Celebrity Gossip

Jerry Harris — one of the stars of Netflix’s cheerleading docuseries “Cheer” — has been arrested for child pornography. Jerry was arrested Thursday morning in Illinois and is being hit with a charge of production of child pornography … according to Assistant U.S. Attorney, Joseph D. Fitzpatrick. As we reported … Harris was under investigation

Tim Stark — known as one of the players in the exotic animal world on ‘Tiger King’ — has been found in contempt of a court order in a strange case involving … you guessed it, zoo animals. According to legal docs … the court ordered all of the animals belonging to Stark’s Wildlife in

Kanye West isn’t easing up off his push for Black ownership in enterprise, or his gripes about not getting a chance to own the masters to his songs. Ye was going off again early Wednesday about African-Americans, by and large, not getting their fair share of the pie — instead, he says they’re mostly used

Exclusive Joe Exotic just can’t get Jeff Lowe off his tail … Joe’s former business partner’s got beef over the ‘Tiger King’ star’s new fashion line. Here’s the deal … Joe has his nickname plastered all over his “REVENGE” fashion collection with Odaingerous streetwear … but Jeff insists he’s owed a cut of the profits.

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Chad Johnson says Jen Harley‘s making him look like an a**hole after their Vegas hookup, which he claims is unfair … but he also wants to squash any brewing beef with her ex, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro. The former ‘Bachelorette’ bad boy was leaving the gym Monday night in the San Fernando

Exclusive ‘Bachelor’ star and former NFL player Colton Underwood better avoid his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Randolph, at least until he can plead his case in front of a judge … TMZ has learned. According to new court docs, a judge signed off on Cassie’s request for a temporary restraining order against Colton, requiring him to keep

Exclusive Britney Spears is furious with her father for trying to rehire a man she claims is “uniquely unsuited” to manage her estate, and who made a fortune off her for years. Andrew Wallet served as co-conservator of Britney’s estate from 2008 to 2019 and, according to the pop star, was paid millions of dollars

Exclusive Eddie Money‘s estate is on the hook for over a million bucks in back royalties … so claims the late singer’s former guitarist in new court documents. John Nelson filed a claim against Eddie’s Estate … claiming he’s owed royalties dating back to a contract he inked with Money back in 1986. Nelson says

More than a dozen Black families came together for a common cause in Georgia — snatching up a bunch of land to start their own community, which they hope will be a safe haven. The nearly 97 acres of unincorporated land recently purchased near the town of Toomsboro — about 130 miles south of Atlanta

Kanye West just got schooled on what a 5:00 PM deadline means in Wisconsin — in one judge’s view … which, for now, is keeping Ye off the ballot there, and it’s all over 14 seconds. A circuit court magistrate ruled this week that Kanye was, in fact, too late by submitting his nomination docs

Exclusive Britney Spears is jumping the gun on making decisions about the future of her conservatorship … according to her father, who says the court first needs to make some other big decisions about Brit’s health. Jamie Spears just filed new docs, obtained by TMZ, saying Britney’s lawyer is grandstanding by trying to unseal parts

Thirty years after the premiere of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” the Banks family’s together again with one very surprising inclusion — Janet Hubert, the OG Aunt Viv is back!!! Will Smith shared a screen grab of himself and Janet smiling and laughing at each other, which might make ya think hell is about to

Play video content @marclamonthill / Instagram Jussie Smollett still insists the alleged assault he suffered in January 2019 is not a hoax, but now says there’s evidence to back it up … and suggests there are forces working against him to keep the truth hidden. The former “Empire” star opened up about the infamous “hate

Exclusive The City of Chicago wants a judge to force the FBI to hand over records of the Bureau’s probe into the Jussie Smollett case — especially his claim he was the target of a racist and homophobic threat before the infamous alleged attack. According to new docs, obtained by TMZ, the City wants to

Kaia Gerber and Jacob Elordi keep sending signs they’re a thing, and the latest is a tandem workout session … in a gym. Relax. The 19-year-old model and the “Euphoria” star went to the gym as a pair Wednesday in New York City, walking the streets in lockstep and adding more fuel to the dating

Exclusive Tamar Braxton‘s boyfriend is running to court asking for protection against her in what he describes as a domestic violence situation … TMZ has learned. The singer’s BF, David Adefeso, filed for a restraining order Tuesday in L.A. seeking to prevent DV … and he’s asking a judge to grant him one against Tamar.

