Health

Good news for Alicia Silverstone … it's unlikely she'll die from munching on poisonous berries recently, experts say.

But the toxic Jerusalem cherries the “Clueless” star was seen chomping in a viral TikTok video after plucking them from a London yard ... are not to be messed with.

While there's no evidence in medical literature that anyone has ever died from ingesting these decorative cherry-tomato-looking berries … they can leave healthy adults writhing with stomach pains.

Fitness guru Richard Simmons' falls while at home contributed to his death ... something the coroner reportedly shared with Richard's brother.

Lenny Simmons says he got a call from the L.A. County Medical Examiner's Office, and they told him, "Richard's death was accidental due to complications from falls and heart disease as a contributing factor" ... according to Simmons family spokesperson Tom Estey.

TMZ confirmed the info with Estey -- lining up with the story we broke last month about Richard's final days. As we reported, he fell in his bathroom the evening of his 76th birthday, and when his housekeeper came to help him up .. he refused medical care.

Nev Schulman choked up as he thanked everyone for their support after his traumatic bike accident 2 weeks ago ... which left him with a broken neck and other injuries.

The "Catfish" star is still wearing his neck brace as he gets real with his IG followers Tuesday ... saying he was taking a 10-minute neighborhood walk to keep his body moving, just as his physical therapist advised.

Even though Nev seemed to be making strides in his amazing recovery, he admits he’s never felt more fatigued in his life -- so it looks like he’s still got a long road ahead of him to get back into tip-top shape.

"Boy Meets World" star Danielle Fishel is feeling blessed despite her recent cancer diagnosis ... thanking fans for an outpouring of support.

Danielle hopped on Instagram and shared a video message with her followers, expressing gratitude for the overwhelmingly positive response to her health update.

As we reported ... Danielle announced Monday she was fighting breast cancer, though she caught the disease in stage zero during her annual mammogram.

TikTok star Kyle Marisa Roth's cause of death has been revealed 4 months after her untimely passing shocked her followers ... with her autopsy report ruling her death as "natural."

In new documents obtained by TMZ ... Maryland's Chief Medical Examiner declared the internet personality died from cardiac arrhythmia due to myocardial fibrosis -- which means she essentially had an irregular heartbeat caused by scarring on the heart muscle.

Her toxicology report found no signs of alcohol ... but she did test positive for Diphenhydramine -- a common antihistamine, marketed as Benadryl among other brand names -- and Mitragynine ... an alkaloid often used for pain management.

"1000-Lb Sisters" star Tammy Slaton has every reason to be dancing in celebration ... she just revealed she's lost 500 pounds.

The TLC personality took to TikTok on Tuesday, where she happily performed a little jig to Dylan Scott's anthem "Livin' My Best Life" ... proving she's feeling better than ever after her impressive weight-loss transformation.

The reality star showed off her new physique as she danced around her living room in shorts and a tank top. Before trolls could hate on her moves, Tammy confessed she "can't dance" ... but made it clear she's trying to spread a little joy online.

Jax Taylor is ready to get back to work ... we've learned the reality star is planning to check out of treatment ... and he has big plans for his return home.

Sources close to Jax tell TMZ ... the Bravo personality plans to leave the inpatient treatment center where he's been staying on Thursday, and will be heading back to his home in Los Angeles.

We're told spending quality time with his son, Cruz, is his top priority ... though, he intends to still live separately from his estranged wife, Brittany Cartwright.

"Boy Meets World" actress Danielle Fishel is sharing a major health announcement -- she's been diagnosed with breast cancer, but her bigger message is about how doctors caught it in stage zero.

Danielle says, "I was recently diagnosed with DCIS, which stands for ductal carcinoma in situ, which is a form of breast cancer."

She revealed her diagnosis Monday morning on "Pod Meets World," the show she hosts with her former 'BMW' costars Will Friedle and Rider Strong.

YouTube star and British influencer Luke Goodwin is dead after battling a rare cancer.

