Thursday, April 17, 2008
Marilyn Monroe SexTape To Be Kept Private
A 15-minute film of Marilyn Monroe engaging in a sex act with an unidentified man will be kept from public view by a New York businessman who has bought it for $1.5 million, the broker of the deal said.
Memorabilia collector Keya Morgan said he recently arranged the sale of the silent, black-and-white film from the son of a deceased FBI informant who owned it, to a wealthy Manhattan businessman who wants to protect Monroe's privacy.
"The gentleman who bought it said out of respect for Marilyn he's not going to make a joke of it and put it on the Internet and try to exploit her," said memorabilia collector Keya Morgan. "That's not his intention and I would never get my name involved if that were to happen."
Monroe is clothed and the man's face remains out of the frame for the entire 15 minutes of the film, said Morgan, who watched it.
Monroe was rumored to have had an affair with former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, and Morgan said former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, a Kennedy rival, went to great lengths to try to prove it was Kennedy in the film.
One of Monroe's ex-husbands, the late baseball great Joe DiMaggio, once tried to buy it from the collector for $25,000 but "he would not part with it," according to FBI files on Monroe.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Lindsay Lohan's Desposition
Lindsay Lohan has been ordered to give a deposition for a negligence lawsuit filed against her earlier this year after crashing her car in October 2005. She is being sued by Raymundo Ortega for crashing her Mercedes-Benz into his red van in Hollywood, after allegedly drinking at celebrity hotspot The Ivy. Lohan's attorneys have been attempting to have plans for Lohan to give evidence on videotape stopped because of fears the footage could later be sold for a large amount of cash to the tabloids. They claimed: "If a single picture of Ms. Lohan can sell for thousands of dollars, a videotape of the deposition will undoubtedly sell for tens of thousands of dollars, or more." Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Stern dismissed their argument and ruled Lohan must give video evidence. Lohan has filed her own counter-suit against Ortega, alleging he and a number of unspecified defendants caused the accident. A trial date has been set for both cases next year. See more Lindsay Lohan |
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Heather Mills Wins Case
Photographer Jay Kaycappa has been found guilty of assaulting Heather Mills as he tried to take her picture. Mills told the jury in Brighton Magistrates Court that Kaycappa grabbed her shoulder as he attempted to take her photo in a Brighton, England subway in July 2006. The photographer had denied two charges of common assault. He claimed time codes on the photos taken on the day of the alleged attack did not support Mills' story, giving him just two seconds to run towards her to grab her, before running back to take another image. See more Heather Mills McCartney |
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Janice Dickinson Sued
Former supermodel-turned-reality TV star Janice Dickinson is being sued by celebrity jeweler Neil Lane after allegedly borrowing gems for a photo shoot and never returning them. Lane says that Dickinson has failed to return the loaned jewelry,and she is claiming the items were either lost or stolen, a story the jeweler's insurance agents found "dubious." In a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles, Lane claims Dickinson was loaned diamond earrings and a turquoise, pearl and gold necklace, among other things, valued in total at $88,000. See more Janice Dickinson |
Jennifer Lopez Wins Suit
Jennifer Lopez has been awarded nearly $545,000 in a lawsuit against her first husband, Ojani Noa, over his plans to publish a tell-all book claiming she had several affairs. A court-ordered arbitrator made the decision in Lopez's breach-of-contract lawsuit against Noa, court papers indicated. The award includes $200,000 in damages, with the rest going for arbitration costs and attorneys' fees. Lopez's lawsuit claimed that Noa had violated a previous lawsuit settlement preventing him from revealing private information about their relationship. The arbitrator also decided that a permanent injunction should be awarded against Noa that would bar him from "criticizing, denigrating, casting in a negative light or otherwise disparaging or causing disparagement" to Lopez. Noa will be be directed to give Lopez or her attorney all copies of materials related to the book. The arbitration decision was disclosed when Lopez's attorney filed papers asking a Superior Court judge to confirm the award. Noa and Lopez, married in February 1997 and were divorced eleven months later. His unpublished, ghostwritten book alleges that during that time Lopez had multiple affairs, including one with her 3rd and current husband, Marc Anthony, court documents indicated. Her lawsuit claimed Noa offered not to publish the book in return for $5 million. In 2004, Noa sued Lopez for breach of contract, claiming she lured him into taking a $1,000-a-week managerial job at her Pasadena restaurant and then fired him Five months later. Noa settled the case for $125,000 and agreed not to disclose private information about their relationship or to disparage Lopez, according to court papers. Lopez's lawsuit claimed Noa's book plans breached that agreement. See more Jennifer Lopez Marc Anthony |
Monday, November 19, 2007
Britney Spears Visitation
Britney Spears has regained temporary visitation rights with her sons, her attorney said. "Yes, she has visitation with the children," her lawyer, Anne Kiley, said. Spears was spotted driving with the boys in the San Fernando Valley. A court-appointed monitor was in the passenger seat of the white Mercedes convertible, and her sons were in the back seat. Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon had told Spears that she could not visit her two young children without a parenting coach present until she complies with a court order. Among other things, Gordon ordered her to undergo random weekly drug testing, citing evidence that Spears engaged in "habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol." A hearing on the matter was scheduled for Oct. 26. See more Britney Spears |
Friday, November 9, 2007
Paris's Trip to Rwanda Postponed
Paris Hilton's humanitarian tour of Rwanda has been postponed by the foundation that organized the trip. "Due to the restructuring of the Playing for Good Foundation, the philanthropic trip to Rwanda that the foundation had previously planned with Paris Hilton has been postponed," the organization said in a statement. Playing for Good Foundation is a children's charity. On Hilton's itinerary were visits to schools and health-care clinics "Paris has been a loyal and gracious supporter of Playing for Good, but the foundation has to regrettably reschedule this trip," the organization said. "Playing for Good would like to thank Ms. Hilton for her generosity and her continued support of this initiative and is looking forward to rescheduling the trip with her at a later time." Hilton announced last month she was planning a trip to Rwanda, the scene of genocide in 1994, because she hoped she could raise awareness about what people can do to help those in need. Hilton says she'll visit Rwanda next year. "I know (Rwanda) went through a lot of traumatic experiences, and I feel like if I go there, I can help save some people's lives," Hilton says. Even though her trip to Rwanda has been postponed, Hilton is still determined to use her celebrity status for good causes. "I want to travel the world," she says. "I feel like there's a lot I can do, and a lot I can do to help." See more Paris Hilton |
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