Play video content Instagram / @primetimestein Here’s the most unlikely reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — a “rapper” spitting bars in a TX city council meeting about killing Putin and riding hard for Zelensky. Alex Stein, best known as internet comedian Primetimestein, heated up Tuesday’s meeting in Plano, Texas by dropping some seriously anti-Putin

Play video content TMZ.com Congressman Mike Quigley is applauding President Volodymyr Zelensky for standing up to Vladimir Putin, and says the Russians — and maybe the world — seriously underestimated Ukraine’s leader. The U.S. Rep from Illinois joined us Wednesday on “TMZ Live” after he’d witnessed Zelensky state his case to Congress for more military

Play video content TMZ.com U.S. congressman Colin Allred tells TMZ Sports Brittney Griner is “OK” in Russia … though he added he can’t say much more, hoping relative silence keeps the WNBA star from becoming a political pawn. Griner has been detained in Russia since mid-February … after she allegedly tried to go through airport

Vice President Kamala Harris‘ husband, Doug Emhoff, has contracted COVID-19 — and even though the Veep is still negative … there’s concern the White House could be at risk. The Second Gentleman tested positive for coronavirus Tuesday, but word is … he’s feeling okay. Harris, for her part, has tested negative thus far — and

Play video content Channel One Russia UPDATE 7:39 AM PT — Good news … Marina Osyannikova is safe and sound (aka, alive) after she was spotted in Russian court today. The bad news … it looks like she may be facing some charges and perhaps might even be prosecuted. UPDATE And here she is in

Barack Obama says he’s contracted COVID-19 — but the good news is that he’s doing alright … attributing that to the fact he’s vaccinated. The former President announced his status Sunday, writing … “I just tested positive for COVID. I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise. Michelle and

Play video content TMZ.com Comedian Jordan Carlos sees no problem making jokes about the tragedy in Ukraine … but he says there’s a delicate balance, with some lines that cannot be crossed. We got Jordan at LAX and asked about some jokes he made when a woman in the audience at one of his gigs

Elon Musk is asking Vladimir Putin to put his dukes up — and not just that, but he’s posing the challenge in the dictator’s native language … with the ultimate stakes at play. The Tesla and SpaceX chief dared VP to a battle of brawn Monday morning, doing so over Twitter of course … where

“The Challenge” star Jordan Wiseley is finding more ways to make an impact on the ground in Ukraine … distributing much-needed supplies brought over the border from Poland. Check out these images from Ukraine, where Jordan and his actor roommate Kevin Pasdon are making a daily trek across the border to aid the humanitarian efforts

Play video content Twitter/@andrewkimmel The Ukraine crisis is no laughing matter, but that doesn’t mean people fleeing couldn’t use a smile — especially the little ones … to which one group of clowns has devoted itself. Check out these clips shot by journo Andrew Kimmel, who’s on the ground there documenting the devastation … but

Ron DeSantis says Disney has joined a false narrative regarding a bill about LGBT education in grade schools there — while also noting … he’s not backing down from making it law. The Florida governor lashed out Thursday against what he called yet another “woke” corporation — aka, Disney — for trying to torpedo his

The Nelk Boys’ SteveWillDoIt gave former President Donald Trump a sweet thank you gift following their recent podcast collab — an iced-up Rolex, worth $75K! Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … the ice blue platinum Day-Date 40mm isn’t sold in stores, meaning Steve had to custom order it. Platinum Day-Dates are known to be

Aliia Roza, the ex-Russian spy who once fell in love with one of her targets, is turning on Putin over his invasion of Ukraine … she says he’s desperate to win and will stop at nothing. Aliia issued the chilling warning recently, telling overseas publications Putin will fight to the end because he knows a

Play video content TMZ.com President Biden‘s latest executive order is a big “W” for those in the crypto world, and a clear indicator everyone should, if nothing else, start learning what it’s all about … according to Daymond John. The “Shark Tank” star joined us Friday on “TMZ Live” for his “Follow the Money” segment

Two Ukrainians have emerged as war heroes who have inspired their nation and the world with their bravery and fortitude … both improbable leaders who rose to the occasion. Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelensky was born in 1978 to Jewish parents in southern Ukraine. His family moved to Mongolia for 4 years and then returned to their

