Russell Westbrook $85 MIL Turn Up ... Dinner with Mom!
Russell Westbrook displayed even more loyalty after signing his huge deal to stay in OKC ... by taking his mom out for a nice meal in Bev Hills.
'American Horror Story' Brand New Haunted House Unveiled
Move over, Murder House, there's a new killing ground on "American Horror Story" ... and we have the first shots of the huge set, built from the ground up.
TMZ has learned the 'AHS' crew secretly hammered away for 4 straight months to construct the Colonial-style house. It's not just a front ... we're told it's fully furnished and they're currently shooting some scenes inside and around it.
Our spies tell us the home -- which is tucked away in a California forest -- will serve as the main set for the upcoming season which, as we first reported ... will have some connection with the colonial Roanoke mystery.
We're told Angela Bassett and Kathy Bates have both shot scenes in the home. Kathy's was in the hot tub. Also, it looks like creator Ryan Murphy's added his 'People vs. O.J.' star Cuba Gooding Jr. to the cast. He's been shooting this week, too.
No word if he'll be working with knives. Again.
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Kris Jenner Car Crash Prius Driver Says ... I Don't Stand a Chance
The Prius driver who collided with Kris Jenner Wednesday in Calabasas says it doesn't matter who caused the crash ... the person with the most power wins.
Jack -- he wouldn't give his last name -- told our photog he needs a lawyer to help determine his next move, but he frets about the clear power imbalance between him and the famous Rolls-Royce driver.
Jack's got problems ... according to all accounts, he caused the crash by cutting in front of her.
But he still has mad respect for Kris.
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Modest Mouse Singer I Fell Asleep at the Wheel ... Caused 5 Car Pileup
Modest Mouse lead singer Isaac Brock admits falling asleep while driving -- which caused a chain reaction wreck -- and only a stroke of luck separated him from Caitlyn Jenner's fate.
Brock dozed off Wednesday while driving in Portland, OR ... and smashed into the back of a city parks vehicle, which hit a 3rd, which hit a 4th and a 5th. From the the looks of it Brock's Land Rover got the worst of the pileup.
He told TMZ ... "I feel asleep at the wheel, nodded off and next thing I knew there was a car." He says he suffered a bruised sternum from the airbag, but says it definitely saved his life.
One other driver was hospitalized with a concussion. Police checked Brock for impairment, but he passed. He was only cited for careless driving.
It's interesting, Jenner was eventually tagged with inattentive driving for the PCH wreck last year, but due to there being a fatality ... she was initially investigated for vehicular manslaughter. The D.A. ended up rejecting the case.
Brock got really lucky.
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'Star Wars' & 'Harry Potter' Nerdgasm Gear Going Once, Going Twice ...
Fantasy and sci-fi movie geeks are about blow serious wads of cash on memorabilia ... including Harry Potter's actual Hogwarts acceptance letter and an X-Wing (miniature) model used to shoot 'Empire Strikes Back.'
TMZ has learned that London's Prop Store is putting original props and costumes from iconic film franchises up for bidding next month. The 'Star Wars' and 'Potter' pieces are expected to fetch top dollar -- $80k to $105k for the X-wing model .. and $4,000 to $6,500 for the Hogwarts letter.
But there's a ton of other movie stuff available too:
- Scar Predator costume from "AVP: Alien vs. Predator"
- Mel Gibson's "Braveheart" sword
- Sloth's mask from "The Goonies"
Check out the gallery to preview that gear and much, more more ... especially if you're a "Gremlins" fan.
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'Cocaine Cowboy' Widow I Want HALF For Hubby's Coke Stories!
The widow of original "Cocaine Cowboy" Jon Roberts is getting double-crossed in a deal Jon made to cash in on his life story ... according to the lawsuit she just filed.
