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Chud the Builder's problems are stacking up ... the controversial streamer has now been charged in connection with Wednesday's wild shooting outside a Tennessee courthouse.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office announced that Chud, whose real name is Dalton Eatherly, was charged and booked for Criminal Attempt: Murder, Employing a Firearm During Dangerous Felony, Aggravated Assault, and Reckless Endangerment with a Deadly Weapon.

On Wednesday afternoon ... officers responded to a call of "shots fired" outside the Montgomery County Courthouse and detained two men who got into a fight that escalated into gunfire, according to the sheriff's office.

Scott Peterson's murder conviction remains intact ... with a judge shooting down his most recent appeal attempt in a thorough rebuke.

According to reports ... a San Mateo County Superior Court judge shot down Peterson's third writ of habeas corpus -- writing a 116-page decision denying all 14 claims.

Stanislaus County District Attorney Jeff Laugero told local Sacramento outlet ABC10 Peterson filed his writ in August ... which he says was nothing more than the same recycled claims his team has been using to try and win his freedom for 20 years. Laugero said the judge denied the third petition on April 27.

A passenger has died after jumping overboard from a Carnival cruise ship near the Bahamas ... TMZ has learned.

Sources on board the cruise tell TMZ ... the man went into the water from the Carnival Liberty as it traveled just outside Nassau Tuesday. We're from someone on board that a life ring was thrown to the passenger, but he was soon out of sight, prompting an immediate search and rescue effort.

A Carnival spokesperson tells TMZ ... the guest climbed over his stateroom balcony and went overboard while the ship was sailing from Celebration Key to Nassau. Crew members immediately launched a search and were able to recover him from the water, but he did not survive.

Nicki Minaj is shedding more light on why she turned to the MAGA side ... and it mostly revolves around two powerful Black men.

The rapper told Time ... there's a large, but quiet resentment toward Jay-Z in the rap world ... the mogul who she's accused of trying to sabotage her career. And on top of that ... Jay is close pals with Barack Obama.

As she tells it, the former president is a huge sticking point for her for two reasons ... first, there's an expectation that Black entertainers reflexively vote Democratic ... and second, she despised him saying that some Black male voters were uncomfortable voting for Kamala Harris -- which she found "condescending."

Tiffany Haddish's attorneys have had it with the comedian's seemingly never-ending DUI case, demanding the whole thing be tossed since there wasn't a single injury or victim!

Earlier this week, Haddish's lawyers, Marissa Goldberg and Drew Findling, filed a motion saying her 4-year-old misdemeanor case for driving under the influence should be thrown out of court because it's stuck in legal limbo and negatively impacting her career.

But now the attorneys are going even further, telling TMZ  ... "The procrastinated failure to rule on a misdemeanor case with no victims or injuries is unprecedented."

Chris Brown's ex-housekeeper is asking a judge to keep out evidence that a member of Brown's team gave her money for medical bills after his dog attacked her ... claiming it's not relevant to the case.

Maria Avila filed court documents last week telling a judge she believes defendants may attempt to introduce evidence she received money from a man named Emil Lewis or another third party.

She says Lewis has made statements that he gave the plaintiff "tens of thousands of dollars for payment of [her] medical bills" after the dog attack. Maria says she disputes this claim.

7:20PM PT -- CBS put out a statement confirming one of their cameramen had suffered a medical emergency, but says he's "okay and recovering."

A terrifying moment happened live on-air when a CBS crew member suffered a medical emergency during an overseas broadcast, throwing the entire show into chaos and forcing an abrupt cut to commercial.

The incident went down Tuesday during the "CBS Evening News," which was broadcasting from Taiwan.

50 Cent and Eminem just gave fans a full on nostalgia moment ... reuniting courtside in Detroit like it was the early 2000s all over again.

The hip-hop heavyweights and longtime friends were spotted at Little Caesars Arena for Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals Tuesday night, where the Detroit Pistons battled the Cleveland Cavaliers.

50 and Em were seen laughing, chopping it up, and soaking in the action and once they hit the jumbotron, the crowd erupted with social media quickly following suit over the rare public reunion.

Chloe Bailey is officially taking the crown for this week's Cheek of the Week -- and with bikini shots this hot, the honor is well deserved!

The 27-year-old singer looked back at it in a white thong two-piece while flashing that stunning smile.

Before Travis Kelce ever made a Pro Bowl or went on a date with Taylor Swift, his teammate, Mitch Morse, said he knew the tight end was destined for greatness!

Morse, who played with Trav from 2015 to 2018, swung by the TMZ Sports studio for a chat with Babcock ... and the Pro Bowl center couldn't have spoken more highly of Kelce.

"I mean, charismatic, and talk about comforting eyes. My goodness, I see it. I mean, I know why Taylor did it, right? He's a brutally handsome dude," Morse said, continuing ... "He's just a good. He's a good person. And what you see is what you get and then some."

Hantavirus is not the end of the world ... and people should keep booking their cruises as normal ... according to cruise influencers Rich and Jasmine Ramnarine.

TMZ spoke to the content creators behind A Rich and Jazzy Life ... who go on about 11 cruises every year with their 2 young daughters, Reign and Royce, as well as their Melanin at Sea community. They tell us they aren't losing sleep that hantavirus could affect their travels or the cruise industry as a whole ... and they even plan to voyage on their next aquatic adventure starting June 5.

Jazzy tells TMZ she feels saddened that hantavirus has caught cruising some bad flak ... 'cause no one is going on a trip with intentions of spreading sickness. But she doubles down that no one should treat this like the end of the world.

Swedish film actor Gustaf Hammarsten was in his early 40s when he played Lutz -- Brüno’s highly devoted assistant, who is romantically interested in him -- in the comedy/satire film "Brüno" back in 2009.

8:35PM PT -- The Director of National Intelligence spokesperson took to X to deny the reports claiming the CIA had raided Director Tulsi Gabbard's office ... saying plainly "This is false -- the CIA did not raid the DNI's office."

The CIA has raided US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's office ... looking to seize soon-to-be declassified documents relating to the assassination of JFK, according to reports.

According to Fox News reporter Jesse Watters, who has since deleted his post, the explosive allegations surfaced during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday.

President Trump is back to bashing his favorite political targets ... Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

In recent posts on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump reposted a call to "Arrest Obama the traitor."

Trump also shared an A.I.-generated image showing Obama, Biden and Nancy Pelosi bathing in a filthy Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. He captioned the post, "Dumacrats Love Sewage."

Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand is being sued by a man who claims her company didn't pay him his fair share while he worked there … and now he's trying to round up other employees in a class-action lawsuit ... but SKIMS says it's all BS.

A man named David Knight just filed a lawsuit against SKIMS ... claiming he wasn't paid his full wage when he worked for SKIMS from October 2025 to December 2025 in California.

Knight claims he and other workers weren't paid overtime despite working over 8 hours a day and 40 hours per week ... and he says they weren't given legally required meal breaks or rest periods.

Mauricio Umansky is pushing back on Lala Kent's version of events and we've got the receipts.

TMZ obtained the DM Mauricio sent Lala on February 24, 2024, which reads, "Hey Lala, how are you? Hey I am wondering since you seem to have an opinion and speculations about me as to whether I am a player or not I would like to talk to you."

He added ... "Let me know if you are up for that. By phone or happy to get a coffee?"