Someone needs to tell Donald Trump this is how it’s done. It’s not about firing rubber bullets and teargassing protesters — like he ordered Monday at the White House — it’s about cops and citizens finding some common ground, which is what happened in WeHo. An LAPD officer just took a knee with protesters in

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Keisha Lance Bottoms believes the majority of Americans know the man in charge is “not very smart” … and she’s urging everyone to use common sense and good judgment to get through this pandemic safely instead of following his political lead … especially over masks. The Mayor of Atlanta joined

Breaking News Former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin has been charged with 3rd-degree murder and 2nd-degree manslaughter, and according to the complaint he created “an unreasonable risk and taking a chance of causing death or great bodily harm to George Floyd.” The D.A. announced the charges Friday and said Chauvin is in custody, but the

Amid the chaos, confusion and division being stoked by the current occupant in the White House, Barack Obama‘s voice of calm and reason is chiming in … calling George Floyd‘s death tragic and painful. The 44th President of the United States says what happened to Floyd “shouldn’t be ‘normal’ in 2020 America” … while also

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Martin Luther King III says the rioters burning buildings over George Floyd‘s death have real reason to be upset with cops — but he’s still stopping short of condoning the violence. MLK3 tells TMZ … folks across the country, and particularly in Minneapolis, have a right to be frustrated and

Play video content FOX NEWS Donald Trump said something Saturday that is gonna be hard to swallow for millions of Americans … he said MAGA loves black people. Trump’s statement came just hours after he tweeted with glee how the Secret Service was about to open a can of whup-ass on demonstrators who were confronting

Play video content Exclusive Details 1:29 PM PT — Sources connected to George Floyd’s family tell TMZ … the FBI contacted the family ahead of the news conference and said “justice will be done.” It sounds like they may announce charges. The FBI and local prosecutors in Minneapolis are about to hold a news conference

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Rep. Maxine Waters says George Floyd‘s killing has her thinking some police officers wake up thinking, “I’m gonna get me one today,” and she suspects George was this guy’s one. The Congresswoman from California joined us on “TMZ Live” and was outraged by Floyd’s death at the hands of police,

Breaking News President Trump is speaking out about the killing of George Floyd, saying federal law enforcement is on the case … and promising there will be justice. POTUS tweeted Wednesday about George’s death, saying … “At my request, the FBI and the Department of Justice are already well into an investigation as to the

Play video content @ladd_sarah It’s really frightening … a 2nd Amendment Kentucky rally the day before Memorial Day turned into an insane display of Governor Andy Beshear being hung in effigy. It makes no sense, other than some gun-toting fanatics wanting to whip the crowd into a frenzy. Around 100 people swarmed the Governor’s mansion

Elections are about choices, and 2020 is shaping up to be an imagery choice — do you like your President with or without a mask? Trump paid tribute to fallen heroes Monday at Arlington National Cemetery and later Baltimore’s historic Fort McHenry, and he was true to form — no mask. He’s made it clear

Donald Trump wants thousands of Republican delegates crammed into the convention hall in North Carolina … or else. Trump just tweeted he will move the Republican Convention out of North Carolina unless Governor Roy Cooper gives assurance the convention can operate at full capacity. Trump said, “Unfortunately, Democratic Governor @RoyCooperNC is still in Shutdown mood

Play video content Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just got a test done on herself pertaining to coronavirus — but don’t worry … it’s not the one that’ll make you cringe to watch … we think. The congresswoman posted a video of herself getting an antibody test for COVID-19 in her native New York … where she

A former North Carolina state politician is balling up his digital fists at one ABSOLUTELY essential store refusing to let just anyone through their doors … yep, it’s Pottery Barn. The guy’s name is Scott Stone, and he served in North Carolina’s House of Representatives a few years back — now, he’s an angry old

Play video content FOX News President Trump‘s Press Secretary said out loud today … she senses White House correspondents don’t much believe in God, for daring to ask her why the President is defying some governors who do not want churches open this weekend because of the pandemic. Friday’s White House briefing was a s***

