Play video content MSNBC Brian Williams put his dry-wit on full display to troll House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy‘s meeting with Donald Trump — and viewers never saw it coming. The longtime anchor teed up the gag by earnestly telling his guests — Baratunde Thurston and Bill Kristol — that he’d obtained exclusive video of

Southern California actress Theresa Russell was in her early 40s when she took on the role of the head-turning widow Sandra Van Ryan — who has a secret relationship with her daughter’s high school counselor and her super dreamy “deckhand” — in the skin-filled ’90s film “Wild Things.” Theresa Russell shared the silver screen with

Exclusive Tim Robbins has filed for divorce, which comes as a surprise … because we didn’t know he was even married. The “Shawshank Redemption” star filed legal docs Wednesday in L.A. to divorce Gratiela Brancusi … who he’d been rumored to be dating for about 3 years now. The 2 were first linked publicly when

Exclusive Shaun Weiss — famous for playing Goldberg in “The Mighty Ducks” — is damn near unrecognizable again, but in a great way … and that’s because he’s now 1-year sober. His friend, Drew Gallagher, tells TMZ … Shaun officially hit the milestone yesterday. He says Shaun chose to delay his Christmas as part of

Exclusive Elliot Page, the star of “Juno,” has filed for divorce after just 3 years of marriage. Elliot just filed the legal docs in Manhattan seeking the dissolution of his marriage to Emma Portner, whom he married around January 2018. The couple had announced their surprise wedding on Instagram, with Page writing at the time

The guy who’s third in line to be Commander-in-Chief of this country is also well-equipped to hit the Bat-signal every now and again … because he’s got quite the movie resume. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont — who was recently voted to become the new president pro tempore of the Senate, replacing Chuck Grassley —

Cicely Tyson, who forged a path for scores of Black actors on Broadway and in Hollywood, has died. Tyson was a force in entertainment for decades, but in her early years she had few role models because there were few people of color who were at the top of the Hollywood game. She won 2

DJ Spinderella just went off on Lifetime’s Salt-N-Pepa biopic … a project she’s got nothing to do with, and she’s pissed about the level of disrespect. S-N-P’s former DJ blew her top Friday, one day before the movie debuts, saying she was disappointed to learn “a decision was made to move forward with a Lifetime

Exclusive Christina Ricci says quarantine’s been a dangerous time in her household, because her husband’s allegedly beaten her multiple times, and now she fears for her life and their son’s. The actress filed Wednesday to get a restraining order against James Heerdegen, who she claims started abusing her in December 2019. In her court filing,

Play video content Arnold Schwarzenegger just got the shot needed ’round the world — and he was happy to play up some of his best Hollywood lines to make it all the more familiar. Arnold posted video of himself Wednesday, which shows him pulling into Dodger Stadium to receive his vaccine for COVID. You see

Los Angeles native Jenna Boyd was only 12 years old when she gained fame after landing the role of Bailey — who helps Tibby film her documentary while battling leukemia and sadly dies while in the hospital — in the 2005 denim drama “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.” Jenna Boyd shared the big screen

Exclusive Joe Biden and Kamala Harris‘ inauguration playlist is taking Brooklyn rapper Kota the Friend‘s career to new heights … and he’s also giving thanks to Lupita Nyong’o. Kota the Friend’s camp tells TMZ … the independent rapper was blindsided when his track, “Lupita’s Interlude,” was the first song in the official inauguration playlist, and

The proverbial honeymoon phase is over for Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas, because they’ve split up … TMZ has confirmed. The two actors called it quits recently, with Ana apparently being the one to break it off with Ben. Word is the uncoupling is amicable, and there are no hard feelings. A source connected

Exclusive Steven Spielberg can breathe a sigh of relief … a judge granted a permanent restraining order against the woman who’s been threatening to kill him. According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ … 48-year-old Sarah Char must stay 100 yards away from Steven, his wife and his daughter for the next 3 years.