Andrea Noemi Roberts says Jon struck the deal with financial adviser Daniel Merandi and his company, M & M Financial -- Jon would get 50 percent from any TV or movie projects related to his 2011 memoir, "American Desperado." Jon died shortly after the book came out, but Andrea says she inherited the deal with Merandi.
Andrea's fighting for every dollar, and with good reason. Jon's book has been linked to a Hollywood project with Mark Wahlberg, Peter Berg and Michael Bay attached ... and it's already been used to make a Telemundo documentary. She's suing to get the half she's due now, plus anything in the future.
Jon was a notorious player in Miami coke smuggling during the '80s -- as told in the award winning doc "Cocaine Cowboys."
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Young Margot in 'The Royal Tenenbaums' 'MEMBA HER?!
Irene Gorovaia is best known for playing the young version of the adopted Margot Tenenbaum -- opposite Gene Hackman as Royal -- in the 2001 Wes Anderson masterpiece "The Royal Tenenbaums." Guess what she looks like now!
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Faith Evans Sued She Screwed Me for Bad Boy
Faith Evans' decision to hit the road with Puff Daddy left a Georgia businessman in the lurch and he's suing to get her pulled from the Bad Boy Family Reunion.
According to docs, Jeremy Hill booked Faith to perform at Wolf Creek Amphitheater in Atlanta on Sept. 10, 2016 -- and paid her $17,500 as part of the deal. Hill says he knew things were going south when he found out she was going to be part of the Diddy and co's big tour.
He especially took note of the fact the Bad Boy tour would be in Atlanta on Sept. 8. That's a big problem because Hill says his contract with Faith included a non-compete -- as in she can't perform within a 100 mile radius of his gig during the 6 months leading up to Sept. 10.
In the suit, he says Faith's camp told him she was backing out of his deal.
Hill's suing to block Faith from doing the Bad Boy show in Atlanta ... and he also wants at least $100k for leaving him at the altar.
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Kris Jenner Injured in Car Crash ... Possible Broken Wrist
Kris Jenner was just involved in a car wreck off the 101 freeway near her home and we're told the impact was bad enough that she may have broken her wrist.
Law enforcement sources tell us Kris' white Rolls-Royce collided with a Prius -- the force of the impact deployed her airbag and absolutely destroyed the front end.
A Kardashian source tells us the Prius ran a red light. A law enforcement source tells TMZ it appears Kris was driving on a surface street when the Prius cut in front of her trying to get onto the 101 and caused the collision.
We're told Kris is being treated on scene by paramedics ... who we're told did not want to remove her from the car for fear of exacerbating her injury.
The Rolls is only a week old.
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'Bachelor in Paradise' Couple Caught Together ... We're Engaged!
"Bachelor in Paradise" stars Lace Morris and Grant Kemp totally got busted hanging out together 2 days before the show premiered -- a major violation -- but there's a good reason: THEY'RE GETTING MARRIED!
Oh ... spoiler alert.
Grant and Lace were poolside Sunday at a fancy apartment complex in Denver. Witnesses tell us they were flirty, and all over each other. We're told Grant flew there to visit Lace, who lives nearby.
A source tells us Lace plans to move to L.A. to live with her firefighter fiance. All of this is great news for them, but a serious bummer for 'BiP' producers ... who expect the house guests to avoid all contact in public until after the season airs.
The teaser promo showed 3 male hands holding engagement rings -- and according to our sources ... Grant is one of 'em. ABC refused to comment.
Interesting outcome ... considering Lace hooked up with bad boy Chad Johnson in the premiere. So, she dodged "Hurricane Chad" and got nice guy Grant instead.
Congrats.
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Ozzy Osbourne's Mistress SUES KELLY OSBOURNE ... You Slut-Shamed Me!
Ozzy Osbourne's mistress, Michelle Pugh, just dropped a bombshell lawsuit on Kelly Osbourne -- in which she admits to a 3 year affair with the rock star ... but denies she abused him.
Pugh's pissed over several tweets that Kelly fired off after Ozzy's secret affair went public.
