Brooke to Warner Bros: I Want a Piece of Charlie!
Brooke Mueller apparently isn't confident enough that ex-hubby Charlie Sheen will make good on child support, so she got a judge to order Warner Bros. to send $55,000 of Charlie's money her way every month.
Brooke's law firm, Trope and Trope, served legal papers on Warner Bros. last Friday, demanding the studio withhold $55,000 a month from all monies due Charlie to satisfy his child support obligations.
The lawyers are demanding that the studio send the $55 grand a month directly to Brooke.
Sources connected with Brooke concede Charlie is not behind on his child support, but Brooke wants to make sure she gets her support if Charlie begins to run low on cash.
Warner Bros. must comply, because a judge signed the document ordering the studio to divert the money to Brooke.
Garnishment -- tasty on food, bitter on paychecks.
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Mel Gibson Settles Divorce Case with Wife
Mel Gibson and soon-to-be ex-wife Robyn have settled their divorce case.
Robyn Gibson's lawyer, disso-queen Laura Wasser, appeared before the judge this morning and announced Mel and Robyn have reached full agreement on the terms of their divorce ... in particular, the property settlement.
The lawyers are drafting the final paperwork and the judgment is expected to be entered at the end of August, making the divorce official.
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Shia LaBeouf Yeah, I HOOKED UP With Megan Fox
Shia LaBeouf says he totally got down with Megan Fox before she was fired off the "Transformers" franchise ... there's only one little catch -- she may have been dating Brian Austin Green at the time.
LaBeouf gave a tell-all, no-holds barred interview to Details.com, in which the interviewer asked point blank if Shia ever hooked up with Fox ... and according to the article, "LaBeouf nods affirmatively."
LaBeouf explained, "Look, you're on the set for six months, with someone who's rooting to be attracted to you, and you're rooting to be attracted to them."
"I never understood the separation of work and life in that situation. But the time I spent with Megan was our own thing, and I think you can see the chemistry onscreen."
But here's the CRAZY part -- the interviewer says he asked if Megan was dating B.A.G. during their hookup ... and LaBeouf replied, "I don't know, man. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. . . ." repeating the phrase exactly 12 times with various intonations, as if trying to get it just right.
LaBeouf eventually said, "It was what it was."
A rep for Megan Fox tells TMZ, "We have no comment."
Cozy Co-Stars
'Judge Joe Brown' -- BRING ON Tiger Mistress #4!!
Another Tiger Woods mistress has found a way to extend her 15 minutes of fame ... all because she got in a nasty legal fight that happened to catch the attention of one very famous TV judge.
TMZ has learned Mistress #4 Jamie Jungers will appear on an upcoming episode of "Judge Joe Brown" to fight her landlord in TV court over allegations that Jungers flaked on $2,000 in back rent.
The landlord had filed a lawsuit against Jungers in Vegas -- but once both parties agreed to take their case to Judge J.B. ... they filed papers to dismiss the case ... and will live by whatever ruling the Judge dishes out.
A spokesperson for the show tells us the episode featuring Jungers -- -- best known for winning the Mistress Beauty Pageant on "The Howard Stern Show" -- will air some time in the fall.
Set your DVR now.
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Jason Segel -- The Great Muppet Mix-Up
Jason Segel is not an actual Muppet -- even though he stars with 'em in the new Muppet movie -- and Fozzie Bear refuses to do full frontal nudity!! Still, one dude can't keep 'em straight in his head.
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Charlie Harper Dies Tragic Death
"Two and a Half Men" will turn dark for just a minute or two when it premieres in September ... because Alan and Jake will learn Charlie Harper bit the dust.
Sources connected with the show tell TMZ ... Chuck Lorre's plan is to make sure Charlie Sheen can NEVER come back on the show. Although the first show won't be filmed until August 5, producers have been kicking around scenarios, which include Charlie driving a car over a cliff.
Of course, it would be art imitating life, because two of Charlie Sheen's cars went down a cliff on Mulholland Drive.
As for how Ashton Kutcher enters the picture, there's been talk that he buys Charlie's house after Charlie kicks the bucket.
Sources tell us ... the first script still isn't locked and Lorre often makes changes until close to taping, but it's pretty clear -- Charlie Harper is pushin' up daisies.
