LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Dwight Howard and the rest of the Lakers have taken the floor at the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai to play an NBA game, despite protesters at the venue. With the Chinese government fuming at the NBA over Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey‘s support of Hong Kong, there were questions if
Getty Prince‘s estate is furious with President Trump after he played “Purple Rain” at a rally … almost exactly a year to the date when Trump’s campaign agreed to stop playing the late singer’s music. Trump was in Prince’s hometown of Minneapolis Thursday at the Target Center. Before the rally started, “Purple Rain” played throughout
TMZ.com Chris Cuomo became the target of some serious heat after jokingly assuming female pronouns during an LGBTQ town hall event … and then offering up a quick apology. Cuomo was one of several CNN personalities to take the stage Thursday with Democratic candidates to discuss issues facing the LGBTQ community. Kamala Harris joined Cuomo
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com At least one world leader will be in the crowd when Alberto El Patron fights Tito Ortiz in December … because Alberto says the President of Mexico has agreed to be his VIP guest. The former WWE superstar — formerly known as Alberto Del Rio — is taking on the
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Mayor Pete Buttigieg was briefly upstaged during CNN’s LGBTQ town hall by transgender protesters, but there are no hard feelings — in fact, he’s taking a stand for them. We got the Democratic Presidential candidate in L.A. Thursday night as he left the theater where the event was held, and
Play video content Breaking News TMZ.com Jane Fonda is willing to go to jail over climate change — she just got busted outside the U.S. Capitol during a massive protest. Jane was arrested Friday along with a number of other protesters on the steps on the east side of the Capitol building. In video from
The Little League World Series champs just visited the White House … and got the best ride back home ever — A FLIGHT ON AIR FORCE ONE WITH THE PRESIDENT!!! The 12-year-olds won the Little League WS back in August … and shortly after the game, Donald Trump tweeted he’d love to host them for
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Al Sharpton is weighing in on the NBA’s recent drama with China … telling TMZ Sports the league needs to take a stand for democracy and not let the money talk them out of it!!! Of course, Sharpton is referring to the backlash the association’s gotten after Rockets GM Daryl
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Wale‘s pushing a brilliant idea that would help artists the second they put pen to paper on a new record deal … now he just needs record labels to step up. The rapper hopped on “TMZ Live” Friday and talked about a noble and personal cause — getting record labels
Play video content TMZ.com Mariah Carey thinks Nick Cannon is just being silly when he says he wants to get rekindle their flame … and she’s definitely not on the same wave. We got Mariah leaving her Friday lunch at Mr. Chow in Bev Hills and our guy asked how she feels about her ex-husband’s
Exclusive Getty The Weeknd and Bella Hadid hit it off at the model’s birthday party, but only as close friends … TMZ has learned. Reports surfaced Friday claiming the once inseparable pair were dating again after celebrating Bella’s 23rd birthday together in NYC Thursday night. The bash was held at L’Avenue at Saks and Le
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Snoop Dogg is all about forgiveness — even if it’s the guy who left his beloved team lookin’ like a soap opera — ’cause the rap legend says Antonio Brown deserves another chance in the NFL. TMZ Sports spoke with the Steelers superfan about AB wanting to get back in
Play video content Cardi B celebrated her 27th birthday with enough ice to sink the Titanic. Offset did not disappoint … first a huge dinner spread which featured lobster, a seafood tower, steak, truffle mac ‘n cheese and lots more. Rose pedals were scattered about the room for a romantic touch. Then the blinding present
Play video content TMZ.com Kanye West took his Sunday Service on the road again, this time landing at Howard University. Kanye, Kim Kardashian, along with North and Saint, showed up at the historic, African-American college Saturday for an 8 AM show, and it did not disappoint. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.
