Trump claims the group has been "fighting" him for years, and says he knows exactly why ... accusing them of pushing views he says are soft on Iran and completely out of step with his MAGA base.
With his signature flair, POTUS calls them "low IQs," "stupid people," and "losers," insisting they've all been booted from major platforms and are now clinging to relevance through what he dubs "third-rate podcasts."
Afrika Bambaataa -- a rapper and DJ who helped pioneer hip hop -- has died ... TMZ has learned.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... he died from complications of cancer at about 3 AM today in Pennsylvania.
Bambaataa was born in The Bronx .... and he joined the local gang the Black Spades, quickly rising up the ranks in the gang to the position of "warlord."
Alabama Barker is raising eyebrows over her relationship status, fueling speculation after stepping out with French basketball player Diamant Blazi yesterday.
In video obtained by TMZ, Travis Barker's daughter was spotted getting cozy with Blazi in Beverly Hills Wednesday ... and the two weren't exactly hiding their chemistry.
Alabama is seen hopping into a sleek sports car as they leave a hangout together with Blazi behind the wheel ... but the real attention grabber came earlier, when Diamant scooped her up and carried her through the scene, giving serious couple vibes.
Rep. Randy Fine is clapping back at Dan Bilzerian for calling him a "fat Jew" ... telling us the influencer-turned-candidate's bigotry won't win at the polls, while also defending his own bigoted remarks against Muslims.
The congressman stopped by "TMZ Live" Thursday to tell us he thinks Bilzerian is absolutely antisemitic, and only referred to his ethnicity that way to be disparaging.
Watch the clip ... Randy says Dan said what he said, "not because it's factual." Instead, he believes Bilzerian views Judaism "as some sort of negative thing."
Bravo honcho Andy Cohen claims former 'Real Housewives of New York' star Leah McSweeney has no real evidence to back up her claims he used cocaine, TMZ has learned.
According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Andy, Bravo, and 'RHONY' producers are making new moves to get the judge to toss out Leah’s lawsuit.
In her original suit, Leah claimed she was pressured to drink during filming -- despite the producers knowing she was sober. She also claimed Andy used cocaine with other Bravo stars and gave better treatment to those who partied with him.
Emilie Kiser's ready to talk about how she's navigated life with her husband since their toddler son Trigg's death ... chalking up their tight bond to therapy and empathy.
The social media star responded to a TikToker asking how she was able to forgive her husband, Brady Kiser, after 3-year-old Trigg died. Brady was the only adult home at the time of Trigg's death ... and, his attention was allegedly divided between the couple's infant child and a playoff basketball game while Trigg drowned in the backyard pool.
Kiser said it's taken a ton of consistent therapy ... and a realization that "everyone deserves love, empathy, and forgiveness." She added she tunes out the haters who want want her to blame Brady.
Ivanka Trump got emotional opening up about her late mother, Ivana ... needing a moment to compose herself during a candid new interview.
Speaking on "The Diary of a CEO" podcast, Ivanka shared her grief, admitting she still tears up talking about her mom -- especially knowing her kids never got to really know their grandmother.
Ivanka said at the time of Ivana's death, she coped by avoiding the pain ... but later turned to therapy -- especially as her mother’s 2022 death came around the same time her husband Jared Kushner was undergoing a second cancer surgery.
Janel Parrish and her husband Chris Long have split up ... TMZ has learned.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the Hallmark star and her man have been separated for a few months.
Parrish and Long started dating in September 2016 and became engaged the following year. They married in 2018 at the world-famous Kualoa Ranche on Oahu, Hawaii. The two don't have any kids together.
Karol G isn’t just making Coachella headlines this week … 'cause a recent interview sparked claims her team warned her to avoid mentioning ICE onstage -- but we’re told that’s flat-out wrong.
Sources close to Karol tell TMZ ... her team would never instruct her not to mention ICE, or warn her against it in any way ... as she's been an advocate for immigrants through her foundation ... so there’s no scenario in which her inner circle would discourage her from speaking on something that personal to her.
The confusion stems from a recent interview with Playboy -- originally conducted in Spanish -- and we're told some nuance may have gotten lost in translation.
12 PM PT --Natasha Lyonneposted what looks like a response online to the report of her Tuesday night incident, tagging Drew Barrymore ... and apparently questioning the source of the details.
Natasha Lyonne’s night took a turn -- from walking the red carpet at the "Euphoria" premiere ... to getting escorted off a flight just hours later.
The actress reportedly boarded a red-eye from L.A. to NYC still in her premiere look Tuesday night ... but Page Six says she appeared "out of it" in First Class, not responding to flight attendants asking her to close her laptop and buckle up for takeoff.
The publication reports multiple crew members tried to get her attention ... with an eyewitness claiming she was dozing behind sunglasses as they spoke to her.
In an unexpected national address from the White House Thursday,Melania Trump announced she never had a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein ... alleging bad actors are attempting to ruin her reputation.
The First Lady of the United States spoke to the nation on camera from the White House moments ago ... saying she was never friends with the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender -- and said she and President Donald Trump were simply invited to some of the same parties. She said she had no knowledge of any of Epstein's crimes.
She said, "To be clear, I never had a relationship with Epstein or his accomplice [Ghislaine] Maxwell" ... adding an email she sent Maxwell can only be seen as a polite reply.
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ... he who died for the world's sins?
That's right Jesus Christ himself -- or at least a dude pretending to be the Son of God in an Easter show -- got super high in Seoul, South Korea on Sunday ... and, we mean literally.
Check it out ... JC turns around to face the crowd and ascend into Heaven ... and, he ascended ... and ascended ... and ascended -- up, up and away!
Pooh Shiesty ain't sweatin' being in a jail cell ... in fact, the rapper seems pretty upbeat about his situation -- at least according to his lawyer.
Pooh's powerhouse attorney, Bradford Cohen, tells TMZ ... Pooh is in "good spirits" and looking forward to defending himself against kidnapping charges after a judge rejected his bid to get out of jail on bond pending his trial.
Last week, federal prosecutors filed a complaint against Pooh, his father, and 7 other defendants, accusing them of robbing and kidnapping Gucci Mane and others at gunpoint inside a music studio in Dallas on January 10. The complaint says Pooh went there to get Gucci to terminate the recording contract between the hip hop stars.
Oh, how the tables have turned ... instead of young immigrants, now Donald Trump's own children might be thrown into a cage for a change ...Hunter Biden just posted a video saying he wants a piece of DT's sons, Ericand Donald Jr.
Watch the clip ... while announcing he'll be joining Andrew Callaghan and his Channel 5 YouTube channel on tour this month, Hunter also let slip that Andrew is "trying to organize a cage match" between Eric, Don Jr., and Hunter.
Cardi Bhas put her bitter divorce battle aside after Offset was shot ... reaching out to her estranged husband as he recovered in a Florida hospital ... TMZ has learned.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the "Bodak Yellow" rapper contacted Offset shortly after Monday's shooting outside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
We're told Cardi, who's currently on tour, checked in on Offset following the scary incident ... despite the two still being in the middle of a contentious split.