ESPN Announcer Did He Drop an F-Bomb During NBA Broadcast?
During last night's game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Chicago Bulls, ESPN's Jon Barry either dropped a very causal F-bomb or ... well, we really don't have another option.
As Grizzlies center Marc Gasol drained a midrange jumper, Barry remarked, "four f**king jumpers he's knocked down."
It's possible Barry said something else (one site postulated he was trying to say "flat-footed" jumpers), but it's clear he got a little tongue-tied.
[h/t the ironically named Fire Jon Barry]
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Randy Moss' Daughter DROPS 63 POINTS Sets College Basketball Record
BALLER runs in family ... 'cause Randy Moss' daughter just dropped 63 points in a college basketball game in one of the most DOMINANT performances of all time.
Sydney Moss WENT OFF for Thomas More College in a 106-88 victory over Waynesburg in a DIII tournament in Kentucky on Friday night ... setting the DIII single-game scoring record.
Moss -- a 5'11" sophomore -- is sorta following her dad's college career path. She started at the University of Florida and then transferred to the smaller school.
Of course, Randy started at Florida State before transferring to Marshall ... where he emerged as one of the best wide receivers in the country.
David Lee Roth Performs 'California Girls' With Beach Boys Singer
David Lee Roth and Mike Love may not be surrounded by California girls anymore ... but that didn't stop them from getting together to sing about how much they still love 'em.
DLR and Love hit the stage with John Stamos at an ELAA Awards benefit in Beverly Hills -- and despite their age (Roth is 59; Love is 72) ... both performers were pretty spry on stage.
David Lee Roth's version of the song was released over 20 years ago.
... and now you feel old.
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Kanye West TMZ Rags On Me Out Of Racial Nervousness
Kanye West went on another endless rant Saturday night ... but this one had a racial twist.
Kanye was playing the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey when he called out TMZ and other media for criticizing him over the last year.
Kanye said we all make him look like "a maniac and an animal" ... not because of anything he did ... but because of our discomfort over interracial relationships.
Unless we're missing something ... he thinks we all have a problem with the fact that he's engaged to Kim Kardashian.
Funny ... we thought we were ragging on him long before he hooked up with Kim.
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Jenner Goes Ballistic On Paparazzi [VIDEO] Leave My Family the F*** Alone!
Bruce Jenner's oldest son Burt Jenner went nuclear on the paparazzi Thursday ... berating them for screwing with his famous family. Problem is ... most of the photogs didn't know Burt from Adam.
Burt owns a dog sitting business. The paparazzi swarmed Burt's parking lot after getting wind of a big celeb who was inside a building across the street.
The non-famous Jenner was indignant, ordering the photogs -- not ours -- to skedaddle. Their response -- Who the hell are you?
That's all Burt needed to hear. He had his employees get in their car and block the photogs from leaving.
Everyone screamed, had a bad time ... and the video is awesome!
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'Staind' Singer Aaron Lewis 'Redneck Crazy' Is an Attack On Women
"Staind" singer Aaron Lewis is slamming the country hit, "Redneck Crazy" by Tyler Farr ... saying it promotes violence toward women -- so he had the whole thing re-written.
Lewis says he HATES Farr's song -- about an angry guy who stalks and threatens his ex-GF.
Sample lyric: "I'm gonna aim my headlights into your bedroom windows/Throw empty beer cans at both of your shadows."
The song -- which appears on Farr's debut album -- immediately shot to the top of the country charts ... and features some "Duck Dynasty" stars in the music video.
Lewis broke out his alternate version during a performance at a little bar in Medina, Ohio.
Grammy Wedding I Tried to Stop My Girl From Getting Married ... Says Bitter Ex-Boyfriend
The 33-couple wedding during Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' performance at the Grammys was the feel good moment of the night ... except for one man -- who did everything he could to stop the love of his life from tying the knot.
Michael Politz tells TMZ ... he learned Sunday his ex-girlfriend Tammy (pictured below last night) would be saying "I Do" to her new dude during the "Same Love" performance ... and went into a panic trying to shut it down.
Michael says he called everyone under the sun who might be attending the awards ... so they could tell Tammy how he felt -- including Vince Neil -- but none could make it happen.
"I'm heartbroken" Michael says. Adding, "I don't know if I'll ever trust again."
Newlywed Tammy Grabel tells TMZ ... "Michael is a broken hearted ex-boyfriend. Seth and I are very happy to be married ... I had no idea Michael was trying to stop our wedding."
Guessing he assumed it would end like this.
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DMX Coolest Wedding Crasher Ever
Move over Vince Vaughn ... DMX just opened up shop on a group of groomsmen heading to their buddy's wedding -- and the footage is AWESOME!
The groom's wedding party ran into X Saturday afternoon in their New York hotel lobby ... and after the rapper posed for some pictures they boarded their party bus -- says one of the groomsmen.
Inspired by the meeting, the group turned on some of DMX's music and egged him to hop aboard ... and that's when the magic happened.
L'chaim!
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Jay Z 12-Year-Old Rapper's Performance NOT A SET-UP
Jay Z did NOT pull a fast one on his audience in Greensboro, N.C., Sunday night ... when he brought a 12-year-old boy up on stage who stole the show -- it was all spontaneous.
We spoke with Angela, who took her 12-year-old son Justin to the concert in Charlotte Saturday. She says Justin's dream was to "get noticed" by Hova and he was crushed when he was overlooked as he sat in the 8th row.
