Auburn quarterback T.J. Finley was arrested on Thursday -- the first day of Tigers football training camp -- after he was accused of eluding cops during two separate traffic stops back in July, TMZ Sports has learned. According to Auburn PD, the 20-year-old was riding his motorcycle without a helmet near the Jordan-Hare Stadium on July 26 ... when cops tried to pull him over on two separate occasions. Getty Cops say Finley fled the scene twice and officers "terminated the pursuit on both occasions as a matter of safety" ... but not before they say they were able to identify him as the Tigers quarterback. A warrant was issued for Finley's arrest ... and on Thursday, he turned himself in for attempting to elude police, a misdemeanor. He was also issued traffic citations. Lee County Detention Facility tells us he signed for his own bond and was released at 11:16 AM. Here is what Auburn HC Bryan Harsin had to say today about TJ Finley: … [Read more...] about Auburn QB T.J. Finley Arrested After Allegedly Fleeing From Police On Motorcycle
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Vanessa Bryant Flees Graphic Testimony By Bartender Shown Kobe Crash Photos
Bartender Victor Gutierrez testified Thursday that he was working an evening shift at a Mexican restaurant in Norwalk, California, in late January 2020 when an off-duty Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy sat down at the bar, pulled out his personal cell phone and started sharing graphic and gruesome photos of dead bodies. Deputy Joey Cruz, a “regular” customer at Baja California Bar & Grill, claimed the photos were from the scene of the horrific helicopter crash that claimed the lives of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant , his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others two days prior, Gutierrez said, addressing jurors on the second day of testimony at the civil trial for widow Vanessa Bryant ’s invasion of privacy lawsuit filed against Los Angeles County. Asked how many photos appeared to show Kobe Bryant’s remains, Gutierrez struggled to answer. “I wouldn’t be able to really say because it was just parts,” he replied. Asked if he saw an image of “what appeared to be a … [Read more...] about Vanessa Bryant Flees Graphic Testimony By Bartender Shown Kobe Crash Photos
Viola Davis, Prowlers Flee After Attempted Break-In While She Was Sleeping
While Viola Davis was teaching us how to get away with murder on TV, would-be burglars were attempting a break-in at her real-life home ... TMZ has learned. We're told that Viola and her husband, Julius Tennon , were fast asleep in their bedroom on the second floor, when they were awakened by the sound of glass breaking ... glass from a door in their bedroom! Turns out the burglars climbed a ladder to the second floor and jumped on the balcony that was off the master. The couple flipped on the lights and that sent the prowlers running. When police arrived, the bad guys were long gone. But cops have a lead ... surveillance video shows three men wearing hoodies and gloves. Same old story ... cops still say celebs aren't being specifically targeted , even though Viola joins a long list of stars who have been hit in 2018 alone . Gallery Launch Gallery Getty/TMZ … [Read more...] about Viola Davis, Prowlers Flee After Attempted Break-In While She Was Sleeping
Too Short Charged with Ecstasy Possession … NOT METH
Rapper Too Short dumped ecstasy in the back of a police cruiser following his DUI arrest last month ... NOT meth as cops previously believed ... this according to new legal docs. TMZ broke the story ... after Too Short lamely tried to flee the scene (see video below) he was charged with possession of a controlled substance believed to be meth, but law enforcement sources now tell us the criminal complaint has been amended to reflect the controlled substance in question was actually MDMA. But here's the deal ... It doesn't matter to Mr. Short, because his defense is simple -- he didn't have any drugs, and whatever was found in the back of the cruiser must have been left by the previous prisoner . Prisoners -- they really need to learn to pick up after themselves. TMZ.com … [Read more...] about Too Short Charged with Ecstasy Possession … NOT METH
Too Short — Charged After Crazy Cut & Run DUI Arrest
Too Short has been charged with FOUR misdemeanors stemming from his recent DUI arrest ... when he tried (and failed) to make a last minute escape by fleeing from cops. TMZ broke the story ... the rapper was popped on March 20 in L.A. on suspicion of DUI. He tried to cut and run from cops, but was hauled off to jail instead, where police say they found Meth in the back of the cruiser. Too Short skated on the felony drug possession charge -- since cops say they only found a small amount of dope -- and the case was tossed to the L.A. City Attorney. On Friday, the rapper was charged with FOUR misdemeanors: two counts of DUI, one count of possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of Marijuana or an open container while driving. TMZ.com A hearing is set for April 15. … [Read more...] about Too Short — Charged After Crazy Cut & Run DUI Arrest
Too Short Cuts and Runs from Cops (GREAT VIDEO!!!)
