'Scrubs' Hospital Damaged in Fire
The hospital made famous on "Scrubs" nearly suffered the same fate as the sitcom ... when flames ripped through the North Hollywood Medical Center -- but unlike the show the building was saved.
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the blaze at the North Hollywood Medical Center was put down in just 23 minutes, and no one was hurt.
The hospital is closed to the public... and is now primarily used as a filming location.
So far, no official cause of the fire.
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'Two & A Half Men' Billboard -- Ashton Unravels
It's barely been a month since Charlie Sheen's face adorned the outer wall of Warner Bros. studios -- but today, Ashton Kutcher has finally entered the picture ... with significantly less clothing.
The generic billboard -- which replaced Charlie's old one in June -- went down an hour ago ... and in its place ... a brand new poster with the entire new cast.
Charlie who?
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Harrison Ford & Letterman Steed Mounting in NYC
David Letterman, 64, and Harrison Ford, 69, took a slow ride around New York City yesterday -- by mounting two horses for a quick trot around the block.
Nice bit.
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'Curb' Star -- I'm HOPING For a Spin-Off!
Joanie and Chachi did it ... so did "The Jeffersons" ... so ya think there's a chance Leon from "Curb Your Enthusiasm" can lock down his own spin-off too???
We spoke to JB Smoove in NY yesterday -- who told us he's already come up with a couple of titles ... just in case if the powers that be at HBO ever give his character "Leon" his own show.
Keep your fingers crossed.
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Sheen OFFICIALLY Announces 'Anger Management'
Charlie Sheen has finally OFFICIALLY announced what TMZ told you last week ... that he's signed on to star in a new sitcom based on the movie "Anger Management."
The powers behind the show released a statement this morning describing the premise -- "a mild-mannered, non-confrontational man is ordered to attend group anger management sessions led by a therapist who could probably use some anger management himself."
As TMZ first reported, Sheen will play the role of the therapist -- loosely based on Jack Nicholson's character in the movie "Anger Management."
In the statement, Sheen explains, "I chose Anger Management because, while it might be a big stretch for me to play a guy with serious anger management issues, I think it is a great concept."
Bravo: We NEVER Authorized 'Bible Housewives'
"The Real Housewives of the Bible" insist they answer to a Higher calling -- but now, the show's creator may also have to answer to Bravo ... because the network claims they NEVER signed off on the project.
If you haven't seen the show ... it's because it went straight to DVD .... and it's also not a reality show ... but rather a scripted series with some seriously religious story lines.
Problem is ... Bravo holds the trademark on the "Real Housewives" name ... and the network claims "Bible Housewives" creator Ty Adams never got permission to use it.
A rep for the network tells TMZ ... "Bravo is in no way associated with this project" ... adding, "We vigorously protect our trademarks and take appropriate action when necessary."
So far, it's unclear if Bravo has contacted Adams over the matter ... but it sounds like it's only a matter of time.
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'Deadliest Catch' Captain ATTACKS Cameraman
"Deadliest Catch" captain Keith Colburn lashed out in a FEROCIOUS expletive-filled attack on one of the boat's cameramen recently -- bum-rushing the guy into a wall -- and it was all caught on tape.
Keith lost his temper after the photog in question -- named Brad Carper -- called up to the wheelhouse looking for one of the show's producers, interrupting Keith at exactly the wrong time.
Keith snapped.
The fight, which airs next Tuesday on Discovery, went down a couple months ago -- near the end of opilio crab fishing season -- and sources connected with the show tell TMZ, Keith was extremely stressed at the time ... and his fuse was real short. No kidding.
But it's all water under the bridge now -- according to sources, Keith and Brad are back on good terms and all is well. No hard feelings.
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Josh Duhamel Serviced by Personal Sweat Attendant
With scorching heat and humidity in New Orleans, super hunk Josh Duhamel had the luxury of a sweat wiper to dry off the perspiration from the back of his neck while on the set of his latest movie with Rosario Dawson on Wednesday.
