Ellen DeGeneres is never one to spare any expense for glitzy properties … which makes this $2.9 million buy all that more interesting. The talk show host just copped this modest yet modern Santa Barbara bungalow … a stone’s throw from the coveted Montecito Butterfly Beach and the famous Biltmore Hotel. It’s a 2 bedroom,
Play video content Even more people are diving in on “Friends” fever — including one Robin Antin, the creator of the OG Ross and Monica dance … who’s here to give folks a proper lesson more than 20 years later. The Pussycat Dolls founder got into her Playground LA dance studio Tuesday with Lisa Rinna
Play video content TMZ.com Clay Aiken knows what it’s like to go from beloved celeb to despised politician — by half of the public, at least — and he’s not sure The Rock or Matthew McConaughey are up for it … so he’s sharing his experience with political haters. As you may know … the
Mets star Marcus Stroman is NOT happy that a quip was made about his du-rag during a TV broadcast Tuesday … with the pitcher saying the comment had “racist undertones” to it. The remark went down during the 4th inning of the Diamondbacks’ broadcast of the Mets-DBacks game … when color commentator (and former World
1:20 PM PT — Churchill Downs just released a scathing statement announcing they’ve suspended legendary trainer Bob Baffert for 2 years … saying his horses repeated drug violations “threatens public confidence” in horse racing. “Reckless practices and substance violations that jeopardize the safety of our equine and human athletes or compromise the integrity of our
Isi Etute — a freshman linebacker on the Virginia Tech football team — has been charged with murder … and the school says it’s now suspended him from the program immediately. The Blacksburg Police Department said Wednesday that Etute was involved in the killing of a 40-year-old man on Tuesday. Details surrounding the alleged incident
4:28 PM PT — Coach K is breaking his silence … addressing his upcoming retirement after his 42nd season at Duke. “My family and I view today as a celebration. Our time at both West Point and Duke has been beyond amazing and we are thankful and honored to have led two college programs at
Grizzlies star Ja Morant‘s mom will NOT be in Utah to watch Memphis take on the Jazz on Wednesday … after fans made disgusting and racist remarks towards their family earlier in the playoff series. 3 Jazz fans were banned indefinitely for comments made to Morant’s parents during Game 2 on May 26 … with
President Biden‘s calling on Americans to reflect on one of the worst incidents of racial violence ever in our country in order to root out systemic racism … 100 years after it happened. The White House issued a proclamation acknowledging the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, in which a mob of white supremacists attacked a
So POTUS, FLOTUS, the VP and the Second Gentleman all walk into a bar … much to the delight of a bunch of stunned patrons. President Biden and his wife, Jill — flanked by Kamala Harris, her husband, Doug, and some Secret Service agents, of course — hit up the popular D.C. restaurant, Le Diplomate
Play video content TMZ.com Lil Yachty‘s so pumped for live music festivals to make their return this summer … he’s ready to dive backflip right in. The rapper says the absence of in-person concerts over the past year has been really tough, so just the thought of taking the stage with a packed crowd gets
Simon Cowell has 86’d his plan to travel to Israel for his TV franchise … and although he isn’t saying specifically why, it seems the cancellation is due in part to the recent violence. Simon was scheduled to be a judge on “X Factor Israel” but a rep for the production announced Simon would not
Play video content VERZUZ Timbaland and Swizz Beatz went head-to-head again Sunday night for a Verzuz rematch, and it did not disappoint!!! The 2 founders of the super popular music competition squared off at Miami’s Club LIV, and they dedicated the evening to the late DMX. DaBaby, Nas, Rick Ross, Fabolous, Busta Rhymes and many
Chadwick Boseman wanted to get Howard University students up to speed on the entertainment biz early and often, which is why he came up with a great idea for his alma mater … one it’s now bringing to fruition. HU Prez Wayne Frederick tells TMZ … the university is going to be rolling out a
Play video content Courteney Cox isn’t quite done with the whole “Friends” reunion thing … because she partnered with Ed Sheeran to recreate one of the greatest TV dances ever!!! If you didn’t know where this dance came from it would still be awesome … but there’s history here, folks. You recall the dance where
Play video content TMZSports.com Brandon Moreno, describe your rival, UFC champion Deiveson Figueiredo. “I told you, the guy’s not really smart,” Moreno tells TMZ Sports … “He’s an asshole and it’s fine. I don’t care. He’s ugly, man the guy’s so ugly, my goodness!” There’s clearly bad blood between 27-year-old Moreno and 33-year-old Figueiredo …
Kyrie Irving was the target of another idiot fan Sunday night who almost beaned the b-baller in the head with a water bottle … and this time the culprit was arrested. A fan threw a water bottle at Kyrie Irving as he and his teammates were exiting the game. They were not thrilled about it.
