Youth mentor Rupert Boneham was cast on the seventh season of the reality competition show “Survivor: Pearl Islands” … but it was his grizzly gumption, thoughtful charisma and trippy tie-dye tank top that thrust the gentle giant into the hearts and minds of millions of viewers. The fan-favorite was so well-loved he continued to be

“Jeopardy!” has finally settled on a new permanent host to take over for the late Alex Trebek … and no, it’s not Aaron Rodgers, it’s not LeVar Burton, and it’s not Anderson Cooper. Executive producer Mike Richards is expected to take the reins of the famous game show that was hosted by Trebek for 36

Allen Glover — the man hired by ‘Tiger King’ star Joe Exotic in his failed plot to kill Carole Baskin — just got busted for another DUI … this time in South Carolina. According to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Department … Glover was pulled over Wednesday around 10 PM when cops say they spotted a

Gloria Vanderbilt — the late mother of Anderson Cooper — lived in a snazzy, one-of-a-kind Manhattan home for more than 2 decades before she passed … and now it’s on the market. The CNN anchor’s listed his mom’s 3-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom apartment — located in Midtown East — for $1.125 million … and it’s truly a

Pam Anderson is out of the ‘Bu … because TMZ has learned she just sold her Malibu estate. The house — located in the celebrity-riddled Malibu Colony — sold for $11.8 million. Turns out the sale may now be in the record books for the Colony. The price breaks down to more than $4,000 a

Selena Gomez thinks she’s the butt of a couple jokes on “The Good Fight” … but production tells us she’s got the wrong idea about the kidney transplant jabs. Selena and her fans were upset about a couple wisecracks in a scene from the CBS drama … where characters are discussing what kinds of jokes

The Royal family’s the subject of a new animated series called “The Prince,” and the British are up in arms over it — calling it less satire, and more mockery and disgrace. The HBO Max series, created by Family Guy co-executive producer Gary Janetti, is a humorous take on the Royal family. It’s been a

The McCains and the Trumps continue to fire shots at each other … and this time it’s pitting John McCain‘s daughter against Donald Trump‘s niece. Meghan McCain went scorched-earth on Mary Trump Monday after the former President’s niece took a shot at her on “The View.” Mary, who secretly recorded her relatives for a book

Play video content TMZ.com Wayne Brady was the target of a racist, expletive-laced voicemail left at the studio where he films his game show … and it’s disgusting. TMZ’s obtained the audio of the message left at CBS Studios in L.A.’s Fairfax District where the affable comedian and singer hosts “Let’s Make a Deal.” The

Thea Ruth White — the voice of Muriel on “Courage the Cowardly Dog” — has died. Her family shared the sad news over the weekend, saying she’d passed Friday following a surgery to remove a cancerous mass from her liver … which her nephew, Brad Zitzner, says resulted in her catching an infection shortly thereafter.

Longtime soap opera actor Jay Pickett has died — this while he was actually doing his job in front of the camera. Jay passed Thursday on the set of a new film he was working on called “Treasure Valley” in Idaho — so says his costar and co-producer for the flick, Jim Heffel, who shared

Play video content Real Time with Bill Maher/HBO Bill Maher is back with a vengeance … and he’s making a case that cancel culture and cultural appropriation are destroying America. Bill’s back from a month-long hiatus and he zeroed in on the honchos at the Olympics who were 86’d for decades-old infractions. He then targeted

Trey Parker and Matt Stone want to buy a beloved Colorado restaurant featured in “South Park,” but it’s still just a pipedream … because we’re told Casa Bonita is NOT for sale. Here’s the deal … the “South Park” creators made it pretty well known this week they want to buy the Mexican restaurant they

12:59 PM PT — Bob Odenkirk says he suffered a heart attack when he collapsed on the set of “Better Call Saul” … but he says he’s going to come out of this OK thanks to a group of doctors in New Mexico. Bob just shared an update on his health, saying he’s recovering from

Play video content TMZ.com “Soul!” put Black culture on the TV map at a time when it hadn’t really been done before … and if you’ve never heard of the first Black variety show on American television, well, it’s an amazing story about an openly gay Black host who trailblazed in so many ways in

