The Justice Department just released a redacted version of the Donald Trump Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit in which it claimed to have probable cause to search the estate and seize classified information that the former President allegedly unlawfully maintained. According to the affidavit, the FBI believed it had probable cause based on documents Trump had

Play video content TMZ.com With the signature of Gov. Gavin Newsom, the state of California is set to pass an unprecedented rap lyrics bill that will block prosecutors from using artists’ work as circumstantial evidence. Strange Music rapper X-Raided knows firsthand how bill AB-2799 could’ve changed his life — he spent 26 years in prison

Dennis Rodman won’t be getting involved in the Brittney Griner case after all — the Hall of Famer has reportedly decided not to travel to Russia … after the U.S. government strongly advised against his plans. TMZ.com Dennis Rodman Says He’s Going to Russia to Help Free Brittney Griner Rodman claimed earlier this week he

Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin has proved she can have the time of her life AND stay clean — because her drug test has come back negative. Play video content 8/18/22 The 36-year-old PM’s office revealed the results of her test Monday … confirming there were no traces of narcotics found in her system. Play

Nancy Pelosi‘s husband, Paul, just pled guilty to a DUI charge stemming from his May car accident and arrest. According to court records, obtained by TMZ, Pelosi pled guilty to one count of DUI. He was sentenced to three years probation and 5 days of jail time, with credit for time served. As part of

Play video content Archetypes/Spotify Meghan Markle is recalling a horrifying incident … where she learned baby Archie’s nursery caught fire while they were away. The Duchess of Sussex opened up about the incident for the first time on the premiere of her podcast, “Archetypes” — telling Serena Williams in 2019 that her son was 4

Play video content UPDATE 2:42 PM PT — Paul Pelosi was dead set on performing field sobriety tests as long as it meant he didn’t have to do the big one … a breathalyzer. UPDATE TMZ has obtained dashcam video that shows what PP was put through after his car crash, and it looks like

Play video content TMZ.com Even politicians have to get away every once in a while … and Vice President Kamala Harris took advantage of her Hawaiian vacay by going on a hike — with protection right behind her, of course. Eyewitnesses tell TMZ … the VP hit up Haena State Park last week on the

Dr. Anthony Fauci is set to retire from his position as one of the country’s top Docs … but will see his duties through ’til the end of the year. The director of the NIAID broke the news Monday with a lengthy statement. He says, in part, “I am announcing today that I will be

Play video content CNN Alec Baldwin says Donald Trump incited his January 6th mob to murder him … by falsely claiming the actor intentionally fired the shot that killed the cinematographer on the “Rust” set. Baldwin told CNN Trump’s comment — that “He [Baldwin] probably shot her [Halyna Hutchins] on purpose” was itself a trigger

Play video content TMZ.com NBC’s Capitol Hill Correspondent Ali Vitali says our political system was not set up to elect a female president … but understanding the bias might help the nation finally cross that hurdle. Vitali joined “TMZ Live” Friday … to talk about her upcoming book, “Electable: Why America Hasn’t Put a Woman

Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin might be a party animal, but it’s all drug-free … so says the PM herself who says she can prove it! The 36-year-old PM dropped the news she took a drug test Friday. She said he’s expecting the results sometime next week. Play video content 8/18/22 As we reported, the

Play video content Recently-leaked videos show Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin having the time of her life … and now politicians are calling on her to take a drug test, claiming her wild behavior is a major red flag. The clips show the 36-year-old PM partying with Finnish musicians, TV stars, and fellow politicians —

Joe Rogan got all fired up while talking about abortion with a conservative media personality — invoking his teenage daughter to make a point … which sorta had the guy stumped. Seth Dillon — who runs The Babylon Bee, a right-leaning satire site — got into with Joe Tuesday on the latest episode of the

First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID … catching the virus just a couple of weeks after her husband caught it. Her Communications Director released a statement Tuesday, saying she developed “cold-like symptoms” Monday evening, hours after originally testing negative during her normal cadence. It continues, “She tested negative again on a rapid

Prince Harry‘s royal jewels must be priceless … because the auction for the underwear from his strip billiards game in Sin City is already at a quarter million bucks. The bidding opened Thursday, on the heels of the 10-year anniversary of Harry’s wild night in Vegas, with ex-stripper Carrie Royale producing the goods … the

