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Famed breakdancer Adolfo “Shabba-Doo” Quiñones will be remembered by his family in a private service — but scores of his friends in the biz will also get a chance to honor him. A rep for the family tells TMZ … the star of the 1984 film, “Breakin'” will have a memorial service Saturday at an

Donald Trump is no Theodore Roosevelt … instead of carrying a big stick, Trump wields the hammer of Thor!! Who knew? Check out what was just carried out of the White House … a large, silver hammer engraved with the President’s last name. We don’t know if it’s Marvel-issued, but it’s a dead ringer for

Macaulay Culkin has just one word for the petition calling for the removal of Donald Trump‘s scene in ‘Home Alone 2’ … SOLD!!! Macaulay, best known as Kevin McAllister in the insanely popular 1992 Christmas comedy, says he’s most definitely on board with leaving POTUS on the cutting room floor … after last week’s deadly

Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister was all in for the movie that made him famous — namely, Ice Cube‘s cult classic “Friday” — because he legally changed his name to pay homage to his unforgettable character. TMZ has obtained Tommy’s death certificate, and while a cause of death hasn’t yet been officially determined … there was one

Exclusive Armie Hammer is leaving a movie he was supposed to star in opposite Jennifer Lopez, and it’s all over a scandal involving alleged DMs of his … which he’s now addressing. The ‘Social Network’ star tells TMZ … “I’m not responding to these b******* claims but in light of the vicious and spurious online

Exclusive Alabama players could be channeling their inner Liam Neeson when they take the field Monday … ’cause the whole team got a private screening of the Hollywood badass’ newest flick the night before the big game!! TMZ Sports has learned … Nick Saban and his #1-ranked Crimson Tide got in some team bonding before

Play video content @tylerperry / Twitter Tyler Perry wanted to vote in the Georgia runoff THIS BAD … he hopped on a jet and flew all the way to Georgia to cast his ballot in person … because his absentee ballot never showed up. Tyler says he waited and waited for more than a month

Play video content MEGA Tanya Roberts‘ longtime partner says he was distraught and confused during his final moments with her … which may explain why he prematurely told folks she had died. Lance O’Brien told a photog Tuesday … when he visited her Sunday at the hospital she was in bad shape — unresponsive on

Exclusive Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde are a couple, and the reason we know this is that they were at a wedding over the weekend holding hands and very much together. Harry was invited to a small wedding in Montecito, CA near Santa Barbara for the wedding of his manager, Jeffrey Azoff. There were only

Exclusive Details Louis Gossett, Jr. can tell you how bad COVID is … he has it, was hospitalized for it, but left because it’s a s*** show inside. Sources connected to the Oscar-winning actor tell TMZ … the 84-year-old tested positive and was so sick he couldn’t even stand. He was taken to a Georgia-area

New York City native Rachel Ticotin shot to stardom in in the early ’90s after she took on the role of the martian-based sidekick, Melina — who helps Douglas Quaid defeat Vilos Cohaagen from blowing up Mars — in the 1990 spacey action film “Total Recall.” Rachel Ticotin starred in the high-budget film alongside Sharon

Principal Joe Louis Clark, whose tough-as-nails approach was the subject of the movie “Lean on Me,” has died. Joe’s family says he passed away Tuesday at home in Gainesville, FL after a long battle with an undisclosed illness. He was surrounded by family members, but will also be mourned by hundreds, if not thousands, of

Adolfo “Shabba-Doo” Quiñones, the famous breakdancer and star of the 1984 movie, “Breakin’,” has died. Shabba-Doo’s family announced his sudden passing in L.A. Wednesday, only a day after he had posted an image of himself in bed, saying he was feeling sluggish but had tested negative for COVID-19. So far, no cause of death has

Exclusive Logan Paul‘s reckless filming of a dead body hanging in a Japanese forest torpedoed a movie he was signed on to star in, and it cost the production company millions … this according to a new lawsuit. Planeless Pictures just filed suit against the YouTuber, claiming they inked a deal with him in 2016

Los Angeles-based martial artist Taimak Guarriello (or better known as just Taimak) was in his early 20s when he took on the role of the quick-kicking Leroy Green aka Bruce Leeroy — who takes on thugs with his bare hands and harnesses “The Glow” to defeat Sho’nuff — in Berry Gordy‘s 1985 martial arts masterpiece

