Carrot Top is awake and breathing on his own as he remains hospitalized following his suicide attempt ... TMZ has learned.
A rep for Carrot Top, whose real name is Scott Thompson, exclusively tells TMZ ... "Scott remains hospitalized and under close medical care. He is now awake, breathing on his own and continuing to improve, surrounded by his family and those closest to him."
The rep adds that in addition to joking around with the "medical staff caring for him," Carrot Top has also taken the time to read the "many messages from fans" that have been shared with him.
The lead guitarist and founding member of New Found Glory, Chad Gilbert, has died ... his band announced.
Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.
The band shared the sad news with their fans on Instagram Sunday ... and said they were "devastated and shocked" by his passing.
They wrote ... "On the morning of September 20th, Chad Everett Gilbert passed away peacefully in his sleep. He left this world surrounded by friends and family and took his final breaths with his wife and mother by his side, just as he wished."
A Carnival Cruise ship made a U-turn to search for a man who jumped overboard into the waters off Mexico ... and one of the passengers taking the trip told TMZ all about the tragic event.
The search began on Saturday morning as the ship was heading along the coast of Mexico's Baja peninsula.
A rep for Carnival tells TMZ ... "Carnival Cruise Line confirmed Saturday that a male guest aboard Carnival Panorama jumped overboard while the ship was sailing from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to Long Beach, California."
The man who Carrot Top's legal team claims tried to extort the comedian with a sexually explicit recording is speaking out ... and he claims he never threatened to release the video ahead of his suicide attempt.
In response to the Sept. 3 filing ... Brian Evans tells TMZ ... that the USB drive recording the lawsuit mentions had already been deleted.
He tells TMZ ... "I never threatened - ever - to post any video anywhere in exchange for a settlement. … The video they are discussing - as I made very clear - was deleted a long time ago in accordance with the prior settlement."
Hayden Panettiere's family and famous friends showed up in droves to celebrate her life ... and we have the pics of the memorial.
In photos obtained by TMZ ... mourners gathered at the Malibu Pacific Church Saturday evening, including the likes of Connie Britton, Beverly D’Angelo, Evan Ross, Cameron Richardson, Storm Santos and Caroline D'Amore.
Hayden's "Nashville" costar Jonathan Jackson was also in attendance ... and shared a somber with his other costar Sam Palladio who comforted him as he cried.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdaniand President Donald Trump will be crossing the political aisle tomorrow ... and meeting up for their third in-person meeting.
The meeting is set to go down in Zohran's residence, Gracie Mansion, ahead of the U.N. General Assembly ... this according to CNN.
Apparently president and mayor's sit-down will "focus on issues affecting New York City and New Yorkers" ... Zohran's spokesperson said.
Sunny skies 90% of the year in Hollywood are neither here nor there; It's the last summer weekend, and we're unwell and in our feelings about it ... Luckily, we've got a shimmery stack of sunset snaps to cheer us all up ...
And no filter needed for the "Outer Banks" cast -- Madelyn Cline, Jonathan Daviss, Chase Stokes and Madison Bailey will make you watch more sunsets than Netflix.
Summer lovin' happened so fast, but spooky-hot content and feel-good photos for fall are just on the horizon 😘
Can't slow Lionel Richie down ... cuz he's out of the hospital!!!
The 77-year-old singer stepped out saying 'Hello' to the fans while on the town with his girlfriend, Lisa Parigi, as they attended a party in Beverly Hills Saturday night ... and it seems like his recent hospitalization is merely a distant memory.
Looking sharp in a navy jacket with matching pants ... Lionel kept it casual with some white sneakers and a thumbs up to the camera.
Miley Cyrus' looks over the years came in like a "Wrecking Ball!"
Here is a 19-year-old version of the pop star at the 2012 VMAs -- rockin' a plunging neckline and ... short hair, don't care (left).
And fourteen years later, Miley's 2026 has been heating up -- scoring a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (right) ... and dropping her latest album "Bass Persuades" earlier this weekend.
The 5th annual Tender Fest took place this weekend in Beverly Hills, and two things it was not short of were chicken tenders and celebrities!
Yes, a food festival solely featuring chicken tenders does exist and we were front and center for the festivities. The event featured vendors from all over the country, including Tender Crush, Pizzeria Mozza, Raising Cane’s, Delilah, Dave’s Hot Chicken, and con-tender competition winner and popular LA Thai restaurant, Jitlada.
Lizzo, who was a judge for this year's con-tender competition -- a face-off between local LA Chefs -- spoke to us and told us what she thinks goes into the perfect chicken tender.
10:29 AM ...Kate Beckinsale has since deleted the concerning posts ... and her Instagram appears to have been completely scrubbed.
Kate just shared a pair of deeply concerning Instagram posts ... and fans are worried.
On her main grid, Kate posted a black square early Sunday morning over which she wrote ... "bye."
Then on her Instagram Stories, the actress shared a picture of a rainbow over a road at an intersection ... and wrote ... "congratulations you win I give up."
George Lucas' Museum for Narrative Art has officially launched ... and all the stars were out for the Galaxy's biggest night!
The museum, which looks like it's from a galaxy far, far away, sits on 11 acres of parkland in L.A. ... and on Saturday, celebrities from all walks of life joined forces to celebrate its grand opening.
TMZ exclusively obtained video of all the stars aligning ... guests heard Oprahand Samuel L. Jackson give impassioned speeches about the importance of art and how it connects us all -- and watched a mind-blowing drone show featuring some of Lucas' most iconic characters.
See how they run!!! It seems the highly anticipated series of Beatles biopics will depict the iconic opening of "A Hard Day's Night" ... and we have the photos.
