KYLIE JENNER PUMA’S LETTING ME ROCK ADIDAS … So I Am
Kylie Jenner just confused everyone by stepping out in Adidas kicks, almost at the exact same time PUMA announced she’s the feet of their brand … and TMZ now has the real story behind the deal.Our sources say Kanye — who has a big deal with Adidas — was pissed off when he got wind Kylie was negotiating with PUMA and vowed it would never happen because it would be like a family betrayal.
KANYE WEST YEAH, I WAS PISSED AT KYLIE OVER PUMA
Kanye West acknowledged Kylie Jenner blindsided him by secretly signing with PUMA and he WAS pissed off … and he says PUMA’s competition, Adidas, saved him. Our photog asked Kanye a slew of questions Wednesday at LAX, and Kanye’s choice of words is interesting … “It’s possible to go under and still make it out.” Kanye was talking about him sinking $53 million into his fashion biz, and getting no bites from investors.
JURY ACQUITS ALLEGED GWYNETH PALTROW STALKER
A jury acquitted an Ohio man on Wednesday of stalking Gwyneth Paltrow after prosecutors said he sent her dozens of unsolicited letters and gifts in recent years. The case against Dante Soiu, 66, was the second in which he was accused of stalking the actress.
CAITLYN JENNER I’M GETTING INTO THE COSMETICS BIZ!!
Caitlyn Jenner seems to be taking a page out of daughter Kylie’s playbook by getting into the cosmetics biz. We’ve learned Caitlyn recently filed a trademark for exclusive rights to hawk makeup under her name.
ACADEMY AWARDS SUES OSCARS OVER LAVISH GIFT BAGS
The Academy Awards organization is suing a marketing company that’s promising lavish — and tacky — gift bags to Oscar nominees on Hollywood’s biggest night. In a federal civil action filed in Los Angeles, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences targeted Distinctive Assets and its swag bags of goodies for using the Oscar brand name in what the Academy deems an “unseemly” $220,000 gift bag that includes a $250 marijuana vaporizer, a $250 sex toy and $275 worth of Swiss-made toilet paper.
DISNEY STAR ORLANDO BROWN BUSTED FOR HITTING GIRLFRIEND In Police Parking Lot
Ex-Disney star Orlando Brown pulled into a police station parking lot while arguing with his girlfriend and then allegedly struck her, while he had meth on him. Law enforcement sources tell us the bizarre incident went down in January in Torrance, CA when someone using a nearby ATM spotted the “That’s So Raven” star in the car. We’re told the witness saw the couple arguing and called police … who were conveniently located.
The Simpsons IS GOING LIVE IN A MAY EPISODE
An upcoming episode of “The Simpsons” will go live — for three minutes, anyway. As live TV becomes all the rage, the long-running Fox series will dedicate a segment at the end of its May 15 episode to Homer Simpson commenting on topics of the day and answering questions from fans. Producer Al Jean told the Wrap that “The Simpsons” will accomplish the live feat — which he says is a first for an animated show — by using motion-capture technology and improvised voice-over by actor Dan Castellaneta, who plays the family patriarch.
