Barney Frank, the trailblazing congressman who advocated for LGBTQ+ rights in Congress after he came out as gay while in office, has died, according to NBC News Boston.
The career politician of 32 years from Massachusetts died in hospice care at home in Maine, where he lived with his husband, Jim Ready. He retired in 2013.
"He was, above all else, a wonderful brother. I was lucky to be his sister," Frank's sister Doris Breay told NBC10 Boston.
Rep. Randy Fine is among the Jewish members of Congress on both sides of the aisle being threatened with death by antisemites ... and we've learned one voicemail he received Tuesday is being investigated by Capitol Police.
TMZ DC obtained a voicemail from someone who dialed up Randy's Washington, D.C. office ... a diatribe on Jews complete with threats of extreme physical violence.
In the message, the GOP Congressman from Florida is threatened with being beaten to death and having his "beanie" -- a reference to his yarmulke -- shoved up his anus.
The JPMorgan Chase executive accused of sexually harassing her ex-subordinate and racially discriminating against him has now filed her own lawsuit for defamation.
Lorna Hajdini filed the suit Tuesday against the banker, claiming he fabricated statements in a JP Morgan Chase internal complaint that she sexually harassed, sexually assaulted and racially discriminated against him over several months in 2024.
As a result, Hajdini says she was exposed to public contempt, hatred and ridicule, as well as economic, reputational, and emotional harm. She also says the banker, identified only as John Doe, made the false claims in bad faith and with malice, constituting libel and slander.
BTS really had a packed schedule during their tour stop in Stanford ... 'cause it turns out SUGA competed in a race before taking the stage on Sunday -- and he put his "blood, sweat and tears" into it.
The footage of Yoongi's outing surfaced on Wednesday ... showing the rapper trotting alongside a bunch of normies who probably had no idea they were in the presence of a K-pop idol.
The event was a 12K called Bay to Breakers ... and while it's known for contestants wearing costumes, the artist kept it casual with black athletic clothes and a blue hat.
The brother of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bobby Womack got into a car wreck in Arkansas that ended with his wife being killed, TMZ has learned.
Friendly Womack Jr. was driving with his wife, Elaine, in Little Rock last Friday when the accident occurred, according to Friendly's grandson, Martice. Martice tells us Friendly is just fine ... but Elaine unfortunately passed away.
The Pulsaski Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ... deputies responded to a three-vehicle accident at an intersection in Little Rock last Friday night.
Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good turned themselves into Marvel characters in a series of social media pics -- but the strange thing is, all the photos are fake.
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Meagan posted the carousel of A.I. images on Instagram Monday, showing herself as Marvel superhero Storm, in a dark latex bodysuit, and her actor husband as a variant of the villain, Kang, dressed in a black suit and tie -- identical to Victor Timely, his role from Season 2 of "Loki."
One pic shows them playing cricket -- even on horseback -- and another shows them making themselves a burrito behind a food counter. One depicts them posing as the same Marvel characters at the Met Gala, too.
Lindsay Hubbard says she's taking baby steps to repair her friendship with Carl Radke after their roller coaster ride romance crashed and burned on "Summer House."
Lindsay sat down with Bravo host Andy Cohen on Tuesday's episode of "Watch What Happens Live" and talked a little bit about how she and Carl are taking their platonic relationship slowly.
The topic came up when Andy posed a question to his audience, "Will Lindsay and Carl's reignited relationship last? Yes or no."
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge awarded the "Red Table Talk" host $32,836 in legal fees, although Jada requested $49,181 before the judge reduced the amount.
As we previously reported, Bilaal sued Jada, claiming he suffered emotional distress due to alleged threats from Jada and her associates. He claims to have been friends with Will for decades and says he was called up by the Smith team to help with damage control after the actor slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.
FKA Twigs was told early on by an indie band to leave the past behind and pick a new musical moniker ... according to emails the band says it sent back and forth with her in 2013.
Here's the deal ... back in March, FKA sued the band The Twigs -- an indie group formed by sisters Laura and Linda Good in 1994 -- claiming they'd sent her a series of cease and desist letters demanding she either stop using her stage name or pay them more than $1 million in compensation.
The Twigs fired off a countersuit against FKA for trademark infringement last week ... claiming, over the last few years, the star has stopped using "FKA" and simply gone by "Twigs."
Jalen Hurts' absence from A.J. Brown's wedding might not be as spicy as folks are making it out to be ... 'cause NFL legend Julio Jones tells TMZ Sports he, too, got invited to the nuptials -- and even though the groom is a good friend, he unfortunately couldn't make it either.
