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A teacher in Ohio was arrested after she reportedly paid a student to kill her soon-to-be ex-husband.

According to multiple reports, Stephanie Demetrius -- a 44-year-old substitute teacher -- has been charged with felony conspiracy after cops say she approached a student at The Academy For Urban Scholars High School in Columbus, OH on March 26 and offered him $2,000 to kill her husband.

Sgt. James Fuqua of the Columbus Division of Police said, "This particular teacher was attempting to groom this young person into committing murder."

Has A.I. entered the White House? There's an interesting theory circulating social media claiming President Trump's new sweeping reciprocal tariffs -- slapping a minimum 10% tariff on nearly 100 countries -- were formulated with the help of artificial intelligence.

The theory comes after several X users claimed they duplicated the same tariff plan via OpenAI’s ChatGPT and similar programs.

For background, the White House announced it calculated the size of the trade deficit between the U.S. and a given country and divided that by how much America imports from the chosen country. That number was then divided in half, reaching the new tariff rate.

Crypto trader Jordan "Cobie" Fish shared a screenshot asking ChatGPT to "calculate the tariffs that should be imposed on other countries so that the US is on even playing fields when it comes to trade deficit" with a baseline of 10% ... and it answered with a noticeably similar plan to what the White House used.

ChatGPT warned Cobie the plan fails to take into account the "intricate dynamics of international trade -- such as elasticities, retaliatory measures, and supply chain nuances."

Plus, Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok created a similar plan when instructed with the same prompt. It also cautioned one must "consider production costs, subsidies, and labor standards abroad" when hoping to achieve an "even playing field."

Furthermore, Grok warned such a formula could cause "retaliation or higher costs for US consumers."

Other X users have noticed similar formulas generated via 4o, o3 high, Gemini 2.5 pro, and Claude 3.7.

Economist James Surowiecki says he was also able to reverse-engineer the "fake tariff rates" ... calling the simplicity of it all "extraordinary nonsense."

When Trump announced his new tariffs Thursday, he said they were necessary to boost domestic manufacturing, create revenue for the U.S. and restore fairness to global trade.

Drama is unfolding in David Beckham's family, with 2 of his sons beefing over a woman -- not in a jealous way, but more a question of her motives.

Sources connected to the family tell TMZ … Brooklyn and Romeo Beckham are not on speaking terms because Romeo is dating Kim Turnbull.

We're told Kim had a romantic connection with Brooklyn several years ago, but that's all water under the bridge.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic might be one of the biggest international celebrities ... but he met his match at the Lakers game on Thursday -- hobnobbin' with BTS superstar J-Hope!!

Even though Luka's Lakers had a bummer of a night in a losing effort to Stephen Curry's Golden State Warriors, he still got a highlight when he had some one-on-one time with the singer and rapper.

Before the 123-116 defeat, the two linked up in the Crypto.com Arena tunnels ... and Luka came bearing gifts -- a pair of his upcoming Jordan Luka 4s!!

Justin Baldoni is clapping back at Blake Lively's attempt to get his lawsuit against her tossed out of court, while once again accusing her of trying to destroy his career, according to new court documents.

Baldoni just filed his response to Blake's motion to dismiss his lawsuit in federal court -- giving several reasons why the judge should not let the actress off the hook.

In the docs, Baldoni accuses Blake of orchestrating, participating in and directing a smear campaign "designed to ruin the reputations and careers of the Wayfarer parties."

Gisele Bündchen and Joaquim Valente won't be making their red carpet debut at the Met Gala this year despite fan speculation ... 'cause they're skipping the event entirely.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... Gisele is not going to one of the biggest nights in fashion this year, and she never planned to go either. She actually hasn't been to the gala since 2023.

Instead of posing on the steps of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, we're told Gisele and Joaquim will be spending quality time with their newborn in Miami.

Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis made a surprise appearance together Thursday to promote the sequel to their popular 2003 film, "Freaky Friday."

The actresses made an appearance during CinemaCon, strolling onstage at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to talk to fans about their upcoming movie, "Freakier Friday," set to be released August 8.

The two were all smiles, with Jamie wrapping an arm around Lindsay, who told the crowd, “We can’t begin to tell you how amazing it’s been to be back in Anna and Tess’s shoes."

Of course, Lindsay was referring to the characters she and Jamie played in the fantasy comedy -- Anna and Tess Coleman. In the original film, Tess and Anna are mother and daughter and they wake up one day to discover they've switched bodies.

At the event, Jamie tweaked Lindsay's comments, telling the crowd they wouldn't be spending "much time in those shoes actually since this Friday is even freakier because this time we have doubled the swaps.”