Play video content Jeremy Corbell It’s been nearly two decades since military aviator Chad Underwood filmed the “Tic Tac” UFO sighting … but for the first time EVER he’s breaking his silence in front of a camera. Underwood’s highly-anticipated interview will go down Wednesday at noon PT on Jeremy Corbell‘s YouTube show “Extraordinary Beliefs.” The

Bob Odenkirk was hospitalized for a “heart-related incident” … sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ, and it was touch-and-go for the last day but it looks like he’s now out of the woods. Bob is awake inside an Albuquerque hospital and we’re told he’s stable and on the rebound, but when he was rushed to

“Arthur” — the longest-running children’s animated series in U.S. TV history — is coming to an end. And it begs a question … Hey, what gives?! Carol Greenwald, executive producer of the PBS kids show, confirmed in an email to IGN that “the winter of 2022, the 25th and final season of Arthur will debut.”

8:32 PM PT — We were previously told Odenkirk collapsed while shooting in L.A., but a source close to the actor now tells us it happened while shooting in New Mexico. Bob Odenkirk was rushed to the hospital after collapsing on the set of his show “Better Call Saul” … and is still receiving medical

Wentworth Miller says he learned something about himself in quarantine … he’s autistic. The “Prison Break” star just revealed he’s been diagnosed with autism, something he says came as a shock but wasn’t exactly a surprise. Wentworth says he’s approaching 1 year since he received his informal autism diagnosis, which was preceded by a self-diagnosis

Dieter Brummer — an Australian soap opera star famous for “Home and Away” — has died. The Aussie actor’s body was reportedly found by police Sunday after a welfare check was requested in a suburb of Sydney. His cause of death hasn’t been announced, but cops say foul play isn’t suspected. Brummer’s family released a

Play video content TMZ.com Dating costars tends to usually go south FAST but “Outer Banks” star Chase Stokes shares how he and his costar/girlfriend, Madelyn Cline, make it work. Take note, Hollywood. We got Chase leaving the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” studio Thursday, and we were eager to find out how he and Madelyn manage to

Julie Bowen‘s unloaded her mid-century modern home just weeks after listing it, and it seems she benefitted from the housing surge … because she got way above asking price. The “Modern Family” star sold her pad in the Hollywood Hills — a stylish 4-bed, 4-bath designed by Thornton Abell — for $4.2 million … after

Meghan McCain‘s vacant seat on “The View” will be filled by another strong, conservative woman, but they’re also in no hurry to make the decision … sources close to the talk show tell TMZ. As we reported … Meghan announced she was leaving “The View” on July 1 following a series of nasty exchanges with

“American Pickers” will remain a one-man show for the foreseeable future … ’cause TMZ’s learned it has no plans to bring back Mike Wolfe‘s ex-cohost Frank Fritz, and it has nothing to do with their fallout. Sources close to the production tell TMZ … Frank stepped away from the show a while back to deal

New York native Andy Milonakis blasted onto the scene in 2005 with wacky antics, a bizarre hip hop career and viral video moments — all while confusing audiences with his prepubescent appearance even though he was nearly 30 years old — that culminated with his MTV sketch comedy program “The Andy Milonakis Show.” Andy went

Tarek El Moussa flipped out on his “Flip or Flop” costar and ex-wife, Christina Haack, for letting him know it was time to film … sources close to the show tell TMZ. According to our production sources … Tarek’s eruption went down on the set of the popular HGTV series last Wednesday, after he apparently

Renee Zellweger and Ant Anstead are looking like they’re all in for their relationship — all in each other’s arms, and all in each other’s mouths … based on their beach PDA session. The duo some have deemed the rando hookup of the year were chilling Saturday in the sand of Laguna Beach, and they

Play video content ABC Britney Spears is getting used by U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz … at least according to actor Nick Kroll, who took Gaetz to task for showing up at a #FreeBritney rally. Nick was guest hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Friday night, and in his monologue he went off on Rep. Gaetz … or

Musical heavy-hitters Alanis Morissette and will.i.am are teaming with Grimes and FOX to reinvent the singing competition show … as they all serve as judges on “Alter Ego.” Elon Musk‘s GF is making a rare TV appearance for the new series, which will have aspiring singers trying to wow the judges — like most singing