Friday, 11 January 2013

Jamie McCourt Frank Screwed Me Over ....

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Jamie McCourt has filed a new lawsuit against her ex-hubby former L.A. Dodgers owner Frank McCourt ... claiming he grossly shortchanged her in the property settlement by fraudulently undervaluing their assets -- in particular the Dodgers.

In the lawsuit ... obtained by TMZ ... Jamie says based on the valuation of assets Frank's team provided ... she agreed to accept a $131 million settlement plus a few other things.

Jenni Rivera Crash Victims' Families SUE

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Family members of the people who perished alongside Mexican singer Jenni Rivera in a gruesome plane crash last month have just filed a lawsuit -- blaming the plane's owners for negligence ... and they're also going after Jenni's company for money -- calling the plane "a bucket of bolts."

Relatives of Arturo Rivera (Jenni's publicist), Jacobo "Jacob" Yebale (her makeup artist), Jorge Armando Sanchez Vasquez (her stylist), and Mario Macias Pacheco (her lawyer) have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Starwood Management, the owner of the Learjet that was carrying Jenni and her entourage when it crashed into the mountains of Northern Mexico, killing everyone on board.

According to the lawsuit, the families claim Starwood negligently allowed the plane to take off that fateful day -- among other things, they say the 78-year-old pilot was not licensed to fly "passengers for hire."  They also say the pilot didn't have an instrument flight rule license, something that was necessary at 35,000 feet.

Lindsay Lohan Tales of Drunken, Crying Debauchery on Movie

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Lindsay Lohan was an utter disaster on the set of the movie "The Canyons" ... this according to a writer embedded with the production, who says he saw a seemingly drunk LiLo get into her car and drive off the set after a boozing session.

The man who wrote article is Stephen Rodrick -- who says he was allowed to chronicle the project from start to finish.

Pittsburgh Steelers RB BOOTED from Team For Allegedly Attacking GF

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Pittsburgh Steelers running back Chris Rainey has just been fired from the team for allegedly attacking his girlfriend this morning in Florida, TMZ has learned.

Steelers General Manager Kevin Colbert tells us, "Chris Rainey’s actions this morning were extremely disappointing. Under the circumstances and due to this conduct, Chris will no longer be a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers."

Olympic Skier Lindsey Vonn Crosses Finish Line ... In Her Divorce


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LINDSEY VONN IS OFFICIALLY SINGLE AGAIN!

TMZ has learned ... a judge has signed off on the 28-year-old's divorce from her former coach Thomas Vonn.  The couple married in 2007 ... and have no children together.

It's unclear how the couple split up their assets -- but we know Lindsey gets to keep the Park City, Utah home she bought for $1.1 million back in 2006 (prior to tying the knot).

It was rumored that Lindsey had rebounded with Tim Tebow ... but the rumors were bogus.

Beyoncé's GQ Photo Shoot

If you've been anywhere near the Internet this week, you have heard talk of Beyoncé being on our February 2013 cover.

Well, the rumor is true, and here is your first official peek at her GQ debut.


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Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Family of missing Italian fashion boss: 'We will not give up

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The family of Italian fashion boss Vittorio Missoni expressed hope Monday that he might yet be found, more than three days after his plane went missing off the coast of Venezuela.
The small plane, carrying Vittorio Missoni, his wife and four others, last made contact about 10 nautical miles from shore on Friday. Vittorio Missoni, 58, is a director of the famed Missoni fashion house, which he runs with his siblings, Luca and Angela.

"We are full of hope and confidence for the work that the authorities have done so far. We will not give up," Angela Missoni said in a statement, Italy's ANSA news agency reported.
She said her brother Luca is in Venezuela. As a pilot, he is involved in aerial searches of the area, she said."At this time, we have no further specific information regarding these efforts except to say we are confident they will continue at the same pace and that the search will explore all possible avenues," said Angela Missoni. 

David Bowie breaks long silence with new music release

File photo of singer David Bowie receiving the Webby Lifetime Achievement award during the 11th annual Webby Awards honoring online content in New York June 5, 2007. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
(Reuters) - British singer David Bowie released his first new song in nearly a decade on Tuesday in a surprise launch coinciding with his 66th birthday.

