Monday, September 27, 2010 | By: BABYSHEN

Wyclef Jean Hospitalized -- Stressed Out

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Wyclef Jean's brief stint in politics was too much for him to handle -- he was hospitalized for fatigue this weekend.

According to his rep, Jean -- who abandoned his bid for the Haitian presidency last week -- was "suffering from stress and fatigue based on the grueling eight weeks he's had."

The rep says Jean plans to take it easy and should get out of the hospital sometime this week.


Oksana's Lawyers: Mel Gibson Mediation Illegal

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Sources connected with Oksana Grigorieva tells that her lawyers will argue the mediation agreement Oksana signed with Mel Gibson was illegal, because it allegedly involved the destruction of evidence.

TMZ obtained the agreement Mel and Oksana signed on May 16, in which Mel promised to give Oksana and Lucia approximately $15 million in return for Oksana turning over all "evidence" and that "all evidence will be destroyed ..."

Oksana -- who disavowed the agreement after signing it -- claims she was bullied into signing the agreement by Mel's lawyers.

As for the claim that the agreement involves destruction of evidence, sources directly connected with the mediation tells ... the words "domestic violence" or "prosecution" were never mentioned in the mediation. Sources say there was never mention of destroying evidence of a crime.

As for the tapes, we're told only snippets were played to Mel's lawyers, and each snippet involved the racial and other slurs that would have ruined his career but not subjected him to prosecution. We're also told -- Oksana's lawyers never played the portion of the tape where Mel says, "You know what? You f**king deserved it."

As for Oksana's claim that Mel's lawyers bullied her into signing -- and threatened legal action and deportation if she didn't -- we've learned Mel's lawyers never had contact with Oksana during the two-day mediation. The only people Oksana had contact with during the mediation were the judges and her lawyer.


Victoria Hopper: I Won't Live Around Horse Crap

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Dennis Hopper's widow claims the actor's trust is trying to force her out of the family homestead and into a hovel near a manure-filled horse stable.

Victoria Hopper is currently living on Dennis' $6 million Venice compound but his trust -- which includes Dennis' eldest daughter Marin -- wants to sell the property. A source close to Victoria says the trust has no legal right to sell the property.

The trust has now offered to move Victoria into the fancy schmancy Brentwood neighborhood, but Victoria says there are big problems with the home:

-- The house is 1,176 square feet on a parcel that's only 1,423 square feet -- tiny for Brentwood

-- It's right next to a stable with 15 horses that produce piles of manure

-- It's on a hairpin curve on Sunset Blvd. where a car recently crashed into the house -- Buzz kill!

So the standoff continues.




Limp Bizkit's Drummer -- Snared by Pneumonia

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Fred Durst can't buy a break -- Limp Bizkit's reunion tour just got put on ice in Norway after pneumonia took down the band's drummer ...

The band's manager tells they were forced to pull the plug on tonight's show after drummer John Otto was hospitalized in Oslo. According to the manger he was diagnosed with pneumonia and is undergoing tests to determine how serious it is.

Reps for Sentrum Scene, where Bizkit was supposed to play tonight, say tickets for the show will be refunded.

The LB tour was canceled earlier this year over booking issues, according to Durst.


George Lopez Divorcing

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Sources say George and Ann have been working out details of the split "for a long time," but they've both made the decision to end the marriage.

The couple has been married for 17 years. They have a 15-year-old daughter, and we're told they both want to keep the divorce amicable for the sake of their kid.

UPDATE: George and Ann Lopez have made the decision to end their 17 year marriage. The decision is amicable and by mutual agreement. They remain dedicated parents, and committed partners in business and their philanthropic organization, The Lopez Foundation.


Lindsay Lohan Will Go to Rehab Today

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Lindsay wants to be at a facility that is close so friends and family can visit, but we're told the facility isn't bending the rules for LiLo.


Denise Richards' Bikini Is the New Black

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Charlie Sheen's ex-wife Denise Richards, 39, heated up a cool and cloudy beach day by rockin' a sexy black bikini in Malibu on Wednesday.

The forecast looks hot and bothered.


PETA -- Gaga's Meat Dress is a Maggot Magnet

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Lady Gaga may have smuggled in a few extra guests to the MTV VMAs last night -- because the people at PETA think it's likely that her raw meat dress was "crawling in maggots."


A rep for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals tells us that Gaga "has a hard time being 'over the top,' and wearing a dress made from cuts of dead cows is offensive enough to bring comment."

But the rep notes that if the dress was made from actual meat -- and not the fake stuff -- it wouldn't take long to go sour ... saying, "After time spent under the TV lights, it would smell like the rotting flesh that it is and likely be crawling in maggots."


Lady Gaga -- LAXXX Chic

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Decked out in a stained and raggedy weave, John Lennon shades, bra, panties, fishnets, a "Solid Gold" dancer jacket, travel handcuffs, a pair of sensible Alexander McQueen hoof heels and not much else,Lady Gaga made her way through an airline terminal at LAX on Monday.



