Posted Nov 23rd 2009 8:25AM by TMZ Staff
Paula Abdul could barely walk down the AMA red carpet last night ... and it had nothing to do with her state of mind.

The 47-year-old former "American Idol" judge was incapacitated by the train of her Morticia Addams gown and required the assistance of three minions to get her to safety.
Keeping Paula upright is a full time job.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Fashion
Posted Nov 23rd 2009 8:16AM by TMZ Staff
If you watched the AMAs last night on the West Coast, then you missed the highlight of the evening -- when J.Lo botched a jump and fell flat on her infamous rear.

Anyone who saw the show live was treated to the booty bailout -- but when it re-aired on the left coast, a slow-mo shot of Lopez was added making it look like she pulled off a perfect dismount.
We, of course, gave you the unedited version above.
Filed under: Awards/Awards Shows, Jennifer Lopez
Posted Nov 23rd 2009 8:15AM by TMZ Staff
Can you guess which diminutive diva was spotted on the beaches of Miami this weekend?

Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Hot Bodies
Posted Nov 23rd 2009 8:00AM by TMZ Staff
Former NBA star Reggie Miller must have had a change of heart about that restraining order he wanted because he didn't show up in court today, so the case was dismissed.
Sources tell TMZ the dispute has been settled.
Miller was trying to get a restraining order against Alex Von Furstenberg. Miller claimed Alex threatened him over his alleged interactions with Alex's fianceé, Ali Kay.
Miller got a TRO against Von Furstenberg last month and was supposed to be in court today to make it permanent. No one for Miller or Von Furstenberg showed when the case was called.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports, Exclusives
Posted Nov 23rd 2009 7:45AM by TMZ Staff
The median household income in Tarzana, Calif. is a quite modest $73,195 -- and it's about to go up because Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom are movin' in.

Sources tell TMZ that Khloe and Lamar just bought a house in Tarzana for a cool $3.995 million. It's 8,347 sq. feet with seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms.
It's part of a gated community -- good for keeping the paps at bay for the five minutes a day they don't want to be photographed.
Filed under: Talk Sports, Exclusives, The Kardashians, Khloe Kardashian
Posted Nov 23rd 2009 6:30AM by TMZ Staff
Elvis Costello (left) and Roger Daltry (right) both attended The Michael J. Fox Foundation benefit called "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson's" at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City this weekend.

Question is ...
Filed under: Who'd You Rather?
Posted Nov 23rd 2009 5:15AM by TMZ Staff
O.J. Simpson is a popular man while he's sitting behind bars. A slew of documentarians want to get a sit-down with The Juice.
Sources at the Lovelock Correctional Center tell TMZ at least 10 people who have never met O.J. have contacted the prison in hopes of landing an interview with Simpson. We're told all were shot down by Lovelock's PIO.
"If I Did It ... Again" would make a catchy doc title, don't you think?
Filed under: O.J., Exclusives
Posted Nov 23rd 2009 4:10AM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned Kevin Rudolf -- the dude who isn't Lil Wayne in that "Let It Rock" song -- pissed off a lot of high school students last month when his $7,000 homecoming performance turned out to be two lip-synced songs and a fast exit.

The ASB director at Valencia High School in California tells TMZ Rudolf was paid the $7k to sing at their homecoming dance ... but instead of singing, we're told he just popped in a DVD and lip-synced his two most popular songs -- "Let It Rock" and "Welcome to the World."
The ASB director tells us when he confronted Rudolf on his Britney-esque performance, some guy in the singer's entourage said, "Forget this place. Let's get out of here." And then left.
Filed under: Music, Exclusives
Posted Nov 23rd 2009 3:00AM by TMZ Staff
Here's post-pubescent former television actress Mary-Kate Olsen, 23, at some event in NYC the other day (left) -- and actress Sylvia Miles, 77, at some other event a little while back (right).

Believe it or not, they are not biological twins.
We're just sayin'.
Filed under: We're Just Sayin'
Posted Nov 22nd 2009 5:00PM by TMZ Staff
Adnan Ghalib, Britney Spears' ex-boyfriend/paparazzo, was booked into jail on Friday -- and here's the mug shot. Soul patches are all the rage in prison.
He'll be doing 45 days in the pokey and was also on formal probation for 36 months and has to complete 52 weeks of anger management classes and 45 days of Caltrans (hard labor).
Back in October, Ghalib pled no contest to leaving the scene of an accident after he allegedly ran over a process server in February.


Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Posted Nov 22nd 2009 8:30AM by TMZ Staff
O.J. Simpson has a lot of time on his hands and he's putting it to good use -- he's in the best shape of his post-murder football life.
The Juice is dropping the lbs, lifting weights, and, for good measure, preaching racial harmony and anger management to other inmates at Nevada's Lovelock Correctional Center, a good friend of his tells the NY Post.
Norman Pardo claims, "He says that's one of the benefits of not being able to go out and party all the time like he used to."
Because idle hands are the devil's workshop.
Filed under: Hot Bodies, O.J.
Posted Nov 22nd 2009 8:10AM by TMZ Staff
Jon and Kate Gosselin's divorce is heading to a conclusion, after a contentious day Saturday at the arbitration table. We've learned even Jon isn't contesting that Kate should get primary custody and a decision on who gets what in the money department will be handed down within 30 days.

Sources tell us the two issues on the battlefield are the distribution of assets and child support. In Pennsylvania, the courts award "equitable" distribution when it comes to property, but that doesn't necessarily mean 50/50.
Sources tell us neither party asked for spousal support.
We're told Jon and Kate actually agreed to the amounts certain items were worth, but they were far apart on issues relating to how the assets should be distributed.
The arbitration was supposed to last two days -- today and Monday -- but it all got handled on Saturday.
Both Jon and Kate testified in the arbitration. The decision of the arbitration is binding on both of them.
Filed under: Dirty Divorces, Jon & Kate, Exclusives
Posted Nov 22nd 2009 7:50AM by TMZ Staff
Five days after fighting Manny Pacquaio, former welterweight champ Miguel Cotto was still feeling the effects.

Miguel took time out from recovering from his butt whooping to pose with a few fans at a local club in Puerto Rico this past Thursday.
Filed under: Talk Sports