FameCrawler : lawsuit

George Clooney To Testify On Behalf of Cindy Crawford's Hubby

Josh loposer — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:03:00 GMT

Last week, word got out that Cindy Crawford's husband Rande Gerber was getting sued for sexual harassment by two former employees. Now, it looks like George Clooney's stepping in to save the day.

The lawsuit accuses the restaurant mogul and father of two -- Presley, 9, and Kaia, 7 -- of kissing and getting touchy-feely with one employee and then firing both women because they wouldn't give in to his advances. It's a pretty serious charge, and it can be pretty damaging to a reputation whether it's true or not.

Thankfully, George Clooney has stepped in to set the record straight. He was apparently hanging out with Gerber on the night in question and is ready to testify against the sexual harassment story. This is what Clooney had to say:

“I was with Rande the entire night — as were a lot of people — they will all say the same thing that I’m saying. This event never happened. Period.”

While sexual harassment cases are notoriously difficult to prove, I tend to think of Clooney as a pretty honest guy. It would totally suck for Cindy and Rande's kids to have daddy getting branded as some kind of sexual predator. Hopefully, it is a total fabrication.

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Kevin Federline - Need I Say More

trix — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:29:00 GMT

Big news in Kevin Federline's world, he's buying a family friendly home in Chatsworth. You know, so he can, better take care of the kids he's had full custody of for about a year now.

It's almost laughable to me that this is news, but hey, if he's doing it for the kids then I guess it's alright.

My first question is, why on earth has he been spending $7500 on rent, in the first place. That's just ridiculous, I mean, really smart money management. Sometimes you have to for go the whole, livin' large thing, especially when you have no talent.

Watch out Chatsworth, here come the Federlines.

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Octomom Had Sex In A Limo - When She Was A Stripper

Ruh-Roh - Octomom Is In Trouble

trix — Tue, 05 May 2009 11:31:00 GMT

Gloria Allred is trying to open up a can of whoop - tush (you guys say you don't like the cursing, so deal with it) on Octomom.

She alluded to a new lawsuit that a secret client was bringing against Nadya Suleman and then revealed that the secret client was Paul Peterson. They are suing Nadya Suleman for overworking her kids and spending the money.

The petition was filed on behalf of plaintiff, Paul Peterson, who is a former child actor (Mickey Mouse Club and The Donna Reed Show) and has been an active, outsoken child labor advocate for decades. He has been instrumental in the passage of several California laws designed to protect children in the entertainment industry.

California's child labor laws are pretty strict and Gloria is using those laws to her advantage. By law, children -- ages 15 days to six months -- also can only work two consecutive hours (between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. or between 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.). They must also have a nurse and a credentialed teacher on the premises while the children are "working".

Ms. Allred stated that, "Rather than chose to provide her children with a normal life, their mother, Nadya Suleman, has chosen to commercially exploit them. We believe that the babies are entitled to remuneration since most of the compensation appears to be use of their images."

The goal of the lawsuit is, "To be sure that the babies receive their fair share of payments" and that their payments "be placed into separate accounts for them and preserved for them as required by law."

It looks like Nadya won't be getting any more new tattoos or going on her $1000.00 spending sprees at the Mac counter.

Ms. Allred added that Octomom may be, " Potentially endangering the health, welfare and safety of children."

Ooh, Octomom got served.

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Britney Put Some Pants On

trix — Sat, 02 May 2009 12:32:00 GMT

Why do you suppose Britney changed up her wardrobe?

Was it due to the wardrobe malfunction she had last week? What ever it was, I'm sure her boys will look back at the pictures and think, oh thank goodness, she finally put some clothes on.

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Britney is Unfit - But for What?

trix — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:32:00 GMT

Poor Britney, I wonder if she minds being called "unfit" and what that does for her psyche.

A judge ruled that she is unfit to appear in court and testify. Some ask the question, why can she do a tour but not appear in court. It's a little tricky, just because she can get up on stage and strut her stuff doesn't mean she's ready to get up in front of a judge and testify.

It's totally different. In court nothing is rehearsed and planned out, but on stage everything is planned, from the moment she steps on stage until she steps off.

She's making some progress though. They are just saying that she can't testify, not that they are taking her visitation rights, because she's an unfit mother.

Hopefully the judge will extend the restraining order against Sam Lutfi and Adnan Ghalib indefinitely. She needs to keep them out of her life.

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Britney Spears Has A Not So Secret Romance

trix — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:04:00 GMT

Britney Spears is lucky in business and now, she maybe lucky in love.

