HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW (7-29-09)

HE INVENTED "MR. MICROPHONE"!

ASHLEY TISDALE says she's worthless in the kitchen. Which is bizarre, given her ancestry. Ashley admits that her grandfather is Arnold Morris . . . the man who developed Ginsu Knives . . . and her great-grandfather invented the plastic cheese grater.

And if that's not enough for you, RON POPEIL is her cousin. (--Ron Popeil is the KING of as-seen-on-TV merchandise. He invented and pitched so much AWESOME stuff . . . and not just for the kitchen, either. Anybody remember MR. MICROPHONE??? Yep, that was him!!!)

(--Check out a list of Ron Popeil's many VITAL inventions here . . .) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Popeil#Inventions

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COPS RAIDED DR. CONRAD MURRAY'S HOME AND OFFICE YESTERDAY:

DR. CONRAD MURRAY is looking more and more like a suspect in MICHAEL JACKSON'S death every day. Yesterday, police and Drug Enforcement Agency officials raided his home and office in Las Vegas. --No one would say specifically what they were looking for . . . aside from, quote, "documents".

Dr. Murray's attorney admitted that they were seeking files related to Michael Jackson and the many aliases he used to obtain prescription drugs. --The "Los Angeles Times" claims they were searching for medical records under 19 different names. --Those names included Josephine Baker . . . (--A legendary African-American entertainer and sex symbol who died in 1975) . . . Jackson employee Frank Tyson . . . and even Michael's own son Prince. --Michael also used the name of author Jack London . . . and one of his personal favorites, Omar Arnold. (--Police reportedly found medical records for this fictional Omar Arnold character in the offices of Michael's dermatologist, Arnold Klein.)

This is the second time in less than a week that cops have served warrants on Murray's property. Last week, they hit up his clinic in Houston, and a storage facility in that city. (--That's the same storage facility where two of Murray's employees allegedly removed boxes of files on the morning of Michael's death.)

Dr. Murray was home at the time of yesterday's raid, but he kept out of sight of neighbors . . . as well as the reporters who began swarming around his house. --The search lasted much of the day. Police arrived at Murray's home and office at 8:00 A.M. local time. They finished up at the house by around noon, but were still at his office several hours later. (--Here are some very uninteresting pics from the raid . . .) http://photos.tmz.com/galleries/conrad_murray_raid#48045

CHECK OUT SOME VIDEO OF MICHAEL JACKSON AND HIS KIDS:

Britain's "Sun" tabloid posted some video of MICHAEL JACKSON celebrating the early birthdays of his two oldest kids, Prince and Paris. --Michael seems to be a pretty good dad, except for the part where he laughs as Bubbles the Chimp crawls on Prince's face. (???) http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/2560221/Stunning-footage-shows-Michael-Jackson-and-his-kids.html

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ROBERT PATTINSON DOESN'T KNOW WHY GIRLS LOVE HIS "TWILIGHT"

CHARACTER:

There's no doubt that chicks dig ROBERT PATTINSON'S vampire character from the "Twilight" movies, Edward Cullen. But he can't figure out why.

He said, quote, "Being a guy, you always just look at girls and think, 'why are you with that guy?' -"With virtually anyone the nice guys always seem to come last. You always get weirdos like Edward who seem to attract women for some reason.
-"If Edward wasn't a fictional character and you met him in reality he is like one of those guys who would probably be an axe murderer or something."

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THE HOGANS HAVE SETTLED THEIR DIVORCE:

Two years after the battle began, HULK and LINDA HOGAN finally reached a divorce settlement yesterday. The terms were not disclosed. But everyone appears to be happy. Hulk and Linda greeted each other in court with kisses on the cheek.

After the hearing, Linda told reporters, quote, "The war is over. I still love him. He's the father of my children." --Later, she released a statement saying, quote, "My husband took the big step of stopping this escalating war by making the decision to put this behind us. I am grateful to him for realizing that our family can be happier and stronger by working together.

"He and I both love our family dearly and look forward to working together to make it stronger than it has ever been. My family means the world to me."

(--That actually sounds like a little bit of a DIS, doesn't it??? Linda's basically saying that everything was Hulk's fault, and she's happy that he finally came to his senses.) --Hogan told reporters, quote, "I'm a free man."

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BRETT FAVRE IS STAYING RETIRED . . . FINALLY:

BRETT FAVRE has finally decided to call it a career. He phoned Minnesota Vikings head coach BRAD CHILDRESS yesterday to tell him he won't be joining the team.

Brett told ESPN, quote, "It was the hardest decision I've ever made. I didn't feel like physically I could play at a level that was acceptable. I would like to thank everyone, including the Packers, Jets and Vikings . . . but, most importantly, the fans."--Last year, Favre retired from the NFL after 17 seasons . . . 16 of them with the Green Bay Packers. (--Brett was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons and spent his first year on their roster.)

Then he did an about-face and decided to UN-RETIRE, after Green Bay had already moved on. After a protracted battle that alienated the team and a lot of Brett's fans, Green Bay allowed Brett to be traded to the New York Jets. --Then he retired AGAIN . . . and had surgery on a torn biceps tendon . . . before once again considering a return to the league.

If he'd signed with the Minnesota, he probably would have lost his last remaining fans in Wisconsin . . . since the Vikings are a direct rival of the Packers in the NFC North.