The talks surrounding Paramount's anti-trust case are splitting state officials at the bargaining table into two factions -- deal and no deal.
The studio is trying to settle the case brought against the entertainment giant by 12 states as it tries to push forward its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Now, a new report claims there's no consensus among the states involved.
Despite many in the entertainment industry -- including Mark Ruffalo -- urging California AG Rob Bonta not to reach a settlement over the merger, Bonta is apparently trying to push the deal through ... this according to CNN.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang claims there's absolutely no chance A.I. will end the world in technology-induced apocalypse ... well, at least not in the next 4 years.
Jensen told CBS Sunday Morning that "scaring people" about the speculative dangers of A.I. in the wake of several prominent figures in the industry going public with their doomsday concerns is "unnecessary" and "irresponsible."
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Jensen told CBS ... "2030 is not going to be the end of the world. There is 0% chance that's going to be the end of the world."
Ed Sheeran got emotional while speaking out about the controversial axing of Macklemore at his concert in Philly Saturday ... and he told fans he was personally "appalled" by the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
Telling his fans he was "so, so sorry" after "making mistakes," Ed told the crowd why he decided to open up now.
He said ... “I don’t want to disappoint fans, and I’ve never wanted to be an activist musician, but this has put me in the middle of an important and passionate argument about freedom of speech and the most complex political issue on the planet. My concerts have always been a safe space for everyone, and that matters hugely to me. Honoring my commitment to my fans is also completely essential to who I am, and that is why I’m here tonight on my own and continuing my current tour."
Ed Sheeran fans arriving at Lincoln Financial Field tonight were met with some NSFW jeers from pro-Palestine protestors upset about Macklemore being axed from his tour.
In a video taken by FreedomNews, one protestor could be heard yelling from a megaphone .... "F*** your concert, f*** your fans. Palestine is our demand."
In another part of the clip, the camera shows the dozens of protestors outside the local subway stop by the field ... chanting ... "Free Palestine."
Harvey goes in hard on Macklemore, saying he has an anti-Semitic history and Robert had every right to disinvite the rapper into his house.
As we reported earlier ... Macklemore was dropped from Ed's tour after making pro-Palestine remarks during their New Jersey concert after being told not to.
One of Ed Sheeran's opening acts Aaron Rowe is asking fans to pump the brakes on any hate toward the singer following Macklemore's exit ... even after Aaron himself quit Ed's tour.
Taking to Instagram, Aaron wrote ... "All I keep hearing is Ed Sheeran this, Ed Sheeran that. When you really should be focusing on the likes of Robert Kraft."
We reported earlier ... in addition to Robert -- who owns the Patriots -- other NFL owners agreed with his decision to sever ties with Macklemore.
2:40 PM PT -- Jeremy Saland, who represents Scott Kretzschmar, one of the defendants, tells TMZ ... "We wholeheartedly deny the allegations in the complaint ... we possess documents that thoroughly corroborate our position, including the plaintiff's own words, statements from other parties, and scientific evidence demonstrating that the claims against him are false."
Saland adds ... "Our system of justice allows anyone to make a complaint, criminal or otherwise, even a wrongful one. However, it is lost on no one that the criminal investigation led to no charges against Scott even if the plaintiff for some odd reason states she believed the investigation remains open nearly two years later. Simply, the evidence against him, or, more accurately, lack thereof, didn't even muster up to the nominal standard of probable cause because the allegations against him as described did not happen. Simply, there was absolutely no criminality on Scott's part. He is completely innocent. Period."
Seven members of Cornell's Chi Phi fraternity sexually assaulted a 20-year-old student after drugging her with ketamine ... and sent each other disturbing text messages to join in the gang rape ... at least according to a new lawsuit.
The suit, filed this week in Manhattan Supreme Court, alleges a Jane Doe under the age of 21 was served alcohol at a local bar before stumbling alone to the Chi Phi frat house to hang out with one of her sorority sisters.
Inside the Chi Phi frat house, she says frat brothers Matthew Ingalls and Johnathan Newell pressured her into snorting ketamine before beginning to sexually assault her.
Converse has apologized and pulled a controversial ad after critics compared the imagery to the Ku Klux Klan and lynching.
