Target has pulled a Halloween costume from being sold after the product sparked racial backlash online, with critics saying the design and imagery resembled racially offensive imagery.
The costume, called "Kids' Glows Under Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween Costume Bodysuit," featured a young Black child model and quickly drew criticism -- with many online comparing the look to racist caricatures of Black people ... questioning how the product made it through Target's review process.
Target has now removed the costume from its assortment and issued an apology, acknowledging it should never have been sold ... saying, "We removed an offensive Halloween costume that should never have been part of our assortment."
Porn star Christian Styles has died at just 29 years old ... TMZ has confirmed.
Styles died August 20, according to The Wayne County Medical Examiner in Michigan, though a cause and manner were not immediately available.
Styles joined the adult entertainment industry in 2021 and quickly built a massive online following, amassing more than 1 million followers across Instagram and X. He also created content on OnlyFans.
Perez Hilton suffered multiple broken bones that resulted from falling the night of his mental health crisis, his brother-in-law revealed.
"The Perez Hilton Podcast with Chris Booker" just dropped a new episode ... and the updates on Perez's condition are pretty shocking.
Perez's brother-in-law Tom says the celebrity blogger is still being treated for his physical injuries -- which includes cuts ... and numerous broken bones he got from falling multiple times that horrifying night.
12:54 PM PT --Jed York filed for divorce three months before he he was arrested ... TMZ Sports has confirmed.
10:27 AM PT -- The NFL tells TMZ Sports they're investigating the York arrest.
"We are aware of the matter which will be reviewed under the personal conduct policy," a league spokesperson said.
San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York landed in an Ohio jail Sunday ... after being arrested on suspicion of engaging in prostitution.
York was busted in East Palestine and booked into the Columbiana County Jail before posting $5,000 bond.
The case moved quickly from there ... prosecutors amended the original engaging-in-prostitution count to misdemeanor disorderly conduct before York pleaded no contest Monday.
York also pleaded no contest to possessing criminal tools -- a misdemeanor.
Kim Richards was spotted in a rare public sighting months after her eviction drama with sister Kyle Richards ... spending time near the beach in Santa Monica ... and looking none too pleased.
TMZ obtained a photo of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" alum sitting on a park bench near the Santa Monica Pier Friday ... wearing a cowboy hat and a loose red dress, with one tan boot on and her other foot bare.
It looks like Kim is painting something in the pic.
While the photo may raise questions about Kim's living situation, sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ she's not homeless. We're told Kyle helped Kim secure a place in the Santa Monica area near the beach.
Rashod Bateman's baby mama told a prosecutor days after their June incident that he never shoved her into a wall or put his hands on her ... walking back the account she initially gave cops.
Marissa Crumley authorized Bateman's attorneys to provide TMZ with the email she sent on June 8, five days after the alleged incident, in which she said she wanted to explain the "true side of the story."
Crumley wrote that officers pressured her into identifying Bateman and invaded her privacy by lifting her head wrap to photograph marks on her face. She claimed the bruises and marks were self-inflicted "out of emotion and frustration."
The WNBA has no plans to ban former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom from coming to games as a fan ... even though he was ejected from a Chicago Sky game after a heated exchange with Natasha Cloud.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the plan inside the league is to try and move on and let the controversy die. We're told the league felt a ban wasn't warranted because Enes didn't set foot on the court and he didn't do anything else that was egregious.
Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet.
As TMZ reported ... Natasha was livid with Enes -- who was wearing a black shirt that read "woman noun adult human female" -- when they started jawing during the third quarter Sunday as he sat near the court.
The manhunt for a Massachusetts woman suspected in the death of her cop husband is over ... after she was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Karen Solomon went on the run after her veteran officer husband Kurt was found slain in their Worcester home on August 18 ... and it seems all the clues pointed to her.
Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.
Karen's body was found Monday in a wooded area with a gun next to it, per reports... and the manhunt for her was underway after surveillance showed her walking away from the crime scene.
Olivia Jadeand tennis star Taylor Fritz appear to be more than friends, and sources tell TMZ they are keeping things casual as they get to know each other.
Sources close to the situation tell TMZ ... they have been hanging out on a romantic level recently. We're told they are taking things slow and enjoying their time together.
The pair was spotted together in New York City over the weekend, with eyewitnesses telling us Taylor picked Olivia up Saturday at her place.
A former Catholic school teacher is accused of sexually abusing two teenage boys nearly 40 years ago ... with one claiming she behaved like she was "in a Sabrina Carpentervideo."
Sally-Anne Bowen, now 65, was in her mid-20s while teaching chemistry at an all-boys Catholic school in North London ... and she allegedly had sex with one boy 20 to 30 times when he was 14 or 15, according to The Telegraph.
The accuser was referring to Carpenter's controversial "Feather" music video ... which featured the pop star dancing inside a Brooklyn Catholic church and sparked outrage from church officials.
Sam Altman and his sister are going back and forth in court over her submitting to a medical examination over her claims of childhood abuse ... TMZ has learned.
According to court docs, Ann Altman is opposing the upcoming exam scheduled for August 26, claiming the conditions and scope of the exam were disclosed less than a week beforehand.
She said she never agreed to talk about anything other than her claims of suffering from PTSD, but says the doctor set to examine her is planning to assess "any mental disorder."
Anna Kepner's stepbrother, Timothy Hudson, is asking the court to postpone his murder trial for her death aboard a cruise ship ... TMZ has learned.
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Timothy claims his lawyers need more time to get their ducks in a row before the upcoming September trial date.
Timothy's lawyers say they need to do more research, including looking into their client's status as a juvenile and the "different considerations that apply to him and "the unique -- and very unfortunate -- family dynamic that has resulted from the allegations here."
