Dancing with the Stars

A man filed a lawsuit today claiming Cristian had a car dealership meltdown and ran him over, but Cristian didn't know about the suit -- then told us his insurance took care of it last year.

UPDATE: The lawyer for the guy suing de la Fuente saw this video and told us, "The case is not settled ... Mr. de la Fuente's comments to TMZ today suggest he knows he was at fault. If so, he should instruct his insurance company to properly compensate Mr. Kimura for his injuries."

We're told the support staff at "DWTS" (think makeup and wardrobe) couldn't stand her diva ways. We're told everyone got worried when Cristian de la Fuente got injured because they figured that meant one more week of Shannon's bitchy attitude.

They were upset to see Derek finally go, but anything to get rid of Shannon.

According to the suit, which will be filed later this morning in L.A. County Superior Court, de la Fuente was at the car place on June 29, 2007, where he parked his car in the service department, blocking other customers.

The lawsuit claims he was asked to move the car, then "in a huff, jumped in his Audi and without looking, hastily put his vehicle into reverse and accelerated into the Plaintiff."

Kazuo Kimura claims he was "knocked to the ground and sustained serious injuries for which surgical intervention has been recommended."

The suit claims de la Fuente "showed no remorse" and "blamed the plaintiff for standing behind his vehicle and then refused to provide his license and insurance information."

The cops came and no citations were issued.

Of course, he also said his face might be a mask and called Cheryl Burke hot ... so he was likely lying.

Not what you think, but awesome nonetheless: Lindsay Lohan is recording tracks for her new album with none other than Snoop Dogg – and she's going to be on Motown Records? Does Mary Wilson know about this?

Fox News reports that Lindz has in fact dropped a song for the new disc with his Snoopness, and "insiders" say it sounds "amazing." Timbaland and Pharrell are also helping to produce tracks for the album, which is apparently going to be released on Motown Records, because Lohan definitely fits the race bill there.

Lil' sis Ali is also already in the studio – the one at the age-appropriate Palms Hotel in Vegas.

What in the name of Xenu is going on here? Cher's decided to rip the sheets off a romance that probably would've been best left covered: A fling with Tom Cruise. Shudder.

The diva tells Oprah, according to Vegas Confidential, on an upcoming show that she and Cruise had a "long date" when he was 23 and she was 39, and that she "lived in his apartment" in New York. Cher even says that Tom was "a shy boy" when they hooked up.

"He was so wonderful ... And he was so, like, different," says Cher.

Karina Smirnoff says that she and Mario Lopez might be going through "ups and downs" but that they are "totally fine."

She's not moving out, she tells Us, but oddly she tells the mag that they would be the first to know if she did. (Really? Before Mario? Interesting.) And if this isn't a violins-backed, passionate proclamation of love, we don't know what is: "[Mario] is a great guy, and I support him 100 percent, I know he supports me."

Who said romance was dead?

He told Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris that if he were voted on to the next round, he would power through his injury, saying, "Weeks ago, a deaf woman took the chance of dancing. I can dance."

Cristian de la Fuente showed up for the taping of tonight's "Dancing With the Stars" wearing a brace on his left arm.

He is on stage with his partner, Cheryl Burke, but so far no indication as to whether he can continue. Spies tell us they are walking around looking "very sad, acting like they might go."

Cristian de la Fuente will appear on "Dancing" tonight, but our spies say it won't be live in the studio. Our spies say producers are trying to microwave an appearance from his hospital bed.

Our spies say Cristian de la Fuente is a no-show one hour before "Dancing" airs. He's still in the hospital, waiting on MRI results.

Sources tell TMZ that if Cristian de la Fuente can't continue on "Dancing With the Stars," he might not be the only person to leave the show tonight.

We're hearing there is still no sign of him on the set today and that surgery is "likely." If Cristian withdraws from the show, they still might give the boot to whoever got the lowest vote total -- if it isn't Cristian.

So it's quite possible "DWTS" could send two people packing tonight.

If Cristian de la Fuente's parking space is any indication, he'll be a no-show for "Dancing with the Stars" tonight.

A spy on the lot where "DWTS" films just checked in -- according to them, no sign of Cristian's ride so far.

Spies at "Dancing with the Stars" tell TMZ Cristian de la Fuente suffered a really gnarly injury and will likely pull out of the competition.

The spies say surgery is now a real option. He's set to see a specialist this morning. We're told the producers and dancers will meet at the CBS lot -- where the show is taped -- at 10:00 AM for a status update.

Not ones to let a little a trip to the ER bring them down, Christian's partner, Cheryl Burke, along with Karina Smirnoff and Mario all went out for a great time at Villa afterwards. Maybe they sent flowers.

Cristian and partner Cheryl Burke were doing their second dance of the evening when, suddenly, in the middle of the routine, de la Fuente did something to his forearm -- a muscle pull or something like that. They finished the dance, but quickly cut to a commercial break. When they came back from commercial, the pair was judged on the performance up to the point of injury.

The couple scored 21 for the dance -- the lowest score of the night.

TMZ TV is here to tell you, "E.T." is bottom-feeding.

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One of them has a creepy orange glow.

We're just sayin'!