3:19 PM PT -- The man who allegedly stormed NBC's "TODAY" show offices, lunged at Craig Melvinand called him the N-word is now facing a slew of hate crime charges ... TMZ has learned.
11:05 AM PT -- NBC News' TODAY tells TMZ ... "There was a security incident this morning at the TODAY show studio. An individual entered an unauthorized area in a vestibule near Studio 1A. The person approached anchor Craig Melvin, who alerted security. The individual was detained and taken into custody by law enforcement without further incident. There was no altercation, and no one was injured."
They continue ... "TODAY is cooperating fully with law enforcement as they investigate the matter. NBC and TODAY take the safety and security of our employees, talent, staff and guests extremely seriously. We are reviewing the incident and our security protocols and remain committed to providing a safe and secure environment for everyone who works at and visits our studios."
A terrifying security breach rocked the "TODAY" show Thursday morning ... a stranger breached security and stormed inside the building from the plaza before allegedly lunging at NBC host Craig Melvin.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the man was asking for Al Roker after somehow slipping past security. We’re told he couldn't find Roker and turned his attention to confront Craig in a restricted area and allegedly lunged at him while yelling the N-word at him.
We’re told the incident happened around 9 AM ET and that staff and security rushed in -- and the intruder was ultimately detained and arrested. The man, who we're told is white and was unarmed, had entered a stairwell and made his way backstage -- we're told near the dressing room, though where exactly is unclear.
Cops found an unregistered gun in Zaire Wade's Burbank home after his domestic violence arrest ... at least according to prosecutors.
Dwyane Wade's eldest son appeared in a Pasadena courtroom Thursday for his arraignment in his domestic violence case ... and pled not guilty to a felony charge.
According to a reporter for LA Magazine in the courtroom ... prosecutors told the judge cops found and confiscated an unregistered firearm after the alleged incident.
A splinter group within R. Kelly's camp says they're now officially in charge of the imprisoned singer's bid for clemency, but Kelly's attorney of record tells TMZ the claims are totally "unsubstantiated."
The infighting between the Kelly factions kicked off Tuesday after Kelly filed a petition to commute his 30-year sentence for sexual misconduct convictions.
In one corner, you have Kelly's Chicago-based attorney of record, Beau Brindley, and, in the other, you have Atlanta-based attorney Lela Schmidt.
A new judge has been assigned to oversee the ongoing proceedings in Karmelo Anthony's murder case ... as the convicted murderer's new lawyer calls foul on his trial judge.
The new judge, Sid L. Harle, was assigned to Karmelo's case Tuesday, per court records obtained by WFAA. Harle will preside over Karmelo's motion to recuse trial Judge John Roach from handling post-trial proceedings.
Karmelo's new attorney, Russell Wilson, is blasting the trial judge ... claiming Roach made comments following Karmelo's conviction that showed he could not be fair and unbiased.
Wilson also claims "gentleman's agreements" made between attorneys about what testimony would be admissible weren't completely followed, and that impacted Karmelo's decision not to testify and therefore impacted the outcome of the trial.
Eminem's ex-wife, Kim Scott, was arrested after cops were called to her home over her attempted suicide ... police say she bit one of the officers who tried to help her.
TMZ obtained a police report stemming from the July 11, 2026, incident at her Michigan home. Officers were dispatched after a call claiming Kim attempted suicide.
The Massachusetts mom accused of brutally murdering her three young children wants a group of mothers who say they've battled postpartum depression and psychosis to help with her insanity defense ... saying numerous women have come forward offering to testify at her murder trial.
According to new court docs, obtained by TMZ, Lindsay Clancy's attorney says the mothers contacted him to share their own experiences with postpartum mental illness -- including thoughts of killing themselves or others, hearing voices, and feeling ordered by those voices to act.
Lindsay's defense is now asking the judge for permission to present testimony from the women at trial ... arguing such testimony would show jurors the symptoms are very real and not simply "made up" to dodge responsibility for a crime.
R. Kelly is shooting his shot at President Trump in a bid to get out of prison early ... filing for clemency with the Department of Justice, this according to the R&B singer's lawyer.
Attorney Beau Brindley tells TMZ ... he had been working with Kelly on the clemency petition for quite a while before it was submitted Tuesday to the DOJ's Office of the Pardon Attorney.
We're told Kelly is asking POTUS to commute his combined 31-year sentence for two convictions in 2021 and 2022 -- one of which was in Brooklyn, New York, and the other in Chicago, Illinois.
