George Jung — the prolific cocaine smuggler portrayed by Johnny Depp in the film “Blow” — died of kidney failure due to advanced liver disease, and as you’d probably imagine … his hard-living played a major role. According to George’s death certificate … George’s immediate cause of death is listed as hepatorenal failure due to
Month: July 2021
There’s a rare piece of movie history going up for auction … the 1949 Oscar trophy for Best Special Effects for “Mighty Joe Young” … and it’s expected to fetch a fortune. It’s not often you see Oscars on the auction block … the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences loathes seeing its trophies
Stephen Dorff came out swinging against Marvel and its latest big screen offering, “Black Widow,” as well as its lead star in Scarlett Johansson … for whom he says he feels sorry. The veteran actor straight-up bashed ScarJo’s newest flick in an interview with the U.K.’s Independent outlet … saying, in part, “I still hunt
Richard Donner — one of the most famed and prolific directors of all time, known for flicks like “Superman,” “Lethal Weapon,” “The Goonies” and countless others — has reportedly died. The legendary filmmaker recently passed away — this according to his production company, The Donner’s Company, who confirmed the news to Variety. No word on
Paul Rudd once gave Seth Rogen a massage — which might sound goofy … but there’s a twist that makes it all the more hilarious, the details of which Seth shared to much fanfare. The actor/director dished on the hilarious story out of nowhere Monday on Twitter, telling the tale of the time his good
The Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck reunion tour is making a brand new stop … this time they’re hanging at her place in the Hamptons with her kids. J Lo and Ben — now fully rekindled — were out and about Tuesday, with Ben behind the wheel while they drove around New York’s summer vacation
These “Friends” stars are really taking the whole friends thing seriously, because 3 of them hung out together to celebrate the 4th. Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow all presumably shared food and drink Sunday. Laura Dern got in on the action as well … posing for a pic with Courteney. The 2 collabed
Robert Irwin, the son of the late Steve Irwin, did something that lots of folks might find bone-chilling … he swam with a giant sea creature that looks like a stingray. Robert was celebrating Discovery’s “Shark Week” when he made the dive. As you know, Steve died in 2006 after being stung in the chest
Play video content ESPN2 Rachel Nichols has apologized to fellow ESPN colleague, Maria Taylor, on national television — this after a bombshell NYT report — and ex-NBA stars Kendrick Perkins and Richard Jefferson were there to add their two cents. The veteran NBA anchor took a moment Monday on “The Jump” to address the Times’
Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello had an unwanted visitor swing by a pad of theirs that’s under construction, and he had a message for Sof — whom he considers “mom” … so say, cops. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the police were called early Monday morning to the site of Sofia and her hubby’s
George Lopez‘s Chingon Kitchen turned into George Lopez’s Car Crash Kitchen … when a pickup truck smashed into the comedian’s restaurant, leaving behind a huge mess!!! Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … a driver ran a stop sign Tuesday outside The Brews Hall in Torrance, CA, hitting another car, causing it to spin out of
Play video content TMZSports.com Belal Muhammad says he has unfinished business with Leon Edwards … and wants to scrap only months after a (very) gross eye poke forced their fight to be stopped early. TMZ Sports asked the 32-year-old who he wanted next after his unanimous decision victory over MMA legend Demian Maia … and
Former U.S. Navy football star Cameron Kinley is officially a professional football player … ’cause the U.S. military just gave him the green light to play ball. Kinley — who recently graduated from the Naval Academy — was signed by TB as a free agent after going undrafted in the 2021 NFL Draft. The only
Rachel Nichols has been AXED from covering the NBA Finals … with the ESPN reporter losing her sideline gig following her controversial comments regarding Maria Taylor. Nichols sparked outrage after leaked audio from 2020 went public over the weekend … when she was heard on audio scheming ways to prevent Taylor from sliding into her
Play video content Charges With Rex Chapman Matt Barnes has officially “buried the hatchet” with his ex-nemesis, Derek Fisher … saying he’s totally cool with the L.A. Sparks head coach after their infamous backyard brawl. Of course, the two ex-NBA ballers nearly broke the internet back in 2015 … when Barnes punched Fisher in the
7:43 PM PT — Despite Brady’s pretty drive … Rodgers proved to be too much Tuesday — with the Packers star and DeChambeau ending up getting the best of the G.O.A.T. and Mickelson. Both quarterbacks played very well … but Rodgers was lights out with his putter, and that was the difference in the evening.