Lindsay said fans would get to see her and Jamie "take on all new personalities because we find the bodies we have swapped with our teenage counterparts.”

The trailer for "Freakier Friday" revealed that this time around there's a four-way body swap involving Anna, Tess and Anna’s daughter and stepdaughter.

At Thursday's event, Curtis noted moviegoers would get to view her like “never before thanks to a very aggressive teenage makeover.”

Kim Delaney looks like she's smoothed things over with her husband ... loving on him for his birthday a few days after he told cops she tried to use her car to hurt him.

The former "NYPD Blue" star got her hubby, James Morgan, a bouquet of flowers Thursday for his 55th birthday.

Kim proudly showed off the gift with a social media post ... saying, "Birthday Boy, 55!!!!! Your wife loves you, my guy!" She also added a song, Chris Stapleton's "Joy of My Life."

Los Angeles fans ain't just getting a glimpse at the best player in baseball in Shohei Ohtani, they're looking at the best athlete on the planet ... at least, that's according to former World Series champion Jerry Hairston Jr.

The longtime Big Leaguer sat down with TMZ Sports a day after the Dodgers' designated hitter beat the Braves with a walk-off home run ... and he proclaimed the superstar is now officially the top sportsman on the globe.

"No disrespect to [Lionel] Messi," he said. "No disrespect to Patrick Mahomes, [Nikola] Jokic -- who's having an incredible season again with the Nuggets. But I think right now, the best athlete on the planet is Shohei Ohtani."

Brooklyn native Brenda Vaccaro was in her mid-30s when she scored an Oscar nomination for playing Linda Riggs -- the ambitious and beautiful gal prepared to do anything to maintain her status in the Wayne family -- in the 1975 family-drama film "Once Is Not Enough."

Brenda shared the big screen with Kirk Douglas as the highly-ranked and charismatic movie producer, Mike Wayne, David Janssen as the rebellious struggling writer, Tom Colt, and Melina Mercouri as the glamorous former showgirl, Karla.

Going even further back in time, Brenda appeared in the 1969 movie "Midnight Cowboy" alongside Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight.

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Music Festival season is upon us ... and sure you can see some incredible live music, take in some epic installation art or make once-in-a-lifetime memories with your closest friends ... BUT PLEASE DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE FASHION!

Whether you are going to walk barefoot across the polo fields of Coachella or lose yourself in the moment at Lollapalooza we have some great lewks to inspire all your photo-worthy fits.

Rave through all the clothing and accessories for this year's must-have styles!

Two Step right into your cowboy era with a classic Stetson Oak Ridge Cowboy Hat!

Is Avani Gregg takin' down Kylie Jenner in this side-by-side swimsuit photo?! Or is Kylie pushin' Avani out of the one-suit wonder race?!

Needless to say, both ladies are a 10, but the key question here is:

VOTE NOW!

Mel Gibson is having his right to bear arms restored ... and his support for President Trump sounds like it's playing a big role.

Trump's Justice Department is going to allow Mel to own guns again despite him pleading no contest in 2011 to a battery charge involving his former girlfriend, a legal issue that made it impossible for him to buy firearms ... according to the New York Times.

Mel is one of 10 people with convictions who are getting back their gun rights, the NYT reported Thursday, and Mel's inclusion sparked a fierce debate at the top of the Justice Department ... a disagreement that allegedly resulted in a couple firings.

Here's the first look at Jason Clarke in character as Alex Murdaugh on the set of an upcoming Hulu series about some infamous murders.

Jason is starring in "The Murdaugh Murders" alongside Patricia Arquette as Alex's wife, Maggie Murdaugh.

Hulu's limited series is based off Mandy Matney's investigative reporting on the Murdaugh murder case ... and it's being filmed at Assembly Studios in Atlanta.

Blake Lively might want to look over the food handler's license test ... 'cause her free-flowing locks have put a Connecticut donut shop she helped out under a microscope.

Here's the deal ... earlier this week, Lively helped out a friend who owns a small donut shop in Wilton, CT -- working a mixer, putting out the sweet treats for customers and just generally doing down-to-earth, everyday kind of work.

Of course, some people online have a bone to pick with Lively ... and, they're pissed she didn't put on a hair net or a hat, or tie it back, while working and serving up the treats -- writing on social media about it, even calling the local health department.

A new trailer for "Superman" has dropped ... and, it's giving fans a longer look at Krypto the Superdog -- and, a peek inside the Fortress of Solitude.

The new clip -- which runs about five minutes long -- came out Thursday, and while it features much of the same footage from the trailer that was dropped in December, it's got a whole lot of new content too.

Check out the clip ... the first three and a half minutes features an extended look at the original trailer's opening scene where Superman, played by David Corenswet, calls on his dog Krypto to save him.