Exclusive Actor Noah Jupe is super fond of three-letter connections … as in HBO = ATM. The kid, fresh off nailing the role of Henry on the HBO hit, “The Undoing,” is back to work for the network again … this time starring in the HBO Max film, “No Sudden Move.” The cast is not

Breaking News Now, this is creative … a handful of Clubhouse users put on a live production of ‘The Lion King’ — complete with a full cast and choir — and THOUSANDS of people dropped in to listen live. Organized by executive producer and director Noelle Chesnut Whitmore — along with the assistance of a

Chicago-born signer and actor Tommy Sands first made a name for himself in the music industry in the late ’50s with smash singles like “Teen-Age Crush” and “Going Steady” … but it wasn’t until after he took on the acting role of Tom Piper in Disney’s 1961 Christmas musical “Babes In Toyland” that Sands became

New Jersey-born child actor Yvonne Zima was only 7 years old when she was cast as the wishful little sister Sarah Jackson — who is the reason that her brother has to endure Christmas every day — in the 1996 holiday movie “Christmas Every Day.” Yvonne shared the screen on the holiday classic with Robert

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Bill Bellamy says flying during a pandemic is inevitable … he just wishes there was more accountability all around to help prevent what sadly went down on United Flight 591. We got Bill out at LAX on Monday afternoon and talked to him about the man who died on a

Florida-born actors Sabrina and Kelly Aldridge were in their early 20s when they took on the role of the hot twin daughters Ashley and Emily Hall — who get wrapped up their dad’s neighborly holiday hijinks — in the 2006 Christmas comedy “Deck the Halls.” Sabrina and Kelly shared the screen in the merry movie

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Clifton Powell says ‘Friday 4’ absolutely needs to get off the ground as an homage to the franchise’s late stars John Witherspoon and Tommy “Tiny” Lister. We got Clifton — who played Pinky in “Next Friday” and “Friday After Next” — at LAX and talked about the chances of another

Tom Cruise won’t have to fire a bunch of people for breaking COVID protocols on the “Mission: Impossible 7” set, ’cause a lot of them are leaving on their own. Tom’s raging tirade seems to have sparked an exodus among ticked-off crew members. The Sun, which got the ranting audio, says at least 5 staffers

Tom Cruise is flying south for the winter break … fleeing his now controversial ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ set after blowing a gasket over COVID-19 rules. Production’s reportedly shut down on ‘MI7,’ but not due to a breach in COVID protocols — it’s so Tom can start his Christmas break a little earlier than planned. Cruise

The world can now see Chadwick Boseman‘s last performance before he died … and the role is sure to strike a high note, especially if you’re into jazz. The late actor starred in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” which premieres today on Netflix. Chadwick plays a trumpeter named Levee in an early 20th century jazz band.

Exclusive Tom Cruise might want to look in the mirror when it comes to making sure everyone on set is COVID safe — especially if he sticks with what appears to be his go-to face covering. The mask Tom’s wearing in almost all the pics from various ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ sets is NOT recommended by

Breaking News 1:08 PM PT — A statement from Jeremy’s family says the actor died following health complications which included Parkinson’s disease … something he battled for years. Jeremy’s wife, Maureen, and two of his sons, Jamie and Robbie, were able to spend their final days with their dad. Jeremy Bulloch, the actor who played

Tom Cruise isn’t always a super stickler for COVID protocols — not based on some on-set pics of him with his ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ costar. ‘M.I. 7’ has been filming for months all over Europe, and we found these images from October of Tom and Hayley Atwell shooting in Rome. In one of them, Tom

Tom Cruise takes COVID protocols very seriously on the set of the new ‘Mission Impossible,’ and tore into crew members for breaking the rules … telling them they’d be “f**king gone” if it happens again. Tom was on the U.K. set of ‘MI 7’ when someone recorded his expletive-laced tirade … sparked by seeing 2

Exclusive Rachael Leigh Cook is coming back for more of that … the “She’s All That” star is jumping onboard the second coming of her ’90s teen classic. Production sources tell TMZ … Rachael is being added to the cast for “He’s All That” and she’s playing the mom of Addison Rae‘s character, Padget. Rachael