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Taylor Lautner sues RV dealership; Kanye West and Justin Bieber team up
Tuesday, August 31, 2010

An RV dealership sued by Taylor Lautner over a custom vehicle is denying wrongdoing and has proposed a way to resolve the case out of court -- a push-up contest.

Lautner sued McMahon's RV a week ago, claiming it failed to deliver a custom vehicle in time for use on the "Twilight" star's latest movie, the Associated Press reports.

Brent McMahon owns McMahon's RV in Irvine, Calif. He says he tried to resolve the dispute with Lautner out of court, but that the actor's camp demanded $40,000 as a settlement.

McMahon says he's willing to pay the 18-year-old the money -- if the actor beats him in a push-up contest.

Lautner's attorney, Robert Barta, did not immediately return a phone message.

The 47-year-old McMahon says if he wins, he'll donate the money to charity.


It's official: Kanye West and Justin Bieber have teamed up with Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon to remix Justin's "My World 2.0" song "Runaway Love." They debuted the track on Hip Hop Connection. Twitter brought the unlikely trio together after West tweeted, "Listening to @JustinBieber 'Run Away Love.' " The two pop stars then exchanged messages, and the rest is music history, Popeater.com reports.

Raekwon spits two verses, while Kanye takes just one verse on the track. "Last name West, and my teeth diamonds," West raps. "She said, 'Yo, what's your occupation: crazy rhyming?' "

Bieber's vocals from the original recording remain intact.

Earlier this month, Raekwon announced to XXLMag.com that the song was "definitely gonna happen."

"When you got these kinda talents merging together to do something exciting, I think it's something that's gonna make the fans check it out. I'm big fans of both of these guys," he added.


Authorities say a car rammed into the security gate outside Stephen King's home in Maine.

Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards says 25-year-old Renee Harris of Alton, Maine, told police that an oncoming car veered into her lane about 9 a.m. Sunday. She swerved and crash into the custom-made black iron fence. No one was injured.

Police say the accident might have caused $100,000 in damage to the gate. King spokeswoman Marsha DeFilippo says he was not home at the time.

At least two people have gotten in trouble trying to reach the popular horror author at home over the years. In 1991, a man broke in while King's wife was home alone. She ran to a neighbor's house and called police. In 2003, an illegal immigrant charged with stalking King was ordered removed from the U.S.


Spanish singer Julio Iglesias has married Dutch model Miranda Rijnsburger, his partner for the past 20 years.

The 66-year-old singer announced the marriage in a statement to Spanish newspapers.

The wedding took place at the Virgen del Carmen church in the southern jet-set resort of Marbella.

Rev. Roberto Rojo Aguado, one of three priests who celebrated the ceremony, told The Associated Press on Friday that the couple were married Tuesday.

He said the ceremony was attended by two witnesses and the couple's five children. Rijnsburger is 45.

Iglesias was previously married to Isabel Preysler, with whom he had three children.


A woman who claims the "Jersey Shore" cast's bodyguards assaulted her last fall has filed a claim against Snooki, The Situation and the rest of the reality stars on the show, according to RadarOnline.com.

In addition to naming the cast of the MTV reality hit, now in its second season, the suit also names MTV and its parent company (Viacom), as well as 495 Productions, as defendants. The name of the woman filing the suit is listed on official documents only as "J.P.," Popeater.com reports.

The alleged incident took place in September 2009, on the very same night "Jersey Shore" troublemaker Ronnie Magro was filmed in Seaside Heights, N.J., punching a man, Stephen Izzo Jr., who ended up unconscious. Magro was arrested for aggravated assault, Popeater.com reports.

In March, a couple -- who were on the boardwalk of Seaside Heights during filming of an infamous episode -- sued MTV for broadcasting what they claimed was an inaccurate depiction of a heated altercation they got into with Sammi Giancola and Magro. And just last month, a Chicago-area woman named Carrie Malec filed suit against MTV, as well as Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jenni "J-Woww" Farley, alleging that she was assaulted on camera when the cast and crew were in a Miami nightclub shooting a season 2 episode.


Thomas Jane, star of HBO's "Hung," took his hatred of shoes to a new level at the HBO post-Emmy party Sunday night -- he simply ditched 'em mid-party at the formal affair, Popeater.com reports.

He started off eccentric enough, wearing a black suede jacket over a snake-skin patterned shirt and jeans in a sea of black-ties. But it got stranger when, during an animated discussion with director Penny Marshall, Jane crawled into a crouch on the banquette to remove his Vibram Fivefinger shoes.

He left the shoes on the banquette as a confused Marshall looked on.

Then, with a look of a man who had found perfect freedom, he proceeded to walk around the formal party in his bare feet, even stepping outside to ensure photographers got a look at his fashion choice.

"I dropped off my shoes with Penny Marshall tonight," he told PopEater from the party.

Um, why? "Just because," he offered cryptically. "I knew she'd lose my shoes."

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First published on August 31, 2010 at 12:00 am