Gaga's Handcuffs -- TSA Approved

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Lady Gaga cleared security at LAX yesterday with handcuffs, and it turns out she's nobody special ... because TSA doesn't prohibit them.

We were pretty shocked ... but a TSA spokesperson tells TMZ handcuffs are not on the "Prohibited Items List."

As for what you're not allowed to carry on ... the list includes, billy clubs, brass knuckles, kubatons, nightsticks, nunchakus, dynamite, flares, cattle prods, drills and gas torches.


Courtney Love -- Motherhood Never Looked So Good

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Now that her daughter is no longer a minor and the burdens of losing guardianship over Frances Beanhave been removed from her life, reassembled rock star Courtney Love has never looked better.

Courtney showed off her refurbished doll parts at a premiere in NYC last night.

The 46-year-old may have lost a daughter, but she's gained some new things too.



Kim Kardashian -- $100,000 Handbag Shopping Spree

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It all went down in the notoriously expensive Hermes store -- where we're told Kim and her mother Kris purchased six of the label's exclusive "Birkin" bags ... valued at around $10,000 apiece.

But here's the kicker -- sources close to the reality star tells, Kim also bought herself an extremely rare crocodile-skin bag from the upscale French boutique ... worth around $30,000.

Overall, the Kardashians easily surpassed the $100k mark.

What recession?!


Fergie Wore This

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Jermaine's Child Support Plea -- I'm Broke, No Joke

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Jermaine Jackson claims he can't afford to pay child support because his business is failing and his career is in the tank -- in fact, according to new legal docs, MJ's bro can barely make ends meet.

Jermaine just filed new child support papers in L.A. County Superior Court -- obtained by TMZ -- grousing that he's expected to pay $3,000 a month in child support for sons Jaafar and Jermajesty ... even though his average monthly income for the last year has been under $1,100.

Jermaine is asking the judge to slash support payment to $215 a month.

According to the docs, Jermaine made a onetime appearance on "Big Brother" back in 2007, raking in a handsome $450,000 for his troubles -- but since then, Jermaine claims his business has floundered.

Jermaine claims his baby mama Alejandra not only earns more than him ... but she gets a free ride along with his kids at the Jackson compound, thanks to Katherine's generosity. Katherine has asked Alejandra to move her family into a nearly Jackson condo but Alejandra has refused and Katherine won't put her foot down.



Lindsay Lohan -- Things Are Gonna Get Intense

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Sources close to Lindsay Lohan tell TMZ Lindsay knows her next trip to rehab won't be a walk in the park ... she'll be in for some "intense" treatment.

People close to Lindsay and the family tell TMZ they were all shocked that Lindsay got tossed in jail on Friday -- if only for a few hours. One close friend said Lindsay thought the judge was trying to make an example out of her -- Lindsay called it "completely unfair."

As for what's next ... our Lohan sources say Lindsay knows she needs rehab and she needs a good "foundation." The word that keeps coming into Lindsay's circle is "intense" -- that Lindsay needs to go away this time, and sooner rather than later.

We're told Lindsay, Dina and her business manager, Lou Taylor, are all a part of the rehab discussion.

One last thing ... as we first reported, Lindsay is going to have to wear the SCRAM bracelet again. As one LiLo pal put it, "She hates that f**king thing."


UCLA CEO: What's Up With Lindsay, Doc?

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Lindsay Lohan's stint at UCLA Medical Center was hardly a success -- but David Feinberg, the Associate Vice Chancellor and CEO of the UCLA Hospital System, told our photog last night that everyone at UCLA "gets the highest level of care ... that is second to none."

Judge Fox might disagree.


Greg Giraldo -- OD'd, But No Suicide Attempt

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Sources close to Greg Giraldo tell TMZ the comedian was hospitalized after an overdose yesterday ... but it was not a suicide attempt, as has been speculated.

We're told Giraldo -- best known for his appearances on Comedy Central roasts -- was taken to a hospital in New Brunswick, NJ after he was found by a friend.

According to our sources, Giraldo overdosed on prescription pills ... but it was not a suicide attempt.

We're told he is currently in critical but stable condition.


Lindsay Lohan Chooses Rehab

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TMZ has learned Lindsay Lohan is about to re-enter rehab ... and it's her decision.

Sources with direct and specific knowledge of the situation tell TMZ Lindsay will enter a live-in facility outside of Los Angeles within days. Lindsay is now agonizingly aware she has an addiction problem and also acknowledges the reality -- addicts often backslide before they get better.

We're told Lindsay is telling people she doesn't want this type of life anymore. She says she wants to get better and wants to do whatever it takes at this point ... irrespective of what Judge Elden Fox does to her.


Kim Kardashian -- T&A Meets TSA

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Kim Kardashian got wanded today as she made her way through airport security at LAX.


Lindsay Lohan's Lawyer Threatened by Michael

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Lindsay Lohan's lawyer, Shawn Chapman Holley, worked miracles running back and forth to court Friday to spring her client from jail, but it wasn't good enough for Michael Lohan. TMZ has learned daddy Lohan left a voicemail and texts on Holley's phone, threatening to "blow you out of the water."

