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The report of a taped tirade by Hulk Hogan, above, has sparked a new skirmish in the wrestler’s legal battle with Gawker.
This story has more twists than a full nelson. After last week’s revelation that Hulk Hogan was recorded making an “n-word”-laced rant, the WWE legend has responded by claiming the story may have been leaked by Gawker, the website he is suing for $ 100 million. In an emergency court filing obtained by Confidenti@l, Hogan’s lawyers demand that the judge in the case — in which Hogan accuses Gawker of breaching his privacy by publishing a video showing him having sex — appoint an investigator to search cell phones and computers belonging to Gawker chief Nick Denton and former editor A.J. Daulerio. The filing seeks to find evidence that Gawker slipped confidential info from Hogan’s lawsuit to the National Enquirer and Radar, the publications which broke the racism story.
In Wednesday’s motion, Hogan’s attorneys Kenneth Turkel and Charles Harder point to a story Denton posted on July 12, predicting there would be a “third act” in the case that would reveal “Hogan’s real secret,” which Denton said was contained in “additional recordings.” The motion notes ominously that two weeks later the “National Enquirer broke a story based on sealed evidence about the ‘real secret’ which Nick Denton threatened would be exposed.” Gawker’s president and general counsel, Heather Dietrick, told us Hogan “has only one person to blame for what he said and no one from Gawker had any role in leaking that information.”
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Tom Cruise sets up a sunset shot at the heliport along the Hudson.
CRUISE ALONG THE HUDSON
After a few decades in the movies, Tom Cruise knows a good scene when he sees one. Confidenti@l spies at a heliport on the West Side Highway were confused to see the “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation” star lingering aimlessly outside the waiting room — until they realized that with the sun setting behind the Hudson, the actor was carefully waiting to give paparazzi just the right Hollywood photo op. Sources tell us his chopper lingered for half an hour while he loitered.
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James Jagger’s on the run for HBO’s “Rock ’n’ Roll” project in the East Village.
EXHALE ON MAIN STREET
You can’t always get what you want, but you can run through the East Village with a guitar in your hand. James Jagger, son of Rolling Stones star Mick, got a workout on E. Fourth St. by sprinting between Second Ave. and the Bowery while shooting for an untitled HBO project. Bobby Cannavale, Ray Romano and Olivia Wilde have also been linked to the upcoming rock-’n’-roll-themed show. Martin Scorsese is slated to direct the pilot episode.
LUANN’S SPIRITED NIGHT
LuAnn de Lesseps enjoyed a dirty martini straight up at the Sea Fire Grill on a recent night, a spy tells us. The “Real Housewife” was with a group of friends on the East Side when they asked for Tito dirty martinis straight up and Royal Siberian caviar. The three ladies shared main courses of Branzino, a 3-pound lobster and a New York strip steak with sides of creamless creamed spinach and kale potato. “They smiled happily for photos with fans,” a spy tells us.
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Angelina Jolie’s back in world affairs, leaving the Myanmar Parliament, above.
ANGIE BACK ON WORLD TOUR
Saint Angelina is at it again. In a photo given to us by the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation, the actress and activist is seen leaving the Myanmar Parliament building after meeting with the speaker of the lower house of the Burmese House of Representatives on the first day of her visit to the region. Angie is still special envoy for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, a job she took on in 2012.
THE ONE PARTY TO GO TO
Everyone is getting lei-d on Thursday. One Management founder Scott Lipps is celebrating his 46th birthday with a Hawaiian-theme luau bash at Sixty LES on the Lower East Side. Lipps manages top models including Bar Refaeli, Claudia Schiffer and Eva Herzigova.
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Martha Stewart in the current Hamptons magazine’s Home & Garden issue.
MARTHA TALKS SOME SNACK
Talk about prolific. Martha Stewart is set to release her 85th book, yet still found time to appear on the cover of Hamptons magazine’s Home & Garden issue to chat about snacks. “I serve many of these kinds of hors d’oeuvres — deviled eggs, cold soups in little cups, spicy shrimp, open-faced tarts,” said Stewart, whose “Appetizers” book hits stores Sept. 8. “They’re not fussy; they’re not what you’d get at a benefit or in New York City, but they’re delicious.”
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Two legs are good enough for Kaitlyn Bristowe and Shawn Booth as they leave a club in New York City.
A COUPLE IN REALITY
Kaitlyn Bristowe and “Bachelorette” winner Shawn Booth have only just publicly announced their coupling, and we hope this one defies the odds. The cute pair were spotted leaving Catch in the Meatpacking District early Tuesday and being lovey-dovey. Booth gave the adorable Bristowe a piggyback ride over the cobblestone streets before planting a kiss on her outside the restaurant. Booth proposed to his lady with a $ 150,000 whopper of a ring.
THEY SAID IT
“I will never set foot on anybody’s live stage again.”
— Morgan Freeman to the Daily Telegraph on acting
“Joe (Manganiello) and I are both trying to figure out the wedding because our schedules are so crazy.”
— Sofia Vergara on her wedding
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Adrian Bailon’s getting big coverage in Cosmopolitan.
BAILON’S THAT COSMO GIRL
“The Real” host Adrienne Bailon celebrated her appearance on the cover of Cosmopolitan for Latinas with a party at the JustFab beach house in Malibu, Calif. We’re told the star and pals including Eniko Parrish and Amanda Dior sipped on Crossings wine and got pampered by Priv beauty services. In the magazine, she shares advice for keeping relationship interesting. Nothing makes a man more turned on,” she said, “than saying over the phone, ‘I’m in bed and this is what I wish was happening.’ ”
SEEN & HEARD
Morgans Hotel Group on Thursday announced the launch of $ 15 room rates to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Hudson New York hotel. There will be a total of 15 rooms per night at $ 15 per room from Aug. 20 to Sept. 7. … Famed New York City chocolatier Alison Nelson is bringing her award-winning Chocolate Bar with Nutella-stuffed Pop Tarts to Saudi Arabia and Manasquan, N.J. … Ariana Grande’s brother, Frankie, dining at KTCHN.
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Tyra Banks arrives at the “America’s Next Top Model” party in West Hollywood.
TYRA IS UP ‘NEXT’
Tyra Banks looks surprised to see photogs, even though she’s at the “America’s Next Top Model” Cycle 22 premiere party.
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