Posted Aug 16th 2008 7:18PM by TMZ Staff
Two of the dancing dudes from "Dancing with the Stars" are fuming mad after they say they got robbed at an Outback Steakhouse just minutes ago!
According to people close to the situation, some dirt bags in Minnesota broke into a van belonging to Mark Ballas and Derek Hough -- they are in town to play a gig with their band Almost Amy at a charity event in Rosedale.
After a quick dinner, Mark and Derek noticed their van had been ransacked -- thieves taking everything from iPods to luggage and even their IDs and passports.
Now, they're already offering a $1,000 reward to anyone with info that leads to getting their stuff back. Hopefully the bad guys didn't touch the rhinestone onesies!
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Dancing with the Stars
Posted Aug 8th 2008 12:14PM by TMZ Staff
For "Dancing with the Stars," heart trouble makes for a better handicap than old age.
82-year-old Oscar-winner Cloris Leachman was originally courted by "DWTS" honchos, we've learned, because they needed someone for the "disability" slot -- think Heather Mills (one leg) or Marlee Maltin (deaf). They figured her age would fit the bill -- until they got Toni Braxton, who has a heart condition, to sign on, as TMZ first told you. That's when they put Cloris' dancing shoes ... six feet under.
BTW: We also hear "DWTS" peeps are over the moon that Jewel and rodeo dude Ty Murray -- who are both in the mix for next season -- just eloped in the Bahamas, because the whole boyfriend versus girlfriend storyline they wanted to exploit just got amped up to husband-wife. And we know how married couples can get.
And get this: The Lance Bass rumors? Half true. Yes, he''s definitely on, but no, he won't mambo with a man.
An ABC rep tells TMZ, "We don't comment on casting rumors, but the official cast will be announced on August 25th on ''Good Morning America.'"
Filed under: Dancing with the Stars
Posted Aug 5th 2008 12:44PM by TMZ Staff
Heart disease is the new deaf.
Our "Dancing with the Stars" spies tell us Toni Braxton will put on her dancing shoes for the show this season. Toni, who quit her Vegas gig due to heart complications, continues the "DWTS" tradition of dancers with some form of challenge: Heather Mills (leg), Marlee Matlin (deaf) and Tucker Carlson (rhythm).
A rep for the show says they don't comment on casting rumors.
Filed under: Dancing with the Stars
Posted Aug 5th 2008 11:30AM by TMZ Staff
So imagine you're at a hot Hollywood club (One Sunset) when a car allegedly mows you down. Your pain's then alleviated when a papper tells you the car that hit you was carrying a celeb.
Here's the insult that comes with the injury -- the "victim" couldn't recognize the "celeb" in a lineup. Nice acting job buddy!
Filed under: Dancing with the Stars
Posted Jul 31st 2008 4:07PM by TMZ Staff
Ever since Lance Bass announced he was gay (and looking for work), the pappers only have queer things to say to the guy.
Not only did they call him "gorgeous" outside Crown Bar -- but they also wanted to get one thing straight: Will he be doing the vertical mambo with a man on the next season of "Dancing with the Stars"?
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Dancing with the Stars
Posted Jul 26th 2008 11:28AM by TMZ Staff
Sources tell TMZ that the casting for the next season of "Dancing With The Stars" is far from complete. Producers still are scrambling on specifics and contestants.
Taking a page from Jerry Springer, the producers are trying to create some major drama, possibly by pairing exes up against each other or people who have had some sort of turbulent relationship.
Talks with Kim Kardashian, Warren Sapp, Lance Bass and "Brady Bunch" mama Florence Henderson have been confirmed. Another younger Brady also may be on board. Paging Chris Knight!
We're also told the show wants to have a contestant who has beat a disease or currently is battling a disease to be the emotional kicker this year. Heartwarming!
The formal cast announcement is scheduled for late August.
Filed under: Dancing with the Stars
Posted Jul 25th 2008 2:30PM by TMZ Staff
Matthew Lawrence (Joey's bro) and Cheryl Burke used to date -- and last night, with the help of his other brother Andy, Matt told us the not-so-surprising reason their relationship hit the skids...at least according to him.
Filed under: Dancing with the Stars
Posted Jul 23rd 2008 12:00PM by TMZ Staff
Antonio Sabato Jr. messed up big time by calling Rachel Hunter a "big girl" last week -- and now he's doing what any man in his right mind would do. Backtrack like hell.
Cheryl Burke popped her head out of Prego right behind him -- so we had to punch fun at the hard-partying dancer for being at "happy hour."
Filed under: Dancing with the Stars
Posted Jul 22nd 2008 5:05PM by TMZ Staff
Even after three club appearances -- Villa, One and Hyde -- Cheryl Burke was able to walk in a straight line last night. Incredible!
While we miss the boozy Burke, we're thankful Kelly Monaco was there to take her place as that girl.
Filed under: Dancing with the Stars, Drunks
Posted Jul 7th 2008 3:41PM by TMZ Staff
Asking late-night lush Cheryl Burke how wasted she planned on getting at a Fourth of July party seemed totally reasonable to us.
Not so much to her and pals Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey.
Filed under: Dancing with the Stars, Drunks
Posted Jul 3rd 2008 11:45AM by TMZ Staff
Cheryl Burke's hair was flying all over the place last night -- and that's never a good sign.
After leaving Crown Bar, the pappers had no problem calling her out as "hammered" and a "drunky" as she wobbled to her car, where she quickly deteriorated into a hot mess.
Filed under: Dancing with the Stars
Posted Jun 27th 2008 3:26PM by TMZ Staff
Just because there's no red light, doesn't mean the camera isn't recording -- something an overly-partied Cheryl probably wished she knew before calling Verne Troyer the very un-PC term, "midget," about a hundred times.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Dancing with the Stars, Drunks
Posted Jun 24th 2008 5:50PM by TMZ Staff
What has four wheels, a mysterious injury and Eddie Murphy's unwanted daughter? It's Mel B!
Someone in Mel's camp told us the reason she was in a wheelchair at LAX this weekend was because her "hip was out of joint or something" from the long flight. We're told she went to a chiropractor and is all better now.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Dancing with the Stars
Posted Jun 20th 2008 10:48AM by TMZ Staff
Guess who slept on the couch last night? Melanie Brown's husband Stephen "Not Really A" Belafonte.
When the photogs wanted a shot of Mel outside the Waverly Inn in a skin-tight dress, Belafoolish yelled out some posing instructions that a husband should never give his wife.
Filed under: Dancing with the Stars
Posted Jun 1st 2008 9:24AM by TMZ Staff
Spies on Scott Caan's upcoming film, "Mercy" tell us Stacy Keibler lobbied hard for a scene in which she would expose her breasts.
Then the unthinkable happened! Director Patrick Hoelck nixed the idea!
People on the production team were stunned, lobbying Hoelck for a change of heart. And finally, Hoelck saw two really good reasons why he should change his mind.
Keibler now realizing her rack's worth said no way and declined the role completely.
The role has since been given to a no-named actress. Her name? Not Stacy Keibler.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, You Might Want to Rethink, Hot Bodies, Dancing with the Stars
