"Funnyman" Dane Cook is disputing a tax lien accusing him of owing more than half a million dollars, insisting the demand was "erroneously filed."

California officials have filed a lien which claims the Employee of the Month star owes $515,430 in unpaid taxes and penalties from 2005, 2006 and 2007.

However, the actor won't be paying up, insisting the figures are mistaken and telling TMZ.com the lien "was erroneously filed by the State of California."

He claims authorities are "in the process of removing this mistaken lien from their records."

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As we all know, a few weeks ago Dallas Cowboy Pro Bowl quaterback Tony Romo dumped Jessica Simpson on the eve of her 29th birthday. Romo reportedly dumped Simpson because she was receiving and saving ex-boyfriend and musician John Mayer's text messages.

"Tony dumped her right then. He walked out and that was it," a source told RadarOnline.

Tony could not have picked a worse time to dump the buxom blonde. Jess is almost thirty and has been irrelevant since her "Newlyweds" reality show stopped filming five years ago. Her movies and albums are critically bashed, and she just started f...

Jessica Simpson is trying to persuade Britney Spears to join her for a new TV sitcom, according to reports. The Dukes of Hazzard star has approached Spears with the idea of teaming up for a buddy comedy, like beloved series Laverne & Shirley, reports the Globe.

Both singers have toyed with comedy roles - Simpson starred in the films Major Movie Star, Blonde Ambition and Employee of the Month, and Spears won over TV critics when she played a ditzy secretary in How I Met Your Mother last year.

A source says, "Britney seems genuinely interested in working with her. She's said they'll...

Millions of preteen girls across the country are ecstatic right now, and we have one person to thank for that: Miley Cyrus. The teen sensation just released Hannah Montana: The Movie last Friday, and theaters were jam-packed throughout opening weekend. But will the singer turned actress be a hit with anyone other than teenyboppers? If she follows suit with the majority of other musicians turned starlets, the chances are less than slim. Here's a recap of the worst movies starring singers.

10.) From Justin to Kelly - This painful picture, starring American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson ...

Comedy Central brings viewers the Network Television Premiere of Employee of the Month, starring Dane Cook, Dax Shepard and Jessica Simpson, Sunday, March 1 at 9:00 p.m.

Zack (played by Cook) is perfectly happy as an underachieving box boy at the local Super Club, while his nemesis, the hypercompetitive cashier Vince (Shepard), has won "Employee of the Month" seventeen times in a row. When Amy (Simpson), a beautiful new cashier, hints that she'd go out with the next worker to win the monthly prize, Zack has to kick up his game and prove that he's got his "shift" together after all. Thi...

Jessica Simpson has taken aim at movie critics who call her films flops. The pop star/actress insists box office sales show she's actually a good luck charm for movies.

She protests, "For people to say Employee of The Month was a flop is ludicrous. It made the money back - that's not a flop. For people to say The Dukes of Hazzard was a flop - it opened at $30 million. If these movies are flops, why would I still make them?"

Unfortunately for Simpson, her last film, Major Movie Star, really was a flop. After opening in just eight cinemas in Texas in December, the film was released ...

Jessica Simpson has fueled speculation she's back in the arms of comedian Dane Cook after joining him at Prince's VIP concert at Los Angeles' Roosevelt Hotel on Saturday. The couple reportedly dated while shooting the movie Employee Of The Month together - and guests at Prince's latest show were left in no doubt the pair are still close.

According to witnesses, Simpson and Cook sat next to each other on a sofa, often talking into each other's ear over the music.

A source tells Life & Style magazine, "They were laughing, joking and hanging out. They practically spent all night tog...

Voters for this year's 27th Annual RAZZIE Awards had dozens of films to choose from. Heading the list of "Worst Achievements in Film" this year is Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct 2 and Shawn and Marlon Wayans in Little Man. Joining these films in the "Worst Picture" category are M. Night Shyamalan's Lady In The Water, Wicker Man and Bloodrayne.

The Wayans brothers and 'Wicker Man's Nicolas Cage will be competing for "Worst Actor" of 2006 against last year's "winner" Rob Schneider in Benchwarmers, former TV funnyman Tim Allen, with a trio of terrible titles (Santa Clause 3, Shaggy Dog a...

In Employee of the Month, two slackers at Costco change their tune when they discover the store hottie (Jessica Simpson) will date the employee of the month. Also on DVD: Gridiron Gang and Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.

Singer/actress Jessica Simpson is afraid she will never date again after her painful divorce from former heartthrob Nick Lachey because potential suitors are put off by her celebrity status. Despite being linked to singer John Mayer, actor Zach Braff and her Employee Of The Month co-star Dane Cook, the busty blonde has denied being courted by anyone since her divorce in June.

Simpson says, "My fear is that I won't ever date anybody, because they'll think I'm going to ruin their career. That they'll be on the cover of every tabloid and it will automatically take away their credibility,...

Martin Scorsese's star-studded The Departed is the number-one movie at the U.S. box office, giving the legendary director his highest opening weekend ever. The gangster film, which stars Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin, Martin Sheen, and Mark Wahlberg, debuted at the top having sold $27 million worth of tickets in its opening three days.

Prequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning is another new entry at number two, having made $19.2 million. Animated movie Open Season falls two places to number three with $16 million, while Jessica Simpson comedy Em...

Jessica Simpson has denied reports she enjoyed a romance with her co-star Dane Cook on the set of new movie Employee Of The Month. The actress, who divorced her ex-husband Nick Lachey in June, had great chemistry with Cook, but the pair were never more than good friends.

Simpson tells chat show host Jimmy Kimmel, "We had great chemistry, onscreen chemistry and off screen chemistry. But nothing sexually."

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Jimmy Kimmel Live, which airs every weeknight at 12:05 a.m., ET, features a diverse lineup of guests that includes celebrities, athletes, musical acts, comedians, human interest subjects and dangerously crazy people -- along with comedy bits and a house band. Following are the guests scheduled to appear on the program the week of October 9-13 (subject to change):

OCTOBER 9

1. Actor Dane Cook (Employee of the Month) 2. Actress Emilie de Ravin (Lost) 3. Musical guests The Killers

OCTOBER 10

1. Actor Jason Lee (My Name is Earl) 2. America Ferrera (Ugly Betty) 3. Musical guests G...

In "Employee of the Month," two slackers (Dane Cook & Dax Shepard) at Costco change their tune when they discover the store hottie (Jessica Simpson) will date the employee of the month.

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Pop star/actress Jessica Simpson has discovered a way to combat insomnia - she sleeps on the floor. The singer has found herself lying awake for hours after climbing into bed and decided to seek advice to help her get plenty of rest.

She explains, "It's more of a mental thing. I tell myself, 'I cannot fall asleep, there's no way if I get into bed right now I'm gonna fall asleep.' I end up just laying on the floor and falling asleep... That's advice that I've gotten - don't ever get into bed until you know that it's time to go to sleep, or else you'll lay there and that's when you star...

Jessica Simpson credits her Employee Of The Month co-stars Dane Cook and Dax Shepard with helping her get over ex-husband Nick Lachey. The star, who divorced Lachey in June, was extremely depressed following their split earlier this year. But she insists filming "Employee Of The Month" taught her how to be happy again.

And Simpson, whose lack of cooking skills were made famous in reality TV show Newlyweds, even learned to bake so she could treat the cast and crew.

She says, "I was going through a pretty rough time. So all these guys really lightened my day. They made it bright. ...

Actress/singer Jessica Simpson appeared on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" Thursday night to address the many rumors surrounding her personal relationships. The star had fired her longtime publicist, Rob Shuter, earlier in the day, reportedly because of leaks surrounding her budding relationship with singer John Mayer.

When the talk show host asked her the status of her relationship with Mayer she said, "John (Mayer)! What a good guy! He's 28 and a legend. He's a very great guy - just friends. He's a great guy... trust me, if I went on a date you would know. The entire world would kno...

Two comedies sneak into the “Fall Movie Preview” even though they will be released before the official start of autumn on Sept. 23. Idiocracy (Sept. 1) stars Luke Wilson as Pvt. Joe Bowers, a soldier chosen to take part in a secret military scientific experiment in which he will be put into induced hibernation for 1,000 years. When he wakes up in the year 3001, he finds himself living in a society where intelligence has taken such a landslide he's now the smartest man in the world.

Hopefully this film will make viewers forget Wilson’s most recent flop, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, which m...

For customers of Super Club, the largest high-volume, bulk-discount retailer in the country, membership has its privileges. For workers at the cavernous store, the most coveted honor is the "Employee of the Month" award, and having one’s photo immortalized on the wall of fame in the staff lounge.

Enter Zack Bradley (Dane Cook) and Vince Downey (Dax Shepard), two ultra competitive Super Club workers whose ten years of employment have resulted in drastically different career paths. While Vince – with the aid of his trusty sidekick Jorge (Efren Ramirez) -- has advanced to become head ca...

Dane Cook will co-host “Teen Choice 2006” with Jessica Simpson on Sunday, Aug. 20, on FOX. Britney Spears' husband Kevin Federline will close the show, performing his single "Lose Control," live, for the first time on network television.

Cook and Simpson will preside as co-hosts over the eighth annual special, where the coolest stars will receive coveted Teen Choice surfboard awards in categories such as Choice Breakout TV Show, Choice Sleazebag, Choice Hissy Fit, Choice Rumble, Choice TV Actress, Choice Rock Track, Choice Grill, Choice Athlete and Choice TV Sidekick.

Cook co-sta...

Jessica Simpson used her recent location shoot in New Mexico to purge her body of toxins. The pop star/actress asked pals to come with her and make sure she stuck to her new regimen. Simpson was shooting Employee Of The Month and wanted to take the time during the shoot to get healthy.

She explains, "I didn't drink for, like, three months. My friends and I were like, 'OK, we're out of L.A., away from everything. Let's cleanse ourselves from boys and Sidekicks (personal organizers) and email.' We worked out all the time and drank so much green tea. I'm definitely a lightweight now."

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