8/20/2010 5:00 PM PDT by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned Dr. Frank Ryan -- plastic surgeon to the stars -- will be laid to rest in Toledo, Ohio ... where he was born and raised.
Sources close to the family tell us the doctor's remains will stay in Malibu for the next couple of days for a private memorial service for the doc's closest friends. Sometime after the service, Dr. Ryan's remains will be transported back to Ohio, where he will be laid to rest.
As we previously reported, Dr. Ryan -- the guy who worked on Heidi Montag -- was killed this past Monday when his Jeep veered off of Pacific Coast Highway and rolled down an embankment.
8/20/2010 1:11 PM PDT by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned Spencer Pratt is currently shopping what he claims is a sex tape featuring himself and his soon-to-be ex-wife Heidi Montag.
We're told Spencer has contacted the Rolls-Royce of porn -- Vivid Entertainment -- and is asking for a meeting.
As we first reported, Heidi has threatened to sue Spencer over a tell-all book -- but she has not made any mention of a sex tape. Unclear if the alleged sex tape with Heidi is pre or post-op.
Vivid honcho Steven Hirsch tells us, "I just got off the phone with Spencer Pratt about a sex tape with Heidi Montag."
He continues, "We are in early negotiations to possibly come to terms for a deal."
Spencer has told a friend that the alleged tape "makes Kim Kardashian look like an amateur."
Filed under: Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag, The Hills, Heidi & Spencer, Celebrity Feuds, Dirty Divorces
8/20/2010 12:45 PM PDT by TMZ Staff
Former NBA star Jayson Williams just got sentenced to a year behind bars for his DWI case ... but that sentence will have to wait until AFTER he finishes his current 5 years hard time for the shooting death of his limo driver.
Williams was arrested for DWI back in January after he slammed his Mercedes-Benz into a tree in New York City.
Moments ago in Manhattan Criminal Court, Williams -- through his lawyer -- plead guilty to DWI and was slapped with the 1-year sentence, and he also has to pay $16,643 for the tree he hit.
Less than two months after the DWI, Williams began serving his five year sentence for the 2002 limo driver shooting.
Filed under: Jayson Williams, Celebrity Justice, TMZ Sports
8/20/2010 11:10 AM PDT by TMZ Staff
Rachel Uchitel is none too pleased with the TMZ post earlier today ... showcasing her latest Tiger moves.
As we told you ... Rachel posed with a real tiger for a Facebook virtual message.
She wants to make a couple of things perfectly clear.
Thing One -- She never signed a release after shooting the virtual message -- we're thinkin' she had second thoughts, because she got $10 mil from Tiger Woods with one big string attached ... if she even appeared to be talking about Tiger, it'd be back to the whole Vegas hostess thing.
Thing Two -- The only reason she agreed to do the message in the first place is because the point of it all was to save animals, especially animals in shelters as well as endangered species.
Thing Three -- The money she pulls in from the message will go to charity.
Filed under: Rachel Uchitel, Tiger Woods
8/20/2010 11:55 AM PDT by TMZ Staff
An international DJ -- who claims he's huge in Scandinavia -- is suing Brandy (the singer) for allegedly backing out of a deal to write and sing 32 bars worth of music ... after she accepted a check for $10,000.
The DJ behind the suit is Marc Mysterio -- who did a pretty cool remix of that "One More Time" song last year ... if you're into that sorta thing.
In a lawsuit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, Mysterio -- who reinforces the fact that he's popular in "worldwide markets" including France, the UK, Scandinavia, Italy and Benelux -- claims Brandy took the payment back in July ... but never came through with the music.
Now, Mysterio claims he's lost more than $25,000 as a result of Brandy's non-actions.
Attempts to reach Brandy for comment were unsuccessful.
Filed under: Brandy, Celebrity Justice, Marc Mysterio, Music
8/20/2010 11:00 AM PDT by TMZ Staff
Comedian Whitney Cummings claims she's "not a horrible person" -- despite the barrage of insults she hurled at Comedy Central's Roast of David Hasselhoff ... though she may have one regret.
As you may remember -- Cummings sent jaws to the floor at The Hoff's Roast when she suggested that Hulk Hogan's daughter Brooke, along with Pam Anderson, should both drink a "vat of Magic Johnson's blood."
But last night outside Sam Tripoli's Naughty Night at the Improv on Melrose -- she admitted, "I did say some things about [Hulk's] daughter that weren't necessary ... but I don't think I was the meanest."
Cummings -- who has a Comedy Central special of her own on the way -- also noted, "It's a Roast ... the idea is to be edgy and mean."
