50 Cent‘s infamous Instagram trolling is a fully calculated strategy … so says ‘Power Book 2: Ghost’ star Gianni Paolo, who broke down the boss man’s online tactics on the latest episode of TMZ’s ‘Verified’ Podcast. Gianni has the ultimate follow-your-dreams story … which includes ditching a potential professional hockey career to take his shot

Selma Blair has struggled her whole life, with pain, alcoholism and now fighting through a battle with MS … all topics covered in her new memoir. Blair sat down with Savannah Guthrie Wednesday for an extremely candid interview with “Today.” The actor’s memoir, ‘Mean Baby’ talks about her entire life, Blair told Guthrie, “My first

Play video content PETA James Cromwell has had enough of Starbucks upcharge for vegan milks … protesting the move by supergluing his hand to a counter as part of a planned PETA demonstration. The actor joined a group of PETA protesters Tuesday morning at a Starbucks in Manhattan, where they made a fuss about Starbucks

Play video content TMZSports.com Jenson Button, 2009 Formula 1 champion, tells TMZ Sports the popular Netflix show ‘Drive to Survive’ may not be super popular with all the drivers, but it’s a helluva tool to bring American fans into F1. Not familiar with the racing star? Button won the prestigious title driving for Brawn GP

‘Percy Jackson’ author Rick Riordan is slamming folks who are outraged that a Black actress is playing a character described in the books as white … calling the backlash racist. Leah Jeffries was recently cast for the role of Annabeth Chase in the upcoming Disney+ series “Percy Jackson & the Olympians” … with some fans

Play video content TMZ.com Jadakiss isn’t down in the dumps over the cancelation of his first major acting gig … because he says it’s opened the door to more roles in the near future. We caught the ‘King of Verzuz’ outside the MLB store in NYC, just a few days after ABC pulled the plug

Play video content TMZ.com Blac Chyna might be down, but she’s not out — at least according to her mom, who says the mother-daughter duo is teaming up yet again … and going full David Letterman. We spoke to Tokyo Toni in the aftermath of Chyna losing her court case against the Kardashians — a

‘SNL’ did a really smart cold open Saturday night … challenging what appears to be the Supreme Court’s notion that tradition should stand in the way of change. It was pretty brilliant … the host Benedict Cumberbatch, along with Andrew Dismukes, Alex Moffat, Kate McKinnon, Chris Redd and Cecily Strong played characters back in 1235,

Margaret Atwood — who penned ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ inspiring the TV show — just let everyone know how she feels about banning abortion … calling it literal enslavement. The renowned author and poet wrote a brief but powerful op-ed in The Guardian this weekend — and it’s all about the prospect of the Supreme Court

Amy Schumer is opening her comedy vault — she just laid out another joke that Oscars honchos apparently said no to … and this one’s on video. The comedian revealed her latest axed bit during a set for the ‘Netflix Is a Joke’ festival going on right now — and at one point in her

Bill Maher delivered a scorching attack on the movement in the U.S. to censor what we say … and gotta say, it may be his best commentary in a long time. The “Real Time” host declared his position from the jump — “Sorting out lies from truth is your job,” adding it’s ridiculous we treat

Fred Savage‘s alleged on-set behavior appears to have caught up with him — the guy was just fired from the reboot of his old TV show … stemming from how he conducted himself. The one-time child star and former star of the original sitcom was terminated by ABC Friday … meaning he won’t be able

Mike Hagerty, a character actor famous for his work on “Friends” and “Somebody Somewhere,” is dead. Mike died Thursday in Los Angeles, according to his ‘Somebody’ co-star Bridget Everett. The cause of death is unclear. Everett’s remembering Mike as a beloved character actor and devoted husband, saying she “loved Mike the instant I met him.

