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Music producer Irv Gotti -- who has worked with the likes of Ja Rule, Ashanti and DMX -- has reportedly suffered a stroke ... hip hop legend Wack100 claims.

The famed talent manager shared the troubling update during a podcast episode Monday, in which Wack claimed he spoke with someone at a stroke recovery center regarding the Murder Inc. co-founder's health ... sharing Irv allegedly suffered a stroke.

A rep for Irv tells TMZ … "Irv has been struggling with diabetes for years, which caused him to have a minor stroke over six months ago. He has since changed his diet to eating more healthy. He's been successful in making a full recovery. Irv is not in a rehab facility. He is at home with his family, enjoying life."

A "Deadpool" actor cracked a risky joke during a Disney amusement park skit .. and with all the recent wrongful death lawsuit drama, you can bet the folks at The Walt Disney Company aren't too happy about it.

Check out this fan-captured clip from Disney California Adventure Park -- Just before a battle scene, the unidentified actor jokes about his late arrival ... saying, "Cinderpool was late because he had to read every single page in the terms and conditions when he signed up for Disney+."

The Wolverine actor chimes in with, "I don't get it" -- Deadpool fires back, "They do." And sure enough, the whole audience gets it, bursting out laughing.

Machine Gun Kelly knew Sean Strickland wasn't about to "shut the f*** up," and the UFC fighter proved him right on Tuesday ... firing back at the musician with a wild social media post.

The former middleweight champion got wind of the Cleveland rocker/rapper's comments on the "Impaulsive" podcast episode released on Tuesday ... and despite MGK telling the controversial figure to kick rocks, he's not ready to tap out of their feud just yet.

"Getting lectured by a guy who drinks blood and wears a purse," Strickland said on X. "Dawg you had a mid life crisis and tattooed your entire body. The 'the x community of intolerance' yall I'd hang out with you toxic trolls any day over this c***."

An Iowa police officer fatally shot a dog in front of the pet's owners and young children – but the question is whether the cop was justified to use deadly force.

The officer, identified by Our Quad City News as Ethan Bock, responded to a house in Davenport, IA, on the night of August 21 after receiving a report of 4 aggressive dogs trying to jump a fence to reach another pooch.

As Bock was investigating the call in an alley, he came upon one of the dogs dashing toward him from a yard outside the home.

Jason Kelce -- one of the toughest NFL players ever -- just made it clear he's a big softie off the field ... admitting he's the little spoon in cuddle sessions with his wife, Kylie.

The future Hall of Famer and his significant other made the hilarious revelation while playing a "Who's Most Likely To -- Couples Edition" game with the NFL's social media team this week.

The video let fans in on some fun facts about one of the most popular couples in the football world -- including who snores the most (Jason), who eats the most (Jason), and who said "I love you" first (Kylie).

Time is flying for Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson ... because she's getting emotional over their daughter's educational milestone.

Khloe and Tristan gave True a grand sendoff to first grade Tuesday, with a fancy photo shoot and gushing social media posts ... and Khloe offered a glimpse into how she's feeling as a mother.

KK says ... "I'm not ok but I'll pull it together by pick up time."

NFL superstar Cooper Kupp has just parted ways with his Oregon mansion ... and considering all the bells, whistles and indoor training facilities it came with -- it seems the new buyer got a helluva deal.

TMZ Sports has learned the Los Angeles Rams receiver sold the 5,700 square-foot Wilsonville property recently for $3 million -- a price tag that seems super palatable when you take into account all the place has to offer.

The gated home -- which sits on a four-acre lot -- comes with five bedrooms, eight bathrooms, hardwood floors, French doors, a large gym and a separate guest house.

Gisele Bundchen is floating past Tom Brady, Mark Zuckerberg is speaking out against the feds and a flag football star is putting on a show ... all this on today's TMZ TV Hot Takes.

First up on "TMZ Live," Harvey and Babcock break down Gisele and Joaquim Valente's latest adventure ... a water biking ride past TB12's house.

Before this cheezin'-smilin' sweetie turned into a big-time YouTuber and social media star, he was just growing up in Jackson, Michigan with his TWELVE siblings and heading off to Michigan State University -- earning his marketing and social media degree.

