Nick Carter is being sued by a woman who says he raped her and infected her with a bunch of sexually transmitted diseases ... but he says her allegations are bogus.
The Backstreet Boys singer is being sued by a woman named Laura Penly, who claims he sexually assaulted her multiple times.
In the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Penly claims she met Nick in 2004 when she was 19 years old and they started banging for a couple weeks ... meeting up at a Los Angeles apartment to hang out and have sex. She says she asked him to wear a condom but he refused and told her he was "clean" from STDs.
Those twentysomething influencers could never -- Paris Hilton pulled up to Coachella like the desert was her runway, serving main character energy in a seriously sexy, skin-tight catsuit.
Paris was serving body confidence and pure fierceness -- rocking a cut-out fishnet 'fit that showed plenty of skin at the festival's Neon Carnival over the weekend ... and let's just say, it left little to the imagination!
PH was all about that dominatrix energy -- piling on layered chain necklaces, and even after dark, she kept her signature shades on for that extra A-list touch.
Kristin Cavallari has officially parted ways with her Nashville-area estate ... TMZ has learned.
Sources familiar with the sale tell TMZ ... the "Let's Be Honest" podcast host offloaded her Franklin, TN home for $7.5 million at the beginning of April ... after first listing the property last year for a whopping $11 million. She later slashed the asking price to $8.99 million.
Despite the price cut, KC is still walking away with a really nice profit ... as she first picked up the 28-acre property, with 4 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms, for just over $3 million following her 2020 split from her ex-husband, Jay Cutler.
First clue ... would you survive a date with this hottie? This is precisely the question the lady in the bikini recently posted on her Instagram ... minus the "hottie" part.
We decided to insert the word "hottie" ourselves, taking creative license to describe her because, after all, she is one hot babe!
And, here's another clue -- in that same IG post ... she's pictured in several scantily clad poses, sitting in a window overlooking L.A. and standing next to a shimmering pool.
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Warmer weather is on the way ... and it's about time you got your patio prepped for summer entertaining!
Whether you're hosting an evening kickback, a family dinner, or Sunday brunch with your best buds ... we have what you need to give your backyard the upgrade it deserves.
From chic dining sets to fire pits and colorful string lights, these outdoor essentials will have you living that al fresco life in style.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman says Erik and Lyle Menendez needed to 'fess up to all their lies when talking to TMZ from prison ... but their lawyer Mark Geragos says prosecutors are focused on the wrong things.
Nathan and Mark joined us Monday on "TMZ Live" and we asked them about the upcoming resentencing hearing and the brothers' bid for freedom.
Hochman digs his heels in and argues why Erik and Lyle should remain behind bars ... telling us the Menendez Bros missed a golden opportunity to take responsibility and apologize in their recent TMZ special.
Ray Jand Princess Love are technically still married despite filing for divorce four times -- and they recently exercised their marital right to suck each other's face off in public!!!
A source close to both Ray and Princess tells TMZ Hip Hop the controversial couple have always maintained a "hot or cold" relationship, even amid the multiple divorce filings.
All signs pointed to the meter being red-hot at last night's Millennium Tour in Miami.
2:23 PM PT -- Just hours after a judge in Texas agreed to drastically reduce Karmelo Anthony's bond amount, the 17-year-old is out of the local county jail.
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A local reporter, Steven Dial of FOX 4 Dallas, captured the moment Anthony walked out of the facility ... where he's been since April 2.
Karmelo Anthony -- the teenager charged with the murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf -- had his bond drastically reduced during a court hearing Monday morning ... from $1,000,000 to $250,000.
Mike Howard, Anthony's new attorney, argued the $1 million bond was unnecessary ... as his client has no history of criminal activity.
"Give this young man a chance to get out of jail and be with his family," Howard said.
Taylor Lorenz is inserting herself into the Luigi Mangione case -- well, hypothetically -- 'cause she’s weighing in on what her verdict would be if she had a seat on that trial jury.