Who wouldn't kill for that job?
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Canadian 'Cash Cab' Car Involved in Fatal Accident
A production car from the Canadian version of the game show "Cash Cab" was involved in an accident in Vancouver early this morning that left a pedestrian dead ... TMZ has learned.
Filming had finished for the night when the car -- a production vehicle being driven by a producer for the show -- struck a 61-year-old man. A police spokeswoman told the Vancouver Sun the man was taken to a nearby hospital, but died a short time later.
Andrew Burnstein -- President of Castlewood Productions, which produces the show -- tells TMZ, "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim and his friends and hisfamily. My heart also goes out to the driver of the vehicle, a member ofour technical staff, who is shaken and devastated by this tragicaccident, as is our entire team."
Burnstein says the driver and the rest of the production team are cooperating with Vancouver Police. So far, no charges have been filed.
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'Anarchy' Creator PISSED Over Emmy Snub
The guy who created "Sons of Anarchy" just UNLEASHED THE FURY all over Emmy voters ... claiming they're all "f**king old," out of touch prudes who SCREWED his show out of a nomination.
After the Emmy noms were announced this morning, Kurt Sutter went to Twitter and fired off the following:
"The worse part of not getting an emmy nod. katey [his wife] promised me a threesome if she won. now i have to settle for me, her and the shaved bunny."
"Best part of not getting an emmy nod. now i don't have to pretend i give a s**t about the profiteering douchebag academy ... because you know if we were nominated i'd be all humble and blowing smoke up their asses. now i can stay true to myself and just be a d**k."
He continues with a joke -- "These two academy member walk into a bar. one orders a beer. then they both die because they're so f**king old."
And ... "If my mom and dad were alive this emmy snub would kill them. that's not true, they were too old to understand my show. just like the academy."
Sutter also took aim at "Glee" ... writing, "f**k glee. hate those annoying, 'please accept me for who i am', singing brats. there, i said it. are you happy?"
He went on to explain, "I love ryan murphy ['Glee' creator]. he's always very cool with me. love glee too. just tired of all the j**z piling up at its feet."
Check out the entire list of Emmy noms over at TooFab.com.
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Creepy Neighbor from 'Home Alone' -- Dead at 87
Roberts Blossom -- best known as the creepy, snow-shoveling neighbor in "Home Alone" who ends up saving the day (spoiler alert) -- died Friday of natural causes in Santa Monica, California.
Blossom appeared in many films before landing the role of "old man Marley" in "Home Alone" -- including, "Deranged", "The Great Gatsby", "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "Doc Hollywood".
In addition to his acting career -- Blossom was a World War II Vet and a well-respected poet.
He was 87.
UPDATE: "Home Alone" director Christopher Columbus released a statement on Blossom's passing ... saying, "We have lost one of cinema's truly great character actors."
He adds, "In 'Home Alone,' Roberts was able to convey a sense of threat and menace, then suddenly peel away those layers, and give a performance of emotional complexity and warmth. He was one of a kind."
R.I.P.
Jake Gyllenhaal -- Gang Violence Witness
Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena witnessed the aftermath of gang violence Wednesday night, as they rode with cops who responded to a bloody gang shooting in South L.A.
The two actors, who were prepping for their roles in a new movie, watched as paramedics treated an alleged gang member, who suffered grazing bullet wounds on the lip and arm.
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'Dog' Chapman -- 'Come On White Boy!!!!!'
A racial confrontation erupted between Dog the Bounty Hunter and a bar owner in Colorado last week ... with Dog screaming, "Come on white boy, come on motherf**ker" ... after the other guy allegedly called Dog a "half-breed" ... and TMZ has the footage.
It all went down on Thursday at La Montana Linda Restaurant in Breckenridge, Colorado -- when Dog's team stormed into the place looking for the owner's father ... who allegedly jumped bail on breaking and entering charges. Dog was on the hunt for the guy as part of his reality show.
