Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Boy George says he doesn’t care if the actor who plays him in a forthcoming biopic is of the same sexual orientation as him or not — just so long as they nail the part. The Culture Club frontman was at Rock & Reilly’s Irish Pub Tuesday night in WeHo,

Exclusive TMZ/Annapurna Pictures The real-life stripper who inspired Jennifer Lopez‘s character in “Hustlers” wants the studio to ante up some serious cash … or else. Samantha Barbash‘s legal team just fired off a letter to STX Entertainment — the studio behind the hit film — demanding it pay up for its use of Barbash’s likeness,

Exclusive TMZ.com The man convicted of wrecking Jaime King‘s car circled back to stalk her with pics of his junk and other weird stuff, according to cops. Now, he’s going away for a while. Paul Francis Floyd recently pled no contest to one count of felony stalking — a charge he was slapped with after

Warner Bros Joaquin Phoenix‘s performance as the Joker in Todd Phillips‘ dark take on the Batman villain is getting huge buzz, but at least one theater in Aurora, Colorado won’t be showing the film … the venue where the 2012 mass shooting occurred. The Century Aurora and XD is the remodeled site where James Holmes

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Box office numbers be damned, Jennifer Lopez failed in her “Hustlers” role because she didn’t do her homework … at least according to the real-life strip club host who inspired J Lo’s character. We got Samantha Barbash in NYC Tuesday and she went nuclear about the deal that was NOT

San Jose-born Kate Sargeant kicked her career off in Hollywood with the striking character, Emily — who is the friendly neighbor girl and subject of the classic line, “Rocky loves Emily” — in the OG 1992 kids karate movie, “3 Ninjas.” Kate Sargeant was alongside the butt-kicking cast including the three martial arts experts, Max

One of Eva Mendes‘ former rides is hitting the market … and it means you could scoot around in the car Eva was driving when she and Ryan Gosling sparked their romance. The whip is a rare 1982 Honda Prelude, and you might remember it from the 2012 film, “The Place Beyond The Pines” …

Exclusive TMZ.com Kevin Hart has checked out of his in-patient rehab facility and is back home where he’s receiving intensive physical therapy, but the big takeaway … he’s “grateful” and “shocked” he’s alive. Sources very close to Kevin tell us, he’s looked at the photos of the car crash and can’t believe anyone walked out

Exclusive Little person porn star Bridget Powers — who goes by “Bridget the Midget” in her movies — got in a nasty fight that ended with her in handcuffs and her BF with a stab wound … in the leg. Law enforcement sources tell us they were called to a home in Vegas early Wednesday

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Tommy Chong says banning flavored vapes is a fool’s errand, and the proper response to the recent spate of deaths has been right in front of us the whole time … marijuana!!! We got Tommy at the Daytime Beauty Awards in Los Angeles and asked about the federal government’s potential

Backgrid Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are teasing the hell out of their superfans … giving us a glimpse into what never happened on film — Wolverine and Deadpool just kicking it over coffee. Can’t ya just hear the witty one-liners looking at Hugh and Ryan chumming it up Thursday in NYC? The duo had

Sid Haig — best known as Captain Spaulding in Rob Zombie‘s “House of 1000 Corpses” trilogy — has died. The horror icon’s wife, Suzie, shared the news Monday on Sid’s own social media account, writing … “On Saturday, September 21, 2019, my light, my heart, my true love, my King, the other half of my

Oklahoma native Cindy Pickett was in her late 30s when she took on the role of the gullible and loving mother, Katie Bueller — who can’t believe her ill son could be absent niiiiiine times?! — in John Hughes‘ 1986 classic movie masterpiece, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Cindy Pickett was in the sick flick with

Exclusive TMZ.com Kevin Hart‘s 1970 Plymouth Barracuda will be stripped down to nuts, bolts and metal pieces … courtesy of the California Highway Patrol, and what the CHP finds could result in new car safety laws. Our CHP sources tell us its protocol is often to dissemble cars involved in either fatal or major injuries

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Ben Stiller wants America to get something out of this 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that it hasn’t had in several years … and that is the unity we all felt after that tragic day. We got the actor Wednesday in his native NYC, and he shared what the

