The latest from TMZ.com
- Report: Penn State Trustees Ask Coach to Keep McQueary Off the Sidelines
- Billy Crystal: I'm Hosting the Oscars!
- Judge to Manny Ramirez -- You Can Talk to Your Wife Again
- TMZ Live -- Penn State Scandal: The Eyewitness Keeps His Job
- '16 & Pregnant' Star Dumps Baby Daddy, Hits the Road
- Nic Cage's Son -- My Dad Once Bought a Saber-toothed Tiger Skull!!
- Ashton Kutcher -- I Can No Longer Think for Myself
- Witness to Alleged Jerry Sandusky Rape WILL Coach for Penn State on Saturday
- Legal Team -- We Didn't Get a Red Cent from Murray Documentary
- Ashton Kutcher Apologizes -- Oops, Paterno Did What??!?
- La Toya Jackson to MSNBC -- Don't Air the Doc Murray Doc ... But At Least Show it to Us
- Mike Tyson -- Greatest Herman Cain Impersonator EVER
- Legendary Penn State Coach Joe Paterno FIRED!!
- Nic Cage -- Drops $2,000 on MAMMOTH IVORY Steak Knife
- Brian Grazer and Brett Ratner -- An Oscar Won't Get Between Us
- Heavy D -- Fitness Crusade Before Death
- NFL Superstar Wes Welker -- Call In the Little People!!!
- Lindsay Lohan & Heavy D -- Morgue Buddies
- 'Deadliest Catch' Emergency Call -- CREWMEMBER DOWN!
- Mega-Producer Brian Grazer Steps in to Produce Oscars
| Report: Penn State Trustees Ask Coach to Keep McQueary Off the Sidelines | Top |
| Filed under: Mike McQueary, TMZ Sports  The Penn State board of trustees have reportedly asked new head football coach Tom Bradley to keep Mike McQueary from coaching from the sidelines on Saturday ... out of fear for McQueary's safety. According to Pennsylvania's Morning Call newspaper ... the board does not plan to fire McQueary or ask him to step down. McQueary is the person who claims he witnessed Jerry Sandusky raping a pre-teen boy in the Penn State locker room in 2002 ... and reported it to Joe Paterno. While JoePa was fired for failing to contact police -- McQueary still has a job, despite the fact he also didn't call cops ... and worse yet, he didn't try to stop Sandusky from raping the boy when he had the chance. It's unclear if Coach Bradley will pull McQueary from the sidelines on Saturday ... or have him coach from the skybox ... or instruct him to simply stay home. | |
| Billy Crystal: I'm Hosting the Oscars! | Top |
| Filed under: Billy Crystal, Brett Ratner, Eddie Murphy, Academy Awards  Billy Crystal just announced ... he's replacing Eddie Murphy as the host for next year's Oscars show. The legendary Academy Awards host tweeted just minutes ago -- "Am doing the Oscars so the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when I pick up my prescriptions. Looking forward to the show." As we previously reported, Murphy backed out from hosting the show yesterday -- after his friend Brett Ratner resigned from producing it ... following uproar over a homophobic slur Ratner dropped at a film screening. This will be Crystal's 9th time hosting the Oscars. | |
| Judge to Manny Ramirez -- You Can Talk to Your Wife Again | Top |
| Filed under: Manny Ramirez, TMZ Sports, Celebrity Justice  Manny Ramirez is once again allowed to speak to his wife Juliana -- nearly two months after he was arrested for allegedly slapping her in the face. TMZ broke the story ... Manny was booked for domestic violence and battery on September 12 -- and a day after the alleged incident, a judge issued a no contact order -- temporarily blocking Manny from speaking to Juliana, or contacting her in any way. Lawyers for both parties showed up to court today in Florida -- and we're told, both sides agreed to lift the restraining order ... a request the judge granted. But while Manny may now speak to his wife, he still can't live with her ... for now, at least. The next hearing is scheduled for December 14. | |
| TMZ Live -- Penn State Scandal: The Eyewitness Keeps His Job | Top |
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| '16 & Pregnant' Star Dumps Baby Daddy, Hits the Road | Top |
