North Carolina comic Courtney Jackson is best known for being cast as the Southern sweetheart “Goldie” — with her light-hearted antics and party-until-you-puke attitude — on the debut season of the classic VH1 dating reality show “Flavor of Love” featuring Public Enemy rapper Flavor Flav. Even though Goldie only made it to the final four

Gunshots rang out on the set of the TV show, “The Rookie” Thursday afternoon … where you couldn’t tell the difference between real and fake cops. Production sources tell TMZ … the show was filming outside Los Angeles Center Studios near downtown L.A. … and moments ago someone ran by on foot and fired 3

Rob McElhenney was born at the wrong time, because in earlier days he’d surely be one of Michelangelo’s muses. The “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star is showing off his incredible physique in this month’s issue of “Men’s Health,” while also describing the journey his bod’s been through and what’s motivated him … and it’s

It’s a beautiful day to move into the neighborhood Mr. Rogers called home … or at least that should be the pitch to sell Fred Rogers‘ old crib in Pittsburgh. The home where the late TV host once lived is for sale at a cool $855k … and, boy is it rich with history. Fred

Colton Underwood coming out as gay comes with a TV deal … his new journey’s being shot for a reality series. TMZ has learned the former ‘Bachelor’ star has had a film crew following him for the past few weeks, and the show — focusing on his life as a gay man — will air

We’ll take “Questions you don’t want to get wrong when Aaron Rodgers is hosting for $400, Aaron!” Three contestants on “Jeopardy!” were straight-up clowned by Aaron Rodgers after NONE of them correctly answered a clue about the Green Bay Packers … and it was all hilarious! Just minutes into the show — which Rodgers is

Chet Hanks‘ ex-girlfriend is now suing him over their volatile relationship which recently came to a bloody ending … and she’s claiming he’s the one who abused her while they were together. According to new legal docs, Chet’s ex, Kiana Parker, is suing him in Texas for $1 million … she alleges he roughed her

Play video content Armchair Expert Hank Azaria — who voiced Apu on ‘The Simpsons’ for years — says his guilt after ditching the role is so great, he feels he has to say sorry to every Indian person he encounters. The actor relayed this sentiment on the Armchair Expert podcast, telling hosts Dax Shepard and

Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis are getting protection from a man she claims keeps showing up at her home, imagining he’s her boyfriend, and venting his frustration over Harry Styles. Olivia’s lawyer, Shawn Holley, beelined it to court Monday and got a temporary restraining order … to protect her and her family, including Sudeikis, from

Tennessee born comic Melanie Hutsell was in her early 20s when she landed one of the coveted roles as a regular cast member on “Saturday Night Live” — which included her classic characters Di in the sorority sketches, Jan Brady on Weekend Update and other celeb spoofs like Tori Spelling and Tanya Harding — in

‘Friends’ fans tuning in to the upcoming reunion special won’t just see some familiar faces, they’ll see familiar places too … including the famous water fountain and original set. Sources familiar with production tell us the reunion was shot over the span of 3 days at Warner Brothers Studios last week. We’ve obtained a photo

Bill Maher obliterated the Oscars Friday night … musing that the choices the Academy is making for best films require a name change to the Debbies … as in Debbie Downer!!! The ‘Real Time’ host ticked off the nominees for Best Motion Pic, and viewing may require a serious dose of Prozac, ’cause they’re all

DMX was a man of many passions, and one of them was watching “The Golden Girls” reruns … according to Gabrielle Union‘s hilarious, resurfaced anecdote. Union was filming an episode of the popular food show “Hot Ones” back in 2017, when she told host Sean Evans that a “real fun fact” about the rapper is

Matthew Perry let the cat out of the bag — the highly anticipated “Friends” reunion is really happening … and his now-deleted Instagram post proves it. Perry shared a silly photo of himself in a makeup chair Friday night — mouth slightly agape — captioned … “Seconds before eating a makeup brush. Not to mention

“The Powerpuff Girls” have grown up … and their sugar, spice and everything nice no longer comes in cartoon form. The 3 leads of the upcoming live-action series — Chloe Bennet, Dove Cameron, and Yana Perrault — were filming the pilot Wednesday in Atlanta … along with former “Scrubs” star, Donald Faison, who plays their

If Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson does indeed run for U.S. President as he’s hinted he might, he nearly has all the votes needed to win already … at least based on a new poll. The former WWE superstar turned Hollywood A-lister has the support of 46 percent of adult Americans if he were to make

Long Beach local Brice Beckham was only 9 years old when he landed the life-changing role as the youngest of the Owens family, Wesley — who often looked to the butler for advice and comic relief — in the classic ’80s family sitcom “Mr. Belvedere.” Brice shared the small screen with an awesome list of

Play video content Breaking News Jeopardy! Answer: THIS is what Aaron Rodgers got hit with in the final seconds of his ‘Jeopardy’ hosting debut … Question: What is … A SICK BURN!?!? Yep, the Green Bay Packers QB was heckled during Final Jeopardy over that lousy NFC Championship playoff loss to Tom Brady … and

California native Roger Lodge is best known for his hosting chops in the late ’90s and early ’00s — while thrusting two willing singles into a wild date night with crazy co-eds — on the classic dating game show “Blind Date.” “Blind Date” was a pioneer in the dating game reality television show genre and

“Friday Night Lights” and “Glee” actor LaMarcus Tinker and his wife Brittany, are dropping back and punting on their marriage. According to court records from Washoe County, Nevada … LaMarcus and Brittany on Wednesday filed a joint divorce petition. It’s unclear what led to them calling it quits, but it’s the end of a 5-year

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Maitland Ward says she’s feeling more powerful than ever, thanks to porn reviving her acting career … and it helps she’s also clearing SIX FIGURES with OnlyFans. We got Maitland outside Kings Road Cafe in L.A. Sunday and she clued us in on how lucrative her career’s been through her

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Marc Lamont Hill says traditional media has an unconscious white bias and does not properly cover black issues, but he has a solution … a show called “Black News Tonight.” Marc’s the host of the daily news show, which debuts Monday night on the Black News Channel, and he appeared

“Never Have I Ever” star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is raking in the Netflix dough … she made a cool six figures for the first season, and there’s a substantial raise in her future. The 19-year-old actress is off to a strong start in Hollywood after landing the starring role in Mindy Kaling‘s Netflix series. According to

Gloria Henry — most famous for playing the mom character on the old ‘Dennis the Menace’ show — has died. The veteran actress passed away Saturday, just one day after her 98th birthday … this according to her daughter, Erin Ellwood, who broke the sad news on Instagram. After posting some celebratory shots of her

Christina Haack, formerly Anstead, is looking to flip the mansion she lived in with her estranged husband … now that their marriage is officially a flop. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … the “Flip or Flop” star listed her Newport Beach, CA crib for $6 mil. It’s the place she shared with Ant Anstead

Titus Welliver can roar off into the sunset in the saddle of his motorcycle as the dust settles in his divorce — and his ex-wife will be galloping away … TMZ has learned. The ‘Bosch’ star just finalized his divorce from Josepha Theodora Stemkens — to whom he’d been married to since 2014 — and

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Margaret Cho says she’s afraid to leave the safety of her own home as an Asian-American woman … telling us, “outside it’s cloudy with a chance of racism.” Despite that humorous phrasing, the comedian made it clear her fear is very real when she joined us Friday on “TMZ Live.”

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com One of the TikTok dance creators who didn’t get credit last week in a controversial ‘Tonight Show’ bit has mixed feelings about what went down … and her mom does too. Mya Johnson tells TMZ … she was initially excited to see her “Up” challenge — which she choreographed with

Even Snoop Dogg could learn a thing or 2 about marijuana from Greg Kelly — that is IF you buy the Newsmax host’s “don’t do drugs” story … but almost no one does. Kelly is telling what he views as a cautionary tale about pot, claiming “SMOKING WEED (aka GRASS) is NOT a good idea.”

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Chet Hanks and an ex-girlfriend are at war over a volatile relationship that recently ended — with both of them slinging allegations of violence, and there’s video of a bloodied Hanks. TMZ has obtained video of what Chet says is the end of an altercation between him and his ex,