Play video content TMZ.com Former CIA operative Ric Prado says killing Vladimir Putin inside Russia isn’t as easy as Sen. Lindsey Graham makes it sound, but he adds … there is an opening, if the oligarchs want him gone. Prado, who has more than 20-years experience in in the Agency, broke down what he believes

This ghastly image is swirling around the world, bringing home the horrors of Putin‘s war. We can now put faces to the innocent civilians who were killed by Russian mortar fire as they tried to escape Irpin, Ukraine. UKRAINE: Footage shows what appears to be a corridor that civilians are using to evacuate from the

Play video content Twitter / @ZelenskyyUa Russia’s devastating invasion of Ukraine is now taking a direct toll on what should have been a safe haven for kids — a maternity and children’s hospital is in complete shambles. After the attack — which appears to have been a direct hit — President Zelensky tweeted out video

Play video content TMZ.com Trent Hartsfield and his wife were supposed to permanently welcome a Ukrainian orphan to their family … now he’s in a terrifying race against time, as the brutal Russian invasion continues in Ukraine. Trent joined TMZ live Tuesday from Bucharest, Romania — he’s flown there in hopes of finding 9-year-old Angelina,

We’ve seen buildings getting blown to bits from the outside looking in as Russia continues to invade Ukraine — but here’s a peak at the horror from behind closed doors. This goes without saying … but it doesn’t go without showing. These are photos from inside homes and businesses hit by mortar and missiles throughout

Play video content TMZ.com Hoda Kotb has a hard time viewing devastating images of Ukrainian children and families fleeing the war — she calls it “disturbing” — but feels it’s important the world sees it. We got Hoda Monday outside NBC Studios, and she shared her emotional response to the gut-wrenching images coming out of

Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally made sure to get a dig in against Vladimir Putin during the Spirit Awards this weekend — using not just their words … but their digits too. The husband and wife duo are cohosting Sunday’s award show, and toward the top of the show … they sent out a message

It seems in this increasingly troubled world, all roads lead to Elon Musk, and that was evident again Saturday after he hopped on a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky says Musk is providing more Starlink satellite internet stations to some of Ukraine’s “destroyed cities.” Musk assured Zelensky terminals are on the way to

A Ukrainian woman was killed trying to save dogs that were abandoned during the war. Anastasiia Yalanskaya was delivering dog food to a shelter outside Kyiv, when she was shot and killed by Russian troops. Her family believes the shooting was intentional … that Anastasiia was targeted by members of the Russian military. Two other

Ukraine is getting pummeled by the Russian military, but not at zero cost, and this image of a Russian helicopter going down in flames is proof … Ukrainians still have a lot of fight left in them. A Russian helicopter is being downed in Ukraine. Stunning footage. pic.twitter.com/MKN1VxNNzg — Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 (@IAPonomarenko) March 5,

UPDATE 11:30 AM PT — IVMED lab director, Birol Aydin, tells TMZ … he was able to successfully transport all 17 tanks out of Ukraine via trucks and cars. UPDATE He adds … “There are 2 reason why I did this. Firstly, of course, I am an embryologist and all (the) embryos are created by

Play video content TMZ.com Rep. Adam Kinzinger is on board with encouraging the assassination of Russian President Vladimir Putin, but he admits America’s leaders need to be very careful about how and where they say that. The Republican congressman joined us Friday on “TMZ live,” and we got his reaction to Sen. Lindsey Graham‘s controversial

Play video content Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Ukraine is on the edge of a nuclear meltdown after Russian forces attacked the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe … sending flames into the night sky, and raising fears of another Chernobyl. Ukrainian officials insist the Zaporizhzhia plant outside the city of Enerhodar is stable … for

WWE is taking a stand against Russia — Vince McMahon‘s organization just announced it is cutting all ties to the country amid the invasion of Ukraine. WWE made the move official on Thursday … saying its programs will no longer be shown on Russian broadcast partner Match as a response to Vladimir Putin‘s decision to

The New Orleans Pelicans showed their support for Ukraine on Wednesday — donning all yellow socks during their game against the Sacramento Kings to raise awareness. Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum and the rest of the squad showed up to their homecourt in New Orleans with the socks on … and said afterward it was all