Val Kilmer’s heartbreaking death shocked everyone -- especially the organizers of the Beverly Hills Film Festival, who were expecting him to attend right when news of his passing broke.
Nino Simone, the founder and president of the festival, expressed his shock Wednesday morning -- explaining it was only over the weekend that they confirmed Val’s attendance for the premiere of "American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective" on Tuesday night.
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Nino said Val was thrilled to come out and support his friend Michael ... but when it was time for Val's 7:30 PM red carpet arrival, organizers were on the phone trying to reach his driver.
Cher's paying tribute to the only man who dumped her ... sharing a loving message to Val Kilmer months after revealing the megastar broke her heart back in the day.
The singer-songwriter took to X early Wednesday morning to shout out the actor who she calls "Valus" in her post ... kicking it off by saying he will be greatly missed.
Cher specifically highlights Kilmer's humor ... while joking he's was also a "pain in the ass." She adds he was a great friend, good with kids -- and incredibly brave while battling cancer.
An Illinois teacher accused of sexually assaulting one of her 15-year-old students was caught on video telling cops she was going to throw up while being arrested for the alleged crime.
Newly released police body cam footage shows Christina Formella weeping and hyper-ventilating in the backseat of a patrol car after she was cuffed by an officer in Downers Grove, Illinois, on March 16.
The officer secures Formella's seatbelt and asks her if she wants a tissue. Formella responds that she feels sick and the cop offers to get her a barf bag, calling in the request over the radio. Formella continues to cry in the back seat, turning hysterical right before our eyes.
Paige Spiranac wants the haters to butt out of her content ... clapping back at a troll who took issue with her featuring a certain ass-et in a video.
The sports influencer and S.I. Swimsuit model posted a clip of her setting up a new golf bag on Tuesday ... and at one point, she briefly had her back turned to the camera, which put her rump on display.
Some dork was so appalled by the not-so-subtle move ... commenting, "Had to start that second shot with your ass on the camera. Real classy Paige."
Val Kilmer, star of "Top Gun," "The Doors" and several other classic films, died Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to his family.
Val's daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, told the New York Times -- which first reported the death -- her dad died of pneumonia. He had been diagnosed with a throat tumor back in 2014, and had to be rushed to UCLA Medical Center in 2015 to treat severe bleeding in his throat. The tumor was the result of oral cancer.
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Val famously played the lead role of rock star Jim Morrison in the film about The Doors, and also starred as Bruce Wayne in "Batman Forever."
8:14 AM PT -- A rep for Cory Bookerconfirms to TMZ he did not wear a diaper during his record-setting Senate speech ... meaning he gabbed for over 24 hours without going to the bathroom.
Cory Booker went full marathon mode this week, breaking the record for the longest Senate speech -- and he’s dishing on all the tricks he used to pull it off ... including how he avoided a single nature break.
At a press conference after his epic speech, the New Jersey Senator spilled the secret to his endurance -- he had fasted for days and cut out water beforehand, which definitely helped him dodge any mid-lecture bathroom breaks.
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Cory gave more insight into how standing strong for 25 hours and 5 minutes in total came at a cost -- explaining that skipping water gave him some brutal muscle cramps along the way.
Travis Kelce got introduced to the newest member of the Kelce crew in an adorable way this week ... with Jasonand Kylie Kelce bringing their fourth child on a podcast for a special introduction!!
The cute moment was shared on the latest edition of the "New Heights" podcast ... with the audience and the Chiefs star tight end getting a look at the three-day-old Finnley "Finn" Anne Kelce.
An ATL fan appeared to suffer an ACL injury on Tuesday night ... going down with what seemed like a bad knee ailment during a challenge at the Hawks game.
The painful scene took place amid an intermission at the Hawks vs. Trail Blazers tilt at State Farm Arena ... when an Atlanta-backer was picked to participate in a basketball version of Tic-Tac-Toe.
The guy -- wearing a Hawks sweatshirt -- was supposed to hit a few layups before his opponent ... and score a Tic-Tac-Toe win in the process.
One of Val Kilmer's last Instagram posts before his shocking death is quite nostalgic -- it shows him putting on a Batman mask as he sits next to artwork of the beloved superhero.
Check out the clip ... Val -- who notoriously played Bruce Wayne in 1995's "Batman Forever" -- jokes it's "been a while" as he slides on the mask. He seems to approve of the splattered black and white rendition of the iconic mask ... striking a pose before picking it up to get a closer look.
His artist pal David Choe encourages him, telling him it looks "great."
Charlie Sheen's daughter says she and her dad aren't on speaking terms -- admitting she wants nothing to do with the guy ... and, she says it's his loss.
Sami Sheen -- Charlie's daughter with his ex-wife Denise Richards -- appeared on her mom's new reality show "Denise Richards & Her Wild Things” ... and, after declining to go to lunch with her parents and sister, Sami explained she's got no interest in hanging out with her dad.
Sami says she'd "rather do literally anything else than go to lunch with my father" ... so, don't expect a tearful reunion between daughter and father anytime soon. Sami adds she's had little contact with the movie star in the last five months.
Stunning video shows a Korean man hurdling across a broken skybridge 50 stories in the air to save his family during the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand last week.
Watch the wild video ... the brave man leaps across the severed bridge that connects two buildings at the Park Origin Thonglor condo complex in Bangkok just after the massive quake hit Friday.
The man, Kwon Young-jun, was working out on the 52nd floor of the skyscraper when the earthquake hit ... and his wife, named as Ms. Bowyuri by local media, was at their home with their 1-year-old daughter on the 30th floor of a neighboring tower.
Val Kilmer'sunexpected passing is sending shockwaves through Hollywood ... with tons of stars reacting to the loss after the actor died of pneumonia on Tuesday.
Francis Ford Coppola, who directed Kilmer in the 2011 horror-mystery film "Twixt," praised the actor in an Instagram tribute, calling VK a natural talent that "only grew greater throughout his life," alongside a photo of them on set.
One of Kilmer's most iconic roles was playing Jim Morrison in "The Doors" ... and "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Jennifer Tilly recalls Kilmer pulling up to the casting call in a '60s convertible, blaring the band's music "at top volume." She says in that moment, it was clear "nobody else stood a chance."
The Dallas fan who screamed "Fire Nico" in Nico Harrison's face on Monday night says his phone was taken and thrown to the ground shortly after the incident ... and now, he tells TMZ Sports he's planning to file a police report over the whole ordeal.
Chris Taylor said the wild, phone-smashing scene went down at American Airlines Center during the Mavs' tilt with the Nets ... roughly an hour or so after he got in Harrison's grill and stated he should be canned.
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Taylor told us team and arena officials approached him and were furious with him over his interaction with Harrison. He says later, a man who he believes was affiliated with them sat down behind him ... and got physical with him when he whipped out his phone to video the scene.
Atlanta police were on the hunt for the woman behind the 911 call surrounding Young Scooter’s death — and they promptly arrested her hours after she publicly identified herself!!!
On Tuesday afternoon, Demetria Spencer aka Demi Blanco was arrested by APD charged with Transmitting a False Public Alarm.
Demi owned up to making the 911 call on March 28 where she claimed to have witnessed a naked woman being beaten within an inch of her life … but officers encountered no such thing when they arrived on the scene.
They did, however, encounter 2 men — one of them being Scooter, who eventually tore an artery in his leg while hopping a wooden fence, according to his autopsy report.
On Instagram Live earlier today, Demi would go on to claim it that she was the one who was being battered, a complete 180° from her original statements.
The general public didn’t buy it and neither did cops … she’s since been processed and booked at Fulton County Jail.
