Tyler the Creator Arrested for Vandalism
Rapper Tyler the Creator was arrested in Hollywood a few hours ago after he allegedly trashed some sound equipment inside the world famous Roxy on Sunset Blvd ... TMZ has learned.
The 20-year-old MTV award winner had performed at the venue earlier in the evening. The video below shows Tyler appearing to go off on the sound engineer inside the club (WARNING: video contains some obscenities).
We're told cops were called by Roxy staff around 11:30 PM ... and Tyler was taken into custody in front of his mother ... who was visibly upset and yelled at the cops.
Tyler was arrested on suspicion of vandalism and was taken to a nearby station to be booked.
6:20 AM -- The West Hollywood Sheriff's Dept. tells TMZ ... security staff had contacted deputies last night to report Tyler had "just destroyed an electric soundboard belonging to the venue."
Cops say, "As [Tyler] was being escorted to a nearby radio car, the crowd exiting the venue became angry and rushed into the street, towards deputies."
Cops called for backup and closed down Sunset Blvd for 30 minutes to regain control of the situation. Eventually the crowd dispersed and no one was injured.
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'Workaholics' Star Fractured Spine After Roof-Jumping Stunt ... On Tape
Blake Anderson -- the frizzy-haired guy on "Workaholics" -- fractured his spine Saturday night ... jumping off his roof onto a beer pong table ... and the incredibly stupid stunt was all caught on tape.
Sources close to the actor tell us, he's currently undergoing surgery to treat the fracture -- and fix whatever else he messed up. Needless to say, he'll be out of commission for a few months.
Blake was throwing a party at his L.A. house when the accident went down -- attended by Tyler the Creator and members of his rap crew. We're told cops shut the entire thing down not long after the roof-jumping.
The lesson here kids ... DON'T JUMP OFF YOUR ROOF!!!!!!!
Stunts Gone Wrong
'Mob' Wife First Pics After Butt Surgery
"Mob Wives" star Renee Graziano is unveiling her new ass-ets -- with an ass-ist from a stripper pole ... after surgically-enhancing her brand new butt cheeks.
The pics were snapped at a cafe in Brooklyn for an upcoming spread in Mob Candy Magazine -- five months after Graziano went under the knife for the $30,000 vanity procedure, which, of course, included an ass lift and a tummy tuck.
A rep for the magazine tells TMZ, Renee "shot like a pro." Pro what exactly?
Under the Knife
17-Year-Old Courtney Stodden DEFILES CHRISTMAS Is Nothing Sacred?!?!?!
Shameless underage fame whore Courtney Stodden couldn't leave well enough alone this weekend -- stripping down to a sacrilegiously tiny bikini in 30-degree weather ... and single-handedly destroying our Christmas spirit.
We can't decide if this makes it more or less creepy, but the guy in the Santa suit is Courtney's 51-year-old husband Doug Hutchinson -- and Saturday, the barely legal couple abandoned whatever shred of dignity they had left ... and exchanged dirty talk in the snow just north of L.A.
Quick reminder: Courtney won't be 18 until August 2012. Bad, bad, bad Santa.
Bikini Madness
Cheerios Sorry for Explicit Bee Sex Picture
The Cheerios honeybee got the XXX treatment on the front page of an official Cheerios website this morning -- thanks to some mischievous vandal -- and now, General Mills is scrambling to clean up the mess.
It's supposed to be a website for kids to make their own Cheerios-themed comics -- but clearly, someone got carried away ... and the explicit cartoon made it to the top of the popular "Honey Defender" website.
A rep for the cereal company tells TMZ, “We have some safeguards that are supposed to keep this from happening, but I guess it wasn’t set up with this game."
The rep adds, "Normally, our games where we allow viewers to spell out things themselves have safeguards that tell children they can’t type stuff like that in. Let’s just say this is no longer going to be the 'Hot Comic of the Week' much longer!”
Depends on what you mean by "hot comic" ...
Breakfast of Champions
Brooke Mueller Carrying Gun in L.A.
She's probably the last person who should be handling a firearm -- but yesterday in L.A., a cowgirl-hat-wearing Brooke Mueller dropped by a local gun range ... and waved around a real-life handgun.
It's unclear if she actually shot the thing -- we hope not -- but her rep Steve Honig tells TMZ, "Brooke enjoys sport shooting, and has for some time. She knows how to handle herself at a range and is a very careful and skilled sport shooter."
No kidding ... just look at the focus in those eyes.
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Wannabe Husband Killer I'm Releasing a Cookbook!
