'Jersey Shore' Season Four Premiere Date Set
Attention all guidos and guidettes -- your leaders are returning to the airwaves on August 4.
MTV announced the season four premiere date of "Jersey Shore" on Friday -- and also their plans to start shooting season five later this month. That season, the cast will be back in their natural habitat of Seaside Heights, NJ.
GTL lives!
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Greased Lightning -- Connected to Conaway Again
Jeff Conaway and the car known as Greased Lightning are forever linked -- so it's only fitting that during the week he passed away, a big-time car collector acquired one of the famous rides.
Volo Auto Museum in Illinois tells TMZ they had been trying to get their hands on one of the famous cars from "Grease" for years (they used a few in the movie) and just this week completed a deal to get one.
The museum was able to find one of the cars used in the movie at a restoration shop in California. The owner was located in New York and passed away while it was still being worked on. The shop owner took hold of the title through the courts and Volo agreed to buy it off them -- and pay for them to finish restoring it. The total cost figures to be in the low six figures.
Conaway's history with the fabled car is a dark one. He said during an episode of "Celebrity Rehab" that he was dropped during the filming of the Greased Lightning scene ... and it was that back injury that started his addiction to painkillers.
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Charlie Harper's Exit From 'Men' -- Dee Plane!!!
Charlie Harper -- Charlie Sheen's character on "Two and a Half Men" -- will probably get a "French kiss off" from creator Chuck Lorre. Worry not ... we'll explain.
During the last original episode that aired February 14, Harper and his stalker/neighbor Rose were headed for the airport to catch a flight to Paris.
Sources connected with the production tell TMZ ... it's likely Lorre will use the flight to rid the show of Charlie Harper once and for all. And get this -- the flight was never intended to be a cliffhanger -- it just happened that was the last episode shot before Charlie Sheen melted down.
Of course, the obvious scenario is a plane crash. But our sources say that's not going to happen because producers are not going to make the other passengers sacrificial lambs -- even though they don't really exist.
As for what Lorre is planning ... we're told it's not in cement, but Charlie Harper could bid adieu to Malibu and say bonjour to Paris.
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'Two & A Half Men' Charlie's OUT of the Picture
Charlie Sheen can officially kiss Warner Bros. goodbye, because they've officially kissed him off by taking down the "Two and a Half Men" poster from the outer wall of the studio.
The billboard went down less than an hour ago and it was replaced by a generic logo for the show. We're told a picture of the new cast -- with Ashton Kutcher, of course -- will follow soon.
Hey Charlie ... guess Warner Bros. wasn't bluffing.
Ashton In ... Charlie Out
Former 'Ice Road Trucker' Arrested for Beating Wife
One of the drivers who starred on the History Channel show "Ice Road Truckers" last season was arrested early this morning in Florida for allegedly beating up his wife ... in front of her 9-year-old son.
According to the police report obtained by TMZ, 28-year-old Gregory Boadwine was having an argument with his wife when he "elbowed the victim in the arm."
Cops say the woman shoved Greg back ... but he retaliated by grabbing her by the throat and shoving her into a door in the kitchen.
The report says Greg's wife then slapped him on the left side of the face.
The fight finally came to an end when Greg's wife's 9-year-old son screamed at the couple to "Stop fighting" ... and the couple obliged.
Greg was arrested for domestic battery around 12:30 AM and hauled to a nearby station -- where he was booked. Boadwine is still in custody and expected to face a judge later this afternoon.
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Kelsey Grammer Wants to Separate Kids
Kelsey Grammer is denying it, but TMZ has obtained black and white proof that he wants to split up his kids, taking his son to live with him in Chicago and leaving his 9-year-old daughter behind in California.
TMZ broke the story ... Camille Grammer wanted custody of the former couple's 2 kids because Kelsey wanted to split them up. Kelsey's lawyer told us her story was "inaccurate." But we've obtained a letter Kelsey's lawyer sent to Camille's attorney which says exactly what Camille claims.
The letter, dated April 29, 2011, says "Kelsey proposes ... Kelsey shall have primary physical custody of Jude and Camille shall have primary physical custody of Mason." The letter says Kelsey wants to enroll 6-year-old Jude in a Chicago school.
The letter also outlines very specific terms of the custody agreement, including when each parent gets the kids on holidays.
Camille filed for primary physical custody yesterday ... and we've learned she wants custody so the kids aren't separated from each other.
As for Kelsey, his rep, Stan Rosenfield, tells TMZ, "Despite the fact that those connected with Camille Grammer seem to be hand delivering confidential documents to TMZ and other media outlets, we will continue not to make public statements about their private matters which can and apparently does beg for misinterpretation."
Rosenfield continues, "There is no valid reason to drag the Grammer children into any media spotlight."
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Brooke Mueller Cry for Help On Paris Hilton Show
Brooke Mueller had a dramatic emotional break down on Paris Hilton's reality show -- literally crying for help during a real-life confrontation with Hilton's mother.
The clip ran during a tease for next week's episode of "The World According to Paris" -- and it's unclear if Mueller was referring to her ongoing substance abuse issues.
