All posts containing the tag: "GloriaAllred"
Posted Feb 3rd 2010 2:45AM by TMZ Staff
One of Tiger Woods' alleged mistresses is trying to grab a golf businessman by the balls, claiming his little round guys are encouraging violence towards women ... the perfect case for power-attorney Gloria Allred.
The woman at the center of the situation is Joslyn James -- a former porn star who claims she had an affair with Woods.
James is raising hell over a set of novelty golf balls that each prominently feature a cartoon face of one of Tiger's alleged mistresses (somehow they all fit in one box).
Obviously the balls were intended to be played with. And James -- whose smiling face is featured on one of the balls -- is concerned the product sends the wrong message.
Allred -- the ultimate defender of women's rights -- is fired up and will hold a news conference around 3pm EST today. You know we'll be there -- livestream ready to go.
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Tiger Woods
Tags: gloria allred, GloriaAllred, joslyn james, JoslynJames, tiger woods, TigerWoods
Posted Jan 13th 2010 11:39AM by TMZ Staff
Vanessa Lopez has filed her harassment lawsuit against Shaquille O'Neal in Florida, in which she claims a menacing O'Neal sent a text message to a friend, saying, "dis is da numba shut dat bitch up!"
In the lawsuit, Lopez -- who claims to have been in a five-year relationship with Shaq -- says it went sour after Lopez missed her period and Shaq allegedly reacted by accusing her of sleeping with another guy.
Lopez says she ended the relationship, but then Shaq's large family -- and we're talkin' height -- got involved, making her fear for her safety. Lopez claims Shaq's 6'6" and 6'8" sisters made verbal and physical threats against her.
Lopez claims she was especially fearful of Shaq because "O'Neal is a large, powerful, wealthy man and a professional athlete" who has law enforcement connections and the right to bear arms.
And, Lopez claims, Shaq hacked into her voice mail and text messages, using sophisticated software.
As we first reported, Lopez has had run-ins with three other NBA boyfriends.
Lopez, who is repped by Gloria Allred, is suing for unspecified damages.
Story developing...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Shaq Attack, Exclusives
Tags: basketball, cleveland cavaliers, ClevelandCavaliers, florida, gloria allred, GloriaAllred, harassment, lawsuit, los angeles lakers, LosAngelesLakers, miami heat, MiamiHeat, nba, orlando magic, OrlandoMagic, shaq, shaquille oneal, ShaquilleOneal, suit, vanessa lopez, VanessaLopez
Posted Jan 12th 2010 2:42PM by TMZ Staff
Gloria Allred just announced the woman accusing Shaquille O'Neal of harassment is filing a lawsuit against him in Florida.
Shaq's accuser, Vanessa Lopez, claims she was in a relationship with Shaq for five years ... and that Shaq, who's married, told her he had an "open relationship." Lopez also claimed that she once told Shaq that she believed she was pregnant with his child.
Lopez claims Shaq repeatedly harassed her when she tried to break it off with him. Lopez says she "fears that someone is after her ... I want to feel safe again."
As we first reported, this isn't Lopez's first rodeo ... she's also had run-ins with NBA stars Delonte West, Kenyon Martin and J.J. Redick.
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Shaq Attack
Tags: gloria allred, GloriaAllred, shaq, shaquille oneal, ShaquilleOneal, vanessa lopez, VanessaLopez
Posted Jan 12th 2010 1:54PM by TMZ Staff
The woman accusing Shaquille O'Neal of harassing her has a growing list of NBA players with whom she's had legal problems ... which now includes Orlando Magic star J.J. Redick.
Turns out Vanessa Lopez -- who is reportedly filing suit today against Shaq -- went to police after a bitter breakup with Redick back in 2007.
According to a police report filed in Lake Mary, Florida, Lopez claimed she was being harassed by Redick's brother, David. According to the report, one of the alleged incidents occurred at the infamous Blue Martini bar in Orlando -- where Tiger Woods used to hang out.
According to the police report, while the cops were at Lopez's house taking a report, David called her and said he would leave her alone "when she leaves J.J. alone."
As TMZ first reported, Lopez also had problems with two other NBA players -- Delonte West and Kenyon Martin.
Lopez is expected to appear at a news conference with Gloria Allred later today to address the Shaq lawsuit.