She was sentenced to 20 years in prison for hiring a hitman to murder her husband -- but now, failed husband-killer Dalia Dippolito is cooking up a new scheme ... a book full of delicious recipes!
You’ll remember ... Dalia was convicted in June of soliciting to commit first-degree murder -- after her 2009 arrest, when caught paying an undercover cop to kill her hubby of 6 months.
29-year-old Dalia is now serving house arrest while waiting out an appeal to the 20-year sentence -- and in the meantime, she's keeping herself busy ... putting together a cookbook of her favorite recipes.
Dalia tells TMZ, she "poured [her] heart and soul into" the book -- which she describes as "a combination of cooking, health and nutrition, self-help, decorating and humor with a modern twist."
Right now, she's looking for a literary agent to help lock down a deal -- adding, "I want to teach people that you can bring the sexy back in the kitchen regardless of whatever you have going on in your life."
But who knows if it'll ever get done -- clearly, Dalia has problems finishing the job.
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Alec Baldwin Issues TOTALLY Unapologetic Apology
Alec Baldwin just went OFF about American Airlines, its employees, post 9/11 travel, and the entire airline industry -- and best of all ... this rant came wrapped in an apology.
In his letter, just published on Huffingtonpost.com, Baldwin begins by apologizing to passengers on yesterday's flight ... saying, "It was never my intention to inconvenience anyone with my 'issue' with a certain flight attendant." He claims the woman singled him out to "make some example of me."
Baldwin continues ... "It's no secret that the level of service on US carriers has deteriorated to a point that would make Howard Hughes red-faced. Filthy planes, barely edible meals, cuts in jet service to less-traveled locations."
He also claims the industry used 9/11 "as an excuse to make the air travel experience as inelegant as possible."
In his closing shot, Baldwin says many flight attendants "walk the aisles of an airplane with a whistle around their neck and a clipboard in their hands," and make air travel a "Greyhound bus experience."
Best apology ever.
Note to Alec: On Greyhound, you can play "Words with Friends" all you want.
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'Mythbusters' Experiment Goes Wrong Cannonball RIPS Through Homes
Two California families are lucky to be alive -- after a "Mythbusters" experiment went horribly awry yesterday ... sending a cannonball careening through their homes, leaving MASSIVE holes in its wake.
Sgt. JD Nelson from the Alameda County Sheriff's Department says hosts Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage were trying to figure out how effective a cannon is at firing non-cannonball objects ... but first, they had to test the cannonball itself.
The cannonball was supposed to land harmlessly in a nearby hill -- but something went wrong ... and the ball, traveling at about 1000 ft/s, went over the hill bordering Camp Parks Military Firing Reservation, and into the neighboring town of Dublin, crashing through two separate houses before finally coming to rest ... inside someone's minivan.
The Discovery Channel show has been put on hold after the mishap, pending a full investigation. Luckily, no one was injured.
Thanks to San Francisco KTVU for the footage.
7:30 AM PT: It's unclear how the experiment became derailed -- but a rep for Discovery tells TMZ, all proper safety protocol was observed. The rep adds, show producers are currently "assessing the situation and working with those whose property was affected."
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Charlie Sheen's Ex-Goddess SLAMS Homeless People -- Don't Give Beggars Money!!!
Homeless people in Indiana are feeling the wrath of Charlie Sheen's former goddess Bree Olson -- who's BEGGING her community to stop giving money to beggars.
Olson ignited a firestorm on Twitter earlier today when she posted a photo of a beggar -- and wrote, "STOP giving then money Fort Wayne! The more you give them money this place is gonna start looking like Skid Row."
She added, "Fort Wayne has PLENTY of room in the shelters and almost every church has food shelter and placement. No excuse for him or the others here."
Olson -- a former porn star -- was bombarded with insults from people who don't see things her way. One person wrote, "Some people are more comfortable asking for help than sucking d*** for money."
Still, we gotta ask ...
'Jersey Shore' Vinny Releases Love Song -- Let's Pretend I'm Raping You!
Vinny from "Jersey Shore" believes the way to a stripper's heart is through pretend rape ... this according to the lyrics in a new rap song he just released.
Vinny just posted a song called "Rack City Mix" on his YouTube page -- in which the reality star rhymes about going to a strip club and skillfully courting one of the dancers ...with lyrics like:
"I ain't got a girl ... You ain't got a man ...
I've got a date for ya ... and it's in my pants."
The rap continues:
"Oh you a fan? You wanna take a pic?
