Posted Jan 7th 2009 4:00AM by TMZ Staff
Joe Francis and Larry Flynt claim the economy has made America's sexual appetite go limp, so they're going to the one place where sex is always rampant -- Congress.
Flynt (the "Hustler" guy) and Francis (the "Girls Gone Wild" dude) are asking the government for a $5 billion bailout, claiming the adult entertainment industry has taken a huge shot to the face because of the downturn -- citing the fact that XXX DVD sales are down 22% from a year ago.
"With all this economic misery and people losing all that money, sex is the farthest thing from their mind," Flynt says. "It's time for Congress to rejuvenate the sexual appetite of America."
Francis sees his industry like the big 3 automakers, only BIGGER: "Congress seems willing to help shore up our nation's most important businesses; we feel we deserve the same consideration."
Francis says he's going to D.C. to personally make the pitch. Sounds like someone has a bone to pick.
Posted Jan 7th 2009 3:00AM by TMZ Staff
Kevin Federline's new chick isn't low rent -- she's no rent -- if you believe the landlord suing her for skipping out on her payments!
Sources tell TMZ Victoria Prince was booted from her Beverly Hills home back in September after she allegedly didn't pay rent for six months. We're told she struck a deal with her landlord to pay him back in installments, but she never made any of the payments.
Now, the landlord is suing Prince for $7500, but there's a catch -- nobody knows where to find her!
We're told her landlord tried to serve her where she works, but security wouldn't let the process server in. Try Vegas next?
Calls to Prince were not returned.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Jan 6th 2009 2:50PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has obtained video showing the arrest of Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright last July, and it looks like the cops had their sights set on an ass-whuppin'.
It all went down in Shreveport, LA in July. Both actors were arrested for allegedly interfering with an officer. The tape we obtained begins with a passive Brolin -- his arm around fellow-actor Jeffrey Wright -- when a cop pepper sprays him in the face. But it gets more brutal -- when Wright is laying on the ground and it appears a cop repeatedly tasers him.
Today Blair Berk, the lawyer for Brolin and Wright, convinced prosecutors to dismiss all charges against all seven defendants in March, provided they obey the law until then.
Click here to live chat!Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Jan 6th 2009 2:47PM by TMZ Staff
The Travoltas will hold a memorial service for their son Jett on Thursday in Ocala, Fl.
His body was cremated on Monday and flown back to Florida the same day.
It is not expected to be open to the public.
Filed under: John Travolta
Posted Jan 6th 2009 11:50AM by TMZ Staff
This poor guy didn't realize his lift pass came with an impromptu upside down peep show.
According to The Smoking Gun, this bizarre chairlift mishap left the Vail skier dangling head over heels for 15 minutes freezing his ass off -- for reals!
Employees of the Blue Sky Basin eventually got the man down before he could fall through the, er, crack.
BTW -- in the guy's defense, it was really cold.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Talk Sports, Meltdowns
Posted Jan 6th 2009 11:49AM by TMZ Staff
Chloe Sevigny doesn't sound too amped up about working on "Big Love" and we might know why -- underneath that stuffy Mormon frock she's forced to wear on set, there's a hot bod just itching for some screen time!
Filed under: TV, Wacky & Weird
Posted Jan 6th 2009 11:48AM by TMZ Staff
"Nip/Tuck" star Julian McMahon and his girlfriend jiggled in unison while strolling on the beach in Australia on Monday.
The 40-year-old went nuts down under.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Fashion Police, Hot Bodies
Posted Jan 6th 2009 11:47AM by TMZ Staff
Not a joke!!! The Big Man challenged The Human Dolphin to a swim duel at the Gansevoort South in South Beach -- and shockingly, it was an incredibly close finish!
Sapp did have a half-a-pool head start, but still ...
Filed under: Talk Sports
Posted Jan 6th 2009 11:45AM by TMZ Staff
San Diego Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson was arrested early this morning on suspicion of DUI.
CHP officials tell TMZ Jackson was booked into county jail on a misdemeanor charge and released at 6:00 AM.
Jackson's Chargers play the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Good luck, Vincent!
Filed under: Talk Sports
Posted Jan 6th 2009 11:41AM by TMZ Staff
He's not even nominated this year, but Jim Carrey already has his golden globes.
Sporting a bikini which accented her tan, hard, ridiculously hot physique, Jenny McCarthy and Jim strolled along the beach in Hawaii on Monday.
What an amazing body of work they have.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Beauty, Hot Bodies
Posted Jan 6th 2009 11:33AM by TMZ Staff
Yes, this actually happened during a diet segment on "The View" today ... and no, Kate Moss wasn't a scheduled guest.
Filed under: The View
Posted Jan 6th 2009 10:23AM by TMZ Staff
Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright have just settled their criminal case in Shreveport, LA.
Brolin and Wright were charged with interfering with a cop during a bar brawl last July. Both actors were pepper sprayed and Wright was tasered.
Under the terms of the deal, as long as they don't have run-ins with the law from now till March 11, all charges will be dropped.
Score another victory for attorney Blair Berk.
UPDATE: TMZ contacted Wright for comment , who told us: "These arrests should never have happened. Thankfully the prosecution was able to see that and dismiss all charges. Unfortunately, there are no winners here, but I remain hopeful that Shreveport officials will be encouraged to dig at the root causes of certain police incidents down there. An old-fashioned refusal of service led to our arrest that night, and there's no room for that in America in 2009."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Jan 6th 2009 10:15AM by TMZ Staff
No limp? No problem!
A healthier looking Tom Brady was back in full-on "errand boy" mode yesterday, testing out his poor, quasi-rehabilitated knee at an L.A. grocery store ... while his fiancee Gisele probably was lounging around somewhere.
Dude still wouldn't comment about his engagement, but we will: It's very, very real!!
Filed under: Talk Sports, Tom & Gisele
Posted Jan 6th 2009 10:10AM by TMZ Staff
In the '60s and '70s, Lyle Waggoner became famous for his work on "The Carol Burnett Show" and later as Steve Trevor on the "Wonder Woman" TV series. Guess what he looks like now!
Filed under: TV, Beauty, 'Memba Them?!
Posted Jan 6th 2009 10:00AM by TMZ Staff
So here it is ... the surveillance footage that cops believe shows Charles Barkley blowing through a stop sign -- and picking up the mystery woman he allegedly claimed had a very special oral skill-set.
The tape -- which also shows a cop car from the DUI task force pursuing Barkley -- was shot from a nearby building in Scottsdale, Arizona on December 31. You first see a woman walking down the street. A short time later, you see Barkley's SUV blow a stop sign, and head in her direction. It appears the SUV stops up the street and picks her up.
Then a cop car comes into frame and chases after the SUV, stopping it for good.
The time code embedded in the footage is one hour off from the time marked in the police report, but we've learned the camera was programmed for Pacific standard time -- not Arizona time -- which is an hour ahead. We're told the camera could only program Pacific, Central and Eastern time.
Barkley is set to face a judge for his DUI arrest on January 20th ... As for the chick, we're thinkin' Sir Charles simply blew that one -- how's that for irony?
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports
