A trans military helicopter pilot says she's the victim of a right-wing defamatory attack by a popular social media influencer ... just minutes after a Black Hawk helicopter crashed into an American Airlines jet ... killing all 67 people on board both aircrafts.
Jo Ellis is a Black Hawk helicopter pilot with the Virginia Army National Guard claims in a new lawsuit, she was smeared as the pilot involved in the tragic crash. Ellis says Matt Wallace, an influencer with 2.3 million followers, posted her picture and claimed she was the pilot of the doomed Black Hawk, alleging it was a "trans terror attack."
Wallace claimed Ellis intentionally crashed the chopper into the jet due to her "depression" and "Gender Dysphoria."
Superstar rapper Nicki Minaj is the latest high-profile target of a "swatting" call this week ... as law enforcement personnel swarmed her L.A.-area property Wednesday night responding to a report of a shooting at her house.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... shortly after 7 PM yesterday, the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. received a call reporting an assault at a residence in Hidden Hills, where Nicki lives.
Deputies rushed to the scene ... where they found no one at home, and no issues in the area.
The Cyrus fam's back to their groove, 'cause Miley Cyrus' mom Tish and sister Noah just dropped a super fun vid, busting moves and flashing grins like there was never any supposed beef between them.
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Noah posted a TikTok clip Sunday showing her and Tish vibing to "Pop Muzik" by M, with her caption, "Mommyyy. Guess who's replacing Brandi @Sorry We're Cyrus" -- jokingly hinting she's stepping in to cohost her mom's podcast with her.
As we spilled over a year ago, the rumor mill was buzzing with accusations that Tish swiped her now-hubby, Dominic Purcell, right from under Noah's nose.
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Teddi Mellencamphas agreed to be buried in the family mausoleum -- honoring a request from her father, John Mellencamp, amid her cancer treatments.
The former "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star -- who just days ago revealed her cancer is now stage 4 -- shared the morbid conversation on this week's episode of her "Two T's In A Pod" podcast with cohost Tamra Judge, confirming her dad called her 11 times in a row to discuss her burial plans.
She breaks down the whole scenario in the clip ... in short, she says the "Jack and Diane" singer wanted "to make sure" she would be joining the family plot in Indiana. Teddi agreed -- under the condition her kids -- Slate, 12, Cruz, 10 and Dove, 5 -- would also have a spot.
The Olympics are really pushing gender equality when the Games come to Los Angeles ... with the organization announcing men and women will compete together in even more team events in 2028 -- including golf, track and gymnastics.
The International Olympic Committee revealed the plans this week ... saying after seeing other sports successfully pull it off, it was time to expand.
IOC sports director Kit McConnell spoke about the move on Wednesday ... saying, "The mixed events are a real true embodiment of gender equality -- men and women competing in the same team, on the same field of play for their country."
The legalities keep stacking up against Andrew Tate -- four women in the UK are suing him now, and one claims he pointed a gun right at her face.
The women claim in legal docs Tate assaulted, raped, and controlled them between 2013 and 2015 in the British towns of Luton and Hitchin -- according to multiple reports from the BBC, The Independent, and The Telegraph.
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Two of the women allege they dated Tate in 2013 and 2014, and the other two say they worked for his webcam biz -- with 3 of them reportedly going to cops years ago before officials apparently dropped the case in 2019, per The Independent.
Khloe Kardashiansees nothing sexy about Lamar Odom's sex doll -- which he purposely made to resemble her -- and is slamming it as "creepy" and "weird."
The Good American founder dissed her ex-husband's voluptuous factory-made companion on the season 6 finale of Hulu's "The Kardashians" ... and minced no words as she described how wrong the whole situation felt.
Expressing her disgust in a confessional, she vented ... "I’m supposed to be flattered by this? ... This validates just how different we are and how much we’ve grown apart and it’s creepy and it’s weird but I’m not hurt by it. It’s his journey. It’s just weird and gross."
An Ohio teacher who was convicted of having sex with an underage student doesn't need to worry about stocking up on Halloween candy this year ... because parents in her neighborhood are being warned to keep their kids away.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Emily Nutley will be a Tier III sex offender on the Ohio Sex Offender Registry, which is the highest designation, and that means anyone living within 1,000 feet of her home will be notified about her sex offender status.