If you recall, Kelly blasted Pugh -- a hairstylist -- saying, "Anyone looking for cheap chunky LOW-lights a blow out and a b***job call [phone number]."
She also accused Pugh of manipulating Ozzy -- saying, "My father is almost 70 ever heard of elder abuse?"
Pugh says she was "slut-shamed, bullied and harassed."
In her suit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Pugh claims the relationship was no fling -- that Ozzy made advances and turned their friendship into a romantic situation in 2013. She claims they secretly dated until May 2016.
Pugh says Osbourne's accusation that she committed elder abuse is not only wrong -- but defamatory -- and caused her all sorts of problems.
Pugh says she's been emotionally damaged and lost business as a celebrity stylist.
In her suit, Pugh also says Ozzy and Sharon did not break up due to infidelity -- it was their arguments involving financial issues and control.
She also claims Ozzy did NOT financially support her.
We reached out to Kelly's camp -- so far, no word back.
Sharon went on "The Talk" Wednesday, and discussed Ozzy's sex addiction.
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Phaedra Parks 'Bomb' Suspect Not a Threat ... He Was Racially Profiled
Phaedra Parks is standing up for the rapper who got busted for threatening to blow up her office, and believes he was racially profiled by someone in her office building.
Phaedra tells TMZ she considers Drama a good friend, and knew he was going to come by her office last week to drop off his new CD. The 'Real Housewives' star says things started going south though when Drama went to the wrong floor.
According to Phaedra ... Drama demanded to see her, and when the receptionist asked him to leave -- because he wasn't in Phaedra's office -- he refused, and she called security. Here's where it really gets messy.
We spoke to Drama's mother, who says her son told the guard, "I have a bomb CD. It's about to blow up." She says the security guard followed up by asking if he had anything else about to blow up -- and Drama replied, "I got that bomb ass CD in the car" ... referring to a package full of CDs in his vehicle.
Moments later cops descended on the building and evacuated the place. Phaedra thinks whoever called the police just saw a guy in a white t-shirt and baggy pants with gold teeth ... and assumed the worst.
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She admits Drama had a poor choice of words, but says that's just the way he speaks -- plus, he thought he was having an innocent convo about his music.
Drama was booked for making terroristic threats, and is being held without bail. Phaedra says she spoke to him on Tuesday and is referring him to a criminal attorney.
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Steve Wilkos Shooting Drivers with Broken Taillights ... Outrageous
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Steve Wilkos worked as a cop for many years in Chicago and saw plenty of violence, but he says no one -- NO ONE -- should be shot and killed over a broken taillight.
Wilkos was leaving the Montage in Bev Hills Tuesday when he told our photog he thinks lots of cops have itchy trigger fingers, partly because of the way they've been trained in recent years.
The talk show host is especially outraged over one shooting ... where the victim was hit 16 times.
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Justin Bieber I'm Going Huge On the Big Island
Justin Bieber won't be chasing waterfalls on his Hawaiian vacay because he's staying in an INSANE crib that rests on top of a few of 'em.
The Biebs is taking a baller break on the Big Island in a $6.8 million cliffside home called the Water Falling estate. We're told Justin's planning to stay for 2 weeks at $10k a night! Do the math -- it's a lot o' money.
As for the amenities -- there's a high dive, 2 story water slide, 2 ATVs, basketball/tennis court, ponds, a private chef, and the sick rooftop helipad. Y'know, in case Justin's gotta run out to the grocery store.
We're told he hired his own pilot to help tote his pals around the island. Good livin'.
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Tyson Beckford Matt Damon's a Sellout On Guns
Tyson Beckford unloaded on Matt Damon ... essentially calling him 2-faced on the gun issue.
Tyson was leaving Katana in West Hollywood when he scoffed at Damon -- who has spoken out against rampant gun ownership -- but is banking millions by toting guns in the "Jason Bourne" flicks.