Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen's online saga just took another public turn ... this time with Dakota's roommate, Cru, posting a video he says captures the aftermath of a heated argument between the former couple ... and it's emotional.
In the clip, "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star appears visibly upset as Dakota records the interaction. Throughout the video, Taylor repeatedly asks ... "Why are you doing this?" and "Why are you filming me?"
Dakota, the father of one of Taylor's children, responds ... "Now you can get caught," before referencing what he alleges were previous instances in which Taylor had physically assaulted him -- as he hold their child in his arms.
The flight instructor in Argentina who jumped to his death in the middle of a training flight was seeking psychiatric help ... but his dad says no one informed his colleagues.
Álvarez Bertazzo told local media his son Leandro Andrés Bertazzo was going through a "rough patch" when he jumped from a plane, leaving his student to land the aircraft.
The dad told La Nación his son had consulted a psychiatric clinic for whatever he was going through -- but his colleagues were left in the dark.
Camp Mystic -- the Texas camp where more than 2 dozen people died last year -- plans to reopen next year ... and it's still holding on to some deposits from parents who seemingly have no problem trusting the camp with their girls ... according to a new filing connected to its bankruptcy case.
Here's the deal ... Camp Mystic's proposed chief restructuring officer, Karen Nicolaou -- the authorized rep for the camp in the bankruptcy proceedings -- filed a document asking a judge to allow Camp Mystic officials authority to use existing cash management systems in order to facilitate an orderly transition in the early bankruptcy proceedings.
In the docs, Nicolaou notes that Camp Mystic currently holds "over $1 million in camper deposits and prepaid tuition" ... which she says some camper families have agreed to allow the camp to hold on to for a "hoped-for 2027 season" because the camp isn't open this year.
That's a bit shocking ... considering 28 people, including 25 young campers, died last year amid serious flooding in the area.
The Sunset Strip got a serious dose of "Baddies" energy this weekend ... because DJ Sky High Baby dropped in to the TMZ Brunch Bus ... turning an already rowdy afternoon into a full-blown party, and giving Ray J a word of advice for his upcoming fight against Orlando Brown.
Sky -- accompanied by singer E.K.E. -- wasted no time bringing our guests to Beaches in WeHo ... where they got the surprise of the day when an epic drag show broke out as soon as the bus pulled up ... followed by some shots!
Everyone on board scored complimentary drinks ... and Sky celebrated by grabbing the mic to lead the entire bus in the viral "Baddie, baddie... shot o'clock!" chant before everyone threw one back together!
Kara Del Toro is livin' it up in one of Hollywood's hottest vacation hotspots -- Lake Como -- and she's turning up the heat in Italy with a fresh batch of sexy snaps ... plus a very wet shower.
2:23 PM PT -- TMZ has obtained body cam of officers arriving at the scene.
Newly released police records are shedding new light on Darrell Sheets' death ... authorities say the "Storage Wars" star left behind a suicide note and had recently argued with his son.
According to the Lake Havasu City Police incident report, obtained by TMZ, detectives found a handwritten note tucked inside a black basket in a bathroom closet near where Darrell was found dead. Police summarized it as reading, "I could not take anymore the Facebook bulling, f*** you [redacted]" ... adding the handwriting appeared shaky.
The report also paints a clearer picture of Darrell's final night. His girlfriend told detectives he couldn't sleep, got out of bed in the middle of the night, and moments later she found him standing in the doorway of his office ... telling her to "go back to bed" before a single gunshot rang out.
Taylor Frankie Paul allegedly tried to recruit her ex, Dakota Mortensen, to publicly roast her former friend and “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” co-star Demi Engemann ... after Demi's husband, Bret Engemann, took a swipe at Taylor online … TMZ has learned.
Sources familiar with the legal proceedings tell TMZ … Dakota submitted text messages as part of this week's custody case that he says paint Taylor in a negative light.
According to our sources, one exchange from 2025 began after Bret posted a TikTok making fun of Taylor. Taylor allegedly asked Dakota if he'd spoken to Bret, and Dakota replied he'd only talked to him a couple of times over the previous few months.
2:44 PM PT -- Prosecutors showed fragments of the alleged bullet jacket that killed Charlie Kirk.
10:29 AM PT --Tyler Robinson said he regretted killing Charlie Kirk, even crying in the aftermath of the controversial commentator's shocking death ... according to Robinson's romantic partner, Lance Twiggs.
After 4 days of arguing in court, a Utah judge has ruled that confessional videos of Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin -- 23-year-old Tyler Robinson -- as well as alleged text messages, will be shown publicly today ... and TMZ is streaming live from the courtroom where the exhibits will be shown.
