Russell Simmons Says Kimora Is ‘An Excellent Mother’
Despite Kimora asking him to pay $40,000 a month in child support and provide her a new car every two years, Russell Simmons is cool with it all. In a statement sent to Bossip.com, the hip-hop mogul calls Kimora a good mother and he’s happy to provide “security, nannies, educators, special programs, travel, chefs, on and on” for his children.
“My kids live a tremendous life,” he said. “They do have lots of security, nannies, educators, special programs, travel, chefs, on and on. Their mother manages all of those luxuries and I’m happy to provide for that.”
Looks like they’ve both moved on, although it’s looked like they were having a bitter divorce. Good for them. I guess if you got that much money, $40,000 a month ain’t sh**.
“I want to say Kimora is a excellent mother and is doing a great job with them,” he later concluded.
Mini-Me: F You TMZ; Files $20 Million Lawsuit
Mini-Me ain’t playing no games. Days after a clip of an alleged sex tape showing the pint-sized actor, real name Verne Troyer, getting ready to engage in sex with his girlfriend, he filed a lawsuit.
Troyer filed suit against gossip site TMZ, who originally posted the short clip, for $20 million, claiming they violated his rights by publishing and airing portions of his sex tape.
In the suit, filed on Thursday (June 26), Verne says TMZ violated his privacy rights, and infringed on his copyright and trademark by running portions of the tape on TMZ TV and TMZ.com. He also alleges TMZ violated his right of publicity and misappropriated his name and likeness.
According to TMZ, Mini-Me claims the tape was stolen, and somehow ended up in the hands of Kevin Blatt, the guy who distributed “One Night in Paris” and is also named as a defendant.
Spend One Hour Doing Yoga With Russell Simmons
How would you like to buy a one hour session of yoga with hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and his girlfriend Porschla Coleman? Or maybe a one-week internship with Russell in New York?
You can. Simmons launched an online auction on Monday (June 23), where these two things will be up for grabs, according to BallerStatus.com, as a part of his Rush Philanthropic Art For Life East Hampton annual benefit gala.
In addition to spending time with Russell, you can big on tickets to Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, tickets to The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and attendance to a NYC sporting event with model Petra Nemcova.
If any of these things sound appealing, visit ArtForLife.CharityBuzz.com to put in your bid or see what else is for sell.
Hulk Hogan Still Loves Wife Linda
Despite their looming divorce, Hulk Hogan recently revealed he’s still very much in love with his soon-to-be ex-wife Linda.
While recently speaking with People, the Hulkster confessed his, still, unconditional love for his wife. “I unconditionally love my wife, even though we’re not together anymore,” Hogan told People. “The Linda that I know was a great mother and a great person.”
However, the former champion wrestler admitted that the couple have had problems for over a decade in their marriage, and when they allowed cameras into their home for their hit reality series, “Hogan Knows Best,” it may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back.
“I just think the reality show amplified the problems that were already there,” he said.
Linda filed for divorce back in November, and has since been dating a 19-year-old friend of her children, Brooke and Nick.
His relationship with his daughter Brooke is back to normal these days he says. Brooke was upset with her father when she found out Hulk had a brief fling with one of her close friends, a woman in her 30s. “Brooke has gone through a range of emotions,” Hogan said. “She was a little confused about who everybody was, and maybe had misinformation, but right now Brooke understands who I am, and who her mom is, and what’s real and not real. She’s doing real well now.”
Wow, the Hogan family has been a mess lately. Or maybe they always were. Hopefully things get back on track.
Another Day, Another Sex Tape: Close Your Eyes, It’s Mini-Me
Oh no… there’s a Mini-Me sex tape. Yes, you read right. A sex tape of little person Verne Troyer.
According to TMZ, the tape was shot with his former live-in girlfriend at the couple’s apartment. A third party snatched up the tape and although no deal has been made, we hear dealer Kevin Blatt, who brokered the deal for Paris’ video, is entertaining a $100k offer from SugarDVD to distribute it.
Not sure, how much people actually wanna see this, but we have a clip. It grosses us out a little.