So who is the lucky man that may smooth out the jagged edges of Britney's broken heart?

It's none other than her talent agent Jason Trawick. He has been around for a long time, 5 years, so he knows what he is getting himself into.

That is of course, if the rumors are true.

Jason is being credited with reuniting Britney with her family, her manager and her role on "How I Met Your Mother", which of course led to her comeback.

The couple have been photographed together in Costa Rica and Louisiana, before the kick off of her tour.

I really hope this works out for her, she definitely deserves to be happy after so much heartache.

Britney Spears Gives A Sneak Peak of "If You Seek Amy"

trix — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:32:00 GMT

Britney Spears has some crazy shoes on in this picture, I can't tell where one shoe ends and the other begins.

She was on the set of her new video, "If You Seek Amy" all dolled up and had her dancers filmed to give us a sneak peek of their moves. "If You Seek Amy" looks like it's going to be more of the same frenetic dance moves and techniques that she's busted out for this album, but better because of the pie. Yes, I said pie. Supposedly in this video she gets all dressed up like a housewife who bakes pies. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

I'm glad to see she's hard at work though, hopefully she will be able to stay on this path and the upcoming concerts won't pose an anxiety problem. She's going to need the extra income they provide, if just to keep paying child support.

Do you want to learn the moves to Britney's new video for "If You Seek Amy"? Well here they are, three of her dancers give you a sneak peek at the opening moves.

Pretty easy right? Now combine the music and all the rest of the moves and I'm lost. I like to do my own thing on the dance floor.

Britney Spears and Her Never Ending Problems

trix — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:05:00 GMT

Sam Lutfi is a piece of work.

He's caused Britney Spears enough trouble and heartache to last a lifetime but now he's on a new adventure.

He is suing Britney and her family for defamation and breach of contract. Sam also claims libel, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Um, hi pot, this is kettle, you're black.

Doesn't he realize that everyone knows that he is a schmuck and everyone knows it?

His case states, “Jamie and Lynne launched a campaign of lies and intimidation designed to destroy Lutfi and drive him out of Britney’s life,” the papers read. “This campaign also provided Jamie with the opportunity he needed to obtain an appointment as Britney’s conservator."

“Despite seemingly accomplishing their objectives, Jamie and Lynne have nevertheless continued their smear campaign against Lutfi. Thus, having no other alternative, Lutfi brings this action to defend himself against Jamie’s and Lynne’s persistent attacks.”

He also wants 15% of her earnings over 4 years. He says they had an oral agreement to that affect.

Do you think that the courts are going accept the word of someone they've just ruled has to be under a conservatorship for the rest of her life?

Blink-182: Getting the Band Back Together?

Whit Honea — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:27:00 GMT

Following the tragedy that drummer and proud daddy Travis Barker recently survived there is a new hope for fans of Blink-182.

Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker and Tom Delonge have been talking and hanging out again.

In a recent blog entry Hoppus says, "In the midst of everything else that has happened lately, Tom, Travis and I have all spoken together. First through a number of phone calls, and then a couple of weeks ago we all hung out for a few hours."

Does this mean that Blink-182 will be getting back together?

"None of us know. We haven't talked about it at all...The events of the past two months supersede everything that happened before. Life is too short."

Hey, it's a start.

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Spying on the Neighbors: 10-27-08

Whit Honea — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:56:00 GMT

Sweet, the Smiths have Snickers bars! Feast!

Curious Suri (Gossip Girls)

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What's up with Jaden Smith? (BWE)

Matt gives a little whistle (Jezebel)

Tricia Penrose and son (Celebrity Baby Scoop)

Terrence Howard sued (Hot Momma Gossip)

Kate Moss' treasure (Celebrity Baby Blog)

Good News For Borat!

trix — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:14:00 GMT

Borat star, Sacha Baron Cohen and his family, received some good news from the courtroom this week. 3 of the latest would be lawsuits against the filmmaker have been tossed out of court. 2 etiquette schoolteachers and a driving instructor were claiming that they were deceived by the filmmakers.

I think when you sign the waivers stating that people can film you, because of course who doesn't want to be on the big screen, you give up all rights to take it back. Even if you make an ass out of yourself.

Sacha Baron Cohen is out and about filming a new "documentary" style movie as Bruno, so beware, read your waivers carefully and most of all, don't be yourself.

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Best of FameCrawler: Week of August 1st

Whit Honea — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Rob Lowe's Wife Files Declaration About Her Naughty Nanny

Karen — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:00:00 GMT

Rob Lowe's wife is claiming that former Nanny Jessica Gibson isn't the innocent party she is claiming to be.