The ad, part of Converse's global Chuck 70 X campaign featuring K-pop star Karina, showed her holding a pair of black sneakers. The lighting and positioning made it look like the black shoes were dangling beneath a large, pointed piece of white fabric that some folks said looked like a Klan hood.
The image quickly sparked outrage online, with critics saying the hanging shoes evoke lynching imagery.
1:55 PM PT -- An official with the Department of War tells TMZ ... "On any given day, the U.S. military monitors, assesses, and analyzes hundreds of potential threats around the world to ensure the defense of our nation and our allies. Out of operational security and as a matter of policy, we do not comment on specific intelligence reports, alleged operational planning, or ongoing military assessments."
The statement continues, "The Department of War remains committed to the rigorous verification of all intelligence inputs and the responsible integration of emerging technologies to support our service members in making informed, precise, and safe decisions in any operational environment."
The United States military almost started a war with China based on a faulty intelligence report ... which turned out to be completely bogus because A.I. screwed up big time.
Here's the deal ... according to a new report from CNN, an intelligence report claiming a Chinese ship in the Middle East was carrying the components to build a nuclear weapon began to circulate earlier this year amid the ongoing tensions with Iran.
Military planes took to the air and armed military personnel were ready to board the ship ... when someone took a closer look at the report and realized a huge mistake had been made.
The Florida mother charged with incest, Christina Clemens, is out of jail as she awaits trial ... and a judge ordered her to have absolutely no contact with her son, Shane, who she allegedly had sex with around 100 times.
According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, a Florida judge released 46-year-old Christina from custody but specifically barred her from having any direct or indirect contact with her 22-year-old son.
Shane was released from custody on Thursday, according to jail records ... so they're both fresh out.
A husband and wife ran the Hummingbird Day Spa in California, raking in a whopping $700,000 a year ... but the windfall was all thanks to its prostitution services, authorities say.
Lin Wang, 46, and Xian Wang, 48, were the owners of the spa that mainly operated as a brothel in Cupertino from 2022 to September 2026, when law enforcement raided the joint, according to prosecutors.
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said the "busy" brothel serviced about 30 men each day with a full menu of illegal sexual activity.
Judge Judy says there could be real danger in letting Lindsay Clancy's murder case end with a hung jury ... and she thinks Lindsay should be back before a judge.
We got the famous TV judge out in NYC and asked what she made of Clancy's mistrial and whether she thinks the Massachusetts mom is guilty of murder.
A.I. researchers are having a "Jurassic Park" moment ... watching rogue agents get smarter, bolder, and harder to contain ... and this analogy compares robots to fictional velociraptors.
Jeffrey Ladish, a former Anthropic security engineer and now executive director of Palisade Research, joined "TMZ Live" Thursday and said people inside A.I. companies are getting seriously freaked out.
Ladish compared it to "Jurassic Park" ... saying researchers are having that "clever girl" moment as bots figure out how to get around the fences.
The Florida mom who told cops she engaged in sex with her son about 100 times used sex toys during the disgusting acts ... according to an arrest report.
The police report, obtained by TMZ, lays out all the dirty little details of Shane Clemens' incestual relationship with his mom, Christina Clemens, before they were arrested back in August after police were called to the home during a heated argument between the two.
According to cops, Shane told officers he was tired of having sex with his mom in various rooms inside their Polk County, Florida, house.
Sen. John Fetterman says Macklemore missed some brutal irony by shouting "Free Palestine" at a concert ... pointing to Hamas massacring Israelis at the Nova music festival.
Jacob got the Senator from Pennsylvania on Capitol Hill and asked him about Macklemore's recent pro-Palestinian comments on Ed Sheeran's tour ... and Fetterman immediately zeroed in on the forum.
Fetterman says he doesn't understand making that statement at a concert when Hamas-led militants attacked the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023, killing hundreds of people.
Macklemore's keeping a low profile after his controversial dismissal from Ed Sheeran's tour ... stepping out for a quiet walk in a Seattle neighborhood -- while wearing a jersey some think might be a political statement.
The rapper was photographed out with his parents on Wednesday ... a stoic expression on their faces as they chatted quietly.
Macklemore is wearing a purple Real Madrid jersey in the snaps ... an interesting wardrobe choice given the team's recent commitment to its own players who made a political stand.
