Televangelist Jim Bakker was in hospice care in Missouri when he died Monday, TMZ has learned.
Stone County Coroner John Cunnyngham tells TMZ ... Jim was under the "immediate care" of a doctor in a hospice program before he passed away Monday night in Branson.
Cunningham says Bakker was under the care of Compassus Hospice Care, although it's unclear how long he had been receiving hospice services. The coroner received a call from the facility around 7:45 PM Monday informing him Bakker had died. His cause of death remains unknown.
Andrew Tate allegedly had some seriously disturbing material on his devices ... including extreme porn depicting sex acts with a horse and an eel ... according to newly filed court docs obtained by TMZ.
The allegations are laid out in a massive filing connected to the UK's effort to extradite Tate from the U.S. ... and things get pretty dark.
British authorities allege Tate possessed explicit images depicting people having sex with live animals -- specifically a horse and an eel -- along with other extreme porn showing acts likely to cause serious genital injuries.
R&B legend Freddie Jackson -- the powerhouse voice behind "You Are My Lady" and "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)" -- is dead.
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Freddie's family announced the sad news Tuesday ... saying the singer "went home to rest" Monday night. A cause of death was not disclosed.
His family remembered Freddie as more than just a legendary singer, calling him a "kind, generous soul" who loved his fans, family, friends, and music with everything he had.
The bar Jane Doe is suing in her civil suit alleging rape by Cornell fraternity members has fired back at her, saying they did NOT serve her alcohol.
Doe has sued Moonies Bar and Nightclub -- claiming she was served "to the point of visible intoxication" -- before she went to the Chi Phi fraternity, but the bar now denies in legal docs "that it unlawfully sold, furnished or assisted in procuring alcoholic beverages to any person under the legal drinking age."
Jane Doe was 20 when the alleged rape occurred ... the legal drinking age in New York is 21. She claims in her lawsuit she was at the bar for a Tri Delta sorority event, and the staff marked her hand to indicate she was underage.
The bar further "denies that it sold or furnished alcoholic beverages to any visibly intoxicated person."
There is a dispute between Jane Doe and defendant Matthew Ingalls. The day after their encounter, she said "You already knew when I came in I was 10 shots deep." Ingalls fired back, "You did tell me you were sober, by the way, you said you hadn't been anywhere."
Shia LaBeouf's relationship with FKA Twigs may soon receive renewed attention ... because she just filed docs saying he agreed the NDA she signed barring her from talking about his alleged sexual abuse is void.
FKA's lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, told the court Tuesday FKA and Shia settled her lawsuit ... according to new legal docs obtained by TMZ.
The docs state Shia "has agreed that the non-disclosure provisions (NDAs) contained in the parties' June 2025 settlement of the 2020 lawsuit are terminated and void; this action has therefore achieved its purpose."
The filing also claims the NDA violated the Stand Together Against Non-Disclosure Act ... a California state law which bans NDAs involving sexual assault, sexual harassment, and sex-based discrimination.
The American Airlines passenger who allegedly took off her underwear and jeans to masturbate on a flight pressed her legs against the window and moaned as she pleasured herself ... at least according to the man sitting in front of her.
According to a witness statement to police, obtained by TMZ, Katy Inzer was seated behind a husband and wife aboard an AA flight from Baltimore to Miami on September 11 when the husband heard "strange loud moaning sounds" coming from the row behind him.
The man told police when he spun around and saw a half-naked Inzer pleasuring herself with her legs against the window.
Dolly Parton's nephew Bryan Seaver went scorched-earth in a series of emails ... calling one man a "f***ing s***bag loser" and warning his lawyers would "start f***ing you up the ass" ... according to newly filed court docs.
The wild alleged messages, obtained by TMZ, appear to stem from a dispute over security and construction issues at a Nashville property tied to Dolly's estate.
In the emails, Seaver complained about staffing, alleged drug use by subcontractors, and a build-out he claimed was badly behind schedule.
One of the Cornell frat bros accused in the Jane Doe gang rape lawsuit has lawyered up with the same firm that helped Diddy beat the most serious charges in his federal trial ... with attorney Teny Geragos now handling the case.
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Halle Berry is firing back at ex Olivier Martinez over claims she choked their 13-year-old son, Maceo ... saying she's a domestic violence victim herself and would never hurt her child.
Bill Burr is known for dishing out life advice on his podcast ... and now he’s bringing it to the TMZ crew!
We got the comedy icon Tuesday in New York City and he gave our photog, Seleah, some unsolicited advice on how to find a husband ... and the takedown was absolutely brutal.
As Seleah asked Bill a bunch of questions about current events, he quickly quipped, "Do you do this to your husband?" Seleah then answered, "I don't have a husband yet."
Hayden Panettiere's ex Wladimir Klitschko believes someone in her orbit sold some of her stuff to a pawn shop ... and now he's claiming the pawn shop is refusing to answer his questions ... and he wants police to get involved.
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Wladimir said he believes "a non-family member previously connected to Hayden" pawned off some of her belongings ... and he thinks it was jewelry.
Wladimir said the pawn shop has declined to disclose specific item information without being contacted by law enforcement.
Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband and his new wife, Rachel Danis, are looking to rent out their New York City apartment ... TMZ has learned.
According to property records obtained by TMZ, the one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment on Manhattan's East Side is listed for $6,550 a month and will be available starting December 11 ... and it's where we saw Patrick Clancylooking stressed during Lindsay's trial.
The condo is over 700 square feet, and it comes with air conditioning, a dishwasher, and in-unit laundry. The building also has a fitness center and allows cats and dogs.
The father of 21 children embroiled in a surrogacy scandal genuinely wanted to raise a bunch of kids who would contribute to the world ... at least according to his lawyer.
Here's the deal ... last summer, Guojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang of Arcadia, California, were arrested on suspicion of felony child endangerment after the 21 children were discovered to be living in one home. According to a search warrant, the investigation began after an infant suffered an apparent head injury.
Investigators claim video from inside the home shows a nanny -- Chunmei Li -- holding the infant. The infant allegedly cries for a few seconds before "a thud or hit is heard," and then the "crying suddenly stops."
On Monday, hours after TMZ broke the story that Diamond was seeking around $45K a month in child support, Jada took to Instagram to speak on the matter.
“Diamond, please … Everyone of us is OVERLY taken care of and you know that. Stop being ungrateful and miserable.”
