Weird News

Call us suspicious ... or conspiracy theorists ... or whatever ... but we may have found proof that Suri Cruise is actually using a TINY BODY DOUBLE to fool the media!!!

Exhibit A -- Suri getting out of an SUV in NYC this weekend wearing a beanie, blue bubble jacket, leggings and brown Uggs.

Exhibit B -- Another little girl who sorta looks like Suri getting out of the exact same SUV wearing an IDENTICAL OUTFIT ... with a different colored beanie.

So what does it all mean??? Is Suri trying to dupe the media? Is the other girl in on some sort of diabolical plot? Or ... are they just friends who like to wear the same clothes?

We know, that's ridiculous ... IT'S TOTALLY A BODY DOUBLE!!!

Someone reportedly unloaded in one of the bathrooms at the Oscars and flooded the lobby ... TMZ has learned.

We're told a water pipe burst inside the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, just before the opening curtain was pulled. The custodial staff handled the situation with vacuums.

No one on stage has mentioned it ... but it's apparently quite a thing.

L.A. City Fire did not know the nature of the leak, but there is one report from someone on scene that a toilet triggered it.

Erin Andrews was caught completely off guard at the Daytona 500 today when she randomly bumped into 50 Cent ... and then proceeded to awkwardly dodge his attempt at a kiss.

Andrews was working the event for FOX and was trying to score an interview with Danica Patrick. She couldn't find Patrick, but did run into 50 ... who went in for a kiss, but Andrews turned her head to the side and the kiss was ruined.

To make matters worse, Andrews left 50 behind to continue her search for Patrick ... but 50 tagged along anyway. As soon as Andrews realized she wasn't going to find Patrick -- and was instead left with just 50 -- she immediately tossed it back to the show's hosts.

DeStorm Power is one of the most popular musicians in the world -- of YouTube -- but even after 190 million views ... the guy still has to pour his own engine oil! Thanks for nothing, Internet.

DeStorm Power is a YouTube GOD -- with over 191 MILLION views -- but the guy is so down to earth, he still changes his own oil .. and FREESTYLE RAPS at the gas station ... and TMZ has the video.

Despite his viral success on the Internet, Power told us his next major song release will be televised on MTV -- which begs the question ... MTV still plays music??

But TMZ got a live demo of Power's talent when our cameraman offered up a beat ... and DeStorm started freestylin' on the spot ... all about his oil change. And it was awesome.

Call him Jermaine Jacksun ... with a "U" ... because as of this afternoon, that's legally his name.

We've learned ... an L.A. County Superior Court judge approved the singer's petition for the name change, which the 58-year-old filed back in November.

TMZ broke the story ... the man formerly known as "Jermaine Jackson" had said he wanted to make the change for "artistic reasons" ... whatever that means.

10:28 AM PST: A rep for Paula tells TMZ ... the notion that she was drunk is ridiculous, because Paula's not a drinker.

She INSISTED the morning mojito she sipped on was of the virgin variety ... but Paula Deen's goofy, salsa-dancing, chicken-ball obsessed appearance on "Today" had the Internet asking ... was she drunk??

Deen and her son kicked it with the morning show gang in Miami this morning to talk food -- but Deen was taking the conversation all over the place ... and people on Twitter began to question her sobriety.

She started with an impromptu hip-shaking salsa dance ... before talking about a run-in with a skunk that went down before the show began. Deen also tried to make the hosts smell her hands.

Doesn't seem like she was hammered ... just her usual loud, uninhibited self.

If John Travolta could pick ANYONE in history to fly a plane with ... he might not be able to make up his mind -- telling TMZ, he's narrowed his choices down to two aviation legends ... but still can't decide.

The "Grease" star was leaving Amici restaurant in L.A. when our photog dropped the million dollar question: "If you could fly a plane with ANYBODY, dead or alive ... who would it be?"

And Travolta ACTUALLY ANSWERED. It's seriously cool ... even if you don't give a crap about planes.

It might be the most brilliant line of questioning of 2013 ... a TMZ photog went face-to-face with Jesse Jackson Jr. and demanded to know why he blew his stolen campaign money on a Michael Jackson fedora ... AND NOT A MICHAEL JACKSON GLOVE???

And then the follow up ... DID YOU AT LEAST GET TO WEAR THE FEDORA?

Of course, JJJ just plead guilty to fraud ... after stealing $750,000 from his campaign to support a lavish, over-the-top lifestyle. Jesse admitted he spent the cash on things like fur capes, a mounted elk head, and a fedora once owned by Michael Jackson.

If Tila Tequila wants her old Louis Vuitton purse back ... it's too damn bad ... 'cause one of the stars of "Storage Wars" officially took ownership of the bag, along with a bunch of Tila crap, after winning a storage auction in L.A. ... TMZ has learned.

