Pick a winner, Shaq!! The NBA legend had a massive bat in the cave while working the desk for “NBA on TNT” on Wednesday … and decided to go mining for the nose gold live on-air!!! Shaq, along with Candace Parker, Dwayne Wade and Adam Lefkoe were wrapping up coverage on the Clippers vs. Raptors

Anna Nicole Smith‘s daughter Dannielynn Birkhead not only looks like her late mom, she’s also getting the same attention from Hollywood … but she keeps passing on movie and modeling offers. Dannielynn’s dad, Larry Birkhead, tells TMZ … the 14-year-old’s been offered a bunch of acting and modeling jobs over the years, but Dannielynn is

Brooklyn born actor Carl Anthony Payne II has taken on a bunch of awesome television roles throughout his killer career but was only 23 years old when he landed the most notable role as the kooky character Cole Brown — who is best friends with the title character and the boyfriend to Shanise McGillicuddy —

New Jersey native J.D. Roth (real name John David Weinroth) became a big name in the ’90s after he hosted a bunch of great television shows including the kid’s game show Fox’s “Fun House,” the go-to video game show “GamePro TV” and the short-lived dating show “Double Up.” After his stint as a host, Roth

Olympia Dukakis — the Oscar-winning actress best known for her role in ‘Moonstruck’ — has died … this according to her family. Her brother, Apollo, broke the sad news Saturday … taking to Facebook to update fans that his sister had passed in New York City. He adds, “After many months of failing health she

Well this is kinda awkward — it’s just 7 days until curtain call for Elon Musk and the ‘SNL’ team, and he’s out here openly brainstorming skits on Twitter, which screams … unprepared. The Tesla CEO took to Twitter Saturday — a full week before he’s set to host in NYC — and he was

Chris Clanton — known for his recurring role on HBO’s iconic hit, “The Wire” — was shot in Baltimore … TMZ has learned. A spokesperson for the Baltimore Police Dept. tells TMZ … cops are investigating a shooting that occurred Thursday around 7 PM, and a 35-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the ear.

Play video content TMZ.com Dr. Drew got way more than he bargained for Thursday night at a world-famous Brooklyn steakhouse … his meal was interrupted by gunshots. The famous doc joined “TMZ Live” Friday and told a crazy story about finally getting a reservation at Peter Luger Steakhouse where he, his wife and friends chowed

Play video content TMZ.com Michael Blackson says he’s a big fan of actors wearing fatsuits — like Sarah Paulson is to play Linda Tripp — and he’s got a message for folks who think Hollywood’s too fatphobic. We got the comedian at LAX and asked him about the controversy on the set of “Impeachment: American

A movie about Dionne Warwick‘s incredible life could be collateral damage in film and theater producer Scott Rudin‘s workplace bullying scandal … because biopic talks are on pause following the allegations against him. Sources familiar with the project tell TMZ … Rudin reached out to Dionne’s team earlier this year after the singer playfully tweeted

Sarah Paulson‘s slipping her slim frame into a fatsuit in order to play Linda Tripp … and it’s got lots of folks pissed off over Hollywood’s casting decisions. The actress was all done up as Linda this week on the set of “Impeachment: American Crime Story,” and her need for a fatsuit is triggering critics

Jeff Lowe claims Carole and Howard Baskin are spying on him with drones, and when he went to confront them, a fight allegedly broke out with his neighbors and the cops had to respond. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the Lowes called cops Tuesday morning to report a disturbance at Joe Exotic‘s old zoo,

Lena Headey‘s bringing her son back to her California kingdom … a court just granted her permission to bring him over from the U.K. to live under Cersei’s rule. The “Game of Thrones” star and her ex-husband Peter Loughran were in a U.K. court a few months ago for a custody battle over their 11-year-old

Worlds will be colliding on “Saturday Night Live” in a couple weeks — because the hottest tech wiz in the game is set to take up hosting duties … and yes, we’re talking Elon Musk. The Tesla CEO was confirmed to be the ‘SNL’ host for the weekend of May 8 — this after Miley

Twitter is at it again — calling the “Boy Meets World” spinoff, “Girl Meets World,” “problematic” years after it went off the air … all because of how it dealt with delicate topics. For whatever reason, several different clips from the show — which ran on Disney Channel between 2014 and 2017 — were resurfaced

