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Cody Simpson can add elite swimmer to his already impressive accomplishments, ’cause the 25-year-old just earned a spot on the Australian swim team … and will compete against some of the world’s fastest in the pool at the Commonwealth Games. Simpson — musician, actor, and former teen heartthrob — competed against his fellow countrymates down

‘BMF’ star Lil Meech allegedly stole a $250,000 Richard Mille watch and got caught … leading to his arrest for grand theft. The 22-year-old actor/rapper — handpicked by 50 Cent to star as his dad, Big Meech, in the Starz ‘BMF’ series — got booked on two counts of first-degree grand theft and a separate

Get ready for a slurry of avocado ice cream and deflated football jokes … Tom Brady has signed up to be roasted as part of a new deal with Netflix. The streaming service giant announced Tuesday it’s making a series of new specials called “Greatest Roasts of All Time: GROAT” — and TB12 is slated

Bob Saget‘s wife, Kelly Rizzo is celebrating what would’ve been her husband’s 66th birthday … sharing a recent photo of the two with a sweet message. Kelly shared a pic of the two celebrating Bob’s birthday one year ago in Mexico with the caption, “Happy Birthday, my Love. I miss you beyond words.” Waiting for

Patrick Beverley is getting blasted by current and former NBA hoopers after criticizing Chris Paul on TV this morning … with Damian Lillard and Matt Barnes going in on the NBA vet. Pat Bev ripped Paul — aka the “Point God” — on ‘First Take’ on Monday for his abysmal performance in Game 7 against

Play video content TMZ.com Now that Norman Reedus is coming clean about his child’s name — after 3 years of silence — he knows, more than most, what Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott are going through with their baby naming sitch. We got with the ‘Walking Dead’ star at LAX and asked about his daughter,

Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard is a tragic story about the crumbling of a marriage and horrendous allegations … but there’s another layer to this trial that ‘SNL’ dared to say out loud … it’s fun to watch and ridiculously entertaining. As the anchor who threw to the courtroom said, there are all sorts of

“Friends” actor, Mike Hagerty, died after having a strong, adverse reaction to an antibiotic in the hospital, which caused him to lapse into a coma … TMZ has learned. Sources close to Mike tell TMZ … he got an infection back in April in one of his legs. He ended up recovering, but still wasn’t

Bill Maher had one of his best guests EVER on “Real Time” Friday night … Rod Stewart, and the timing of the sit-down is crazy. Rod kicked off his world tour Friday night, performing at Caesars Palace in Vegas, but there he was on Bill’s L.A. set just hours before his performance. Rod is one

Fred Ward, who starred in “Tremors” alongside Kevin Bacon has died at the age of 79. A rep for Ward tells TMZ he died on May 8, while a cause of death is currently unclear, his rep says the actor’s last wish was for any memorial tributes to be made to the Boston University’s Chronic

“The Masked Singer” is making history even before the big season finale … with the cast and crew pulling off a nearly 24-hour day of production. Our ‘MS’ sources say the final day of filming broke the show’s record for the longest production day … starting with a 6 AM call time, and wrapping up

50 Cent‘s infamous Instagram trolling is a fully calculated strategy … so says ‘Power Book 2: Ghost’ star Gianni Paolo, who broke down the boss man’s online tactics on the latest episode of TMZ’s ‘Verified’ Podcast. Gianni has the ultimate follow-your-dreams story … which includes ditching a potential professional hockey career to take his shot

Selma Blair has struggled her whole life, with pain, alcoholism and now fighting through a battle with MS … all topics covered in her new memoir. Blair sat down with Savannah Guthrie Wednesday for an extremely candid interview with “Today.” The actor’s memoir, “Mean Baby” talks about her entire life, Blair told Guthrie, “My first

‘Percy Jackson’ author Rick Riordan is slamming folks who are outraged that a Black actress is playing a character described in the books as white … calling the backlash racist. Leah Jeffries was recently cast for the role of Annabeth Chase in the upcoming Disney+ series “Percy Jackson & the Olympians” … with some fans

Play video content PETA James Cromwell has had enough of Starbucks upcharge for vegan milks … protesting the move by supergluing his hand to a counter as part of a planned PETA demonstration. The actor joined a group of PETA protesters Tuesday morning at a Starbucks in Manhattan, where they made a fuss about Starbucks

