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The father of the 18-year-old girl fatally shot this week is opening up about her excitement for her first date with a TikTok star … which ended with the tragic shooting as they watched the new ‘Purge’ movie. Rylee Goodrich‘s dad, David, said she curled her hair all pretty, and her night out with TikTok

Scarlett Johansson‘s agent is joining in on the war with Disney … blasting the Mouse House for “shamelessly” attacking her over her “Black Widow” lawsuit. Bryan Lourd, one of the head honchos at the powerhouse agency CAA, just went to bat for his client and said Disney “shamelessly and falsely accused Ms. Johansson of being

Play video content TMZ.com “Top Gun: Maverick” star Lewis Pullman has a weak stomach … a plausible explanation/justification for puking his guts out while filming his flight scenes. We got the actor arriving at LAX Thursday and it seemed like an appropriate place to talk about his fear of heights. It certainly raises the question

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez can’t keep their eyes, hands — and lots of other things — off of each other during their vacay … even while seated in a busy restaurant! The couple’s nautical trek along the Italian Riviera stopped Wednesday in the town of Nerano, where they had a super romantic meal —

Scarlett Johansson is going after the Mouse House … she’s suing Disney, claiming the simultaneous release of “Black Widow” in theaters and on Disney+ violated her deal, and cost her serious money. In legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the “Black Widow” star claims her contract with Disney stated the movie would be exclusively released in

New England definitely ain’t gonna like these apples … Matt Damon — one of the biggest die-hard Boston-area sports fans EVER — just admitted he’d root against the Patriots in a Super Bowl!! The Academy Award-winning actor made the shocking revelation on The Dan Patrick Show on Tuesday … saying if it came down to

Actor Rick Aiello — son of the late legendary actor, Danny Aiello — has died of pancreatic cancer … his family tells TMZ. According to Rick’s mother, Sandy … he passed away Monday night surrounded by loved ones at a hospital in Warwick, New Jersey. We’re told he’d battled the illness for about a year

Play video content TMZ.com Stephen Dorff has gone from a “s***-talking” mood to mea culpa mode … saying he feels bad for trashing Scarlett Johansson and her Marvel film. We got the veteran actor leaving Porta Via in L.A. and wondered what he had to say weeks after the premiere of “Black Widow” and nearly

Play video content TMZ.com ‘X-Men’ star Alexandra Shipp is praising Sean Penn to the skies, saying she’s down with his demand that no one be allowed on a movie set who is not vaccinated. We got Alexandra at LAX Friday and asked about Sean refusing to set foot on any set where unvaccinated people are

Actor Mike Mitchell, who appeared in “Gladiator” and “Braveheart,” has died … TMZ has learned. Mitchell’s rep tells TMZ the actor/bodybuilder died Friday on a boat in Turkey. The family says they believe he suffered a death from natural causes, although they weren’t more specific. The rep says, “It was very hard to believe …

Play video content Cleveland Guardians Cleveland pulled out the big guns to unveil its MLB team’s new name, drafting none other than Tom Hanks to roll out … the Cleveland Guardians!!! A slick new video announced the name change — which takes effect next season — with Hanks handling the voiceover, explaining the new name

Play video content KTTV Fox 11 Harvey Weinstein‘s back on the West Coast, and just faced the judge in his L.A. sexual assault case — he’s now been formally indicted, and denied wrongdoing … with an official plea. The one-time movie producer appeared in person for a hearing Wednesday in an L.A. County courthouse where

Joe Pytka — the director of Michael Jordan‘s original “Space Jam” — is going off on LeBron James‘ reboot, calling it an uninteresting mess … and that’s about the nicest thing he has to say. Pytka — who’s also known for directing popular music videos and commercials in the ’80s and ’90s, including the “I

Play video content TMZ.com Attorney Lee Merritt believes his battle to become attorney general of Texas is not as uphill as people think … because he’s confident he can work with law enforcement to give his campaign the boost needed to win. The renowned civil rights lawyer — who’s represented the families of Botham Jean,

Harvey Weinstein is currently aboard an airplane for the first time in over a year — but it’s not for any type of vacay … the guy’s on his way to L.A. to face even more charges. The disgraced movie producer’s attorney, Mark Werksman, tells TMZ … Weinstein’s legal team was notified their client is

