Zac Efron Swimming Pool Dive Gone Wrong ... Hit Bottom, Ingested Water

Zac Efron's swimming pool incident started when he dove into the water ... the dive was so deep, he hit the bottom of the pool and ingested water into his lungs ... TMZ has learned.

Sources close to the situation tell us Zac went for a swim with friends very early Saturday morning in Ibiza when he decided to take a dive.

We're told Zac ingested a large amount of water into his lungs when his chest hit the bottom of the pool on the dive ... and he showed signs of distress and onsite security helped him out of the water.

Nancy Pelosi Her Relationship with Biden ... As Icy as Ben and J Lo!!!

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Nancy Pelosi clearly pissed off President Joe Biden ... because they haven't spoken in weeks, and it all goes back to her putting pressure on the Prez to withdraw from the race.

The former House speaker stopped by CNN Monday, and Pelosi awkwardly confessed she hadn't spoken with 46 since he dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and tapped Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement.

Watch the clip. Pelosi is uncharacteristically nervous as she describes her current relationship with Biden, or lack thereof. What's especially interesting ... she hedged when asked if she was "okay" with Biden today.

Paris Hilton & Nicole Richie THE SIMPLE LIFE Goes Super Sonic!!!

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are back at it ... ditching their glam socialite life to hustle through the daily grind while filming "The Simple Life" reboot.

The 2000s brats were rocking full Sonic Drive-In gear with name badges in Duarte, California --  they jazzed up their uniforms with their own swag.

PH was strutting in sparkling silver heels and a blinged-out handbag with her name on it, while Nicole rocked some slingback heels and looked equally glam. Both were clearly hiding tight minidresses under those blue aprons.

JANET JACKSON Here's What I've Done for You Lately ... I'm Performing in Vegas, Baby!!!

Janet Jackson fans, get ready ... 'cause she’s gearing up for a Las Vegas return with a new residency, TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell us ... Janet’s in the final stages of signing a residency deal with Resorts World. We're told the plan is for the show to kick off in December. Our sources say she's also set to ring in the New Year with a special NYE performance at the famous venue.

We’re hearing Janet’s residency at the Resorts World Theatre will be a relatively short stint ... but the final details and dates are still being hammered out.

Kim Zolciak & Chet Hanks 'Surreal Life' Sexual Tension ... You Can Cut It With a Knife!!!

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Kim Zolciak and Chet Hanks are setting the small screen ablaze with their fiery flirtation on "The Surreal Life" ... so the buzz about their sizzling chemistry is spot on.

Kim concedes she feels like she's living in La La Land ... reveling in the distraction Chet provides amid her tumultuous divorce from Kroy Biermann.

Kim reveals in a confessional Chet’s laugh is her ultimate weakness ... and moments later, she’s seen sliding a mysterious card under his door with the message, "Let’s Kollab."

NFL's A'Shawn Robinson Lists Cali Mansion For $4.2 Million ... Recording Studio & Pool!

NFL player A'Shawn Robinson's puttin' his California mansion on the market for more than 4 million bucks -- and the place is SWEET, complete with a recording studio and custom swimming pool!

TMZ Sports has learned the defensive end listed the two-story Canyon Oaks estate this week with Jordan Cohen of RE/MAX ... and it's fully loaded!

The 8,120-square-foot property, including the guesthouse, has six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a huge kitchen, a living room, and a home gym.

TMZ TV HOT TAKES RFK Jr.'s Bear-y Strange Tale ... Zac Efron, Noah Lyles

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is getting out in front of a story, Zac Efron is getting out of the hospital and Noah Lyles is getting a sweet title ... all this on today's TMZ TV Hot Takes.

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First up on "TMZ Live," Harvey and Babcock react to RFK Jr. saying he once dumped a dead bear in Central Park and made it look like a cyclist killed the animal.

Guess Who This Lil' Golfer Turned Into!

Before this cool kid -- sprawled out on the family room floor -- could even walk, he was already diggin' into his father's golf bag, laying out his clubs and growing up in San Diego, California before swingin' his club at 9 years old.

Today he plays on the PGA tour (which he won back in 2017,) and has been on his A-game and making big moves at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, but he's no stranger to the Olympic competition ...

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he grabbed the gold medal in the men's individual event.

Can you guess who he is?

Rihanna Spreads Wings at Crop Over Carnival

Rihanna is not retiring from being an absolute beauty ... she's turning heads at a famous carnival in her homeland.