Luke died peacefully at home on August 2, with his family by his side ... his wife, Beckey, announced in a YouTube video.

Known for his popular YouTube channel, "I Will Not Be Defeated," Luke was diagnosed in August 2022 with Stage 4 Leiomyosarcoma ... a rare type of cancer the Mayo Clinic says begins in smooth muscle tissue and then spreads into normal body tissue.

Dodgers star Freddie Freeman and his wife say their three-year-old son, Maximus, is taking steps in the right direction ... revealing they have "seen a lot of progress in the last week and a half" after he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome.

The Freemans took to Instagram to share the strides their son has made after he was forced to spend eight days in the pediatric ICU ... and thankfully, it's all good news.

They wrote that they are happy with how things are going ... saying he can sleep through the night again and sit without needing any assistance. They noted he recently started to army crawl ... as the disease can affect one's ability to walk.

Victoria Jackson says her cancer has returned in the form of an inoperable tumor ... and, it sounds like doctors aren't giving her much more time to live.

The "Saturday Night Live" star announced the news in a video posted Friday ... using her trademark humor to deliver the update to fans that doctors can't operate on a tumor pushing on her windpipe -- which she says "eventually would suffocate me to death."

In the Instagram post, VJ explains she's got "a magic pill" to be delivered to her to help manage the disease ... but, adds people who are prescribed and take those pills only have about 32-34 months to live -- so, she's under the impression her life's coming to an end.

Brooke Mueller has some deep connections to the Matthew Perry death case ... TMZ has learned she knew the woman who prosecutors say sold the fatal dose, and was super close to the guy prosecutors say delivered the ketamine that killed Matthew ... and she aided in the police investigation.

Multiple sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Brooke once spent time in rehab with Matthew and Jasveen Sangha, AKA "The Ketamine Queen," and all 3 were at the same L.A.-area facility at the same time.

Jasveen was arrested Thursday in connection with Matthew's death ... and prosecutors say she's the one who ran the stash house.

Gena Rowlands, who famously played Allie in "The Notebook," is dead ... TMZ has learned.

The retired actress died Wednesday afternoon at her home in Indian Wells, CA ... where she was surrounded by family, including her husband, Robert, and her daughter Alexandra Cassavetes.

We're told her son, director Nick Cassavetes, had also been at the home frequently this week.

Collin Gosselin’s out of the U.S. Marines, and he says it's because the Corps has an issue with something his mom Kate did back in 2016 ... sending him to an institution for troubled kids.

CG -- one of Kate and Jon Gosselin's famous brood of 8 -- says he was on the brink of graduation from the Marines when the service discovered his past stint in a mental health facility, and that led to his discharge.

He told Entertainment Tonight ... the Marines didn’t dig into the circumstances of why he was at PA's Fairmount Behavioral Health Institute -- it was just a straight-up exit, no ifs, ands or buts.

J.J. McCarthy's rookie season is over -- the Minnesota Vikings' 2024 first-round pick will miss the entire 2024-25 schedule after surgery revealed a full repair of his meniscus was necessary.

It's a tough blow for the 21-year-old signal-caller ... who started dealing with knee soreness following the team's 24-23 preseason victory over the Las Vegas Raiders.

At the time, head coach Kevin O'Connell said the team had no reason to believe it was more than routine soreness. As it turns out, that "routine soreness" was actually a meniscus tear ... which then required McCarthy to be put under the knife to determine the extent of the issue -- and, unfortunately, it was the worst-case scenario for the 10th overall pick.

Usher just hit his hometown Atlanta fans with a major announcement -- he's postponed his "Past Present Future" tour opener just hours before Wednesday night's show ... saying he's got to put himself first.

The R&B star dropped a long IG statement Wednesday ... saying after pouring his blood, sweat and tears into his three-decade-long career, he needs to let his body rest up and heal -- that’s why he pulled the plug on this evening's show at State Farm Arena.

Usher promised he’s not ditching his fans, and says tonight's show will be rescheduled -- when fans will get 100% of him.