While some video will be redacted ... the public will now be privy to what Tyler admitted to police upon arrest ... as well as what his roommate -- Lance Twiggs -- said in an interview.
The ruling comes after Charlie's widow, Erika Kirk, urged the court to make the evidence public.
It turns out Ariana Grande's message to her viral look-alike is legit ... TMZ has confirmed its authenticity.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the message is real ... meaning Ari DID reach out to Paige Niemann, the girl who's made a name for herself by making herself up to look like the pop star.
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As we previously reported, Paige shared the DM she got from AG in her new "Turning The Paige" docuseries.
Attorney Ben Crump seems to think the state of Mississippi is trying to sweep the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells under the rug ... and he's not going to let that happen.
Ben joined us on "TMZ Live" Thursday ... and the attorney was adamant the contradictions in Nolan's case can't justify investigators ruling out foul play ... especially because of Mississippi's history of "racial killings where no one was held accountable."
Ben ... as well as Nolan's parents ... decided to have Nolan's body flown from Mississippi to D.C. for an independent autopsy ... wanting to distance the case from MS authorities ... with the parents saying they "are not trusting people who are affiliated with Mississippi law enforcement."
Jason Kelce had himself a time at his little bro's wedding, and now he's spilling the beer days after Taylor Swiftand Travis Kelce said their 'I do's' ... revealing he knocked back an insane amount of brewskis!
The retired Eagles legend -- and Trav's best man -- was out at the American Century Championship in Nevada on Thursday when fans started grilling him about the July 3rd nuptials at MSG.
“It was a good time,” the 38-year-old said with a big grin as he walked the fairway in the NY Post video. “It was great.”
Taylor Frankie Paul is returning to "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" for its turbulent fifth season ... but her participation will be limited, TMZ has learned.
Sources tell TMZ ... TFP will be filming the intro credits over the next two days ... but she's not expected to film anything else ... meaning no final confessional from her.
This is a huge development ... production on season 5 was temporarily halted on the popular Hulu show in mid-March following a heated blow-up between TFP and Dakota Mortensen during filming.
Tyler Robinson said he regretted killing Charlie Kirkand cried over the controversial commentator's shocking death ... at least according to Robinson's romantic partner.
Prosecutors played video in court Thursday of an interview with Lance Twiggs -- who identified himself as both Robinson's roommate and boyfriend -- in which he discusses speaking to Tyler about Charlie's death.
Lance said in the interview that he asked Tyler if texts he sent the previous day -- in which he allegedly confessed to the murder -- were true ... and he says Tyler told him they were.
He says Tyler began to cry ... and told him he wished he hadn't killed Kirk. Worth noting, Robinson has not yet entered a plea in the case.
The so-called "Tinder Swindler" has settled with an Israeli billionaire's family after being sued for allegedly impersonating a member of their family as part of an elaborate ruse to score millions of dollars from women he met on a dating app ... TMZ has learned.
Leviev family attorney Guy Ophir tells TMZ ... both sides reached a settlement and presented it to the Israeli court for approval.
We're told the settlement contains two significant provisions.
First, the man dubbed the "Tinder Swinder" in the Netflix doc, Shimon Hayut, denies allegations that he impersonated the family, but promises never to represent that he's connected to the Leviev family or their various companies going forward.
Secondly, Hayut cannot seek reimbursement of legal costs or attorney fees.
Stefon Diggs’ male sexual assault accuser claims he turned over more than a hundred pages of text messages and other communications with the NFL star to back up his claims in court ... TMZ has learned.
In court docs, Stefon’s accuser, Christopher Griffith, claims he produced over 100 pages of communications -- including texts on iMessage and Instagram -- between himself and Diggs.
Stefon had claimed Christopher had failed to turn over Instagram messages ... but Christopher said Stefon has those messages himself. Stefon claims Christopher blocked him on Instagram and he can’t see their old messages anymore ... so he asked the judge to order Christopher to hand them over.
As TMZ previously reported, Stefon sued Christopher for defamation, claiming the man was spreading lies about him. Christopher countersued, claiming he was drugged and sexually assaulted at Stefon’s home, which the NFL star denies ever happened.
12:14 PM PT -- TMZ has obtained Julius Edwards' stone-faced mug shot.
A suspect in an attempted murder case in Ohio tried to make a quick getaway from cops ... driving through a freaking golf course ... and it's all on video.
Shocking footage shows a van weaving in and out of trees, driving over fairways, and slicing through the rough ... pedal to the medal as cops -- with sirens blaring -- chase after the vehicle.
People on golf carts filmed as the police pursuit played through ... definitely screwing up a few relaxing tee times on the links.
