TMZ.com Home

Nell Smith — the teenager best known for her collaboration with The Flaming Lips — has died.

Smith was supposed to have her first solo album released by record label, Bella Union, before she passed away last weekend, according to the company's owner, Simon Raymonde.

Her family said in a statement Smith was "cruelly taken from us on October 5," describing her as "feisty, talented, unique, beautiful." They said they were still reeling from her death because she had so much more to experience in life.

When Diddy was a free man, he had a message for the White man ... come to one of my parties and you'll wind up unconscious with your face buried in a couch.

Case in point ... Diddy was featured in an old video as his younger, cocky self, hanging out with three White dudes and an Asian lady at a house party in the 2000s, apparently in London.

Check out the clip ... Diddy spoke directly into the camera, explaining to Londoners about what happens to "the White man" when he comes to a Diddy soiree.

Taylor Swift is back at one of Travis Kelce's games ... because she's in the house to watch his Kansas City Chiefs play on Monday Night Football.

The singer just showed up to Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, as Travis and his squad are preparing to host the New Orleans Saints.

Taylor pulled up with her hair in a ponytail ... and she's wearing a plaid off-the-shoulder top and matching mini skirt, with knee-high platform boots and a purse.

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's romance is getting spooky -- the NFL superstar and pop singer were front and center at an annual Halloween event in Calabasas ... in pumpkin form!!

The festive tribute to the power couple was part of the Nights of the Jack at the King Gillette Ranch this weekend ... which is known to feature familiar faces in sports and entertainment etched on the sides of squashes.

Naturally, the event had to show love to the biggest relationship around at the moment ... as their love has taken the world by storm.

Austrian–American actress Sybil Danning was in her mid-30s when she played Ariadne -- the evil eye candy and princess planning to rule the world with her magic -- in the 1983 adventure movie "Hercules."

Danning played opposite Lou Ferrigno as the bulky and enormously strong Hercules and Ingrid Anderson as the most beautiful queen who lusts after herself, Cassiopeia.

Other worthy cast mentions include Brad Harris as Augias and Mirella D'Angelo as Circe.

Sybil's 1983 ten-page Playboy pictorial put her on the map as a star and landed her film roles in "Chained Heat" and "Malibu Express."

TMZ may collect a share of sales or other compensation from links on this page.

Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days 2024 is officially here ... and these deals on all your cooking needs will have you exclaiming, "That's Hot!"

Find everything from the knife set Chrissy Teigen uses in her own home ... to a perfectly pink cookware set inspired by Paris Hilton ... plus, products from Keurig, Ninja, Nespresso, KitchenAid and more.

These items will help you transform from an at-home cook to a celebrity chef in no time.

A TV news meteorologist in Florida got super emotional live on air as he reported on the powerful Hurricane Milton ... even apologizing to the audience and warning of the storm's potential impact on human life.

John Morales from NBC-owned WTVJ was sharing an update Monday on Milton when he got choked up.

The weatherman told the audience Milton was an "incredible, incredible hurricane" ... and he teared up as he relayed info on the storms sheer size and power, telling viewers ... "I apologize -- this is just horrific."

Kanye West and Bianca Censori were once inseparable, living it up around the globe with their exotic adventures and an affection that was anything but subtle!

But their current reality has been laid bare with TMZ revealing the 2-year marriage is going through some serious troubles -- a total shocker, especially since they looked so tight during their wild (and her half-naked) antics, as seen in these throwback pics.

Bianca made it clear she was Kanye’s ride-or-die from the jump, rocking those barely-there outfits that left little to the imagination -- while Ye kept things covered up.

"American Horror Story" alum Naomi Grossman is coming to Ryan Murphy's defense amid the growing debate surrounding "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story."

ICYMI ... the Menendez brothers have made it clear they aren't fans of the show, with EM previously bashing the Netflix drama as a "dishonest portrayal of the tragedies surrounding our crime."

Yet, when we caught up with Naomi in Santa Monica, California, she voiced her shock at the siblings' outrage ... since she felt the show painted Lyle and Erik as "total victims."

Tekashi 6ix9ine is taking his talents to Kartel Music ... signing a new record deal with the label that will pay him millions of dollars.

The rapper just inked a lucrative contract that calls for him to record a new album with Mexican regional artists and go on tour in the United States, Mexico and Central and South America.

According to the contract, obtained by TMZ, Tekashi is being paid $1 million for the album, which will feature 10 songs ... and he's going to make $250,000 for every concert of an upcoming tour. This all adds up to Tekashi potentially pocketing over $6 million.

Kanye West and Bianca Censori are possibly heading for divorce, Taylor Swift is skipping a Travis Kelce birthday event, and more details are emerging from the Jabrill Peppers arrest ... all this on today's TMZ TV Hot Takes.

First up on "TMZ Live," Harvey and Charles explain why things aren't looking good for Kanye and Bianca's marriage.

Kevin McCall has some lofty dreams with his next project -- getting his family back into his good graces, with a best case scenario of even reuniting with his ex, Eva Marcille!!!

The R&B singer was hella optimistic at the Taglyan Complex during the weekend's Living Legends Foundation Awards where he outlined his plans to TMZ Hip Hop ... starting with his upcoming album "Black Friday."

Kevin tells us he's had a long journey for himself -- and he's still traveling. He hasn't spoken to Eva in some time but evokes the timeless beggar's anthem "On Bended Knee" by Boyz II Men to pinpoint his feelings.

Chappell Roan was back at it, moaning and groaning -- this time airing out some old classroom drama as she went full savage mode at a former teacher, boldly dubbing her a "b****" onstage.

You gotta check out the clip -- Chappell took an expletive-filled detour while introducing her track "My Kink Is Karma" at the Austin City Limits Music Festival, yelling into her microphone, "I usually dedicate this song to my ex but I dedicate this song to my f****** theater teacher ... who kicked me out, b****! I'm here!"

A fan shared the star's no-nonsense statement online, tagging it with, “F*** the theater teacher that kicked out Chappell. We ride at dawn!"

A 7-Eleven clerk in California went down swinging during a violent takeover robbery of his convenience store ... fighting back against a mob and bashing them with a stick.

Footage from Sunday's takeover robbery in Anaheim shows the clerk wielding what appears to be a broom as a mob descends on his store, hellbent on ransacking the place.

The clerk puts up a good fight, and doesn't back down when one of his masked attackers throws a big rock at him ... but he's severely outnumbered and ultimately gets overpowered.

Kayla Nicole was put in a tough spot at her new job ... being forced to talk about her famous ex-boyfriend, Travis Kelce, when breaking down some sports betting -- and yeah, it's pretty awkward.

It all went down on the "I Am Athlete Daily Show" ... a program where Nicole discusses upcoming wagers with Brandon Marshall, Aqib Talib and Tad Prescott.

Naturally, "Monday Night Football" was a topic of conversation ... which means the crew chatted about the Week 5 matchup between the New Orleans Saints and Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs.

Jason Kelce picked up a new party trick Monday -- he can now make a beer can stick to the palm of his hand -- and get this, the lesson came from none other than a Swiftie at a Chiefs tailgate!!

The former Philadelphia Eagles center got schooled while he was mobbin' around Arrowhead Stadium in the leadup to Kansas City's "Monday Night Football" matchup with the Saints.

Working a microphone for his new ESPN gig, Kelce was popping in and out of parties ... when a man wearing a No. 87 Taylor Swift jersey taught him yet another way to gulp down some suds in style.