You are looking at the martini and wine fueled prelude to the crazy Charlie Sheen incident at The Plaza Hotel in NYC Tuesday morning.
TMZ has obtained pics of Sheen and Capri Anderson at Daniel restaurant in NYC on Monday night ... when Charlie pulled out all the stops and bought/drank some ridiculously expensive wine.
The pictures clearly show Charlie and Capri connecting -- with the help of some good ol' fashioned alcohol.
And the booze didn't come cheap -- Charlie sprung for two bottles of Grand Vin de Château Latour 1959 ... which go for $5,900 a pop.
Then again, when you're in the middle of a $98 million TV deal ... Grand Vin only hurts your pocket like a bottle of Two-Buck Chuck.
TMZ has learned ... Mel Gibson won't be able to spend a second with baby Lucia tomorrow on her first birthday, after being shut down by the judge.
Mel gets Lucia today but is supposed to return her to Oksana in the PM. Problem is ... Mel's primary nanny -- the one who takes the baby back and forth -- is sick, so Mel asked the judge for permission to return the kid on Saturday morning.
But team Oksana objected, arguing Mel has another nanny who is perfectly capable of transporting Lucia. And Oksana claimed in her legal papers she feels Mel already has too much visitation.
In the end, the judge kept the status quo, which means Mel must return Lucia tonight.
The watch that Charlie Sheen claims he lost during the night of his hotel meltdown ain't no ordinary Timex ... dude was wearing one of the most sought after watches on the planet ... valued at $150,000.
Sources familiar with the situation tell us Sheen was rockin' a Patek Philippe 5970 ... a watch that one expert tells us is always in "crazy high demand" with collectors.
TMZ obtained a photo of Sheen wearing the watch at his dinner party with Capri Anderson just hours before he lost the timepiece.
We're told, "So few people have them ... and so few people trade in them .. that the watch will return at some point."
Kinda explains why Sheen was willing to tear his room apart to try and find it.
There's nothin' wrong with a good slurry rant every now and then ... and after Audrina Patridge got booted from "Dancing" this week ... her mom Lynn decided it was the perfect time to vent.
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Eva Longoria is not responsible for her car accident on Hollywood Blvd. last week -- at least according to the police.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... cops have finished their investigation into the two-car crash involving Eva's BMW X5 and another guy driving the exact same car -- and have concluded that the other driver was "at fault" because he made a left turn in front of Eva ... causing the SUVs to collide.
Probably not good news for the other guy -- who recently filed a lawsuit against Eva, claiming it was all her fault. Eva vehemently denies it was her fault.
What do you do when one of your three-way sex tape partners blocks the sale of the flick? If you're "Bad Girls Club" hell-raiser Erica Langston ... you simply sell your OTHER sex tape. Duh.
Sources tell TMZ Langston and one member of the ménage à trois -- her boyfriend Adrian -- tried to sell their masterpiece to Vivid Entertainment head honcho Steve Hirsch earlier this week ... but sex tape partner numero tres threw a wrench in the deal.
We're told #3 -- who happens to be one of Langston's "BGC" castmates -- demanded way too much scratch for the tape ... around $200k ... so the deal went sour.
But our sources say Langston had an ace in the hole -- another sex tape with Adrian ... sans her financially demanding XXX cohort.
We're told Hirsch made a new offer for the two-person porno ... and that the deal is all but sealed.
Danielle Staub just got tricked and then treated -- with a lawsuit from a process server who gave the former "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star a serious shock at a Halloween party.
A TMZ photog saw the whole thing go down just minutes ago -- as Danielle was served for a defamation lawsuit her ex-boyfriend Steve Zalewski is bringing against her.
Danielle was just starting down the red carpet at a Halloween event in Woodridge, NJ when the process server walked up with an envelope and said, "Here, Danielle ... you've been served."
Danielle was stunned, but didn't miss a beat -- she simply handed the envelope to her publicist and continued down the red carpet into the party.
According to sources, Zalewski is suing Danielle for defamation because
she has repeatedly accused him of secretly shooting a sex tape of her --
which he denies doing.
Charlie Sheen just said he didn't know the whereabouts of his expensive watch which triggered the blowout at The Plaza Hotel ... and that he'd be wearing it if he knew.
TMZ broke the story ... Charlie went ballistic after his incredibly expensive watch went missing and accused Capri Anderson, aka Christina Walsh, of taking it.
As we already reported, Charlie still hasn't found the timepiece. And that's what he said when he left the movie set today, where he filmed a cameo.
Junior Seau's girlfriend told cops the former NFL linebacker grabbed her by the arm and shoved her into a wall ... this according to the police report just obtained by TMZ.
The girlfriend told police the force was so violent it caused her to knock over their fish bowl. The fish survived.
One of the cops said he saw a small red abrasion on her right forearm and felt a raised bump on the right side of her head. She also complained of back pain. Cops say the front of her shirt was ripped open.
The woman rejected the cops' offer to get her an emergency protective order.
Seau -- a former San Diego Charger -- had left the scene but called the woman's cell phone while cops were still at the home. Seau spoke with police and denied striking his GF.
Seau returned to the house and was arrested. Cops say they smelled alcohol and his eyes were bloodshot.
As we previously reported, the San Diego County District Attorney's Office declined to file criminal charges against Seau.
Howard K. Stern was just found guilty on two counts of conspiracy for obtaining medications for Anna Nicole Smith in his own name.
Stern was acquitted of seven other charges involving Smith. Stern is free pending an appeal.
Stern placed his face in his hands right before the verdict was read ... but had a stone-faced reaction once he learned his fate. Stern is due back in court January 6 for sentencing.
After the hearing, Stern said, "Everything related to the appropriateness of the medication, I was acquitted of."
Charlie Sheen's sexy Plaza Hotel "date" is Presidential material -- in fact, she even starred in a porn about the death of former Commander-in-Chief William Henry Harrison ... we think ... maybe ...
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Dr. Khristine Eroshevich was just found guilty of four criminal counts -- including two counts of conspiracy to funnel prescription drugs to Anna Nicole Smith.
On her way out of court, Eroshevich told reporters she was "disappointed" with the way things went down in court.
