Weird News

Today, he's Jared Fogel the friendly Subway guy. To scores of Indiana U. students back when, he was their in-dorm porno-rental superstore. Eat fresh!

Before he became a poster child for weight loss, the affable Subway spokestool once ran a adult film emporium from his bedroom, reports Best Week Ever. His collection was said to be "vast and extensive," and rental rates were hard to beat -- a dollar a day per vid. "People would come from all over to take advantage of the deal," according to BWE's source.

The same source snitches that the real reason Jared started eating Subway wasn't motivated by health concerns, but sheer laziness. Turns out that Subway happened to open a franchise on the ground floor of his dorm, so it was the closest fast-food joint to Jared's XXX lair.

A Virginia cafe owner has received death threats after rock bands My Chemical Romance and Muse got salmonella food poisoning at his restaurant. Welcome to the brown parade!

After a gig at the nearby College of William and Mary on April 28, the bands stopped for a bite at Glenn Gormley's Green Leafe Cafe. Shortly afterwards, the musicians (and other patrons) got sick, which forced MCR and Muse to cancel several dates on their tour. Since then, Gormley says angry My Chemical Romance fans have been leaving him death threats. Holy crap! While the Health Department is investigating the situation, Gormley won't go into details of the threats.

David Hasselhoff blamed some sketchy fast food when he skipped out on two performances of "The Producers" in Las Vegas last month -- could it have been the same burger that he so infamously tussled with in that video his daughter shot?

Vegas gossip guru Norm Clarke reports that he tried to find out what was up with The Hoff when he bailed on two shows on April 20. His rep's response? "He had some kind of stomach thing going on. Apparently he and Joe, his driver, stopped and had some fast food yesterday afternoon that didn't agree with either one of them." But it's so tasty and nutritious!

This "Scarface" pillow will make for a lovely decorative throw on your bed ... and you can tell your bedmate to "say hello to my little friend!"

An eBay seller has crafted this wacky 16x16 water-resistant cushion. "Hey, pelican!"

Bidding starts at $19.99 for the fluffy Pacino headrest. "Lesson number one: Don't estimate the other guy's greed!"

Take heart, ladies. According to former "OCer" Adam Brody, guys have fat days too.

Now (appropriately) starring in the romance/drama feature "In the Land of Women," Adam was spotted by a TMZ spy while shopping at Chip & Pepper jeans in NYC, where the tiny thespian was reluctant to try on a pair.

He told the saleswoman, "I'm having a fat day! Don't you ever have one of those?" Perhaps he's using the same mirror as Jenna Jameson.

While taping an upcoming segment for her talk show, with guests Hilary Duff and a porcupine, Banks leaped away from the spiked animal in fear and pulled a Tom Cruise by jumping up on the couch. Unfortunately, Ms. Banks' balance isn't as sturdy as Tom's -- the model hostess tipped over and went hurdling to the floor! Go Tyra!

Welcome to the Falling Hall of Shame -- Lindsay, Scarlett, and Kathy Griffin would be proud.

An interactive anti-drunk driving Public Service Announcement titled "Paris Hilton Autopsy," created by artist Daniel Edwards, features a life-size clay sculpture of a naked, tiara-clad Paris Hilton, complete with a Tinkerbell replica at her side. What about her Blackberry?!

The "art" installation is designed to counter "the disturbingly glamorized trend of Hollywood's girls gone wild," and is highlighted with Hilton laid out on a coroner's table with "removable innards." That's about the only part of the heiress the world hasn't seen!

In the last year, Paris, Nicole Richie, Michelle Rodriguez, and most recently, Eve were just a few of the celebs who joined the Hollywood DUI club.

TMZ has learned Kelli Lassen, the enraged production peon who angrily told the wife of a TMZ staffer living on the block where a Val Kilmer film was shooting, "You need to move your f**king car because we need to park the toilets for the Val Kilmer movie!" -- has written an apology for her crappy attitude and potty mouth.

In a handwritten mea culpa left on the TMZ staffer's door, Lassen called the incident a "misunderstanding," and labels her profanity-laced tirade a "courtesy warning." Where'd she go to school? The Alec Baldwin Etiquette Academy?!

Ironically, it wasn't even our staffer's wife's car, but Lassen apologized for possibly waking up the resident and for being abrupt. She claims she was "merely trying to eliminate towing," adding, "I sincerely care about the local Echo Park residents." Um, define "care!"