TMZ.com It's our favorite video of the month -- and it's the 21st! Too Short trying in vain to flee from cops during his DUI arrest early Wednesday morning. TMZ broke the story ... the rapper was popped for DUI in Hollywood and later booked on drug possession as well. During the field sobriety test, Short is chatting with a couple of cops and then suddenly books it, but trips on the sidewalk and is subdued within seconds. Short's rep says he ran because the rapper has had bad run-ins with law enforcement. You gotta see this! … [Read more...] about Too Short Cuts and Runs from Cops (GREAT VIDEO!!!)
Chief Keef: You Made Us Homeless!! College Girls Say His Fans Attacked Their Pad
Chief Keef endangered the lives of 3 female college students who say they've been forced to flee their crib after Keef sent his 1.11 million Twitter followers on the attack. Keef's tweet on Friday instructed his followers to "throw eggs and s**t in a bag and rocks and all that at this address." The tweet included the address of a Minneapolis area home. One of the 3 women who lives there tells TMZ she was terrified when dozens of people surrounded the house, taking pictures and videos. Although it appears no one threw stuff, they did shoot videos ... some of which Keef reposted. The women say they're innocent victims because it appears Keef's real beef is with a previous renter. Still, the damage is done -- they no longer feel safe because of all the people hanging around outside. They're no longer staying there, and are actively searching for a new place. They've reached out to Chief Keef to get him to pay for their relocation, but haven't heard back from him. They'd … [Read more...] about Chief Keef: You Made Us Homeless!! College Girls Say His Fans Attacked Their Pad
Learjets, Mistresses, and Bales of Weed: My Dad’s Life as a Drug Kingpin
T he black Cadillac pulls into the diner’s parking lot in Queens. Built in the 1950s, the building looks like it only exists on a rainy day, the rock-lined exterior out of another time. I step out of the Uber and look up at the restaurant where, in 1983, my father was arrested after escaping federal prison. He had spent two years on the lam, and was brought down by the U.S. Marshals after eating breakfast with his longtime mistress. He had just come from organizing a new shipment from Colombia. I imagine the day was also rainy. Almost 40 years later, I am there to meet with the Drug Enforcement Agency officer who tracked him for nearly a decade, trying to bring down one of the biggest mari juana kingpins of the 1970s, the man I once called “Daddy,” and one of the architects of the modern drug trade: Dan McGuiness. When the Cadillac arrived at my hotel, I had to laugh. The last time I saw my father, he, too, was driving a black Cadillac. He had just arrived in Los Angeles … [Read more...] about Learjets, Mistresses, and Bales of Weed: My Dad’s Life as a Drug Kingpin
Eva Longoria To Star & EP Apple TV+ Series ‘Land Of Women,’ Carmen Maura To Costar
Apple TV+ has ordered the six-episode series Land of Women , a dramedy inspired by Sandra Barneda’s best-selling novel of the same name, from executive producer and star Eva Longoria ( Flamin’ Hot , Sylvie’s Love ). Carmen Maura ( Volver , Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ) is set to costar. Created and written by Ramón Campos ( Gran Hotel , Velvet ) and Gema R. Neira ( Now and Then , Velvet ), Land of Women tells the story of Gala (Longoria), a New York empty nester forced to flee her home after her husband implicates the family in financial improprieties. Joining her on the journey are her aging mother Julia (Maura) and her college-age daughter. The three women escape the criminals her now vanished husband is indebted to by moving to the same charming wine town in Northern Spain that Gala’s mother fled 50 years ago, vowing never to return. Starting over with new identities proves complicated while living in a small town where secrets … [Read more...] about Eva Longoria To Star & EP Apple TV+ Series ‘Land Of Women,’ Carmen Maura To Costar
Michael Mann On The Long Odysseys of ‘Heat’ And ‘Ferrari’ – Toronto Q&A
EXCLUSIVE : “So you write a story about a movie I’m not doing, and you make the first time Al Pacino and Robert De Niro share the screen together an afterthought?” That’s my recollection of the first words that Michael Mann ever said to me, after I wrote a Weekly Variety column about how he and Leonardo DiCaprio were scrapping their James Dean movie, and oh yeah, Mann would instead direct this crime drama called Heat . Boy, was Mann right. Last night in Toronto, he and cast members Pacino, De Niro, Val Kilmer and Ashley Judd celebrated the 20th anniversary of his seminal Los Angeles crime thriller, one that took about 20 years to go from script to screen. To honor the occasion, he took a trip down memory lane with Deadline, and filled us in on his next film, the one in which Christian Bale will play Italian automobile magnate Enzo Ferrari. That project is similar to Heat, each an epic-sized drama that took forever to solve the creative challenges. Re-watching Heat to … [Read more...] about Michael Mann On The Long Odysseys of ‘Heat’ And ‘Ferrari’ – Toronto Q&A