TMZ.com Casanova and other NYC rappers appear to have been effectively blackballed from performing in their own town by the NYPD, getting nixed from Rolling Loud after a mere request. A letter that’s purported to have been written by the City of New York and signed off by Asst. Police Chief Martin Morales surfaced over
Exclusive TMZ.com Paris Jackson was hauling ass near Universal Studios Hollywood — according to cops, anyway — and ended up with a ticket in hand, but not for the amusement park. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Michael‘s daughter was busted on the 101 freeway last month by the California Highway Patrol for going well
Exclusive TMZ.com Erica Mena is turning tradition on its head by buying the father of her upcoming child a lavish gift for the pregnancy … though you gotta expect Safaree will return the favor. Sources close to the ‘Love & Hip Hop’ newlyweds tell TMZ … Erica dropped nearly $50k on a 14-carat rose gold,
Exclusive Getty Eddie Van Halen has been flying between the United States and Germany to get treatment for throat cancer … and we’ve learned he’s been doing it very quietly for years. As for how Eddie developed the cancer … we’re told he believes it’s from a metal guitar pick he used more than 20
Exclusive Alamy Joaquin Phoenix is getting huge Oscar buzz for “Joker,” but the movie’s big opening weekend has some folks thinking about polishing a different kinda hardware. For some reason, certain enthusiastic “Joker” fans decided to search for related content in the porn world. According to the good folks at Pornhub, they got a massive
Wyoming-native Thomas Wilson Brown was 17 years old when he hit the big screen as the dreamy next-door neighbor, Little Russ Thompson — not to be confused with his dad, Big Russ Thompson, played by Matt Frewer — in the classic 1989 mini-movie “Honey, I Shrunk The Kids.” Thomas Wilson Brown played the pint-size part
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Goonies never say die, but Corey Feldman says a ‘Goonies’ sequel is anything but a sure thing … telling us plans for a new movie are pretty much dead in the water. We got Corey in New York City Tuesday afternoon and asked him straight-up if the ‘Goonies’ tale is
Exclusive Alamy Charlie Brown isn’t about to let Dolly Parton‘s theme park get away with using his famous Christmas tune — at least not on the watch of the song’s cowriter. Lee Mendelson‘s production company is suing Dollywood for using the song “Christmas Time Is Here” in a play the amusement park puts on each
Exclusive Details TMZ.com Kevin Hart is getting back to his famous “Hustle Hart” mode after his horrific car accident — but he’s not rushing into anything intense — like full action scenes — just yet. Sources connected to Kevin tell TMZ … he’s reported to work this week to promote the upcoming ‘Jumanji’ sequel in
Play video content TMZ.com Cuba Gooding Jr. has just been charged with another crime, although the Manhattan D.A. is being super secretive over the exact nature of the charge and the alleged victim. Cuba showed up in court Thursday — everyone thought it was for his sexual assault case — but apparently that was not
Exclusive TMZ.com Kevin Hart‘s car crash was caused by the driver operating the vehicle in a reckless fashion … this according to the California Highway Patrol, which has just completed its report on the accident. Law enforcement sources tell us … Kevin’s 1970 Plymouth Barracuda crashed because driver Jared Black gunned the engine and lost
Exclusive Getty/TMZ Composite The Joker is actually a good guy — at least in real life — because when Joaquin Phoenix hit a fire department vehicle, he tracked down the paramedics to confess. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Joaquin was making a right turn out of a parking lot in West Hollywood Tuesday afternoon
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com David Oyelowo says Charlize Theron‘s not shy about using colorful language, and if ya don’t believe him … check out this video. She proves his point, and then some. The actors — who costarred in the movie “Gringo” — were participating in a Q&A this week at a Bev Hills
Play video content ABC Lamar Odom was feeling a little contained below the belt as he waited on deck at “Dancing with the Stars” — so he made a BIG adjustment … which was caught on camera. The former NBA superstar grabbed his crotch and aggressively shifted the family jewels Monday night during the live
Play video content SplashNews.com Simon Cowell appeared to have a wonderful time at his 60th birthday dinner, but nothing like the joy of a superfan — a woman who shook off a crappy day at work to celebrate her hero. The “America’s Got Talent” judge was feeling the love from the paparazzi Monday night after
Exclusive TMZ.com Todd Chrisley and his wife, Julie, can put their tax woes behind them — at least at a state level — but they’re not yet in the clear of their federal tax evasion case. The “Chrisley Knows Best” couple reached a settlement with the Georgia Department of Revenue last week stemming from allegations