Play video content TMZ.com Erin Brockovich — the famous paralegal turned activist who helped a massive PG&E scandal in the ’90s — has seen the aftermath in East Palestine … and according to her, it’s grim. We got Erin at LAX Friday, where she’d just arrived from a visit in Ohio … meeting and helping

Steven Spielberg says the U.S. government is hiding info about UFOs from you and everyone else in the country. The ‘E.T.’ director was blunt on ‘The Late Show’ with Stephen Colbert … “I think the secrecy that is shrouding all of these sightings and the lack of transparency until the Freedom of Information Act compels

Donald Trump still doesn’t have quite the right insult to hurl at his political foe Ron DeSantis — but according to a new report, he’s got a bright idea … one that’s members only. Bloomberg put out a story detailing what they say is going on behind the scenes at Mar-a-Lago lately — especially in

Remember that whiteboard President Barack Obama used to fill out his 2013 NCAA Tournament bracket? Well, now it could all be yours … if you’ve got some DEEP pockets. TMZ Sports has learned … the piece of equipment #44 famously wrote on to give his predictions for the tourney a decade ago is hitting Heritage

President Biden‘s fully recovered from a brush with cancer he had last month … according to doctors who are giving him the all-clear. The White House announced Friday a lesion was found on Biden’s chest last month during his annual physical, and after a biopsy, doctors determined it was malignant. White House Dr. Kevin O’Connor

Play video content TMZ.com A newly-elected Congressman went viral for a full-blown presentation he gave on the House floor, praising Beyoncé — and we got to the bottom of what was behind it all. Our photog ran into Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) on Capitol Hill Wednesday … this after his impassioned speech just hours earlier,

A grocery store owned by Lionel Messi‘s in-laws was shot up by two men who fired at least a dozen shots into the shop in Argentina, before sending an ominous threat to the soccer legend … “Messi, we’re waiting for you.” The Unico supermarket is located in Rosario, Argentina — about 200 miles from the

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says she was “attacked” by people inside a restaurant Monday night … and the motive was purely political. Greene (R-GA) tweeted she and her assistants were having dinner when they were attacked by an “insane” woman and her screaming adult son. The Georgia rep said, “They had no respect for the

Not only is Don Lemon thankful to be back on the air at CNN, he wants to remain there for the foreseeable future, and worked hand-in-hand with the network on his return apology … TMZ has learned. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ, Don was in contact with CNN honchos throughout his entire time off,

Presidents of the United States aren’t the only ones holding the title in this country … so this holiday we’re celebrating some very famous presidents of your fave companies! The Kardashian/Jenner clan holds a few huge big shots of their respective fields. There’s Kim Kardashian — CEO of the booming SKIMS underwear and leisurewear line.

Brittney Griner looks thrilled to be back on a basketball court with her WNBA team … judging by this glimpse the Phoenix Mercury’s providing of her shoot-around sesh. 32-year-old Griner was all smiles Tuesday as she got some work in on the practice court … just a couple days after she inked a one-year deal

One of the descendants of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is blasting Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for suggesting red and blue states separate … telling us her idea is “nothing short of treason.” Play video content TMZ.com Reverend Robert W. Lee IV, a collateral descendant of General Lee, tells TMZ … by calling for a

Don Lemon is on thin ice at CNN — although he’s being welcomed back for now, TMZ has learned he’s a strike away from getting the boot permanently, and he knows it. Sources with direct knowledge about Don’s situation tell us … when the veteran anchor spoke with upper management this week to discuss his

Play video content Twitter / @JennieSTaer Secretary of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had a weirdly tense and terse reaction when a reporter asked him about the residents suffering in the wake of the East Palestine train disaster, refusing to answer questions, saying he was on “personal time.” Buttigieg was in Washington D.C. Tuesday, when a

A U.S. Air Force pilot has a unique keepsake from the Chinese spy balloon crisis — a selfie snapped with the device in the background … before it was shot down over the Atlantic Ocean. The Pentagon released new images Wednesday, showing the balloon in flight on Feb. 3 — the USAF eventually fired a

