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Mel Gibson Plays Poker For Kids Charity


Posted on Dec 10, 2011 @ 04:30AM - 2 comments

By Alexis Tereszcuk - Radar Senior Reporter

Mel Gibson is definitely giving back this year.

Instead of fighting with his baby mama or yelling at cops, Gibson is getting into the spirit of giving by hosting a charity event where the only gamble he’ll take is with his money.

The Mad Max star is hosting a poker tournament on December 16 with fellow A-lister Martin Sheen, benefiting Mending Kids

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Mel is a long-time supporter of the charity which provides surgical care to needy kids around the world.

With only 28 player spots, the exclusive game has a $2,500 buy in price, and the game is Texas Hold ‘Em.

Will Mel know when to fold ‘em?

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Poker Ring Lawsuit Trustee Fires Back At Tobey Maguire


Posted on Jul 01, 2011 @ 01:30PM - 1 comment

By Jen Heger - Radar Legal Editor

The court-appointed trustee for the Hollywood celebrity poker lawsuits is firing back at Tobey Maguire for claiming that the poker games were legal, and that he shouldn't be forced to give up his winnings.

The court-appointed trustee for the Hollywood celebrity poker lawsuits is firing back at Tobey Maguire for claiming that the poker games were legal, and that he shouldn't be forced to give up his winnings.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Maguire, 35, won more than $300,000 from a Beverly Hills hedge fund manager who allegedly embezzled investor funds and orchestrated a Ponzi scheme in a desperate bid to pay off his monster debt to the star and others, and Howard Ehrenberg is attempting to recoup that money for the investors.

Ehrenberg tells RadarOnline.com exclusively: "What is interesting is that Mr. Maguire is now hedging his bets as to whether the games were operated legally. He now seems to say that if the games were not legal, he did not know it."

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Trustee For Hollywood Poker Lawsuit Tried To Settle With Tobey Maguire & Others -- Before Filing


Posted on Jun 23, 2011 @ 06:43AM - 3 comments

By Jen Heger - Radar Legal Editor

The court-appointed trustee for the Hollywood celebrity poker lawsuits tried to privately settle with Tobey Maguire, and other parties, before filing, to avoid negative publicity, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.

However, all attempts to do so were unsuccessful and trustee Howard Ehrenberg was forced to file against the Spider-man star and other Hollywood bigwigs in an attempt to reimburse money that investors lost in an elaborate Ponzi scheme hatched by hedge fund manager Brad Ruderman.

“The investors that I represent lost about $50 million dollars,” Ehrenberg told RadarOnline.com exclusively. “I contacted representatives for Mr. Maguire before I filed the lawsuit against him as a courtesy, because I didn't want to cause him embarrassment. My attempts to collect money from Mr. Maguire were unsuccessful and went unnoticed, and I was forced to file the lawsuit against him.

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Meet The Hollywood High Stakes Poker Ringleader, The Woman Who Ran The Sophisticated Operation


Posted on Jun 22, 2011 @ 07:37PM - 4 comments

By Dylan Howard - Senior Executive Editor, Star magazine

The sister of a U.S. Olympian and former pro footballer has been revealed as the woman behind the mega-million underground Hollywood poker scene involving A-List actors, as first revealed in a Star magazine world exclusive investigation.

The sister of a U.S. Olympian and former pro footballer has been revealed as the woman behind the mega-million underground Hollywood poker scene involving A-List actors, as first revealed in a Star magazine world exclusive investigation.

Molly Bloom, the sibling of two-time Olympic skier and Philadelphia Eagles player Jeremy Bloom, has been unmasked as the sexy go-to girl for high rollers who gambled millions of dollars in clandestine games at luxury venues such as the Beverly Hills Hotel, the Four Seasons and the Viper Room on Sunset Boulevard.

EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTS: Read The Deposition Here

Described by one whistle-blowing card shark as having "model looks and friends in high places," Bloom coordinated the sophisticated operation which led to A-List actors -- including Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck -- gambling their fortunes.

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Poker Ring High Roller Speaks Out: We're Still Playing, Labels Tobey Maguire 'Cheap'


Posted on Jun 22, 2011 @ 08:30AM - Add a comment

By Dylan Howard - Senior Executive Editor, Star magazine

One of the Hollywood card sharks being sued in connection with a mega-millions illegal gambling ring that ran high-stakes poker games has spoken out, revealing the secret games still continue and labeling Spider-Man star Tobey Maguire a cheapskate.

One of the Hollywood card sharks being sued in connection with a mega-millions illegal gambling ring that ran high-stakes poker games has spoken out, revealing the secret games still continue and labeling Spider-Man star Tobey Maguire a cheapskate.

Dan Blizerian is facing a $100,000 lawsuit from duped investors who allege jailed Beverly Hills hedge fund manager Brad Ruderman used their funds to pay off his monster debt to a host of Tinsel town identities, including Maguire.

DOCUMENTS: Tobey Maguire Sued Over Illegal Poker Game

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Billionaire Businessman Implicated In Hollywood Poker Scandal


Posted on Jun 22, 2011 @ 06:05AM - Add a comment

By Dylan Howard - Senior Executive Editor, Star magazine

One of Hollywood's highest rollers, billionaire businessman Alec Gores, has been targeted in the mega millions crack down on an illegal and underground poker ring.

One of Hollywood's highest rollers, billionaire businessman Alec Gores, has been targeted in the mega millions crack down on an illegal and underground poker ring.

