Tyler Perry used too much of the goodness of Jesus in his movie, "Madea Goes to Jail," at least according to a new federal lawsuit obtained by TMZ.
The suit, filed by the personal representative of deceased gospel singer/songwriter Bertha James, claims Perry lifted an entire verse from a song James wrote in 1950 -- "When I Think of the Goodness of Jesus."
The suit claims Perry pilfered the verse and used it in "Madea" -- specifically, "incorporating the entire Chorus in a monologue delivered by the main character in 'Madea" referencing her deliverance from a jail sentence and leniency for repetitive criminal conduct, in a staged court proceeding presided over by 'Judge Mabeline.'"
Bertha's estate, which is also suing Lionsgate Entertainment, wants unspecified damages for copyright infringement.
Rihanna doesn't like being yelled at by her neighbors, according to a new lawsuit obtained by TMZ.
The owner of the L.A. house Rihanna was renting believes she would have bought his house outright but his neighbor was such a jerk ... she bailed on the deal.
The neighbor had actually sued Rihanna and her landlord, Stephan Yacobian, back in June, claiming the singer and her friends had a bad habit of parking their cars on his property. Rihanna eventually got so fed up with his complaints ... she moved.
Now, Yacobian is going after the neighbor -- claiming he had no right to yell at Rihanna and her friend over parking, because the two property owners had a specific agreement that RiRi could park in the neighbor's driveway.
Yacobian claims the neighbor's "harassing behavior" caused the deal to go south.
Yacobian wants the neighbor to fork over the profits he would have made from the sale.
Jermaine Jackson came out swinging at an event at the Magic Johnson theater in L.A. yesterday, claiming the 1993 molestation accusations against his brother were false ... and the suicide of the accuser's dad proves it.
Jermaine -- who spoke at a Michael Jackson charity event -- said the accuser's dad could not live with a guilty conscience and that's why he killed himself. Jermaine also latched onto Internet rumors that the accuser himself said Jackson didn't touch him.
Michael Jackson settled the '93 case by anteing up $20 million.
FYI -- the MJ stuff happens around 2:15 into the clip.
Tila Tequila is willing to forgive the XXX website that posted her allegedly stolen tape -- as long as the price is right.
Tequila's lawyer just fired off a cease and desist letter to 4tube.com -- the porn site that's posting footage of Tila getting up close and personal with a naked man. In the letter, obtained by TMZ, Tila's lawyer claims Tequila is willing to settle her case as long as the site removes the video ... and coughs up $280,000.
Tila claims the video clip was snatched off a laptop she reported stolen about two years ago -- and was never intended for public viewing.
According to the letter, the porn site has 2 weeks to respond -- or Tila proceeds full speed ahead.
All you hungry dudes looking to tackle a different kind of bird this Thanksgiving, meet the Los Angeles Temptations -- the Lingerie Bowl football team that's really something to be thankful for.
The star of the "Nailin' Paylin" porno considers her new hookup Rob Kardashian the "perfect little boy for a cougar" -- but that don't mean the two are gonna get monogamous any time soon.
Yesterday at the Sherman Oaks Galleria, porn star Lisa Ann said she hasn't even met the Kardashian clan yet, because "people don't really bring porn stars around their family" -- and said marriage with the 22-year-old would "never happen."
If a porn star and a Kardashian can't find love ... then who can??
Josh Duhamel took time out from dispelling breakup rumors shooting his latest film in NY on Tuesday, to play a little game of stripper-free two hand touch.
The 37-year-old barely broke a sweat running around throwing and catching the ball like a pro.
In the last few weeks, Rihanna, "Real Housewives of ATL" star NeNe Leakes, Queen Latifah and Beyonce have all been seen sportin' similar Kate Gosselin meets '80s new wave highlighted hairdos.
CBS' explanation for why they blurred Adam Lambert's man-on-man kiss ain't cuttin' it with the folks at GLAAD -- who claim the network is treating openly gay performers as second class citizens.
Jarrett Barrios, president of GLAAD -- the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation -- tells TMZ, "The Early Show's decision this morning to blur Adam Lambert's kiss from the American Music Awards reinforces an unfortunate double standard that is applied to openly gay performers."
Barrios adds, "I would have hoped CBS would provide the same treatment for images of gay and lesbian people and not create an unfair double standard that treats our community differently."
CBS apparently thinks a fresh gay kiss is way too risky to put on TV ... a widely-exposed 'lesbian' kiss -- no problem.
Bottom line -- CBS chickened out in trying to explain why "The Early Show" blurred Adam Lambert's AMA mano-y-mano kiss, but minutes later ran an uncensored clip of Madonna making out with Britney Spears.
CBS said, "The Madonna image is very familiar and has appeared countless times including many times on morning TV." By contrast, CBS explained, "The Adam Lambert image is a subject of great current controversy, has not been nearly as widely disseminated, and for all we know, may still lead to legal consequences."
Translation -- Foster Farms may soon be recruiting on West 57th St. in NYC.
Attention gold diggers! There's another successful rich dude who's officially on the market -- Interscope Records kingpin Jimmy Iovine.
TMZ has learned Iovine's marriage is officially over today. The terms are confidential, but the deal was sealed in L.A. County Superior Court -- where disso-queen Laura Wasser showed up with her two kids and an eight month belly full of unborn kid ... and looking good we might add.
Harvey and Mike will be taking your questions today on everything -- including Maria Shriver igniting Muffingate '09 by beating a parking ticket.
Also: Rob Kardashian's new XXX GF, Adam Lambert's censorship, Harvey's real feelings towards Michael Jackson, Tila Tequila's sex tape ... and Laura has Bieber Fever.
Plus: Is Sammy Sosa white purely because he no longer spends all day in the sun? Nina chimes in.
Tyler Perry used too much of the goodness of Jesus in his movie, "Madea Goes to Jail," at least according to a new federal lawsuit obtained by TMZ.
Rihanna doesn't like being yelled at by her neighbors, according to a new lawsuit obtained by TMZ.
Attention gold diggers! There's another successful rich dude who's officially on the market -- Interscope Records kingpin Jimmy Iovine. 