Play video content Real Time with Bill Maher/HBO Bill Maher danced right on the line Friday night, zeroing in on Caitlyn Jenner‘s bid to become California’s next governor. Some of Maher’s jokes were trans-related … “I know that you think of her as a reality show star, but c’mon, people, change … She is trans,

The man who was arrested and charged for a drive-by shooting of “Duck Dynasty” star Willie Robertson‘s house is now suing Willie and his family, claiming he was wrongfully arrested … and defamed by the family. This is a strange one, for sure, but Daniel Dean King is suing Willie, Willie’s son John Luke Robertson,

Rob McElhenney‘s tale of rescuing a dog and reuniting him with his loving family will help you through ruff times … especially when you see the pup’s tail. The “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star says he and his wife — and ‘Sunny’ costar — Kaitlin Olson, stopped traffic on an L.A. freeway when they

How’s this for scary good — Paris Jackson just upped her acting game after landing a role in the upcoming season of ‘American Horror Story.’ Production sources tell TMZ … Paris will appear in at least 1 episode of the popular FX anthology horror series. The highly-anticipated series, which was delayed in 2020 due to

Play video content Behind The Velvet Rope with David Yontef Melissa Rivers says she feels violated and hurt the folks behind “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” won’t cop to the fact her legendary mom is the inspiration for the Amazon Prime series. Melissa hopped on the “Behind the Velvet Rope with David Yontef” podcast and said

Eric Andre says he was the victim of racial profiling during an interaction with police inside the Atlanta airport … and now he’s asking Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms for help. The comedian claims he was singled out by two plainclothes officers Wednesday at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, saying the cops stopped him on the jet

Michael Richards allegedly pulled off a caper some people might call Kramer-ish — cutting down a neighbor’s 30-year-old trees … but they’re not laughing, in fact, they’re suing the “Seinfeld” star and his wife. Maxine Adams is suing Kramer and his wife, Beth Skipp, claiming they sauntered over to her Pacific Palisades property on April

Hardcore “Cobra Kai” fans listen up … if ya wanna live in Daniel LaRusso’s mansion now’s the time to act ’cause the crib just hit the market. First thing’s first … the 6-bedroom, 6.5-bathroom home is NOT in Encino, CA. It’s actually in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, GA. That, of course, means tons of

“Lucifer” star Tom Ellis and his screenwriter wife, Meaghan Oppenheimer, got a devil of a scare in the mail … cops are investigating a strange package sent to the couple. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … someone sent a glitter package last month to Tom and Meaghan’s Los Angeles home, and we’re told the couple

Joe Buck is set to try and fill Alex Trebek‘s shoes on “Jeopardy!” — at least temporarily, and perhaps forever(?) … this according to some new reports. Different outlets are reporting that Buck — perhaps America’s most famous sports broadcaster — will serve as a guest host on the legacy game show soon … with

Sandra Oh returned home to discover some valuable jewelry had gone missing, and did exactly what you should do — report it to cops, but then she had a stroke of … let’s call it luck. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the “Killing Eve” star called the LAPD Wednesday night to report her valuable

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Dr. Michio Kaku — one of the stars of “Ancient Aliens” — says the U.S. government’s admission of a UFO means there are top-secret military weapons in use … or aliens way smarter than us are really here. The popular physicist tells TMZ … the idea of extraterrestrial visitation is

Play video content Real Time with Bill Maher/HBO Bill Maher told Sharon Osbourne Friday night … it’s ironic her show is called “The Talk” … because talking can get you canned. Sharon was Bill’s guest on “Real Time” and he, more than she, trashed people on the show who suggested Sharon was racist for siding

Play video content Britney Spears may have just sent the #FreeBritney movement a message … LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE! Brit did a little Q&A on her Insta Friday, and the headline was surely assuring everyone she’s OK … and not just OK, but “extremely happy.” Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. The 39-year-old

Pamela Anderson is just about to say bye-bye to the ‘bu … she’s found a buyer for her beautiful estate and is leaving L.A. for good — or at least, for now. The ‘Baywatch’ star has a buyer for her 4-bedroom pad in the super-exclusive Malibu Colony. She was asking $14.9 million and, although we