Gores, who is worth $1.6 billion and sits at number 287 on Forbes’ richest list, is one of more than a dozen high-profile Tinsel town people being sued in connection with clandestine high-stakes games at luxury venues such as the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills and the Viper Room on Sunset Boulevard.

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PHOTOS: Jeremy London Makes First Public Appearance Since Celeb Rehab 4 Premiere


Posted on Dec 12, 2010 @ 03:42AM - 1 comment

Jeremy London made his first public appearance Saturday since his episodes of Celeb Rehab 4 started airing on VH1. RadarOnline.com found the controversial actor at a Vegas poker tournament!

PHOTOS: Jeremy London & Other Celebs Play Poker In Vegas

Jeremy London made his first public appearance Saturday since his episodes of Celeb Rehab 4 started airing on VH1. RadarOnline.com found the controversial actor at a Vegas poker tournament!

PHOTOS: Jeremy London & Other Celebs Play Poker In Vegas

The event was the All In For CP Celebrity Poker Tournament at the Venetian Resort & Casino.

London was joined by Shannon Elizabeth, Sean Astin and Cheryl Hines in a fundraiser in the fight against cerebral palsy.

PHOTOS:  Jeremy London In Celeb Rehab

In the December 1 premiere episode of Celeb Rehab 4, London told his now familiar tale of being kidnapped and forced to do drugs while visiting his estranged wife in Palm Springs.

Unfortunately for London, the series was taped before the case against his alleged kidnapper Brandon Adams went to court.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, at Adams' preliminary hearing in October, a detective testified that Adams had confessed to the kidnapping, basically backing up London's story.

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Jeremy London To Testify Against His Alleged Kidnapper

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FIRST PHOTOS: Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills Starts Filming


Posted on Apr 09, 2010 @ 02:16PM - 1 comment
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The much anticipated fifth show of Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise, set in Beverly Hills, has started filming, and RadarOnline.com has got the first photos.

PHOTOS: Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills Filming

VIDEO: The Atlanta Housewives Go Head-To-Head

Two of the new housewives, Adrienne Maloof-Nassif, sister to the renown Palms Casino owning Maloof brothers, and Taylor Armstrong, a stay at home mom who is married to a venture capitalist,  were spotted Friday filming at a poker charity event for 1736 Family Crisis Center, hosted by Annie Duke.

PHOTOS: Atlanta’s Kim Zolciak  And NeNe Leakes Dine Out At Mr. Chow

PHOTOS: Orange County’s  Gretchen Rossi Prepares For A Garage Sale Of Her Belongings From Her Late Husband

Adrianne, who looks like she fully utilizes her plastic surgeon husband’s many skills, bravely took to the tables to play some hands with Duke, a pro poker player.

HOT PHOTOS: Orange County’s Gretchen Rossi Bowls In Lingerie

PHOTOS: Gretchen Rossi And NeNe Leakes Smooch!

Meanwhile Taylor, who at 38-years-old is the youngest of the housewives, got up on the stage and commandeered the mic, all in the name of raising some funds for 1736, a Los Angeles based nonprofit shelter and outpatient service for domestic violence survivors, runaway and homeless youth.

PHOTOS: New York’s Alex McCord Shops For Lingerie:

PHOTOS: Sexy Shots Of The OC Housewives In Florida

The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills is gearing up to be even more glamorous, opulent, catty and drama–filled than the other shows, and let’s face it, they’ve set the bar pretty high!

PHOTOS: NY Housewife Kelly Benisom Does Cartwheels In A Bikoini

As RadarOnline.com exclusively reported the new show will also be bringing a little stardust too – at least by association – Paris Hilton’s two aunts, Kyle and Kim Richards are two of the cast.

PHOTOS: Orange County “Housewife” Tamra Barney Hits The Beach

Rounding out the Beverly Hills Housewives are restauranteur Lisa Vanderpump-Todd, who has already had her fair share of drama this year when her Bentley was stolen and driven off Mulholland Drive – the same day as Charlie Sheen’s car, and Fraser star, Kelsey Grammer’s wife, Camille.

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Amazing Race Contestant Maria Ho Defends Motives


Posted on Oct 14, 2009 @ 04:34PM - Add a comment
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The fifteenth season of The Amazing Race once again boasts some far-flung locales, and like every other reality show there is plenty of far-flung drama.  Maria Ho and Tiffany Michelle are professional poker players who garnered some ill will after the first episode when they “bluffed” about their real professions. Cheerful 26-year-old Maria spoke with RadarOnline.com about her exciting experience on the show and told us why she and her partner chose to lie about their professions.

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“We did not want to go into it having people be intimidated by us or see us as a threat to them at all,” explained Maria.  “The more harmless we seem the better off it was for us, they would be more willing to help us.”

As best friends for years, Maria and Tiffany depended on each other during the race.  “At the end of the day that’s all you had, that person, and it was your entire support system,” Maria said.   “Ultimately it wasn’t conducive to wining this competition if we were fighting so we made sure to be nice to each other.”

One hurdle she struggled with was being cut off from the world while globe-trotting: “You don’t get any outside contact. That was hard in this day and age when you’re so reliant on cell phones and email, but it was kind of nice break but I definitely missed all my friends and family.”

Maria and Tiffany were spared elimination on the episode Sunday thanks to another team’s lost passport.

“I’m not the most physical person.  I’m pretty much a girly girl at heart and we knew we had to rough it and knew there was a physical part so I was a little weary of the fact that I was competing against the Harlem Globe Trotters,” she admitted. “I mentally psyched myself up to do things but I was fearful. “

Cheer the duo as they continue to battle the challenges on The Amazing Race airing Sundays at 8 pm on CBS.

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