Friday, December 3, 2010

LeBron Parties 'til 2AM ... then Crushes Pistons

12/2/2010 8:06 AM PST by TMZ Staff   Before the Miami Heat destroyed the Detroit Pistons last night, LeBron James got into the zone ... by partying with some teammates into the early hours on Wednesday morning.

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Just hours before the Pistons game, LeBron was spotted leaving Miami's Lucky Strike bowling alley around 2 AM in a douche bag Orange Jeep.

'Bron spent the night hanging out with embattled boxer Floyd Mayweather.

Maybe he needed to pick up some tips before his super-highly anticipated return to Cleveland tonight ... where he's set to square off with the Cavs ... and thousands of angry fans.

Tags: LeBron James, Paparazzi Photo, TMZ Sports, Ride Me


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LeBron Haters Out in FORCE in Cleveland!

12/2/2010 3:17 PM PST by TMZ Staff   LeBron James is officially back in Cleveland to take on the team he scorned just a few months ago  -- and people all over town couldn't be more PISSED about it.

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All over Cleveland, people are sporting anti-Lebron gear -- including the staff at several restaurants ... including The Winking Lizard (above) and Harry Buffalo (below) ... both situated near the arena.

In fact, the Harry Buffalo has issued a temporary ban on anyone wearing a LeBron jersey.

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The game is set to tip off in just a few hours -- in case you haven't heard, fans are already planning anti-James chants ... and the Cavs have pumped up stadium security.

You're gonna wanna 'witness' this one.

Tags: LeBron James, TMZ Sports, Fashion


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Russia Gets 2018 World Cup

12/2/2010 7:47 AM PST by TMZ Staff   FIFA has just announced that the 2018 World Cup will take place in Mother Russia.

Russia World Cup 2018 and Qatar World Cup 2022

And as for the 2022 World Cup ... the U.S. lost its chance at hosting the tourney to Qatar.

There's always 2026...


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Uma & Quentin -- Downing Booze from Her Shoes

12/2/2010 2:30 PM PST by TMZ Staff   Quentin Tarantino got a little taste of heaven last night -- when the foot-obsessed director was allowed to drink champagne out of the Holy Grail of foot-fetish receptacles ... Uma Thurman's stiletto.

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It all went down the hatch at Quentin's Friar's Club Roast in New York City -- where Uma made Quentin's dreams come true by pouring them two shoefuls of the bubbly stuff.

From the look of things ... one of them knocked it back with a bit more vigor than the other.

Toe-riffic.

Tags: Quentin Tarantino, Uma Thurman, Paparazzi Photo


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Jesse James -- Final Victory in Clothing War

12/2/2010 2:20 PM PST by TMZ Staff   Jesse James' clothing nightmare is finally over -- TMZ has learned a judge ruled he doesn't have to pay another dime to a clothing company that accused him of cutting them out of a deal with Walmart.

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Jesse had already scored a victory over Fortune Fashions Industry -- getting a jury to block FFI from a $6 million claim after they accused him of making a deal with Walmart ... AFTER a joint clothing project between Jesse and FFI failed.

After the decision, FFI asked the judge to trump the jury's ruling -- and award them a huge payday anyway.

But this week, the judge put a dagger in FFI's case -- ruling that FFI is "not entitled to any proceeds from an unrelated line of clothing that came into being a year after the failed venture."

Case clothed.

Tags: Jesse James, Celebrity Justice


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Magic Johnson -- Raiders in L.A.?? That's Funny ...

12/2/2010 5:15 AM PST by TMZ Staff   Magic Johnson laughed at the idea of bringing the Oakland Raiders back to Los Angeles last night -- but don't count them out yet ... because Magic told us he has yet to speak with ANY team about his plan to get an NFL squad back in town. 

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As you may have heard -- Magic just announced that he's partnered up with AIG to make the NFL thing happen ... but said it's more likely that he will have to get an existing team to relocate instead of starting an expansion squad.

There was talk that he could be targeting the Silver and Black -- but check out his reaction, what do you think?

