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Zach Bryan's ex-girlfriend Brianna LaPaglia is down in the dumps after being dumped by the musician in a very public way ... but our "TMZ on TV" crew isn't sharing her pain.

Brianna posted a tearful reaction video to Zach's sudden breakup post ... but check out the clip, it's kind of hard to take her seriously with a stage name like Chickenfry.

Zach's statement announcing the split reads like she was way more into him than he was into her ... at least that's our takeaway here.

Cardi B will no longer be performing at ONE MusicFest 2024 this weekend ... the superstar rapper was scheduled to headline the star-studded fest, but she says she's dealing with a health issue!!!

Cardi and ONE MusicFest broke the unfortunate news on Wednesday ... Cardi apologized to the fans in Atlanta but says she's still recovering from a "medical emergency" and is focused on coming back better than ever.

The show will go on and the lineup is still stacked ... Earth, Wind & Fire, Nelly, Method Man, Jill Scott, GloRilla, DJ Drama, BigXThaPlug, Fat Joe and dozens of other well-known artists are still scheduled to hit the stage for what will be the fest's 15th anniversary.

D.L. Hughley ain't holding back when it comes to Donald Trump -- and he’s definitely not McLovin’ the Republican nominee's recent McDonald’s stop on the campaign trail.

TMZ caught up with the comedian at LAX Tuesday, and he didn’t mince words -- calling out Trump’s efforts to "learn" McDonald’s secret sauce as nothing more than a PR stunt, adding that deep down he doesn’t care about the working class at all.

What's more, D.L. even brought up his own days working at the fast food joint to back up POV ... recalling how he made $2.65 an hour working there back in '78.

As the 2024 Presidential Election shapes up to be one of the most important in the country's history, law enforcement agencies are planning extra measures to ensure the security of polling places ... TMZ has learned.

In the aftermath of the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots ... voters and poll workers in some states are now facing threats and intimidation tactics.

TMZ has reached out to law enforcement agencies in New York, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, D.C. and Washington state -- and officials tell us they are making plans ahead of the November 5 showdown between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

Marsha Kearney -- the mother of Kansas City Chiefs star Rashee Rice -- was slapped with a misdemeanor charge this month over allegations she stole her neighbor's package ... TMZ Sports has learned.

North Richland Hills Police in Texas tell us ... after Kearney's neighbor accused her of snatching some Chappell Roan records right off their porch in plain view of their Ring camera on Sept. 29, an arrest warrant for the 43-year-old was issued on Oct. 8.

Cops say Kearney ended up turning herself into the Tarrant County Sherriff's Office a week later -- on Oct. 15 -- and she was eventually charged with one count of mail theft.

Laura Loomer is firing off at Bill Maher, calling him out for trying to destroy her career by portraying her as a "floozy" -- and she thinks it's because she's crushing Democrats with her journalism.

We spoke with the right-leaning activist -- who's suing Maher for defamation for what she calls his false claim she's having an affair with Donald Trump ... something she thinks he's only doing because she's broken major stories involving Democratic heavyweights.

Loomer flaunts a few of these stories ... saying she was the one who broke the news about Tim Walz's family planning to vote against him and Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election.

11:45 AM PT -- A representative for the Royal Bahamas Defense Force confirmed to TMZ ... The 66-year-old woman jumped from the 14th floor of the cruise ship. Search and rescue efforts were officially called off Wednesday.

The Taylor Swift-themed cruise from Florida to the Bahamas went from happy to sad Tuesday ... as a 66-year-old woman fell overboard and is now missing.

A rep for the U.S. Coast Guard tells TMZ ... the Royal Caribbean cruise ship filled with Taylor's "Swifties" left the Port of Miami Monday and was about 17 miles north of Nassau in the Bahamas when tragedy struck Tuesday night.

According to the spokesperson ... the woman tumbled off the ship called Allure of the Seas, plunging into the ocean at about 9:40 PM.

Ron Ely -- star of the 1960s TV show -- "Tarzan" has died ... this, according to a statement from his daughter Wednesday.

Ely's daughter, Kirsten, tells TMZ he passed away at home at the age of 86 peacefully surrounded by family on September 29th ... and went on to pay an emotional tribute to him in a lengthy IG post, remembering him as one of the greatest men to ever live -- and, a personal idol of hers.

She says her dad always brought a wave of positivity with him wherever he went ... saying his life story was one of relentless perseverance to do what was right, adding she's doing her best to walk in her father's footsteps.