RiRi hit up the Crop Over Carnival in her native Barbados on Monday ... wearing a revealing ensemble complete with pink, orange and yellow-feathered wings.

Rihanna's showing off her boobs here too ... as you can see, the girls are busting out of her bedazzled gold outfit.

DAVID LYNCH I'LL NEVER RETIRE, DESPITE ILL HEALTH!!!

Legendary film director David Lynch says he's suffering from emphysema ... but that's not stopping him from continuing his passion for creating art.

Lynch – best known for his 1980s hit movies "The Elephant Man" and "Blue Velvet" – jumped on X and posted a message Monday, saying his emphysema -- a lung disease -- was caused by years of chain smoking despite putting down cigarettes for good two years ago.

Still, he says medical tests show he's in wonderful shape and that's why he refuses to retire from his acclaimed career.

TikTok Star David Allen Announces Death of Infant Daughter ... 'I Have Cried Every Tear'

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2:26 PM PT -- David Allen tells TMZ his daughter Lily Grace passed away in her sleep unexpectedly.

The infant daughter of TikTok star David Allen has passed away ... the Internet personality confirmed in a new statement.

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The social media sensation -- best known as "ToTouchAnEmu" online -- took to TikTok and Instagram Sunday and uploaded a heartbreaking update, in which he shared that his newborn daughter, Lily Grace, had died on July 27.

Ex Secret Service Director Wanted Cocaine Found at White House Destroyed?!?

Another bad look for the former director of the Secret Service ... Kimberly Cheatle wanted to destroy the cocaine found last year at the White House ... after a partial DNA hit in a national database.

Cheatle reportedly asked the Secret Service Forensic Services Division and the Uniformed Division to destroy the evidence ... before finding out who the bag of drugs belonged to, but her request was rejected and it pissed her off -- according to RealClearPolitics.

Remember ... a member of the Secret Service's Uniformed Division found a bag of cocaine at the White House back in July 2023, while President Biden was at Camp David with his family.

YVETTE NICOLE BROWN GET OUT & VOTE ... DOESN'T MATTER WHO FOR!!!

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Yvette Nicole Brown's all about ditching the hate in politics and is urging young people to hit the polls no matter who they’re backing ... even though she’s Team Kamala Harris herself.

The actress spoke to TMZ Monday, telling us she was speaking in a non-partisan way on behalf of the entertainment org The Creative Coalition about their virtual event "Your Voice, Your Vote" Tuesday ... aimed to encourage Gen-Z voters on how to vote, and nothing on who to place their one precious vote for.

Yvette said she’s just trying to encourage young people, especially first-time voters, to cast their votes for the kind of world they want to live in.

Harrison Butker Becomes Highest-Paid Kicker In NFL ... With New Extension

The Kansas City Chiefs are standing behind Harrison Butker in the short term and for years to come ... 'cause the two sides just agreed to a massive $25.6 million contract extension -- months after he came under fire for polarizing comments made during a commencement speech.

The former seventh-round pick negotiated the four-year contract himself ... making the 29-year-old the highest-paid kicker in the NFL. Butker is now tied to the organization through 2028 and will look to help the Chiefs in their quest for a Super Bowl three-peat.

The contract extension comes three months following his controversial grad speech at Benedictine College -- a Catholic school in Atchison, Kansas -- in which he shared his views on the LGBTQ community, abortion and women being homemakers

Donald Trump I'm Walking Out to 50 Cent's 'Many Men' ... No Matter What Digga Thinks!!!

Donald Trump is as defiant as ever coming off his NABJ appearance ... 50 Cent's "Many Men" track is still his theme song, despite producer Darrell "Digga" Branch's objections.

Trump ramped up his presidential campaign Monday by hopping on Adin Ross' Kick stream to speak to first-time Gen Z voters.

The ex-prez casually walked out to a track from 50's "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'" album blaring through the room ... and he got a standing O.

Joshua Malina 'West Wing' Star's Wife Files For Divorce ... After Almost 28 Years Of Marriage

Joshua Malina's love story with wife Melissa Merwin has come to an end ... as the mother of his children has filed for divorce, TMZ has learned.

In new court documents obtained by TMZ ... Melissa filed to end her nearly 28-year marriage to "The West Wing" star, who she married back in December 1996. The docs are from Melissa's side ... so, this is her perspective on the whole breakup.

In the docs, Melissa cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for her split from the actor ... though she did not list a date of separation.