Sha’Carri Richardson‘s Olympic dreams are officially crushed following her failed drug test … ’cause U.S. Track & Field officials left the fastest woman in America off the 4 x 100m squad. … this despite the fact that her 30-day suspension will end BEFORE the relay race is scheduled to begin. Of course, 21-year-old Richardson recently
4:24 PM PT — Gwen just posted some video of her own from the big day, and it seems like she might be teasing a major photo dump … ’cause all she’s got up (so far) is a boomerang clip. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Still, it’s cool to see the
The violent robbery of NBA’s Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, as well as the attempted robbery of Fashion Nova CEO Richard Saghian that turned into a deadly shoot-out, could be connected … according to our law enforcement sources. TMZ’s learned police are investigating the 2 June incidents — along with multiple others that have been reported in L.A.
Shortly before Tom Holland and Zendaya were smooching in a car for the whole world to see — they were breaking bread on what appears to be a date … and TMZ’s got the photos. Check out these pics we obtained of Spider-Man and MJ themselves playing out their onscreen romance in real life just
Play video content @McConaughey / Twitter Matthew McConaughey seems awfully gubernatorial for his 4th of July message to America — but his message also sounds pretty damn appealing … let’s unite, and maybe sing about it. The actor — and rumored Texas Governor hopeful — just posted a video addressed to these United States …
Todrick Hall told cops he’s the victim of a home burglary where crooks made off with at least five figures in valuables … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … officers received a report thieves broke into the “American Idol” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” star’s home recently, smashing a back window to gain
New Orleans will have fireworks once again this year — this after almost having to scrap the show because of a lack of dough … and it’s all thanks to Will Smith, who threw down big time. The actor — who’s filming his latest movie, “Emancipation,” down in NOLA right now — caught wind of
Bill Cosby has weighed in on the drama over his one-time costar, Phylicia Rashad, and her new bosses at Howard University … agreeing that if they can her, they gotta refund him. The freshly-released Cosby tweeted about the fallout from Phylicia’s controversial comments last week — in which she ecstatically celebrated Bill’s conviction being overturned,
Rachel Nichols — a star anchor for ESPN, covering all things NBA — was caught on camera last year talking to LeBron James‘ publicist about how to prevent a fellow female anchor, who’s Black, from taking over her job during the Finals … and the fallout seems devastating. The New York Times published a bombshell
Barack and Michelle Obama have always had a very special 4th of July, at least for the last 23 years … because it’s not just Independence Day for them. Malia turned 23, and her pops couldn’t be happier, writing, “Happy Fourth of July, and Happy Birthday, Malia! It’s been such a joy to watch you
Play video content TMZ.com Kodak Black‘s not feeling the heat these days, so he wants to return the favor to some folks at a Florida housing project … in the form of air conditioners. Kodak bought 100 A.C. units for around $12,500 and shlepped them to the Golden Acres Projects in Pompano Beach. He went
Play video content TMZSports.com “I would say a good percentage of professional wrestlers, maybe 69% to be exact, wanna be The Rock by the time it’s all said and done.” That’s Dean Muhtadi (formerly known as Mojo Rawley in WWE) — telling TMZ Sports he’s getting into acting — in a way only he could.
Bill Cosby‘s surprising release from prison means he’s free to live his life again, and — according to one expert in the booking industry — free to cash in on showing his face in public again. TMZ spoke with a major player in the booking biz who tells us … even though the market will
Sha’Carri Richardson has handled her disqualification from the Olympics with incredible grace, but she threw a little shade at people who came down on her. Sha’Carri tweeted, “The support (heart emojis) my community I thank y’all, the negative forget y’all and enjoy the games because we all know it won’t be the same” “I’m sorry,