Breaking News “One of the topics covered in a Major League Baseball course at Arizona State is this player who broke the color barrier in 1947.” COME ON — EVERYONE KNOWS THE ANSWER … right? Wrong. Because when Xiaoke Ying buzz’d in on “Jeopardy” on Wednesday night — she replied, “Babe Ruth!” WHAT?! NOOO!!!! This
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Michael Che is playing Superman for tenants in one of New York City’s housing projects … he’s paying their rent for a month, and wondering why the government isn’t doing more to help. The “Saturday Night Live” star just announced he’s gonna cover rent payments for all 160 apartments in the NYC public housing project
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Jon Taffer has a good idea what your favorite restaurant is going to look like when the pandemic smoke clears, and says the new key to culinary success won’t be taste. The “Bar Rescue” star joined us Wednesday on “TMZ Live” and outlined some of the sweeping changes he sees
Exclusive Matt Simmons, the star of Animal Planet’s docuseries “Wolves and Warriors” got busted for allegedly hoarding a massive cache of guns and ammo … a big no-no for convicted felons. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Ventura County Sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant Monday at Simmon’s home for illegal possession of firearms and
Hey, all you cool cats and kittens, Hollywood’s gone wild for the ‘Tiger King’ docuseries during quarantine and has taken the opportunity to break free from isolation by sharing some exotic cosplay from the crazy cast of G.W. Zoo and the big cat community. All the crazy characters are accounted for in the famous feline
Exclusive Joe Exotic‘s antics on ‘Tiger King’ have already made him a pop culture icon, but don’t forget … he’s also a musician — sort of — and the popularity of his tunes is soaring too. A rep for Spotify tells TMZ … ever since Joe’s track, “I Saw a Tiger,” was added to the
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Howie Mandel is back judging “America’s Got Talent” … and while it’s gonna be much different, he’s hoping everyone is getting on his level when it comes to getting touchy-feely!!! The comedian and famed germaphobe joined us Monday on “TMZ Live” to talk about ‘AGT’ getting back to work, shooting
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com The biggest mystery in Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ is whether Don Lewis was murdered and, if so, who did him in. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister tells TMZ, he’s convinced one person could NOT have committed the 1997 murder … he says someone must have helped and someone got paid. Although
“Saturday Night Live” is figuring it out too — how to keep the show going from home … with self-shot skits, and the perfect host, too, in Tom Hanks. The first celeb survivor of the coronavirus hosted the special ‘SNL from Home’ episode … delivering a full monologue that did NOT use a laugh track
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Tracy Morgan‘s Easter is off to a hopping mad start … after an alleged run-in between one of his exotic sports cars and an NYC pedestrian. TMZ obtained this video of Tracy — next to his red Lamborghini — and a man yelling at each other near Times Square …
Exclusive The death of James King, who starred on “My 600-lb Life” was NOT related to the coronavirus — instead, the big guy’s family says his heart gave out. James got very sick back in early February, and his liver and kidneys were shutting down due to his weight … one of his family members
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com WWE Superstar Big Show says he felt 100% safe being in the squared-circle during the coronavirus pandemic … and tells TMZ Sports he’s ready for more action!!! Of course, the legend wrestled new WWE champ Drew McIntyre on Monday Night Raw earlier this week — the day after McIntyre beat
Exclusive Ex-“Deadliest Catch” star Jerod Sechrist has a trifecta — 3 arrests in 6 months … this time for theft, and cops say he admits he’s doing it to fuel his addiction. Sechrist was arrested this week at a Tampa residence for 2 outstanding felony warrants for grand theft. The first alleged heist was a
Exclusive Joe Exotic‘s former campaign manager wants to do for Joe Biden what he did for the ‘Tiger King’ star — raise tons of cash with some wild fundraising parties. Joshua Dial, who ran Joe’s failed campaign for governor of Oklahoma, and was heavily featured in the Netflix docuseries, tells TMZ … Joe’s campaign would
Todd Chrisley says the coronavirus “made me the sickest I’ve ever been on this earth” … and forced him to get his ass to an ER, stat!!! The “Chrisley Knows Best” star revealed his diagnosis Wednesday, and said he’s been battling COVID-19 for 3 weeks. He says his treatment required 4 days in the ER.
