There's a new note in the Nancy Guthrie case, but this one doesn't seem to be from the kidnapper ... instead, it's from someone offering to give up information on the kidnapper.
TMZ received the note just before 5 AM PT, and the sender claims they've tried unsuccessfully to reach Savannah Guthrie's brother, Camron, and her sister, Annie, by email and text. The note goes on, "If they want the name of the individual involved then I want 1 Bitcoin to the following wallet. Time is more than relevant."
There is a legitimate bitcoin address in the note ... and it is a different address from the one in the original ransom note, received by TMZ and 2 Tucson TV news stations.
We have forwarded this note to the FBI.
It's unclear if the sender of this note is legit, but interestingly, 1 bitcoin is worth about $66,000 right now. You'll recall law enforcement is currently offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to Nancy's kidnappers.
This comes less than 24 hours after a flurry of activity in the case -- on Tuesday, the FBI released the first images of the armed individual who showed up on Nancy's doorstep early in the morning of Feb. 1, the day she was taken.
Then, in the evening, cops detained a person of interest ... a deliveryman who was pulled over in a Tucson suburb. After questioning him, though, law enforcement released the man, who told reporters he didn't even know who Nancy was.
If anyone’s gonna shut down a beach in a bikini, it’s Kate Moss ... and she proved it by strutting around like it was a '90s runway revival!
The 52-year-old Brit supermodel was soaking up the sun in Tulum, Mexico alongside her lookalike daughter Lila Moss, with the duo rocking teeny bikinis and serving full-on matching mom-daughter glow this week.
Kate was clearly in her element, strolling the sandy shoreline, before settling in on a sun lounger like she owned the place.
Zayn Malik is doubling down on a past claim that he's never been in love ... not even with his daughter's mom, Gigi Hadid.
The singer got super candid withAlex Cooper on her "Call Her Daddy" podcast, delivering the coldest news in the warmest way possible.
Watch the clip ... when Alex asks him if he still stands by a comment he made 2 years ago that he didn't think he'd ever truly been in love, Zayn very politely agreed with the sentiment.
Zayn explained, "Because my understanding of love is always developing. At that moment in time, I might have thought it was love, but as I got older, I realized maybe it wasn't. Maybe it was lust. Maybe it was this ... maybe it was that ... I don't feel like it was love."
The DoorDash deliveryman released Tuesday night after the FBI detained and questioned him in connection with Nancy Guthrie's abduction is speaking out ... telling the world he's not the kidnapper!
The deliveryman, named Carlos, told a scrum of reporters he didn't know who Nancy was until he came face-to-face with FBI agents and Pima County sheriff deputies in Rio Rico, Arizona ... about 60 miles south of Tucson.
This is Carlos who says he was pulled over by police and was accused of kidnapping #NancyGuthrie.
They have released him.
We just spoke with him outside his house in Rio Rico Arizona
Carlos told journalists he noticed law enforcement following his vehicle Tuesday evening as he drove down a road in Rio Rico near his home, pulling over on his own accord.
The deliveryman -- who works for DoorDash and GLS -- says the authorities promptly detained him and questioned him for hours about his recent whereabouts. But Carlos insists he's totally innocent and has nothing to do with Guthrie's abduction ... saying he feels like he was kidnapped himself.
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In comes Presidents' Day, and whether you get the day off work or not, you'll love the deals that this holiday brings!
Especially, when it comes to tech.
A whole lotta convenient gadgets are now at a lower price ahead of the big day ... whether it's a health tracker, a vacuum or a new tablet! Check out our curated list of early deals, below!
Michelle Obama is dishing out relationship advice ... and she says couples need to slow play a lot of things ... like moving in together.
The former First Lady shared her opinion on couples who move in early on her podcast with her brother, Craig Robinson, "IMO," saying it's better to wait to make sure they're a good fit.
Michelle says love takes time and people need to figure out for sure who the other person is before taking a big step like moving under the same roof ... and it sounds like she thinks love at first sight is a rare occurrence.
Tom Brady isn’t handing out participation trophies -- especially not toLogan Paul.
The NFL legend is doubling down on the competitive tone surrounding the upcoming Fanatics flag football showdown in Saudi Arabia … making it crystal clear he’s expecting absolute dominance -- and he’s putting Logan on notice in the process.
Brady addressed the viral back-and-forth with the WWE star after their trash-talk-filled exchange lit up social media … and while TB12 gave Logan a little credit, he made it obvious effort alone won’t cut it.
Angela Martini says she and her husband have re-ignited the spark in their marriage ... and, she's got some wise advice for wild ladies looking to do the same this Valentine's Day!
The former Miss Universe contestant from Albania spoke with us at a Sports Illustrated pre-Super Bowl bash over the weekend ... and we asked her how she's feeling amid her divorce.