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Exclusives
Tags: gloria allred, GloriaAllred, jj redick, JjRedick, lawsuti, naessa lopez, NaessaLopez, nba, orlando magic, OrlandoMagic, police report, PoliceReport, shaquille oneal, ShaquilleOneal, vanessa lopez, VanessaLopez
Posted Dec 29th 2009 5:31PM by TMZ Staff
Gloria Allred is pissed that the lawyer for the man accused of extorting money from David Letterman has filed legal docs saying Allred and Rachel Uchitel did essentially the same thing.
Allred told TMZ that Robert Halderman's lawyer, Gerald Shargel, does not have permission to use her name or the name of her client. Gloria adds, "I have no personal knowledge of his client's case and he has no personal knowledge and therefore, no basis for his remarks about my representation of Ms. Uchitel."
Shargel wants the case against his client booted, in part because of the new Tiger Woods defense.
Gloria added this zinger: "...Mr. Shargel should spend his time representing his client based solely on the facts of his case, rather than comparing it to other matters of which he has no personal knowledge."
In other words, Rachel's settlement was confidential.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives, David Letterman
Tags: david letterman, DavidLetterman, extortion, extortionist, gloria, gloria allred, GloriaAllred, money, rachel uchitel, RachelUchitel, robert halderman, RobertHalderman, tiger woods, TigerWoods
Posted Dec 29th 2009 3:35PM by TMZ Staff
The guy who allegedly masterminded an extortion plot against David Letterman is now using the Tiger Woods scandal as precedent to get the charges against him thrown out ..according to new documents obtained by TMZ.
Robert Halderman's lawyer, Gerald Shargel, filed legal papers asking that the charges against his client be dismissed. In the papers, Shargel notes that when news of Tiger's infidelity surfaced, Mistress #1, Rachel Uchitel, reportedly inked a multi-million dollar settlement in return for her silence -- with the help of Gloria Allred.
Shargel notes, "Their behavior was capitalist, not criminal."
Halderman's lawyer says his client essentially just "offered to sell his very marketable story to David Letterman." Shargel says that celebrity misdeeds have "significant fair market value" and they are "routinely suppressed through private business arrangements."
Shargel's point -- Rachel and Gloria didn't get prosecuted, so why should Halderman?
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives, David Letterman, Tiger Woods
Tags: david letterman, DavidLetterman, defense, extortion, gloria allred, GloriaAllred, rachel uchitel, RachelUchitel, robert halderman, RobertHalderman, tiger woods, TigerWoods
Posted Dec 14th 2009 11:20AM by TMZ Staff
Gloria Allred worked her magic again and managed to squeeze a slightly disingenuous-yet-televised apology out of Joy Behar for calling her client, Rachel Uchitel -- Tiger Woods' alleged mistress #1 -- a "hooker" on "The View."
Just moments ago on-air, Behar read the same statement that was sent out via press release last week ... and she didn't look happy about it.
As we previously reported, Rachel threatened to sue "The View" over Joy's comment -- and Allred didn't feel the written apology the show released was good enough.
Filed under: TV, The View, Tiger Woods
Tags: apology, gloria allred, GloriaAllred, joy behar, JoyBehar, rachel uchitel, RachelUchitel, the view, TheView, tiger woods, TigerWoods
Posted Dec 11th 2009 6:45PM by TMZ Staff
Rachel Uchitel -- Tiger's alleged mistress #1 -- appreciates the apology from "The View" for calling her a "hooker" ... but the show's written apology ain't enough.
Rachel's lawyer, Gloria Allred, wants "The View" to air the apology on the show -- or it doesn't count.
Rachel threatened to sue "The View" over Joy Behar's joke on Thursday's show: "Yeah, you-ka-tell she's a hooker." The show has already issued a written apology ... but Gloria says the mea culpa needs a mic.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV, The View, Tiger Woods
Tags: gloria allred, GloriaAllred, joy behar, JoyBehar, rachel uchitel, RachelUchitel, the view, TheView, tiger woods, TigerWoods
Posted Dec 11th 2009 1:00PM by TMZ Staff
The women of "The View" have caved to the mighty Gloria Allred -- because one day after Allred threatened to sue 'em for calling Rachel Uchitel a "hooker," The View has issued an apology.
A rep for the show tells TMZ: "Joy Behar made a play on Ms. Uchitel's name. This was intended as a joke. We sincerely apologize for the choice of words and for any misimpression the joke may have created."
The play on words: Joy saying "Yeah, you-ka-tell she's a hooker."