Play video content Jeopardy! ”Jeopardy!” had a clue about a pandemic … more than a month before the World Health Organization did — or so it appears to befuddled fans of the show. The totally eerie coincidence played out Tuesday night’s episode of the College Championship tournament. Yale sophomore Nathaniel Miller selected the “Health &
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com “Saved by the Barn” star Dan McKernan says just dipping your toe into a plant-based diet could help reduce viral pandemics … and, of course, spare more of the animals he rescues. Dan was on “TMZ Live” Tuesday when he made a pitch for the vegan lifestyle, and the positive
Exclusive Amazon’s hit series, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” is ripped straight from the pages of a 6-year-old book with an eerily similar and struggling character … at least according to the author. Jodi Parmley just sued Amazon Studios for allegedly jacking several different creative elements from her 2014 book, “F.I.F.I. Financial Infidelity F**k It: The
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Jeffrey Katzenberg says his new streaming service, Quibi, is revolutionary in the entertainment game — bringing the highest quality video exclusively to your phone, and with a starting price ya can’t refuse. The mega-producer launched Quibi on Monday, and joined us on “TMZ Live” to tell us all about his
Exclusive Details If you’re ever stranded along the side of the road in L.A. … don’t be surprised if you see Jay Leno pull up and ask you to pop the hood so he can get a good look at what’s up. That’s exactly what happened Sunday to luxury real estate agent Dwayne Henry of
Exclusive Jeff Lowe — Joe Exotic‘s business partner and mentor — raised eyebrows on ‘Tiger King’ over his search for a nanny and has folks speculating it’s all a stunt … but the nanny in question tells TMZ — she’s legit, just not full-time. Masha Diduk is the hot nanny Jeff and his pregnant wife
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com WWE legend Mark Henry believes WrestleMania 36 will be the most-watched U.S. sporting event EVER … telling TMZ Sports the 2-night show could get 200 MILLION VIEWERS!!! “What can WrestleMania do, two days?! Livestreaming and watching a network?! That could be 200 MILLION people watching,” Henry says. Let that sink
Exclusive “Love is Blind” contestants might be blindsided by their fiance’s sexual orientation, but the shot callers sure won’t … they’re already asking potential cast members how they identify. Here’s the deal … the popular Netflix reality dating show was recently renewed for a second season and is currently casting in the Chicago area, with
Play video content Breaking News O.J. Simpson — who most people believe got away with murder — is publicly accusing Carole Baskin of GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER! WHAT. IS. HAPPENING!?!?! Juice says he finally got around to watching “Tiger King” — and one thing is clear to him … he’s convinced Carole Baskin fed Don
Breaking News Fire back up the NFL return rumors for Rob Gronkowski … after he was cut from “The Masked Singer” Wednesday, he refused to close the door on his football career once again!! Gronk had been participating on the blind singing show this season … and it was pretty damn obvious the former Patriots
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com The ‘Tiger King’ leading man, Joe Exotic, was done dirty by vultures and snakes in his inner circle, and shouldn’t be the only one suffering … so says his role model, Doc Antle. We talked to the owner and founder of Myrtle Beach Safari — heavily featured in the documentary
Breaking News “Tiger King” star Carole Baskin claims Netflix made her out to be a monster and an alleged spouse killer — and while she still denies that, she is revealing new info about her late husband. Carole bashed the Netflix producers Wednesday for what she characterizes as “lies and innuendos” from people she says
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Joe Exotic‘s actually way more disturbing than the ‘Tiger King’ documentary makes him out to be, at least according to the guy who lived at the zoo for a year and helped make Joe a star. Producer Rick Kirkham joined us Wednesday on “TMZ Live” and said the wildly-popular Netflix
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Ryan Seacrest says it’s gonna take major adjustments, but “American Idol” will deliver all the show’s usual elements … while keeping everyone involved safe. Ryan joined us on Tuesday’s “TMZ Live” from his home studio in L.A. — where he’s been doing “Live with Kelly and Ryan,” his radio shows
Play video content Joe Exotic TV Joe Exotic has bitched and moaned about lots of things but this rant may — or may not — shock you the most … he was once pissed he couldn’t use the n-word. Still love him, Cardi B?! Some old footage from 2015 resurfaced showing the “Tiger King” star