There could be one less award show next year if the Hollywood Foreign Press Association doesn’t get its act together, ’cause Tinseltown is threatening to not play ball anymore. You mighta heard about the drama this week with the HFPA — a non-profit made up of int’l journalists who put on (and vote for winners
Month: May 2021
“Saturday Night Live” thinks Elon Musk hosting is an international affair — they’re doing something brand new to get as many eyeballs as possible watching … around the whole dang world. NBC made a massive announcement Saturday … saying that tonight’s episode — starring Musk — would be live streamed on YouTube, so different countries
Play video content TMZSports.com Huge opportunity for Michelle Waterson … who knows a victory over Marina Rodriguez tonight will get her one step closer to her goal — avenging her loss against the champ, Rose Namajunas. Waterson — aka “The Karate Hottie” — is currently ranked #9 in the UFC’s strawweight division and coming off
Play video content Saweetie did what a lot of street performers do in L.A. … take centerstage on a makeshift platform, and ask for donations — but it looks like this was just a way to plug her new song. The rapper — who’s fresh off a very public breakup with Quavo — was out
Mariah Carey didn’t seem too amused by a small-time artist sampling her smash hit for his own remix — telling him to get ready for a legal battle … but it looks like she’s just joshin’. The singer responded to an A&R consultant who posted a music video from rapper/singer YTK doing his own version
LaKeith Stanfield‘s under fire for his involvement in a Clubhouse discussion about Louis Farrakhan‘s anti-Semitism that devolved into a cesspool of hateful conspiracy theories and comments about Jewish people. The recently Oscar-nominated actor was a moderator for a discussion on the Clubhouse app Wednesday night, and although he’s not accused of spewing any anti-Semitic speech
Tawny Kitaen, the actress who starred in “Bachelor Party” and whose personal life was filled with radical ups and downs, has died … TMZ has learned. Kitaen died in Newport Beach Friday. The coroner has yet to determine cause of death. Kitaen, whose credits include ‘The Perils of Gwendoline’ and “After Midnight,” was a precocious
Play video content TMZSports.com WWE Superstar The Miz says he’s 100% down to play the legendary Johnny Cage in the next “Mortal Kombat” movie … telling TMZ Sports he’d put his blood, sweat and tears into perfecting the role. Of course, the beloved Cage was left out of the iconic video game franchise’s reboot movie
Play video content TMZSports.com Oscar De La Hoya took a break from training for his return to the boxing ring … to SING with a mariachi band on Cinco de Mayo, and TMZ Sports has the footage. The 48-year-old hit up Maestro, a Mexican food restaurant in Pasadena (he’s like the mayor over there) and
Play video content TMZ.com Henry Golding says the latest heinous attack in San Francisco makes it painfully obvious America needs more awareness about Asian hate — but he’s hopeful we can put an end to it. The “Crazy Rich Asians” star was in Beverly Hills when we asked him about the recent attack on 2
Jay-Z could be in the process of starting his own production company … at least it seems that way based on the trademark application his company has filed. According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Hova’s company, S. Carter Enterprises, filed to trademark “2/J” on May 3 for “entertainment services in the nature of creation,
Play video content TMZSports.com TMZ Sports: “Do you think Jake Paul can win?” Mike Tyson: “No. He’s gonna get beat up pretty bad.” There it is … Mike Tyson keeping it all the way real when asked how Jake Paul would fare against Floyd Mayweather if they ever step in the ring. Don’t get it
Play video content Antonio Brown invited 6ix9ine to work out at his personal training facility in Florida … and you know who’s pissed off about it?? Pretty much the entire internet. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl champ posted video with the controversial rapper on Friday … running some 1-v-1s and easily catching passes over
Jim Carrey is taking a page from Oprah‘s playbook, giving away a brand new car … and the lucky winner is a crew member on his upcoming Sonic movie. Production sources tell TMZ … Jim has been up in Vancouver shooting ‘Sonic 2’ and he wanted to do something fun for the crew and show
Play video content TMZSports.com “9 fights into my career, I believe that I’m going to be the greatest.” That’s 30-year-old MMA star Kayla Harrison predicting that she — NOT Amanda Nunes, Cris Cyborg or anyone else — will go down as the best mixed martial arts fighter ever. TMZ Sports talked to Harrison — a