| Filed under: 16 and Pregnant, Break-ups, Exclusive  "16 and Pregnant" star Whitney Purvis tells TMZ, she's had her fill of her baby daddy's slacker do-nothing lifestyle ...so she dumped the guy, and took the kid to her parents' house. 18-year-old Whitney -- who was featured on the MTV show in 2009 -- tells us, she was living with her boyfriend and their son in an apartment in Georgia up until a couple of weeks ago -- but she decided to call it quits. According to Whitney, she ended things because her man -- Weston Gosa -- "was gone all the time. He wouldn’t come home until 3AM in the morning ... I was home with the baby and he was nowhere to be found.” But Whitney doesn't believe Weston was cheating -- telling us, "You know when someone is cheating on you. He was just out with his friends all the time getting messed up ... I don’t want that around my kid.” Whitney claims the couple was fighting constantly and she just couldn't take it anymore, so she moved back in with her parents -- and took their son with her. Attempts to reach Weston were unsuccessful. | |
| Nic Cage's Son -- My Dad Once Bought a Saber-toothed Tiger Skull!! | Top |
| Filed under: Weston Cage, Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage once spent himself into "financial ruin" by blowing cash on all sorts of stuff he didn't need (like a "flotilla of yachts" and a pyramid of death) ... but according to his son, Weston -- he made one smart investment ... A FREAKIN' SABER-TOOTHED TIGER SKULL!!! | |
| Ashton Kutcher -- I Can No Longer Think for Myself | Top |
| Filed under: Ashton Kutcher, Twitter, Celebrity Justice  Ashton Kutcher doesn't trust himself with his own thoughts ... claiming his ignorant Twitter defense of Joe Paterno has made him realize that he isn't qualified to speak to 8 million people. Kutcher just posted a long-winded message on his blog -- explaining that he has decided to turn over control of his Twitter account to his management team -- which will now filter Ashton's stream of uninformed thoughts before they are unleashed on the masses. Kutcher writes, "Up until today I have posted virtually everyone of my tweets on my own, but clearly the platform has become to big to be managed by a single individual." He continued, "While I will continue to express myself through @Aplusk I'm going to turn the management of the feed over to my team at Katalyst Media to ensure the quality of it's content." He should have had the management team read over the blog before he published it -- because after he again apologized for the Paterno tweet, he wrote, "It was a mistake that I don't think will not happen again." | |
| Witness to Alleged Jerry Sandusky Rape WILL Coach for Penn State on Saturday | Top |
| Filed under: Joe Paterno, TMZ Sports  The man who witnessed Jerry Sandusky allegedly rape a pre-teen boy in the Penn State locker room in 2002 WILL be allowed to continue as a receivers coach when the team plays Nebraska on Saturday ... this according to the new Penn State head coach Tom Bradley. Bradley was just officially introduced as Joe Paterno's temporary replacement -- and stated, "Right now Mike McQueary will be coaching on Saturday." McQueary was a 28-year-old graduate assistant in 2002, when he claims he witnessed Sandusky raping a little boy in the Penn State showers. McQueary reported the incident to Joe Paterno -- but never called police. Paterno -- who also did NOT go to the cops -- was fired last night for not living up to his moral obligation to the child. Bradley says he was unsure if McQueary will be coaching from the sidelines or if he will be up in the booth on Saturday. | |
| Legal Team -- We Didn't Get a Red Cent from Murray Documentary | Top |
| Filed under: Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson, Exclusive, Celebrity Justice  Dr. Conrad Murray's legal team didn't get any money -- directly or indirectly -- from the Murray documentary that's about to air on MSNBC ... this according to sources directly connected to the Dr.'s defense team. There are reports out today that MSNBC funded Murray's legal defense, but our sources say it is "absolute B.S." We're told Murray's lead attorney, Ed Chernoff, is about to leave the case -- possibly before an appeal is filed -- because he needs to get back to his practice in Houston and make some money, because the Murray case almost put him under. We're told Murray got $1 for his participation in the documentary. But the people who are saying he got a buck will not say if he'll share in profits from selling the show. | |
| Ashton Kutcher Apologizes -- Oops, Paterno Did What??!? | Top |
| Filed under: Ashton Kutcher, TMZ Sports, You Might Want to Rethink  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." | |
