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Mitt Romney transformed into lovable soccer coach Ted Lasso for Halloween … but the Utah senator might have gotten his fictional characters mixed up in the process, ’cause he used a quote from “Friday Night Lights” to show off his look. The Republican out of Utah sported some AFC Richmond gear, a nice pair of

Play video content TMZSports.com The national anthem has been used to protest against injustice, but Keke Palmer took it as an opportunity to honor her ancestors … telling TMZ Sports she sang the “Star-Spangled Banner” at the World Series to show respect for those who came before her. The anthem has been quite the hot

Things are getting tenser than a lethal game of Red Light, Green Light — “Squid Game” creator Hwang Dong-hyuk heard LeBron James bashing the show’s ending loud and clear … and fired back by clowning his panned ‘Space Jam’ movie!! James was heavily critical of the Netflix series’ final scene … discussing his dissatisfaction with

Play video content TMZ.com The same thing that’s hurt Kate Beckinsale‘s career is helping Ross Butler‘s take off in Hollywood, and that thing is … brain power!!! Lots of it. We got the “13 Reasons Why” and “Riverdale” star Thursday at LAX, and considering his collegiate history, he’s the perfect person to address Kate’s recent

Stu Billett — the mastermind who created “The People’s Court” and birthed the whole genre of courtroom TV shows — has died. Stu died Friday in Los Angeles as a result of natural causes … according to reps for ‘People’s Court.’ He was surrounded by family when he passed. Billett dreamed up ‘TPC’ back in

James Michael Tyler — famous for playing Gunther on “Friends” — has died. The actor’s rep tells TMZ … JMT passed away peacefully Sunday morning at his home in L.A. — this after battling stage 4 prostate cancer. His family says … “The world knew him as Gunther (the seventh “Friend”), from the hit series

Robert Woods is ready to unleash a power and a force that you’ve never seen before — the Los Angeles Rams receiver just copped these amazing custom cleats featuring the Blue Power Ranger!!! TMZ Sports has learned, the wideout wanted to add to his royal blue custom cleat collection … so he hit up his

Bill Maher unsurprisingly leaned in hard Friday night, defending Dave Chappelle, saying embracing Dave’s latest Netflix special does not make someone transphobic. The “Real Time” host was jawboning with Andrew Yang and NYT opinion writer John McWhorter, and on this one, all 3 were in lockstep … all saying they support the LGBTQ community but

Lori Loughlin is back in front of the camera since getting out of prison — doing work on a network you may have never heard of … until now! The former ‘Full House’ star and Hallmark Channel darling is acting in her first TV show since the college admission scandal … which implicated Lori and

Play video content TMZ.com Shar Jackson‘s full up on chills, screams and terror for this Halloween after observing — and surviving — a real-life exorcism inside one of Hollywood’s most infamous haunted homes. The former “Moesha” star signed on for the experience, which was filmed for a special called, “Celebrity Exorcism.” Shar was joined by

Peter Scolari, who famously co-starred alongside Tom Hanks in the sitcom “Bosom Buddies,” is dead, following an extended cancer battle. Peter’s reps announced he died early Friday … he’d been diagnosed with cancer 2 years ago, but it seems he kept that news private. The ABC sitcom “Bosom Buddies” put Peter and Tom on the

Play video content TMZ.com Jon Stewart has a message for everyone pissed off at Dave Chappelle — he’s asking them to pay attention to what’s in his friend’s heart … as much as what comes out of his mouth. We got Jon as he was leaving Capitol Hill, and asked for his take on the

Meghan McCain is pissing off some of her old bosses with her scathing assessment of her tortured time on “The View” — because they believe it’s the exact opposite of how she’s framing things. Sources close to the production tell TMZ … ABC honchos are furious about Meghan’s new memoir, and the subsequent interviews she’s

Get ready for some history to be made on “The Masked Singer” … because there’s going to be two celebs in the same costume, and we’re told they have quite a history between them. For the first time on the FOX competition show, there will be a double-faced costume with two people inside the same

Sara Gilbert and Linda Perry‘s split is finally official — because a court has signed off on everything … including what happens with their kid. According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the former couple’s legal separation became official last week, and it looks like a pretty clean break … with the couple agreeing on

