'Stranger Things,' 'Crown' Actors Party Hard After SAG Awards
There were a bunch of parties after the SAG Awards Sunday, but the one that was crackin' was Harvey Weinstein's on the Sunset Strip.
A bunch of stars from shows like "Stranger Things," "The Crown," and "Orange Is the New Black" hit up the Sunset Tower hotel for the soiree.
A little protest, a little party.
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Donald Trump Signed Ball, Playboy Get Big $$$ ... At Auction
Turns out, being prez does a helluva lot for the value of your signature ... 'cause a Donald Trump signed baseball just sold for OVER $2,000!!
Goldin Auctions put the authenticated Trump signed baseball on the block and it got 27 bids -- the final price was $2,082.50 when the metaphorical gavel sounded.
As we previously reported, Trump balls would routinely sell in the $100 to $200 range before he took office ... now, his signature is worth more than several other U.S. presidents.
And get this ... a Trump signed Playboy magazine from 1990 sold for $4,900.
Other autographs in the auction -- a Kristaps Porzingis signed basketball sold for $153 and Hank Aaron signed baseball sold for $184.
A George Patton handwritten and signed letter to his sister from 1915 didn't sell. The minimum bid on that was $1,500.
Oh, and here's Trump singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" ... priceless.
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Magic Johnson to Trump: STOP ACTING LIKE A DICTATOR ... 'Muslim Ban' Is Wrong
JANUARY 2017
Magic Johnson just came out swinging at Donald Trump -- saying the president's new immigration policy is downright UN-AMERICAN ... and he must stop acting like a dictator.
"It's wrong to discriminate against people," Johnson said leaving the Pump Brothers 50th birthday at the W Hotel Sunday night ... "We have a lot of great Muslim brothers and sisters who are here and doing a wonderful job of being great Americans."
Johnson also said he's concerned for Latinos and African-Americans as well.
Still, Magic says he's praying to God that "something will click" with Trump because "this is not right."
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Pac-Man Creator Dies at 91
The Japanese business giant who helped put Pac-Man on the path to chomping dots and ghosts has gone to the great arcade in the sky.
Masaya Nakamura, founder of Namco, died on January 22 ... according to a release from the company on Monday.
Namco released Pac-Man in 1980 ... and has been inhaling dots at record pace ever since. The game was named the highest-grossing arcade game of all time last year.
The company didn't release any details about how Nakamura passed away. It's worth noting ... his death came 18 months after the release of "Pixels."
Nakamura now has more in common with Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde.
#RIP
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Grindr Sued Over Alleged Murder, Rape Scheme
A Grindr user claims the app is being run recklessly and as a result someone actually tried to rape and murder him, although the lawsuit is thin on specifics regarding the 2 allegations.
Matthew Herrick claims in a new lawsuit he met someone on Grindr in 2015 and began dating him. Herrick says the guy he was dating opened up new profiles and impersonated Herrick, using his addresses -- home and work -- along with photos.
Herrick says random guys would come to his home and restaurant where he worked, expecting sex. Although the suit cites no specific instance of attempted rape and murder, it does offer up several examples of aggressive men coming to his home and workplace.
Herrick claims just about a week ago a Grindr visitor got into his New York apartment building and refused to leave. Herrick's roommate confronted the guy in the hallway, said he was calling the cops, and the man lunged at the roommate, grabbed his phone and started wrestling with him.
He says he is in "a constant state of hyper-vigilance, afraid that Grindr has been used to incite or seduce the wrong person -- somebody who will make good on threats to attack or rape [me]."
Herrick says he lodged 50 complaints to Grindr and 14 police reports, to no avail.
We reached out to Grindr ... so far no word back.
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Kim Kardashian Stolen Jewelry Melted Down for Pennies
Kim Kardashian will never get the jewelry that was stolen from her in Paris ... because almost all of it was melted down.
Paris law enforcement confirms to TMZ ... one of the thieves in the October robbery confessed everything but the ring was melted down ... because the robbers felt they'd be caught trying to sell the pieces.
According to Le Monde newspaper, the melted down bling was worth somewhere between $26k and $30k. Pretty shocking since the value of the melted down jewelry was $1.6 million.
As for the $4 million ring ... it's still intact, but law enforcement tells us there's almost no chance of finding it. As we reported, police believe it went almost immediately to the Belgium black market.