Filed under: Whitney Cummings, TV, David Hasselhoff
8/20/2010 10:30 AM PDT by Johnny Lopez
Former BFFs and ex Jonas Brother girlfriends Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez both recently turned 18.
Question is ...
Filed under: Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Beauty, Who'd You Rather?
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8/20/2010 10:05 AM PDT by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned ... Frances Bean Cobain is officially and legally a free woman.
The guardianship she was under automatically ended by law Wednesday, on Frances Bean's 18th birthday. Prior to that -- and over the strong objection of her mom, Courtney Love -- Frances Bean was under the guardianship of her paternal grandmother.
Courtney has been tweeting like crazy, trying to get Frances Bean back in her life, but some of the tweets have been curious ... for example, "You've done a damned good job frances of destroying anything i could build that is positive, and i want to know why now that your of age."
Sounds like a real bonding moment.
Filed under: Courtney Love, Frances Bean Cobain, Celebrity Justice
8/20/2010 9:30 AM PDT by TMZ Staff
Larry Birkhead returned to an L.A. County Superior courtroom this morning to continue spilling his guts about Anna Nicole Smith's prescription drug use.
On Thursday, Birkhead testified that he saw Smith take numerous prescription drugs -- but claims that Anna had told him that she wasn't an addict. Birkhead also told the court that Anna insisted she had a high tolerance for certain meds.
Howard K. Stern, Dr. Khristine Eroshevich and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor are all facing charges of conspiring to unlawfully provide drugs to Anna Nicole. They have each pled not guilty.
Filed under: Anna Nicole Smith, Larry Birkhead, Celebrity Justice, Paparazzi Photo
8/20/2010 12:50 AM PDT by TMZ Staff
Rachel Uchitel has finally met a tiger she can't squeeze $10 million out of ... and TMZ has obtained the footage of the exotic encounter.
Tiger Woods' mistress numero uno recently shot a series of Facebook videos for Cameo Stars -- a la Lindsay Lohan -- in which she canoodles with an adorable (and equally deadly) tiger cub.
During the shoot for the video messages -- which are launching this fall -- Rachel handles the growling, hungry tiger like a pro ... and at one point feeds it milk out of a baby bottle like she's got a B.S. in zoology.
Filed under: Rachel Uchitel, Tiger Woods, Pets
8/20/2010 5:30 AM PDT by TMZ Staff
Justin Bieber tempted fate at an exclusive resort in Barbados on Wednesday -- because for some terrifying reason ... the 16-year-old singer decided to throw himself off an enormous cliff.
Okay, so the cliff was barely 10 feet above the water -- but still ... pretty bad ass.
Though it doesn't change the fact that the Biebster seriously needs some boogie-boarding lessons.
Filed under: Justin Bieber, Paparazzi Video
8/20/2010 5:15 AM PDT by TMZ Staff
We took your questions on everything -- including Spencer trying to sell a Heidi sex tape, LiLo's Adderall problem, and Rachel Uchitel setting the record straight on the tiger cub shoot.
Plus: Montana Fishburne is on probation ... and Harvey makes an impossible shot to win a bet.
Filed under: TMZ Live, Rachel Uchitel, Lindsay Lohan, Speidi, Montana Fishburne
8/20/2010 12:30 AM PDT by TMZ Staff
Lindsay Lohan's Adderall dependence -- the result of a medical misdiagnosis -- may have been the reason she went off the rails.
As we first reported, the docs at the UCLA rehab facility believe Lindsay was misdiagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ... and was prescribed Adderall to treat the phantom affliction.
Dr. Joe Haraszti -- a prominent L.A. addiction specialist -- tells TMZ ... people who take Adderall when they don't need it can experience similar effects as people who use cocaine or methamphetamine.
Dr. Haraszti tells us ... people who unnecessarily take Adderall can display manic symptoms ... and often do things like "driving around until all hours of the morning ... smoking heavily ... tweeting ... and texting all night long." The doc adds, "They can become very impulsive."
The doc also notes that people in that situation "might then complain of insomnia and then take Ambien or other sleep aids to help fall asleep ... it's a vicious cycle"
Dr. Marc Kern -- another addiction expert -- tells us alcohol abuse is also very common among patients who take Adderall.
Dr. Kern tells us, "The Adderall counteracts the sedative side effects of alcohol use … making these
people often drink more than someone who does not take the drug."
Bottom line -- a bad medical diagnosis may have set the ball rolling that unhinged Lindsay's life.
Filed under: Lindsay Lohan, Celebrity Justice
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