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Posted Jan 25th 2010 1:17PM by TMZ Staff
Khloe Kardashian has something in common with Monica Lewinsky -- they both roam the White House.
TMZ has learned Khloe -- along with Vanessa Bryant and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers wives -- are currently on a private tour of the White House ... while their husbands are stuck at practice.
We're told the ladies are not expected to meet President Obama yet -- that moment will come later today during a special ceremony honoring the team's 2009 NBA championship.
And Khloe might not be the only Kardashian to get some face time with Obama this year -- if the New Orleans Saints win the Super Bowl, Kim's ass could wind up on Pennsylvania Avenue too ... courtesy of Reggie Bush!
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Exclusives, Khloe Kardashian
Tags: kim kardashian, KimKardashian, los angeles lakers, LosAngelesLakers, reggie bush, ReggieBush, white house, WhiteHouse
Posted Jan 16th 2010 12:12AM by TMZ Staff
The Los Angeles Lakers refuse to let one gun-toting moron ruin their in-flight gambling time -- the team has made it clear they will not ban card games in the wake of the Gilbert Arenas incident.
After the New Jersey Nets decided to put the kibosh on all in-flight games of chance -- including cards, dominoes and dice games -- a rep for the Los Angeles Lakers told us they will not be following suit.
The Lakers rep claims, "We feel that players have had card games on flights for decades and that if you have people who are responsible and handle themselves appropriately (which we feel our players do) then the card games can be a fun and healthy release for them."
Also, the Lakers have won 15 championships since 1946 -- and have had zero armed confrontations in their locker room ... so, if it ain't broke ...
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Exclusives
Tags: card games, CardGames, gilbert arenas, GilbertArenas, gun, los angeles lakers, LosAngelesLakers, new jersey nets, NewJerseyNets
Posted Jan 13th 2010 11:39AM by TMZ Staff
Vanessa Lopez has filed her harassment lawsuit against Shaquille O'Neal in Florida, in which she claims a menacing O'Neal sent a text message to a friend, saying, "dis is da numba shut dat bitch up!"
In the lawsuit, Lopez -- who claims to have been in a five-year relationship with Shaq -- says it went sour after Lopez missed her period and Shaq allegedly reacted by accusing her of sleeping with another guy.
Lopez says she ended the relationship, but then Shaq's large family -- and we're talkin' height -- got involved, making her fear for her safety. Lopez claims Shaq's 6'6" and 6'8" sisters made verbal and physical threats against her.
Lopez claims she was especially fearful of Shaq because "O'Neal is a large, powerful, wealthy man and a professional athlete" who has law enforcement connections and the right to bear arms.
And, Lopez claims, Shaq hacked into her voice mail and text messages, using sophisticated software.
As we first reported, Lopez has had run-ins with three other NBA boyfriends.
Lopez, who is repped by Gloria Allred, is suing for unspecified damages.
Story developing...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Shaq Attack, Exclusives
Tags: basketball, cleveland cavaliers, ClevelandCavaliers, florida, gloria allred, GloriaAllred, harassment, lawsuit, los angeles lakers, LosAngelesLakers, miami heat, MiamiHeat, nba, orlando magic, OrlandoMagic, shaq, shaquille oneal, ShaquilleOneal, suit, vanessa lopez, VanessaLopez
Posted Jan 12th 2010 12:19AM by TMZ Staff
What Lamar Odom taketh away, he also can giveth back -- 'cause dude just filed legal papers to transfer half the ownership of his new $4 million mansion to his wife Khloe Kardashian.
On January 5th -- one day after TMZ broke the story that title to the 8,347 square foot Tarzana, Ca mansion was held in Lamar's name alone -- Odom filed a new legal document to make the mansion JOINT property.
According to the prenup, Lamar has the right to keep the home in his name alone -- so the move is a pretty big sign of how Odom views his marriage.
And they said it wouldn't last...
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Exclusives, Khloe Kardashian
Tags: joint property, joint prprty, JointProperty, JointPrprty, keeping up with the kardashians, KeepingUpWithTheKardashians, khloe kardashian, KhloeKardashian, lakers, lamar odom, LamarOdom, los angeles lakers, LosAngelesLakers, mansion, real estate, RealEstate, tarzana
Posted Dec 9th 2009 2:58PM by TMZ Staff
It takes five gun-toting men to keep Kobe Bryant from stepping on the basketball court -- we're told the superstar had to miss a Los Angeles Lakers practice this morning in the wake of a violent robbery in his neighborhood.
