Posted Jul 23rd 2008 4:39PM by TMZ Staff
Rob Rosen, the photog who says he suffered a Pierce Brosnan beatdown at a mall in Malibu last October, has settled his case against the former 007.
Rosen tells TMZ, "The terms are confidential, but both parties are happy with the outcome."
Rosen sued Brosnan because he claimed the star "punched, hit, struck and attacked" him.
A call to Brosnan's lawyer was not returned.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Movies, Fights
Posted Jul 23rd 2008 3:18PM by TMZ Staff
Paris Hilton scoffed at L.A. suburb Glendale on her blog a few weeks back, claiming she's strictly a Bev Hills gal and hasn't been to the G spot in months.
But get this: Law enforcement tells us yesterday at 3:20 PM, Paris was pulled over by the CHP on the 134 freeway in GLENDALE ... near the offramp where wrong-way Nicole Richie was busted for DUI in 2006.
Paris was pulled over for weaving (a non hair-related offense) and offered officers this explanation: "I'm lost." Always a good defense in court.
She was given a warning and went off on her merry way. No word if she ever found out how to get home.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Paris Hilton
Posted Jul 23rd 2008 1:56PM by TMZ Staff
Snapping nudie pics of Sienna Miller cavorting with a married man will get you sued ... in the UK anyway!
The divine Miss Miller has filed suit against several London tabloids for publishing pics of her sexy Italian getaway with Balthazar Getty. The two were seen kissing and partying it up -- topless style -- on a yacht.
Her lawyers have served up News of the World, the Sun and the Big Pictures photo agency a breach of privacy suit.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Jul 23rd 2008 1:00PM by TMZ Staff
Sources tell TMZ Christian Bale has had a long-standing difficult relationship with his mom and Bale's camp believes the motivation for the whole assault charge may be $$$.
We're told when Christian's mom and dad divorced nearly two decades ago, his mom forced him to choose between the two. Christian picked his dad, and father and son moved out to L.A. in 1992, where his dad became his manager.
Somehow Bale's relationship with the mom has been "bitter" ever since. Bale has told friends his mother was extremely jealous of both his and his dad's success.
Last Sunday, Bale let his mom and sis into his hotel suite, though it was by no means an olive branch. As we first reported, there was physical contact, but somewhere in between a push and a brush. No one fell and no one was hurt.
Christian's camp thinks this could be nothing more than a shakedown. We're told some newspapers and mags have already been throwing around "insane" amounts of money for the story, so mom and sis could score big.
But our sources say the cops are starting to see the whole thing Christian's way, and the charges could disappear faster than Batman.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Christian Bale
Posted Jul 23rd 2008 12:50PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ just spoke with Robert Novak, and one thing is clear: National Public Radio can be hazardous to pedestrians, especially the one he mowed down in D.C. this morning.
Novak tells us he was listening to "Morning Edition" on NPR in his Corvette when suddenly, "Some guy came up and hit my car with his fist. I figured I had done something that had created road rage, but I didn't know what it was. Then a bicyclist blocked the road in front of me. I asked what the problem was. He said, 'You can't just hit people and run away!'"
Novak says the cops came, put him "briefly" in the back of the police car and asked about what he heard at the time of impact. Novak told them and us that he didn't hear or feel anything. They asked if he had been drinking or on a cellphone. He answered "no" to both.
Click here... it's not over yet
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Jul 23rd 2008 12:05PM by TMZ Staff
Robert Novak, the really old dude who writes a syndicated column and is a talking head on all the cables, nailed a pedestrian in DC this AM in his black Corvette.
But wait, it gets a lot better. According to WJLA TV and Politico, Novak didn't even stop, reportedly saying, "I didn't know I hit him." He finally pulled over after pissed off witnesses started honking like crazy.
Novak, who hosted a show on CNN, was put in a police car but not arrested and finally cited for failing to yield.
Novak is known for being an aggressive driver, telling the Washington Post's Reliable Source column back in 2001, "I really hate jaywalkers. I despise them. Since I don't run the country, all I can do is yell at 'em. The other option is to run 'em over, but as a compassionate conservative, I would never do that."
The pedestrian, a man in his 60s, was taken to George Washington University Hospital with minor injuries.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Jul 23rd 2008 10:55AM by TMZ Staff
How many times can a guy say he didn't have sex with another guy?
