Bryon Noem is breaking his silence after his wife, former South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, filed for divorce amid reports about his alleged involvement in an online fetish scene.
Bryon's lawyer, Tim Bottum, tells TMZ ... "Bryon is saddened that the marriage is ending and hopes for a private and amicable resolution. If court proceedings become necessary, Bryon will welcome the opportunity to truthfully share his perspective."
He adds, "Bryon's priority is to protect the family and move forward as loving parents and grandparents."
'DWTS' pro Gleb Savchenko's ex-wife, Elena Samodanova, claims she only earned $3,846 last month before taxes ... and she says it's way less than she needs for her monthly expenses ... TMZ has learned.
According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ, Elena says that in the last 12 months, she's averaged $4,380 monthly income as an assistant studio manager at Phoenix Connect.
On top of her salary, Elena -- who is based in Hong Kong -- also reported an average monthly income of $1,873 from a rental property.
Meanwhile ... Elena lists her fiancé Vlad Kvartin's income as $3,500 a month ... and says that Gleb pays $2,273 in child support for their two children.
Phil Mickelson voluntarily checked himself into an addiction treatment center amid ongoing personal issues ... TMZ Sports has learned.
A rep for Phil tells TMZ Sports ... "Phil was seeking treatment for family trauma and addiction."
We're told the pro golfer sought the treatment recently, and he's already out of the facility.
Phil's reps previously said in June, "Mr. Mickelson's priority is to become the husband, father, and man his family deserves. Right now, that means giving his full attention to a private family health matter. He understands that parts of his life are public, but his family's private matters are not."
Phil has also been open about his longtime struggle with gambling addiction ... saying in 2023 that he had crossed the line from moderation into addiction and had sought professional help for years. He said the habit had taken a toll on his personal life.
Siacan buy a whole lot of new chandeliers, because she's parting ways with half of her music catalog and getting a hefty sum for all those hits ... TMZ has learned.
According to docs we obtained, Sia sold a 50% stake in her catalogue to the entertainment and investment company Pophouse for a total of $180 million -- but, the economics of the sale are slightly complicated by her recent divorce from Dan Bernad.
According to the docs, Sia gets a payout of $165 million for the songs she penned before she got married to Dan -- including hits like "Chandelier," "Titanium" and "Cheap Thrills" -- and he's agreed to waive any rights to that dough, if Sia gives him $1 million.
Sen. Chuck Schumer says Cornell dropped the ball in the alleged gang rape scandal ... and he's putting the school on notice to get serious.
Jacob pressed the senator from New York at a press conference Wednesday about what went wrong between Cornell, campus police and the local D.A. ... and Schumer didn't hesitate.
"A whole lot of things went wrong," Schumer said ... accusing Cornell of failing to move quickly enough once the allegations surfaced.
Sara Gilson had multiple bruises and abrasions in addition to the gunshot wound that killed her ... TMZ has learned.
According to her autopsy report obtained by TMZ, the Oklahoma Chief Medical Examiner documented bruising around Sara's right eye, as well as contusions on her arms, buttocks, legs and knees. She also had abrasions on her right elbow and knee.
As we reported, Sara’s cause of death was ruled a gunshot wound to the head, and the manner of death was ruled homicide. Her toxicology screen was negative.
The woman who claims a group of Cornell frat bros drugged and sexually assaulted told campus police she was raped back in 2024 ... a claim now backed by a newly surfaced transcript ... but prosecutors say they didn't have that statement, which means there was a miscommunication or someone's lying.
Check out the new YouTube collab between TMZ and the New York Post, "The Low Down," where we bring you stories that are gripping, outrageous, and sometimes scandalous.
Plus, chaos in the skies ... a FlyDubai flight headed to Israel was divertedto Saudi Arabia after officials say a pilot was stabbed during a possible terror attack.
Christa Pike is a cold-blooded murderer who should be put to death ... at least according to prosecutors fighting her request to pump the brakes on her scheduled execution.
