Apu from 'The Simpsons' -- RUMORED TO DIE ... Says Jennifer Tilly

Apu from 'The Simpsons'

RUMORED TO DIE

... Says Jennifer Tilly



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We KNOW someone's gonna die on "The Simpsons" next season ... and we KNOW Jennifer Tilly is tight with co-creator Sam Simon ... so when we saw her in NY yesterday, it was the perfect opportunity to pry for some inside info.

Tilly wasn't exactly ready to sell out her poker buddy, but she did tell us that the person rumored to be getting the chop is everyone's favorite Kwik-E-mart employee Apu Nahasapeemapetilon.


Apu is definitely a candidate ... according to Executive Producer Al Jean who teased, "the actor playing the character won an Emmy for playing that character."


Vegas is also taking odds on the death ... with Sideshow Bob being the favorite, followed by Penelope Owsley, Krusty and Grandpa Abe.





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'Real Housewives of Atlanta' WAR -- Kim Zolciak Beats Kandi Burruss' Ass ... In Court

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Beats Kandi Burruss' Ass

... In Court



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It's no clothes-tearing cat fight ... but it was still pretty nasty ... and now, former "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kim Zolciak has prevailed -- beating the crap out of Kandi Burruss in Kandi's own lawsuit.

As we reported, Burruss -- repped by fellow RHOA star Phaedra Parks -- sued Zolciak over their 2009 song "Tardy for the Party," claiming Kim swindled her out of a huge chunk of the song's profits (... though we can't imagine they amounted to much).


Zolciak responded with her own legal docs , accusing Kandi of using the lawsuit as a publicity stunt to promote her now-canceled show "The Kandi Factory." (Clearly it worked.)


But NOW THE WAR IS OVER ... a judge has officially ruled in Kim's favor (pretty much on a technicality involving federal court jurisdiction and blah blah whatever).


But who cares. Because now no one has to hear the phrase "Tardy for the Party" ever again.


Okay one last time.




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What's The Big Frigin' Difference?

0830_difference_launch_V3 Looks can be deceiving, but don't let Nicki Minaj's changing looks distract you from the task at hand... Scour through these pics and find the subtle differences hidden inside the famous photos!

**HINT -- There are THREE differences in the above photographs!**




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Kobe Bryant -- Chinese BBall Superior To NBA -- 'They Let You Play Over There'


Kobe Bryant has Chinese envy -- at least when it comes to basketball -- claiming the rules in the Far East make it a real man’s game ... because “out here, you can’t even touch a motherf**ker.”


Kobe's diss to the NBA came during a candid moment in Vegas with Floyd Mayweather earlier this week ... when the two began talking about the differences between basketball in China vs. the NBA.


“They let you play over there,” Kobe said … adding, “out here they change the rules up and sh*t. You can’t even touch a motherf**ker. You can’t touch a n***a.”


Kinda strange coming from Kobe ... considering he has a reputation for begging NBA refs for calls.


Calls to China … weren’t made (c'mon, international calls ain't cheap!)




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NFL Star Brandon Marshall -- I'm Selling My Illegal Green Shoes


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Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall is taking it one step further with his infamous green shoes -- after disobeying the NFL's direct orders NOT to wear them on the field last night -- TMZ has learned, he's auctioning them off ... for charity.

Brandon announced he'd be wearing the green shoes during last night's game against the Giants -- in honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week -- but the NFL said he'd be fined if he did ... because the shoes violate the League's uniform policy. (The only exception is the pink shoes players are currently wearing to support breast cancer awareness.)


As you can see, Brandon (who was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder in 2011) followed through with his promise ... and said he'd match the NFL's fine with a donation to a breast cancer charity. But he's not stopping there.


We've learned Brandon has now decided to auction off the green cleats, and donate the proceeds to his own foundation, dedicated to helping people cope with mental illnesses like his own. The auction is currently at $2,000.


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FYI, if you're wondering how much Marshall could get fined by the NFL -- it could easily exceed $10,000.


Marshall was already fined $10,500 last year for wearing orange cleats -- not for any particular cause -- but since last night's stunt would be a repeat offense, the fine could be larger. It's expected to be handed down next week.


If you want to bid ... hit up buybrandonsshoes.com. Disclaimer: they will probably stink.




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Vikings' Adrian Peterson -- Addressing the Media ... Expected to Discuss Critically Injured Son

Vikings' Adrian Peterson

Addressing the Media

Expected to Discuss Critically Injured Son






Adrian Peterson is expected to address the media at the Minnesota Vikings team facilities following practice today to discuss the tragedy involving his 2-year-old son.

