Val Kilmer, star of "Top Gun," "The Doors" and several other classic films, died Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to his family.
Val's daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, told the New York Times -- which first reported the death -- her dad died of pneumonia. He had been diagnosed with a throat tumor back in 2014, and had to be rushed to UCLA Medical Center in 2015 to treat severe bleeding in his throat. The tumor was the result of oral cancer.
Val famously played the lead role of rock star Jim Morrison in the film about The Doors, and also starred as Bruce Wayne in "Batman Forever."
Val Kilmer'sunexpected passing is sending shockwaves through Hollywood ... with tons of stars reacting to the loss after the actor died of pneumonia on Tuesday.
Francis Ford Coppola, who directed Kilmer in the 2011 horror-mystery film "Twixt," praised the actor in an Instagram tribute, calling VK a natural talent that "only grew greater throughout his life," alongside a photo of them on set.
One of Kilmer's most iconic roles was playing Jim Morrison in "The Doors" ... and "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Jennifer Tilly recalls Kilmer pulling up to the casting call in a '60s convertible, blaring the band's music "at top volume." She says in that moment, it was clear "nobody else stood a chance."
One of Val Kilmer's last Instagram posts before his shocking death is quite nostalgic -- it shows him putting on a Batman mask as he sits next to artwork of the beloved superhero.
Check out the clip ... Val -- who notoriously played Bruce Wayne in 1995's "Batman Forever" -- jokes it's "been a while" as he slides on the mask. He seems to approve of the splattered black and white rendition of the iconic mask ... striking a pose before picking it up to get a closer look.
His artist pal David Choe encourages him, telling him is looks "great."
The Dallas fan who screamed "Fire Nico" in Nico Harrison's face on Monday night says his phone was taken and thrown to the ground shortly after the incident ... and now, he tells TMZ Sports he's planning to file a police report over the whole ordeal.
Chris Taylor said the wild, phone-smashing scene went down at American Airlines Center during the Mavs' tilt with the Nets ... roughly an hour or so after he got in Harrison's grill and stated he should be canned.
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Taylor told us team and arena officials approached him and were furious with him over his interaction with Harrison. He says later, a man who he believes was affiliated with them sat down behind him ... and got physical with him when he whipped out his phone to video the scene.
Atlanta police were on the hunt for the woman behind the 911 call surrounding Young Scooter’s death — and they promptly arrested her hours after she publicly identified herself!!!
On Tuesday afternoon, Demetria Spencer aka Demi Blanco was arrested by APD charged with Transmitting a False Public Alarm.
Demi owned up to making the 911 call on March 28 where she claimed to have witnessed a naked woman being beaten within an inch of her life … but officers encountered no such thing when they arrived on the scene.
They did, however, encounter 2 men — one of them being Scooter, who eventually tore an artery in his leg while hopping a wooden fence, according to his autopsy report.
On Instagram Live earlier today, Demi would go on to claim it that she was the one who was being battered, a complete 180° from her original statements.
The general public didn’t buy it and neither did cops … she’s since been processed and booked at Fulton County Jail.
American actor Domenick Lombardozzi was 30 years old when he first started playing Dom -- the manipulative childhood friend of Vincent Chase using him and his 'entourage' to get out of trouble -- on HBO's "Entourage" back in 2006.
The show starred Adrian Grenier as the handsome A-list actor, Vincent Chase, Kevin Connolly as Vincent Chase's best friend and manager, Eric Murphy, Kevin Dillon as the actor who harps on his past acting career, Johnny Drama and Jerry Ferrara as the pudgy friend whose charm becomes his ultimate swag-tactic, Turtle.
Jeremy Piven was also a key player -- playing the arrogant, cocky agent.
Jason Kelce and his wife, Kylie, are officially parents to four girls!
Kylie announced the birth of their fourth child, a baby girl named Finnley “Finn” Anne Kelce, on Instagram Tuesday night with a sweet carousel of her newborn, including one precious snap of Jason cradling her in his arms.
Finn was born on March 30, the new mom confirmed.
The "Not Gonna Lie" podcast host and retired Philadelphia Eagles center are also parents to daughters Wyatt, 5, Elliotte, 4, and Bennett, 2.