Canadian-born actress Martha MacIsaac is best known for her role as the Goldslick love interest, Becca — who parties too hard and pukes the bed — in the 2007 coming-of-age comedy, “Superbad.” Martha MacIsaac joined an awesome group of young actors for the high school party film including Emma Stone as the party-hosting hottie, Jules,

Robbi Morgan is best known for taking a stab at the role of the dog-loving camp cook, Annie — who gets her throat slashed before she can even make it to Camp Crystal Lake — in the classic 1980 fright film, “Friday the 13th.” Robbi Morgan killed it in the movie alongside other great actors

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Daniel Franzese says it’s time to usher in a new season of celebrating bigger gay dudes — on the heels of Hot Girl Summer — because it’s long overdue, especially in showbiz!!! The “Mean Girls” actor was leaving LAX Tuesday, where we asked about a recent social media clip of

Exclusive TMZ Kevin Hart is on the mend, but he won’t be out of the woods for a long time, the comedian will require extensive physical therapy … TMZ has learned. Sources close to Kevin tell us he’s expected to be released from the hospital by the end of the week. However, he’ll have a

Exclusive TMZ.com Kevin Hart‘s serious car crash and lengthy rehab won’t impact two of his movies currently in production … but he’s got a slew of other projects that are now up in the air. Our sources tell us … Kevin just wrapped two big flicks — “Fatherhood” and “Jumanji: The Next Level” — only

Exclusive TMZ.com Kevin Hart is in a grueling stage of recovery right now after doctors repaired THREE fractures to his spine … suffered in his horrific Labor Day weekend car accident. Sources with direct knowledge tell us Kevin’s Sunday night surgery involved fusing the fractures … 2 of them in the thoracic section of his

Exclusive TMZ.com Kevin Hart was riding in a death trap in the form of a tricked out 1970 Plymouth Barracuda … so say car experts, who believe his ride lacked key safety features that would’ve spared him horrendous injuries as a result of his car crash. Several owners of car customizing shops specializing in performance

Exclusive TMZ.com Tyler Perry‘s coming through in a big way to give aid to those in need in the Bahamas after it was devastated by Hurricane Dorian … TMZ has learned. The TV and movie mogul is using his personal seaplane based in Nassau to fly relief supplies to the Abaco Islands (part of the

Exclusive See? Romantic endings ain’t just a Hollywood thing. The iconic Antebellum house where “The Notebook” filmed some of its most famous scenes was right in the path of Hurricane Dorian’s violent fury this week, but much like Ryan Gosling‘s never-aging face … the house came through like a champ. We’re told the mansion at

Play video content @LionsShareNews Cybill Shepherd — one of Elvis Presley‘s famous exes — says Austin Butler will probably kill as the King, but it won’t be a walk through Graceland based on what she remembers. The famous actress, singer and model — who was an “It” girl in the ’70s, and who briefly dated

Nick Cassavetes is finding that selling your house ASAP requires giving a little to get a little … and by that we mean taking a little hit to his bottom line. We broke the story … “The Notebook” director just put his baller Hollywood Hills home — a 4,370 square-foot, 5-bed, 4-bath beauty — on

Alamy Robert Axelrod, the voice of Lord Zedd and Finister in the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers,” has died. Robert’s agent said, “It is with a heavy heart that we write that client, Robert “Bob” Axelrod passed away yesterday in Los Angeles at the age of 70.” Axelrod played Lord Zedd in the flesh in “Mighty

Backgrid Prince Akeem is back on American soil and he’s ready to get back to work … Eddie Murphy just arrived in the Dirty South to start shooting “Coming To America 2.” The Prince isn’t traveling alone, he’s got his trusty sidekick with him … because Arsenio Hall also hopped off the plane in Georgia,

Exclusive TMZ Bam Margera‘s family has never seen him struggle like this before and they think they know why … he’s not taking his bipolar meds, but Dr. Phil is still pulling for him to keep fighting the good fight. Sources connected to the family tell TMZ … the former “Jackass” star is not taking

Play video content TheImageDirect Joe Jonas will take his 30th birthday celebration shaken, not stirred — please and thanks. The middle Jonas Bro rang in the big 3-0 in style this week by embracing the James Bond aesthetic with his wife, Sophie Turner, right there by his side to bring it to fruition. Joe walked