Day in Pop Report for 11/02/2012
The Hollywood Reporter divulges that Allyson Nichole Burnett (who performs as Ally "Cupcake" Burnett) is suing for copyright infringement, stating that "Good Time" steals the "unique vocal motif" used in her song, "Ah, It's A Love Song." Burnett's track was licensed to MTV and used on The Hills and Friendzone. Not familiar with Burnett's song? Compare the two here.
The woman has told cops ... Cee Lo took her to a downtown L.A. restaurant in July. They had a drink and she says she remembers nothing after that. The woman claims the next thing she knew she was lying naked in a bed and Cee Lo was in the room. We're told the woman, who does not live in California, almost immediately went to her local law enforcement agency and reported the incident. The matter was eventually referred to the LAPD. Sources tell us ... LAPD detectives had the woman make a "pretext call" -- a call in which someone baits the other party into acknowledging a crime or other misdeed -- and it was recorded. Sources involved in the case represent to TMZ ... Cee Lo is on tape, repeatedly apologizing and referencing MDMA (Ecstasy) -- though he does not specifically say he put it in her drink. Sources say Cee Lo told her he thought the drug would help them have an exciting time together. For the record, MDMA generally does not render people unconscious. Sources connected with Cee Lo scoff at the claim, saying if the tape contained such admissions Cee Lo would already be under arrest. As we first reported ... detectives went to the restaurant last week to determine if employees saw anything unusual between Cee Lo and the woman. And we're told ... LAPD detectives will refer the matter to the L.A. County District Attorney's Office when the investigation is completed. Sources connected to Cee Lo tell us ... the accuser went to a civil lawyer BEFORE going to police and demanded money from the singer to make the whole thing go away. Other sources tell us a different story -- that her lawyer called Cee Lo's manager to find out if the singer had any communicable diseases and never made any money demands. Our Cee Lo sources say the manager shut the lawyer down and that's when she went to cops. Other sources say she called the cops BEFORE her lawyer called Cee Lo's manager. more on this story
Sources close to the production tell TMZ, Drew from the group Emblem3 went to the set, but had to be hospitalized within the last hour because he couldn't stop vomiting. We're told he's currently on an IV drip at an L.A. hospital, and may not be back for the live broadcast. We're told the illness started last night when a bunch of contestants and crew members ordered take out to their Hollywood Hills residence -- and almost everyone who ate the tuna salad subs were up sick all night. more on this story
"The 46th Annual CMA Awards" was hosted for the fifth time by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood and broadcast live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on the ABC Television Network. Lambert and Shelton made history by winning Female and Male Vocalist of the Year for the third consecutive year. Shelton and Lambert also won Song of the Year for "Over You." Although three married couples have been previously nominated for CMA Song of the Year Awards honors � Ed and Patsy Bruce for "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" in 1978, Sanger D. "Whitey" Shafer and Darlene Shafer for "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" in 1985, and "All My Ex's Live in Texas," written by Whitey Shafer and his fourth wife Lydia Shafer in 1987 � Lambert and Shelton are the first to take the prize. more on this story
TMZ has obtained footage of the arrest -- which shows 23-year-old Swift in a very heated standoff with police outside of the Draught Horse Pub at the Temple University campus. It's unclear what initiated the confrontation -- but Swift makes it clear, he has no intention of cooperating with the cops. As one plainclothes officer moves in to place Swift under arrest, the reality star resists ... saying, "Don't touch me ... everybody please record it ... I'm about to get beat up by a cop." Several officers immediately rush in and subdue Swift ...and march him down the street. It's unclear from the video where Swift was taken. After the incident, Brandon took to Facebook to vent ... saying, "Always voice your opinion even if its the Police! #F*CK Select Members of Temple Police...Im not scacred of yall." He added, "I will always say what I gotta say to you dirty filthy liars AND I hope this gets back to yall! #MiddleFingersUp! ...Sorry for the rant all but it was necessary." Watch video here.
