50 Cent and Meryl Streep Get "a Little Gangsta"
[50 Cent caught up with Meryl Streep and Kobe Bryant after the Knicks-Lakers game on Sunday. Said the rapper, "Things got a little gangsta." Image via @50cent/Instagram.]
Kobe Bryant is Not Cool With Homophobia
NBA star (and one-time rapper) Kobe Bryant is the latest sports star to take a firm pro-gay stand publicly.
Lindsay Lohan Has a 'Huge Crush' on Paris Hilton
Lindsay "thinks Paris is the coolest person on the planet," and wants to seduce her. Salma Hayek promises to spoil her daughter. Jay-Z tips $50,000. Tara Reid's mysterious marriage explained. Tuesday gossip yearns.
Kobe Bryant Apologizes for Anti-Gay Outburst
After he was slapped with a technical foul during a LA Lakers game last night, Kobe Bryant directed a homophobic slur at the referee who made the call, shouting "fucking faggot" at the ref from the bench.
Robert Rodriguez Directs Short Film About Kobe Bryant's Alter Ego
Nike Basketball enlisted Robert Rodriguez to direct a short film about Kobe Bryant's alter ego "Black Mamba", and above all, his shoes. Even better are Kanye West, Bruce Willis, and Danny Trejo starring as Black Mamba's mortal enemies.
L.A. Lakers Beat Boston Celtics for 16th NBA Title
The L.A. Lakers won their second consecutive NBA championship, beating the Boston Celtics 83-79.
Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day
Today at Gawker.TV, Kobe Bryant appears on the Modern Family finale, Lost creators Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof read Dave's Top Ten, Sam Rockwell puts on dancin' shoes, George Lopez talks nonsense, and Google prepares to take over your TV.
Kobe Bryant Makes a Cameo on Modern Family
ABC pulled in an NBA ringer for tonight's finale of Modern Family, and Kobe Bryant's brief scene actually ranks pretty high on the scale of athletes who try (and usually fail) to be funny.
Charles Barkley Talks LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and the Playoffs on The Tonight Show
Charles Barkley, whose blunt hilarity always delivers, is one of the most entertaining late-night talk show guests. Tonight, Barkley sat with Jay Leno to discuss LeBron James' future, Kobe Bryant's fashion faux pas, and the NBA playoffs. Video highlights inside.
Kobe Beefcake
[Kobe Bryant, here dressed as a color-by-number gentleman farmer, is likely to spend the next few weeks wondering what he was thinking when he agreed to a photo shoot with the L.A. Times Magazine.]
Demi Moore's Ages-Old Empire of Dirt
Someone dares invoke the earth-shattering wrath of Demi Moore by calling the ageless aged? Indeed! PageSix got porn-y. Sheriff TMZ's busting Maria Shriver and Lil' Wayne. Courtney Love, Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin: still suck. Presenting your Saturday Morning Gossip Roundup!
Happy Birthday
Kim Cattrall turns 53 today. Kelis is turning 30. Heroes star Hayden Panettiere is turning 20. Google co-founder Sergei Brin is 36. Steve Case, the co-founder of AOL, is turning 51. CBS Early Show co-anchor Harry Smith turns 58. Randy Mastro, a former deputy mayor and now a lawyer, is 53. Actress Carrie-Anne Moss (The…
Jon and Kate Gosselin Plus Legal Eagles
Jon and Kate are packing legal heat, now; so is Evan Dando, and Kobe Bryant's maid, which finally gives TMZ the opportunity to teach readers about legislative law. Also, Marilyn Manson and Nazi Pubes. Your Saturday Morning Gossip Roundup:
NBA Jerseys Are The New Imperialism
Hard to believe our nation's star athletes have time to go to the gym and practice jumpshots or whatever, what with all their marketing strategy meetings and reality shows and plotting to invade China like the second coming of opium. Sports stars and their sponsors have known for years that China is the market of the…
Happy Birthday
Kurt Andersen, the co-founder of Spy and former editor of New York and Inside.com, turns 54 today. Also celebrating: CourtTV creator Steve Brill is 58, hedge funder Dave Ganek is 45, and 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft is 63. Tori Amos is 45 today. National Review editor-in-chief Rich Lowry is 40. And Scooter Libby is 58. On…
Where Do You Stash Your Other Woman?
Where did John Edwards and Rielle Hunter have their first romantic interlude? At the Loews Regency Hotel on Park Avenue, which happens to be one of Edwards favorite hotels in town. (We're guessing, however, that the hotel's owner, Jonathan Tisch, won't be including this little fact in the official hotel brochure in…
Old Friend Shaq Consoles Kobe Bryant With a Song: 'Tell Me How My Ass Tastes'
After coming from way ahead to lose Game 4 of the NBA Finals and leaving a less-than-stimulated Hollywood A-list in courtside development hell, the ultimate indignity of the Lakers' lost season came down to this weekend and one impromptu freestyle session Shaquille O'Neal. The deposed center, who never quite got over…
Kobe Bryant and Jackass Team Up For Fun Marketing Stunt
Kobe Bryant, Wee Man, and a pool full of snakes got together for Nike's latest viral marketing campaign, the results of which just hit the Net. Sure, it's an ad, but I can watch anything Jackass-related all day, which I do as often as possible. The same can't be said for that stupid Bam show. Man, I can't stand that…
Indiana Jones And His Girl Enjoy A Casual Lunch In Newport Beach
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Candace Trunzo Finally Rewarded For Naming Kobe Rape Accuser, Is Next Up Against Janice Min
Former Globe editor-in-chief Candace Trunzo has been appointed editor of Star. Most famous for naming Kobe Bryant's sexual assault accuser in 2003 on that mag's front page, Trunzo replaces long-time Gawker enemy Joe Dolce. She'll take her fight against Janice Min's Us Weekly to the streets beginning April 1.