Adrian is expected to get in front of the media around 10:30 AM PT.


Stay tuned ..





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Chrissy Teigen -- Introduces the Vagina Raspberry ... You're Welcome, Brooklyn Decker


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A seemingly drunk Chrissy Teigen just used the Internet for the greater good of humanity -- introducing the world to something she calls the "vagina raspberry."

In Chrissy's instructional video she places her face over the crotch of another S.I. swimsuit hottie ... Brooklyn Decker -- and the person shooting announces, "This is the video called vagina raspberry."


And then, Chrissy buries her face in Brooklyn's crotch and blows hard ... on Brooklyn's vagina.


And now you know. Enjoy your weekend!




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Deion Sanders -- FIRED From Prep Academy After 'Locking Up' with School Worker


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1011-deion-sanders-prepDeion Sanders has been 86'ed from the school he co-founded in Texas ... after admitting he got into a physical altercation with a head official, TMZ has learned.




A rep for the Prime Prep Academy says the school is cutting ties with Deion -- who was an "ambassador and employee of the school" -- after deciding they can no longer have a professional relationship with him following allegations he choke slammed PPA honcho Kevin Jefferson.

Deion says he didn't assault the guy ... but acknowledges they "locked up" after Deion learned some of the student athletes at the school were not doing well in the classroom.


In a statement, the school would not explain the specific reason they want to cut ties with Sanders, but acknowledge the positive things he did for the place saying, "


"Deion's positive contribution is appreciated and regarded as a laudable example. The school family wishes Mr. Sanders much success in his future endeavors."


Deion previously griped that he was angry about the quality of the education at PPA -- but school officials insist they have "complete confidence" in their programs.


We reached out to Sanders for comment ... so far, no word back.




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TMZ Live: Kris Jenner Insists -- Bruce's Kids Love Me!



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Kris Jenner desperately wants everyone to know ... she's loveable ... especially when it comes to Bruce Jenner's two sons. She posted Instagram pics of her looking cozy with Bruce and his boys -- but are you buying the warm/fuzzy image she's putting out?

Plus, NFL star Adrian Peterson's tragedy. We have the latest details on the attack on his infant son.



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Kris Jenner -- Bruce Jenner's Kids LOVE Me ... This Pose Proves It


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The Jenners are one big, happy separated family -- and Kris Jenner went out of her way to prove it by taking family pics at home tonight.

Bruce Jenner, along with his sons Brandon and Brody, grinned and posed for a pic with Kris -- which she promptly posted on Instagram with the caption, "Another amazing night."


Momager Kris made no bones about it ... the warm and fuzzy moment was engineered as a response to TMZ.


As we reported, sources connected to the family say Brody and Brandon have been reconnecting with their father since he separated from Kris and moved to Malibu. We're also told the boys partially blamed Kris for the fact Bruce neglected them for most of the last 20 years.


Kris' IG caption continued, "Too fun I love you guys!!! Best hearts"


Brody also posted a pic. Eat your heart out Norman Rockefeller.


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NBA Star Kendrick Perkins -- ARRESTED ... Allegedly Punched Woman In Face

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Oklahoma City Thunder big man Kendrick Perkins was arrested today after allegedly punching a woman in the face outside of a nightclub in July.

Officials say 28-year-old Perkins and his brother-in-law Quincy Alpough were outside Nox nightclub in Harris County, Texas when they got into an altercation with a woman named Mikeeta Cotton.


Cotton claims she was driving her car in front of the club and got into a fender bender with Alpough's female cousin.


Cotton says the woman attacked her ... and Alpough quickly joined in, pushing her and yelling.


Cotton claims Perkins -- who's 6'10" also entered the fracas and punched her brother in the head ... and then smacked her in the face with a closed fist.


A third person says Alpough elbowed her in the throat -- knocking her unconscious.


Cops investigated the situation and decided there was enough evidence to charge Perkins with misdemeanor assault. He was released on $1,000 bond.




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Deion Sanders -- I Didn't CHOKE SLAM School Worker ... But We Did 'Lock Up'

Deion Sanders

I Didn't Choke SLAM School Worker

... But We Did 'Lock Up'



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Deion Sanders tells TMZ ... he did not CHOKE SLAM an employee at the school he co-founded ... but acknowledges there was a physical confrontation.

Cops in Dallas are investigating violent allegations made by Kevin Jefferson, the CFO of Prime Prep Academy ... a charter school Deion co-founded last year.


