The feds aren't allowing White House Correspondents' Dinner alleged gunman, Cole Allen, to speak with his attorney in private before his upcoming hearing ... at least according to Cole's public defender.
A.J. Kramer is representing Allen and he filed an emergency motion to visit Cole in jail to talk about the federal criminal case against him.
In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Kramer claims the Department of Corrections has refused Allen an opportunity to confidentially communicate with his lawyer.
Josh Duggar's going to be spending more time behind bars than he expected ... because his prison sentence just got extended a little longer.
Only days after going in front of a judge to appeal his conviction for possessing child sex abuse material, Josh had two months tacked on to his federal prison sentence.
According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Josh is now scheduled to be released from custody at FCI Seagoville in Texas on Feb. 2, 2033.
Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes were spotted on a walk together this week ... TMZ has learned ... but don't go jumping “heartfirst” into any rekindled romance rumors.
Witnesses tell TMZ ... the exes were seen strolling along the West Side Highway in New York City on Wednesday.
Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... the country crooner and the "Outer Banks" star are still on speaking terms but their on-again, off-again relationship is currently off, and they are NOT back together.
Senator Lindsey Graham says there's no return to Disney World on his calendar, but he does want to set the record straight on the ol' bubble wand ... and tells TMZ DC why he's about to be super busy.
Our guy Charlie Cotton got LG on Capitol Hill and asked him if he's going back to Florida during next week's recess -- yes, they're off AGAIN -- and the Gentleman from South Carolina took the occasion to explain why he was clutching the toy in Fantasyland during his previous two-week break.
Lindsey says he'd bought the bubble wand for a "friend's girl," and he has no clue of its current whereabouts.
West Wilson's cousin has been arrested and charged with allegedly murdering their grandmother ... TMZ has learned.
Dakota Sweeney of Carrollton, Missouri was arrested on April 22 -- the night before West filmed the "Summer House" reunion. Carroll County law enforcement officials responded to reports of a shooting at a residence and found 75-year-old Gayle R. Wilson dead.
According to the probable cause statement, cops say a witness told them Sweeney was quietly sitting in the same room as Wilson for 30 minutes before he allegedly shot her with a handgun.
Ex-Atlanta Hawks Vice President of Finance Lester T. Jones, Jr. has been sentenced to more than three years in prison ... after embezzling $3.7 million in team money and charging luxurious vacations and jewelry purchases to the company credit card, officials announced.
U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg went IN on the 46-year-old former exec on Wednesday ... saying, "Jones turned his dream job as a high-ranking executive for the Atlanta Hawks into an opportunity to steal the team’s funds, purchasing luxury apparel, jewelry, watches, and trips for himself."
“But, for Jones and others who abuse their employers’ trust to embezzle substantial funds, the gravy train’s final destination is federal prison.”
Lil Tjay claims he's not at odds with Offsetdespite the recent shooting that's under federal investigation.
We caught up with Tjay Tuesday in Beverly Hills and when he was asked if there's any bad blood with Offset, he kept it simple saying he has no beef with anybody.
Tjay didn't seem interested in fueling any drama, instead shifting focus to his music ... telling us his new album drops May 1 and teasing it's packed with a lot of controversial stuff. His message to fans? Make sure to stream it.
As we reported ... according to the FBI and the Seminole Police Department, Offset got into a brawl with a large group -- including rapper Lil Tjay, who was later arrested in relation to the fight -- outside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Florida on the night of April 6.
Cops said the fight escalated when one of the assailants pulled a gun and shot Offset before the subjects tried but failed to steal Offset's watch. The FBI says the suspects then jumped inside the SUVs and took off.
Offset was rushed to a local hospital, where he was treated and eventually released.
Will Arnett and his girlfriend Carolyn Murphy are officially through ... TMZ has learned.
Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... the actor and his model better half broke up a few months ago -- there were signs of trouble in paradise when she didn't attend the Oscars with him in March.
Hollywood might be known for its nasty splits ... but, we're told this wasn't one of them -- this is just two adults whose relationship didn't work out.
Rachel Kerr -- a Scottish model and influencer -- went missing for four days in Morocco ... but, thankfully, it seems she's now been found.
Here's the deal ... on Tuesday, Claire Hill -- Kerr's cousin -- posted to Facebook that Kerr checked out of a luxury resort in Agadir, Morocco, where she was staying on April 25, and the family had been unable to contact her.
She asked fans to get in touch with any information they may have ... adding the family was "extremely concerned" about her.
Erika Kirk's tired of all the criticism she gets on a daily basis ... and, it sounds like the comedian Druksi may have pushed her over the edge.
Charlie Kirk's widow blasted all her haters during an episode of "The Charlie Kirk Show" ... starting off by talking comedians using "whiteface" to put her on blast.
ICYMI ... this seems to be an obvious reference to a viral video Druski shared back in March, which featured the Black comedian dressed in tons of makeup which did have him looking very similar to the media personality.
Mike Vrabel isn't under fire everywhere ... the embattled Patriots head coach received an ultra-warm welcome at an event for season ticket holders Tuesday night, with fans making it clear they support him!
The 50-year-old Pats coach walked into a Q&A sesh with diehard Patriots supporters at Gillette Stadium last night and got a standing ovation right off the bat, with fans going crazy for Vrabel, according to Dave Portnoy.
Patriots reporter Mike Reiss MC'd the event and sat next to Vrabel on stage.
Now that Helena Bonham Carter isn't filling her time filming season 4 of "The White Lotus" ... she's filling her tank instead.
The eccentric actress was snapped Tuesday pumping gas in North London ... the first time she'd been spotted since her abrupt exit from the hit HBO show.
She was in quite the colorful getup ... sporting a green cardigan over a floral dress, topping the look with a long, pink faux fur coat.
One thing about the Baywatch world -- they never run out of babes, whether it’s the OG icons or the new wave in the reboot currently filming.
Just peep these shots of Livvy Dunne, serving up BTS from set in that iconic red swimsuit -- and with all that heat, we gotta ask -- is she topping Pamela?
As you know, Pamela owned the ‘90s with her blonde bombshell era on the lifeguard hit.
It's been more than five years since the iconic comic-actor Sinbad has done a stand-up show due to a severe stroke ... but that's all going to change tonight.
Sinbad just posted a message to Instagram ... and as you can see, he's ready to make his big comeback -- and obviously has plenty he wants to talk about.
Sinbad says his daughter and fellow comic Paige Adkins will join him ... along with his longtime opener Chase Anthony, at The Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena. And he makes it clear ... "This is just the beginning."
Dr. Dreand Michelle Saniei have most of "The Valley" cast in the dark ... 'cause TMZ has learned many of her castmates had no idea she was even hanging out with the hip-hop mogul.
Sources close to the cast tell TMZ ... the majority of Michelle's costars were completely unaware of her connection to Dre. We're told the reaction has been pure shock and confusion, with our sources still trying to figure out how the pairing came together.
According to one source, the link stems from mutual friends ... Michelle's best friend is dating Dre's best friend, who works for his record label. We're told Michelle kept things quiet until recently, when it became hard to hide.