“General Hospital” star Steve Burton says his wife is having a baby, but he’s not jumping for joy … revealing the baby-to-be isn’t his. In a scenario that could happen on the soap itself … Steve revealed his wife, Sheree Gustin, was pregnant — but he “wanted to clear something up.” Steve goes on to

Tony Dow, the former child star who starred in the famous sitcom, “Leave It to Beaver,” has been diagnosed with cancer. Tony and his wife, Lauren, shared the health news Thursday … announcing his diagnosis and saying they are heartbroken. The couple did not specify the type of cancer Tony is battling, but they are

Play video content Instagram / @armando Armando Bacot is entering the world of the Pogues and Kooks — the North Carolina hoops star just landed a role with the super-popular Netflix show “Outer Banks” … and he’s been on set hanging with John B. himself, Chase Stokes!! The breakout Tar Heels center will appear in

Play video content TMZ.com ‘RHONY’ alum Jill Zarin isn’t fretting that she hasn’t gotten a call for the ‘RHONY’ throwback series … she says even if she’s shut out, she’s grateful for everything the network has done for her. We got the former NY housewife at LAX, Tuesday, and asked how she feels about the

Play video content TMZ.com Brian Dunkleman says he was “suicide adjacent” after quitting his hosting gig on “American Idol” … but looking back, he says his fears and depression were unnecessary, and he’s finally in a great place. Brian, who co-hosted with Ryan Seacrest in season 1, joined us on “TMZ Live” Wednesday and told

Jared Padalecki‘s car crash was about as bad as his costar, Jensen Ackles, made it seem the vehicle he was in went for quite the ride … eventually bouncing off a solid steel pole. The “Supernatural” star was involved in a bad car accident a couple weeks ago in Austin, TX — something Jensen referenced

Before this towheaded child became a pretty little liar, she was a young competitive dancer and a singer for her church in Anaheim Hills, California. This little lady is best known for her role in a teen mystery drama series where she starred alongside Shay Mitchell and Lucy Hale. During this time, she also starred

Amanda Bynes is in a potentially dangerous environment, with growing concern among friends and family over her fiance’s inability to control his temper … they worry the relationship could end in violence. Sources familiar with the situation tell us … people close to Amanda have witnessed Paul Michael‘s anger firsthand, saying he flies off the

Play video content Real Time with Bill Maher/HBO Bill Maher thinks Elon Musk has a superhuman mission, and it’s not about sending people to Mars … it’s about saving Twitter. The “Real Time” host bore in on the current CEO — whom he says will probably get a pink slip from Mr. Musk — who

Jonathan Rhys Meyers just unloaded one of his homes in Los Angeles … and he got way more than he was looking for. Our real estate sources tell us the actor sold his estate in the Hollywood Hills this week for $2,350,000 … which is $500k more than the $1.85 million listing price. Jonathan bought

Naomi Judd — the Grammy-winning country star and one half of the mom-and-daughter duo The Judds — has died … this according to her kids. Wynonna and Ashley Judd released a statement Saturday, saying … “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness.” They add, “We

Play video content CBS James Corden delivered a tearful monologue Thursday night on “The Late Late Show,” talking about the beginning of the end of his long-running show. James got his audience excited, telling them he signed a new contract, before flipping to the bad side of that coin — as we reported, it’ll be

F1 superstar Daniel Ricciardo brought his signature “shoey’ celebration to “The Daily Show” on Thursday … chugging champagne out of a shoe with Trevor Noah!! The McLaren driver — who commemorates every podium finish by downing bubbly out of his sweaty ass boot — reenacted the iconic Australian tradition on the desk alongside the host

Play video content Instagram / @amanda.bynes1986 UPDATE 9:55 AM PT — It appears things are truly a-OK with Amanda and Paul, the two were just spotted together and even locking lips only hours after Thursday morning’s drama. UPDATE UPDATE Nothing like running some errands to bring everything back to normal. UPDATE UPDATE 7:10 AM PT

James Corden is saying goodbye to “The Late Late Show” in 2023 … quite the shock since the show has been hugely popular for CBS. James said the departure has been on his mind for a while, according to Deadline. He always thought he’d do the show for 5 years and then pass the torch

NBC News’ social media team could use Elon Musk‘s proposed edit tool on a tweet about the reigning “Jeopardy!” champ … all because they focused on her sexuality and job title, confusing and even angering a lot of users on Twitter. Mattea Roach has won 17 consecutive games, which ranks No. 8 all-time, qualifying for

Play video content TMZ.com Howie Mandel‘s happy to be out of his quarantine after getting COVID … but says his time locked away drove him insane, and thinks being vulnerable about your mental health is important now more than ever. Howie was on “TMZ Live” Wednesday to talk about his new show “Bullsh*t the Game