Salahis Infiltrate Owners' Box at Super Bowl
It's practically Fort Knox -- but that didn't stop Tareq and Michaele Salahi from penetrating the owners' suite at Cowboys Stadium yesterday for the Super Bowl ... because get this ... they were actually invited.
Michaele tells TMZ, "We were guests and stayed in the Owners Club Suites the entire time and had so much fun meeting new friends."
And one of those new "friends" was none other than Jerry Jones Jr. -- son of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and the current VP of the franchise -- although we cannot confirm if the guy actually knew who they were.
How do they do it?
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Tony Hawk Files for Divorce from Wife #3
Tony Hawk has filed for divorce ... and if those words sound familiar ... it's because it's the third time the world's greatest skater has called off a marriage.
Tony and soon-to-be-ex-wife #3 Lhotse Merriam released a statement to People.com saying, "We remain deeply committed and loving parents to our daughter, and out of respect for that responsibility we ask that people honor our family's privacy during this important time of transition."
Tony filed the docs Friday in San Diego. The two have been married since 2006 -- they have one child together.
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Fergie -- Don't Pick on Christina Aguilera!
Fergie is coming to Christina Aguilera's defense after she flubbed the national anthem yesterday before the Super Bowl -- claiming Xtina's "human" ... and everyone makes mistakes.
Fergie was on the Dan Patrick Show this morning -- where she admitted her own performance with the Black Eyed Peas also failed to meet her expectations ... calling some of her notes "pitchy."
Boom boom pffft.
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Charlie Sheen -- Super Bowl In The Porn Theater
Charlie Sheen watched the big game where he usually watches other big things -- inside the infamous porn room at his L.A. mansion -- except this time, he was stone cold sober.
Sheen took some time out of his super-small, super-private Super Bowl party to pose on one of the red crushed velvet couches in his personal home theater ... sans porn stars.
As for the Gatorade in his right hand -- we're told it WAS NOT a photo prop ... Charlie's been taking his rehab very seriously.
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Aguilera's Anthem Slip-Up -- Is She the First?
Christina Aguilera famously flubbed the lyrics to the National Anthem before the Super Bowl last night, but surely she's not the only person to ever mess it up ... or is she?
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Ben Roethlisberger -- Doomed by Billy Joel?
After Ben Roethlisberger's crappy performance last night ... everyone's been asking the same question -- should he have stayed in Tuesday night and watched game film instead of boozing past midnight??
As TMZ first reported -- Big Ben dropped $1,000 at a Dallas area piano bar ... drinking rum and Diet Cokes with some teammates past midnight ... while karaoking along with the Billy Joel classic "Piano Man."
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Kobe Bryant -- Nailed It
Kobe Bryant's hands and feet are worth millions of dollars -- so it's only right he pampers them every now and again.
Kobe hit up a nail salon in Newport Beach, CA for a little mani-pedi action last Monday -- the day after his Lakers lost a tough game to the Boston Celtics.
To the best of our knowledge, Black Mamba is not a nail polish color.
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'Basketball' Wife -- Bouncing Herself Off the Show
Suzie Ketcham – one of the stars of VH1’s “Basketball Wives” – won’t be returning for a third season … because TMZ has learned, she just couldn’t handle life in the spotlight.
According to a source close to the production, shooting the show was draining and Suzie “couldn’t take the heat" as a reality star anymore -- so Season 2 will be her last.
And the random people constantly trash-talking her on Twitter didn't help either -- we're told by the end of the last season, all the cyber-hate was beginning to take its toll.
Welcome to Hollywood.
Deion Sanders Kids Come Before Hall of Fame
Deion Sanders showed up to the NFL Hall of Fame induction press conference on Saturday (for which he was the main honoree) wearing a sweatshirt and track pants -- that's because he didn't want to leave a youth football game before it was over.
Deion's team took on a team coached by Snoop Dogg in something called the Snooper Bowl (so it shouldn't come as a surprise that Snoop's team won in a landslide).
We're told Deion got calls early in the morning asking him to show up for the announcement -- but Deion told them the kids came first and he didn't want to disappoint them.
The man they call "Primetime" made it eventually, wearing the same black Under Armour sweatshirt he'd worn all day.
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Justin Bieber Goes Incognito For Super Bowl Ad
Justin Bieber's big Super Bowl commercial for Best Buy finally gave him the one thing he's been lacking his whole life ... facial hair.
Bieber played himself in the commercial ... but did you also notice him at the end?
Yes, that was really him.
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Christina Aguilera Screws Up National Anthem
It was only the Super Bowl, no one probably saw it.
UPDATE: Xtina told the AP, "I can only hope that everyone could feel my love for this country and that the true spirit of its anthem still came through."
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Charlie Sheen -- Super Bowl Party, Minus the Party
In the pantheon of great parties, a Super Bowl shindig at Charlie Sheen's house would be the most legendary bash imaginable -- but not this year ... TMZ has learned Charlie is playing it low key.
Sources close to the actor tell us there will be no girls, no gambling ... and no booze at the Sheen house this year. We're told Charlie will just hanging with "his team" and watching the game without all the hubbub that usually comes with a Super Bowl party.
And as for rumors there was a party at Sheen's house last night -- we're told it was just the neighbor having a party for his daughter ... and Charlie was actually in bed by 11:00 PM.
Who are you and what have you done with Charlie Sheen?
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This Year's GoDaddy Girl Is ... Joan Rivers!?!?
Going in a, um ... different direction this year, TMZ has learned the folks at GoDaddy.co are using Joan Rivers as their Super Bowl spokeswoman.
Look for Joan to be featured in an ad at some point during today's big game.
That's old school.
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Warren Sapp to TMZ Hold On, Playa!
During hour 17 of the NFL Network's Super Bowl pregame show, Warren Sapp took exception to the video TMZ posted of Ben Roethlisberger out with his O-line earlier this week.
And what do we have to do to get an invite from Warren to the "other establishment?"
Fun fact: The phrase "Hold on, playa" (aka "H.O.P.") has been popularized on Twitter by Deion "Primetime" Sanders.
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Kim Kardashian -- Come Here Often?
Kim Kardashian took her boyfriend Kris Humphries out to dinner at STK in New York City last night to celebrate his birthday ... the exact same restaurant she took ex Miles Austin to celebrate his back in June 2010.
In her defense, it's a lot to keep straight.
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Steelers QB vs. Packers QB Who'd You Rather?
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers face off in the Super Bowl today.
Question is ...