Exclusive Getty Black people would’ve boycotted the Harriet Tubman movie back in the day if a studio exec got his wish for Julia Roberts to play the legendary abolitionist … so says Harriet’s relative. Harriet’s great-great-great-grandniece, Tina Wyatt, tells TMZ … the movie would’ve been blacklisted in the black community because it would’ve been a

Play video content The Rock and his new ‘Jumanji’ costar, Danny DeVito, did their best Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson south of the border — but, truthfully, it’s hard to say if it’s an ad or for real. Case in point … Dwayne Johnson’s video from Sunday — he and Danny elaborately ducked in on

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Damon Dash wasn’t done getting stuff off his chest after his deposition … and took the opportunity to spell out all the ways he thinks the lawsuit filed against him is BS. We got the Roc-A-Fella cofounder the day after he sat for a 50-minute depo in the case, and

Exclusive Getty Composite Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan‘s divorce has turned nasty …  all over child support, custody and allegations of FaceTime sabotage. Our Jenna sources say she was stunned and super upset when Channing filed legal docs Tuesday asking a judge to come up with a holiday custody schedule.  Our sources call it grandstanding,

Exclusive Getty Millie Bobby Brown‘s bank account is about to get even bigger … because the 15-year-old actress is raking in more than $6 MILLION for her next big-screen role. If ya didn’t hear, Millie landed the titular role of Enola Holmes in the upcoming movie franchise about Sherlock Holmes’ much younger sister — who

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Nothing could stop Josh Gad from getting into the Christmas spirit a little early this year … not even his irritated wife. We got Olaf from the ‘Frozen’ movies outside BUILD NYC Tuesday, and along with celebrating the sequel becoming the biggest animated movie opening ever in November … he’s

Play video content TMZ.com John Boyega‘s not dwelling on his epic screw-up that resulted in the “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” script landing on eBay — and he’s urging the film’s director to let it go too. We got John — AKA Finn in the latest ‘Star Wars’ trilogy — Wednesday outside ABC in

Missouri-born Guy Torry is best known for playing the friendly prison workmate, Lamont — who creates an important bond while folding bedding and penitentiary drawers — in the 1998 film, “American History X.” Guy Torry was cast alongside Edward Norton who received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his work as the white

Breaking News TMZ.com Mo’Nique is finally taking her accusations against Netflix for discrimination to a court of law … she’s filed a lawsuit. In the suit, the Oscar-winning actress and comedian accuses Netflix of race-based discrimination for how it negotiated a comedy special with her. She says Netflix offered Amy Schumer $11 million for an

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Marlon Wayans says Jennifer Hudson kisses like she comes from heaven — but he wants to keep it our little secret. And, what he especially wants to keep on the down-low … he gets a woody when he hears her sing. The actor-comedian broke down what it was like to

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Hayden Panettiere is shrugging off any suggestion that she and her boyfriend were ever anything but a-OK — despite the fact he got arrested for allegedly roughing her up. The actress was at LAX Tuesday when we ran into her and asked for a life update, considering the last time

Play video content Kevin Hart is hard at work on the road to full recovery, and it looks like he’s diving back into a gym routine that looks grueling for someone who nearly died in a car crash. The actor-comedian posted a video of himself working out in what appears to be his home gym

Play video content TMZ.com Jane Fonda‘s still walking the walk — marching with and sitting in with environmental protesters in D.C. — but now when the cops move in, Jane heads for higher ground. The iconic actress and activist was there to stage the sixth consecutive Fire Drill Fridays protest on Capitol Hill. As you

Exclusive TMZ/Getty Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan wanted to be single in the eyes of the law while they settled their divorce … and a judge just granted their wish. The former couple recently filed court docs asking the court to grant the divorce while they hash out a property settlement and custody agreement. As

Getty Composite There’s whitewashing in Hollywood, and then there’s this — a studio exec thought it would be a good idea for Julia Roberts to play Harriet Tubman … according to the writer of the NEW film, “Harriet.” Screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard says the ridiculous scene went down more than 25 years ago in a

Play video content Exclusive @LilKeith Wanna see a home decoration that’ll make Marty McFly jealous?!? Boxing superstar Jermall Charlo just put a frickin’ DeLorean INSIDE of his Houston mansion and TMZ Sports has the video!!! Soooo … why??? He calls himself “The Future of Boxing” — and when you think “Future” you think “Back to