Adrian Holmes — the guy playing Uncle Phil in the new ‘Fresh Prince’ reboot — was involved in a car accident that resulted in fatal injuries for a man who was laying in the middle of the freeway. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Holmes was traveling southbound Monday on the 110 freeway just north

Play video content NBC Katie Couric says she never saw the dark side of her former “Today” show co-host Matt Lauer, but she concedes there was gossip surrounding the now-infamous revelations. Couric was pushing her memoir on “Today” Tuesday and went in hard on Lauer, saying she was devastated and disgusted when the news broke

Erik Cowie — one of the zookeepers who appeared on “Tiger King” — died from drinking too much booze … TMZ has learned. According to the NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner, Erik’s official cause of death was acute and chronic alcohol use. The medical examiner also tells us they are classifying the manner of

Jonathan Goodwin‘s terrifying car stunt gone wrong left him riddled with injuries over much of his body … and it sounds excruciating. According to the police report, obtained by TMZ, the professional daredevil suffered multiple broken bones in both of his legs, plus cuts all over his face and burns. It sounds like Jonathan got

Jon Stewart is back after a long hiatus — and it sounds like he thinks a couple things are ripping this country apart … sensationalism in the media, and focusing on Donald Trump. The former ‘Daily Show’ host sat down with CNN’s Jake Tapper Sunday, to plug his new Apple TV+ show, “The Problem with

It was as inevitable as snow in winter … “Saturday Night Live” did a sketch Saturday night on Netflix’s hit show, “Squid Games.” Pete Davidson and guest host Rami Malek did the honors, with a country-type song about the phenomenon. The song was a takeoff on Branchez & Big Wet’s hit, “Turn Up On the

Jussie Smollett is going to have to face the music after claiming he was attacked by racist, homophobic MAGA supporters — and the City of Chicago’s claim he made it all up. The former “Empire” actor is heading to trial next month — this after a Cook County judge shot down JS’s final attempt to

Play video content @adamglyn Eli Manning letting his birds fly on national TV was hilarious, but it turns out the Giants legend truly regretted the mishap … this according to his bro, Peyton, who says he really felt bad afterward. Remember, Eli was telling an anecdote about playing in front of Eagles fans in Philadelphia

10:07 AM PT — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the accident happened at 11:40 AM. We’re told she was at a crosswalk when a Tesla making a left turn apparently didn’t see her and tagged her. Our sources say cops issued no citations and no arrests were made. There were also no drugs or

Jonathan Goodwin, a daredevil stuntman on the new “America’s Got Talent: Extreme” suffered brutal injuries after a stunt he attempted went horribly wrong, and it was so bad people on the set thought he was dead. Production sources tell TMZ … Goodwin was suspended 70 feet in the air in a straitjacket hanging by his

Dog the Bounty Hunter and John Walsh are getting hammered by the Brian Laundrie family attorney, who says both men are inserting themselves in the Gabby Petito case purely for attention. Steven Bertolino represents the Laundries and tells TMZ … “Dusty relics like that Dog and John Walsh need a tragic situation like this so

Dog the Bounty Hunter hasn’t given up his hunt for Brian Laundrie — he’s got one more vital person to speak with — and he’s en route to her now. Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ … Dog has NOT left Florida yet — despite injuring his ankle earlier this week — and is

For the first time ever, one of the costumes was even too outrageous for “The Masked Singer” … and we’re talkin’ below the waist. Jester, possibly the scariest costume to ever grace the ‘Masked Singer’ stage, almost didn’t grace the stage at all … TMZ has learned. We’re told the OG Jester costume had a

Dave Chappelle cracking jokes over the LGBTQ+ community is fair game, and should NOT be censored in the slightest — so says a transgender comedian, who’s backing the dude. Flame Monroe — a Black trans comic — tells TMZ she’s not in favor of taking Dave’s new Netflix special, “The Closer,” off the service …

Wendy Williams is stepping away from her show after experiencing “serious complications” as a direct result of Graves’ Disease and her thyroid condition. “The Wendy Williams Show” announced Tuesday that while Wendy’s making progress … she’s not 100% ready to return to her hosting duties due to her immune system disorder. Wendy continues to be