Larry Birkhead was deposed for ten hours (yes, we counted!) yesterday in the defamation lawsuit filed by Howard K. Stern against Rita Cosby.
In a book Cosby wrote last year, she claimed Anna Nicole Smith had a video of Stern and Birkhead having sex.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Jul 23rd 2008 8:19AM by TMZ Staff
Another day, another court case for DMX.
If you're actually keeping score, DMX was in fact indicted yesterday on two felony counts of theft and jacking someone's identity after allegedly using the name "Troy Jones" to skip out on a hospital bill in Arizona.
DMX was arrested -- for the sixth time since May 2 -- at a Phoenix mall over the weekend on an outstanding warrant.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Jul 22nd 2008 8:20PM by TMZ Staff
Christian Bale was one giant raw nerve days before he allegedly pushed his mother.
TMZ spies tell us Bale was on the set last Friday shooting "Terminator 4" at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico.
During a scene, Shane Hurlbut (seriously), director of cinematography, screwed up a shot -- at least in Christian's mind. We're told Bale went wild, screaming "I will kick your ass" along with some other choice remarks. Several hundred people -- including Military Police -- heard the outburst, which was described as "intense."
We're told Bale was "extremely tired and having a bad day."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Christian Bale
Posted Jul 22nd 2008 8:18PM by TMZ Staff
Courtney Love's business managers are suing the wacky singer, claiming she screwed them to the tune of almost a million bucks.
In a lawsuit filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, London & Co. claims it was entitled to 5 percent of the sale of a portion of the Nirvana publishing catalog, which sold for $19,500,000. According to the suit, London is owed a cool $975,000.
London claims Courtney hasn't paid, thus the lawsuit. What nirvana!
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Jul 22nd 2008 5:37PM by TMZ Staff
Heather Auger, the woman accused of the dramatic hit and run incident caught on tape by TMZ, plead not guilty to three felonies yesterday in court.
Auger faces three felonies: leaving the scene of an accident, DUI causing injury and driving with a .08 blood-alcohol level causing injury.
TMZ cameras caught the aftermath on camera -- including the ridiculous confrontation between Auger and the victim's friend after she allegedly fled the scene.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Jul 22nd 2008 2:27PM by TMZ Staff
Janice Dickinson was stopped by cops today for committing Hollywood's hottest offense. Not DUI -- driving while on the phone. Actually, she still can't get arrested in Hollywood -- she just got a ticket.
Janice was driving with her son on the Sunset Strip and yacking on her cellphone when she was pulled over by West Hollywood Sheriff's deputies. Janice was really pissed when she saw a papper jaywalking in the middle of the street, presumably to get a shot of her. She pitched a fit, and the pap got cited. Two other pappers got tickets for driving without license plates.
We're told that Janice was actually put in the back of a patrol car, but a deputy told TMZ it was because there were so many paparazzi around they feared for her safety.
According to her rep, Janice is a "model" citizen and fully cooperated with the cops.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Jul 22nd 2008 1:13PM by TMZ Staff
Batman, er, Bruce Wayne, er, Christian Bale is denying he assaulted his mom and sis.
In a statement just released to TMZ, his reps say "Christian Bale attended a London police station today, on a voluntary basis, in order to assist with an allegation that had been made against him to the police by his mother and sister. Mr. Bale, who denies the allegation, co-operated throughout, gave his account in full of the events in question and has left the station without any charge being made against him by the police. At this time, there will be no further comment by Mr. Bale."
Bale left the Belgravia police station in central London early this morning.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Jul 22nd 2008 12:30PM by TMZ Staff
There are reports circulating that Christian Bale was arrested for verbal assault, and one of Bale's reps is echoing that.
Who knew, but we called around jolly old England and found there is such a thing as verbal assault, Class 4 and Class 5. Class 4 is more aggravated than 5, with "an intent to cause alarm."
Was Christian's offense mouthing off to mom? We're checking.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Christian Bale
Posted Jul 22nd 2008 11:29AM by TMZ Staff
Christian Bale has just been released from a London pokey.
Bale was driven back to the Dorchester Hotel where he allegedly did something to his mom and sis, getting them mad enough to file a crime report.
Scotland Yard tells TMZ Bale has been ordered to make an appearance back at the cop shop in September.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Christian Bale
