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Charlie Sheen just arrived at the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank to begin shooting the final four episodes of the season for "Two and a Half Men."
Charlie -- who will be on set with his sober coach -- was low profile in the back seat as he entered the lot.
He'll go back to rehab each day and spend the nights there for the foreseeable future.
Filed under: TV, Charlie Sheen, Exclusives
One of the Rhode Island police officers competing on the current season of "The Amazing Race" has been taken off the streets in the wake of an internal investigation into a major cop-operated cocaine ring.
According to the Rhode Island State Police, Louie Stravato has been put on "desk duty" -- after his name came up in a "four month" investigation into a "large-scale" cocaine distribution operation.
Three officers were arrested in a sting operation -- but Stravato was not among them.
According to law enforcement, Stravato was among 4 officers assigned to the desk work following the investigation. The RISP would not comment on the nature of Stravato's involvement in the case.
Calls to CBS were not returned.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
A former "Price Is Right" model claims the show was so cruel about staffers becoming pregnant, she suffered a miscarriage from stress and abuse.
Brandi Cochran claims she became pregnant in 2007 but didn't tell anyone because she was afraid of getting fired. Brandi claims the stress was so severe, "that pregnancy ended in a miscarriage."
Brandi claims when she told a producer about the miscarriage, the producer told her, "It's natures way of getting rid of a bad baby."
In late 2008, Cochran became pregnant again. She claims, in the lawsuit filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, a producer put his hands on his head when he learned she was having twins.
In the docs, Brandi claims when she walked past a producer he said, "Wide load coming through."
Brandi says she had complications from the pregnancy and went on disability. She claims she was eventually squeezed out of her job on February 23.
Brandi was a prize model during Bob Barker's reign as well as Drew Carey's.
CBS had no comment on the lawsuit.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV, Exclusives
Charlie Sheen will not have his bail revoked because of his latest bout with substance abuse, sources tell TMZ.
One of the conditions of his bail: Charlie cannot use drugs or consume alcohol.
As we have already reported, Charlie slipped before entering rehab, but we're told unless new evidence surfaces, there will be no attempt to revoke Charlie's bail.
Filed under: Charlie Sheen, Exclusives, Brooke Mueller
Charlie Sheen's ex-wife warned people on "Two and a Half Men" that Charlie needed help badly ... sources tell TMZ.
We've learned Denise Richards contacted an exec from the show Monday morning and said she was concerned about Charlie relapsing and wanted someone to step in and convince him to go to rehab.
Sources connected with the show tell us when Charlie did not show up for work on Monday or Tuesday, it became apparent to "Two and a Half Men's" Executive Producer Chuck Lorre that Friday's filming was in jeopardy.
We're told Charlie himself realized the show, along with his freedom because of the whole bail issue, were on the line ... and that is what forced his hand.
More sources have come forward and confirmed TMZ's story ... that Charlie is the one who made the decision to go to rehab.
And something else: Our sources say at 10:30 AM yesterday a plan was in place to admit Charlie at 8:00 PM to the rehab facility. In other words, Charlie didn't get cold feet.
As we first reported, the plan is for Charlie to return to the set two weeks from Monday. If that happens, Warner Bros. can deliver the remaining 6 episodes for the season to CBS on time.
Filed under: TV, Denise Richards, Charlie Sheen, Exclusives
CBS has rejected a Super Bowl commercial from a gay dating website called ManCrunch.com, saying it doesn't meet their "broadcast standards."
In a statement, the network said, "After reviewing the ad -- which is entirely commercial in nature -- our Standards and Practices department decided not to accept this particular spot." They added that it "is not within the Network's Broadcast Standards for Super Bowl Sunday."
The decision is in contrast to their choice to accept an ad from a pro-life organization featuring college football star Tim Tebow.
Filed under: TV, TMZ Sports
David Letterman's alleged extortionist worried that someone might kill him in retaliation for peddling his screenplay about the sexual escapades of the late night host ... at least that's the story of Robert Halderman.
In conversations secretly-taped by law enforcement, the CBS "48 Hours" producer said, "Should I be fired mysteriously... if my house burns down ... any number of things .... I have no idea who or what he is or is capable of, someone might decide the only way to be sure I never talk to anybody is for somebody to kill me."
Halderman's lawyer, Gerald Shargel, claims his client wasn't extorting Letterman ... he was just giving Dave the right of first refusal on a screenplay "relating to Letterman's poor conduct."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, David Letterman
CBS apparently thinks a fresh gay kiss is way too risky to put on TV ... a widely-exposed 'lesbian' kiss -- no problem.
Bottom line -- CBS chickened out in trying to explain why "The Early Show" blurred Adam Lambert's AMA mano-y-mano kiss, but minutes later ran an uncensored clip of Madonna making out with Britney Spears.
CBS said, "The Madonna image is very familiar and has appeared countless times including many times on morning TV." By contrast, CBS explained, "The Adam Lambert image is a subject of great current controversy, has not been nearly as widely disseminated, and for all we know, may still lead to legal consequences."
Translation -- Foster Farms may soon be recruiting on West 57th St. in NYC.
Filed under: TV, Adam Lambert
CBS' explanation for why they blurred Adam Lambert's man-on-man kiss ain't cuttin' it with the folks at GLAAD -- who claim the network is treating openly gay performers as second class citizens. 