Play video content BACKGRID Jennifer Hudson is ready for her close-up as the Queen of Soul herself — ’cause she’s already in character and filming — as is her onscreen husband, Marlon Wayans. The Oscar-winning actress and Grammy-winning singer was spotted on set Sunday in NYC, where she was in costume as a young Aretha

Exclusive Getty Anthony Mackie stayed true to his Marvel character when he flew under the radar in divorce court … splitting from his wife, but leaving things nice and neat before anyone could notice. We’ve learned the actor — who plays Falcon in the ‘Avengers’ movies — and his now ex-wife, Sheletta Chapital, are in

Play video content Elias Tahan, Ricki Alvarez, Lauren Drablier Kim Kardashian is an Ivy League-caliber lawyer, at least for Halloween … because she’s recreating Reese Witherspoon‘s famous scene from “Legally Blonde.” Kim’s going as Elle Woods for Halloween this year, and she’s going all-out with a spot-on costume AND a carbon copy of the video

TMZ.com John Witherspoon, who made his mark in comedy and in films like “Friday” has died. Witherspoon’s family announced he died suddenly Tuesday at his home in Sherman Oaks, California. The statement reads, “It is with deep sadness we have to tweet this, but our husband & father John Witherspoon has passed away.” The statement

Exclusive TMZ.com Henry Thomas had cannabis in his vehicle when he was busted for a DUI, which could explain him being zonked at the wheel … this according to law enforcement. As we reported … Elliott from ‘E.T.’ was arrested last month in Oregon after the Tualatin PD responded to a call of him being

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Dolph Lundgren doesn’t see any issue with older dudes, like Dennis Quaid and Peter Cook, proposing to women more than half their age … ’cause in the end, it ain’t about age. We got Dolph leaving Il Pastaio in Bev Hills and asked about Dennis and Peter and their much

Play video content Exclusive BACKGRID Kevin Hart must enjoy living dangerously, ’cause he’s already getting into another muscle car similar to the one that nearly killed him … seemingly without a safety harness, at that. The comedian was out at a shopping plaza Saturday in Calabasas with a friend, where it looks like he was

Exclusive TMZ/New Line Cinema/Everett Collection Even the guy who scored as sweet a role as Leatherface in “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” has roommates — ahh, the actor’s life — and one of ’em’s accusing him of getting violent. Andrew Bryniarski played the masked mass murderer in the 2003 version of ‘Chainsaw’ … alongside Jessica Biel.

Exclusive TMZ.com “Spy Kids” star Daryl Sabara has just been hit with 2 misdemeanor charges after allegedly flexing some serious muscle and going to town on somebody’s car with his bare hands!!! Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the actor was walking by a parked car near the UCLA campus when he stopped and started

Exclusive Alamy Joaquin Phoenix is getting huge Oscar buzz for “Joker,” but the movie’s big opening weekend has some folks thinking about polishing a different kinda hardware. For some reason, certain enthusiastic “Joker” fans decided to search for related content in the porn world. According to the good folks at Pornhub, they got a massive

Wyoming-native Thomas Wilson Brown was 17 years old when he hit the big screen as the dreamy next-door neighbor, Little Russ Thompson — not to be confused with his dad, Big Russ Thompson, played by Matt Frewer — in the classic 1989 mini-movie “Honey, I Shrunk The Kids.” Thomas Wilson Brown played the pint-size part

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Goonies never say die, but Corey Feldman says a ‘Goonies’ sequel is anything but a sure thing … telling us plans for a new movie are pretty much dead in the water. We got Corey in New York City Tuesday afternoon and asked him straight-up if the ‘Goonies’ tale is

Exclusive Details TMZ.com Kevin Hart is getting back to his famous “Hustle Hart” mode after his horrific car accident — but he’s not rushing into anything intense — like full action scenes — just yet. Sources connected to Kevin tell TMZ … he’s reported to work this week to promote the upcoming ‘Jumanji’ sequel in

Exclusive Alamy Charlie Brown isn’t about to let Dolly Parton‘s theme park get away with using his famous Christmas tune — at least not on the watch of the song’s cowriter. Lee Mendelson‘s production company is suing Dollywood for using the song “Christmas Time Is Here” in a play the amusement park puts on each