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As a result, our sources tell us postcards will be sent out to neighbors informing them of who Nutley is and the sex crimes for which she was convicted ... namely, two counts of sexual battery after being accused of having a sexual relationship with a student at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati.
Actor and comedian Russell Brand won't be addressing the halls of higher learning this week after all ... a college in Florida has decided to reschedule a speaking engagement after confirming his attendance earlier this week -- all this in the wake of sexual assault allegations against him.
Brand -- who's facing charges in London of sexual assault by four women, as well as a lawsuit and an investigation in NYC on similar charges -- was set to take part in a panel discussion at the New College of Florida this weekend about free speech and censorship.
A spokesman for the college tells TMZ the decision to reschedule "follows changes in event logistics," listing the unavailability of the venue where the event was planned to be held, and citing ticket availability issues.
Tyreek Hill and his estranged wife, Keeta Hill, were captured on video during their alleged domestic dispute earlier this week.
The footage, obtained by WPLG Local 10, shows the Hills on the balcony of their 35th-floor residence on Monday afternoon ... as they allegedly quarreled over a comment Keeta had made about Tyreek's parenting efforts.
In the clip, you can see Keeta look down on the street below their Sunny Isles Beach, Fla. home ... before Tyreek -- with the couple's baby in his arms -- does the same.
Bella Hadid is bringing the heat to Paris ... the model was spotted looking red hot in a skin-tight red leather catsuit while filming a new FX series titled "The Beauty."
Check out the stunning pics ... she's the center of attention as she sits on a motorcycle between shots in the form-fitting two-piece suit, which she paired with white boots.
Bella looked confident and collected prepping for her scene, at one point flashing her pearly whites as she connected with the crew.
The wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner was shot by cops during a wild chase in L.A., TMZ has learned ... and then she was booked for attempted murder.
California Highway Patrol and LAPD officers responded to a hit-and-run Tuesday afternoon on a freeway winding through the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles. Three suspects fled the scene on foot -- one bailed out of his vehicle, climbed over a freeway embankment and ended up on a residential street.
Travis Scottgot some R&R before his highly anticipated Coachella set by catching the L.A. Clippers game on Wednesday -- and unlike past experiences, he had no issues with security this time.
Celebrities flocked to the Intuit Dome in Inglewood for the Clippers' home contest against the Houston Rockets ... including names like Floyd Mayweather, Draya Michele, Steve Ballmer and La Flame himself.
Scott -- a Rockets fan -- was courtside with his Cactus Jack artist Sheck Wes ... and while he had great seats for the outing, we take it he was also thinking about closing down the massive music festival on Saturday.
Brooks Nader appears to be hinting at what led to her breakup with Gleb Savchenko in her latest TikTok — and it might involve cheating!
The model posted the video calling out her ex on Wednesday -- just days after TMZ broke the story on Monday that she and Gleb had split.
Check it out ... Brooks gazes directly into the camera and pops off, lip syncing, "If you go away for a few days and he's not f***ing strong enough in his own mind to keep his d**k in his f***ing pants, well then he can f**k off anyway."
Mario Edgardo Garcia Aquino -- the man who the L.A. County D.A. alleges killed 13-year-old Oscar Omar Hernandez -- deserves the death penalty, one U.S congressman says ... and, he blames California Governor Gavin Newsom for making that impossible.
We spoke with U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) Wednesday about this case ... and, he tells us the moratorium on the death penalty instituted by Gov. Newsom in 2019 has had disastrous consequences.
Among them, Kiley says, the people of California voted to keep the death penalty legal ... and, the governor stepped in to override the rule, making criminals less afraid of committing major crimes. California Proposition 62 -- which would've repealed the death penalty -- failed back in 2016.
Time clearly doesn't heal all wounds ... 'cause WWE legend Bret Hart still can't trust Hulk Hogan -- telling TMZ Sports his longtime nemesis is a straight-up fibber.
Hart and Hogan's beef goes back decades ... with the former accusing the latter of deliberately trying to step on his shine, as well as the two not seeing eye-to-eye on their approaches to wrestling.
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Well, it's the year 2025 and there's still plenty of drama ... 'cause Hart made it clear he's not the biggest fan of the Hulkster while revisiting a moment leading up to WrestleMania IX in 1993, which is documented in a new Peacock original, 'Becoming a Spectacle.'