"Where Are We Now?", produced by long-term collaborator Tony Visconti, is a melancholic look back to the time Bowie spent in Berlin in the 1970s with an accompanying video featuring black-and-white footage of the city when it was still divided.
The song, available on iTunes and free to view on his re-launched website, was recorded in New York and will be followed by Bowie's first studio album since 2003, "The Next Day", due out in Australia on March 8 and the United States on March 12.
Fans welcomed the return of one of pop music's most gifted and enigmatic figures, and the hashtags #Bowie and #DavidBowie were trending on Twitter following the announcement.
Early reaction from the public was mixed, but critics were largely impressed.

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CHARLIE SHEEN I GOT A NEW GODDESS

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It's Terminator 3: RISE OF THE MASHEEN ... because TMZ has learned, Charlie Sheen is slowly creeping back into his old warlock ways ... with a brand new goddess.

Sources close to Charlie tell TMZ, Charlie and 24-year-old porn star Georgia Jones got together back in October and she didn't waste a second ... immediately moving into Charlie's L.A. mansion. They've been happily shacking up since.

KIM & KANYE DROPPING $11 MIL On New Mansion

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West aren't committed in matrimony ... but they ARE committed in 11 million (and one) other ways -- TMZ has learned the duo just bought an $11 MILLION MANSION!

Sources close to K & K tell TMZ ... the future parents will be the proud owners of a 10,000-square-foot pad in an über-private, gated community in Bel Air, CA.

SNAKES ON A PLANE' DIRECTOR Dead at Ssssssssixty

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Director David R. Ellis -- the guy behind the epic action flick "Snakes on a Plane" -- was found dead early Monday morning in a hotel room in South Africa ... this according to his rep. 

60-year-old Ellis was in Johannesburg to work on a remake of the film "Kite," a Japanese anime movie. 

Details surrounding Ellis' death are unclear and no cause of death has been released. 

Ellis got his start in Hollywood as an actor and stuntman -- and went on to direct "Snakes on a Plane," "The Final Destination," and "Shark Night 3D."

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Venezuela postpones inauguration for cancer-stricken Chavez

A child walks past a mural depicting Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in Caracas January 8, 2013. REUTERS-Carlos Garcia Rawlins

(Reuters) - Venezuela will postpone the inauguration of President Hugo Chavez for a new term due to health problems, the government said on Tuesday, another sign the socialist leader's cancer may be bringing an end to his 14 years in power.
The 58-year-old former soldier who has dominated the South American OPEC nation since 1999 has not been heard from since surgery on December 11 in Cuba - his fourth operation since he was diagnosed with an undisclosed type of cancer in June 2011.
The announcement outraged opposition leaders who insist that Chavez must be sworn in before the National Assembly on January 10 as laid out in the constitution, or temporarily step aside and leave an ally in power.

Two Boeing 787 incidents raise concerns about jet


Fire trucks surround a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner that caught fire at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts January 7, 2013. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
(Reuters) - Boeing Co's new 787 Dreamliner suffered its second mishap in two days at the same airport with the same airline, extending a series of problems that have dogged the jet for more than a month and notched up concern about the plane.
A fuel leak on Tuesday forced a 787 operated by Japan Airlines to cancel takeoff at Boston's Logan International Airport. On Monday, an electrical fire erupted in a different 787 also operated by Japan Airlines at the Boston airport.
No passengers or crew were injured, but both incidents brought out firefighters, and the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday bulked up the team investigating the fire.

Tuesday, 8 January 2013

Analysis: Apple bid for Samsung sales ban faces skeptical court

Customers gather outside an Apple store before the release of iPhone 5 in Munich early September 21, 2012. Apple Inc's iPhone 5 hit stores around the globe on Friday, with fans snapping up the device that is expected to fuel a huge holiday quarter for the consumer giant. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

(Reuters) - Apple Inc faces long odds in its attempt to overturn a U.S. appeals court ruling that threatens to undermine its smartphone patent war against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.
Apple has asked the full Federal Circuit Court of Appeals to revisit an October decision by a three-judge panel of the court, which rejected its request to impose a sales ban on Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone ahead of a trial set for March 2014.
In that ruling, the Washington D.C.-based appeals court raised the bar for potentially market crippling injunctions on product sales based on narrow patents for phone features. The legal precedent puts Samsung in a much stronger position by allowing its products to remain on store shelves while it fights a global patent battle against Apple over smartphone technology.