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Exclusive TMZ Eddie Murphy is itching to get back onstage to perform stand-up comedy — and our sources say Netflix wants to give him the perfect landing pad — with a massive payday. Sources connected to Murphy tell TMZ … the comedian has been locked in talks with the streaming giant for an undisclosed number

San Francisco born Taran Noah Smith was only 7 years old when he shot to stardom for playing the youngest Taylor son, Mark, on the clumsy construction comedy “Home Improvement” from 1991 to 1999.  Taran Noah Smith was cast alongside an awesome ensemble of on-screen family including Zachery Ty Bryan as his brother eldest Brad,

Exclusive Peter Muscat/CTV Toronto A crew member on the set of the show “Titans” was killed after a stunt gone wrong. Sources close to the situation tell TMZ … the crew member — a special effects coordinator — died Thursday in Toronto where the DC Comics show is filmed. We’re told the crew member was

Play video content MEGA Wendy Williams‘ last year has had a lot of ups and downs … but some paparazzi just gave her a big up singing “Happy Birthday” to her a day before she hits a milestone. The talk show host was looking like a princess Wednesday — quite literally — as she walked

Exclusive Jenelle Evans‘ ex-husband has been busted again in North Carolina … for violating his probation in a felony case. Courtland Keith Rogers — who was married to the former ‘Teen Mom’ star from 2012 to 2014 — got arrested Wednesday in Leland and booked at the Brunswick County Jail for a felony probation violation.

Backgrid Joe Jonas and his bride, Sophie Turner, are still honeymooning under the Southern Italian sun — and even though they’re two weeks deep … they’re treating each day like it’s their first. The couple was spotted Sunday near the shores of the cliffside village of Positano — and as they made their way down

Exclusive TMZ/Getty Composite A bunch of big celebs like a bunch of Presidential candidates … so they’re funding a bunch of candidates with the hope one of them makes a move on January 20, 2021 … to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. We’ve done some digging and found the top several Democratic presidential candidates all have their

Exclusive TMZ/Getty Pete Buttigieg may have lost some early steam in his campaign to nab the Democratic nomination for president … but Hollywood’s still got his back big-time. According to filings by the 2019 Federal Election Commission … contributions for Mayor Pete have been pouring in from celebs since he announced his 2020 presidential run

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Drake Bell thinks Austin Butler has all the right features to play Elvis Presley on the big screen … but his biggest challenge will be singing like the king of rock ‘n roll. We got the “Drake & Josh” star in New York City after news broke Austin got the

Exclusive Amber Portwood will lose more than her freedom if she’s convicted of going after her boyfriend with a machete — she will almost certainly lose her gig on “Teem Mom OG.” Production sources tell TMZ … Amber’s already on thin ice following her domestic violence arrest resulting in 3 felony charges — domestic battery,

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Jenelle Evans was adamant she NEVER told cops David Eason shot their dog … but after a little cross examination she conceded that’s exactly what happened. The ex-‘Teen Mom‘ star joined “TMZ Live” Friday to try — keyword, try — to clear up confusion over the fate of Nugget.  As

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com If Diddy‘s really going to bring back his hit reality show for MTV, Day26 wants to know … are we in this together? We got 4 of the 5 members of the R&B group that formed at the end of “Making the Band 4,” and along with getting geared up

Exclusive TMZ Wynonna Judd is super sad she can’t be there to perform at her late friend Beth Chapman‘s final send-off … but she’s still making her presence felt from afar.  Beth’s memorial service is going down this afternoon in Colorado … and she was a huge fan of Wynonna’s music and the 2 got

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Real estate tycoon Bill Hutchinson says he’s totally in with his GF’s folks — who are actually younger than him — and he must be to crack the kinda joke about them he did with us. The 61-year-old “Marrying Millions” star and his 21-year-old GF, Brianna, are one of 6

Breaking News Alamy 20 years after the legendary whipped cream bikini, “Varsity Blues” is COMING BACK … but this time, it’ll be a series about a high school football team that hates its coach!  The original was released back in 1999 starring James Van Der Beek, Paul Walker, Scott Caan, Amy Smart and told the