In the video, Dog's team can be seen marching through the kitchen after entering through the back door. When confronted by a camera-wielding patron, one of the Dog's team members says, "I'm not a superstar ... I can f*ck you up and not get charged."
At that moment, another member of Dog's team throws a closed-fist punch at the patron's face ... sending his camera crashing to the ground. We're told a brawl broke out and another patron was punched in the eye. Check out the injuries below.
The restaurant owner then goes outside to confront Dog face to face ... screaming at the reality star to get off the property ... and that's when things get CRAZY.
Dog loses his cool and lashes out -- screaming, "Come on white boy ... come on white boy ... come on white boy ... come on mother f**ker!!!"
The owner then throws a plant at Dog -- which pissed off Dog's right hand man ... who lunged at the owner ... tearing off the guy's shirt in the process.
That's when Dog whipped out his stun gun -- and made sure everyone knew he meant business. Dog eventually left without having to shock anyone.
Sources close to Dog tell TMZ ... Dog considered his target a "very dangerous guy" ... and notes that tensions were high that day.
We're also told Dog -- who claims he's part Native American -- claims the owner made the FIRST racial taunt, referring to the reality star as a "half-breed."
We're told Dog also felt his team was "rushed" when they entered the restaurant ... to create a diversion so the suspect could flee out of another exit. We're told Dog is claiming one of his men was sprayed in the face with cleaning fluid ... and that's what ignited the altercation.
The suspect is still on the run.
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'Big Brother' Jeff -- Homophobic Shots At Dumbledore
'Harry Potter' ignited a homophobic firestorm inside the "Big Brother' house ... after castmember Jeff Schroeder said he would never send his kid to a "fantasy camp" run by Dumbledore ... because he's gay.
It all went down inside the BB house last night -- during a live feed on the Internet -- when Jeff and Kalia began talking about the fact J.K. Rowling wrote Dumbledore as a gay character.
Jeff -- shocked by the revelation -- says, "He's in a school with little kids, you can't make that guy gay!"
He added, "It isn't right to have it in a little kids book, and have the head master locked away in this magical land, be gay. That isn't the right kind of writing to do."
Kalia responded, "Why? Gay men can't work with little kids!?" ... adding, "Just because he is gay, doesn't mean there is a thing wrong with him."
This isn't the first time Jeff has been involved in a homophobic situation on the show ... back in 2009, he used a gay slur to attack a fellow housemate.
UPDATE: CBS just released the following statement -- "Any views or opinions expressed in personal commentary by a houseguest appearing on Big Brother, either on any live feed from the house or the broadcast, are those of the individual(s) speaking and do not represent the views or opinions of CBS or the producers of the program."
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'Survivor' Producer to Stand Trial in Mexico
"Survivor" producer Bruce Beresford-Redman has been ordered to return to Mexico to stand trial for the murder of his wife Monica.
Bruce has been behind bars in L.A. since November on a fugitive warrant ... after authorities in Mexico charged him with the crime of killing his wife Monica during a trip to Cancun back in April 2010.
Beresford-Redman has denied the allegation -- insisting he had no part in her death.
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'Gilligan's Island,' 'Brady Bunch' Creator -- Dead at 94
Sherwood Schwartz, the television genius who created "The Brady Bunch" and "Gilligan's Island" -- and wrote the theme songs for BOTH shows -- has died ... TMZ has learned.
Schwartz is a TV legend -- back in 1961, he won an Emmy for his work as a writer on "The Red Skelton Show."
Schwartz also served as a script supervisor on "My Favorite Martian" ... and a writer and producer of "Harper Valley PTA."
Sherwood worked in radio before transitioning over to television -- serving as a writer for Bob Hope's radio show. He also worked on the radio version of "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet."
Schwartz died of natural causes in his sleep, surrounded by his family.