Filed under: TV, The View, Tiger Woods
Tags: gloria allred, GloriaAllred, hooker, joy behar, JoyBehar, rachel uchitel, RachelUchitel, the view, TheView
Posted Dec 3rd 2009 12:09PM by TMZ Staff
Gloria Allred has never canceled a news conference in her career ... so why was today's camera op scuttled? Sources tell us Rachel Uchitel and Tiger Woods have been communicating ... as recently as late last night.
Sources say Rachel was in touch with Tiger and his reps before Friday's car accident and last night for approximately a half hour.
There are reports of some sort of deal between Rachel and Tiger -- i.e. money for silence. We have no knowledge one way or the other. As of last night we do know no financial overture had been made.
But we do know Rachel, Tiger and his reps knew full well her original plan was to lie and deny the sexual relationship.
What we do know for sure: Gloria Allred is a good chess player, so someone made a move in the last 12 hours.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TMZ Sports, Exclusives, Tiger Woods
Tags: affair, cell phone, CellPhone, gloria, gloria allred, GloriaAllred, phone, rachel uchitel, RachelUchitel, sex, sexual, sexual affair, SexualAffair, tiger woods, TigerWoods
Posted Dec 2nd 2009 2:15AM by TMZ Staff
Rachel Uchitel and lawyer Gloria Allred have complained the paparazzi have made it impossible for them to breathe because of the whole Tiger Woods thing. So what better place than Spago in Beverly Hills to spend a nice, quiet evening?
Oh, and what better way to make a stealth exit than feeding the photogs Wolfgang cookies?
Welcome to Hollywood, Rach. You're learning from the best.
Filed under: Tiger Woods
Tags: alleged mistress, AllegedMistress, elin nordegren, ElinNordegren, gloria allred, GloriaAllred, mistress, rachel uchitel, RachelUchitel, spago, tiger woods, TigerWoods
Posted Dec 1st 2009 9:00AM by TMZ Staff
Gloria Allred and Rachel Uchitel had a long meeting yesterday about the story that surfaced in the National Enquirer -- linking Rachel to Tiger Woods.
We know Rachel is all fired up, claiming the two women who made the claim lied outright.
We're guessing we'll hear from Gloria today.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Paparazzi Photo, Tiger Woods
Tags: gloria allred, GloriaAllred, rachel uchitel, RachelUchitel, tiger woods, TigerWoods
Posted Nov 29th 2009 2:00PM by TMZ Staff
Taxi? Limo? Sedan? Nope -- Tiger Woods' alleged mistress took the Gloria Allred Express from LAX this afternoon.
Rachel Uchitel landed in Los Angeles and got bombarded with questions from paps. We got the silent treatment from her again -- but then Gloria swooped in to save the day ... with a hug.
Gloria kept her comments brief, saying, "At some point we'll decided what the next step should be."
Allred also said she won't be holding one of her famous press conferences in the coming days. We'll see about that.
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Tiger Woods
Tags: gloria allred, GloriaAllred, lax, mistress, national enquirer, NationalEnquirer, other woman, OtherWoman, rachel uchitel, RachelUchitel, tiger woods, TigerWoods, video
Posted Nov 29th 2009 1:28PM by TMZ Staff
Rachel Uchitel -- the alleged "other woman" in Tiger Woods' life -- is on her way to Los Angeles to meet with the one and only ... Gloria Allred.
We caught up with Rachel outside her NYC apartment early this morning and again at JFK airport.
She'll be meeting with Gloria today, and -- if history is any market -- you can expect a good ol' Gloria Allred news conferene on Monday -- we're guessing 11:30 AM PT.
We know the drill.
Filed under: Exclusives, Tiger Woods
Tags: elin nordegren, ElinNordegren, gloria allred, GloriaAllred, mistress, national enquirer, NationalEnquirer, other woman, OtherWoman, rachel uchitel, RachelUchitel, tiger woods, TigerWoods, video
Posted Jul 27th 2009 7:16PM by TMZ Staff
OctoMom Nadya Suleman can rest easily, because her kids are assured of getting hard-earned cash ... thanks in part to Octo-nemesis Gloria Allred.
A judge just granted a petition filed by former child actor Paul Peterson (with the help of Allred), appointing a guardian to protect the 14 piggy banks belonging to OctoMom's kids -- in particular, money the little ones are slated to make filming their upcoming reality show.
Filming begins September 1.
Filed under: OctoMom
Tags: Gloria Allred, GloriaAllred, Nadya Suleman, NadyaSuleman, OctoMom, reality show, RealityShow