Dr. Dre‘s son, Curtis Young, is ready to step out from his father’s shadow and make a name for himself in Hollywood … and he’s doing it by landing a starring role in a feature film. Curtis tells TMZ … he’s not only starring in the new film, “Charge It to the Game,” but also

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez like it, and they’re about to put a ring on it — a housekey ring … because the couple’s jumping to the house hunting stage of their reunion!!! Bennifer 2.0 was out and about Thursday in L.A.’s upscale Holmby Hills neighborhood, and they had a high-end realtor escorting them to

Nothing gets the blood going like a Wimbledon Finals match — unless Ethan Freakin’ Hunt himself stops by for a visit … in which case, it’s next to impossible not to strap in and HODL. That’s exactly what happened Saturday in London … where none other than Tom Cruise himself dropped in for the ultimate

Hawaiian hottie Tia Carrere was only 25 years old when she rocked her role as the sexy singing girlfriend Cassandra Wong — who fronts the band Crucial Taunt and is pursued by the slick and sleazy big-wig Benjamin — in the classic 1992 comedy “Wayne’s World” and the 1993 sequel “Wayne’s World 2.” TC shared

Sacha Baron Cohen is pissed at a cannabis company he claims is plastering his “Borat” character on one of its giant billboards … and now he’s suing over it. The actor filed suit against Solar Therapeutics, where he alleges the company is using his famous persona to sell medical marijuana in Massachusetts … where Borat’s

Tom Cruise made the rounds in London for the city’s mega sports weekend, but he was still mindful of COVID-19 protocols … at least while mingling with fans. A day after Ethan Hunt dropped in for the Wimbledon women’s singles final, he made his way over to Wembley Stadium to watch the Euro 2020 final

Jodie Turner-Smith‘s Cannes Film Festival visit came to an abrupt halt this weekend — this after having to talk to cops about someone jacking her jewels … according to a new report. The “Queen & Slim” actress — who was there promoting her new film, “After Yang” — filed a police report Sunday after an

Ben Affleck was on dad (and possibly stepdad) duty this weekend — with not just his kids in tow, but with one of the children of his beloved, Jennifer Lopez, too … the first time we’ve actually seen that happen. The actor was out Sunday with his son, Samuel, his daughter, Seraphina … plus, J

Play video content @therock / Instagram Dwayne Johnson is stuck between a rock and a hard place — not being able to *easily* access a path to his car so he could get his sweat on … all because of a hungry hawk. The Rock couldn’t really leave his house Sunday morning — which he

Gervonta Davis has a leg full of stars now … ’cause he just got some of the most iconic movie characters ever tatted on his leg — Scarface and the Joker!!! TMZ Sports has learned … the boxing champ decided it was time to get a sleeve on his left leg … hitting up celebrity

Rob Schneider seems to be saying the best way to ward off the COVID vaccine is with an old Nancy Reagan campaign on drugs — and if that doesn’t work … maybe flash some ammo. The actor — known for comedic roles in Adam Sandler movies, etc. — was in no joking mood Saturday upon

Matt Damon says the research for his role in “Stillwater” — in which he plays an oil-rig worker — was a major wake-up call on red-state culture … something that could well earn him an Academy Award. The actor recently dished on what went into learning about his character for the Oscar bait-y flick —

Play video content TMZSports.com Sylvester Stallone says Conor McGregor would be FOOLISH to say no to a Jake Paul fight … telling TMZ Sports the money would be INSANE!! We talked to Stallone — a HUGE boxing fan — outside Cafe Roma in Beverly Hills … and asked the ‘Rocky’ star whether McGregor should take

Tennessee native Russell Sams was in his mid-twenties when he was cast as the cig smoking trouble-maker Dick — who disrupts the luncheon with Paul and their uptight moms with his loud antics and crude conversations — in Bret Easton Ellis‘ 2002 dark drama “The Rules of Attraction.” Russell shared the big screen of the

Suzzanne Douglas — best known as the matriarch in the WB sitcom “The Parent ‘Hood” and who recently appeared in the Netflix series “When They See Us” — has died, TMZ has confirmed. The veteran actress’ husband tells TMZ … Suzzanne died Wednesday at her home in Martha’s Vineyard from complications of cancer. Her husband