Jarrett Barrios, president of GLAAD -- the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation -- tells TMZ, "The Early Show's decision this morning to blur Adam Lambert's kiss from the American Music Awards reinforces an unfortunate double standard that is applied to openly gay performers."
Barrios adds, "I would have hoped CBS would provide the same treatment for images of gay and lesbian people and not create an unfair double standard that treats our community differently."
Filed under: TV, Exclusives, Adam Lambert
Former Big Brother winner Adam Jasinski is so desperate to get out of the slammer, he's asking the judge to let him move back in with his parents.
The season 9 champ -- who's accused of using his $500,000 prize to fund a prescription drug ring -- has filed court papers in Massachusetts which read like an episode of Let's Make a Deal.
In the docs, Jasinski -- who's still awaiting trial -- claims he's willing to live with his parents, wear an electronic monitoring bracelet, hand over his passport and undergo mental health and/or substance abuse counseling .. as long as the judge lets him out of the clink.
Jasinski -- who was arrested during a sting operation in October -- also claims he has a pretty good defense in his case. According to the docs, Adam plans on "calling into question the veracity of the cooperating government witness ... entrapment and outrageous government conduct."
He also claims the accusation that he flew to Mass. specifically to deal drugs would be "illogical given Jasinski's high public profile."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
NFL on CBS sportscaster Jim Nantz made one really bad call -- with a 29-year-old woman -- and it set a divorce in play that will cost him nearly a million bucks a year for the rest of his life.
A Connecticut judge ordered the famous announcer to pay his ex-wife $864,000 a year in alimony -- and the only way out is death ... or if his ex-wife remarries.
The judge's decision comes in light of Nantz's admission that he began dating a 29-year-old woman before he ended his 26 year marriage. Smooth...
Nantz also has to pay $1,000 a week in child support for their 15-year-old daughter for the next two years.
Jim's wife also gets the couple's Westport mansion -- no word if he gets to keep the couch he's probably been sleeping on.
Ultimately, the judge made Jim pay so much because he's loaded.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Dirty Divorces
TMZ has learned Stephanie Birkitt -- the woman at the center of the David Letterman sex scandal -- has been banned from setting foot on the CBS set where the "Late Show" is filmed.
Birkitt used to be David's assistant -- appearing on the "Late Show" numerous times -- and later became his personal attorney. It was Birkitt's ex-boyfriend -- Robert Halderman -- who discovered Letterman's secret relationship with her ... and then allegedly threatened to release the scandalous information unless Letterman forked over $2 million.
Sources tell TMZ that security at CBS is well aware of Birkitt's ban from the set.
Worldwide Pants just issued the following statement: "Stephanie is on paid leave of absence ... she has not been banned from the Ed Sullivan Theatre."
But TMZ just spoke with someone associated with security at Letterman who just told us, "Security got a verbal order that she is 'banned' from the property for the time being."
Filed under: TV, Exclusives, David Letterman
David Letterman may have violated CBS rules on bosses having relationships with their employees, but there's a catch -- Dave doesn't work for CBS.
CBS has guidelines on the conduct of its employees -- the Business Conduct Statement. TMZ has a copy of a provision titled "Supervisor/Subordinate Relationships." It reads:
"CBS recognizes that consenting romantic or sexual relationships may develop between a supervisor and a subordinate (whether such supervision is direct or indirect). These relationships frequently lead to complications and significant difficulties for the supervisor, the subordinate, others in the workplace, and CBS. If a consenting romantic or sexual relationship between a supervisor and a direct or indirect subordinate should develop, CBS requires the supervisor to disclose this information to his or her Company's Human Resources Department to ensure that there are no issues of actual or apparent favoritism, conflict of interest, sexual harassment, or any other negative impact on others in the work environment."
The Statement continues: "Upon being informed or learning of the existence of such a relationship, CBS will take steps that it deems appropriate to protect the workplace environment."
That said .... Dave is not an employee of CBS. He's employed by Worldwide Pants (WWP), his production company. WWP says, "We have a written policy in our employee manual that covers harassment. It is circulated to every employee every year. Dave is not in violation of our policy and no one has ever raised a complaint against him."
We do not know if WWP has a policy of requiring employees to disclose relationships with subordinates.
We contacted CBS but the company declined comment.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives, David Letterman
We've learned Robert "Joe" Halderman was arrested yesterday outside the CBS headquarters in NYC, and it was news to the people inside who make the news.
Our sources say the Manhattan D.A. played the investigation close to the vest and people inside the building were baffled when the highly-respected producer was cuffed and hauled off in the David Letterman extortion case.
As we already reported Halderman had a relationship with Stephanie Birkitt and lived with her. But we're told they had broken up "recently." We do not know who ended the relationship, but Halderman allegedly was in possession of Birkitt's diary, correspondence and photos -- which he says incriminated Letterman.
People connected with the network tell us Letterman did have a relationship with Birkitt, but the word is that it ended before Letterman had his baby in 2003.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV, David Letterman
We just got video of the Serena Williams U.S. Open rant from a different perspective. It was shot by someone in the stands, and you can clearly see the frustration and anger in Serena's face as she chews out the line judge.
The video starts a few seconds into Serena's explosion -- after she threatened the judge by saying, "If I could, I would take this f**king ball and shove it down your f**king throat."
In our video you can hear her tell the line judge, "You better be freaking glad I don't do that ... you don't know me!"
Even though Serena started saying "freaking" instead of "f**king" -- CBS still bleeped it.
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Exclusives
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