Churchill Downs, the largest and most famous horse racetrack in the world and site of the Kentucky Derby, is instituting a new “safety initiative” after a rash of thoroughbred deaths on the track, effective immediately. The new protocols were announced on Thursday after a meeting between track officials and horsemen from Churchill Downs and Trackside
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Kanye West is getting sued over a heated encounter he had with a photographer — the one where he pulled over to snatch her phone and throw it into the street. TMZ broke the story back in January … as he was driving away from one of North West‘s basketball games with his wife, Bianca
Sergio Calderón, who starred in numerous films, including “Men In Black” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End,” has died. Calderón passed away Thursday morning surrounded by his family after he was previously hospitalized with pneumonia, a rep told “ET.” His cause of death has not been disclosed. Calderón enjoyed a long career in
Play video content Instagram / @citipupsnyc Pete Davidson has a new best friend, a super cute pup … and he was all smiles as he picked up his new buddy with girlfriend Chase Sui Wonders. They picked up the pooch in New York City, going to Citipups in Manhattan to get their furry friend …
Longtime NBA referee Eric Lewis won’t be needing his whistle anytime soon … the league just announced he will not work the Finals amid an investigation into claims he used a Twitter burner account to defend himself and his colleagues. The Association just announced the officials for the Denver Nuggets vs. Miami Heat series …
Tom Brady is NOT coming out of retirement to play quarterback for the team he’ll soon own … emphatically saying a return to the football field simply ain’t happening, despite endless speculation. In an interview with Sports Illustrated, the 46-year-old 7-time winning Super Bowl champ made it clear he’s done for good … and there
Tiffany, the famed ’80s pop star, is counting her blessings after a truck tire collided with her vehicle during a scary incident on the highway. Tiffany was cruising down Interstate 65 in Nashville last week when her rep tells us a tire from a nearby truck came rolling across the highway and slammed into the
Play video content Lowndes County Sheriffs Office A scene straight out of ‘Fast and the Furious’ unfolded on the side of a busy highway … as a distracted driver hit a tow truck ramp and hurled through the air. The insane video was captured on body cam from May 24 along Highway 84 in Southern
And just like that, Kim Cattrall is reprising her role as Samantha Jones for the sequel to “Sex and the City” … TMZ has confirmed. The actress is set to make an appearance as her famous character in the upcoming series of “And Just Like That…” … but Kim will be limited to just a
Pittsburgh Pirates minor leaguer Travis Swaggerty is asking his fans for prayers … revealing on Wednesday his wife is dealing with a rare blood disease after she was attacked by a raccoon. Swaggerty — the No. 10 overall pick in the 2018 MLB draft — said his partner, Peyton Swaggerty, was bitten by the rabid
A children’s book titled The Sweet and Sour Animal Book, written by Langston Hughes and illustrated by Elmer W. Brown, has resurfaced in Cleveland, OH and is being given a platform it never had. Hughes and Brown met in the ’30s in Cleveland’s Karma House, the oldest Black theater in the United States. Once their
Rap icon Tupac Shakur will be the next big name to be immortalized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, getting a posthumous honor on the famous street. An announcement from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Wednesday revealed West Coast radio vet and REAL 92.3 host Big Boy will MC the event on June 7 and
Swae Lee‘s last journey through the Spider-Verse resulted in several diamond plaques — a feat not lost on Metro Boomin, who just recruited the Rae Sremmurd rapper to lead the first soundtrack single of the new film “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse!!!” On Wednesday, Metro lifted the veil off the animated visual for “Calling,” a star-studded
Danny Masterson has just been found guilty by a jury on two of the three rape counts he was facing … with a deadlock on the third. The “That ’70s Show” actor received the guilty verdict Wednesday in Downtown Los Angeles. He was reportedly facing over 40 years for 3 counts of rape, but unclear
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have FINALLY bought a house after 2 years of looking … and it’s amazing. The house boasts a cinema, wine room, whiskey lounge and a spa with a hair and nail salon, and a sauna and massage room. And get this, there’s also a separate, 5,000-square-foot sports facility, which includes