Former United States Presidents are going to new heights — well, samples of their hair are … because they’ll be shot into space in honor of Presidents Day. Hair samples from George Washington, John F. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Ronald Reagan will soon be rockin’ zero Gs … scoring a ride on Celestis’ upcoming

President Biden just made a surprise visit to Europe — touching down in Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy … as we come up on a year of warfare. Biden popped up in Kyiv early Monday morning, a stop that wasn’t previously announced — and perhaps for good reason. It seems POTUS wanted to

Don Lemon jumped on a CNN staff call Friday morning to apologize for his sexist on-air comment Thursday that women are not in their prime after their 40s … but it did not go over well. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Don jumped on for only 90 seconds to address what he said

Former President Jimmy Carter has apparently been in and out of the hospital of late — pertaining to a number of ailments and injuries — but now … he’s entering hospice care. A statement issued by the Carter Center reads in part, “After a series of short hospital stays, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today

Play video content TMZ.com A family dealing with the fallout of the toxic chemical disaster in Ohio say their health and their property are in decline with no end in sight … and they’re pissed at the fed’s response. Nathan Izotic, whose family owns a home two miles from the train derailment that unleashed toxic

Play video content The Big Podcast with Shaq Shaquille O’Neal just went scorched Earth on everyone bashing Rihanna‘s Super Bowl halftime performance Sunday … saying people need to “shut the f*** up!” “All you people disrespecting Rihanna, shut your face,” O’Neal said on his The Big Podcast with Shaq featuring Nischelle Turner and Candace Parker,

Play video content President Biden has finally addressed the spate of UFOs that caused enough alarm that we shot 4 of them down, and although the government doesn’t know what they are, he has a theory. Biden spoke for 7 minutes about the 3 smaller objects that our military shot down over the last week

Play video content CNN UPDATE 10:38 AM PT — Don Lemon‘s clearly feeling the heat, he just tweeted, “The reference I made to a woman’s “prime” this morning was inartful and irrelevant, as colleagues and loved ones have pointed out, and I regret it. A woman’s age doesn’t define her either personally or professionally. I

Play video content Audio from the cockpit of Air Force pilots tracking down the unknown object at Lake Huron over the weekend has been released … and confusion’s in the air as they try to identify what exactly they’re looking at. The audio, released Tuesday, reveals the F-16 Falcon pilots attempting to describe the object

Play video content TMZ.com With the recent takedowns of unexplained flying objects in the sky — and mass speculation they may be of another world — one former Navy pilot says the convo is long overdue. We talked to Ryan Graves — a retired naval lieutenant who used to fly F-18s and who’s attested to

Lewis Hamilton isn’t phased by a new rule in Formula 1 requiring drivers to get permission before making political statements during race weekends … saying, he “won’t be silenced.” “Nothing will stop me from speaking on the things that I feel that I’m passionate about and issues there are,” the seven-time F1 champion said Wednesday.

Rihanna got lots of compliments for her Super Bowl halftime performance, but there was one glaring, predictable exception … the man who famously holds grudges — Donald Trump. The ex-Prez went on his social media platform, Truth Social, and had nothing but bad things to say … “EPIC FAIL: Rihanna gave, without question, the single

The White House is batting down any notion that what they shot out of the skies this weekend are of another world — but it’s still not entirely clear what we’re dealing with. Press Sec. Karine Jean-Pierre briefly addressed this with the media Monday before clearing the podium for other Biden admin officials who discussed

Garth Brooks is joining a growing number of music superstars using their voices to sound off on the prices fans are forced to pay to see their favorite acts. The country music legend is scheduled to speak on a panel in Los Angeles next week joined by Madison Square Garden Entertainment’s James Dolan, former Assistant

Play video content TMZ.com Rep. Elissa Slotkin says the latest mass shooting in Michigan has her full of rage — and she’s hoping this one is the tipping point for Congress to pass common sense gun laws. We talked to the Congresswoman — who represents Michigan’s 7th district, encompassing Michigan State University, where 3 students