Liv Tyler has had a terrifying 2021, which began with a COVID diagnosis that left her in physical and emotional turmoil. Liv said she found out on New Year’s Eve she tested positive for the virus … “Suddenly on The morn of the last day of 2020 … boom it took me down. It comes

Famed breakdancer Adolfo “Shabba-Doo” Quiñones will be remembered by his family in a private service — but scores of his friends in the biz will also get a chance to honor him. A rep for the family tells TMZ … the star of the 1984 film, “Breakin'” will have a memorial service Saturday at an

Donald Trump is no Theodore Roosevelt … instead of carrying a big stick, Trump wields the hammer of Thor!! Who knew? Check out what was just carried out of the White House … a large, silver hammer engraved with the President’s last name. We don’t know if it’s Marvel-issued, but it’s a dead ringer for

Macaulay Culkin has just one word for the petition calling for the removal of Donald Trump‘s scene in ‘Home Alone 2’ … SOLD!!! Macaulay, best known as Kevin McAllister in the insanely popular 1992 Christmas comedy, says he’s most definitely on board with leaving POTUS on the cutting room floor … after last week’s deadly

Exclusive Armie Hammer is leaving a movie he was supposed to star in opposite Jennifer Lopez, and it’s all over a scandal involving alleged DMs of his … which he’s now addressing. The ‘Social Network’ star tells TMZ … “I’m not responding to these b******* claims but in light of the vicious and spurious online

Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister was all in for the movie that made him famous — namely, Ice Cube‘s cult classic “Friday” — because he legally changed his name to pay homage to his unforgettable character. TMZ has obtained Tommy’s death certificate, and while a cause of death hasn’t yet been officially determined … there was one

Exclusive Alabama players could be channeling their inner Liam Neeson when they take the field Monday … ’cause the whole team got a private screening of the Hollywood badass’ newest flick the night before the big game!! TMZ Sports has learned … Nick Saban and his #1-ranked Crimson Tide got in some team bonding before

Play video content @tylerperry / Twitter Tyler Perry wanted to vote in the Georgia runoff THIS BAD … he hopped on a jet and flew all the way to Georgia to cast his ballot in person … because his absentee ballot never showed up. Tyler says he waited and waited for more than a month

Exclusive Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde are a couple, and the reason we know this is that they were at a wedding over the weekend holding hands and very much together. Harry was invited to a small wedding in Montecito, CA near Santa Barbara for the wedding of his manager, Jeffrey Azoff. There were only

New York City native Rachel Ticotin shot to stardom in in the early ’90s after she took on the role of the martian-based sidekick, Melina — who helps Douglas Quaid defeat Vilos Cohaagen from blowing up Mars — in the 1990 spacey action film “Total Recall.” Rachel Ticotin starred in the high-budget film alongside Sharon

Adolfo “Shabba-Doo” Quiñones, the famous breakdancer and star of the 1984 movie, “Breakin’,” has died. Shabba-Doo’s family announced his sudden passing in L.A. Wednesday, only a day after he had posted an image of himself in bed, saying he was feeling sluggish but had tested negative for COVID-19. So far, no cause of death has

Principal Joe Louis Clark, whose tough-as-nails approach was the subject of the movie “Lean on Me,” has died. Joe’s family says he passed away Tuesday at home in Gainesville, FL after a long battle with an undisclosed illness. He was surrounded by family members, but will also be mourned by hundreds, if not thousands, of

Los Angeles-based martial artist Taimak Guarriello (or better known as just Taimak) was in his early 20s when he took on the role of the quick-kicking Leroy Green aka Bruce Leeroy — who takes on thugs with his bare hands and harnesses “The Glow” to defeat Sho’nuff — in Berry Gordy‘s 1985 martial arts masterpiece

Exclusive Details Louis Gossett, Jr. can tell you how bad COVID is … he has it, was hospitalized for it, but left because it’s a s*** show inside. Sources connected to the Oscar-winning actor tell TMZ … the 84-year-old tested positive and was so sick he couldn’t even stand. He was taken to a Georgia-area

Florida-born actors Sabrina and Kelly Aldridge were in their early 20s when they took on the role of the hot twin daughters Ashley and Emily Hall — who get wrapped up their dad’s neighborly holiday hijinks — in the 2006 Christmas comedy “Deck the Halls.” Sabrina and Kelly shared the screen in the merry movie

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Clifton Powell says ‘Friday 4’ absolutely needs to get off the ground as an homage to the franchise’s late stars John Witherspoon and Tommy “Tiny” Lister. We got Clifton — who played Pinky in “Next Friday” and “Friday After Next” — at LAX and talked about the chances of another