Shein is taking swift action after being accused of selling knockoff Jordan 11s on its site this week … with the company telling TMZ Sports the product has been wiped from its store. The Chinese-based online fast fashion retailer recently featured athletic kicks described as “professional basketball sports shoes for men” … which were selling
The Island Boys are setting the record straight on a rumor swirling around the internet … they say they are NOT the kids who took a photo with Jeffrey Epstein back in the day. Here’s the deal … an old photo showing Epstein posing on a tropical beach with four young kids recently resurfaced online,
Angela White, formerly Blac Chyna, is all about simplicity these days … and her latest look shows less can definitely be more. Angela popped out Tuesday at the “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” premiere in Westwood, near the UCLA campus … and she rocked a casual, college look. AW wore a red varsity jacket, with a
Play video content TMZ.com Chrishell Stause wants fans of her show to get the message, once and for all, to stand down on making death threats against her to costar Nicole Young — ’cause, like, it’s just reality TV … and not that serious. The “Selling Sunset” realtor talked to us Tuesday in L.A., and
Jake Paul is in love and he doesn’t care who knows it — the Problem Child just opened up on his feelings for his Olympic speed skater girlfriend, Jutta Leerdam … saying he’s straight-up smitten like a kitten. The boxer was a puddle of love when talking about the Dutch athlete on his brother Logan’s
Offset is back on dad duty for a big movie premiere — which is starting to become a cool family tradition — only this time, he was inspired by MJ‘s style. The rapper brought his 3 sons to the ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ premiere Tuesday night in L.A. — and from 20-month-old, Wave, whom he
YG and Saweetie are officially an item … and they jetted down to Mexico to let the whole world know they’re dating. The rappers are packing on the PDA down in Cabo — and there’s clearly nothing platonic about their hang. YG and Saweetie couldn’t keep their hands off each other Sunday as they took
Robert De Niro‘s got nothing on Al Pacino … the 82-year-old actor’s girlfriend is a month away from giving birth … multiple sources tell TMZ. Noor Alfallah is 8 months pregnant, our sources say. The 29-year-old has been linked to Pacino since April 2022. Al has 3 children from 2 different women … 2 with
Play video content TMZ.com T.J. Newman is on a journey from flight attendant to Hollywood scriptwriter — she wrote a book that became a bestseller, and now her second novel is getting turned into a screenplay, creating a bidding war in the process. T.J. joined us on “TMZ Live” and told us all about her
Sandy Koufax took the mound in Los Angeles for the first time as a Dodgers pitcher in 1958, after the team moved across the country from Brooklyn … and now the Hall of Famer’s historic, game-worn baseball mitt is on the auction block! Of course, the Brooklyn Dodgers moved following the ’57 Major League Baseball
“Succession” fans have created their own memorabilia, now that the series has come to an end … flocking to Walmart to buy the same T-shirt actor Kieran Culkin wore in the finale. Here’s the deal … the final episode of the hit drama dropped Sunday, and in the show, Roman Roy, played by Kieran, rocks
Play video content Megan Thee Stallion just might have a new bae — she’s sparking dating rumors with Inter Milan star, Romelu Lukaku, as they were spotted getting nice and cozy at a wedding together!!! The pair sat next to one another during Romelu’s teammate Lautaro Martinez and model Agustina Gandolfo‘s lavish ceremony … and
In the 1980s, Paul Newman began working with screenwriter Stewart Stern to compose an oral history about the actor’s life, from his difficult upbringing to his Hollywood career to his passions for racing and philanthropy. But the project remained incomplete after Newman’s death in 2008—until the arrival of The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man
Play video content BACKGRID Tom Sandoval couldn’t escape the ‘Scandoval’ drama even while performing onstage … giving one fan the boot from his Pittsburgh show, after she held up a “#TeamAriana” sign. The “Vanderpump Rules” star was rocking out at Jergel’s Rhythm Grille in Pittsburgh over Memorial Day weekend when a woman in the crowd
Machine Gun Kelly went absolutely bananas after one of Megan Fox‘s movie costars made an artistic request — so says Tyson Ritter … who was allegedly on the receiving end of this. The All-American Rejects front man — who also dabbles in acting — was telling the wild tale on Ted Stryker‘s podcast Tuesday, where