Shockingly, the show seems to contain some very real moments from Brooke -- including a fight with her assistant over Mueller's struggle with alcoholism.
She also mentioned her turbulent relationship with Charlie Sheen several times throughout the show.
As TMZ previously reported, during the time Brooke was shooting the show, she was in a nasty custody war with Sheen over their twin boys ... and eventually fell off the wagon. She checked into a rehab center following the relapse in April.
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Snooki -- Italian Crash Won't Affect U.S. License
It doesn't matter that Snooki crashed into a police car on foreign soil ... the guidette's New York driver's license is completely immune from penalties while she's driving around in Italy ... TMZ has learned.
We spoke with a rep for the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles ... who tells us, "Any accidents that occur in a foreign country do not affect a person’s driver license in New York State.”
As we previously reported, Snooki smashed into the side of a polizia squad car in Florence this weekend. She was taken into custody for questioning ... but not arrested.
Bottom line -- when Snooks returns to U.S. soil ... she'll be allowed to hit the streets again like nothing ever happened.
You've been warned.
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Burglar Bunch Sneaking Into Your Televisions
It's the one thing the Burglar Bunch hasn't stolen ... your TV time ... but that's about to change ... because a made-for-TV movie about the infamous thieves is already in production.
A rep for Lifetime tells TMZ, the wheels are in motion for a movie called "Bling Ring" -- which chronicles a group of teens in 2009 who pilfer $3 million in cash and jewelry ... from celebs like Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, and Orlando Bloom. The flick is being produced by Silver Screen Pictures.
But don't expect to hear the names Nick Prugo, Rachel Lee, and Alexis Neiers in the flick -- we're told the burglars' real names had to be changed for "legal reasons."
And get this -- "Dirty Dancing" star Jennifer Grey will take a lead role as the mother of the Prugo character.
The movie should be on TV in late summer.
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Michael Bay Hated His GENIUS 'Got Milk' Ad
Michael Bay's famous for making Hollywood blockbusters, but his most brilliant work is that "Got Milk" ad about Aaron Burr and a mouthful o' peanut butter. AWESOME!! Too bad he doesn't agree.
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'In Plain Sight' Star Arrested for Child Neglect
"In Plain Sight" star Nichole Hiltz was arrested early Tuesday morning in L.A. on suspicion of child neglect ... and TMZ has learned, her young child was taken into protective custody.
Law enforcement officials tell TMZ ... cops originally responded to a call about a disturbance in Hiltz's West Hollywood apartment.
After cops checked out the situation, officers made the decision to arrest Hiltz and take the minor child into protective custody. The 32-year-old actress was taken to a nearby station where she was booked on suspicion of misdemeanor child neglect around 3:30 AM.
Hiltz has since been released from custody.
Hiltz's attorney tells TMZ, "It was an unfortunate misunderstanding. No charges have been filed and absolutely no harm was done to the child."
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Simon Cowell -- Cool On Cheryl Cole 'X-Factor' Feud
Simon Cowell was flashing more cleavage than Cheryl Cole when he finally opened up about dumping her from "X-Factor" ... TWICE! Sorry Simon ... we'd rather see Cheryl in the low-cut top.
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Mark-Paul Gosselaar Officially Divorced
Mark-Paul Gosselaar is officially back on the market ... now that a judge has finalized his divorce from Lisa Ann Russell.
The 37-year-old "Saved By the Bell" star married Russell back in 1996. They have two children together.
According to documents filed May 27 in L.A. County Superior Court, Mark -- who's playing a lawyer in his new show, "Franklin and Bash" -- worked out a private arrangement with Russell regarding custody and spousal support.
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Snooki -- One Big Pain in the Neck
After being taken into custody for crashing into a police car in Italy yesterday, Snooki was spotted shooting scenes of "Jersey Shore" on Tuesday wearing -- and then taking off -- a neck brace.
While it is unclear whether or not she was really hurt, it's all fun and games until Snooks loses her ... tan.
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Christopher Knight & Adrianne Curry Separated
It's the break-up everyone saw coming ..."Brady Bunch" star Christopher Knight and former "Top Model" winner Adrianne Curry announced Sunday they're officially separating to rethink their marriage.
The two made the announcement on their five year wedding anniversary ... putting a relationship on hold that began on reality television when they co-starred on "The Surreal Life" together back in 2005.
It became apparent the relationship had taken a turn for the worse just a few weeks ago ... when Adrianna told TMZ the institution of marriage is like "purgatory" ... a "punishment for whatever else we did."
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Cheryl Cole OUT As British 'X-Factor' Judge Too
Cheryl Cole was a judge on two different versions of "The X-Factor." What a difference a week makes!
The judges for this season of the popular British show were announced today and Cole's name was off the list. This year's judges panel is made up of music mogul Louis Walsh, Take That's Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland from Destiny's Child and Tulisa Contostavlos of N-Dubz.
As TMZ first reported, Cole was supposed to be on the U.S. version of the show, but was given the boot because producers thought her accent was too thick for American audiences.
Guess the Brit's don't have any issue with Rowland's thick accent.