Remember ... Martini filed to divorce her husband of 7 years, Drago Savulescu, in October of last year. She cited the boilerplate irreconcilable differences as the reason.
Looks like a new celeb spark might be brewing ... because Jeannie Mai was just spotted getting real cozy with none other than Anderson .Paak.
Catch the clip ... the two were seen locking in on each other during dinner at L.A. hotspot Andy’s Tuesday night, sitting close in a booth and clearly in their own little world.
At one point, the singer had his arm around Jeannie as they leaned in for what looked like a pretty intimate, low-key convo.
Jill Zarin is struggling to process her sudden firing from E!'s upcoming reunion series "The Golden Life" and TMZ has learned she feels blindsided by the fallout.
In case you didn't know ... Blink49 Studios cut ties with Jill Tuesday following her posting -- then deleting -- an Instagram video Sunday, criticizing Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show. The comments, later reposted on X, sparked backlash and ultimately led to her firing from the show.
Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... Jill believes she was punished for expressing an opinion, while other Housewives have said or done far worse without facing similar consequences. People close to Jill have told us they strongly dispute accusations that her comments were insensitive, insisting anyone who personally knows her would say that characterization is unfair.
It appears Sturla Holm Laegreid's not out of the doghouse (yet?) -- his ex-girlfriend has addressed his public cheating confession during the Winter Olympics ... and she said forgiveness isn't so easy.
SHL's ex, who asked to remain anonymous, spoke with Norwegian news outlet VG about Tuesday's viral moment ... when the biathlete admitted during his medal-winning interview that he stepped out on her months ago.
"I made the biggest mistake of my life and was unfaithful, and I told her about it a week ago," SHL said. "This has been the worst week of my life."
NEW: Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid admits to cheating on his girlfriend after winning a bronze medal at the Winter Olympics.
Sturla Holm Laegreid broke down in tears as he talked about the "worst week" of his life.
Before addressing the confession, she congratulated SHL and his teammate, Johan-Olav Bothn, on winning the bronze ... but despite his public apology, she's not ready to move past his infidelity.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldonijust walked into a New York City court house -- separately -- to face off in their ongoing legal battle.
Today's settlement conference was court-ordered in an effort to get the actors to hash out their differences. It's essentially a Hail Mary attempt to find a resolution before their May 18 trial date.
BACKGRID
As you know ... Blake filed a complaint against her "It Ends With Us" costar in December 2024, alleging he sexually harassed her while working on the film.
Since then, the clash has snowballed into one of the messiest Hollywood legal battles in recent memory, with discovery from the case pulling big-name stars like Taylor Swift and powerhouse production companies like Sony Pictures into the fray.
President Donald Trump and his party might hate Somalia ... but, at least Somalia executes pedophiles there instead of electing them -- so says Rep. Ilhan Omar.
The Democratic Congresswoman from Minnesota took to social media, apparently to express her frustration with POTUS, after Trump badmouthed the country where she was born in a Tuesday night Fox Business interview ... in which he claimed Somali immigrants are damaging the state.
Omar -- who moved to the U.S. at 12 years old -- posted on her X account ... "The leader of the Pedophile Protection Party is trying to deflect attention from his name being all over the Epstein files. At least in Somalia they execute pedophiles not elect them." Her account has more than 2.7 million followers.
An unidentified shooter unleashed horror in a remote town in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday ... killing 9 people and wounding 25 others in what’s now the third-deadliest mass shooting in the country’s history.
Six victims were found dead in Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, and another died while being transported to the hospital, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a statement. The shooter was found dead from what they believe to be a "self‑inflicted injury."
Approximately 27 people were injured in the shooing, two of whom were airlifted to a hospital with "serious or life‑threatening injuries."
Chinese snowboarder Jiayu Liu took a serious spill in a disastrous move on her women's halfpipe qualifying run Wednesday ... slamming down hard and unable to get up afterward.
Chinese snowboarder Liu Jiayu takes a worrisome fall on this afternoon’s Women’s Half Pipe during Milano-Cortina 2026.
Check out the scary video ... the 33-year-old was well on her way to landing a 900-degree spin ... but her board suddenly caught an edge as she was coming off the transition part of the pipe, violently tossing her forward and sending her into an uncontrolled somersault.
The clip shows her legs and board flipping over her back -- a wipeout known as a "Scorpion," because the crash resembles the arachnid's tail curling up forward toward its head.
Bodybuilder Jayne Trcka -- who played Miss Mann in "Scary Movie" -- died from heart and circulation issues ... TMZ has learned.
The San Diego County Medical Examiner listed Jayne's immediate cause of death as hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease complicated by left femoral fracture.
The M.E. says chronic alcohol use was a contributing factor in her death ... and they say her death was an accident.