Play video content An E.R. doctor, who goes by Dr. Bill, is irate that the federal government is spending millions of dollars on Blue Angels flyovers while medical workers have to wear painters masks and the hungry go without food … and he says it’s all to make President Trump look good. Dr. Bill didn’t

Play video content Breaking News Fox News President Trump is going all-in on pushing hydroxychloroquine as a way to fight the coronavirus … because he says he’s taking the stuff himself!!! That’s right, folks … Trump claims he’s been taking the drug he can’t stop talking about — which is commonly used to treat malaria,

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Joe Exotic‘s new legal team is true to its word — they hit the road bright and early Monday AM, heading for Washington D.C. … where they hope to ask President Trump to pardon the ‘Tiger King’ star. Team Tiger’s leader, Eric Love, just shared a video update from the

Play video content Exclusive Joe Exotic‘s legal team is hours away from pulling up to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. with the goal of bending Donald Trump‘s ear for a pardon, and it turns out this isn’t the first time Joe wanted to bend Trump’s ear. Turns out Joe was something of a Donald Trump fan back

Exclusive Megan Rapinoe says Donald Trump is a “white nationalist” who’s screwed over his own supporters … and admits she’s considered running for office herself one day to help make things right. “We have a white nationalist — I think — in the White House,” Rapinoe told VICE TV’s Anand Giridharadas. “And, the spewing of

Vice President Mike Pence is sticking to the Trump administration playbook … getting out in public without a face mask, despite close contact with Florida’s Governor and citizens. The Veep was down in Orlando Wednesday with Gov. Ron DeSantis and some other bigwigs, where they were chowing down at a restaurant called Beth’s Burger Bar

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com The eagle has landed in D.C. for ‘Tiger King’ star Joe Exotic, whose legal team is hoping they can get the President’s ear … and they even got their elevator pitch down to a tee. Eric Love — who’s heading up the team of top-notch attorneys out of Fort Worth,

Donald Trump‘s ploy to stay unmasked for the public just got unmasked, because he put one on at the Ford motor plant. Trump flew to Michigan, where the plant has been partially converted to manufacture ventilators. The plant’s rule — everyone must wear a mask, and even the State Attorney General warned Trump to cover

Play video content Breaking News Fox News President Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci were images of stark contrast Friday, as the President went maskless while the nation’s leading infectious disease doctor was covered up. Trump was front and center at his daily coronavirus news briefing without a face covering — something he clearly refuses to

Breaking News Golf superstar Rory McIlroy says he’s been REJECTING opportunities to play with President Trump “out of choice” … claiming he doesn’t agree with “anything” POTUS has been saying recently. Remember, Rory and The Donald played a round of golf at Trump International in Florida together back in 2017 … a move he defended

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Van Jones says while America’s now coping with a pandemic, black America’s been battling epidemic violence, poverty and disease long before coronavirus came along. The Reform Alliance CEO was on “TMZ Live” Friday to talk about his CNN special, “The Color of Covid” — and he didn’t mince words when

Play video content Breaking News President Obama just gave a commencement speech for HBCU grads who couldn’t walk in person this year — and the topics he tackled were timely … with a message full of hope. 44 was the headlining commencement speaker during Chase’s ‘Show Me Your Walk’ virtual graduation for over 20k HBCU

Play video content Exclusive Joe Exotic‘s massive new legal team is chomping at the bit to ask Donald Trump for a presidential pardon for the Tiger King … and they’re ready to flood the White House!!! Eric Love, the super-colorful figure leading Joe’s legal team, just checked in from the HQ in Ft. Worth, Texas

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is terrified for her sons in the wake of Ahmaud Arbery‘s killing, and she says the tragedy has her family — like so many others — shaken and angry. Bottoms called Ahmaud’s case just the latest incident in a disturbing history of African-Americans being targets

Mike Pence can’t mask the message he’s sending by repeatedly defying mask guidelines — facial coverings are for the weak … at least that seems to be what he’s telegraphing. The Vice President was seen without a mask inside the White House Monday, despite new rules put in place on the heels of 2 aides