I like your crack girl ... I wanna take a hit.
Yeah I'm takin' it ... I'm a get you naked b*tch ...
We can f**k and make it fit... boomin s**t and slatin' it.
Actin' like I'm raping it ...
f** k her til she fakin' it."
But wait, there's more:
"If I act like a d*ck ... slap me with your t*ts."
Vinny posted an explanation on his YouTube page, saying, "I felt like being a naughty boy and rapping like a G. Ladies I still love you."
You stay classy, Vin.
Musical Stylings of Jersey Shore
T.I. Black People Can Be Oversensitive, Too
Gay people aren't the only ones who need to learn how to laugh at themselves -- T.I. tells TMZ Live ... the black community is also guilty of being overly sensitive when it comes to jokes.
T.I. called in, standing by what he said in the recent Vibe interview ... that gay people who try to stifle arguably homophobic jokes simply because they're offensive are "not American."
And T.I. insists ... the argument doesn't just apply to gay people -- it applies to anyone who can't take a joke, black people included.
But there's one exception ... the n-word. Then all bets are off.
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T.I. Some Gays are 'Not American'
T.I. thinks gays need to get over themselves ... at least the ones who try and muzzle people from telling harmless jokes.
T.I. was discussing gay rights with Vibe magazine -- an issue he says he supports -- and then mentioned Tracy Morgan's controversial comments earlier this year:
"Man, I will say this, the funniest joke I ever heard Tracy say during a stand-up was, 'C'mon man, I think gay people are too sensitive. If you can take a d**k, you can take a joke.' [Cracks up laughing.] That s**t was funny to me. And it’s kind of true."
Then T.I. unloaded ... talking about oversensitivity in the gay community, which he believes betrays the First Amendment which guarantees freedom of speech.
"They’re like,‘If you have an opinion against us, we’re gonna shut you down.’ ... That’s not American. If you’re gay you should have the right to be gay in peace, and if you’re against it you should have the right to be against it in peace."
So we ask ...
Jason Mraz The Kenny G Makeover
Doing his best Kenny G impersonation, adult contemporary singer/songwriter Jason Mraz rocked some curly longer locks and chin bush at an event in Australia last night (left) -- quite a change from his more groomed and clean-cut bikini look of a couple years ago (right).
It's too bad the 34-year-old no longer feels the need for Speedo.
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Porn Legend Sasha Grey Reads to 1st Graders, School Attempts Cover-Up
Porn legend Sasha Grey -- winner of the 2010 AVN award for best anal sex scene -- was invited to read books to 1st graders at an L.A.-area elementary school last week ... but the school tried to cover it all up ... after parents pitched a fit.
TMZ has obtained photos of Sasha reading children's books at Emerson Elementary School in Compton on November 2nd ... participating in the Read Across America program. Grey, who hasn't done porn in 2 years, may have been invited because she's mainstream now, with credits which include "Entourage."
Sasha tweeted about the experience -- calling the students the "sweetest" ever. However, not everyone saw it that way ... some angry parents complained to the PTA -- who then contacted the school's principal ... but there's one problem.
A rep for the school district is flatly denying Sasha was ever inside one of its classrooms -- telling TMZ, "We have several celebrities who read to our students each year. The actress you have indicated [Sasha] was not present."
Clearly, the photos we obtained show otherwise.
12:00 PM -- Sasha has released a statement, saying she refuses to quit the program over the complaints -- click here for more.
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Ashton Kutcher Apologizes Ooops, Paterno Did What?!
Ashton Kutcher attacked the Penn State Board of Trustees for firing Joe Paterno last night -- but there was one little problem, seems Ashton didn't know about Joe's misdeeds.
Right after Paterno got the chop, Kutcher tweeted, "How do you fire Jo Pa? #insult #noclass as a hawkeye fan I find it in poor taste."
Almost immediately, Kutcher was attacked by people informing the actor about the situation -- writing things like, "F**k you. He covered up child rape you sick, geriatric f**k."
Roughly 30 minutes later, Kutcher removed his original tweet -- and replaced it with, "Heard Joe was fired, fully recant previous tweet! Didn't have full story. #admitwhenYoumakemistakes."
He later continued, "This is an insane story, I just heard paterno was fired, getting the rest of the story now... Wow."
He added, "As an advocate in the fight against child sexual exploitation, I could not be more remorseful for all involved in the Penn St. case."
Kutcher also replied to people who called him an idiot -- saying, "I am" -- adding, "Honestly just had half facts man my bad ... I need 2b more responsible 4 my voice."