According to Jefferson, Sanders flew off the handle after learning that some of the school's student athletes were not doing well in their classes.


Jefferson says Sanders got "upset and a little emotional" and then "grabbed me by my throat and kind of threw me to the ground."


But Sanders says it's all BS -- telling TMZ, "We locked up with one another ... but he was not physically assaulted."


He adds, "He's looking for a pay day. I did nothing to that gentleman that warranted an assault."


Sanders later tweeted, "The Person claiming assault is a fake administrator whom does absolutely nothing to help the school,kids or teachers reach our goals. Truth."


He added, "I won’t sit&witness my PrimePrep kids receive 2nds when they deserve the BEST EDUCATION!"


Deion says he'll cooperate fully with the investigation -- so far, he's not been contacted by police.




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Joe Scarborough -- QUIET DIVORCE ... After 12-Year Marriage

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... After 12-Year Marriage



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1009_joe_scarborough_susan_waren_getty_ipadJoe Scarborough -- host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" -- was quietly divorced from his wife of 12 years back in January ... TMZ has learned.

The 50-year-old former Florida congressman filed the divorce docs in Connecticut back in September 2012 ... seeking to end his marriage to Susan Warren, a former aide to FL Gov. Jeb Bush. The two were married in 2001.


The former couple have 2 minor children together -- a 10-year-old and a 5-year-old.


There have been rumors for years that Scarborough has a thing for his "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski (who is married btw). And the sexual tension between the two is so apparent, they addressed it during a media event in 2009 ... denying having any sort of romantic feelings for each other.


1009_Mika-Brzezinski_joe_scarborough_getty_flickrIt's not Scarborough's first brush with divorce -- the conservative pundit ended his 1st marriage to Melanie Hinton back in 1999 after 13 years together. Joe and Melanie had 2 children together, who are now adults.




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Paris Hilton -- Rips Radio Host ON THE AIR -- 'He's A F**king A**hole'

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Paris Hilton went ballistic after a radio interview this morning ... launching into an expletive-filled rant against the DJ who had just interviewed her ... calling him a "f**king a**hole" ... without realizing she was STILL ON THE AIR.

Paris was on the phone with a morning team in Raleigh-Durham -- Bob and the Showgram -- and midway through the interview ... host Bob Dumas dropped the bomb: do you wish you had never made that sex tape?


Paris was annoyed ... but kept her cool ... blaming it on her XXX co-star Rick Salomon ... and calling him "a very sick man."


But Paris couldn't get off the phone fast enough ... and when she mistakenly thinks she's hung up and is off the air .... she goes off on the radio guy ... who's listening to the whole tirade.


Ya gotta hear his response .. it's pretty funny.




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Kris Jenner -- Smiles Through Split ... While Bruce Rages On

101013_kris_jenner_launch You'd never know Kris Jenner just got separated from her husband of 22 years -- not based on her ear-to-ear grin after dinner last night, anyway.

It's becoming Kris and Bruce Jenner's M.O. -- she smiles like nothing's wrong ... while he lashes out at every paparazzo who comes within 20 feet.


So, we had to ask Kris if their separation really is mutual -- as they've been telling the world.


Meanwhile, just a few hours before we shot Kris ... Bruce was busy doing his thing -- threatening to run a photog, not one of ours, off the road.




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Keith Richards -- Rich Maniac Allegedly Made Bomb for Rolling Stones Guitarist


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Well this is nuts ... a wealthy Connecticut man (who allegedly stocked hundreds of guns in his million-dollar mansion) was arrested after telling police he was building a bomb ... for Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.

It's actually hilarious ... law enforcement sources tell us, 69-year-old Joseph Callahan called police last week, claiming someone had broken into his home.


When police searched the place, we're told they found a terrifying arsenal of guns and explosives, including roughly 100 pounds of ammonium nitrate (the same chemical used in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing). Short story: Callahan called the cops on himself.


Callahan told police he planned to give the bomb to Keith Richards, but had no intention of harming him.


Callahan was taken into custody and placed on a 72-hour psychiatric hold. He has been charged with 112 counts of illegal possession of explosives, reckless endangerment, and manufacture of bombs (which Callahan called a hobby).


But here's the scary part ... his lawyer tells us, Callahan was mentally unstable at the time of his arrest, but has since stabilized and been released from custody on his own recognizance.


It's a miracle! Callahan admitted to police he'd been taking meds, so we can't say if the meds played a role in stabilizing him ... but we do know he's in therapy. How safe do you feel tonight?





