Ray J says Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner are totally lying about having no involvement with the release of the infamous sex tape ... and they should be prosecuted for it.
The rapper tells TMZ ... Kim and Kris "completely lied about everything" in their declarations yesterday -- calling lying to the world, as he alleges they did, "the worst thing you can do."
Ray J claims he sat in a room with Kris and Kim, as well as executives from the company Vivid -- the sex tape's distributor -- to discuss a deal. Vivid has always maintained that it obtained the sex tape from a third party.
A Connecticut man named Mike Gerchy appears to have been caught on video beating the crap out of a pit bull ... and now we're told police are investigating.
Check out the dramatic clip posted to Instagram ... which opens with a man body-slamming one of 2 canines in the living room of a house in Glastonbury, CT. You then see the man start kicking the poor pooch while yelling, "What is your f***ing problem?"
A frightened woman is standing in a doorway telling the man to "stop it" ... but he doesn't seem to listen and continues the beatdown, before shooing the dog up the stairs.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is blasting a report from ABC News claiming Iran wants to attack California as retaliation for the new war in the Middle East ... she says no such threat exists.
Leavitt went scorched-earth on ABC News in a blistering post Thursday on X ... quote-tweeting the ABC News report and writing, "This post and story should be immediately retracted by ABC News for providing false information to intentionally alarm the American people."
She ripped ABC News for what she sees as some shoddy journalism, adding ... "They wrote this based on one email that was sent to local law enforcement in California about a single, unverified tip. The email even states the tip was based on *unverified* intelligence. Yet ABC News left out this critical fact in their story! WHY?"
11:24 AM PT -- Federal law enforcement tells CNN the suspect is dead.
Cops are responding to reports of an active shooter at a synagogue in the Detroit area.
Local outlet WXYZ-TV reports Temple Israel in West Bloomfield is being surrounded by a heavy police presence, and all schools and places of worship in the area have been advised to shelter in place.
According to WDIV-TV, police sources believe someone intentionally drove a truck into the building, which caught fire.
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard gave an update ... "It appears at least one individual came to the temple, security saw him, engaged him in gunfire. ... We’re looking to see if there’s more than one person."
The Jewish Federation of Detroit issued a statement to WXYZ, saying, "We are aware of a security incident at Temple Israel. We are advising all Jewish organizations to go into lockout protocol -- nobody in or out of your building."
Schools in the area were locked down during the investigation.
West Bloomfield Township is located about 25 miles northwest of Detroit.
Dwight Howard called the cops on his wife, Amber Howard, claiming she took off with several of his prized personal belongings ... including jewelry, his wedding ring, and even his phone.
In new 911 audio -- obtained by TMZ -- Howard is heard telling a dispatcher about an apparent theft at his Georgia mansion ... saying a "female" left the home with the items "in a gray Camaro."
Dwight Howard is officially walking away from basketball ... claiming while he still has gas left in the tank, the sport made the decision for him -- and now it's time for family.
The 40-year-old No. 1 overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft released a lengthy statement on Thursday ... acknowledging that most folks might think he already handed in his retirement papers, but that wasn't the case.
DH12 -- who last played in the NBA in the 2021-22 season before taking his talents overseas -- is now going to put all his energy into his family and the community.
A nonverbal 7-year-old girl with autism was found dead in a retention pond near her Texas home this week ... and authorities do not suspect foul play, and they expect to close the case shortly.
Pearland PD spokesman Chad Rogers tells TMZ … the death of Skylar Hopson has been determined to be a "tragic accident" -- and unless today's autopsy tells anything different, police will conclude their investigation as far as any criminal component.
Police believe the child left her Pearland home on foot Wednesday, carrying an iPad ... her mother called 911 ... the child's body was located hours later in a nearby retention pond.
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'Mormon Wives' stars Mikayla Matthews and Jace Terry have split ... and it sounds like their bedroom chemistry, or lack thereof, is to blame.
Mikayla and Jace revealed their split in the newest season of "The Secret Wives of Mormon Wives."
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The separation comes amid intimacy issues between Mikayla and Jace ... she was sexually abused during her childhood and says kissing is a trigger for her.
Jace tries to get Mikayla to do trauma therapy, but she tells him she's "already maxed out" and her "bucket is full" ... and she packs her things and leaves in a dramatic scene.
Carolina Reyes -- known to her hundreds of thousands of followers as Carol the Warrior -- has died.
The influencer's family announced her passing in an Instagram post Wednesday, writing, "It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our warrior."
Boy George has some advice for Chappell Roan-- relax and enjoy the fame while it lasts ... because one day, all that attention might just vanish.
The British icon weighed in after Chappell’s viral run-in with paparazzi in Paris, saying in a lengthy X post Tuesday she might want to rethink how she handles the spotlight -- especially since the world is basically at her feet right now.
George admits when he saw the clip of Chappell clashing with photogs, he says it made him laugh ... 'cause it reminded him of his own days going off on paps ... before realizing the real trick is owning the whole fame game.
Lil Nas X looks much better months after he was arrested while wandering through Los Angeles naked last year ... all smiles while walking into a courthouse Thursday.
The rapper strode up to the court in a light gray suit and blue tie ... looking very positive as he mounted the steps.
Lil Nas' attorney Christy O'Connor walked alongside him to the hearing ... about the battery of a peace officer charge he's facing.
Dwight Howard's wife Amber Howard brutally ripped into him during a recent 911 call -- claiming he locked her out of their Georgia mansion ... and telling the dispatcher the home is packed with weapons.
In new 911 audio -- obtained by TMZ -- Amber says she's standing outside in the rain after Dwight locked the gate entrance of their 35,000-square-foot home ... something she claims he frequently does when he gets "upset" following their arguments.
She also name-drops him ... telling the operator her hubby is "Dwight Howard from the Lakers."
Amber also alleges Dwight lost custody of his daughter the night before -- something she also claimed on Instagram, but we have not confirmed -- and says he "took it out on me."
Tom Brady doesn't have to worry about the so-called "bro code" when it comes to hooking up with Yael Cohen Braun, the ex-wife of one Scooter Braun ... TMZ has learned.
A source connected to all of the involved parties tells us ... Scooter has no issue with the news Tom and Yael got cozy at a recent Hollywood bash -- and eventually left together -- even though Scooter and Tom have become pretty good friends.
We're told Scooter's totally "unbothered" and considers Tom a good guy.
