MTV is being sued by a man who claims he's been suffering from shame and embarrassment ever since he was mocked on "Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory" as a "smelly, old man."
The lawsuit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court, stems from an episode that ran back in August -- in which Rob and his friend try to locate the source of an unpleasant odor ... and then point to an old guy limping down the street.
Now the guy is firing back at the network -- claiming he never gave permission for MTV to use his image on TV ... and demanding they pay up for all of the humiliation he's been forced to endure.
In fact, the man claims that ever since the show aired "friends and relatives began teasing or mocking [him], buying him air freshener." With friends like those ... But the man is particularly pissed by the way Rob and Co. allegedly mocked his "gait" -- since he claims he's affected by a medical condition called "spinal stenosis."
The man wants more than $25,000 for his trouble. A rep from MTV tells us the network does not comment on pending litigation.
TMZ has learned ... Oksana Grigorieva's lawyer will go to court tomorrow and ask a judge to tell the L.A. County Sheriff's Department ... personal information in her computer that is not related to the criminal investigation should be off-limits.
The judge in question signed a search warrant a while back, authorizing the Sheriff's Department to seize Oksana's home computer. Thing is ... the judge didn't set any limits on what info was fair game and what was not.
We've learned Oksana's lawyer, Daniel Horowitz, has already filed legal papers and will argue tomorrow that the Sheriff's Department can look at anything related to the domestic violence and extortion investigations, including emails, photos and recordings. But Horowitz does not want unrelated personal matters to be scrutinized. So photos of alleged injuries -- OK. Emails to her gynecologist -- not OK.
And this is interesting ... We've learned the judge who signed the warrant authorizing the Sheriff to seize Oksana's computer is none other than Scott Gordon, who is presiding over her custody war with Mel Gibson. Interesting that the Sheriff's Department went to Gordon.
Famous plastic surgeonDr. Frank Ryan died because of an "unsafe turning movement" ... and there is no evidence it was caused by driving while tweeting.
The California Highway Patrol has completed its investigation into the August 16 crash on Pacific Coast Highway. CHP investigators concluded Dr. Ryan's 1995 Jeep Wrangler drifted to the right and off a rocky embankment after the "unsafe turning movement."
The CHP says, "There was no evidence of any other contributing factors in the cause of this collision."
There was wide speculation Dr. Ryan was distracted because he had been tweeting, but the CHP didn't have the goods to draw that conclusion.
Dr. Ryan's dog, Jill, was seriously hurt in the crash but survived.
Gloria Allred says she's been sandbagged by Meg Whitman -- in a crass attempt to win the election in spite of the undocumented housekeeper scandal.
Gloria and her client, Nicky Diaz Santillan, Whitman's former housekeeper, were supposed to appear today before the California Labor Commission ... to formally protest Whitman's refusal to pay Santillan for work she did.
But the hearing was mysteriously continued until November 17 ... two weeks after the election. A rep from the state agency tells TMZ ... the hearing was continued because Gloria wanted to amend the legal papers she filed with the Labor Commission.
But Gloria is calling BS, claiming she never asked for a continuance and believes this is a power play to get Meg elected Governor. Gloria says, "If this is how she treats her Latina housekeeper, it does not bode well for how she may treat working people if heaven forbid she is elected."
As for Meg, her camp tells us, "Someone needs to tell Gloria Allred that her political circus has left town."
Gloria's parting shot ... "This is not EBay and we are not buying the lies she is selling."
"Dancing with the Stars" judge Len Goodman dealt us his new word of the week last night at LAX, and it really stinks -- especially at cruising altitude. Welcome to the other Mile High Club!
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Angelina from "Jersey Shore" claims she was chewed out by MTV execs yesterday over an anti-Situation tirade she posted online ... a tirade that allegedly included drug jokes and penis jabs.
Jersey Girl #4 was out in NYC yesterday with her gal pal Joanna Hernandez -- from "For the Love of Ray J" -- and the duo explained how the suits at MTV stood over Angelina's shoulder and made her delete her Twitter posts on the spot.
But Angelina insists The Situation was asking for it ... after he posted a Twitter message that allegedly referred to Angelina as a "dirty little hamster."
The Sitch's manager swears the tweet in question wasn't directed at Angie -- but judging by the verbal attack she delivers in this video, Angie's not convinced.
Michael Jackson's dad, Joe Jackson, wants somewhere between $10 million and $500 million from Dr. Conrad Murray to compensate him for the loss of his son's support ... this according to new documents obtained by TMZ.
In the docs -- part of Joe's wrongful death lawsuit -- he claims the money he seeks is in "the realistic range of provable damages."
Joe says 20% of his damages are for loss of support, 40% are for emotional distress and 40% are for "loss of comfort, aid, society and companionship."
And this is huge ... Dr. Murray says he's broke and can't settle anything because his insurance company is refusing to cover him.
Joe's lawyer, Brian Oxman, also says he may take the depositions of more than 60 people who have info regarding Jackson's death.
Dr. Murray says in his new filings he does not want to sit for a deposition until after the criminal case runs its course. It's a whole 5th Amendment thing.
TMZ has finally figured out why the New York Yankees have choked so hard in the last few playoff games ... and it all has to do with Alex Rodriguez's game day eating habits.
For years, A-Rod has habitually rolled over to the famous Serafina Restaurant in NYC to stuff his face with a special off-the-menu item that the chef specially prepares for him before a big game. In fact, during last year's World Series run, A-Rod was photographed at the spot almost every day.
But this year, our restaurant spies tell us A-Rod has not had a pregame meal at Serafina since the playoffs began.
The Yankees are getting ready to play the Texas Rangers in Game 5 of the ALCS in less than an hour -- we're thinking Girardi should send out for delivery ASAP.
As you may know, it's been a rough couple of nights for A-Rod -- yesterday some dude named Grim LeRogue rushed the field and tried to get near him. It was later reported that Grim has some sort of crush on Cameron Diaz.
Dude was arrested for assault -- and is set to be arraigned at his bedside at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx on Thursday.
We took your questions today on everything -- including Joe Jackson seeking $500 million from Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Lohan vowing not to talk to the media anymore, and three "Glee" stars' racy new photo shoot for GQ.
Plus: Jesse James shuts down West Coast Choppers in Long Beach.
TMZ has obtained the mug shot of Steven Daigle -- the "Big Brother 10" star turned gay porn actor -- who was arrested Monday night after allegedly beating the crap out of his ex-boyfriend/fellow XXX actor.
It all went down in West Hollywood -- where Daigle and Trent Locke allegedly locked horns -- resulting in Locke being rushed to the hospital ... and Daigle being tossed into jail and booked for misdemeanor battery.
Locke blogged about the brawl from his hospital room, saying he was "deeply embarrassed" about the incident and that he "would never take a swing at [Steven]. And I did not."
Judging by his mug shot, Daigle clearly took a beating from someone ... and is still being held on a $20,000 bail.
UPDATE: Daigle was charged with one count misdemeanor battery. If convicted, he could face up to one year behind bars.
Steven Slater's day went from bad to worse yesterday -- because while he was busy pleading guilty in that whole JetBlue mess -- his home was allegedly burglarized by his partner's brother.
According to the Queens D.A., 39-year-old Jonathan Rochelle allegedly broke into Slater's home in Queens by entering through a back window ... and then stole a computer, a printer, and a microwave oven.
Rochelle -- who lives a few blocks from the former flight attendant's home -- was arrested later on Tuesday and is awaiting arraignment on a second-degree burglary charge. TheNew York Post first reported the arrest.