Tyrese is looking to transform his crib into cash … he’s selling his mansion for millions, and there’s a movie-size Transformer on the property!!! The ‘Transformers’ star just listed his 5-bedroom home in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles for a cool $3,499,000 … and the first thing that jumps out is the huge
Here it is … your first chance to judge Elon Musk‘s “Saturday Night Live” hosting skills, and he’s leaning into the idea it could be total chaos. Or, just another ‘SNL.’ In the first promos for his gig, the Tesla and SpaceX founder is kinda acknowledging all the buzz about him being the show’s first
Play video content Carmen and Jurko / ESPN Chicago Legendary NFL coach Mike Holmgren says the Aaron Rodgers drama in Green Bay is all the Packers’ fault … and he says if he were running the show there, it would’ve never gotten to this point. The 72-year-old — who coached the Pack from 1992-1998 —
Bobby Shmurda‘s fresh ink is meant to honor 3 heroes of his — one historical, and 2 with whom he has a much more personal connection. The rapper’s tattoo artist, Daz Leone, tells TMZ … he met up with Bobby at his studio in the wee hours of the morning Wednesday, where he was in
Tristan Thompson has his legal guns putting the heat back on the Instagram model claiming she has salacious texts from him … telling Sydney Chase to put up or shut up. The Celtics star — who’s with Khloe Kardashian — had his attorney, Marty Singer, fire off a legal threat to Chase … who claims
Calling all diverse women writers! LitUp—a writer’s fellowship from Reese’s Book Club—is accepting fee-free applications from unpublished, underrepresented women writers. Reese’s Book Club, along with We Need Diverse Books, have created this fellowship to aid diverse emerging writers so “more diverse stories are seen, heard, and read by all.” LitUp has partnered with Hello Sunshine
Play video content TMZ.com The ladies from SWV aren’t backing down from playing their famous Michael Jackson sample in an upcoming “Verzuz” matchup … telling us they wouldn’t be there without him. Tamara “Taj” Johnson and Leanne “Lelee” Lyons joined us on “TMZ Live” Thursday and we asked if SWV is going to play their
Robert Downey Jr.‘s mourning the loss of his late assistant, Jimmy Rich … and his Marvel co-stars are remembering Iron Man’s right-hand man. Downey Jr. says Jimmy was in a fatal car accident around 8 PM Wednesday night, calling it a “terrible and shocking tragedy.” He says Jimmy was like a brother to him, an
Sam Ehlinger‘s younger brother — Univ. of Texas linebacker Jake Ehlinger — was found dead near campus on Thursday … TMZ Sports has confirmed. A spokesperson for the Austin Police Department tells us cops received a call at around 12:18 PM, and a short time later, found Jake’s body just blocks away from the university.
Chumlee’s relationship with Richard Harrison spanned about 20 years, and he has a lot of fond memories of the man they called “Old Man” … and some funny ones too. SUBSCRIBE: http://po.st/TMZSubscribe About TMZ: TMZ has consistently been credited for breaking the biggest stories dominating the entertainment news landscape and changed the way the public
Childish Gambino‘s “This is America” is a blatant ripoff of a track that sounds similar, has a similar name and was all over the Internet almost 2 years before the rapper’s smash hit was released … so claims a musician in a new lawsuit. Emelike Nwosuocha, a rapper who performs under the name Kidd Wes,
Play video content This should be good … Logan Paul and Floyd Mayweather are going to stand face-to-face in Miami on Thursday in an event to promote their upcoming boxing match … and you KNOW it’s gonna be a spectacle. It’s all going down at 12 PM PT — and we’ll live stream the whole
If Quavo and Saweetie weren’t broken up, they might be celebrating together — neither of them will face criminal charges for their elevator altercation … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us … the case was referred to the L.A. City Attorney’s Office, which declined to file charges. We’re told, based on the evidence
Play video content Boston George: Famous without the Fortune Johnny Depp‘s relationship with George Jung went far beyond their “Blow” connection … and it’s on display in a new docuseries about the late and infamous drug smuggler. In this clip, obtained by TMZ, Depp calls Jung, AKA Boston George, “one of my favorite people instantly”
Los Angeles local Emily Schulman was only 8 years old when she shot to stardom after she landed the role of the curious little girl next door, Harriet Brindle — who was always getting in the family’s business and even fancied Jamie — in the robotic ’80s family sitcom “Small Wonder.” Emily shared the small