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Lisa Vanderpump's Husband -- I Was Attacked with a Concrete Chipper ... And Then Extorted


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Lisa Vanderpump's rich husband Ken Todd says he has a concrete reason to file a fat lawsuit ... claiming a construction worker attacked him with a cement chipper, then tried to extort him for $50,000.

Todd filed the lawsuit against Kevin and David Cazaref, claiming the two brothers had been hired to do construction work on Ken's P.U.M.P. Lounge in West Hollywood.


Ken says he observed Kevin (a man twice his size) using a concrete chipper unsafely last week, so Ken confronted him and attempted to show Kevin how to use it properly.


Kevin must have taken offense ... because Ken says the worker then "became enraged, grabbed and violently hurled the heavy concrete chipper" at him ... hurting his hip, leg, and knee.


According to Ken's lawsuit, Kevin's brother David approached threateningly in Kevin's defense -- at which point nearby police officers became involved.


No arrests were made, but Ken says the brothers later contacted him in an attempt to shake him down for $50,000 in exchange for keeping quiet about the altercation.


Ken's now demanding unspecified damages from the brothers, suing them for assault, battery, extortion, and more. We reached out to the brothers for comment, so far no word back.





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'Project X' Actor -- Domestic Violence Case Rejected


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A young actor from the party movie, "Project X" just dodged a bullet ... he won't be charged with domestic violence ... TMZ has learned.

The L.A. County D.A.'s Office won't file criminal battery charges against Nick Nervies ... because they say there isn't enough evidence to prove he roughed up his girlfriend.


TMZ broke the story ... the 18 year old actor was cuffed and taken to jail last month after an argument with his girlfriend turned violent. Cops say she had minor injuries ... but nothing serious.


We reached out to Nick ... he thanked the D.A.'s office and his attorney Shawn Holley for getting the case booted.




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TMZ Live: Bruce and Kris Jenner's Separation -- Just Makes Sense ... to Them

TMZ Live

Bruce & Kris Jenner's Split

Just Makes Sense ... to Them




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Bruce and Kris Jenner swear they're getting along just fine -- and that this is the sweetest separation in history -- but we know, from well placed family sources, what's really going on ... and if they're headed for divorce.

Meanwhile ... Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom are spotted together for the first time in several months -- but they're actually inching closer to divorce. Is it time to pull the plug?



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Team USA Soccer Star Abby Wambach -- Marries Girlfriend In Hawaii


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Abby Wambach is officially off the market ... TMZ has learned the Team USA soccer superstar got hitched to her longtime girlfriend this weekend at a fancy resort in Hawaii.

Multiple sources confirm ... Abby and pro soccer player Sarah Huffman swapped "I dos" on Saturday at the Villas at Po'ipu Kai on the island of Kauai.


We're told the ceremony went down at sunset ... right on the beach ... in front of the couple's closest friends and family members.


Sources say it was a very intimate gathering -- attended by several members of the Team USA soccer team, including Alex Morgan and Sydney Leroux (see below).


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The couple -- and their guests -- spend the past few days doing all sorts of fun activities, including hikes, cliff diving and even a boat trip.


Congrats!




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Adam 'Pacman' Jones -- Not Guilty of Punching Woman at Nightclub


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Adam "Pacman" Jones was found not guilty today of punching a woman at an Ohio nightclub ... and surveillance video of the whole confrontation may be what saved his frequently arrested ass.


A judge ruled in Jones' favor in the misdemeanor assault case stemming from the June 5 incident ... where he appeared to punch, or at least slap, the alleged victim as she stood in an outdoor area of the club.


But the attorney for the Cincinnati Bengals cornerback argued Jones was only acting in self-defense because the woman had hit him with a beer bottle.


The surveillance video clearly shows her making the first move -- and although prosecutors claimed Jones started everything by calling the woman and her friends "fat and ugly" ... that wasn't enough to convict.


Translation -- the judge told the woman to follow 3rd grade rules: Sticks and stones ...




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Rihanna Moving Out of Stalker-Plagued, Burglarized L.A. Mansion

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There are moving trucks at Rihanna's Pacific Palisades house right now ... taking all of her stuff away after what amounts to a crime spree on her property.

Trespassers, stalkers and attempted burglars have all been arrested at or near the property over the last few months.


A source close to Rihanna tells TMZ ... the singer hasn't been at the house more than 2 months ago, but the last of her stuff is being taken away today.


The source wanted us to do the story ... to spread the word to would-be criminals -- SHE'S GONE.


As for where Rihanna is going, we're told she's getting another place in L.A., but she'll be spending most of her time in New York.




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