Brittney Griner is fighting back in her drug case in Russia — formally filing an appeal of her conviction in the foreign country, days after she was sentenced to 9 years behind bars there. Griner’s attorney confirmed the filing to CNN on Monday. It’s not immediately known what the grounds of the appeal are, or

Amber Heard is out with the old, in with the new when it comes to her legal representation — scrapping a key attorney on her team … and bringing in the big guns. The actress, who is currently appealing the Johnny Depp verdict, announced Monday that she’s hired the law firm Ballard Spahr as she

UPDATE 10:43 AM PT — Troy Vaughn, President and CEO of Los Angeles Mission, tells TMZ … “We have absolutely had collaborative discussions with Ye about improving the lives of the unhoused on Skid Row, especially through design as he mentioned in his tweet. We are extremely optimistic that Ye will be an instrumental force

Steven Seagal‘s pro-Russia publicity stunt isn’t sitting well with orgs dedicated to helping Ukraine … not in the slightest. A rep for NOVA Ukraine, a nonprofit that spreads awareness of the war while providing aid to Ukrainians, tells TMZ … the fact Seagal showed up at a Russian prison site — where upwards of 50

Donald Trump and the Dept. of Justice may be playing a nuclear game of chicken, because Trump has just taken the Justice Dept’s offer to advocate for the release of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant … this after a Washington Post report that some of the documents secreted at the Florida estate contained information related to

Joe Exotic hopes his friendship with “90-Day Fiancé” alum Jesse Meester will get him sprung from prison with a pardon … but Jesse’s not so sure Joe Biden will grant the Tiger King’s wish. Joe shocked the Internet Monday when he posted a shirtless pic of his “amazing dear friend” Jesse, saying Jesse was going

The classified documents Donald Trump allegedly took from the White House to Mar-a-Lago include information on nuclear weapons … according to a new report on the FBI raid. FBI agents tore though Trump’s Florida resort looking for classified info on nukes, the Washington Post reports, with the feds concerned the documents might be in danger

Play video content Twitter/@travisakers Beto O’Rourke is done playing nice guy — especially when it comes to people who laugh about the massacre at Robb Elementary — shutting one man down with a brash insult. O’Rourke was at a campaign stop Wednesday in Mineral Wells, Texas … a town about 260 miles from Uvalde. The

Play video content TMZ.com Andrew Yang is questioning the FBI raid on Donald Trump‘s Mar-a-Lago resort … he says the feds better find some compelling dirt on the former President, or it’s a horrible look. The former Presidential and NYC Mayoral candidate joined us on “TMZ Live” Wednesday and we asked him what we makes

Play video content Rep. Eric Swalwell got a vile, hateful, racist, homophobic voicemail from a Trump supporter who advocated the beheading of him, his wife and kids. The voicemail embodies the violence being advocated by some people on the far right who have advocated violence and even civil war in the wake of the raid

The FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago and Donald Trump‘s visit to New York City were not coincidental … the feds timed the raid so there would not be a confrontation between agents and the former President … law enforcement sources tell TMZ. Sources involved in numerous FBI searches tell TMZ … even if there were not

Actor Steven Seagal, a vocal supporter of Vladimir Putin, showed up at a Russian-controlled prison camp … the site of an explosion on July 29 that slaughtered at least 50 Ukrainian prisoners. Seagal seems to be surveying the wreckage … eyeballing some of the shrapnel that killed the Ukrainians. There were hundreds of Ukrainian prisoners

Donald Trump‘s Florida home was crawling with FBI agents Monday … with the feds raiding his Mar-a-Lago resort as part of a search warrant. The raid reportedly involves Trump’s failure to turn over classified and unclassified government documents and other materials that he improperly took from The White House to his Florida home. Trump belatedly

Bernie Sanders is firing up the meme machine again — this time by posing in the thick of summer and looking dog-tired while hard at work … a shot that’s worth a thousand words. The Vermont senator was photographed Sunday laying out on the Capitol Hill steps, where he appeared to be kind of exhausted