, and learned the car he had come to treasure wasn't really his. Another problem -- the car has been repainted since it was on the show.

We're told producers are now scrambling to buy the car from the real owner. Sources say the real owner will turn the keys over for $24,000. A '69 Camaro online sell for anywhere between 7 and as much as 80 grand. Fact is, Big Bro doesn't have a lot of bargaining power, so they are more SOL than HOH.

We made several calls to "Big Brother" -- so far, no comment.

With a ride like that, the 20-year-old will be able to not sleep with anyone he wants.

Danica Patrick isn't just dangerous behind the wheel of an Indy car, cops say she also posed a threat on the mean streets of Scottsdale, Ariz.

Court docs which show the race car diva was popped by Scottsdale P.D. back in January for doing 57 in a 40 mph zone. But here's the kicker -- Danica was ordered to take defensive driving school to get the ticket dismissed!

Guess the class worked -- because 40 days after Patrick finished her court-ordered traffic class, she won her first Indy race.

A witness tells us he heard a loud crash around 2:45 AM, then the sound of Shia's truck rolling over. The witness said he heard what he thought was a girl screaming "F**k," among other things.

When he got down to scene, Shia was already out of the car and the female riding with him was crawling out of the driver's side of the truck. The truck was smoking, making noise and still running. The driver of the other car was also out of the car by this time.

Shia and the female stood over by a wall while people were checking to see if everyone was okay. The witness said unlike most of the wrecks he's seen in the dangerous intersection, no one was cursing or yelling at each other. It took the cops 4-5 minutes to arrive at the scene.

Despite selling his fleet of Hummers -- and just two days after speaking at a climate change event -- Arnold was spotted getting out of his new 6.1-liter V-8 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 on Sunday.

Between his new ride and taking his Gulfstream Jet to Sacramento every morning, Arnold is on a mission to pump up ... America's reliance on foreign oil!

Don Imus would have a bloody field day with this one: DMX got arrested ... for the third time since May.

You might be hearing that Lil' Kim got into a smash-up yesterday in Brooklyn and got popped for driving without a license -- not true. We've heard a different story, and wait 'til you hear who spread the tale.

A source tells TMZ that not only was Lil' Kim not in Brooklyn, she was at her home in Jersey. We're told her mom went absolutely nuts when she heard the news ... on the radio. Shock jock Wendy Williams' radio show was actually giving out the intersection where the alleged accident happened and telling people to take photos of the wreck.

Comedian Kathy Griffin must be playing a lot of VFW halls to afford that car.

Then again, maybe she got it as a parting gift from her ex-boyfriend Steve Wozniak -- who co-founded Apple Computers.

You think the movie "Glitter" caused rioting in the streets? Check this out!

21-year-old Zachary Alan Schreiber of North Naples, Fl. was popped Saturday night after allegedly throwing a beer bottle at someone who went off because he was blasting Mariah Carey music.

As the snappers swarmed PBandJ's ride, a loud yelping sound can be heard as Benj drove right over one photog's checkered shoe-covered foot outside Foxtail. After the rollover, Madden checked out the situation and took off. But just minutes ago, TMZ learned the treadmarked photog is currently dealing with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department over the incident. No word on whether Benji and Paris are even aware of that yet. Good morning, lovers!

UPDATE: The photographer just left the L.A. Sheriff's Department in West Hollywood, where he filed a hit and run report.

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