Exclusive Former U.S. Congresswoman Katie Hill is taking her ex-husband to court, claiming he’s behind the leak of private photos and messages … which, she says, ultimately sunk her political career. The ex-Rep. from California filed suit Tuesday against Kenny Heslep — who she recently divorced — for what she says was a years-long campaign

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Dave Portnoy‘s sick and tired of waiting for the government to step up and help small businesses struggling during the pandemic … so he’s injecting his own stimulus package. The Barstool Sports founder was on “TMZ Live” Tuesday and revealed he kicked in $500k of his own money for the

Play video content Fox News President-elect Biden is one big step closer to inoculation against COVID-19 after taking the shot in his left arm … and actually thanking President Trump‘s administration for making it happen. Joe and Dr. Jill Biden went to a hospital Monday afternoon in Newark, Delaware … and after a little small

Play video content @aoc / Instagram Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just gave an awesome break-down of what’s in the COVID vaccine, what it’ll do and how it works … this after getting the shot herself. The New York Congresswoman hopped on IG Sunday to both document the Pfizer vaccine being administered to her by a health

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Rep. Andre Carson‘s 5-second pause, when asked if he’ll get vaccinated against COVID-19, underscores the hesitation most African-Americans have … but he believes that can change. We got the U.S. Congressman on Capitol Hill Thursday and he addressed the new study showing only 14% of African-Americans trust the vaccine will

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Kim Kardashian‘s influence can be a huge asset in rolling out transformative changes to L.A.’s criminal justice system … so says new D.A. George Gascon, who’s ready to work with her. The freshly sworn-in L.A. County District Attorney says he and Kim share a lot of the same viewpoints about

Dr. Anthony Fauci wants Black Americans skeptical about the COVID-19 vaccines to know a Black woman was at the forefront of creating one of them … so fear not. The nation’s leading infectious disease expert spoke Tuesday at an event hosted by the National Urban League and, while discussing racism in medical research and how

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Killer Mike says playing identity politics won’t pay off for Democrats and Kamala Harris — instead, he says she’ll have to lean into the progressive movement if she wants the presidency. We spoke with the rapper and activist Wednesday on “TMZ Live” about the upcoming run-off elections in Georgia that

The Trump campaign’s “star witness” about alleged voter fraud denies she was boozing before her now-infamous testimony … which is always a great sign it went well. Melissa Carone has spoken out about last week’s Michigan hearing led by Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis, in which Melissa stole the show with her unfounded

Exclusive Kim Kardashian could have the new Los Angeles County D.A.’s ear when it comes to how to go about achieving prison reform, because the guy wants a face-to-face with her. Max Szabo, a rep for George Gascon — who was just elected as the new D.A. — tells TMZ … the County’s top prosecutor

Joe Biden‘s wife, Jill Biden, should stop insisting on people calling her “Dr.” because her PhD is meaningless … so argues an op-ed writer, who’s getting destroyed over his hot take. Essayist Joseph Epstein penned a bizarre piece for the Wall Street Journal this weekend that’s being called sexist, misogynistic, belittling … and every other

Exclusive Kim Kardashian West needs to stop trying to save convicted killer Brandon Bernard from being executed because she’s not considering the pain of the family he destroyed  … so says a member of that family. Dana Ladd, the stepsister of one of Bernard’s victims, Stacie Bagley, tells TMZ … Bernard deserves to be executed

A Staten Island bar’s ripping a page from Seattle protesters’ playbook by declaring an “autonomous zone” that’s defying New York’s COVID-19 restrictions … and its patrons seem willing to go down fighting. Sheriff’s deputies raided Mac’s Public House and shut it down Tuesday night for defying coronavirus health orders … it was continuing to serve

Play video content Exclusive Gina Bisignano — the latest “Karen” to let hate speech fly — received major business backlash for her bigotry on Yelp … where people loaded her page with negative reviews until postings got temporarily shut down. Bisignano owns a beauty biz in Beverly Hills called Gina’s Eyelashes and Skincare, so after

