Stars and Scars You Be the Judge

The Menendez brothers may well be free men soon -- pretty amazing -- and Bill Maher says Taylor Swift and Trump have something in common -- they're both cult leaders. So we gotta ask ...

Menendez Bros. Should

I Believe Jose Menendez Molested His Sons ...

Kanye And Bianca ...

Bill Maher Says Taylor Swift Is A Cult Leader

Diddy's Freak Off Videos Will Reveal Other Celebs ...

Lana Del Rey's Marriage To Justin Dufrene ...

Travis Kelce's Acting Chops ...

Most Eligible Bachelor

I'd Rather Be Stranded On An Island With ...

Donald Trump Back in Butler, PA ... After Botched Assassination

Donald Trump is returning to the place in Pennsylvania where he nearly lost his life, to pick up where he left off in his campaign rally before he was shot in the ear.

The Republican presidential candidate is rolling into Butler, PA, to hold a Saturday rally for his supporters after the July 13 assassination attempt at the Butler Farm Show grounds -- exactly where the horrific incident took place almost 3 months ago.

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SHOTS FIRED

You may recall ... Thomas Crooks climbed to the roof of a building and fired a bullet that grazed Trump's right ear just inches from his skull as he stood on stage giving a speech. A Secret Service agent fatally gunned down Crooks, but not before the assailant shot to death one attendee and wounded two others.

Bhad Bhabie Reconciles With Estranged Father

Danielle Bregoli, AKA Bhad Bhabie, has a drastically better relationship with her estranged father, Ira Peskowitz ... TMZ has learned he is fully back in her life.

Sources close to the situation tell TMZ ... Danielle reconciled with her dad back in the summer of 2023. We're told she's the one who reached out to him ... resulting in a few initial conversations over text and the phone.

Danielle then saw her dad during a past visit to Florida. The trip clearly went well, as she later invited Ira, his wife and Danielle's 2 half-brothers to L.A. last month to celebrate her daughter, Kali's half-birthday.

Float Into Fall With These Unsinkable Stars ... Water You Waiting For?!

Ain't no worries when you're in Hollywood and living under the sun year-round ... As sweater weather approaches, warm up to these famous floaters who are in the water spread eagle and soaking up the sun so buoyantly!

Floating faces like Andy Cohen sprawled out sunbathing next to shredded bestie Mark Consuelos, while Alessandra Ambrosio looked fin-tastic in a red 'suit belly up in Hawaii, and Dane Cook anchored down in his pool and showed off his pro-floating skills!

Float into your feels and check out our gallery to see all the buoyant babes n' studs!

TMZ TV Hot Takes Diddy, Bieber Hang in Resurfaced Vid ... Kim K Defends Menendez Bros, Boyz II Men

What a wild week it's been!!! So, be sure to settle in for a roundup of all the juicy TMZ TV hot takes you may've missed.

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KEEP QUIET, JUSTIN
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Kicking things off on "TMZ Live," Harvey and Babcock dive into all the latest Diddy developments, including his eyebrow-raising talk show appearance with a teenage Justin Bieber back in 2011.

What's The Big Frigin' Difference?!

"If ya ready come n' get" these minor switch-ups of Selena Gomez looking snazzy in the city! Buckle up, because Selena is about to light up your world ... Give a good up and down at this shining star and see if you can find the changes!

Gomez was in New York earlier this week promoting her musical film "Emilia Pérez" and has been delivering show-stopping 'fits! The singer-actress has been in the spotlight for years and as you already know, "can't keep her hands to herself" 😜!

HINT: There are THREE differences in the above Selena Gomez photos!**

Kourtney & Travis Pooshing for More Security ... Request Extra Patrols From Police

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker aren't taking any risks when it comes to the safety of their home ... requesting local police keep a close eye on their pad.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the reality TV star and the blink-182 drummer, who own multiple properties across Southern California, requested extra patrols for their marital home earlier in the week.

We're told the couple has made the request due to past trespassers who've made their way onto the property ... though, there isn't a current threat they're concerned about.

Diddy Old Photos Show Him Close With Bieber ... Singing Tunes Together

Diddy and Justin Bieber hung out back in the day ... but it was hard to gauge just how close the two celebs were ... until now.

TMZ has obtained rare archived photos of the music legends kicking back at two events ... the 2010 Haiti Benefit Concert at American Airlines Arena in Miami and the 2016 after-party for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards at 1OAK in L.A.

Reviewing the images, one thing becomes abundantly clear ... Diddy and the much younger Bieber were super tight.

Kentucky Justice Sheriff Appears to Shoot Judge on Video

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MOMENTS BEFORE DISASTER

The fatal shooting of a Kentucky judge by a sheriff was apparently captured on security video -- and the moments leading up to the alleged cold-blooded murder were played in open court this week.

Justice Kevin Mullins was seated at his desk inside his chambers in the Letcher County Courthouse in Whitesburg, KY, on September 19, when Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines walks inside and appears to pull out a gun and shoot him multiple times, killing the judge.