They announced their pregnancy in November 2024 by sharing a hilarious picture of their daughters wearing matching pink "big sister" sweaters. Each child showed varying levels of excitement about the news, with Wyatt looking stunned with her hands holding her head, Elliotte grinning, and Bennett sobbing.
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Their big baby news came just months after Kylie shut down insensitive pregnancy rumors ... and revealed she takes the conversation seriously because she previously suffered a miscarriage.
On this week's episode of "Not Gonna Lie," Kylie confirmed labor is "imminent" and that she would be medicated during birth, candidly noting ... "I just want a fat needle in my back. That's it."
Morgan Wallen is looking to cash in on his viral explanation of his abrupt exit from "Saturday Night Live" ... selling merch with his new catchphrase.
The country music star has a bunch of new offerings on his official online store ... namely, shirts and hats with the phrase "Get Me To God's Country."
Morgan slapped the phrase on a white tee and a couple different trucker hats ... and he's hawking them all for $45 a pop. Hey, no one said God's country was cheap.
Cory Booker just made history ... and he's getting recognized by his fellow Senators with a huge round of applause and a standing ovation.
The Senator from New Jersey has been giving a speech for over 24 hours on the Senate floor and he just broke a longstanding record for the longest Senate speech on record ... resulting in cheers from his fellow Senate Democrats.
Booker is railing against all of the changes and upheaval from the second Donald Trump presidency ... and Sen. Chuck Schumer briefly chimed in Tuesday to deliver Booker news of his record-setting performance.
Erik Per Sullivan used to be on TV all the time as a star on the hit 2000s sitcom "Malcolm In The Middle" ... but he vanished from Hollywood for nearly two decades, and now he's finally been spotted in his new life.
The seemingly retired actor played Dewey Wilkerson on 'Malcolm' ... and while he still looks a little like his TV character, the guy's done some serious growing up in 18 years away from the spotlight.
Erik was spotted last week in Boston, grabbing coffee and running some errands ... the first time paparazzi has snapped him since 2007!!!
The Congresswoman from Colorado made the mix-up Tuesday during a congressional hearing about President John F. Kennedy's assassination -- confusing Oliver's Oscar winning film "JFK" with Roger's theory on the killing.
Check out the clip ... Lauren asks Oliver about a book he wrote accusing Lyndon B. Johnson of being involved in JFK's assassination.
Mark Cuevas is shutting down the cheating allegations levied against him by his estranged wife, Aubrey Rainey, after revealing publicly their relationship was over -- a declaration she's said came as news to her.
The former 'Love Is Blind' contestant tells TMZ he’s stayed quiet until now because protecting his kids and sticking to the truth has always been his priority -- but he wants to make one thing clear: there was no infidelity in his relationship with Aubrey.
Mark tells us he simply left a relationship that wasn’t aligned with the peace and partnership he wants to raise his sons in -- and his focus RN is on being a consistent, integral father.
2:47 PM PT -- Atlanta Police and the Fulton County Medical Examiner just released Young Scooter's autopsy results, listing his death as an "accident" ... putting to bed the narrative Young Thug pushed that his friend was shot.
Per the ME, Scooter suffered an injury to his right thigh from the wooden fence he jumped during the chase.
The woman who made the 911 call that led to the police altercation that eventually ended rapper Young Scooter's life is stepping forward with her side of the story ... and it's a completely different one than the one she told Atlanta Emergency Services!!!
Demi Blanco, a reality star contestant on the Zeus Network series "Baddies," went live on Instagram Tuesday and claimed she was being treated unfairly by social media users angry over Scooter's death because they didn't know the whole side of the story.
Demi claims she called 911 to "protect herself" ... a total contradiction of the call she made on March 28 when she urged cops to come stop a naked woman from being beaten outside an Atlanta home.
"Smallville" star Erica Durance has a new Clark Kent in her life ... because she's dating a new man after officially closing the book on her marriage.
A rep for Erica, who played Lois Lane on the superhero TV show, tells TMZ ... she finalized her divorce from actor David Palffy in 2024 and is now in a new relationship.
When we first reported on Erica and David's separation in 2023, it was unclear when they had separated ... but now her rep says they split in 2022.
