Erykah Badu might vibe with Kanye West's music ... but, she doesn't want to talk about him in the streets -- turning down our request for comment earlier this week.
We caught up with the R&B star outside Nya Studios West in Hollywood on Tuesday ... and, we had to ask her about her recent trip with her daughter to see Ye perform at SoFi Stadium.
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However, Erykah didn't want to talk ... turning us down flat out -- totally her right, of course -- though it's unclear why she didn't want to discuss Ye.
Vice President J.D. Vance may need some divine intervention to help him on his next task ... saying he'd like to speak to the principals allegedly involved in a confrontation between the U.S. and the Vatican.
Here's the deal ... The Free Press put out a report earlier this week -- citing unnamed Vatican officials -- about a January meeting between U.S. Department of War officials and Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the Vatican's ambassador to the U.S. at the time.
Officials at the time allegedly told Pierre the Catholic Church should get on board with the Trump administration's war tactics.
Actor Michael Patrick -- who appeared in an episode of "Game of Thrones" -- has died after a yearslong battle with motor neurone disease, according to his wife.
Naomi Sheehan broke the sad news on Instagram Wednesday, sharing she and his loved ones are "broken-hearted" over the loss.
Michael -- who his wife affectionately calls "Mick" -- was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in February 2023.
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Actor T.K. Carter was involved in a bitter fight over his late wife’s estate at the time of his death -- and now it appears his mom will try to take over the battle ... TMZ has learned.
According to court docs obtained by TMZ, T.K.’s mom, Lois Gaston, filed to take over control of the late actor’s estate.
T.K. died on January 9, 2026, at the age of 69. Lois explained that she is unsure the value of her son’s estate since there is an ongoing battle over T.K.’s wife’s estate.
Felicity Huffman really didn’t need to pull all that college admissions drama for her daughter Sophia Macy -- turns out she’s doing just fine ... actually, better than her!
We caught up with Felicity in NYC Tuesday, and when asked if she’s been giving her budding actress daughter any advice ... she flipped it, saying Sophia’s actually so good, she’s the one taking notes from her.
Check the clip -- the proud mom energy is loud and clear, with Felicity saying she just wants both her daughters happy, no matter what path they choose.
On Wednesday's episode of "Today," Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones asked the "Laguna Beach" ladies if they would vote for Spencer now he's running for mayor of L.A.
LC was quick to sidestep sending her 'Hills' nemesis her support, noting ... "I'm not a resident of Los Angeles."
While Offset's recovering from the shooting at Florida's Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, he's also catching heat over $100K he borrowed from a Detroit casino -- a debt he's trying to square away ... TMZ has learned.
The MotorCity Casino Hotel is suing the rapper, claiming he opened a credit line of $100K with the casino so he could keep a night of gambling fun going back in March 2024.
According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, the casino couldn't get in touch with Offset ... so, it tried to take the money out of his account directly -- as both parties agreed when he opened the credit line -- but, allegedly there wasn't enough money in it to pay off the debt.
Desiignerwas arrested in South Carolina last month for domestic violence ... and TMZ obtained audio from the 911 call in which you can hear the rapper begging for help.
We can't be sure, but it seems like he's the the one to dial it in ... because it sounds like he's the one holding the phone. When the operator picks up, the "Panda" rapper doesn't seem to notice at first, and you can hear him yelling at a woman in the background, accusing her of trying to steal his car.
Desiigner -- legal name Sidney Royel Selby III -- eventually acknowledges the 911 dispatcher, saying ... "This girl trying to steal my car. She's trying to do grand theft auto on my car."
Shannen Doherty's ex-husband, Ashley Hamilton, is recovering in a hospital after suffering an apparent overdose ... TMZ has learned.
Sources with direct knowledge tell us the "Iron Man 3" actor was found last Thursday in an L.A.-area Airbnb, and was experiencing a medical emergency related to an unknown substance. We're told he was rushed to the hospital where he remains in stable condition.
Hamilton, who has appeared in a number of films over the years, famously married Doherty in 1993 after just 2 weeks of dating -- he was 19 at the time -- but the marriage lasted only five months before ending in divorce.
Ex-NBA starLamar Odom was taken aback by recent claims Khloe Kardashian made about his late father Joe Odom and his will ... this according to sources close to Lamar.