Play video content Yuki Iwamura / Freedomnews.tv New York City’s best efforts to keep people from congregating in close quarters for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting may have actually made it worse … at least in one spot where folks could still catch a glimpse of the tree. There was no crowd allowed for

Exclusive Way too many politicians are setting a terrible example of how to act during the coronavirus pandemic, which is why the U.S. is failing so badly at containing it … according to NYU’s Director of the Division of Medical Ethics. Play video content TMZ.com Dr. Arthur Caplan is laying much of the blame for

John Mulaney‘s “Saturday Night Live” joke about how Julius Caesar was killed drew the ire of some Donald Trump supporters, but even crazier … he says it made him the target of a Secret Service investigation. The comedian’s ‘SNL’ monologue from February included the fact Caesar started leap year to correct the calendar, but then

Play video content C-SPAN Joe Biden is giving his broken foot woes the boot … quite literally. The President-elect was spotted Tuesday in Wilmington, DE, popping into the Queen Theater to announce new cabinet members, and he was dressed to the nines in his usual navy blue suit … now accessorized with a walking boot

Play video content President-Elect Joe Biden says he’s celebrating Thanksgiving 2020 the way he’s urging others to celebrate — with a small group of folks who are part of his bubble. Joe and Jill Biden went on camera to wish everyone a happy turkey day, saying, “I know this isn’t the way many of us

Exclusive Joe Exotic is making a plea to Americans — enjoy Thanksgiving, and then tell your rep in Congress to pressure the Prez to spring him from the big house. Joe wrote a long Thanksgiving message, telling folks to enjoy Thanksgiving Day but on Black Friday … ” … please think about the last 3

Exclusive Herman Cain‘s widow has a fight on her hands with her late husband’s assistant … who claims Herman promised her a severance package … and had gold and cash stashed to cover it. Lisa Reichert — who says she was Herman’s executive assistant for 9 years until his death — filed docs in Henry

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com A road rage incident that involved two vehicles decked out in MAGA gear and a third civilian car sent the latter toppling over after it lost control and crashed … and the video is insane. TMZ has obtained footage of the scary wreck that went down late Saturday afternoon in

Pope Francis just compared abortion to hiring a hitman … because he says both acts are designed to get rid of a problem. The Pope made his comment to Argentinian women who oppose a new, proposed law that would decriminalize abortion. The Argentinian President vowed to sign a law that would make abortion “legal, safe

Play video content CNN Donald Trump seemed to concede something that has Bill Maher and many others worried sick … that he won’t leave The White House on January 20. Trump now says he will indeed leave 1600 Pennsylvania if the Electoral College declares Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election. There were

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com You’d think Kamala Harris would have widespread support among African-Americans if she runs for President in 2024 — but that’s no guarantee … so says Tamika Mallory. We spoke to the world-famous activist — whose speech about George Floyd stirred the nation just a few months back — and she

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Donald Trump got in a few holes before his Thanksgiving dinner, but it went about as well as the election for him … and he was VERY vocal about it. Trump was playing Thursday at his golf course in Sterling, Virginia, and he got teed off after he teed off

Play video content TV is something else in Russia, where they’re running bits with actors dressed in blackface portraying Barack Obama. The skit aired as part of a satirical show on Russia’s NTV channel … and it’s roughly 90 seconds of pure racism. The actor playing Obama is in blackface, wearing a red bandana and

Breaking News President-elect Joe Biden might be limping his way into the White House — the guy twisted his ankle this weekend playing with his dog … and is getting checked out just in case. Biden was injured Saturday while playing with his German Shepherd, Major. He slipped and twisted his ankle in the process.

Breaking News Pope Francis has invited 5 NBA players to his home court — The Vatican — for a 1-hour meeting Monday about social justice issues. The 5-player delegation features Sterling Brown — the former Milwaukee Bucks star who was the victim of a police brutality incident in 2018 when he was tased by cops

Play video content Exclusive Details @DougChristianDC / Twitter One of President Trump‘s supporters is facing criminal charges after being caught on tape coughing on someone without a mask on — and it happened on 45’s own turf, no less. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office tells TMZ … 61-year-old Raymond Deskins has been charged with misdemeanor