Jacob Allen Morley -- the Tennessee murderer who escaped prison last month -- is back in custody ... the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday.
The TBI says Morley was taken into custody near Kansas City, Missouri. Photos show him with glasses and a full beard ... and he looks slightly different than his mug shot.
Morley escaped prison in Tiptonville, TN, near Memphis on October 25 ... and was later spotted on camera apparently stealing a truck. The vehicle was later found abandoned in Illinois.
The mystery UK celebrity accused of sexual misconduct spiraled after receiving letters from two major news outlets ... and his personal assistant later stepped in during a suicide attempt ... according to new documents from the case.
TMZ obtained the filings detailing the anonymous star's battle to keep his identity hidden ... including testimony from his personal assistant, publicist and attorney.
According to the docs ... the celebrity received letters from ITN and The Guardian in May asking him to respond to allegations of sexual misconduct.
Fitness influencer Goob is asking for privacy after his supposed arrest ... but there's just one problem ... the whole thing was staged, TMZ has learned.
A spokesperson for the Suffolk County Police Department tells TMZ the arrest wasn't real ... explaining, "It was part of filming social media posts advertising a charity food giveaway that is taking place later this month."
Here's how the whole thing unfolded ... another fitness influencer, Joey Swoll, posted a video Monday showing Goob, whose real name is John Dorsey, apparently being taken into custody by police.
Chris Rock is diving into his faults as a husband ... namely, an overreliance on porn ... admitting he used to watch it all the time to the detriment of his marriage.
The comedian discussed the taboo subject during his interview for GQ's Men of the Year issue ... pulling back the curtain on his marriage to Malaak Compton-Rock -- which ended back in 2016.
Chris said, "I was not a great husband. I watched a lot of porn. I don't watch porn anymore. I haven't watched porn in five, six years.”
The man charged with murdering Christina Downer, the sister of "Saturday Night Live" writer Jimmy Fowlie, has a criminal history dating back more than 20 years ... including past charges involving theft, trespassing, and drug paraphernalia.
TMZ has obtained court documents showing Delorean Bijon Brandon faced several misdemeanor charges in Los Angeles between 2004 and 2006 ... and his legal troubles didn't end there.
According to the docs ... Brandon was charged with grand theft in 2004, and court records show he was later placed on probation. In May 2005, a judge ordered him to complete 240 hours of community service and pay a fine.
The Palm Beach plane crash that killed all 9 people on board a private jet has sparked a massive investigation ... and early updates from the National Transportation Safety Board may explain what exactly happened 37,000 feet up during the horrific incident.
Our team discussed the tragedy today on "The Low Down," the new YouTube collab between TMZ and the New York Post, where we give you the inside scoop on the biggest stories that are gripping, outrageous, and scandalous.
Harvey says he couldn’t get the image of what the inside of the doomed craft must've been like just before it hit the ground out of his head ... and he also heaped praise on the 20-year-old co-pilot, Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, for keeping her composure.
TMZ's 24-Hour Las Vegas Takeover continues ... and this time we need your help deciding who had the best daytime activities between Cris, Talia and Luca.
As you know, our staffers are competing to see who had the best time during their 24 hours in Vegas ... and the winner gets a $20,000 trip to the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix and some serious bragging rights!
You already sounded off on their hotel accommodations ... and now it's time to decide who had the most fun while the sun was still up!
Kim Kardashian says she's biding her time before attempting the bar exam again ... but it's always on her mind.
The billionaire told PEOPLE at the NYC premiere of "All's Fair" season 2 that she hasn't given up on becoming an attorney ... even though she didn't pass the bar last year when she took the test.
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Kim says, "I am always thinking about the bar" ... but claims she's too booked and busy right now to give her study sessions the attention they deserve.
The clocks went back over the weekend, which means we've got 60 extra minutes to spend between the sheets ... and what better way to celebrate than with a gallery of sexy stars bringin' the heat from the comfort of their beds?!?
Donald Trump is already eyeing his next political gig ... joking he'll pack his bags and move to Israel to become prime minister if Americans ever get sick of him.
The president floated the idea during an Election Day appearance on Fox News Tuesday ... claiming he's got a whopping 99% approval rating in Israel, which apparently has him feeling pretty confident about his chances overseas.
"In fact, if people ever got tired of me in the U.S., I'll move to Israel, become prime minister," Trump declared.
Back home, though, Trump's not feeling quite as much love ... his approval rating sits at just 32%, a far cry from the 99% he's claiming in Israel.
Erin Benavides -- the woman connected to the Tony Parker/Eva Longoria cheating scandal -- died by self-inflicted gunshot wound ... TMZ has confirmed.
The M.E. noted the full autopsy report won't be released for about a week.
As we reported ... Erin was found dead in her Texas home last month after police performed a welfare check prompted by an alarming text she sent to a friend of her husband.
MeSsy with Christina Applegate & Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Christina Applegate admitted she's been having a bit of an identity crisis since learning she doesn't actually have multiple sclerosis.
She had Jack Osbourne on the latest episode of her podcast, "MeSsy," and Jack said he feels like "a bit of a fraud" sometimes because when he goes to MS-related events, there are other people there who also have MS who are "in much worse positions" than him or "having a much harder time" living with the autoimmune disease.
Jack's admission prompted Christina to bring up her recent misdiagnosis, saying ... "Talk about being a fraud. I don't even have it anymore."
Christina's co-host, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, and Jack both reassured the "Dead to Me" star that she still "qualifies" as an "honorary member" of the MS community.
Milania Giudice's late best friend Victoria Zardoya had ketamine in her system before she died following a devastating fall in Florida ... TMZ has learned.
According to the medical examiner's report, obtained by TMZ, the 20-year-old's blood tested positive for ketamine and norketamine -- a substance produced when the body breaks down the drug.
Her toxicology results also showed alcohol and etomidate, a medication used for sedation. The Sun was the first to report the news.
Kim Zolciak's son KJ Biermann is challenging prosecutors to show their cards ... with his attorneys questioning the alleged force and physical injuries at the center of his sexual assault case.
The 15-year-old's attorney, Jason Sheffield, is fighting all seven felony charges against KJ ... arguing prosecutors haven't provided enough details to back up key elements of their case, according to court documents obtained by Page Six.
Specifically, Sheffield argues the aggravated child molestation charge doesn't spell out what physical injury was allegedly caused ... while the aggravated sexual battery and sodomy charges fail to adequately explain how force was allegedly used.
Paris Jackson says her dad's estate still hasn't fully funded the family trust ... and she wants a judge to order them to put her late father's money into the fund and distribute it as his will demands. The estate claims it can't fund the trust until issues with the IRS are resolved.
Michael Jackson's only daughter filed legal documents last week claiming the estate hasn't fully funded the trust ... even though MJ died back in 2009.
She says her father intended for his beneficiaries -- namely her, Princeand Bigi-- to begin receiving income from the trust when they turned 21 and principal distributions starting at age 30. Paris says there is at least $600 million in distributable cash available for the trust.