Sources close to the team tell TMZ Kobe was issued an "excused absence" from a team shootaround at the Lakers practice facility this morning.
Unfortunately for the Utah Jazz, we're told Kobe is expected to play tonight.
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Kobe Bryant, Exclusives
Tags: kobe bryant, KobeBryant, los angeles lakers, LosAngelesLakers, man hunt, ManHunt
Posted Dec 9th 2009 11:43AM by TMZ Staff
Kobe Bryant's upscale neighborhood in Newport Beach was a dangerous place to be last night -- cops believe several gun-toting henchmen broke into a home near Kobe's place, roughed up a few residents and then ran from police.
Newport Beach police tell TMZ they suspect five men -- armed with handguns -- broke into one home, struck three residents over the head and then tried to rob them.
After a 911 call was made by someone in the backyard, cops arrived and arrested three of the men -- the other two got away and are still on the run.
We haven't been able to verify if Kobe was home at the time.
After the two men escaped, cops authorized an automated phone system to call every home in the neighborhood -- warning residents to be on the lookout for two armed men.
The call also instructed people to lock their doors and windows and call 911 immediately if they suspected anything fishy.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TMZ Sports, Kobe Bryant, Exclusives
Tags: kobe bryant, kobe bryany, KobeBryant, KobeBryany, los angeles lakers, LosAngelesLakers, manhunt
Posted Nov 25th 2009 4:00AM by TMZ Staff
The Los Angeles Lakers seem to be having trouble on the road. Two of the team's stars were nailed on one of L.A.'s most famous freeways recently for breaking some driving laws.
TMZ has learned Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum were each pulled over on the 405 freeway in the last few days.
Odom was popped for speeding -- law enforcement sources tell us he was going more than 80 miles per hour.
Bynum was busted for shadier circumstances -- cops say he had illegally tinted windows on his Mercedes Benz.
Fun Fact: In the State of California, it's illegal to have ANY aftermarket tinting applied to the front driver's side and passenger windows in your car ... who knew?!
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TMZ Sports, Exclusives
Tags: andrew bynum, AndrewBynum, lamar odom, LamarOdom, los angeles lakers, LosAngelesLakers
Posted Nov 13th 2009 4:03PM by TMZ Staff
Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and the L.A. Lakers have been sued by a company that says they all used knockoffs of their big screen in concert.
Large Audience Display Systems claims in a federal lawsuit in Texas, obtained by TMZ, the concerts in question included a large audience display screen that was identical to their patented, gigantic monitors.
Britney uses the screen on her "Circus" tour. Justin used the monitors on his "FutureSex/LoveShow" tour.
Also sued: The Pussycat Dolls for using the screens as well.
The company wants an injunction prohibiting the defendants from using knockoffs in the future, as well as unspecified damages.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, TMZ Sports, Exclusives
Tags: bodyguard, britney spears, BritneySpears, justin timberlake, JustinTimberlake, l.a. lakers, L.a.Lakers, lawsuit, los angeles lakers, LosAngelesLakers, pussycat dolls, PussycatDolls, suit
Posted Oct 28th 2009 12:02AM by TMZ Staff
Lakers center Andrew Bynum bought himself a special present earlier this month just in time for his birthday -- a $50,000 tricked out Chevy Camaro modeled after the character Bumblebee from "Transformers."
We're told Andrew -- who turned 22 yesterday -- walked into Felix Chevrolet-Cadillac in Los Angeles and bought the Camaro 2SS V8 with all the trimmings, including a special customized body kit and yellow paint job with black racing stripes ... just like Shia LaBeouf's BFF Bumblebee in the Transformers movie.
But Andrew wasn't feeling Bumblebee's silver rims -- we hear he sprung for a set of shiny new black ones instead.
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Ride Me, Exclusives
Tags: andrew bynum, AndrewBynum, bumblebee, bumblebee camaro, BumblebeeCamaro, chevrolet, los angeles lakers, LosAngelesLakers, transformers
Posted Oct 21st 2009 3:52PM by TMZ Staff
The Los Angeles Lakers are about to face another major team distraction: TMZ has learned the entire Kardashian family -- Kris, Bruce, Kim, everyone -- will be sitting courtside at the Lakers home opener Tuesday night.
Obviously, Khloe has a pretty good reason to ride the purple and gold bandwagon -- but does the rest of the fam really care about the team ... or just getting their faces on TV??
