Johnny Lopez, one of the brilliant writers who helped launch TMZ.com and shape the irreverent, hilarious voice that became synonymous with the site, has died.
Johnny was there in TMZ's early days and was instrumental in developing the unique tone that set the site apart.
He was a beloved member of the TMZ family, someone whose personality was every bit as memorable as the stories he wrote.
Our TMZ staff busted their best costumes out of the back room for this Halloween ... check out all the best looks from a year full of memorable pop culture moments.
Eric went the spooky route this Halloween as Pirate Clark from the horror flick "Backrooms" ... while Charlie's saving lives and serving looks as Pamela Anderson's "Baywatch." Meanwhile, Talia killed it as Donna Kelce's window -- a more obscure reference, though we certainly focused on it pretty intensely back in March!
Katie's decided she only cares about sports this Halloween ... cracking up her co-workers with her comedic taken on Sydney Sweeney's controversial Novig campaign ad.
HUGE problem looming for Abdul El-Sayed... Rep.Haley Stevens is ready to pull her support for the Michigan senatorial candidate and no-show an important campaign rally if he doesn't disavow a couple of controversial political ads ... and the warning is coming straight from Haley's fiancé.
Jason Turkish joined us on "TMZ Live" Friday and told Harveyand Charlesthat Haley could soon abandon her fellow Democrat ... unless he condemns political ads she considers antisemitic.
"I don't think she's going to be supporting Abdul El-Sayed very much longer," Jason told us ... making it clear his fiancée isn't bluffing.
Bre Tiesi isn't losing any sleep over Chrishell Stause's breakup with G Flip ... and the "Selling Sunset" star has a prediction about who her former co-star will date next.
Bre stopped by "TMZ Live" Tuesday, and Harveyand Charlesasked about Chrishell's split ... and given their rocky history, Bre wasn't exactly reaching for the tissues.
"She had a lot to say about my relationship," Bre told us ... adding she'd rather let Chrishell do the talking when it comes to other people's love lives.
Merril Hoge says a doctor's bad call didn't just end his NFL career ... it nearly ended his life ... and he can't help but think about his own NFL health scare when looking at the Jalen Hurts controversy.
The former Steelers running back and ESPN personality joined "TMZ Live" Tuesday to weigh in on the controversy surrounding the Philadelphia Eagles and their star QB, who was ruled out for the season due to blood clots.
Merril, who retired from the NFL in 1994, says he got some terrible medical advice when he was playing ... revealed just how badly things went wrong when he suffered a concussion on Monday Night Football with the Chicago Bears.
He says a team doctor cleared him to play just five days after the injury ... without ever examining him in person. Instead, he claims the doctor asked him one question over the phone: "How do you feel?"
The lead detective in the O.J. Simpson murder case is throwing cold water on a new bombshell claim that O.J. had help covering his tracks ... and he's not mincing words.
Retired LAPD detective Tom Lange joined us on "TMZ Live" Monday, and we asked how much stock he puts in the theory that Joseph "Joey" Ippolito helped O.J. dispose of evidence after the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
His answer? "Pretty close to zero."
Tom admits the allegations make for an interesting story, but he says there's one glaring problem -- there's no actual evidence.