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, the feds are asking the court to deny Christa's recent request to send her case to another court for further proceedings about whether she received ineffective assistance of counsel at her sentencing … but prosecutors insist this is just another effort to relitigate a previously rejected claim.
In their filing, the prosecutors make their position clear, writing, "On January 12, 1995, Christa Gail Pike beat, tortured, and killed Colleen Slemmer because Pike 'just felt mean that day.'"
They go on ... "Pike cut Colleen's throat six times, struck her in the back with a meat cleaver, and crushed her skull with a piece of asphalt."
Pete Davidson is opening up about how intense his drug use was when he was deep in his addiction ... listing off exactly what he was doing ... and it's a lot to take in.
The 'SNL' alum tells Variety in addition to doing a ton of drugs, he was also cooking ketamine, saying ... "It was K. I was getting liquid and cooking it. And I would do acid and shrooms and whippets and smoke weed all day and eat pills every day."
He went on to say his tolerance had become alarmingly high, explaining ... "It got scary because I didn't feel high. I felt high when I wasn't doing it, so I was like, this is a huge problem."
9:00pm PT -- Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Fiona died at home Tuesday. Our sources say authorities were called to the home at 12:10 AM.
Rob Lowe’s brother, Chad Lowe and his wife, Kim Painter, are mourning the devastating loss of their teenage daughter … Fiona who died at 13 years old.
The family tells TMZ in a statement, “We are deeply heartbroken by the loss of our beloved Fiona.”
Chad and Kim remembered their daughter as a loving, smart and creative young girl who loved to dance, saying she was adored by her sisters and deeply loved by her parents.
Cornell's Chi Phi fraternity moved quickly to dismiss multiple frat bros accused of sexual assault ... kicking them out days after their fellow student went to police in 2024 ... at least according to a fraternity executive.
Trey Robb, the interim executive director of Chi Phi's national organization, told the New York Times that the Cornell chapter unanimously voted to dismiss the members just 3 days after Jane Doe made a sworn statement to police.
Those members were later expelled from Chi Phi's national group.
However ... a source told the publication that only 4 members were kicked out ... and that the fraternity only knew about 4 accused at the time.
Somehow someway, this week's Chix On Netflix turned into a battle -- the battle of the two hottest gals on Netflix right now ... Miku Martineauand Carlacia Grant.
Miku is poppin' off on "Crew Girl" which hit #1 globally in its first week ... and we may be biased, but Carlacia on "Outer Banks" will always have our eyes and hearts. 😍
All fun aside, it's time to make your voice heard. VOTE NOW!
Paramount is officially over its last hurdle for its Warner Bros. merger ... thanks to a California judge.
On Wednesday, the judge approved the studio's settlement with California and several other states ... so it's free to move forward with the $111 billion takeover, according to multiple reports.
Paramount and the states reached a settlement last week, which would require the merged company to create an editorial board to oversee both CBS News and CNN.
Kyrsten Sinema's ex-boyfriend says he threw 22 of her paintings into her pool because he was frustrated by the former senator's alleged ties to A.I. and the war in Gaza.
Matthew Ammel told AZ Central ... "I was pissed at the system, and I took it out on her art. The American people have no idea how (f***ed) up our government is and, like, what our politicians spend their time doing."
At the time of the incident ... Ammel said he had been staying at her Cave Creek property while she was away in Phoenix.
Tom Cruise's famous cake list just got a little bigger ... because he passed out slices to everyone in the audience at "The Jennifer Hudson Show."
It all started when Jennifer asked how she could get on the list for TC's signature coconut cake -- he gifts cake to his fellow celebrities during the holidays each year.
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Tom tells Jennifer she's already on the list ... and, as it turns out, he brought some coconut cake to share with her studio audience.
We're just a couple of weeks out from the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, and this 2025 rookie definitely knows how to rock a runway ... and some short daisy dukes!
She's a Brazilian influencer and model with a large TikTok following. Her assets and good vibes earned her a spot as a rookie in the 2025 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
Oh, and since it's hump-day, we're just gonna leave this mid-week treat of her on the VS runway, right in your laps!