The person who bought the storage unit is Nabila Haniss -- who bid just under $3k for the unit after only getting a few minutes to scope it out (the same way it happens on the show).

Once she took ownership, Haniss says she was convinced the unit belonged to Tila based on all of the stuff inside ... including self-portraits, a personal diary, racks of clothes, pictures, Louis Vuitton bags, and personal memoirs about TT's engagement to heiress Casey Johnson, who passed away in 2010.

Haniss says she reached out to Tila about the purchase -- but never heard back -- and now believes the troubled reality star's not even aware her unit was foreclosed on.

Haniss says her next move is to sell the contents on eBay.

FUN STORAGE FACT: Haniss bought Paris Hilton's foreclosed storage unit back in 2004 -- and later sold it all off for a small fortune to the person who created the site Parisexposed.com.

Thanks to our friends at Storage Treasures​ for the pics.

Cardinal Donald Wuerl will touch millions of lives when he votes for the new Pope next month -- but he won't touch Kim Kardashian's divorce with a ten-foot crucifix. Smart guy, that Cardinal.

He played an Oompa Loompa on the big screen ... and Kenny Powers' violent Mexican nemesis on TV ... but now, Deep Roy is cornering a new market ... STREET RAP!!!

The 55-year-old actor got straight up funky outside of Ocean Ave. Seafood in Santa Monica last night ... dropping some rhymes ... and even a few dance moves LIKE A BOSS!!

"Oh yeah ... uh huh ... Oh yeah ... uh huh."

Billy Bob Thornton isn't afraid to put a little ketchup on his Farmer John ... telling TMZ, there's NO time of the month he'll shy away from sex.

BBT was in Beverly Hills this weekend ... when he stopped for an EPIC 80 second conversation with our photog.

First topic -- tattoos (according to Billy, men who get them on their lower back are "stupid").

Then came the sex talk -- when we asked, ever so eloquently, if Billy Bob ... um ... well, if he stays out of the water when it's shark week.

First there was Scooby Doo ... then came Peter Venkman ... and now, there's another hero protecting humanity from the paranormal -- Britney Spears' former bodyguard.

His name is Fernando Flores -- the same guy who once sued Brit Brit for sexual harassment, claiming she exposed her genitals to him while he was on the job. The case eventually settled out of court.

Flores -- who says he's in the process of joining the LAPD -- tells TMZ, "I'm not proud of what happened with Britney, but it's opened the doors to where I am now."

And where he is now ... is ghost hunting with a crew called the "Orange County Paranormal Project" ... documenting incidents from the spirit world.

FF hasn't been in the specter business for long, but swears he's already captured some crazy stuff -- including "some pretty creepy voices."

Brent Spiner (aka Data from "Star Trek") is the self-proclaimed Lance Armstrong of traffic school --telling TMZ, he's only ever done the online version ... but he cheated the whole way through.

Spiner was out in Malibu this week when he gave us the full rundown -- and we gotta say, the way he pulled off the job is pretty devious.

For those interested (shame on you) the video includes Spiner's step-by-step traffic school cheating guide.

Our photog called Spiner out for being a dirty con artist -- but the actor played coy, replying, "I didn't know that was cheating. I'm very much like Lance Armstrong in that I have not yet looked up the definition of cheating."

7:00 AM PT -- OK, This is getting RIDICULOUS ...

We asked the Maryland State Police WHO ASKED to take the photo ... and a rep for the cops told us, "We cannot confirm who initiated that at this time."

Ummm ... how hard would it be to ask the cops???

Interesting Point -- 2 Chainz posted the pic on HIS Twitter page ... meaning it was most likely taken by someone in 2 Chainz's camp ... which would mean the rapper probably initiated the shoot.

Oooooor ... the cops took the pic and sent it to 2 Chainz.

Something's fishy here ...

2 Chainz was arrested for marijuana possession in Maryland last night ... and the rapper is PISSED -- claiming cops were just "f*ckin" with him ... and then asked him for pictures.

The guy behind the hits "Spend It" and "I'm Different" was busted around 10 PM in Easton last night after Maryland State Police pulled over a white van he was traveling in ... along with 6 other people.

But cops say 2 Chainz was in possession of weed -- so he was arrested. He was the only person in the van taken into custody.

2 Chainz was taken to a nearby station where he was booked, released and even took a picture with police ... but the rapper says he only took the shot because THE COPS asked him for it.

After the incident, 2 Chainz went on a Twitter rampage -- saying, "dam police f*ckn wit a n**ga."

He continued, "Locked me up and then Wanted pictures smh (shakin' my head)."

2 Chainz also claimed that he didn't exactly have a bag of weed on him at the time ... only a grinder (a device used to crush up weed so you can smoke it.)

We reached out to cops -- so far, no word back.