Filed under: Michael Jackson Dr. Conrad Murray is setting the stage for a lawsuit against AEG .... for the medical services he rendered to Michael Jackson ... according to Dr. Murray's rep.AEG owes Dr. Murray $300,000, according to Miranda Sevcik, publicist for Dr. Murray's ...Permalink

  Filed under: Celebrity Justice Tila Tequila is letting her bruises do the talking in a lawsuit she just filed against her ex, NFL star Shawne Merriman.Tila claims Shawne grabbed her, shook her like a rag doll, threw he down and choked her during an argument last September. Tila ...Permalink

  Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Cindy Crawford The 26-year-old German model who allegedly tried to extort $100,000 from Cindy Crawford has turned himself in to the cops.Edis Kayalar (right), who has been charged with one count extortion, walked into a police station in Germany yesterday.As we ...Permalink

  Filed under: Celebrity Justice Cops believe they now know how a famous L.A. restaurateur allegedly murdered his unborn child -- and it all has to do with a deadly white powder. TMZ has obtained the search warrant affidavit in the investigation of Josh Woodward -- co-owner of ...Permalink

  Filed under: Politix, Carrie Prejean Carrie Prejean has a serious congressional supporter who thinks she should pursue a career in politics ... and it's not just because she has her finger on the hot-button issues. TMZ spoke with Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) who tells us he ...Permalink

  Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Dancing with the Stars Aaron Carter's recent elimination from "Dancing with the Stars" cost him a steady paycheck and the timing couldn't be worse -- Uncle Sam says he owes over a million bucks in back taxes.According to documents filed in Los Angeles yesterday, the ...Permalink

  Filed under: We're Just Sayin' Here's Sarah Palin's daughter's baby daddy/ Playgirl centerfold Levi Johnston in NYC the other day (left) -- and the infamous sketch of the Unabomber aka Ted Kaczynski (right).One of them is about to be exposed for the true man he really is.See ...Permalink

  Filed under: Beauty, Talk Sports, 'Memba Them?!In the '70s and '80s, Rollie Fingers became famous for his handlebar mustache while playing on baseball teams like the Oakland A's, San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers. Guess what he looks like now! ...Permalink

  Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson, Exclusives Joe Jackson will ask the California Court of Appeal to teach the Superior Court judge in the Michael Jackson estate case a thing or two .... We've learned Joe has filed legal papers setting the stage to challenge the decision throwing out his ...Permalink

  Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Nicole Richie, Exclusives TMZ has learned Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are not married, despite what was said in court today. Mark Geragos, Nicole's lawyer, asked his client during the restraining order hearing this afternoon, "Did you call your husband?" Nicole answered, ...Permalink

  Filed under: TMZ Live Harvey and Mike took your questions today on everything -- including Dr. Conrad Murray's baby bills and Janet Jackson blaming him for the death of her brother, Michael.Plus: Brock Lesnar's mystery illness, the offer Vivid made for Carrie Prejean's ...Permalink

  Filed under: TV, Oprah, Celebrity Feuds, Playboy, Politix The feud between Sarah Palin ('memba her?!) and Levi Johnston rages on -- and even though she offered him an olive branch invite to her Thanksgiving dinner, we don't see them sharing the stuffing come next week.The VP wannabeen appeared on "Oprah" ...Permalink

  Filed under: Exclusives, DJ AM The family of the co-pilot who died in the South Carolina plane crash that DJ AM and Travis Barker survived just struck a settlement.James Bland's widow and 17-year-old daughter will get nearly $500,000 from the companies that operated and owned the ...Permalink

  Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Nicole Richie Nicole Richie was in court this afternoon to get a permanent restraining order against the two paps she claims harassed her and caused her to get into a car accident. Here's how it went down:UPDATE 5:28 PM ET -- Judge just granted the restraining ...Permalink