A woman who briefly escaped the custody of two undercover officers in San Diego had a seizure as they chased her down … a wild scene that played out on camera. It happened Saturday during protests near the San Diego County Jail. At one point, you see an unmarked, civilian-style car posted outside a gate

Exclusive Details Steven Spielberg‘s daughter no longer has to worry about her domestic violence case … because TMZ’s learned it’s been tossed. A spokesperson with the Office of the Attorney General in Nashville tells TMZ … Mikaela Spielberg successfully completed court-ordered counseling classes after her February arrest. We’re told Mikaela had already been attending counseling

Play video content Breaking News Rochester PD New York’s top prosecutor is taking the Daniel Prude case out of the local jurisdiction’s hands and putting the decision of whether to bring charges squarely with the people. Attorney General Letitia James says she’ll be convening a grand jury soon to review the case and see if

Exclusive Kodak Black is praying for more than just his release from prison … because he says he can’t get access to a rabbi to practice his Jewish faith behind bars. Kodak’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, tells TMZ he’s ramping up to file a lawsuit if his client doesn’t get what he says he’s been requesting

Exclusive Naomi Campbell is being dragged into court by her ex-boyfriend, who’s filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit, claiming she owes him a lot of dough. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Naomi’s ex, Vladislav Doronin — a Russian businessman — claims she’s refusing to pay back money he loaned her, and is still

Exclusive Dr. Dre‘s wife is seeking a steady flow of serious cash from the music mogul as they head toward divorce … but our sources say she’s not going to get it without a fight. Nicole Young just filed legal docs asking for temporary spousal support from Dre … and the amounts are staggering, even

R. Kelly‘s alleged attacker just ID’d himself in court docs, claiming he’s the one who beat up Kelly behind bars … and he has gang ties and murders on his record. Jeremiah Shane Farmer filed legal docs, obtained by TMZ, claiming he’s the pissed off inmate who went on the attack and jumped Kelly in

Exclusive Mikal Smith — son of ex-NFL head coach Lovie Smith — was arrested in Arizona this week after officials say he’s been pimping, TMZ Sports has learned. The 43-year-old — who served as an assistant coach under his father with the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Bucs — was booked on Thursday for a

Exclusive Charli XCX isn’t taking any chances with an allegedly obsessed fan … she just got court-ordered protection from the guy she says broke into her home and then got naked … all over the place. The “Boom Clap” singer claims the man tried to visit her at her L.A. area home twice last week

Exclusive If you’re thinking a global pandemic is enough to get you off the hook for jury duty, we got some bad news — most major cities are NOT cutting you loose just for that. As it turns out, a lot of different municipalities in major cities are still holding jury trials, and that means

Exclusive Scott Disick has more time on his hands following his split from Sofia Richie, and he’s spending a lot of it with Kourtney Kardashian … but the exes aren’t getting back together. Sources close to Scott and Kourtney tell TMZ … they’re are NOT a couple, even though they’ve been hanging out more since

Breaking News WE KNEW IT!!! Mariah Carey is finally admitting what fans have suspected for decades … two songs from her classic ’97 album “Butterfly” are about her fling with Derek Jeter!!! Yep, Carey says both “The Roof” and “My All” were all about the NY Yankees legend … who she began seeing back in

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com The family of Breonna Taylor is rattled by the news of the shocking plea deal offered to her ex-boyfriend, according to their attorney, who adds … they’re losing even more confidence in Kentucky authorities. Ben Crump came on “TMZ Live” Tuesday to discuss the bombshell news about local prosecutors in

Exclusive Francesca Farago has moved on from her “Too Hot to Handle” fling with Harry Jowsey and linked up with another hot TV bachelor … Jef Holm. Sources close to the situation tell TMZ … the ‘THTH’ star is now dating Jef, who was a star on Emily Maynard‘s season of “The Bachelorette” back in