We're told Odom was confused after hearing Khloe talk about Joe in the recent Netflix documentary "Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom."
Dan Bilzerian's standing by his very public assertion his opponent for a seat in Congress is a "fat Jew" ... and, yet, he's simultaneously insisting he's not antisemitic. Yeah, buckle up for this!
The former "King of Instagram" is running for U.S. Congress against Rep. Randy Fine in Florida's 6th Congressional District, and hurled the derogatory phrase on social media ... after Rep. Fine blasted a dude for putting up "missing" posters of Adolf Hitler.
We gave him the chance to explain himself Wednesday on "TMZ Live" ... and, while at first Bilzerian talked about his opposition to the nation of Israel, Harvey and Charles asked him specifically about the post on X.
''TMZ After Dark'' is aging like a very expensive bottle of wine ... and this latest tour proves it!
We rolled through L.A. this weekend with "Age of Attraction" stars Leah, Chris and Jorge fresh off their reunion ... pulling up to Saddle Ranch where we ran into Victoria Justice!
Victoria jumped in for some off-the-cuff fun, trying to guess everyone’s ages -- and yeah, let’s just say ... not even close!
1:29 PM PT -- A CNN spokesperson tells TMZ ... "The package was published in error; we have removed it from our platforms and send our apologies to Michael J. Fox and his family.”
Everyone can take a deep breath ... Michael J. Fox is alive.
The beloved actor's representative tells TMZ ... "Michael is doing great. He was at PaleyFest yesterday. He was on stage and was giving interviews."
Uncertainty about Michael's well-being stirred after CNN shared an article and video titled "Remembering the life of actor Michael J. Fox." There were no reports of his passing ... and the post has since been taken down.
Michael made a surprise appearance at PaleyFest LA on Tuesday to join the wrap party for the 3rd season of the comedy series, "Shrinking." The event took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and included a special screening, followed by conversation led by showrunner and co-creator Bill Lawrence and co-creator and star Jason Segel ... along with cast members Harrison Ford, Jessica Williams, Michael Urie, Luke Tennie, Christa Miller, Lukita Maxwell and Ted McGinley.
Dianna Russini's cozy outing with Mike Vrabel has folks revisiting her past comments about her marriage ... and while most of them seem like attempts at being funny, they're hitting different on Wednesday.
There's a clip of Russini on the "Stugotz and Company" show from February ... when she claimed her own mother felt her relationship was "falling apart" -- going as far as speculating Kevin Goldschmidt was seeing someone on the side while she's on the road for work.
There's another from her appearance on 'The Dan Le Batard Show,' where she said it was the night before her wedding when she did an interview with hunky quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo ... and noted how her mom wanted her to marry him, and she saw the convo as "a sign"
Rapper iHeartMemphis was gassed out of his house by multiple law enforcement agencies during a wild situation he live-streamed back in February.
Police reports obtained by TMZ reveal Florida's Davie and Plantation Police Departments' combined SWAT team worked together to force iHeart -- real name Richard Maurice Colbert -- out of his home after an extensive standoff on February 9 and into the following day.
The report states cops and the SWAT unit failed to make contact with Colbert after about an hour of commands outside his home ... some of which you can see in our clip. Police say they knew Colbert heard their commands because he was streaming on Instagram and mocking them ... and that's when cops say they brought their BearCat vehicle.
Lauren Kanarek -- the woman who survived a shooting by her trainer, Olympic equestrian Michael Barisone -- says she's suffered three times because of the incident ... when she was shot, when he was acquitted, and now, as a streaming giant is telling her story ... according to an open letter she just published.
Barisone was found not guilty by reason of insanity for firing the bullets that nearly killed Kanarek ... and as the incident is being retold in the documentary "Untold: The Shooting at Hawthorne Hill," Kanarek claims the film's production company Propagate "distorted the truth in the interest of ratings."
In the letter, titled "The Systems Failed Me, But I Will Not Let Them Silence Me," Kanarek says, point-blank, "On August 7, 2019, a man I knew and once respected drew a gun and shot me twice in the chest at point-blank range. That man was Michael Barisone, my former trainer in the equestrian sport of dressage."