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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Joe Jackson's Brazilian Babe Tour

12/2/2010 5:10 AM PST by TMZ Staff   When not compromising his wrongful death lawsuit against Dr. Conrad Murray in Brazil this week, Joe Jackson has been throwing back drinks and hangin' with pretty young things.

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While Papa Joe is technically in South America on a book tour, he's spending more time promoting his smooth moves.

No word if Michael would have supported his mac daddy in these instances too.


Tags: Joe Jackson, Paparazzi Photo, Celebrity Justice, Photo Galleries, Hook Ups


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Kurtis Blow Busted for Weed After LAX Body Scan

12/2/2010 9:04 AM PST by TMZ Staff   TMZ has learned ... legendary rapper Kurtis Blow was busted at LAX this morning after a TSA body scanner detected an item in his pocket ... a stash of weed.

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Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the body scan detected "an anomaly' in his pants -- yes, we thought that was funny as well.  A subsequent pat down revealed pot in his pocket.

Kurtis received a ticket -- standard operating procedure when it's under an ounce -- and went on his merry way.

These are the breaks ... next time Mr. Blow, try the pat down.

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Matt Damon: Here's My Problem with the Snuggie ...

11/29/2010 5:00 AM PST by TMZ Staff   Matt Damon doesn't HATE the Snuggie .... or his nacho tray that plays mariachi music (actually, that one's pretty awesome) -- he just thinks there's a more environmentally friendly way to spend your holiday dough.

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Damon got all bundled up for AOL's "You've Got..." series -- in which he shows off some of the worst Xmas gifts he's gotten over the years (including a stuffed animal his kids won't even touch).

But the coolest gift Damon thinks you can give is a pretty badass water bottle that his brother designed ... and 100% of the profits all go towards Water.org -- a group dedicated to getting clean water to people all over the world!

And who wouldn't drink to that?


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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

NFLer Drops Game-Winning Touchdown, Blames God

11/28/2010 3:30 PM PST by TMZ Staff   Buffalo Bills WR Steve Johnson dropped what would have been the game-winning touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers today in overtime -- but it wasn't his fault he choked, it was God's.

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The Steelers ended up winning the game 19-16 ... but we think Steve Johnson has bigger problems on his hands.


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Kardashians Clean Up On Black Friday

20 minutes ago by TMZ Staff   Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian are officially recession proof, because their NYC boutique, DASH, more than doubled its average daily gross on Black Friday ... sources connected to the store tell TMZ.

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Our sources ... who have access to the financials ... tells us the store has been moving $50,000 in merchandise a day since it opened on November 3.  On Black Friday ... receipts swelled to more than $100,000.

We're told the boutique could actually be making more money, but the sisters K keep running out of merchandise.  In fact, we're told the store instantly hit the $50,000 mark on the day it opened and has maintained that average.

The Kardashians own three stores -- New York, Miami and Calabasas.  New York is now hands down the most profitable.

Tags: Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian


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Bret Michaels -- Clean Shaven ...

11/29/2010 10:17 AM PST by Johnny Lopez   ... armpits.

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The 47-year-old has got some smooth moves.

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Britney Spears -- Me Against the Fries

11/28/2010 12:50 PM PST by TMZ Staff   While visiting family in Louisiana, Britney Spears decided to feast on the local cuisine ... by devouring some french fries from Sonic.

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Britney Spears -- Conservatee for 2011

11/29/2010 12:20 PM PST by TMZ Staff   Britney Spears will ring in the new year under her long-standing conservatorship .... sources tell TMZ.

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We're told there are no plans to end the conservatorship, which was created in February 2008.

And, it's not bad news for Britney. We're told she's "content" with the current arrangement and is no longer antsy to end it.

Britney is actually under two conservatorships -- one to care for her, and another to take care of her business affairs.  As for the latter, it will probably remain in place for a long time, because Britney Spears, Inc. has never run more smoothly.

As for the personal conservatorship ... we're told no one involved -- Britney included -- wants to end it.

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