In her declaration, Sheryl Lowe alleges Gibson regularly "sought attention from my husband". For example the nanny asked Rob Lowe to rub suntan lotion on her back during a family vacation.

Sheryl Lowe recalls, "(She) asked my husband, in front of me and sitting next to me, if he would rub sun block on her. I stepped in and said no, I would do it, and that was not appropriate for her to ask him." And there's MUCH more:

On a trip to England in 2005: "She (Gibson) had taken a shower and walked out of her bathroom, wrapped in only a towel, dripping wet and walked down two stories (sic) to the living room area where my husband was reading.

"When I saw her, I told her to go to her room and put on some clothes and never do that again."

Meanwhile, two previous employees of the Lowes have come forward with further allegations against Gibson -- tennis instructor Nigel Armstrong and chef James MacClear.

Armstrong claims the former nanny flirted with him - despite their 26 year age difference. In documents filed on Friday, Armstrong stated Gibson removed her pants and underwear and invited the tennis coach to have sex with her even though the Lowe's sons "were in the general area".

Chef James MacClear claims Gibson had an "overtly flirtatious manner".

A legal declaration filed in Santa Barbara County Superior Court on Friday alleges that within hours of meeting her, Gibson had "changed into hot pants and was laying on the kitchen floor with her legs open in a very suggestive manner."

We'll see if this information sinks Ms. Gibson's battleship, or if she'll do it herself!

Pack of Wild Surfers Attack Pack of Wild Paparazzi Over McConaughey

Whit Honea — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:59:00 GMT

Dude, when you're a surfer you're a surfer for life. Totally.

A bunch of "locals only" types went sand in face on the paparazzi that were trying to get footage of Matthew McConaughey hanging ten.

Why can't we all just get along?

More on Matt and his life of leisure can be found here, here, and of course, beer, I mean here.

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Rob Lowe's Former Nanny Seems Confused

Karen — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:01:00 GMT

Jessica Gibson, former nanny to the Lowes, is now saying that she never signed a confidentiality agreement, leaving her to say whatever she wants about her ex-employer.

TMZ is reporting that last February 25, Jessica sent an email saying "I need a copy of my confidentiality contract."

Hey Jess, you'd better hope you didn't have a contract (doubtful), because your apparent talk regarding your sexual affair could land you in some serious trouble!

Rob Lowe's Credibility Questioned in Media

Karen — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:51:00 GMT

Rob Lowe recently dropped the lawsuit he had against former chef Peter Clements, after Clements provided the Lowes with "accurate information."

"Once Peter Clements provided Rob and Sheryl Lowe with accurate information, the Lowes willingly dismissed their claims against him without cost to either side," the papers say.

The "papers" did not disclose what the "accurate information" is. Now I'm just "using" quotes wherever I "want," since this story is "obviously" missing certain elements that are "vital" to what the truth may or "may not" be.

Sources say the "chef" was originally sued because he allegedly backed up the nannies stories, but that turns out to be "false."

Gloria Allred, attorney to the nannies, says Lowe's dismissal of the lawsuit will "blow up in his face."

"Whatever Mr. Lowe has attempted to cook up smells bad and will leave a lasting bad taste in his attempts to go after two innocent nannies who loved and cared for his children," she says.

"It was a big mistake," says a "source" close to the "case."

Celebrity Baby In A Bikini

Sassy Smith — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:08:00 GMT

Daddy's full of tattoos, daughter's sportin' a tiny bikini and some adorably chubby legs - who's the celebrity family?

More pics after the jump

It's Alabama, 2, daughter of Travis Barker and ex-wife, Shanna Moakler. Along to play in the sand and surf in Malibu, was the ex-couple's son Landon, 4, and Atiana, 9, (her daddy is Oscar de la Hoya).

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Shanna Moakler Supports Ex-Nanny In Charges Against Rob Lowe

HerBadMother — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:53:00 GMT

So, that nanny who has charged Rob Lowe and his wife with being big ol' perverts? No, not the first one. The second one. Yeah, that one. Well, she used to nanny for Shanna Moakler and Travis Barker, and Shanna Moakler, for one, is standing right by her.

From People.com:

"I've been friends with Laura for the past ten years – before she was my nanny – and I completely stand by her," Moakler told PEOPLE exclusively.

A source added that Boyce appeared in at least one episode of Meet the Barkers, the MTV show about the unconventional family life of Moakler, a former Playboy centerfold, and her now ex-husband Travis Barker.