Sure there are tons of celebs at every Lakers game -- including Staples staple Jack Nicholson -- but is it a travesty for the ever kamera-lovin' Kardashians to try and steal the spotlight on the very night the Lakers get their championship rings?
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Exclusives, The Kardashians
Tags: basketball, khloe kardashian, KhloeKardashian, kim, lamar odom, LamarOdom, los angeles lakers, LosAngelesLakers
Posted Oct 20th 2009 4:11AM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned Khloe Kardashian willingly missed a high-profile birthday party ... to tend to an injured husband -- how's that for proof marriage changes people?!
After Lamar Odom went down with a leg injury during Thursday's game against the Sacramento Kings, we're told Khloe chose to bail on her flight to Las Vegas the next day for Kim's birthday at Tao nightclub ... just so she could help nurse her hubby's boo-boo.
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Exclusives, The Kardashians, Khloe Kardashian
Tags: khloe kardashian, KhloeKardashian, lamar odom, LamarOdom, los angeles lakers, LosAngelesLakers, sacramento kings, SacramentoKings, tao
Posted Sep 23rd 2009 2:45PM by TMZ Staff
Kobe Bryant will be front and center at the Lamar Odom/Khloe Kardashian nuptials this Sunday ... which means Vanessa and her $4 million ring may have a few pointers for the bride.
In fact, Lamar's rep tells TMZ all the players are planning to attend, but there are still a few question marks. Several have not RSVP'd -- Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum and Jordan Farmar.
Can't blame the non-committals ... it is last minute, after all.
Filed under: Hook-Ups, TMZ Sports, Kobe Bryant, Exclusives, The Kardashians
Tags: andrew bynum, AndrewBynum, jordan farmar, JordanFarmar, khloe kardashian, KhloeKardashian, kobe bryant, KobeBryant, l.a. lakers, L.a.Lakers, lakers, lamar odom, LamarOdom, los angeles lakers, LosAngelesLakers, pau gasol, PauGasol, vanessa bryant, VanessaBryant
Posted Sep 22nd 2009 1:15AM by TMZ Staff
When Khloe Kardashian gets married to Lamar Odom on Sunday -- TMZ has learned she's planning on tying the knot in front of the entire Los Angeles Lakers basketball team.
Sources close to the situation tell us every member of Lamar's team got an invite to the "secret" wedding -- including Kobe Bryant. We're also told all of the Lakers coaches were invited to the event.
So far, no word on which Lakers are set to attend.
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Exclusives, The Kardashians
Tags: khloe kardashian, KhloeKardashian, lamar odom, LamarOdom, los angeles lakers, LosAngelesLakers, wedding
Posted Sep 21st 2009 5:03PM by TMZ Staff
Don't go blaming the Khloe Kardashian-Lamar Odom whirlwind wedding on the bride -- TMZ has learned this whole thing was Lamar's idea.
Sources close to the situation tell us it was Odom who was putting the rush on the "I do" swapping because the Los Angeles Lakers star wants to tie the knot before his NBA season begins.
For the record -- the Lakers are set to play their first preseason game on October 7. The wedding is set for this Sunday -- September 27th.
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Exclusives, The Kardashians
Tags: khloe kardashian, KhloeKardashian, lamar odom, LamarOdom, los angeles lakers, LosAngelesLakers, wedding
Posted Aug 21st 2009 5:00PM by TMZ Staff
Kobe Bryant and his wife have filed legal papers, claiming they have the poop on the lawsuit their former housekeeper filed against them.
The housekeeper, Maria Jimenez, claims Kobe's wife Vanessa was incredibly abusive and disrespectful -- screaming and swearing at her, even forcing her to put her hand in a bag of dog feces to retrieve a tag from her blouse.
In Kobe's docs, he and Vanessa say they paid the maid $50,000 a year, gave her time off, lavished her with gifts, yada yada.
The Bryants say the maid ate meals with them and when she asked for time off to visit her family in Peru, Vanessa gave her a paid leave of absence.
Kobe's response to the lawsuit claims all the allegations the maid is making are false, that she wasn't wrongfully fired, and the notion that her privacy was violated because of home security cameras is ridiculous -- the maid knew cameras were rolling.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TMZ Sports, Kobe Bryant, Exclusives
Tags: kobe bryant, KobeBryant, lawsuit, los angeles lakers, LosAngelesLakers, maid, maria jimenez, MariaJimenez, vanessa bryant, VanessaBryant