Exclusive TMZ Aubrey O’Day is still holding a candle for Donald Trump Jr. … she’s absolutely convinced the President’s son is her soulmate and she’s about to say it on national TV.  Aubrey is featured on MTV’s reality show, “Ex on the Beach,” and sources tell TMZ … the singer openly talks lovingly about her

Audrina Patridge was all smiles showing off her bikini bod during a trip to paradise … a welcomed scenery change a week after experiencing hell. Audrina threw on a black bikini and some shades Wednesday in Laguna Beach … enjoying the crashing waves and picturesque view of the sun beginning to set behind the Pacific

Exclusive Getty Denise Nickerson, who played Violet in “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” is living out the last moments of her life, because her family tells us they have just taken her off life support. Nickerson, who suffered a stroke last year, was at home Monday and, according to her family, she got into

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Karlous Miller — an OG cast member on Nick Cannon‘s “Wild ‘N Out” — says his triumphant return to the show came as a result of a heart-to-heart with its host.  The comedian — who got fired from the show last year after a reported falling-out with Nick — told

Exclusive Netflix The Starcourt Mall from “Stranger Things” is indeed a real place and might look like a fun spot to visit … but fans who try will be very disappointed. Yes, the main setting for much of season 3 of the hit Netflix series is Starcourt, which was shot at a real location —

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Shameik Moore‘s studying hard for his role in the upcoming TV series about Wu-Tang Clan … but he’s not yet prepared to win a trivia contest about the iconic hip-hop group. The actor — best known so far as the voice of Spider-Man in ‘Into the Spider-Verse’ — admits he

Exclusive Getty Anwan Glover — who starred in the “The Wire” and “12 Years a Slave” — has been sitting in a jail cell for over a week now after getting busted on firearm charges. The veteran TV and movie actor was arrested in Washington D.C. on June 26 and booked for unlawful possession of

Exclusive TMZ Composite Bill Cosby‘s days of eating Jell-O and Pudding Pops are over — and not just because he’s behind bars … he’s simply sworn off sweets and carb-loaded foods. The disgraced TV dad’s spokesperson, Andrew Wyatt, tells TMZ … since the day he was sentenced for sexual assault, Cosby has sworn off unhealthy

Play video content Exclusive A daredevil attempting to jump a motorcycle farther than anyone severely injured both his ankles in a super scary crash during a practice jump for HISTORY’s live TV special … and the video is gnarly.  The rider, Axell Hodges, crashed hard while attempting to beat Robbie Maddison‘s world-record distance for a

Exclusive TMZ Beth Chapman‘s family is doing everything it can to make sure her memorial service in Colorado goes off without a hitch, and it’s an enormous undertaking … they’re coordinating with local law enforcement and hotels to accommodate a HUGE crowd. Sources close to Beth’s family tell TMZ … her relatives are determined to

Exclusive TMZ Chloe Grace Moretz and her family aren’t taking any chances on her obsessed fan who keeps hopping her fence and getting arrested for trespassing — her fam just asked a judge for extra protection and got it for now … TMZ has learned.  Chloe’s brother, Brandon Moretz, filed for a restraining order Wednesday

Exclusive TMZ ‘Teen Mom’ star Amber Portwood has been arrested for domestic battery … TMZ has learned. The 29-year-old and boyfriend Andrew Glennon just announced on the show they’re pregnant. She also hinted they might soon get married. She was arrested in Indianapolis Friday just before 6:00 AM. Cops are not saying who the alleged

Shutterstock Jon Stewart paid his final respects to Ground Zero first responder Luis Alvarez, who just days before his death, sitting side-by-side with Stewart, pled with Congress to extend compensation funds for 9/11 victims. Detective Alvarez’s funeral was held Wednesday in NYC. He died Saturday from complications resulting from the cancer linked to months he

Exclusive Getty HBO’s smash hit series “Big Little Lies” has got a lot of kiddos featured in the program — and one of them is getting paid BANK to run it back for the second season. 12-year-old Ivy George — who starred as Laura Dern‘s daughter, Amabella, in season 1, and was brought back for

Exclusive TMZ / Getty Composite Jenelle Evans is no longer an empty-nester … TMZ has learned her children are coming home.  Sources connected to the case tell us, the judge in her custody trial has just ruled 2-year-old Ensley and 4-year-old Kaiser will be returned to their mom. We’re told Kaiser’s dad, Nathan Griffith, must