Eagles Guitarist Joe Walsh Play 'Hotel California' in North Korea? Not. A. Chance.
Joe Walsh was almost disgusted at the suggestion the Eagles might ever do a show in North Korea. He's adamant -- it's NOT a lovely place ... thanks to Kim Jong-un.
We got the legendary guitarist leaving Craig's Wednesday night in WeHo, and wanted to know ... with President Trump and Kim Jong-un working towards denuclearization in North Korea, would the band ever consider performing there?
It's a hard pass for Joe, but it's got nothing to do with the fact he ain't buying the peace talks -- it's more about the N. Korean leader's track record with his own citizens.
Watch ... Joe also takes a parting shot at Trump.
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Lil Boosie Kim K. Is Great for Prison Reform ... I'm Down to Help Too!!!
Lil Boosie says he's got no problem with Kim Kardashian meeting President Trump to discuss prison reform, and as an ex-inmate himself ... he's sure other prisoners would back her efforts too.
We got Boosie Tuesday at Atlanta's Lenox Square Mall and he joked about why Kim's the perfect spokesperson for unjustly convicted inmates -- something about many of them enjoying her body of work.
On a serious note, he applauded her impassioned efforts to get Alice Marie Johnson's sentence commuted, and it seems she's inspired him. Boosie, who's admittedly not a Trump fan, told us he'd even be down to do his part -- with one caveat.
Boosie and Trump? Imagine that Oval Office photo op!
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Terry Bradshaw Sides with Eagles In Donald Trump Spat
Terry Bradshaw is sticking up for the Philadelphia Eagles ... telling TMZ Sports he supports their decision to not go to the White House -- saying, "1st Amendment rights, I totally believe in it."
The "FOX NFL Sunday" star didn't mince his words when we asked about the issue -- telling us, "I agree with the Eagles. Totally. 100 percent."
When asked about Donald Trump specifically, Bradshaw said ... "Trump just needs to ... he just needs to go somewhere and enjoy the money he's got."
Bradshaw continued ... "You know what's so bad about that whole event? Was how they were portrayed as protesting, kneeling, during the national anthem when they were praying. That is just wrong."
For the record, FOX News issued a statement after that incident -- saying, "We apologize for the error."
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Donald Trump To NFL Players ... Tell Me Who I Should Pardon!
Donald Trump is making an offer to NFL players -- telling them he wants their recommendations for people who deserve a presidential pardon ... and promises to take their requests seriously.
Trump was speaking with reporters in front of the White House when he talked about his new plan to help determine who should be pardoned.
"What I'm thinking to do, you have a lot of people in the NFL in particular ... they're not proud enough to stand for our national anthem ..."
"I'm gonna ask all of those people to recommend to me ... people that they think were unfairly treated by the justice system and I'm gonna ask them to recommend to me, people that were unfairly treated, friends of theirs or people that they know about and im gonna take a look at those applications."
"And if I find and my committee finds that they were unfairly treated, then we will pardon them or at least let them out."
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Alice Marie Johnson Her Emotional Family Reunion Right After Prison Release
Alice Marie Johnson wasted NO time catching up with her loved ones, moments after she was released from prison ... courtesy of President Trump and Kim Kardashian West.
Alice was driven a short distance away from Alabama's Aliceville Correctional Facility, and bolted into the arms of loved ones waiting for her on the roadside.
As we reported ... the 63-year-old great-grandmother's case became national news after Kim tweeted about it. She was sentenced to life in prison for first time offenses of money laundering and drug conspiracy.
Kim K made it her mission to set Alice free, and finally got to discuss it with POTUS last week. Kim got to break the good news to Alice ahead of Trump granting her clemency -- and Alice shared her gratitude with reporters.
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Stormy Daniels Sues Ex-Lawyer ... He Was a 'Puppet' for Trump & Cohen
Stormy Daniels just sued her former attorney ... claiming he was in cahoots with President Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, to get her to falsely deny she had an affair with Trump.
Stormy -- real name Stephanie Clifford -- filed docs Wednesday claiming Keith Davidson colluded with Cohen and hatched a plan to get her on Sean Hannity's show back in January.
The suit attached a series of texts Stormy says back her claims. In docs, obtained by TMZ, Cohen texted Davidson, "I have her tentatively scheduled for Hannity tonight." But, a few hours later ... Cohen texted Davidson, "The wise men all believe the story is dying and don't think it's smart for her to do any interviews." Davidson, according to docs, replied, "100%" ... with Cohen replying, "Thanks pal."
Stormy claims "wise men" is in reference to Trump, essentially alleging he knew Davidson and Cohen were communicating all along. Stormy also claims Davidson broke attorney-client privilege when he tipped off Cohen that she was about to get a new lawyer, Michael Avenatti, and announce in court she had an affair with Trump but signed an agreement to keep quiet about it in exchange for $130,000.