| La Toya Jackson to MSNBC -- Don't Air the Doc Murray Doc ... But At Least Show it to Us | Top |
| Filed under: Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson, La Toya Jackson, Celebrity Justice, Exclusive  La Toya Jackson is on the attack against MSNBC, claiming the Conrad Murray documentary that will air tomorrow will give "a murderer and convicted felon ... celebrity status." La Toya fired off a letter to the network -- a letter obtained by TMZ -- in which she complains that Michael Jackson cannot defend himself against Murray's claims. TMZ first reported, some of Murray's comments about MJ are extremely critical. La Toya says she finds it "disgusting to permit this criminal to profit from homicidal acts that left my family without a brother, my niece and nephews without a father, my parents without a son ..." La Toya wants the network to shelve the show, but if they don't she's asking the network to give the family an advance screening.  | |
| Mike Tyson -- Greatest Herman Cain Impersonator EVER | Top |
| Filed under: Mike Tyson, Herman Cain, TMZ Sports, Politix "Iron" Mike Tyson's Herman Cain impersonation is glorious ... GLORIOUS ... and thanks to FunnyOrDie.com, he's sharing it with the world. You must watch this. | |
| Legendary Penn State Coach Joe Paterno FIRED!! | Top |
| Filed under: Joe Paterno, TMZ Sports Penn State football coach Joe Paterno is not untouchable, after all -- the university's board of trustees voted late Wednesday night to fire Paterno ... effective immediately. The living legend, known as JoePa, announced early Wednesday that he would retire at the end of the season in the wake of the child sex abuse scandal that began with the arrest of Paterno's former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. In announcing his retirement, Paterno -- who's been PSU's head coach for 46 years -- said the trustees should "not spend a single minute discussing my status. They have far more important matters to address." PSU President Graham Spanier was allowed to resign. Paterno and Spanier are just two university officials who have been under fire for not going to police with their knowledge of Sandusky's alleged sex abuse incidents with young boys ... some dating back to 1994. Hundreds of students are rallying on the Penn State campus -- many chanting support for Paterno.  2:41 AM PT At 2:00 ET, cops clad in riot gear issued a dispersal order to immediately leave the downtown area and the Old Main, and the students went home ... but not before some students turned over a TV microwave truck and tore down some street signs and a light post. Some students also set off fireworks, while chanting, "F**k the trustees." 10:00 PM PT Student rallies are getting violent -- a local CBS news van was tipped over and street signs torn down. Police in riot gear are trying to disperse the crowds. | |
| Nic Cage -- Drops $2,000 on MAMMOTH IVORY Steak Knife | Top |
| Filed under: Nicolas Cage  Seems Nicolas Cage is finally over that whole "financial ruin" thing -- 'cause dude just dropped TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS on a steak knife in Alaska ... TMZ has learned. Nic was chillin' in Anchorage Wednesday -- when he rolled into a bad ass custom blade shop called Northern Knives. We're told Cage fell in love with a Don Dezarn original -- which featured MAMMOTH IVORY in the handle and a patriotic bald eagle engraved onto the 4-inch blade. The knife is primarily used as a decorative piece, and one knife expert tells us it's common for people to wear similar blades as a holstered accessory with a "nice suit." Knife experts tell us ... $2,000 is pretty reasonable for a knife of that caliber. But the crazy part ... Nic told people inside he plans to use his fancy shank to cut his steak!!! Chew on that. | |
| Brian Grazer and Brett Ratner -- An Oscar Won't Get Between Us | Top |
| Filed under: Brett Ratner, Brian Grazer, Movies, Awards / Awards Shows, Academy Awards  There's nothing like a good Italian meal to bring friends together -- per esempio, Brian Grazer and Brett Ratner.Grazer is replacing Ratner as producer of the 2012 Oscars ... after Ratner resigned in the wake of criticism over a homophobic remark he made at a recent screening. The two dined at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica and clearly wanted to show the paparazzi ... no hard feelings. | |
