12:56 PM PT -- The Cook County Medical Examiner tells TMZ ... Cause and manner of death are pending additional testing which could take several weeks. An autopsy was performed today.
AEW star PAC was found unresponsive inside a car outside an Illinois restaurant shortly before he was pronounced dead.
The wrestler -- real name Benjamin Satterley -- was discovered in a vehicle in the parking lot of a CAVA in Des Plaines around 4 PM Sunday, according to dispatch audio obtained by the California Post.
The woman who says she was gang raped by a group of fraternity brothers at Cornell University is slamming one of the accused after his lawyer claimed his client "confirmed she was all right" ... she says he could've helped her, but he did nothing instead.
The Jane Doe's attorney -- Thomas P. Giuffra -- tells TMZ ... Scott Kretzschmar doesn't deny receiving the Snapchat group chat which allegedly advertised "Free p***y," and that should've been enough for him to protect her.
Giuffra says, "Instead of helping her, he joined in the abuse of an incapacitated young woman. No claims were ever made that he raped her. However, he did participate in sexual abuse of Ms. Doe."
Hayden Panettiere's ex Wladimir Klitschko is asking a court to name him guardian of his daughter Kayain order to protect her rights as the sole beneficiary of Hayden's estate... and saying he's concerned that some of the late actress’s assets may be lost, TMZ has learned.
In his petition to be appointed as temporary guardian, Wladimir says Kaya is "not a resident of California; this Court has jurisdiction over the guardianship of Kaya's estate because, as such heir, Kaya is entitled to the entirety of the assets subject to Hayden's probate administration in California."
In the petition, obtained by TMZ, he says federal agents accessed Hayden's home as part of an ongoing investigation and removed her property. He wants to be the rep for the estate so he can get the property back when the probe is over.
Teresa Giudice told cops her daughter Milaniahad fentanyl in her system during a recent incident before she was Baker Acted ... and Milania claimed she was "laced" ... TMZ has learned.
In police bodycam footage obtained by TMZ, Teresa is heard telling officers inside an airport elevator that Milania had fentanyl in her system during a prior incident.
The comments appear to reference an incident that happened shortly before Milania was taken to a mental health facility under Florida's Baker Act. It's unclear when exactly the fentanyl incident occurred, or whether Milania received medical treatment.
The United Cajun Navy leader who helped find Nolan Wells' body on Horn Island is pushing back on some of Ben Crump's latest claims ... saying key details were presented misleadingly.
Brian Trascher joined us on "TMZ Live" Monday ... accusing Crump's team of using "selective verbiage" during a press conference last week that made parts of the case sound more suspicious than he believes the evidence supports.
Brian pointed to questions surrounding Nolan's phone, including a forensic expert correcting the timeline for the last instance when Nolan locked the device.
One of the seven Cornell fraternity brothers accused in a gang rape lawsuit made an "immature" comment in the group's Snapchat, but that's where his involvement begins and ends ... at least according to his lawyer.
Jeremy Saland, attorney for defendant Scott Kretzschmar, tells TMZ ... Scott was not even present when the alleged assault occurred ... and he had already left after spending only a few minutes in the room and checking whether the woman was okay.
Saland says ... "While Scott responded to and made an immature comment on Snapchat, he did nothing else. Nothing."
The attorney says Scott never saw the woman naked or in distress, never touched her, never engaged in sexual activity, and did not consume ketamine.
Sen. John Kennedy has his own special version of ChatGPT -- well, technically the whole Senate does -- and even he doesn't seem totally sure where the information goes.
Jacobcaught up with Sen. Kennedy in Washington D.C. on Monday and asked about Bill Gates' warning that A.I. could become catastrophically dangerous in the wrong hands.
Kennedy said he thinks Bill is acting in good faith and pointed out there are serious risks with A.I. ... just like there are with nuclear weapons and bioterrorism.
Then Kennedy casually revealed he's already using the technology himself ... telling Jacob he used A.I. on the plane ride in to do research, something he does "all the time."
A University of Georgia student was seriously injured after falling out of the window of her 8th-floor apartment ... and now she's hospitalized.
According to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department ... the unnamed student was dancing on her couch Saturday when she ended up falling out of the open window.
Authorities say she landed in the courtyard and pool area of the Rambler Athens apartment complex, which is a popular off-campus housing complex.
Police say she was taken to a hospital nearby, where she's "conscious and alert but seriously injured."
Presley Gerber was prescribed ketamine by a doctor ... and sources say they think his family should sue because the 27-year-old had a known addiction to the substance.
Check out the new YouTube collab between TMZ and the New York Post, "The Low Down," where we bring you stories that are gripping, outrageous, and sometimes scandalous.
Nicole Scherzinger shared a shocking picture of a burn she suffered on her leg from boiling water ... though she still went through with her show in Germany.
Teresa Giudice is speaking out about her daughter Milania's recent mental health crisis ... asking the public to give her 20-year-old some space as she deals with "significant psychological trauma."
Teresa shared a lengthy statement on social media Monday, writing ... "As a mother, there is nothing more important to me than the health, safety, and well-being of my children."
She says the past few months have been "incredibly difficult" for the family, adding Milania has experienced "tremendous heartbreak and significant psychological trauma" after losing two of her best friends.
Happy Monday! Can you guess which model is teasing us with a side view of her boobs?!?
This hottie was recently on Lena Dunham's Netflix series "Too Much," and when she's not acting, you can catch her showing off her curves in the modeling industry.
Hit up the gallery to see who this side boob belongs to!
The crew -- who are also her co-stars in 57 Film's "Don't F** With Ghosts"-- partnered with TMZ to investigate Hollywood's most haunted bars ... and things got VERY paranormal.
At the Burgundy Room, bartender "T" shared experiences about bottles moving on their own and things regularly going missing ... so Bridget and the team busted out their ghost-hunting gear -- an EMF meter, a dead bell, and dowsing rods -- hoping to make contact with the non-living at each stop.
Tom Cruise doesn't have to deal with the everyday nuisances us normies are forced to navigate ... Bert Kreischer says Tom's team has his life calculated down to a T.
The comedian talked to Rob Lowe on his "2 Bears, 1 Cave" podcast in an episode published Monday ... and the conversation turned to Tom -- who Rob costarred with in "The Outsiders" way back in the early 1980s.
Bert says he's been told by people in the know that Tom has a guy who edits commercials out of the sporting events he watches when he's working out ... so he only sees the best part of F1 races and soccer matches.
Remy Ma is officially single ... and she tells TMZ the only relationship she's interested in right now comes with a beat.
We got the rapper in NYC at a listening event for her new EP, "Alimony," and asked if she was dating anyone after her public split from Papoose, who filed for divorce in May 2025 and has since moved on with boxing champ Claressa Shields.
Remy said she's "dating my music" and is now in a "monogamous relationship" with her art. This comes after she was spotted hanging out with rapper Millyz.
Olivia Jade Giannulli is another year older, wiser ... and just as gorgeous as ever. Don't take our word for it ... click through the gallery we put together for her 27th birthday.
The model and influencer reached the milestone on Monday ... and while we don't know what she plans on doing to celebrate, we do know the beach is always an option in sunny Southern California.
That's good news for Olivia ... who clearly enjoys a dip in the water -- and has a whole bunch of bikinis she can choose from when putting together her outfit.