Sheen flew Sam and Lola to NYC Saturday to spend some time with Denise Richards, then flew back the next day. That was just enough to trigger an ear infection, which benched Charlie from the set Tuesday. Charlie was back to work on Wednesday. He had a really bad ear infection last year that was hard to shake. more on this story
"There was a girl at my country club," he explains, "and she's married to a childhood friend of mine." When it comes to time order refreshments, he says, the women "all order umbrella drinks." Except for this one woman. "She always goes, 'Gimme two or three Modelos.'" "I always make fun of her," he continues, "and she goes, 'Why do you make fun of me for drinking beer?' And I said, 'No I like girls that drink beer.' And I thought, 'I'm gonna write that.'" more on this story
Skrillex was picked specifically to write the game-play music for the video game-themed movie, resulting in the new track "Bug Hunt," which has been given the remix treatment by Dutch electronic music trio Noisia. This is not the first time Noisia has worked with the dubstep star, as the Dutchmen offered up a remix of "Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites" for the Skrillex EP of the same name. more on this story
On the broadcast, Cory Chisel played, "Foxgloves," a track off of his new album, 'Old Believer,' that you can watch right here. Team Coco have also released a web exclusive performance of "Tennessee," from the 'Death Won't Send A Letter' album. Check that out here.
Govan says she has yet to be officially released from the show ... but says the writing is on the wall and knew it was only a matter of time when she didn't let producers film her wedding over the summer. Govan says she believes producers are waiting to give her walking papers until AFTER the reunion show ... because they want her to show up. Govan says she hasn't decided if she'll go ... but it sounds like she's leaning towards no. Govan also told us she's pissed at NBA commish David Stern for suspending her hubby for the season opener ... and says she's down to get all WWE on his ass if they ever cross paths. more on this story
Furlong was scheduled to catch a flight to Detroit before the arrest -- where filming for his new movie "Misled" was supposed to begin last Thursday -- but was arrested instead ... after allegedly getting physical with his girlfriend during an argument. Furlong obviously missed his flight as a result, and according to a producer for his new movie, he also missed important rehearsals and wardrobe prep as well. Now, the producer -- Scott Baldyga -- tells TMZ, they're already recasting Furlong's role. Scott tells us, "I love Eddie. I think he's a great actor, but we are two days away from shooting and we have another guy to cast in his place. And we aren't going to lose any sleep over this." more on this story
Kris called in to "TMZ Live" from Australia (where Kendall is alive and doing a photo shoot) ... and told us she's on a mission to hunt down and punish the person who LIED about her family to the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services. As we previously reported, officials visited Kris' Calabasas home last month after receiving multiple "tips" from an anonymous caller that the kids were in danger. Kris says ... besides the LIE about Kendall, the caller had also told officials Kris had beaten Kylie with a belt on a specific date. But investigators quickly realized it was all bogus ... because when they arrived to the home, Kendall was hangin' out at the house. Kris says Kylie wasn't even in the country on the day of the supposed belt attack. Now, Kris says ... she's hired people to unmask the bogus tipster ... who she believes is a tabloid reporter. "We are investigating and have a pretty good idea who it might be." more on this story
TMZ has obtained a photo of the havoc Sandy wreaked on Dina's NY neighborhood Tuesday -- showing BOATS the storm dumped on people's lawns. It's pretty ironic, considering Lindsay's tweet on Sunday about Hurricane "Sally" -- when she wrote, "WHY is everyone in SUCH a panic about hurricane (i'm calling it Sally)..? Stop projecting negativity!" Turns out people were panicking for a reason -- in fact, Dina tells TMZ, a tree was uprooted on her own property and ripped a gash through her roof on its way down ... before landing over the family pool. Dina says she was at home with her kids Cody and Ali when the storm hit. more on this story
The alleged victim is Felipe Betancur -- who claims he worked for Rubio from August until just a few days ago ... when Paulina allegedly flipped out at a Miami airport. According to Felipe's lawsuit, filed in federal court in Florida, Rubio missed her plane from Miami to Mexico last weekend ... and put Felipe in charge of getting her on the next flight out. Felipe claims there were no 1st Class seats remaining on the next flight ... and when he told Paulina she would have to sit in coach, she got really pissed off ... and took it out on him. In his suit, Felipe claims Paulina got incredibly violent toward him once they boarded the plane ... unleashing a flurry of punches, kicks and even slaps. He claims she also pelted him with various objects. Felipe claims he suffered serious injuries from her attack -- including abrasions and contusions on his shins and arms. He also claims he suffered emotional damage. Felipe says he quit his job as soon as they returned to Miami ... and now wants Paulina to fork over more than $250k to make things right. It's not the first time Paulina has been accused of having a short temper -- she was arrested last year after allegedly getting into a screaming match with police in Florida. more on this story
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