| Heavy D -- Fitness Crusade Before Death | Top |
| Filed under: Heavy D, R.I.P., Exclusive  Heavy D hadn't given up on his health before his death -- TMZ has learned, the rapper was serious about battling his weight up to the very end ... running nearly everyday, and frequenting several L.A. gyms.One of his most recent trainers -- a guy named Tony, who helped Heavy D lose 150 pounds in 2008 -- tells TMZ, D stopped in to Ultra Body Fitness in West Hollywood 3 months before his death ... and began to re-strategize his training program. Tony tells us, the rapper looked like he hadn't worked out in a while and wanted to get active again. At that point, sources close to Heavy D tell us, the rapper embarked on a daily running regimen and frequented several other nearby gyms to diversify his exercise experience -- incorporating everything from hiking to boxing. At his peak, Tony tells us, Heavy worked out 6-7 days a week. When he died, we're told everyone at Ultra Body Fitness was shocked -- and the members even erected a small memorial in Heavy's honor (below).  | |
| NFL Superstar Wes Welker -- Call In the Little People!!! | Top |
| Filed under: Wes Welker, TMZ Sports, Exclusive, New England Patriots, NFL  Tom Brady's go-to receiver Wes Welker kicked off the NFL season by throwing a little party for his family and friends ... complete with a pint-sized wait staff, that Welker specifically requested. Welker knows a thing or two about being the short guy -- he's listed at 5'9" ... which means he's probably closer to 5'8". Still, sources connected to Welker tell TMZ ... when the New England Patriots stud was putting together a party back in September, he contacted the service company and asked to have a couple of little people on the wait staff. The company delivered -- and we're told Welker was super happy with the service. One source who attended the party tells us Welker was "really nice" to everyone ... and probably got a kick out of not being the shortest guy in the room. TMZ reached out to Welker's rep ... so far no word back. | |
| Lindsay Lohan & Heavy D -- Morgue Buddies | Top |
| Filed under: Lindsay Lohan, Heavy D, Exclusive  Lindsay Lohan and Heavy D are closer now than they've ever been before, TMZ has learned ... because they're both serving serious time at the L.A. County morgue -- for very different reasons. Lindsay has been working like a dog at the morgue for weeks -- and now we've confirmed ... Heavy D's body is currently being stored in the same facility. Lindsay's morgue work does entail some corpse contact -- but sources tell TMZ, the actress will NOT come face-to-face with Heavy D's cadaver. So close ... yet so far. | |
| 'Deadliest Catch' Emergency Call -- CREWMEMBER DOWN! | Top |
| Filed under: Deadliest Catch, Nurse!, Exclusive  TMZ has obtained the emergency radio call made moments after a member of the "Deadliest Catch" fishing crew collapsed while at sea Tuesday -- and according to the caller, the man showed "signs of shock and possible convulsions." During the transmission, the caller says the unidentified crew member is "barely coherent" -- and probably suffering from severe dehydration. The crew member in question -- who we're told was a novice crab fisherman AKA a "greenhorn" -- was airlifted to a nearby hospital in Alaska for treatment. Sources tell TMZ, he's doing a lot better now -- and a rep for Discovery adds they are "thankful to the Coast Guard and F/V Wizard crew members for their fast action and coordination." | |
| Mega-Producer Brian Grazer Steps in to Produce Oscars | Top |
| Filed under: Brett Ratner, Brian Grazer, Academy Awards, Awards / Awards Shows  Brian Grazer -- who produced "Apollo 13" and "A Beautiful Mind" -- has taken Brett Ratner's place to produce next year's Academy Awards show. Brian signed on moments ago, agreeing to replace Ratner just one day after the "Rush Hour" director resigned .... following uproar over a homophobic slur Ratner dropped at a film screening. Academy prez Tom Sherak announced Grazer's appointment this afternoon. Interestingly, Grazer is listed as a producer on "Tower Heist" -- a film directed by Brett Ratner and starring Eddie Murphy, who resigned as the Oscars host just hours ago. | |
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