Vince McMahon is facing yet another lawsuit -- this time, the former WWE honcho is being accused of ignoring claims of sexual abuse made by former employees known as "Ring Boys."

The docs were filed in Baltimore County Wednesday ... with Vince's wife, Linda McMahon, WWE and its ownership, TKO Group, also named in the lawsuit.

In the suit .... it alleges Melvin Phillips Jr. -- who served as the ring crew chief and ringside announcer -- hired underaged boys to assist the crew with errands and tasks for wrestling shows.

LeBron James and his son, Bronny, are being dragged to a different kind of court ... TMZ Sports has learned they've just been sued over their alleged roles in a 2022 car crash.

Court documents we obtained showed the suit was filed by two plaintiffs in Los Angeles County on Tuesday afternoon ... just hours before the father-and-son duo took the floor together for the first time in a regular season game during the Lakers' season-opening win over Minnesota at Crypto.com Arena.

In the suit, April Almanza Lopez and Kiara Rae McGillen allege they were driving on a highway on November 13, 2022 in Littlerock, Calif. ... when the Jameses slammed into them.

Justin Bieber thinks it's way too late to say "Sorry" when it comes to some of his former business managers -- he thinks they grossly mismanaged his money, and it could be time to take legal action.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Justin's been very upset for several years, claiming he's lost a ton of money as a result of terrible decisions made by business managers -- we don't know how many managers, but we do know it's more than one.

It's unclear just how much Justin thinks has been squandered -- other than it's a huge amount -- but our sources say he's discussing the possibility of filing a lawsuit against the alleged offenders. We're told his current team is split -- some members want him to sue, but others don't.

Travis Scott's Australian fans in Melbourne put chaos on the menu for his "Circus Maximus" world tour stop in an eerily familiar scene reminiscent of the 2021 Astroworld disaster!!!

Swarms of rowdy fans grew restless outside Marvel Stadium ahead of Tuesday's show ... and as tensions began to rise, so did the amount of objects thrown into the air!!!

At one point, fans can be seen breaking through barricades in the general admission area,  and some were bold enough to lift them off the ground altogether!!!

Dust off your handbook for the recently deceased, because you're going to need it for Airbnb's newest listing ... an abode inspired by "Beetlejuice."

Check it out ... the Deetz residence featured heavily in the first "Beetlejuice" film and its sequel, "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," is now available for a visit through Airbnb's Icons program.

The residence, located in the small hamlet of Hillsborough, New Jersey, will transport a group of guests into the world of "Beetlejuice" ... including artwork done by Catherine O'Hara's Delia, the Maitlands' miniature of the town, and even a portal into The Afterlife -- where you may stumble upon a ghoul or two.

RZA is looking back at Kendrick Lamar and Drake's epic rap battle with admiration, but thinks K. Dot was able to get the edge because he's naturally got that glow ... the power of elevation!!!!

The Wu-Tang Clan architect tells Complex in a new interview he believes Kendrick and Drake can shake hands down the line like Jay-Z and Nas did for their era in due time ... and he goes on to analyze their rap war from an athletic angle.

"First of all, Kendrick is the natural lyricist, and Drake is a trained lyricist," RZA explained. "You could train a fighter and he could be good, then you got those natural fighters who also then go through training. So that's a different chamber there. And while Drake got bars forever, Kendrick's bars' potency was stronger."

11:39 AM PT -- Spirit Airlines tells TMZ ... "We are aware of the video and are taking steps to address this matter."

Someone might want to release snakes on this Spirit Airlines flight ... 'cause they might catch the rat scurrying around the jet and freaking out passengers!

Check out this clip taken on a Spirit flight from Dallas to Los Angeles, which appears to show a rat running above an overhead bin during the approximately 3-hour flight.

The rat's feet can be seen through the opaque glass with light illuminating its snout ... lording over the airplane populace while a group of people film it.

Liam Payne’s heartbroken girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, shared an emotional tribute to the late star, revealing she and the “love of her life” were planning to tie the knot next year.

Kate dropped a carousel of pics of her and Liam on IG Wednesday, along with a heartfelt message saying just weeks earlier he had given her a note he told her not to open at the time -- declaring he hoped to marry her within a year.

Kate wrote, "Liam, I know we'll be together forever, but not in the way we planned. You'll always be with me. I've gained a guardian angel."