Play video content TMZ.com Jadakiss isn’t down in the dumps over the cancelation of his first major acting gig … because he says it’s opened the door to more roles in the near future. We caught the ‘King of Verzuz’ outside the MLB store in NYC, just a few days after ABC pulled the plug

Amy Schumer is opening her comedy vault — she just laid out another joke that Oscars honchos apparently said no to … and this one’s on video. The comedian revealed her latest axed bit during a set for the ‘Netflix Is a Joke’ festival going on right now — and at one point in her

Play video content TMZ.com Blac Chyna might be down, but she’s not out — at least according to her mom, who says the mother-daughter duo is teaming up yet again … and going full David Letterman. We spoke to Tokyo Toni in the aftermath of Chyna losing her court case against the Kardashians — a

Margaret Atwood — who penned ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ inspiring the TV show — just let everyone know how she feels about banning abortion … calling it literal enslavement. The renowned author and poet wrote a brief but powerful op-ed in The Guardian this weekend — and it’s all about the prospect of the Supreme Court

‘SNL’ did a really smart cold open Saturday night … challenging what appears to be the Supreme Court’s notion that tradition should stand in the way of change. It was pretty brilliant … guest host Benedict Cumberbatch, along with Andrew Dismukes, Alex Moffat, Kate McKinnon, Chris Redd and Cecily Strong played character back in 1235,

Play video content TMZSports.com Jenson Button, 2009 Formula 1 champion, tells TMZ Sports the popular Netflix show ‘Drive to Survive’ may not be super popular with all the drivers, but it’s a helluva tool to bring American fans into F1. Not familiar with the racing star? Button won the prestigious title driving for Brawn GP

Bill Maher delivered a scorching attack on the movement in the U.S. to censor what we say … and gotta say, it may be his best commentary in a long time. The “Real Time” host declared his position from the jump — “Sorting out lies from truth is your job,” adding it’s ridiculous we treat

Fred Savage‘s alleged on-set behavior appears to have caught up with him — the guy was just fired from the reboot of his old TV show … stemming from how he conducted himself. The one-time child star and former star of the original sitcom was terminated by ABC Friday … meaning he won’t be able

Before this towheaded child became a pretty little liar, she was a young competitive dancer and a singer for her church in Anaheim Hills, California. This little lady is best known for her role in a teen mystery drama series where she starred alongside Shay Mitchell and Lucy Hale. During this time, she also starred

Jared Padalecki‘s car crash was about as bad as his costar, Jensen Ackles, made it seem the vehicle he was in went for quite the ride … eventually bouncing off a solid steel pole. The “Supernatural” star was involved in a bad car accident a couple weeks ago in Austin, TX — something Jensen referenced

It’s that time of year again … the Met Gala is in full effect, as celebs make their way down the red carpet for the biggest night in fashion. Regina King, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are this year’s co-chairs along with Tom Ford, Anna Wintour and Adam Mosseri. Blake walked the carpet

Play video content TMZ.com Wendy Williams is doubling down on her return to TV — vowing she’ll be back on the air later this year … this while partying it up during the Met Gala. The longtime host — who’s been MIA from her program for about a year due to health issues — was

Play video content TMZ.com ‘RHONY’ alum Jill Zarin isn’t fretting that she hasn’t gotten a call for the ‘RHONY’ throwback series … she says even if she’s shut out, she’s grateful for everything the network has done for her. We got the former NY housewife at LAX, Tuesday, and asked how she feels about the

Play video content TMZ.com Brian Dunkleman says he was “suicide adjacent” after quitting his hosting gig on “American Idol” … but looking back, he says his fears and depression were unnecessary, and he’s finally in a great place. Brian, who co-hosted with Ryan Seacrest in season 1, joined us on “TMZ Live” Wednesday and told

Play video content Instagram / @armando Armando Bacot is entering the world of the Pogues and Kooks — the North Carolina hoops star just landed a role with the super-popular Netflix show “Outer Banks” … and he’s been on set hanging with John B. himself, Chase Stokes!! The breakout Tar Heels center will appear in