The superstar Eagles receiver and Kelsey Riley tied the knot over the weekend in Laguna Beach ... and a lot of chatter has been about how his QB was MIA from the ceremony, despite their friendship dating back to high school and Jalen being A.J.'s daughter's godfather.
Alex Hall could be leaving Orange County listings behind for luxury real estate in the Hollywood Hills ... 'cause TMZ has learned she's in talks to join "Selling Sunset" as a full-time cast member for season 10.
Sources familiar with the conversations tell TMZ ... Hall, Netflix, and the series producers are actively negotiating a deal that would bring her into the flagship franchise as filming begins in Los Angeles within the next week or so.
The Texas couple found dead in a murder-suicide with their 2 young children were not expecting a third child ... despite reports claiming the wife had a bun in the oven.
Houston restaurant owners Matthew Mitchell and his wife, Thy Mitchell, were found dead from gunshot wounds in their upscale Houston home earlier this month ... along with their 8-year-old daughter Maya and 4-year-old son Max ... and the family is finally breaking their silence.
Thy's family tells TMZ ... reports stating Thy was pregnant are false. Cops never said as much and the autopsy report didn't say she was pregnant.
We're also told there was no history of domestic abuse.
Police discovered the bodies after a welfare check ... and the family says the children's babysitter got the ball rolling on that front after going to school to pick up Max and Maya and discovering they never arrived.
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The family says no one entered the home before cops got there and founded the grisly scene ... and they turned over all footage from security cameras mounted inside the home to police.
Matthew and Ty owned two restaurants, Traveler's Table and Traveler's Cart, and the family say the businesses will continue normal operations.
The family is in the process of creating the Thy Mai Foundation in honor of Thy, Maya and Max. The Texas Restaurant Foundation and the Greater Houston Chapter of the Texas Restaurant Association have also created a scholarship in their honor.
Traveler's Table was showcased on Guy Fieri's Food Network show, “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives” in 2021 ... with Matthew and Thy posing for a photo with the famous TV host.
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Federal agents tore through Gabbie Gonzalez's home to search phones, SD cards, and Apple devices during a raid connected to the alleged murder-for-hire plot to kill Jack Avery ... and TMZ has obtained video and documents from the operation.
The footage of the November 2022 raid shows Gonzalez's then-husband Cody Clayburn outside the home talking to FBI agents, who explained why they were there. You can hear Cody express concern about whether Gabbie -- who was inside the house -- was okay.
According to the documents, obtained by TMZ, agents seized 12 items during the operation ... including a MacBook, several iPhones, SD cards and thumb drives ... suggesting investigators were aggressively hunting for potential digital evidence.
YUNGBLUD's team is firing back after Machine Gun Kelly savagely blasted the singer in an alleged viral social media comment taking aim at his ill-fated tour.
Here's the deal ... the drama started after YUNGBLUD posted a video saying "live music has become inaccessible," part of his push for cheaper fan experiences through projects like BLUDFEST.
MGK responded with a blistering, alleged since-deleted comment accusing YUNGBLUD of canceling a tour because he "couldn’t sell tickets" while publicly blaming mental health struggles. He also mocked YUNGBLUD's ticket prices before ending the tirade with a profanity laced insult, calling him a "silver spooned preachy wanker."
Now, a rep for YUNGBLUD tells TMZ ... "Dom has not commented directly as he is so busy focusing on his sold-out North American tour and finishing his next album."
The rep adds ... "He genuinely hasn’t got time to engage in any of this but we wish MGK the very best."
The clash is especially shocking considering MGK and YUNGBLUD were once practically inseparable during the pop-punk revival era ... constantly collaborating, appearing together and running in the same Travis Barker circle.
Fans have suspected tension for years after the two noticeably stopped publicly interacting and now they're embroiled in a full-blown war of words.
Janice Dickinson is strutting into A.I. ... TMZ is told she's launching a new runway critique app designed to help aspiring models sharpen their catwalk game.
The self proclaimed "World's First Supermodel" is teaming up with Flowroom to launch "Super Model AI," an app where users can upload runway or audition videos and get feedback on everything from posture and stride to turns, arm movement, and facial expressions.
The company says the experience is based on the same unfiltered critique Janice already shares online ... using an A.I. version of her persona to review submissions and spot standout runway walks.
Mary Bonnet, Emma Hernan, Chelsea Lazkani and Sofia Vergara's sister, Sandra Vergara are out at "Selling Sunset" ... 'cause TMZ has learned the ladies will not be returning for season 10 of the hit Netflix reality series.
Sources connected to the series tell TMZ ... the four cast members were informed back in April that their contracts would not be renewed ahead of production on the upcoming season, which begins filming in the next couple weeks in Los Angeles.