The ex-Washington Post columnist swung by "TMZ Live" Monday ... and we grilled her on which route she'd go on Luigi's fate -- guilty with the death penalty, guilty with prison time, or not guilty via jury nullification. Let’s just say, it wasn’t an easy call for the outspoken journo.
Check it out ... Taylor tells us she's firmly against the death penalty, so that one’s off the table -- but when it comes to the other two options, she’s torn ... because we haven't seen the potential evidence presented yet.
2:49 PM PT -- JD Vance just addressed the NCAA trophy fumble ... joking on social media that it was all part of the plan.
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"I didn’t want anyone after Ohio State to get the trophy so I decided to break it."
There goes JD Vance's shot at landing a roster spot on the Ohio State football team ... 'cause the Vice President just DROPPED the frickin' trophy asDonald Trump welcomed the Buckeyes to the White House to celebrate the Natty!
Check it out, the 2025 OSU winning squad was in Washington D.C. for a visit with POTUS ... to commemorate their big January victory over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
As the group -- football players, coaches, Trump, and Vance -- prepared to take a big group photo, JD attempted to pick up the trophy ... when the base gave way, careening to the ground (let's be honest -- it really wasn't Vance's fault).
An alarming situation is playing out at UnitedHealthcare HQ in Minnesota -- cops say a man is in custody after reports of an intruder ... and we've learned the guy told law enforcement he had a gun, and now the FBI is involved.
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Our sources tell us the man is currently being detained by authorities ... and the FBI and police are questioning him after finding a gun in his car. This comes months after Luigi Mangione allegedly shot former UHC CEO Brian Thompson to death in Manhattan.
Before being taken into custody, the guy was on the phone with law enforcement while sitting in his car ... he reportedly sounded agitated as he asked for a negotiator, admitted he had a pistol, demanded $1 million, and said he wouldn't be taken alive.
If you thought the women on Blue Origin’s mission were clinging to their seats in panic -- nope! They were over the moon, almost … and having an absolute blast the whole way through.
Katy Perry was up there doing the most, flashing the onboard camera feed a daisy in honor of her daughter, and casually revealing her 'Lifetimes' setlist on a butterfly card -- along with Gayle King and Lauren Sánchez gazing down at Earth like the ultimate girl squad in space.
The zero-gravity vibe was major, with the crew -- including NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, and film producer Kerianne Flynn -- kicking back in total style for their 12 minutes of weightless wonder.
Diddy says the feds have him all wrong and he's just an innocent man ... because he's pleading not guilty to a couple new charges against him.
The Bad Boy Records founder appeared in court Monday in Manhattan for his arraignment on two new charges ... one for sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and another for transportation to engage in prostitution ... a couple things he says he definitely didn't do.
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Feds tacked on the charges in a recent superseding indictment ... the third one we've seen so far in the Diddy case. Diddy showed up in court today with white hair and a short beard, and pled not guilty to the superseding indictment charges.
Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas just took their romance rumors to new heights -- jetting into the UK together after a whirlwind hop from Madrid, Spain.
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We’ve got the pics and the vid -- Tom stepped off his chopper like a true movie star after landing at Farnborough Airport on Sunday, with stylish Ana right behind him, casually popping out with her pup in tow.
The vibes were high -- Tom was all smiles, giving a wave to onlookers like the A-lister he is, while Ana strolled beside him beaming.
Jed Gould, AKA "Jed The Fish" -- a longtime DJ at renowned L.A. rock radio station KROQ -- has died, TMZ has learned.
Jed's death was announced on his Instagram account this morning, in a post noting he died at 6 AM today at his home. Megan Holiday, a current DJ at KROQ-FM, tells TMZ ... Jed died from lung cancer. He had recently been diagnosed with the disease, and unfortunately, he experienced a very rapid decline.
Jed joined KROQ way back in 1978 ... the station has long been known as a big-time outlet for alternative rock, new wave, and punk rock. Jed last spun records on the air there in 2012, when he left his afternoon slot, and later returned as host of a 1980s-music-themed satellite show ... and he's worked a couple other station gigs around California, before and after his KROQ tenure.
