Posted Aug 19th 2008 9:14PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned LeRoi Moore, the sax player in the Dave Matthews Band, has died. He was 46.
Moore was seriously injured in an ATV accident June 30 outside Charlottesville. He had a punctured lung and broken ribs. Moore went back into the hospital last month due to complications.
Moore died in Los Angeles this afternoon, after taking a turn for the worse.
We're also told the band will perform tonight as scheduled at the Staples Center in L.A.
UPDATE: A rep for the Band just gave TMZ the following statement:
"LeRoi Moore, saxophonist and founding member of Dave Matthews Band, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, August 19, 2008, at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles from sudden complications stemming from his June ATV accident on his farm near Charlottesville, Virginia. Moore had recently returned to his Los Angeles home to begin an intensive physical rehabilitation program."
Filed under: Music, R.I.P.
Posted Aug 19th 2008 5:43PM by TMZ Staff
Actress LisaRaye laughed off questions about a reported tussle between her and her husband Michael Misick, the premier of the Turks and Caicos, but take a gander at these pics.
According to Essence.com, the photos show a bruised LisaRaye, taken after a fight between her and her hubby, along with members of both of their security teams. A source close to the premier says it was someone in Misick's posse that actually did the damage.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Posted Aug 19th 2008 5:40PM by TMZ Staff
LA's newest superhero Manny Ramirez doesn't need a chaperon to introduce him to the local late night scene, because according to fellow Dodger and Hollywood nightclub vet Russell Martin, "He's a grown man ... he can go out on his own."
We were under the impression that a grown man could decide for himself when he wanted a haircut...
Filed under: Talk Sports
Posted Aug 19th 2008 4:45PM by TMZ Staff
As if the Heidi and Spencer wedding circus wasn't sacrilegious enough -- she tells us she's hoping to score the Pope as the priest for her televised nuptials.
Will the divorce be carried live, too?
Filed under: The Hills
Posted Aug 19th 2008 4:02PM by TMZ Staff
No dirty, nature loving hippie is going to hike in James Hetfield's backyard -- but the fence he built to keep them, and everybody else, off his property is really pissing off the locals.
Several hikers and cyclists up in Northern Cali have their spandex in a wad because the Metallica frontman has blocked access to a hiking trail by erecting a 10-foot high fence around his property.
According to KTVU, the rockstar supposedly built the barrier to stop vandalism on his newly purchased land (on which the trail runs through) -- but the fence itself has since been vandalized with the words "shame" and "disgrace."
Het's reps had no comment.
Filed under: Music
Posted Aug 19th 2008 4:01PM by TMZ Staff
He weighs as much as Pavarotti's calf muscle (RIP), but the little kid who blew our minds (and our eardrums) with his freakish operatic ability is back -- and this time he's droppin' an entire verse!
Filed under: Wacky & Weird
Posted Aug 19th 2008 3:16PM by TMZ Staff
Miley Cyrus stopped to look at a new pad while riding her bike yesterday -- and while she didn't seriously consider buying the place, she's probably the only 15-year-old on the street who could.
Filed under: Miley Cyrus
Posted Aug 19th 2008 3:10PM by TMZ Staff
Never ask Aretha Franklin for one of her fries.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo
Posted Aug 19th 2008 3:07PM by TMZ Staff
Gummi Bear's new make-out partner looked pleased with the nickname we came up with for her -- and it sure beats him comparing her to an "older sister." "Flowers in the Attic" anyone?
One thing they weren't happy about: Our photog breaking the news that Gum Gum lost a "Who'd You Rather" poll to bin Laden. At least he beat Mini-Me.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird
Posted Aug 19th 2008 3:05PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ TV Tonight is all about girl power! Reese Witherspoon tries to kill us with kindness (but it doesn't work)... Sienna Miller tries to kill us with her British death stare... and Claudia Jordan tries to kill her career with bulimia jokes.
Check your local listings.
Posted Aug 19th 2008 3:02PM by TMZ Staff
It's okay to envy the sand, the water, the bathing suit, the sunglasses, and, hell, the frickin' air around Kate Beckinsale as she pranced along the beaches of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico in tiny two-piece.
All hail.
Filed under: Hot Bodies
Posted Aug 19th 2008 3:00PM by TMZ Staff
Lil' Matilda Rose is growing into a identical version of her dad Heath Ledger.
Keep Mary-Kate far, far away from her.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Heath Ledger
Posted Aug 19th 2008 2:58PM by TMZ Staff
The Queen Latifah/Jenny Craig ad may be a stroke of genius.
We're hearing there's a new strategy in Jenny Land - Zero Embarrassment. After Kirstie Alley lost a ton of weight for the commercial, gained it back and then some, it looked as if Jenny's plan just didn't work long term.
So the new plan...get someone who can look good by losing a relatively small amount of weight -- In Queen's case, 20 lbs. She looks really good, if not svelte, but if she gains it back it's not going to look like Jenny Craig was a failure.
Filed under: Hot Bodies
Posted Aug 19th 2008 2:55PM by TMZ Staff
Roseanne is pissed over public reaction to her blog blasting Brangelina -- and somehow it's all our fault.
Roseanne feels she was justified in calling Brad "vacuous" and Angie "evil." She wrote on her blog today, "The media's images of [Brad and Angelina] are smelly and vile, and I must always attack the media's representation of what is good or cool."
Roseanne capped off the rant with an offering of sorts to us, saying, "Taste my sandy buttcrack, tmz!"
We'll pass, butt thanks.
Filed under: Celebrity Feuds
Posted Aug 19th 2008 2:16PM by TMZ Staff
So Ja Rule is pummeling Kanye West in our "Who'd you rather" poll -- but is it all about the belly-to-ab ratio?
We're thinkin' West's well-known whiny-fits may have something to do with the results. So if Ja suddenly gained West's girth, could you still stomach him?
Filed under: Hot Bodies, Who'd You Rather?