John McCain Endorses Peyton Manning's Political Career ... 'American Hero'
Seems Peyton Manning is already getting some pretty strong support for a possible political career ... with Sen. John McCain praising the QB as a real-life "American hero."
Mischa Barton Rambling, Incoherent She Says After Being Drugged
Mischa Barton was not in her right mind after she says someone spiked her drink with GHB ... and video of the incident shows it was a dire situation.
The video -- shot Thursday before she voluntarily went to the hospital -- shows the 31-year-old former 'O.C.' star rambling, then losing her grip on her fence and falling to the ground.
Barton told People this was all a reaction to the so-called "date rape" drug -- which someone dropped in her drink while she was celebrating her birthday Wednesday night.
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Tank Don't Complain, America This is What You Asked For
Don't come running to Tank if you're upset with the state of affairs ... because he says America got what it deserved.
We got the singer at Nightingale Plaza nightclub in WeHo Sunday and he has no sympathy for people who are upset with Trump's Muslim ban, because they didn't do what they needed to do 2 months ago.
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2017 SAG Awards Behind the Scenes
You saw your favorite actors glammed up and perfectly polished for the cameras -- but you gotta take a peek at how they looked after loosening up and unwinding behind the scenes at the Screen Actors Guild Awards!
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters This is What Democracy is All About
Congresswoman Maxine Waters says Donald Trump is acting like a dictator imposing the Muslim ban, but she sees a silver lining.
We got the Rep from L.A. at LAX Sunday, smack in the middle of an enormous protest, where she talks about citizens rising up against what she believes is brash unconstitutional conduct.
The protest was thousands strong.
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Celine Dion 'The Voice' Wanted Her In The Rotating Chair
Celine Dion's guest appearance on "The Voice" has been a long time coming, but it's not going down exactly how the show originally wanted it ... TMZ has learned.
Our 'Voice' sources tell us Celine's been approached to do the gig a few times, but politely declined given the demanding schedule of her Las Vegas residency. We're told she was first approached to be a full-time judge in the rotating chair like Adam Levine or Blake Shelton, but since it's a several month-long commitment, Celine declined.
She's accepted an offer to coach since it only requires two days of filming. As for getting in the rotating chair in the future, NBC knows they'd have to cough up a lot of dough since she banks so much off her Vegas shows, so it's probably not going to happen. Regardless, "The Voice" will go on ...
The Kardashians Let's Take a Ride ... On Dan Bilzerian's Dirty Bird
The Kardashians started off their Costa Rica trip in style ... hopping on Dan Bilzerian's infamous party plane for the ride there.
We're told the Kardashians rented out Dan's 16-seat Gulfstream G4SP to take them to the tropical country. The plane has certainly had its share of hot babes roaming the aisle.
The trip wasn't cheap -- $120,000 round trip.
Hangers-on not included.
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Tom Brady's Stupidly Handsome Face Like a Fine Wine ...
The NFL has been very good to Tom Brady's face ... so has Father Time ... 'cause the guy seems to get better looking with age.
Here's Tom though the years ... starting as a fresh-faced college QB back in the late '90s and going right up to 2017 ... when he's still a fresh-faced 39-year-old insanely good-looking football God.
Quarterback don't crack.
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'Rent' Star Sues Landlord over Rent Hikes ... This Is Really Happening
Former "Rent" star Daphne Rubin-Vega is having a serious case of deja vu -- she's beefing with her real-life landlord for raising her real-life rent.
In a lawsuit, Daphne and her husband say the landlord's bypassing rent control laws, and annually jacking up the monthly rent on their NYC apartment. They were paying $1,800/month in 1997, but say they shelled out $5,141.28/month in 2016.
It's gotta feel familiar for Daphne who, as Mimi Marquez in the original "Rent" cast, struggled to survive in NYC. She's suing for damages and wants a judge to rule her apartment building should be subject to rent control.
Remember the love? Apparently not in Daphne's crib.
Deep Blue Something Singer Todd Pipes 'Memba Him?!
Todd Pipes shot to stardom after his band, Deep Blue Something, released the 1995 single "Breakfast at Tiffany's" that landed them in the Billboard Hot 100 and solidified the group as a one hit wonder. Guess what he looks like now!