Which, you know - it's tempting to disregard the character reference of a former-Playboy-model-turned-reality-TV-star, but why should it? I mean, is Moakler's word any less trustworthy than Rob 'Oh Hai I Videotaped Young Girls Having Sex With Me 4 Fun' Lowe? Really?

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Rob Lowe's Wife Facing Sexual Harassment Accusations

HerBadMother — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:08:00 GMT

First Rob Lowe was accused of being a perv - now his wife is, too. And the accusation isn't even coming from that first disgruntled nanny the Lowes accused of extortion - this is another nanny coming forward.

This doesn't look good.

People reports that:

A second former nanny of Rob Lowe filed a countersuit Wednesday in a Los Angeles court, accusing the actor's wife of sexual harassment, according to documents obtained by PEOPLE.

Laura Boyce, who worked for the couple for seven months in 2007, claims Sheryl Lowe created an "extremely sexually offensive and hostile work environment ... behaving in a ... perverted, disgusting and crude manner."

Boyce also alleges that Sheryl used the "n" word in reference to Boyce's boyfriend, who was an NBA player.

Sheryl also allegedly "walked around naked, completely exposing herself" to Boyce, asked about her boyfriend's private parts and talked about Sheryl's sex life with Rob.

This isn't going to help the Lowes in their efforts to paint the first nanny's accusations - which charged both Rob and his wife with perversion - as sour grapes.

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Rob Lowe: Pee-Pee Exposer or Exploited Employer?

HerBadMother — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:43:00 GMT

Aaaaand it just gets dirtier and dirtier. Jessica Gibson, former nanny to Rob Lowe's kids, filed her suit against the Lowes yesterday, and WOW. Either that household was a total cesspool of grotty, grotty depravity, or Gibson is an evil exploitative bizatch. And/or totally insane. Or both.

TMZ got a hold of the suit, and reported on its contents, and can I say again? WOW:

In her suit, Gibson claims Lowe not only groped her, he repeatedly exposed his "flaccid penis" and his "erect penis" to her, repeatedly asked her "to touch his penis," repeatedly masturbated in front of her, showed her pornographic images on his computer, asked her to give him a massage and tell him dirty stories ... and that's just Rob!

She then says Rob's wife Sheryl walked around naked --"completely exposing herself" -- made "numerous sexually vulgar comments about male genitalia," "would talk about her sex life" with Rob and said that "she would never have a boyfriend because only a married man would want to f*** her."

Gibson says the Lowes paid her $18.00 an hour for her services. She's suing them for sexual assault and battery, sexual harassment, retaliation, unpaid off-the-clock work, overtime wages and unpaid meal periods. She's asking for damages in excess of $50,000. She also said on this morning's "Today" show that she never tried to extort money from the Lowes, as Rob has alleged.

Lowe's lawyer says Gibson's allegations are "simply untrue."

What is one supposed to say about that? Wow, whoa, holy hell and grrroooosssss.

So who's telling the truth? I mean, the nanny stayed there SEVEN YEARS. Why would you stay somewhere seven years if there were penises and boobies being flapped at you all the time? On the other hand, this is Rob Lowe - he of the under-age girls in sex-tape fame - we're talking about. So what's one supposed to believe?

Rob Lowe's Former Nanny Speaks Out

Does EVERYONE Have A Sex Tape Now?

Nanny: Rob Lowe Was A Perv

HerBadMother — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:45:00 GMT

I feel badly for Rob Lowe's family that they're facing such an ugly controversy, but you know? I'm maybe feeling a little sorry for the nanny, too. I mean, as Karen reported here earlier today, she's not only saying that she didn't blackmail the Lowe family, she's alleging sexual harassment. And given Rob Lowe's history (that whole dirty video with underage girls thing? anyone, anyone?) I don't know that I'm prepared to discount her claims just 'cause Rob says that I should.

According to the Associated Press, Jessica Gibson stated in legal papers filed Monday in Santa Barbara, California, that Lowe touched her inappropriately several times between September 2005 and January 2008. Which, again - this is a guy who's gotten into trouble in the past for, um, interfering with young women. Sometimes very young women.

So I dunno. On the one hand, celebrities are easy targets for opportunists. On the other, this young woman worked for the Lowes for seven years and was reportedly excellent with their children, which suggests against a set-up. And, as I've already said: ROB LOWE. My husband refers to him as Raw Blow for a reason. He's not exactly Mr. Clean Hands.

We'll have to wait and see as the he-said/she-said plays out, but it seems clear that no matter what the truth? It's all ugly.