An Idaho woman charged with killing her 18-month-old twins and then blaming their deaths on vaccinations had a medical professional in her corner for a bond hearing ... but it didn't end up working.
Here's the deal ... Andrea Shaw faces two counts of first-degree murder after she allegedly suffocated her kids in May 2025 and then claimed they died due to adverse reactions to routine vaccinations.
According to reports, Shaw's bond was initially set at $2 million ... and her lawyer argued for a drastic reduction to $100K on Wednesday -- but the judge ended up revoking her bond entirely.
Bill Cosby was unable to attend his deposition scheduled for June 23 and June 24 ... and the reason, according to his lawyer, is because he is no longer in good health.
In new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Cosby's lawyer Jennifer Bonjean says her client could not proceed with his deposition due to his "disabilities, age-related health issues, and related logistical challenges that could not be avoided."
Bonjean says Cosby is "legally blind and suffers from a variety of health issues, including significant mobility limitations," which make appearing in-person for court hearings far from his home difficult.
Two teenagers allegedly failed to report an 18-year-old's drowning death at a North Texas lake ... and they have now been arrested for tampering with physical evidence.
19-year-old Lucas Roper and a 17-year-old juvenile were arrested by police on Monday ... almost three months after the death of Daniel Erving. Cops say the three teens jumped off a railroad bridge into Lake Ray Hubbard in Dallas, and Daniel drowned.
The arrest affidavit alleges the teens fled the scene in Roper's car ... throwing Daniel's clothing into a tree line near the bridge, and chucking his phone out the window.
Looks like the Belichick family has more than football to worry about ... Bill Belichick's daughter-in-law is in hot water over an alleged court no-show tied to a North Carolina speeding case.
Jen Belichick -- who's married to Bill's son and UNC defensive coordinator Steve Belichick -- was allegedly clocked driving 88 mph in a 70 mph zone during a May traffic stop in Brunswick County, according to the California Post. She was cited for misdemeanor speeding and ordered to appear in court last Friday ... but prosecutors say she never showed.
As a result, a judge responded by issuing an order for her arrest.
Jordan Belfort -- aka "The Wolf of Wall Street" -- is finally free from making court-ordered restitution payments stemming from his federal fraud case, TMZ has learned.
According to sources, Jordan's legal obligation to continue making restitution payments expired on April 28, 2026 ... bringing to a close more than two decades of court supervision tied to the case.
Jordan tells TMZ ... "For nearly three decades, I've lived with the consequences of my past and worked every day to take responsibility for it. Today, I can finally say that I completed my court-ordered restitution. It's hard to put into words what that means. It brings a sense of closure that I've been working toward for most of my adult life."
Big Tigger's wife, Alicia Brown, is speaking publicly for the first time since her recent arrest related to kidnapping allegations ... and it sounds like she's cooperating with cops.
A source close to Brown tells TMZ ... "Alicia is collaborating with her legal team to address the recent allegations ... She remains optimistic and is handling the current charges as she works with her legal team and cooperates with authorities."
The statement ends ... "She will not be providing any comments regarding her recent arrest."
Donald Trump Jr.'s podcast chat allegedly went completely off the rails ... with prosecutors saying one viewer repeatedly threatened to kill the President's son.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York ... 39-year-old James Gerald Eckert Jr. of Rochester was arrested and charged with threatening to kill, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm on a member of the immediate family of the President -- a federal offense carrying a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
Prosecutors say the alleged threats were made June 18 during a livestream of Don Jr.'s "Triggered with Donald Trump Jr." podcast on Rumble.
Iconic tenor Andrea Bocelli is in the middle of a crazy story that involves a wedding, his private estate inItaly ... and a $500,000 burglary!
Sources tell TMZ ... a couple from the United States was the victim of a robbery at a swanky Bocelli family estate in Forte dei Marmi -- an upscale seaside town on the Tuscan Versilia coast -- where intruders helped themselves to watches, cash, and fine jewelry, among other high-end brand valuables, while everyone was at dinner.
Sources tell TMZ the couple feels they were done dirty -- on the eve of their wedding, no less -- claiming there was no forced entrance into their locked and alarm-set villa. They say a wall safe, which they were unaware was in the home, was even cracked.
D4vd's murder case has progressed slowly since Celeste Rivas' body was found in his Tesla last year ... and it appears a grand jury convened on even more occasions than we knew.
Here's the deal ... a judge signed off on the limited unsealing of transcripts from grand jury testimony given on seven different occasions.
The transcripts were taken over the course of 18 days ... five days in November, five days in December and eight days in February. As you know, three different grand juries were called during this period -- one in each month mentioned above.
