Schwarzenegger Fathered Out-of-Wedlock Baby

Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a baby with a member of his household staff, and that is what sent Maria Shriver packing ... and right into the office of a powerful financial adviser to get her affairs in order to end her marriage. Sources say Maria was distraught after learning Arnold pulled a John Edwards. The baby mama worked for the family for two decades, retired and received a severance package. The baby was born more than a decade ago, but until recently Maria thought the father was the woman's husband at the time. Schwarzenegger told The Times, "After leaving the governor's office I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago. I understand and deserve the feelings of anger and disappointment among my friends and family. There are no excuses and I take full responsibility for the hurt I have caused. I apologized to Maria, my children and my family. I am truly sorry." Maria has no comment.  Maria was "completely distraught" yet determined to move on with her life.  She has not pulled the trigger to end her marriage on the legal side, but she has been working with a very powerful financial adviser who has been helping her position herself for a divorce. We believe -- though have not confirmed -- there is a prenup, but the couple has been together so long the effectiveness of it is problematic.



Carla Bruni Is Pregnant, Says Father-in-Law

Pal Sarkozy, the father of France's president Nicolas Sarkozy, has told the German newspaper Bild that his son and daughter-in-law, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, are expecting a baby. Rumors of a pregnancy have been circulating since late April, when the French press spotted the first lady doing some maternity shopping in Paris, although President Sarkozy's office has declined comment. Sarkozy, 56, and Bruni, 43, married in 2008. The former supermodel-turned-singer – who appears in Woody Allen's latest movie, Midnight in Paris, starring Owen Wilson – already has a 10-year-old son, Aurélian, from a previous relationship. Sarkozy has three sons between the ages of 25 and 13 from his two previous marriages. Last year, he became a grandfather for the first time. His office did not comment on Bruni-Sarkozy's pregnancy.




Rapper Cassidy Is Suspect in MURDER Case

Rapper Cassidy -- famous for his hit " I'm a Hustla " -- has been named a suspect in a murder case AND two attempted murder cases in Philadelphia ... this according to law enforcement. Cassidy was arrested in Hackensack, New Jersey this weekend on a probation violation ... and according to the Hackensack PD, the arrest was made in connection with the alleged crimes in Philadelphia. Police in Philly had phoned in a favor to the Hackensack PD -- telling them to arrest Cassidy on the probation violation ... and warned them "to consider [Cassidy] armed and dangerous,” saying it was a “high-risk warrant". Undercover officers with the Hackensack PD followed the 28-year-old rapper -- real name Barry Reese -- and arrested him during a felony motor vehicle stop. Cassidy previously did an eight month jail stint for involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault and possession of an instrument of crime. He was released in 2006.


Jerry Lewis Retiring

Jerry Lewis has announced he's retiring as host of the annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Labor Day Telethon, saying "As a labor of love, I've hosted the annual Telethon since 1966 and I'll be making my final appearance on the show this year by performing my signature song, 'You'll Never Walk Alone'.  I'll continue to serve MDA as its National Chairman, as I've done since the early 1950's.  I'll never desert MDA and my kids."




Donald Trump Not Running For President, Will Remain at Helm Of Apprentice

Donald Trump confirmed at NBC’s upfront presentation in New York on Monday that he has decided not to run for president in 2012. The decision clears the way for him to stay on as host of Celebrity Apprentice next season. The announcement comes a day after NBC president Bob Greenblatt said he was prepared to replace The Donald on Celebrity Apprentice should he officially enter the race.



TV NEWS

ABC Fall Schedule Revealed: Charlie’s Angels has scored the Thursdays-at-8 time slot leading into Grey’s Anatomy. Extreme Makeover is moving its bus from Sundays to the Friday lead-off slot, where it will feed into Shark Tank. And claiming Brothers & Sisters‘ Sundays-at-1o spot is the new retro drama Pan Am, starring Christina Ricci.



Seth MacFarlane is bringing back the Flintstones... both on TV and for the movies. Fox entertainment president, Kevin Reilly, said production on the animated series will begin production in Fall 2011 for a 2013 premiere on the Fox schedule.  Seth says the very first cartoon he drew, at the age of two, was Fred Flintstone. MacFarlane says the characters  will look the same but he'll introduce new technology, like "What is the animal version of an iPad?



Evil "Survivor" player, Russell Hantz is getting his own show on A&E.  The program is called, "Flipped" and will follow the three-time Survivor contestant as he and his family attempt to buy Houston-area houses cheap and re-sell them at a profit during this tough economy.  Hantz says he expects to be one of the biggest flippers in Houston and will bring the city's economy back. A&E has ordered seven one-hour episodes and will premiere in the fall.



Season 8 of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" will premiere on July 10th.  Making guest star appearances this season will be Michael J. Fox and Michael Gross.  The two starred together in "Family Ties"   Fox will appear in the tenth episode as a lawyer who lives in the apartment above Larry who suffers from Parkinson's Disease, as Fox does in real life.  "I'm being symptomatic just to annoy him," Fox says. "He's complaining because I'm shuffling and making noise upstairs. It's very funny."    Earlier in the season, Fox's Family Ties dad, Michael Gross, plays Larry's dermatologist. He is in a funeral scene with comedian, Richard Lewis.  


Masi Oka — who began recurring on H5-0 as the socially awkward coroner in October  — will be returning next season as a full-fledged series regular. This marks Oka’s first full-time series gig since Heroes was put out to pasture by NBC in 2010.



Botox Mom Loses Custody of Daughter

The woman who admitted on national television that she injected Botox into her 8-year-old daughter ... has now lost custody of the girl.  Child Protective Services in San Francisco launched an investigation last week after Kerry Campbell went on " Good Morning America " and told the world she gave her daughter Britney the anti-wrinkle injections herself ... to help her compete in beauty pageants. According to ABC News , Britney has been removed from the home by CPS and taken into their custody while an investigation is conducted. Britney is reportedly "doing well."


Jermaine Jackson -- I'm NO LONGER a Deadbeat Dad

Jermaine Jackson is FINALLY caught up with his back child support payments -- after coughing up roughly $80,000 to his baby mama. As of January, Jermaine owed Alejandra Jackson $91,921 in unpaid child support -- but sources close to Jermaine say the former couple reached a settlement in April for an amount closer to $80k. And get this, Jermaine actually paid the settlement amount IN FULL -- according to new court docs filed last week.



Charlie Sheen Borrows $10 Mil From Warner Bros

Charlie Sheen -- who scored the biggest paycheck in TV before getting the boot -- had to borrow a huge amount of money from Warner Bros. during his last season on " Two and a Half Men ." Charlie's contract for Season 7 (2010 - 2011).  The document -- dated May 17, 2010 -- requires Warner Bros. to pay Charlie $10 million within 10 days of the date Charlie signed.  Charlie was then obligated to pay the money back during the first 13 episodes. To repay the loan, Sheen -- who was getting a base pay of $1.25 million a show -- had $769,230.77 deducted from each paycheck for the first 13 episodes.   But then there's this pesky issue of interest.  Under the deal, the interest -- calculated at the prime commercial rate -- would be deducted from the 14th paycheck. Charlie was fired after the 16th episode, so Warner Bros. got its $$$ back. As for why Charlie needed the money ... unclear.  With his profit participation, Charlie was raking in more than $2 million an episode, but it seems he was still burning a hole in his pocket.