Read more TMZ stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6722/tmz.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:13:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73339/sex-tape-got-prejean-to-settle-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToday’s decision by former Miss California Carrie Prejean to drop a lawsuit against the pageant came after one of its lawyers showed Prejean a sex tape that TMZ says it obtained “months ago but decided not to post … because it was so racy.” As part of the deal—which,...http://www.newser.com/story/73339/sex-tape-got-prejean-to-settle-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 18:51:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72135/tmz-chief-may-sue-after-cops-pull-phone-records.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNot so fun being on the other side: TMZ founder Harvey Levin is promising legal action after learning that Los Angeles cops went through his phone records during a leak investigation related to Mel Gibson’s 2007 DUI. TMZ broke the original story. Though the Sheriff’s Department says it obtained a...http://www.newser.com/story/72135/tmz-chief-may-sue-after-cops-pull-phone-records.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 12:44:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71616/governator-swift-action-for-wifes-serial-car-phone-use.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia’s ban on using cell phones (other than hands-free) while behind the wheel is loosely enforced at best, but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is promising “swift action” after TMZ brought wife Maria Shriver’s serial violations to his attention today. Schwarzenegger made the promise via Twitter to TMZ boss Harvey Levin—only...http://www.newser.com/story/71616/governator-swift-action-for-wifes-serial-car-phone-use.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 18:44:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70996/erin-andrews-alleged-stalker-makes-bail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe traveling salesman who allegedly taped Erin Andrews in her hotel room and attempted to sell nude images of the ESPN reporter will be released on bail but confined to his home and forbidden to use the Internet. Michael David Barrett appeared in federal court in Chicago today and will...http://www.newser.com/story/70996/erin-andrews-alleged-stalker-makes-bail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 15:40:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70933/angelou-alive-well-despite-reports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagContrary to reports by TMZ and scores of Tweets and re-Tweets, Maya Angelou is alive and well. The gossip site reported over the weekend that the poet missed a Los Angeles awards show because she had been hospitalized. In fact, she hadn't been invited to the presentation. The mix-up exhibited...http://www.newser.com/story/70933/angelou-alive-well-despite-reports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 1:24:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69190/two-cops-targeted-in-rihanna-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA pair of LAPD officers have been put on paid leave as part of the department’s investigation into who leaked a picture of Rihanna’s battered face to TMZ, the Los Angeles Times reports. One, Rebecca Reyes, is a 9-year veteran of the force; the other, Blanca Lopez, is a rookie....http://www.newser.com/story/69190/two-cops-targeted-in-rihanna-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 12:48:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63623/jackson-death-boosts-new-media-troubles-old.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe onslaught of rumors, reports, and sometimes-true-sometimes-not stories about Michael Jackson has given a boost to new media sites like TMZ—which ran more than 150 Jackson stories in the week after his death—while mainstream press finds itself painstakingly sifting through stories to find the truth. “This is random...http://www.newser.com/story/63623/jackson-death-boosts-new-media-troubles-old.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Jul 2009 10:01:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62909/tmz-scoops-world-on-jackson-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTMZ left its more savory rivals in the dust yesterday, reporting Michael Jackson’s cardiac arrest and death before any other media outlet, the Chicago Tribune reports. The AOL gossip website reported Jackson’s death at 2:44 local time, less than 20 minutes after the singer expired. But many outlets were...http://www.newser.com/story/62909/tmz-scoops-world-on-jackson-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 10:41:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56258/obama-dog-scoop-proves-tmzs-a-dc-player.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen TMZ got the poop on the Obamas' new dog, it sent a message to Washington: The celebrity gossip site has arrived. TMZ, co-owned by AOL, has scored exclusives before—like the photo of Rihanna’s bruised face and the report of Mel Gibson’s anti-Semitic rant—but Bo's arrival was the...http://www.newser.com/story/56258/obama-dog-scoop-proves-tmzs-a-dc-player.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Apr 2009 12:50:00 CDT