Posted Nov 21st 2009 1:30AM by TMZ Staff
Carrie Prejean didn't wanna use her own noggin' when it came to filling out a very personal contestant questionnaire for the Miss California pageant back in '07 -- so she went to the guy who knew her inside and out ... her solo sex tape recipient.
TMZ has learned Prejean's former cross-country booty call received an email from Carrie on 11/7/07 -- when she was 20 -- in which Carrie asked for help answering several brain-busting questions such as:
If you could have lunch with any one (1) person, who would it be and why?
What is your career ambition?
Name one personal achievement that makes you especially proud.
What is your most treasured possession (tangible object) and why?
What is the most interesting or surprising thing about you or that has happened to you?
After all those "special" tapes she made, you'd think she'd know herself better.
Filed under: Pageantry, Carrie Prejean
Posted Nov 21st 2009 1:15AM by TMZ Staff
Two radio hosts are calling out Spencer Pratt for making one of the dumbest bets ever made -- and now they want the attention addict to put his money where his gigantic, nonsense-spewing mouth is.
The hosts of "Jojo, Reagan and the Mix Morning Show" are demanding Pratt cough up the $1,000 he bet them on Friday morning, when he claimed Heidi's performance on the Miss Universe pageant this year was the most watched television event in the history of time and space.
Jojo and Reagan tell TMZ they did their homework, and although the pageant was watched by an estimated one billion people (who knew?) ... Princess Diana's funeral was viewed by 2.5 billion.
And, according to a third grader ... 2.5 billion > 1 billion.
Jojo and Reagan want Spencer to pay up -- but tell TMZ they don't know how to get in touch with him to let him know. So .... ARE YOU LISTENING SPENCER????
Filed under: Celebrity Feuds
Posted Nov 21st 2009 1:00AM by TMZ Staff
With the "Twilight" saga blasting these stars to the tippy-top, it's easy to forget about when they were itty-bitty -- see the New Moon cast then and now!
Filed under: Twilight
Posted Nov 21st 2009 12:50AM by TMZ Staff
DMX may have wanted to fix his fight to avoid an ass-beating, but now he's really cruisin' for a bruisin' -- legally -- because the promoters that hired X are suing him for chickening out last minute.
According to docs filed Friday in Birmingham, Alabama -- Thunder Productions wants $1,000,000 from the rapper, claiming he's a fraud and led them on ... because as soon as they refused to fix his fight, he backed out.
The company says DMX's jitters really put them under the wire and cost them a ton of moolah because they had to switch gears late in the game and find a celebrity replacement.
But if you want our opinion -- DMX isn't half the man who's fighting in his place on December 12 ... because that man is Coolio!!!
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Nov 21st 2009 12:40AM by TMZ Staff
From cross-eyed and sad to frustrated and mad --the family photos flooded the TMZ newsroom for the Wacky Family Photos Contest ... and the results put the FUN in dysFUNctional!
Be sure and check back on Monday to help vote for which fam will land the $250 prize and some secret gifts from TMZ!
**CLICK HERE for contest rules and regulations!**
Filed under: Photo Galleries
Posted Nov 21st 2009 12:30AM by TMZ Staff
The "Twilight: New Moon" house is getting more attention than the realtor can handle -- except it's mostly from crazed fans who just want to get closer to Rob Pattinson ... you know, by sleeping on the same floors he once walked on.
TMZ spoke with Jason Soprovich, who tells us he's been inundated with emails from "house stalkers" -- mostly female Twi-hards who have no intention of buying the house and just want to stay there for a little while.
Because who knows ... maybe they'll find a strand of RPatz's hair lying around and their lives will be complete.
All the crazy emails aside, Jason's still close to selling the place -- so far, a few serious buyers have already expressed interest.
Filed under: Twilight
Posted Nov 21st 2009 12:20AM by TMZ Staff
William Michael Griffith Jr. aka Rakim is famous for being one of the pioneers of hip-hop as part of the duo Eric B. & Rakim. Guess what he looks like now!
Filed under: Music, Beauty, 'Memba Them?!
Posted Nov 21st 2009 12:15AM by TMZ Staff
It doesn't get much dumber than this -- one of the chicks arrested in the Burglar Bunch case rolled into court Friday wearing one of the very necklaces the gang is suspected of stealing from Lindsay Lohan.
Didn't take Sherlock Holmes to notice -- investigators immediately confiscated the necklace from Courtney Ames' neck because it looked just like the one stolen from Lindsay Lohan's home ... in fact, we already did a story about Courtney wearing the same exact necklace last week.
Ames had already told TMZ that she bought the rosary beads for five bucks at some shop, but today she told authorities the charm on the necklace was given to her by another member of the bunch -- i.e. it may have been stolen from someone at some point.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Burglar Bunch
Posted Nov 21st 2009 12:00AM by TMZ Staff
Here's former "Roseanne" star Sarah Gilbert out and about in L.A. on Thursday (left) -- and parody king Weird Al Yankovic at some event earlier this year (right).
Only one of them released an album entitled "Bad Hair Day."
We're just sayin'.
Filed under: We're Just Sayin'
Posted Nov 20th 2009 6:25PM by TMZ Staff
The man accused of using a spy cam to film Erin Andrews naked in her hotel room has been ordered to surrender his passport and his bail was jacked through the roof because the judge fears he could be a flight risk.
Michael David Barrett's bail was raised from $20,000 to $100,000 after Andrews' lawyer argued that Barrett had probably spent $20k following Erin around the country.
A judge also ruled that Barrett can only use his cell phone to talk -- no texting -- and he's only allowed to call immediate family members. He's also been put on house arrest and electronic monitoring.
Barrett posted the bail and is about to walk out of court.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Erin Andrews
Posted Nov 20th 2009 6:15PM by TMZ Staff
With the "Twilight: New Moon" movie flooding your brains, it's difficult to keep these beefcakes organized. So consider these photos your "Twilight" hottie homework.
Filed under: Movies, Photo Galleries, Twilight, Rob Pattinson
Posted Nov 20th 2009 6:00PM by TMZ Staff
A.J. Jewell's family is now demanding a second autopsy be performed on him -- so now Jewell's body is going to be exhumed in order for that to happen.
The first autopsy showed Jewell -- the former fiance of a "Real Housewives of Atlanta" cast member -- died after a fistfight last month due to complications related to sickle cell.
Jewell's family isn't satisfied with this explanation -- even though his death was still ruled a homicide -- and now the Fulton County District Attorney has "tentatively" agreed to let his body be exhumed so the second autopsy can happen.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Nov 20th 2009 5:45PM by TMZ Staff
Harvey and Mike are answering your questions on everything -- including the end of "Oprah," inappropriate gay jokes on the "Entourage" set, the death of Miley's bus driver and a story about Michael Jackson's nanny.
Also: Tila Tequila's lawsuit against Shawne Merriman, Britney's new man and Adnan's prison sentence.
Plus: A gassy Free Food Friday.
Filed under: TMZ Live