Naomi Osaka‘s decided to withdraw from the French Open and “take some time away from the court” rather than continue to be a distraction for her stance against speaking to the press … the star tennis player just announced herself. Naomi says she never intended to ignite a controversy when she cited mental health for
Tessica Brown — aka, ‘Gorilla Glue Girl’ — is having another moment on the internet — only this time, she isn’t the one who kicked it off … which is a huge problem for her and lawyers. TB, through her attorney Jeffrey R. Klein, has fired off cease and desist letters to several different people/entities
Joe Lara — the star of “Tarzan: The Epic Adventures” — has died after a small plane he, his wife and a few others were on crashed into a lake this weekend. The private jet — said to be a Cessna 501 — took off Saturday from Smyrna Airport, just outside of Nashville, and was
Naomi Osaka doesn’t seem to be sweating a hefty fine she’s been issued after following through on her promise to skip the media after her matches at the French Open. The star tennis player took to Twitter Sunday in response to news that FO officials had dinged her a whopping $15,000 for refusing to hit
Play video content TMZ.com Metro Marrs vows to pull off the same stunt next year and make it rain at his brother’s HS graduation … but the forecast will call for twice as much rain. The budding rapper tells TMZ … he plans to throw $20k in the air next year when he hits up
Play video content TMZ.com Miles Teller says the guys who pounced on him and punched him in the bathroom at a Maui restaurant were strangers, but we’ve learned there’s a connection he may not know. Check out the video we obtained … it shows the aftermath of the fight as Miles is held back after
Play video content TMZ.com The “Rugrats” reboot features an openly gay character and the actor who voiced Tommy Pickles tells us the OG cast always sensed Betty DeVille was lesbian, but it was hush hush. We got E.G. Daily at SunLife Organics in Malibu and asked her if Betty’s sexual orientation was a bit of
Play video content TMZSports.com Sylvester Stallone says Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier III is gonna be one helluva fight … but says Conor will be at a MAJOR disadvantage when he steps back into the octagon. “Poirier has the big-time advantage,” Sly told us outside of Giuseppe Franco Hair Salon in Bev Hills. So, why
Play video content TMZ.com YouTube star Austin McBroom staged a wild event in Bev Hills Saturday … and he had a target in mind — fellow TikToker Bryce Hall. Austin told his fans on social he’d meet up with them on Rodeo Drive at around 4 PM. There was no question hundreds of fans would
The Chinese government tries to keep a tight lid on what its people can and cannot see, so it’s not surprising it’s censored parts of the “Friends” reunion show. In case you haven’t seen it yet, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and K-pop megastars BTS all made appearances on the show, but if you live in
If you thought Future was done talking smack about Lori Harvey … well, you were wrong — ’cause the dude had even more bars for her, as well as her new man, Michael B. Jordan. Rapper 42 Dugg previewed an extended version to his new single “Maybach” — which initially featured Mr. Hndrxx and a
B.J. Thomas — the famous crooner behind hits like “Hooked on a Feeling” — has died. The singer’s management team announced Saturday that Thomas had passed away of complications from stage 4 lung cancer … which he’d been diagnosed with in March. He’d been receiving treatment at a Texas hospital, and was hopeful for a
Boosie Badazz has found himself right in the middle of gun violence once again — a shooting occurred on the set of a music video of his … which has left one person seriously injured. Check out this video of the moment that shots were fired while the rapper was filming Saturday in Huntsville, AL