Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is calling out his wife, Maria Shriver, for apparently violating a state law he signed — holding her cell phone while driving. The celebrity Web site TMZ.com posted two photographs Tuesday showing Shriver holding a phone to her ear while behind the wheel. It says one was snapped Sunday and the other in July. On his Twitter feed Tuesday, Schwarzenegger wrote to TMZ.com founder Harvey Levin: "Thanks for bringing her violations to my attention. There's going to be swift action." Whoa! Easy there, Governator! But Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear says that by "swift action," the governor means he'll ask his wife not to hold the phone while driving. A law that took effect in 2008 requires California drivers to use a hands-free device while driving. It carries a fine of $20 on the first conviction and $50 on the second, not including penalties. The first lady's office said it would have no comment.
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Anka gets cut of MJ profits
Not long after we told you about Monday's new Michael Jackson single, This Is It, there was a copyright claim, which makes perfect sense because nothing has gone smoothly in this web of greed and deceit. Songwriter Paul Anka said he co-wrote the song with Jackson in 1983 for a duets album Anka was recording. He noted as much to Jackson's estate, which was quick to award him 50 percent of the single's profits, perhaps because a court battle would have delayed the forthcoming concert movie of the same name.
Kanye ran off to India? Why?
Kanye West has been off the radar since canceling his tour with Lady Gaga and ditching the BET Hip-Hop Awards, but where could he possibly be? If you believe MSNBC's Scoop, he has taken a vacation in India. "Kanye might do some dumb things, but he's smart," a source says. "He knows he needs to come back from this break changed. … He goes to India, he has a chance to come back seeming like he learned something from what happened." Just "seeming like," huh? That sounds right.
'Glee' creator understands
For those of you with strange fetishes for dancing high schoolers, it was no doubt heartbreaking to hear that NBC had organizers of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade rescind an offer to have the cast of Fox's Glee show up on a float. But series creator Ryan Murphy has something to say about it. "I completely understand NBC's position, and look forward to seeing a Jay Leno float," Murphy told Entertainment Weekly.
School warns: Beware of Dave
The David Letterman blackmail "scandal" has officially jumped the shark, with Quinnipiac University sending out a pointless news release saying it is warning its interns to be leery of the 62-year-old chaser, because he engaged in a 100 percent consensual relationship with his adult interns. What is this, middle school? "We will have a discussion with those in charge of placing our interns at the David Letterman show in the future," the letter from the Connecticut school reads, TMZ reports. "We will diligently oversee this internship program to ensure that our interns are out of harm's way." Notice they didn't say they were ending the program.
Jon has got to pay that back
A Pennsylvania judge has ordered Jon Gosselin to repay his estranged wife, Kate, $180,000, which apparently was withdrawn without permission from a checking account, TMZ reports. We know we previously said we were taking a week off from these two, but any time Jon has to pay back money, that's exempt. He has until Oct. 26 to make good on his ATM use, the same day Kate has to show where money from that account was going. In his case, he can be referred to a contempt proceeding if he doesn't comply.
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