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We're hearing all sorts of fascinating but unsubstantiated gossip about Taryn Manning's pint-sized boyfriend Mams Taylor. He's the guy who sucker punched Jesse Metcalfe outside a Hollywood club. Our source describes Mams as a Persian wannabe rapper from the UK who has charm and the gift of gab to the point of being something of a con man. Our source believes Taylor, who's real name is Mams Mesforoush, left the UK around four years ago with 300 million mysteriously acquired dollars and is "a wanted man" there. Wanted by whom, we don't know. Supposedly he has made some questionable investments and real estate deals. He wants to be famous and respected, and tried to buy the Chateau Marmont hotel by offering 45 million dollars, but was turned down. He also got involved in charity work, as a way to meet famous actresses like Lara Flynn Boyle. Supposedly he once saw Salma Hayek in the Ralph Lauren store and sent her a $15000 gift. He was also very generous with Lindsay Lohan, but she wouldn't give him a tumble. He has three Rolls Royces in different colors and likes to show off - he took Taryn on a $50,000 shopping spree on Rodeo Drive. The latest news is he and "Hustle & Flow" star Taryn are engaged and he gave her a huge ring. We're wondering just how much Taryn knows about her wealthy fiancée.

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Does Taryn Manning have a new boyfriend? She was seen leaving Parc this weekend with a mystery man. Last we heard she was "almost engaged" to actor Derek Magyar. A few months ago, when her JetBlue flight made a crash landing, Derek was the boyfriend she wrote a good-bye note to and they got more serious after that. We're not sure who this guy is - anybody happen to know?

We LOVE Taryn Manning's outspoken comments about working on the movie Hustle & Flow. (If you missed it - Taryn was AMAZING in this movie. ) She revealed to Stuff magazine that producer John Singleton was a cheapskate. He hired actors willing to work for scale and when the movie sold at Sundance for a ton of money, the actors got NOTHING. She went on to criticize Singleton's bragging about the Hustle actors: He said "They all have careers because of me." Taryn snorts "Yeah , Terrence Howard has an incredible career, but the rest of us were looking forward to that paycheck!" We admire a girl who speaks her mind.