An Angry Kanye Explains Bonnaroo Incident
Diva-ish rapper, Kanye West, has finally responded to getting to the stage late at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee last week.
Via his official blog, West wrote an angry blog … so angry he almost broke his keyboard. Of course, he blames the organizers for making fans wait nearly two hours, and not himself.
“Bonnaroo should have released a statement in my defense, but since they haven’t, let’s break down the walls on this Truman Show and let you know what really occurred,” West wrote on his blog. “For over a month, we went back and forth on whether or not we could even fit my stage at the festival. One day, they would say yes … we’d send them our specs, they’d say ok. Then they would send [the] specs back that didn’t fit the stage. We were obviously dealing with f***ing idiots, who didn’t really have the capacity to really put on this show properly.”
He later said that he wanted to apologize to fans for not being able to put on the show he wanted, closing with “Call me what you want, but never say I didn’t give my all.”
Jessica Simpson Dodges The Marriage Question
Despite all the rumors of trouble in paradise for Jessica Simpson and Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Tony Romo, the singer says she loves him, but is not sure about marriage just yet.
In an interview with Barbara Walters on “The View” Wednesday (June 25), Jessica dodged questions of wedding bells.
“We’ve been together for … seven to almost eight months now,” Simpson said of Romo. “I don’t really know about wedding bells … I still love him, and I’m still with him, so that’s a good sign.”
She also talked abotu her sister Ashlee’s pregnancy, saying, “She sent me a picture of her belly. She’s popping, it’s so cute!”
Used Tony Soprano Wardrobe Fetches $187,000
Wardrobe worn by actor James Gandolfini, when he played New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano in the hit HBO series, “The Sopranos,” raked in $187,000 and some change during an auction on Wednesday (June 25).
How much would you pay for your favorite character’s clothes? One outfit — a black and beige short-sleeve polo shirt, a tank top and black pants — sold for $43,750 during the auction held in New York.
It was the highest bid of the day. Mainly because it was a faux-bloodstained suit costume wore in a scene when Tony is shot by a demented Uncle Junior.
The next highest bid was $21,250 for a four-piece costume that included a blue, red and yellow striped robe and boxer shorts that Tony wore in numerous episodes of the smash HBO series.
All of the outfits were authenticated by Gandolfini and many had the original production tags attached, and the proceeds will aid wounded soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
That’s some hefty price tags for used clothes.
Russell Simmons Has To Shell Out $40,000 A Month For Child Support
Have you ever heard the saying “It’s cheaper to keep her?” Well, that would probably ring true for Russell Simmons right about now.
The hip-hop mogul, via court documents filed on Tuesday (June 24) in Los Angeles, will have to pay $40,000 a month in child support to his ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons.
That’s not it either, according to BallerStatus.com, the ex-couple have put their multi-million dollar mansion located in New Jersey on the market, and until it sells, he’s gonna maintain the up-keep, which amounts to $18,000 a month, payable to Kimora.
And… he is also responsible for providing Kimora, and the kids of course, a new car every two years, valued at no less that $60,000.
Wow… talk about a lot of dough. These child support payments will go on until 2019 for Ming Lee and 2022 for Aoki.
Brooke Hogan Explains Creepy Photos Of Hulk Applying Sunblock
You remember those creepy photos of Hulk Hogan applying sunblock to the ass of his daughter Brooke Hogan? Well, Brooke recently addressed the photos that sparked internet gossip back in April. Of course, she’s dismissing it as a father and his daughter. Come on people.
“I know I’m a grown woman, but it’s like he’s touching an old car,” she told US Weekly in their latest issue. “He used to change my diaper!”
We didn’t think anything of the photos, but they were creepy for sure.
In the mag’s new issue, on newsstands now, the 20-year-old reality TV star/singer reportedly opens up about her family’s bad year and further revealed that she doesn’t talk to her mom Linda, who’s dating a 19-year-old, anymore. Brooke also talks about why parents’ marriage ended and how she copes with her brother Nick being in jail.