Sources tell us the voicemail -- left earlier in the week -- also threatened to "dig up dirt" on Shawn, as well as Lindsay's business manager, Lou Taylor.

Michael left two text messages on Holley's phone Friday after the court hearing, telling her she should do Lindsay a favor and quit. In another text, Michael claimed Holley and Taylor were destroying the Lohan family.

0926_michael_lohan_video_small_2Michael went nuclear at the Bev Hills Courthouse Friday morning after Judge Elden Fox threw Lindsay in jail. Fox's decision was reversed later that day after Holley filed an appeal, and Lindsay got out of jail Friday night.

We're told Holley, who could not be reached for comment, will not seek a restraining order.

It's just Michael being Michael.

UPDATE: Michael tells TMZ, "It's true. I said those things ... but it’s spun. I wasn’t knocking Shawn for working all those hours ... I was knocking the fact that I told them to do this [send Lindsay to rehab] a long time ago. Just now they’re listening."


Lindsay Lohan's Lawyer Threatened by Michael

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Lindsay Lohan's lawyer, Shawn Chapman Holley, worked miracles running back and forth to court Friday to spring her client from jail, but it wasn't good enough for Michael Lohan. TMZ has learned daddy Lohan left a voicemail and texts on Holley's phone, threatening to "blow you out of the water."

Sources tell us the voicemail -- left earlier in the week -- also threatened to "dig up dirt" on Shawn, as well as Lindsay's business manager, Lou Taylor.

Michael left two text messages on Holley's phone Friday after the court hearing, telling her she should do Lindsay a favor and quit. In another text, Michael claimed Holley and Taylor were destroying the Lohan family.

0926_michael_lohan_video_small_2Michael went nuclear at the Bev Hills Courthouse Friday morning after Judge Elden Fox threw Lindsay in jail. Fox's decision was reversed later that day after Holley filed an appeal, and Lindsay got out of jail Friday night.

We're told Holley, who could not be reached for comment, will not seek a restraining order.

It's just Michael being Michael.

UPDATE: Michael tells TMZ, "It's true. I said those things ... but it’s spun. I wasn’t knocking Shawn for working all those hours ... I was knocking the fact that I told them to do this [send Lindsay to rehab] a long time ago. Just now they’re listening."


'Cape Fear' Actress -- 'Mentally Ill' Woman Is After Me!

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Illeana Douglas says she's living a "Cape Fear"-esque nightmare -- because the actress claims a "mentally ill" person who was just released from the slammer is trying to hunt her down.

Douglas filed for a temporary restraining order against her co-worker's wife -- who Douglas claims was recently arrested for beating her hubby "with a baseball bat, a chair, [and] a mallet."

In the docs, Douglas says the woman is "mentally ill" and mistakenly believes, "I am the reason she was arrested" -- and has vowed since her release from the slammer to "spend the rest of her life 'getting me.'"

Douglas claims in the docs, filed on Thursday in L.A. County Superior Court, that the woman has threatened to "burn my house down" and even ruin her career -- and has also threatened her mother and co-workers.

Douglas wants the judge to order the woman to stay at least 500 yards away from her.


Lindsay Lohan -- Rehabbing ... Her Image

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Lindsay Lohan did something for others yesterday by visiting the Dream Center homeless shelter in Los Angeles.

As we first reported, Lindsay will check into a live-in rehab center for addiction in the next few days ... so she says.



'DWTS' Week 2 Secrets: Songs, Dances, Singers

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Our "Dancing With the Stars" spies are better than ever this week, because we know which special guests are singing, which dances the dancers are dancing, and what songs they've chosen.

You've got to love yet another ironic song choice by Bristol Palin ... "You Can't Hurry Love" -- she clearly didn't "just have to wait." Definitely not ironic ... Audrina dancing to "Love Machine." A hugging, kissing fiend indeed!

Here's the rundown:

-- Rick Fox and Cheryl Burke -- "Tush" (jive)
-- Florence Henderson and Corky Ballas -- "Suddenly I See" (quickstep)
-- Brandy and Maks Chmerkovskiy -- "Magic" (jive)
-- Michael Bolton and Chelsie Hightower -- "Hound Dog" (quickstep)
-- Audrina Patridge and Tony Dovalani -- "Love Machine" (quickstep)
-- Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough -- "Shake It" (jive)
-- Margaret Cho and Louis Van Amstel -- "Dreaming" (jive)
-- Kyle Massey and Lacey Schwimmer-- "I Want You To" (quickstep)
-- Kurt Warner and Anna Trebunskaya -- "Danger Zone" (jive)
-- Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas -- "You Can't Hurry Love" (quickstep)
-- The Situation and Karina Smirnoff -- "We No Speak Americano" (quickstep)

As for the celeb singers, Seal will sing his new song, "Weight of My Mistake," Tuesday night, andJanelle Monae will sing "Tightrope."