Angela says on the ride home they decided to give it one more try, and she bought tickets to the Greensboro concert the next day. She says she was lucky and scored front row seats.
Angela tells us nothing was set up. Justin jumped up with his sign and this time Jigga noticed.
She says after the concert Jay Z was true to his word and took them backstage. They talked for 5 minutes about personal stuff. No numbers were exchanged and Jay said nothing about signing the kid.
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Jay Z Meet My Replacement He's Only 12!!
Jay Z just gave a 12-year-old kid the chance of a lifetime ... and the kid delivered.
Jay discovered the pint-sized rapper sitting in the crowd at his "Magna Carter World Tour" concert Sunday in Greensboro, NC -- he was holding a sign that read, "Can I rap for you?"
Jigga pulled the lil' guy up on stage ... and the kid laid down a crazy interpretation of Jay Z's rap. Jay even cut him off ... just before he spewed some curse words.
We're a little suspicious ... this could have been a prearranged type thing ... not sure.
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Britney Spears I May Not Sing in Vegas But I Can Sure Dance!
Britney Spears got the lead out for tonight's big Las Vegas debut.
Brit's friends and family were there for her final dress rehearsal for the "Piece of Me" show ... and she did not disappoint.
Britney is back to her old self onstage ... her dance routines blew everyone away. Her singing ....
Check out the clip and judge for yourself.
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Zac Efron What I Want You To Believe About My Broken Jaw
Zac Efron has taken a page out of Alec Baldwin's playbook ... when something bad happens, turn it into a joke and people will laugh.
That's exactly what Zac is doing -- without saying a word in a new video that makes fun of how he broke his jaw last month.
As TMZ previously reported ... Zac claims he slipped in a puddle of water at his Hollywood Hills home. His jaw broke and he gashed his face.
As you know .... Zac has been to rehab twice this year for cocaine abuse.
Take a look at the video. Kudos to Zac's PR team. It works almost every time.
'Volare' Lawsuit Okay, Everybody... Vooo Lar Eh...
"Volare" -- the Italian song made famous by Dean Martin -- is the centerpiece of a nasty legal battle ... and it will determine who gets to sing it ... and where.
You know the song -- Voooo lar e oh oh oh oh ....
Part of the fight is over who controls the rights to the American version -- the music publisher or the family of the guy who co-wrote it when it was first recorded in Italy in 1958.
There's a lot at stake ... "Volare" is still a big hit -- and not just in karaoke bars. There've been at least 40 different covers -- from artists like Frank Zappa, Paul McCartney, and David Bowie.
And whoever owns the song will have the power to decide who can record it.
Whatever happens in the lawsuit .... Volare -- the shower version -- is still okay to sing.
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Macaulay Culkin Kazoo Solo During Pizza Band Concert
Macaulay Culkin's new pizza-inspired band made their concert debut last night in New York ... and the former child actor busted out a sweet kazoo solo during the 8-minute set.
Culkin's band The Pizza Underground -- who play Velvet Underground parodies with pizza-themed song titles and lyrics -- played an 8-minute set Friday night ... and fans waited around the block to get in.
Macaulay's sweet solo went down during the bands song "Take a Bite of the Wild Slice" (3:40 in the video) ... and then the group handed out pizza afterward to make up for the short gig.
It's unclear if Culkin paid for the pizza -- or scared off the delivery guy using audio from an old movie.
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Kim and Kanye Billionaire Fights Back You NEVER Told Me I Couldn't Shoot Wedding Proposal
The billionaire who co-founded YouTube is refusing to back down from Kim Kardashian and Kanye West -- firing back at the couple after they sued him for posting video of their engagement online.
We broke the story ... K&K filed a lawsuit against Chad Hurley, claiming he violated the confidentiality agreement he signed at AT&T Park in San Fran back in October ... when he posted the footage on his video-sharing website.
But now, Chad has filed legal docs of his own ... claiming NO ONE ever told him he wasn't allowed to shoot or distribute the footage.
Chad says ... after the proposal, someone did approach him with a waiver and told him it was a release so they could use his image in a TV special .. and he signed the doc without reading it.
He also posed for a pic with the signed form, at the request of K&K's peeps.
But still, Chad says he shouldn't be legally bound by the waiver because he was misled into signing it and he got no compensation in return for signing away his rights.
Chad is asking the judge to throw out the case -- and force Kim and Kanye to pay for his legal fees.
Clearly, Chad can afford it ... he's just trying to send a giant F-you back to the happy couple.
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Foo Fighters Now Serving Rock & Roll... With A Slice of Pepperoni
The Foo Fighters just had a CRAZY blowout jam session in Moorpark, CA ... at a pizza joint!
Dave Grohl and FF showed up last night -- unannounced -- at the appropriately named Redballs Rock & Roll Pizza ... surprising 200 serious eaters who paid 10 bucks apiece for the Chevy Metal Christmas Dance Party.
Chevy Metal's a band featuring Foo drummer Taylor Hawkins.
The Foo Fighters and Chevy Metal joined forces on stage for more than 2 hours ... while the audience gorged themselves into a stupor.
This is the first gig for the Fighters in months ... the rehearsals have been downright bloody. (see pic below). They're playing two gigs this week in Mexico City ... where they're Numero Uno.