Stines surrendered to authorities and was charged with Mullins' slaying. Investigators uncovered a possible motive, revealing Stines allegedly found his daughter's phone number on Mullins' phone and called it -- and a detective later confirmed the sheriff's daughter had been called from the judge’s phone before this incident.

Russian Tourist Films Final Moments Before Falling To Death

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A tourist in the country of Georgia unwittingly filmed herself falling to her death while singing and dancing during a night out -- and that horrifying footage has surfaced this week.

You can see Russian woman Arina Glazunova living it up, passing her phone back and forth to a friend ... when she trips over a knee-high wall and falls into an underpass.

There's a few seconds of shaky footage before the filming stops. Reality hit hard as the 24-year-old was rushed to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead from a broken neck and head injuries.

LeVar Burton We Have John Amos to Thank ... For the Way Black Men Are Perceived on TV

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HE CHANGED EVERYTHING
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LeVar Burton is paying tribute to John Amos following news of the actor's death ... crediting the late star for making history in Hollywood.

We caught up with the actor outside ABC Studios in NYC Friday, where LB had nothing but good things to say about the late TV legend. As LeVar put it ... John's legacy is to be celebrated, especially regarding his work as James Evans on "Good Times."

He noted ... "For me, personally, John's legacy will be that he changed the way Black men were perceived on television in America. James Evans was a householder and, prior to that, Black men were really portrayed as absentee fathers, deadbeat dads, that sort of thing. Only good for prison and jail. John Amos changed that."

Lana Del Rey's Husband I Fed My Ex to a Gator!!! Possible Red Flag???

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WHAT'S FOR DINNER???
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Lana Del Rey's new husband Jeremy Dufrene has a dark sense of humor ... which takes center stage in his alligator act down in the bayou.

Check it out ... the airboat captain faces off against a massive alligator during one tour down in Louisiana. Jeremy proves to be a pro at handling the large reptile ... though, he jokes he's less skilled in his personal life -- taking a jab at his ex-wife in the process.

He tells the tourists aboard his boat ... "Me and [the alligator] have been pretty tight ever since I fed him my ex-wife. I'm just kidding. I'm kidding."

Menendez Brothers' Lawyer Easiest Solution Is Recall & Reduce Their Sentence!!!

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FEELING HOPEFUL AFTER SO LONG
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Lyle and Erik Menendez's lawyer is feeling confident after the L.A. County District Attorney's Office announced they're reviewing new evidence in the Menendez brothers case ... which could potentially result in the brothers' release from prison.

We had Mark Geragos on "TMZ Live" Friday, where he explained why he has a positive outlook about his clients' case following Thursday's press conference. As Geragos puts it ... D.A. George Gascón is brave to touch the controversial 35-year-old case in an election year, as Gascón himself is on the ballot in November.

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REVIEWING NEW CLAIMS

The lawyer feels the D.A. is serious when he said his office is reviewing sexual abuse claims Lyle and Erik have made against their late father, Jose Menendez. Those allegations were not allowed to be presented in the brothers' 2nd murder trial ... which led to their life without parole convictions.

Fernando Tatis Jr. Daughter's Mom Demands More Child Support

The mother of Fernando Tatis Jr.'s two-year-old daughter is dragging the MLB superstar to court in an effort to try to get him to dole out more child support ... but the San Diego Padres outfielder's attorney claims she's spewing lies in the process.

Jennifer Rodriguez claimed this week in court documents, obtained by TMZ Sports, that back in September 2021 -- following a yearslong, non-exclusive relationship -- she became pregnant with Tatis Jr.'s child.

She said in the docs that, initially, she had hoped the two would work together to co-parent their kid ... but following a paternity test that confirmed Tatis Jr. was the father -- the baseball player and those close to him began treating the "impending birth like a business deal."

Reggie Bush I Almost Went To Diddy Party ... Getting Rejected Over Puking Friend Was A 'Sign'

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Ex-NFL star Reggie Bush says he would've attended a Diddy party back in the day if it weren't for a blacked-out friend puking before entering the bash ... but he believes his obliterated plus-one was a "sign."

The Heisman winner detailed the past experience in an interview with Robert Griffin III ... saying he was invited to a rager at Diddy's Star Island mansion around 3 or 4 in the morning, so he headed over with a group of friends and a Red Bull rep -- as he was sponsored by the energy drink at the time.

As his crew waited to get into Diddy's crib, Bush said the RB rep started blowing chunks on the front lawn ... right in front of a slew of security guards.

Menendez Brothers Fans Seeking Autographs on Infamous NBA Card Influx of Mail Requests

Erik and Lyle Menendez are experiencing newfound fame behind bars thanks to the popular Netflix series about the gruesome murders of their parents ... and there's a weird request that keeps coming up in the fan mail that's been pouring in, TMZ has learned.

A source with knowledge at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego tells TMZ ... the infamous Menendez brothers have seen a "huge" increase in mail from fans (and, of course, some haters) thanks to wild interest in Netflix's "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story."

Perhaps the most interesting item the brothers are being sent ... 1990-91 Hoops Mark Jackson NBA cards -- the brothers are on the card, snapped sitting in the Knicks crowd, after the murders, before their arrests -- and people want 'em autographed.