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'Simpsons' Bombshell -- The TRUTH About MJ Song!!!
Michael Jackson hand-picked an MJ voice impersonator to sing the famous "Happy Birthday Lisa" song featured on "The Simpsons" back in 1991 ... this according to Lisa herself, Yeardley Smith.
Smith was outside the Red O restaurant in L.A. this weekend, when she explained, "[Michael] was not allowed to sing on the show, so he literally hand-picked a guy to sing like him."
During the famous episode, "Stark Raving Dad," Michael provided the voice to a mental patient who thought he was MJ ... but according to reports, Jackson's record label blocked MJ from singing the Lisa birthday song.
MJ ultimately selected a man named Kipp Lennon -- and Yeardley explains, "How unnerving would it be to sing like Michael Jackson in front of Michael Jackson?"
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MTV to 'Jersey Shore' Cast: Arrivederci For Good!
Sources connected with "Jersey Shore" confirm with TMZ ... MTV will say goodbye for good to the current cast when they wrap Season 5.
Although some big wigs on the show denied it last week, we're told MTV wants a fresh cast of characters after they wrap Season 5 -- which begins shooting in New Jersey Monday.
Here's the thing. MTV gets the best of both worlds. They can keep the "Jersey Shore" machine going by growing a new crop of much cheaper stars. And, as for the break-outs in the original cast -- including The Situation, Snooki, JWOWW and Pauly D ... the network has already signed them to spinoffs.
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'Jersey Shore' Cast Under QUARANTINE in Seaside
The "Jersey Shore" cast is on lockdown ... as they wait to start shooting Season 5 in NJ next week -- which means no phones, no Internet, no friends, no family, no nothing.
Sources connected with the show tell TMZ ... producers want to keep the cast "in the zone" after coming back from Italy. Translation: If they started circulating again in New Jersey with friends, family, and the media, they'd lose the chemistry that makes the show work, and it takes time to get it back.
So given that Season 5 starts shooting on Monday, we're told producers felt it was better to just keep them away from everyone.
But there are always exceptions to the rule. Sammi, Deena, and Pauly D had prior engagements they had booked that could not be canceled -- the girls had commercial shoots and Pauly had a DJ gig in Vegas.
So producers gave the trio a weekend pass to show up at their gigs and come back no later than Sunday night.
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Horror Star Buys Beckham's Custom Porsche
David Beckham's badass 2008 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet convertible just sold for a cool $227,000 ... and the guy who bought the ride is a LEGEND in the Middle East.
TMZ has learned ... the guy who made the winning bid is actor/model Adam Sabbagh ... a former "Mr. Arab 2008" who just finished shooting the horror flick "Mansion of Blood" with Gary Busey.
Sabbagh's rep tells TMZ the actor "found love" when he first laid eyes on the car and is "loving the smooth ride around his new home in Beverly Hills."
Beckham famously put the car up for sale earlier this year ... after reportedly spending $100k to personalize it with cool things like his #23 emblazoned on the hood and on the seats ... as well as custom deck lid, rims and steering wheel.
It's unclear if Sabbagh bought the car directly from Beckham ... or if it changed hands before the actor snatched it off the market.
Celeb Porsches
So That's Why Lindsay Canceled 'Today'
The mystery over why Lindsay Lohan canceled an interview with Matt Lauer may now be unlocked ... all because of a bottle of dirty urine.
Sources at NBC were "mystified" over Lindsay's reason for canceling her interview with Matt Lauer. She says she was willing to sit for a 15 minute interview but not a longer one and then just pulled the plug and sent Matt packing.
What Matt didn't know -- Lindsay flunked a urine test. That's a buzz kill when you're doing an interview for "Today" and "Dateline" explaining how you've turned your life around.
As TMZ first reported ... Lindsay submitted to 2 urine tests a week ago. In one, she tested positive for alcohol ... the other test was negative. In both tests there was no evidence of drugs.
Lindsay has been ordered to court today at 10 AM PT. The L.A. County Probation Department wants Judge Stephanie Sautner to end Lindsay's house arrest and throw her in L.A. County Jail.
Matt briefly talked about Lindsay's cancellation this morning on "Today."
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Lindsay Shuts Down Matt Lauer Interview IN HIS FACE
Lindsay Lohan pulled the plug on Matt Lauer last night, just before cameras were supposed to roll for her big sit-down interview.