At 8:30 this morning, a movie starring Kilmer, "Columbus Day," was about to film in Echo Park near downtown L.A.

The residents were supposed to move their cars off the street. The wife of a TMZ staffer was at home, taking care of her one-year-old child when she heard banging at the front door. A woman named Kelli Lassen told the staffer's wife, "You need to move your f**king car because we need to park the toilets for the Val Kilmer movie." Nice.

We contacted Lassen, who at first denied saying it, then said she was reacting to a man in a nearby apartment who wouldn't move his car. She said she called that man a "f**king asshole" and then acknowledged she got hot with the staffer's wife.

Lassen apologized for her outburst, but added, "Val Kilmer can't even use the bathroom."

While Ford has been cast as the late Playboy Playmate in an upcoming independent film, TMZ has learned that the former "Dancing with the Stars" loser purchased an exact replica of Anna's luxurious pink bed, designed by Bobby Trendy herself, for $20,000! Think of all the lip gloss he can buy!

The actual bed was prominently featured on Anna's E! reality show. Willa had the copy shipped to her Florida home.

Rest in peace, girl!

UPDATE: TMZ contacted Willa Ford's reps, who informed us that, actually, "Willa and Anna both bought their beds at the same time," and the fact that Willa is now playing Anna in the movie is just another crazy coincidence. We will now put this story to bed.

If there's a man in the world you want telling you how to go in the right direction, it's probably not Gary Busey.

Nevertheless, the loosely-wrapped actor has given his voice to the TomTom line of customizable GPS devices, joining such illustrious navigational talents as Mr. T (wheelman for "The A-Team") and Burt Reynolds ("Cannonball Runner" extraordinaire). Gary will tell you when to make a left turn, and when to turn things around. He also shares some advice for when boredom strikes your drive: "Honk at geese."

Though we haven't yet had the chance to drive a car with Busey as our co-pilot, we have heard some of the "directions" that didn't make the TomTom cut, courtesy of AOL's Switched. Busey suggests that we "churn butter naked" if arriving early to your destination, and warns us that if you eat in your car, "you will be passing gas."

Driving with Busey in your ear gives a whole new meaning to "road trip."

Call it "A Nightmare on Bulwer Road."

A British man, Jason Moore, could spend the rest of his life in the clink for attacking his friend John-Paul Skamarski with a knife-equipped glove -- much like the one Freddy Krueger used to snag his prey in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" horror flicks. Moore and Skamarski, according to the British press, drank four liters of cider at Moore's house on Bulwer Road in Leicester, England, when Skamarski decided to take a sleeping pill and crash.

The next thing Skamarski knew, Moore was slashing at his face with a bladed glove and a ten-inch bread knife, wherein a struggle ensued. Skamarski suffered cuts to his face, hand, and a stab wound in his chest.

Sanjaya Malakar is getting fried this week!

Kentucky Fried Chicken has offered the "American Idol" wannabe a free lifetime supply of their Famous Bowls if the 17-year-old hirsute crooner sports a bowl hairdo in one of his next televised performances.

In an open letter to Sanjaya, KFC President Gregg Dedrick writes, "We're sure America will be as 'bowled-over' by your take on this classic look as they are by our KFC Famous Bowls."

In addition to the poultry perks, KFC will also make a contribution in Sanjy's name to Colonel Scholars, a charity that provides young people with college scholarships. Who knew bad singing and funny weaves could do so much good?!

The MySpacer who had gone 16 days without food in protest of Sanjaya Malakar's presence on "American Idol" has finally relented -- under doctor's orders.

"J," the one-letter moniker by which she is known to millions, says that she will continue to fight the good fight the old fashioned way: by voting for anyone other than Sanjaya.

The Muppet-faced fashionista released her eponymous fragrance, "Versace," at Harrods in London today, and though she reportedly spoke both English and Italian to reporters -- saying something about anger and mystery -- subtitles are clearly required to understand the mushmouthed perfumer.

As you may remember from the season finale of Gene's hit A&E reality series, "Family Jewels," both the aging rocker and his longtime girlfriend, Shannon Tweed, underwent his n' hers facelifts. Is that you?!

Shannon originally backed out of the operation when she thought that might have been pregnant. Once she discovered that it was only a false alarm, Gene's better half went ahead with the surgery.