The suit alleges, "Mr. Davidson abdicated his role as an advocate and fiduciary of his client Ms. Clifford and instead elected to be a puppet for Mr. Cohen and Mr. Trump in order to advance their interests at the expense of Ms. Clifford."
Trump denies the affair.
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Malcolm Jenkins To Donald Trump: 'You Aren't Listening'
Malcolm Jenkins wants people like Donald Trump to know what the national anthem demonstrations were really about ... so he spelled it out in the Eagles' locker room today -- using signs.
He didn't speak a word to reporters -- instead, Jenkins flipped through a series of handwritted signs he made ... clearly trying to get his point across to critics like POTUS.
Here are a few examples ...
"You aren't listening"
"More than 60% of people in prison are people of color"
"Nearly 200,000 juveniles enter the adult criminal system each year, most for non-violent crimes"
"Chris Long gave his entire year's salary to educational initiatives"
"Colin Kaepernick gave $1 million to charity"
"Devin McCourty, Duron Harmon, Matt Slater and Johnson Bademosi lobbied to raise the age from 7 to 12 entering the criminal justice system"
While Jenkins elected to stay silent, Eagles head coach Doug Pederson spoke with reporters Wednesday morning ... saying he was "looking forward to" the visit.
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Eagles Coach Doug Pederson On White House Visit: I Was 'Looking Forward' to It
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson says he was "looking forward" to visiting the White House to celebrate the Super Bowl victory ... and seemed kinda bummed it didn't happen.
"I was looking forward to it," Pederson said at a Wednesday news conference ... "You win a world championship ... you wanna be recognized that way."
When asked if other teams should boycott the White House after the drama that surrounded his team, Pederson said he can't speak for other teams, but reiterated ... "I was looking forward to it."
Pederson also says his team is "united" and trying to put all of the Donald Trump drama behind them so they can focus on the season.
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LeBron James Cavs & Warriors Will Boycott White House
LeBron James says the Cavs and the Warriors are united when it comes to Donald Trump -- "No matter who wins this series, no one wants the invite [to the White House]."
"It won't be Golden State or Cleveland going."
LeBron just faced the media and said he learned about Trump pulling the invite to the Philadelphia Eagles moments before he got to the podium ... but says, "It's typical of him and I'm not surprised."
"I think as long as he's in the office, the communication and things like that is gonna continue to happen. It's a lot of things that we believe in as Americans that we don't feel that he's for."
"It's a lot of people that believe that he's not for the people or doing things that are not right by the people."
After James finished his session, Steph Curry had a few words for the media -- "I agree with Bron."
LeBron has attacked Trump before -- calling POTUS a "bum" for criticizing Steph Curry when he didn't immediately accept an invite to 1600 Penn.
"Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up," LeBron tweeted at Trump.
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Bill Belichick Shuts Down Trump Questions ... Praises Tom Brady
Bill Belichick sure as hell doesn't want to talk about his good friend, Donald Trump -- and shut down reporters when he was asked about the drama surrounding the Eagles' White House visit.
Remember, Belichick and Trump are tight ... in fact, Trump just appointed him to the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition.
Plus, Belichick famously wrote Trump a congratulatory letter right before the election -- a letter Trump read onstage at a major event.
So, when Belichick faced reporters at Patriots training camp on Tuesday ... the media wanted to know how he felt about the way Trump was handling the Eagles situation and the NFL's new national anthem rules.
Guess what ... Belichick deflected and deflected.
He did sorta address the Tom Brady drama after his QB blew off Pats voluntary workouts.
"I've always had a good relationship with Tom," Belichick insisted.
He also insisted everyone's on the same page -- they're all focused on winning.
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Terrell Owens to Trump You Can't Uninvite People Who Turned You Down First!
Terrell Owens has some strong words for his former 'Celebrity Apprentice' boss ... telling Donald Trump when it comes to the Eagles, YOU WERE REJECTED FIRST!
T.O. was leaving Avra Estiatorio in Beverly Hills when we asked the former Eagles WR for his thoughts on Trump uninviting the Eagles to the White House.
"I'm sure it wasn't him uninviting the Eagles. I'm sure they didn't wanna go! So, how does he uninvite people that didn't wanna go?! Come on dog, let's keep it real!"
According to Trump himself ... only a "small number of players" were planning on attending the Super Bowl ceremony Tuesday morning, so he pulled the invite rather than have a small showing.
As for Terrell's opinion on the NFL's new national anthem rule?
"It is what it is ... I just think they're taking away people's freedom of speech."
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Philadelphia Eagles White House Visit Is Off ... Trump Suggests He Pulled the Plug
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Donald Trump has announced the plans for the Philadelphia Eagles to visit the White House to celebrate the Super Bowl victory is officially OFF ... and POTUS is making it seem like it was his decision.
