Weird News

He's one of the hottest acts on Earth ... so Bruno Mars could make just about any backstage demand he wants -- exotic foods, imported candy, baby pandas -- but turns out his one must-have item is ... a clean ass!

We caught up with Bruno in the Valley (he's so not a Valley guy) ... and asked him about crazy riders ... aka the dressing room luxuries musicians demand while on the road.

Van Halen famously banned brown M&Ms ... Lady Gaga wants a nude mannequin, and Marilyn Manson ... a hairless hooker, naturally.

But Bruno told us he keeps it simple -- WET WIPES!

Someone call security, there's a homeless woman sleeping in the Museum of Modern Art! Oh wait, that's just actress Tilda Swinton, who is there as part of a performance art piece.

The display is called, "The Maybe" ... as in maybe Tilda will be there, maybe she won't -- there's no advance warning for when she shows up for a snooze.

The Oscar-winning actress pulled the same stunt art in 1995.

Fun fact: You can catch a similar display of high art ... in a random alley of any major city.

James Franco is a terrible neighbor ... so say the people living next to the actor's L.A. home, who claim he leaves trash everywhere, takes up valuable parking spaces, and makes a lot of noise.

TMZ has learned, multiple neighbors have already filed formal complaints with the L.A. Housing Department, listing their endless grievances.

One neighbor tells us, Franco appears to be setting up a production shop at his home and the film crews are creating traffic snarls on their small street, making parking impossible -- and even blocking some driveways. They also grouse kids in the neighborhood are at risk because of all the cars coming and going.

But the traffic is just the tip of the iceberg -- one neighbor says Franco's in-house film operations generate huge amounts of trash that blow onto her property ... and his security has little regard for her privacy, leering at her every chance they get.

Multiple calls to Franco's camp weren't returned.

The only thing that stinks more than horse dung is Miley Cyrus' stance against horse-drawn carriages ... that's according to the carriage owners who are pissed the pop star is trying to shut down their biz.

Miley tweeted her support earlier this week for a petition that supports the ban of horse-drawn carriages in New York City ... which didn't go over too well with the folks at Carriage Operators of North America.

Tommy Doyle, a member of the Board of Directors for CONA, tells TMZ there is no horse abuse in the industry and that the animals are "properly tended to" and "very well taken care of."

Doyle says, "How many times has Miley spent with working horses? Does she even know what a healthy horse looks like? Has she been in the barn to see these animals?"

Doyle tells us Miley has an open invitation to come see the horse carriage business up close.

If you've ever wondered what an Amanda Bynes mating call sounds like ... wonder no more -- because she is begging Drake to slay her genitals ... to put it delicately.

What Amanda said in a tweet last night was ... "I want Drake to murder my vagina."

Let that soak in.

Amanda has been exhibiting strange behavior since last year when she was charged in a couple of hit-and-run accidents, had her driver's license suspended, and fled Hollywood for NYC.

Drake has yet to respond to Amanda's offer, but he's not the violent type.

Unless you're Chris Brown.

How do you make a boring tech convention interesting? Hire Flo Rida to spank Kate Upton on stage.

Here's how it went down ... Samsung threw a "Spring 2013 Launch Party" yesterday at the Museum of American Finance -- SNORE -- but before everyone fell asleep, Flo Rida took the stage to perform, and Kate joined him in a sexy blue dress.

Convention saved.

And you gotta see what happens when Flo raps his famous lyrics ... "She turned around and gave that big booty a smack."

Sorry you creepy weirdos ... Joe Jonas did NOT record a raunchy sex tape with his Swiss model GF ... despite reports to the contrary ... Joe's rep tells TMZ.

Reports have been circulating that Joe -- who once wore a purity ring espousing his virginity -- filmed himself doing the nasty with gf Blanda Eggenschwiler while under the influence of pot and alcohol. The reports claim the sex footage features some crazy BDSM stuff, including paddles and ball gags.

But Joe's rep tells TMZ, it's total BS ... no such tape exists.

Mykelti Williamson gave us an awesome performance in "Forrest Gump" ... AND hundreds of ways to cook shrimp! So, we had to know if HE remembers Bubba's best recipes.

It would be the most epic duet of all time ... Michael Buble and Will Ferrell singing a big band version of "Boats 'N Hoes" -- and Buble tells us, he's already on board ... IN THE FORM OF SONG.

You gotta watch the clip ... Buble's on his way into LAX when he tells us Will Ferrell is, hands down, the celeb he wants to duet with because he loves "Boats 'N Hoes" (below) from Ferrell's movie "Step Brothers."

At which point Buble bursts into his jazz pop version of the hilarious rap song ... you have to see it. Our cameraman joins in ... but he should probably keep his day job.

So far, no word if Ferrell's up for the challenge.

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Shauna Sand likes putting inanimate objects in her mouth ... diamond studs.

With the help of New York dentist Dr. Dean Vafiadis holding back her luscious plump lips, the 41-year-old mother of three showed off her shiny new grill Wednesday in Manhattan.

While she claims her ex-husband Lorenzo Lamas owes her over $42K in child support, the Lucite-heel wonder still managed to scrape together enough for the ridiculous dental jewelry. In her defense, it was pretty cheap ... $60 a tooth.