This self-proclaimed "professional fangirl" began his venture on YouTube while in college and to this day, hops on his channel and shares his comedic take on pop culture. This goofball has amassed nearly 7 million subscribers on YouTube and is streaming on Twitch!

Need one more clue? He wrote wrote the book "Binge."

Armie Hammer says he's starting fresh now that he's back in Los Angeles ... and that means parting ways with a gas-guzzling truck full of happy family memories.

The actor says he's having to sell a truck he's owned for 7 years because the cost to fill up his tank is out of control ... taking it to CarMax even though his kids are begging him not to kiss goodbye to the car.

Armie's cleaning out the car before finalizing the deal, and he's getting emotional thinking back on all the family road trips and milestones he went through behind the wheel ... including taking his kids home from the hospital.

6:25 PM PT -- A spokeswoman for J.D. Vance tells TMZ ...“J.D. clearly says in the audio that our leaders on the left, especially anti-child radical Randi Weingarten, who brainwash our kids, are deeply disturbing — and he stands by that statement."

Another one of J.D. Vance’s "childless" jibes is coming back to haunt him ... this time slamming teachers who don’t have biological kids ... which fits right in with his controversial "cat lady" remark.

In unearthed audio from 2021, you can hear J.D. ranting about how disoriented and disturbed he feels about leaders of the left without biological kiddos of their own trying to "brainwash the minds of our children."

Oscar De La Hoya and Holly Sonders are turning their raunchy dance video into a PSA of sorts ... calling on everyone who tuned into it to get their prostates and boobs checked out.

TMZ Sports obtained a response clip from the power couple after they made headlines for shakin' it for all to see in Mexico last week ... and they say the whole thing was part of a bigger plan to get everyone's attention for a good cause -- the "Tanga and Ta-tas awareness program.

"So a lot of you thought we were crazy with the first video that we made, but all we really wanted to do was bring awareness to the ta-tas and to the peckers, because it is that time of  year for you to get a prostate exam and a mammogram," a bikini-clad Sonders said in the video.

Brittany Cartwright is popping bottles after pulling the plug on her marriage ... getting some alcohol delivered to her door only hours after filing to divorce Jax Taylor.

The "Vanderpump Rules" alum and "The Valley" star ordered a bottle of booze on Uber Eats and met the delivery man in a bathing suit and a towel.

Brittany looks pretty happy here ... though we're not sure if the smile on her face is for the incoming liquor ... or for filing to end things with her husband of 5 years.

This is sick ... disturbing video out of Florida appears to show a man physically abusing a dog and wielding a sharp object ... and now police are involved.

In the footage, posted to social media by Only in Dade, you see a man and a large dog on the balcony of a Miami high-rise ... and the guy appears to grab the pooch by the neck and head, shoving the poor pup's face toward the floor.

The dog here is clearly scared, and tries to get away from the man ... but he grabs the dog again, this time with what looks to be a knife in hand, and appears to strike the dog in the ribs multiple times.

Killer mom Susan Smith’s ex-husband isn’t the only one standing in the way of her potential release -- her trial's lead prosecutor is also battling to keep her locked up for killing her two young sons back in '94.

Tommy Pope, the former solicitor for South Carolina’s 16th Judicial Circuit, tells TMZ he’s joining forces with the current solicitor, Kevin Brackett, to keep Susan behind bars at S.C.’s Leath Correctional Institution for the rest of her life ... saying he'll do anything to ensure she doesn't get out of prison. Smith has her first parole hearing set for Nov. 4.

Pope says actions have consequences ... and while mental health issues can be a factor in cases of taking someone’s life, he thinks Susan’s decision to drown her young kids just to stay with a man who didn’t want children was an extreme example of selfishness.

One of the biggest questions leading up to the next NBA season has been answered -- will Bronny James call LeBron "dad" when they share the court?? And from the King himself, the answer is HELL NO.

Now that his oldest son is his teammate on the Lakers, the four-time champion ended the speculation on how the work relationship will play out ... especially when it comes to how the rookie will address him.

"No, he can't [call me dad]," 39-year-old LeBron said on the upcoming episode of "The Shop" on Uninterrupted. "Cannot call me 'dad' in the workplace. Once we leave out the private facility and the gates close, I can be 'dad' again."