Instead, Trump says he will still have the United States Marine Band and the United Army Chorus playing the national anthem at 1600 Pennsylvania ... while he stands proudly and watches.
The team was scheduled to visit on Tuesday ... without several key members from the team who opted out as a way to protest Trump's stance on the national anthem.
But, Trump says the "smaller delegation" of players who accepted the invite are no longer coming because "the fans deserve better."
"The Philadelphia Eagles are unable to come to the White House with their full team to be celebrated tomorrow."
"They disagree with their President because he insists that they proudly stand for the National Anthem, hand on heart, in honor of the great men and women of our country."
"The Eagles wanted to send a smaller delegation, but the 1,000 fan planning to attend the event deserve better."
"These fans are still invited to the White House to be part of a different type of ceremony-one that will honor our great country, pay tribute to the heroes who fight to protect it, and loudly and proudly play the National Anthem."
"I will be there at 3:00 p.m. with the United States Marine Band and the United Army Chorus to celebrate America."
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Kim Kardashian I'd Do Anything to Free Alice Johnson ... Even Sit Down with Trump
Kim Kardashian is a woman on a mission for Alice Johnson and she's willing to do whatever it takes to free her, which is why she met with President Trump ... someone she doesn't generally support, politically.
Kim sat down for a post-White House interview with Mic.com -- and it sounds like she might've been reluctant to meet with Trump, but she explained why she wasn't about to let the opportunity pass.
She also answers the question a lot of people were asking after news broke she was heading to D.C. -- what the hell does Kim have to do with prison reform?
Check out her answer -- it's actually kinda moving. Right after the White House summit, Kim spoke to Alice ... and we get to hear some of their convo in this clip.
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Herschel Walker Still Does 3,500 Sit-Ups Daily ... Offers to Train Trump!
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Herschel Walker is 56 years old ... and he's still in INSANE shape -- telling TMZ Sports his daily routine includes 1,500 push-ups and 3,500 sit-ups.
THAT'S NOT A MISTAKE -- HE REALLY DOES THAT!
The ex-NFL star was leaving the White House on Wednesday as part of the President's Council on Sport, Fitness and Nutrition ... when we asked if he'd be down to help out his old pal, Donald Trump.
A few months ago, it was reported that POTUS is trying to live a healthier lifestyle -- starting with changing his diet.
So, would Herschel be down to share some of his fitness wisdom?
"Maybe I can work with him," Walker said ... noting that he won't put together an official workout plan until he talks with Trump.
But seriously ... 1,500 push-ups a day?!
Herschel's a beast.
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Kim Kardashian West Yes, I'm Here to See the President About a Woman's Freedom
6:56 PM PT -- Kim Kardashian has issued a statement on her meeting with Trump, saying ... "I would like to thank President Trump for his time this afternoon. It is our hope that the President will grant clemency to Ms. Alice Marie Johnson who is serving a life sentence for a first-time, non-violent drug offense. We are optimistic about Ms. Johnson’s future and hopeful that she—and so many like her—will get a second chance at life."
3:31 PM PT -- Our sources say the meeting with Trump went "extremely well." We're told Kim and Shawn will now meet with Jared Kushner -- who's been very passionate and hands-on with Alice's possible pardon and criminal justice reform -- and Ivanka at their home for a private dinner.
Before she left the Oval Office, Kim posed for a pic with 45, which he posted. One of them smiled ...
Kim Kardashian West is all business, in a pantsuit, as she arrives at the White House to meet President Trump.
Kim and her attorney, Shawn Holley, entered through the security gate for the West Wing of 1600 Penn ... around 4:40 PM EDT. As we reported, the meeting with POTUS has been in the works for months ... as KKW's been in talks with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner to get Alice Marie Johnson's life sentence commuted.
Alice is the great-grandmother who was convicted for drug conspiracy and money laundering in 1997 ... they were her first offenses, and Kim's taken up her cause over the last year.
Her attire -- all black, besides yellow heels -- shows just how serious Kim is about her mission.
No doubt, Kanye West's admiration for Trump will be brought up during the meeting ... by Trump.
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Johnny Damon Trump's Putting $$$ In Our Pockets! ... Love That Guy!
Johnny Damon says he LOVES how President Trump has been performing since taking office -- and when asked for a specific reason ... he told us, "Well, do you like having more money in your pockets?"
The ex-MLB star was recently appointed to the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition --- and spent his Wednesday visiting the White House.
And since Damon's been getting a lot of online hate from anti-Trumpers on Twitter ... we asked how he's handling the criticism.
"That's all right," Damon said ... "Half the people aren't supporters, but he's doing a great job."
He also fired off his top reasons why he's still Team Trump -- from his tax plan to his pro-life stance.
We also asked how he felt about Trump's attorney, Rudy Giuliani, getting booed at Yankee Stadium this week -- and Damon went to bat for the former NYC mayor too.