NBC sources tell TMZ ... Lauer flew to L.A. yesterday, and showed up at Lindsay's Venice loft around 6 PM.
We're told Lindsay was actually in the makeup chair when things went south. Sources close to Lindsay tell TMZ ... Lauer's team blindsided them by saying the interview would be extremely lengthy because producers were planning to put it on "Dateline" as well as "Today."
Lindsay kicked up her heels, saying she was told it would only be a 15-minute interview, and refused to sit for anything longer. The two sides began arguing -- to no avail -- and then Matt just packed up and left.
We're told before Lindsay made her decision, she consulted her publicist, Steve Honig, who agreed it was not the right time to do a televised and in depth interview. Once Lindsay decided to call it off, Honig broke the news to Lauer.
Our NBC sources say producers made it clear to Lindsay and her people before Matt even got on the plane that the interview would be lengthy ... because it was servicing two shows.
Matt was not on "Today" today, and he's just about to land back in the Big Apple.
At least he got some AAdvantage miles out of it.
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Tobey, Matt, Leo, Ben Played Texas Hold 'Em A LOT!
Tobey Maguire is the only one getting sued for allegedly playing unlicensed poker with a ponzi scheme criminal, but we've learned other big celebs regularly put their chips on the table with Tobey.
Here's what we know. Tobey, Leo DiCaprio, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon often played high-stakes, Texas Hold 'em poker together, where tens of thousands of dollars regularly changed hands. We've learned the games were sometimes played at the Hollywood Hills home of Rick Salomon, Paris Hilton's sex tape partner in "One Night in Paris."
Tobey is being sued by the trustees in the bankruptcy case involving Brad Ruderman, who's currently in prison for running a Ponzi scheme. Ruderman was allegedly involved in some of these illegal, unlicensed poker games with Tobey, who came out on top to the tune of over $300,000. The trustees feel the scheme was illegal so they want Tobey's winnings back.
Here's a fun fact. The house these stars sometimes played at -- located above the Sunset Strip -- was purchased by Rick Salomon with the proceeds from his sex tape.
And here's a funner fact. We're told Leo pulled out of the games after he started dating Bar Refaeli and he didn't think it would be a good idea to continue.
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Tobey Maguire Sued Over Illegal Gambling
Tobey Maguire has been dragged into a bankruptcy case ... all because he's really, really good at Texas Hold'em poker.
Here's how it went down. A hedge fund manager named Bradley Ruderman is currently in prison for operating a ponzi scheme, defrauding a number of clients by essentially stealing from Peter to pay Paul. But according to legal docs obtained by TMZ, Ruderman was also a not-so-good poker player.
Ruderman's company is now in bankruptcy and the trustees are looking for money anywhere they can find it to pay his victims and other creditors. Now here's where Tobey enters the picture.
According to the docs, Tobey, Ruderman and others laid down lots of loot in private, unlicensed, high-stakes games at posh hotels in L.A., including the Four Seasons and the Peninsula. Ruderman -- who has already admitted to losing $5.2 million on the poker tables -- fell victim to Tobey's card skills.
Problem for Tobey -- in California unlicensed poker games are illegal so the winnings are considered ill-gotten. As for how much, the docs say more than $300,000 betweeen 2007 and 2008.
So now the bankruptcy trustees are going after Tobey, trying to seize his winnings so they can use the money to pay off creditors.
Note -- TMZ is aware of big-named celebrity poker games at a Hollywood Hills home in which Tobey and others have been secretly playing high-stakes poker for years.
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El Tom Hanks Dances BUENO on Spanish TV
Tom Hanks doesn't really speak Spanish ... but when he appeared on "Despierta America" on Univision yesterday ... he communicated in the universal language ... of dance.
Bust a Move
'Marley & Me' House Begging for a Buyer
The huge home featured in the Jennifer Aniston flick "Marley & Me" is now up for grabs for a cool $1.25 million ... adorable, havoc-causing dog not included.
The 5-bedroom, 3-bath stone home sits on 15.8 acres in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania -- and was built in the 1830's.
Realtor Holly Gross tells us -- the production used the house as is, without making any changes to the structure -- even using the owner's furniture for the movie.