Nikita Tyukalo allegedly lured young women into his camgirl empire with promises of fame and fortune ... only to take control of their accounts and leave them with little to none of the cash they were bringing in.
Our new documentary, "TMZ Studios Presents: Inside the Camgirl Criminal Empire," is now streaming on YouTube ... exposing how Nikita allegedly built a fortune through manipulation, coercion, and exploitation.
According to court documents, obtained by TMZ, Nikita allegedly recruited women by promising big paydays and exposure ... even telling one girlfriend that creating explicit content could help cover her school bills.
One of Russell Brand's accusers is speaking out about how the comedian allegedly sexually assaulted her when she was just 16 ... revealing her identity 2 decades after their relationship ended.
In an interview with The Sunday Times ... Mia Latter -- now 37 -- said that after meeting in Leicester Square in 2006, she gave Russell Brand her number, beginning a tumultuous 3-month-long relationship.
Latter claimed that as a result of their relationship ... her grades dipped, she dropped out of school, and she suffered from depression.
The Nvidia scandal has shades of James Bond, and Mississippi may have a new Black senator, but it still clearly has racism to deal with. So we gotta ask ...
Shane Gillis is finally speaking out about the wave of backlash he received from his controversial "SNL" monologue ... admitting he doesn't have an issue with women's attire at the gym.
Appearing on "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast ... the "Tires" star told listeners not to blame the long-running variety show for his choice of words.
He said ... "Not to defend 'SNL,' they don’t approve it. I mean, they could shut it down."
The port also said it doesn't know the full extent of the damages and repairs needed for the port terminal and asked a judge to approve the seizure of the tanker -- Atlantic Asphalt -- so it could potentially be sold to help pay for the repairs.
One drag queen is on a journey of heel-ing ... by backpacking and hiking from San Francisco to L.A. to raise $5 million for 19 different climate and social justice non-profits.
Wyn Wiley known professionally as drag performer Pattie Gonia started making the 500-mile trek on Nov. 9 ... and promised her followers that at least one mile a day would be done in heels.
This isn't Pattie's first rodeo either ... the artist previously walked 100 miles last year to raise $1.2 million.
It's Sadie Mckenna's 24th birthday ... and we can't think of a better way to celebrate than with a whole slew of her sexiest snaps!
It feels like our birthday any time she posts a sexy shot, but we'd like to return the favor by rounding them all up in one place.
The busty bday girl really loves a bikini pic ... and we aren't complaining! But if you want some more of where that came from, you'll have to check out our gallery.
A high school student who collapsed in the middle of gym class has died after the medical emergency left him brain dead.
Levi Curry -- who was a rising defensive star on the Eagle River High School football team in Anchorage, Alaska -- went into cardiac arrest during the gym class on Nov. 6 ... according to his GoFundMe.
Amanda Seyfried is here to kick off the season of shopping, splurging, and sleighing, but can you pick up the changes made to these two images and throw 'em in the bags?!
Earlier this week in New York City, Seyfried dressed to impress in black and hit Tiffany & Co. -- stacking all her goodies on her arm!
These photos are bangin'!
HINT: There are THREE differences in the above Amanda Seyfried photos!
Things got a little awkward during a press conference about the nationwide ground stop when DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin inadvertently laid blame on Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ... before the FAA revealed they lost 12,000 flights.
It all went down Friday night ... when Mullin was asked if any cyberattack was responsible for the "extraordinary circumstances" that led to system malfunction.
Mullin said ... "What it appears to be right now, as Secretary Duffy and FAA was going in and putting patches into the system, they were putting new equipment and new technology and that new equipment and new technology just wasn't, it was overwhelming the older system."
Thing are getting spooky this Friday the 13th ... but this scream queen is giving us plenty to look at ... Can you guess who she is based on these clues:
She's got a killer love life ... literally -- the ride-or-die girlfriend of one of horror's most infamous killer dolls!
For those that haven't seen this 1998 classic, perhaps you'd recall her crackin' jokes alongside her bestie Sutton Stracke on 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.'
Travis Scott was spotted leaving Chateau Marmont after attending a star-studded party toasting GQ's Men of the Year.
In the photos taken around 1 AM Friday morning ... Travis was spotted wearing a black shirt, gold necklaces, and some shades as he exited the Chateau ... roughly around the same time as model Haylee Mack.
Haylee -- who was pictured dancing the night away earlier -- was spotted wearing a black dress.
An insider told the publication that Joe's work picking up led them to drift apart ... but the insider claimed that friends believe they could get back together down the line.
Brandi Glanville said she is still left with questions after a black mass was removed from her face during a recent surgery ... and says that there's even more buried under the surface.
On yesterday's episode of "Brandi Glanville Unfiltered" ... Brandi told her listeners that only one of several black masses was removed ... and that "we're not sure what that is yet."