Jezebel: Kobe Bryant

Chelsea Handler Would Never Sleep With A Dwarf Because It'd Be 'Child Abuse'

Cassie Murdoch — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:00:00 EST

Rosie O'Donnell and Chelsea Handler have gotten themselves into some super-sized trouble with the little person community. The two were chatting on Rosie's show when O'Donnell confessed, "I'm a little ashamed about it [but] I have a mild fear or anxiety around little people." Handler then went on to say some pretty demeaning and horrible things about people with dwarfism, even though she says she's their biggest fan. More »

Basketball Wives Worked Together To Uncover Kobe Bryant’s Cheating

Luke Malone — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST

The wives of male sports stars are often painted as competitive, backstabbing bitches who are more concerned with catty one-upmanship than camaraderie, but the latest development in the Kobe and Vanessa Bryant divorce goes a long way to dispel that myth – with the wives of his fellow teammates working together to lift the lid on his systematic cheating. Though these women are often sworn to secrecy by their evidently gossipy husbands, once they realized the extent of his infidelities they decided to flip the brotherhood the bird and let Vanessa know what was going on. Forget Mob Wives and The Real Housewives, I clearly need to start watching Basketball Wives – those ladies must make for great TV. [TMZ] More »

What Did Britney Spears Do Just 24 Hours After Getting Engaged?

Lane Moore — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:10:00 EST

It's probably one of many things but Britney Spears changed her Facebook status to "engaged" after announcing it on Twitter on the previous day. Ah, it's as if Emily Post herself were here guiding our young people through their engagements. More »

Kobe Bryant's Wife Files For Divorce Because He Won't Stop Cheating

Cassie Murdoch — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:00:00 EST

Kobe Bryant's wife, Vanessa, filed for divorce today. According to TMZ, Vanessa left because Kobe couldn't stop cheating on her. He was, of course, charged with sexually assaulting a woman in 2003, and Vanessa famously stood by him then. But a new incident was apparently what drove her to leave, a source says, More »

Michael Lohan Didn't Recognize Daughter; Was Melissa Cheating On Tammy Lynn?

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:40:00 EDT

Michael Lohan claims he brought police into Lindsay Lohan's house today to check on 16-year-old Ali, but Dina Lohan says, "Michael walked into the apartment looked right at Ali and said, 'I'm looking for my daughter Ali, is she here?'"

Did Alec Threaten Suicide?; SJP "Overcome With Grief" About McQueen

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:30:00 EST

A police source says Alec Baldwin was rushed to the hospital last night because his 14-year-old daughter Ireland called 911 and said he was "unresponsive," and had threatened to take pills while they were arguing. Baldwin's spokesperson explained:

What A Ball

Anna Holmes — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:10:00 EDT

[Orlando, June 14. Image via Getty]

Tyra To Face Stalker In Court

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Tyra Banks will be in court this week; she's expected to testify in the trial of her alleged stalker, Brady Green.

Barbara Walters May Walk; Suleman Has A Stripper Past

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:30:00 EDT

Barbara Walters may retire when her contract at ABC runs out this year. But who will put Elisabeth Hasselbeck in her place?! (Oh right, Whoopi.) [Perez Hilton]

Loose Lips

Jessica G. — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:40:00 EDT

Listen to Heidi Montag's new single, "Fashion", here. Heidi calls it "The Greatest Song of My Life." Talk about damning with faint praise. • Woa, apparently Shaq blames Kobe Bryant for ruining his marriage. Last night O'Neal was freestyling at a NYC club when he spit the rhyme, "I'm a horse, Kobe ratted me out, that's why I'm getting divorced." According to TMZ, "The line most likely references a comment Kobe made during his infamous 2003 rape case, when he told Colorado police that he 'Should have done what Shaq does ... Shaq would pay his women not to say anything.'" What a bunch of classy individuals. [Us,TMZ] More »

Loose Lips

Jessica G. — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:45:00 EDT

After the Lakers lost game 4 of the NBA finals last night, Kobe Bryant told reporters that he was going to "drink about 20 shots" and then get back to work. He is such a smug jerk it's untenable. When TMZ is calling you a bad role model, you know you're really the pits. • Alicia Keys on international adoption: “We are all one. We’re not as separate as we oftentimes think. So I possibly would, when I’m more in the motherhood stage of my life.” • Part of Kate Moss's broke ass weave fell off while she was promoting her new perfume, Velvet Hour, in Berlin. [TMZ, Just Jared, TMZ] More »

Loose Lips

Jessica G. — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:50:00 EDT

Aw MAN. Apparently Paul Newman's partner in his delicious lemonade and salad dressing business, A.E. Hotchner, has confirmed that the 83-year-old actor is battling cancer. "He's battling," Hotchner said. "He's doing all the right stuff. Paul is a fighter. He seems to be going through a good period right now." UPDATE! The biz partner now says he was misquoted! • Those rumors of a Gossip Girl spin off starring Little J are false, says series creator Josh Schwartz. "The books do have a spinoff, but we have nothing in the works right now other than making sure season two gets off to a great start," Schwartz said. • Kobe Bryant got his nails did before game 2 of the NBA finals. The breathless nail technician told Us, "He told me he tries to get mani-pedis on a regular basis!" [AP, E!,Us] More »