7:25 AM PT -- Joseph McBride, lawyer for the Tate brothers, is blasting the investigation ... telling TMZ it's a "pathetic delay tactics by a group of weak lawyers running from a fight in the Florida Defamation Case, because they know the evidence is overwhelmingly on our side."
He adds ... "The SDNY is subject to Washington. Washington is not involved. We are not worried. Nothing changes. Our march to victory continues."
The Tate brothers' legal issues in the U.S. are piling up -- federal prosecutors are now investigating them ... according to an attorney involved in a civil suit with them.
"Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson is not doing well amid his battle with Alzheimer’s ... and his son Jase says there's no reason to sugarcoat the topic.
Here's the deal ... late last year, Jase made the sad announcement that Phil had Alzheimer’s ... and the 78-year-old’s condition was rough. Since then, he's asked daily about his dad by fans.
"The No. 1 question I get everywhere I go: ‘How’s your dad doing?’” Jase said on the April 2 episode of the "Unashamed with the Robertson Family" podcast. “Now, I’m just giving the blunt truth: I say, ‘Not good.’”
Mariah Carey made an unexpected appearance on her son’s Twitch live stream ... and the poor kid was mortified in the hilarious moment!
The 13-year-old Moroccan, AKA "Rocky," was chopping it up with his fans on Twitch ... when his sister Monroe showed up in the background -- followed by his superstar mom.
Needless to say, everyone on his stream went nuts when they saw Mariah ... with several asking "Ms. Carey" to stick around and hang.
President Trump's no-nonsense Attorney GeneralPam Bondihas made it clear she wantsLuigi Mangione executed for allegedly committing murder — and, if she gets her way, the 26-year-old Ivy League grad faces a torturous fate, TMZ has learned.
TMZ interviewed University of Richmond Law Professor Corinna Lain, who provided us with a road map of what Luigi can potentially expect if he is federally convicted of stalking and murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
The federal prosecutor presents aggravating factors to the court after a conviction, and the jury must unanimously agree on those factors before the judge decides whether to impose the death penalty. In federal cases, the death penalty typically results in lethal injection.
Terrence Howard just gave a glimpse into what he said was the dark side of Hollywood ... and one example he used from his personal experience was none other than Diddy!
The film and TV actor was a recent guest on Patrick Bet-David's "PBD Podcast" ... where he claimed he was targeted by Diddy for sex under the guise of coaching.
TH doesn't say exactly when this alleged attempt by Diddy occurred ... but claims he was invited to Diddy's place when the music mogul asked Terrence for acting lessons.
UFC's Henry Cejudo is a great fighter ... and he is also a great neighbor 'cause he recently helped stop a hit-and-run suspect in his hood.
Here's the deal ... a speeding car crashed into the house right next door to Henry's in Phoenix last night -- and the visuals are wild!
The UFC star gave an interview shortly afterward ... and he said the driver of the car was going to book it after the crash and his neighbor tried to stop him, which is when the dude punched the neighbor.
Barack Obama is getting candid about his relationship with his wife Michelle Obama ... and revealing some of their marital challenges.
The former president was talking to students at Hamilton College on Thursday when he told the crowd he "was in a deep deficit with my wife" after 8 years in the White House.
Barack added ... "I have been trying to dig myself out of that hole by doing occasionally fun things."
If Larry Johnson were in Cooper Flagg's giant Blue Devil sneakers, he tells TMZ Sports he'd forgo the NBA for one more year ... and stay put in Durham.
Flagg, of course, is the prohibitive favorite to go at the top of this year's draft ... but Johnson made it clear to us he'd like to see the 18-year-old hang around Duke a bit longer.
The College Basketball Hall of Famer said the extra year of ACC ball would help Flagg tremendously in the long run ... even though he knows it'd be difficult for the teenager to postpone his pro career another 12 or so months.
A soccer coach who a California family says was the last person who had contact with their dead son is a person of interest in the boy's disappearance and was arrested on an unrelated sexual assault case ... TMZ has confirmed.
Missing 13-year-old boy Oscar Omar Hernandez was found dead in a ditch earlier this week in Oxnard and his family says he was last seen with his soccer coach, 43-year-old Mario Edgardo Garcia Aquino.
Our law enforcement sources tell us ... Aquino was questioned by cops and was arrested ... but not for Oscar's death or disappearance.
Here to wash away those soggy feelings are some sexy stars in the shower! April shower season is in full swing, so why not hose you down and rinse you off with the best of the best 💦?!
Makin' a splash, Gabrielle Union was feelin' misty-rious ... Drip drop don't stop starin' at Cuban singer and actress Mayra Veronica ... and we know the booty shot of the unknown celeb has gotta be driving drying you crazy 🤪 !
Hit up our gallery to see whose face is attached to the pink thong, and watch your step as you slide through the other gorgeous gals rinsin' off!
The Connecticut donut shop under fire -- mostly by trolls -- after Blake Lively worked a shift without wearing a hairnet is cleared of any health code violations, TMZ has learned.
According to a Wilton Health Department document, which TMZ has seen, Rise Doughnut -- a small mom-and-pop biz -- was investigated after an "anonymous" complaint, and officials found zero violations. No fine was issued and the case is officially closed.
The department visit was trigged after people online were pissed Blake didn't put on a hair net, hat or tie back her hair while working and serving up the treats -- and as a result, they trolled the shop's Yelp page. And, at least one person filed an official complaint.
"Sinner" winner chicken dinner! Hats off to you if you can track down the discreet changes in these two photos of actor Michael B. Jordan. Roll up your sleeves and let it rip! You've got this!
Earlier this week in New York City, the dapper star was doing press for his upcoming film "Sinners" and snapped a fan-photo outside of "Good Morning America." Jordan sported a double-breasted suit with a pair of baggy pants.
Wave your pom-pom in the air like you just don't care!
HINT: There are THREE differences in the above Michael B. Jordan photos!*
Tori Spellingsays she wishes folks were able to watch an X-rated video she made with her ex-husband Dean McDermott ... lamenting how their sex tape never got leaked.
The actress recalled some sex tape drama on her "misSPELLING" podcast ... telling an old story about the home video she made with Dean one year on Valentine's Day.
Tori went on to retell the story of how the sex tape fell into the wrong hands and was being shopped around ... until her legal team prevented it from ever seeing the light of day.
Manuel Masalva -- an actor best known for his role in "Narcos: Mexico" -- is in a coma because of an infection ... this according to fellow actor Mario Morán.
Morán announced the news in a TikTok posted Thursday ... telling fans he'd contracted a "very aggressive virus" while on vacation.
Masalva was taken to the hospital and put in a medically induced coma, Morán says in Spanish ... before calling his situation "delicate."
Matthew Okula says he and his wife Hailey were so excited to be parents that they'd already planned on going through another round of IVF and picked a name for their second kid before the influencer's tragic death.
We spoke with Okula -- a Los Angeles Firefighter -- in an interview Friday about his wife, known by many online as Nurse Hailey ... and, he says the couple had been blessed with another successful embryo, this one a girl, to implant at a future date.
He says he and Hailey were choosing which to have first -- a boy or a girl -- and ultimately settled on the boy because they wanted their little girl to have a protector.