With her mouth full of bling, let's hope she's careful swallowing.

Charlie Sheen's the real bully in his craptastic fued with L.A.'s elite Viewpoint School, and 2 companies specializing in poo have offered their help in putting a plug in the poo pandemonium.

You'll recall, Charlie issued a call to arms to his millions of fans last week ... telling them to smear dog feces on his daughter's former L.A. private school after it did nothing to stop a classmate from teasing her (so Charlie claims). Viewpoint says it took appropriate action.

Now, two companies that specialize in poop-related services have sworn to help the school in case Sheen fans act out.

A rep for Yodish*t.com -- which lets you send poo in the mail to your friends -- tells TMZ, they've suspended all orders to L.A. schools after seeing a recent upsurge in L.A. school poo deliveries.

The rep says, "We believe that education is the fertilizer of life and that schools and their youth are best served by being bulls**t-free zones."

Meanwhile, a rep for Doody Calls -- which specializes in dog poo removal -- has pledged its cleaning services to Viewpoint in the event a rogue Sheen fanatic goes poo wild.

As we reported, Charlie has since backed off his call to arms ... claiming it was merely metaphoric.

We finally found out why NBA superstar (and non-Jewish person) Steve Nash made an appearance at Bar Mitzvah in L.A. last weekend ... and it was all made possible thanks to one of the RICHEST men on the planet.

Turns out, the boy who became a man is 13-year-old Mike Feinberg -- and his daddy Jeff is a very wealthy person.

How wealthy, you ask? Well, Mr. Jeffrey Feinberg is a big-shot hedge fund manager who worked as an executive at Soros Fund Management -- as in, billionaire George Soros ... the wealthiest hedge fund manager in the world.

After a couple of years kicking ass and raking in billions for the hedge fund, Jeff branched off and ran his own investment company -- and it seems he did pretty well, 'cause back in 2009, he was reportedly in the hunt to buy a stake in the Brooklyn Nets.

Sources close to Feinberg tell us ... Jeff is a huge basketball fan with a TON of NBA friends -- including Mr. Nash.

Jeff's wife Stacey ain't exactly a nobody either ... she's the daughter of legendary sports agent Bob Woolf ... whose client list included Larry Bird, Doug Flutie, John Havlicek and even Larry King.

Macklemore knows ... when you can't find a partner to get you into the Mile High Club, ya gotta take matters into your own hands.

The "Thrift Shop" rapper was on his way to catch a flight at LAX last night when we asked if he'd ever thrown a mid-flight bone ... something that's become harder than ever to pull off these days.

Macklemore admitted he'd never actually done the deed with another person ... but revealed he has performed 1st Class service on himself ... in the lavatory, of course.

Someone gave Dave Navarro the hook ... in his back ... and it's on video ... and it's really gnarly.

The Jane's Addiction guitarist was at "Vampire Club Wednesdays" at Room 86 in Hollywood last week ... when he dangled himself from meat hooks ... literally pierced through his back ... and then swung wildly around the room.

Fun fact: The hook is supported by your skin, which stretches to accommodate the moves. The non-faint of heart have hooked themselves in the chest, the knees and the arms.

Attention "Breaking Bad" fanatics ... here's your chance to pay WAY TOO MUCH for the crappy Toyota owned by Aaron Paul's character Jesse Pinkman on the show ... because TMZ has learned, it's going to be sold off at a New Mexico car dealership.

It's a 1984 Toyota Tercel ... market value: roughly $500 ... but you can bet your ass this car's gonna go for a whole lot more because it was used in the production of the show.

The car's currently on display at Mike Faris Auto Wholesale in Albuquerque, New Mexico -- near where "Breaking Bad" was shot -- and there's a sign on the windshield that reads, "Jesse's car as seen on 'Breaking Bad' ... Make offer."

Faris tells us, the car was originally leased from him by production ... but now that the show's over, they've returned it ... so he's putting it up for sale.

Faris tells TMZ, he's under strict orders from Sony Pictures Television NOT to sell the car until the final BB episode airs this summer ... but people are already making offers. Unfortunately, Farris says he's unable to consider any offer until Sony's deadline has passed.

Disclaimer: Mike says he's not 100% sure if the car he's selling actually appears on screen ... since producers shot multiple versions of the same car ... but it definitely was used in production.

SPOILER ALERT!!! DO NOT READ IF YOU'RE NOT UP TO SPEED ON BREAKING BAD!!!

Faris says he's also planning to sell the car Mike Ehrmantraut was killed in last season ... which should fetch a pretty penny.

You now regret ignoring our spoiler alert.

When you're Alicia Keys you don't just hire regular ol' movers to get your fancy crap out of your $15-million NYC penthouse -- NO, you hire a construction crane to get the job done.

Alicia and her husband Swizz Beatz recently sold their SoHo condo (the one she bought from Lenny Kravitz back in 2010) and started the moving process this week -- a tall order in jam-packed Manhattan.

It's clear from the pics, Alica's a problem-solver ... rather than have her stuff -- which filled 6,000 square feet -- lugged down stairs or elevators, she hired a crane (which can run over $1,000 / day) to fast track her goods to the ground. Pretty baller.