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Carole Radziwill defends herself from costar Sai De Silva's incessant Jeffrey Epstein questions in the new season of "The Real Housewives of New York" ... demanding to know if Sai really thinks she'd take part in the pedo's heinous crimes.

The trailer for 'RHONY' Season 16 dropped Tuesday ... and it captures a moment where Carole is accosted by someone on the street who mentions her appearance in the infamous Epstein Files.

Carole has admitted to having a friendship with Epstein and his longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, over the years ... though she denies she knew anything about his wrongdoing at the time.

Sai then appears in the next scene ... asking Carole if she ever went to Little Saint James -- Epstein's private island in the Caribbean.

Kaylee Hottle was riding in a 1995 Honda Accord when the driver veered off a Maryland road and slammed into a roadside ditch early Tuesday ... with excessive speed believed to be a factor ... TMZ has learned.

Authorities in Maryland say Kaylee -- the "Godzilla vs. Kong" actress -- was rushed to a trauma center, where she was later pronounced dead.

Two others were in the vehicle at the time of the collision ... the 19-year-old driver suffered injuries not believed to be life-threatening, while another passenger declined treatment at the scene.

The Frederick County Sheriff's Office says deputies and fire and rescue personnel responded to the single-vehicle crash around 2:52 AM. The crash remains under investigation.

Celeste Rivas' family was warned to put their heads down as gruesome photos of the teen’s remains were shown in court ... but they refused to look away.

Prosecutor Beth Silverman gave the family a heads-up during the first day of D4vd’s preliminary hearing ... before displaying images of Celeste's severed arms and legs inside the front trunk of his Tesla.

An investigator testified the limbs were found in a black cadaver bag ... and another bag contained Celeste's head and torso. The investigator also described maggots, flies, and an unidentified liquid inside the vehicle.

Melania Trump's asking the court to sanction journalist Michael Wolff and his attorney ... claiming he tried to manipulate the legal system with his lawsuit against her.

Michael previously sued Melania ... claiming she threatened to take legal action against him over statements he made linking her to Jeffrey Epstein.

The First Lady of the United States filed the request Tuesday ... telling the court that Michael and his lawyer presented allegations without any evidence and used federal filings for improper purposes.

Melania says Michael falsely claimed she had a close association with Epstein.

She claims Michael defamed her ... and says her team sent a letter demanding he stop spreading the claims ... but -- instead of responding to her -- she says he sued her as a form of harassment.

Kaylee Hottle was unconscious after the car she was riding in crashed in Maryland ... and first responders scrambled to find an American Sign Language interpreter and contact her family ... according to dispatch audio obtained by TMZ.

Listen to the clip ... dispatchers say the 18-year-old actress was unconscious after the Honda Accord she was a passenger in veered off a Maryland roadway and crashed.

Dispatchers order an ambulance and an emergency aircraft, which landed on a baseball field near the crash scene.

Early on, it's clear dispatchers know Kaylee is deaf ... requesting someone who knows sign language to report to the scene.

The person behind the wheel was Kaylee's friend ... dispatchers say she was visiting them for the weekend, and they have no clue how to get in touch with her parents.

The old man who was attacked by a bison in Yellowstone National Park says ya gotta keep your eyes on a bison ... because they can come at ya quick!

Carl Isom-McDaniel relayed the events of his tango with a buffalo in a new video from his hospital bed ... explaining the bison was rolling around in the dirt -- not showing any aggression -- until it locked eyes on him.

Carl says he told his grandson to go ... before he started running through some trees, trying to escape the bison before the animal caught up to him.

Terrifying drone footage shows a massive great white shark cruising past some kids swimming off the Southern California coast ... and the children are blissfully unaware there's an apex predator below them.

Carlos Gauna -- known as The Malibu Artist online -- posted an anxiety-inducing video to Instagram Monday that shows a 10-foot shark approaching young swimmers in the water ... who apparently had no clue the shark was even there.

Carlos captioned the clip ... "I don't often get nervous but this was one of those rare instances where I did. The young swimmers had no idea."

11:31 AM PT -- Kimora Lee Simmons has no plans to give estranged husband Tim Leissner primary custody of their son ... 'cause TMZ has learned a court filing suggesting otherwise was simply a clerical error.

Kimora Lee Simmons looks like she wants her estranged husband Tim Leissner to have primary custody of their son ... which is interesting, because Tim asked for joint custody when he pulled the plug on their marriage.

Kimora just filed her response to Tim's divorce petition ... and while she agrees "that "irreconcilable differences" led to their split ... she splits from Tim on the issue of legal and physical custody of 11-year-old Wolfe.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Kimora checked the box for Tim to have primary legal and physical custody ... even though Tim asked for joint legal and physical custody in his original petition.

Kimora is also asking to terminate the court's ability to award any support to Tim, and she also checked the box to request that spousal support be paid to her. She also wants him on the hook for her legal fees stemming from the divorce process.

Summer 2026 has been all about the stars stripping down to their beachside looks ... and we've got an epic showdown as a result.

Alix Earle and Gigi Gorgeous recently took their beach bods to their millions ... with both killin' the stringy-bikini-game. Alix is sporting high-cut bikini bottoms, while Gigi is slaying in a thong.

So, we gotta know: Who'd You Rather?!

Shia LaBeouf hightailed it out of New Orleans after his run-in with an alleged stalker ... he's back in Los Angeles, and showing some love to his girlfriend Nicole Mumphrey at the airport.

TMZ obtained video showing the actor packing on the PDA with Nicole in the baggage claim area on Saturday morning at LAX ... after Nicole flew in from Atlanta.

Check out the clip ... Shia walks up behind Nicole at the carousel and wraps his arms around her and gives her a little peck on the cheek. The couple then engage in a sweet little chat while waiting for Nicole's luggage.

Joseph Duggar's attorneys wants to question his in-laws as they fight criminal charges related to allegations he molested a 9-year-old girl ... TMZ has learned.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Kendra Duggar's parents, Paul and Christina Caldwell, are scheduled to be questioned under oath on September 14 at the State Attorney's Office in Panama City, Florida.

Investigator Darrell "Chase" Norris is also set to be deposed, while a man named Thomas Lowe will be questioned later that afternoon. The notice says the testimony is being gathered for discovery and possibly to use at trial.

Ryan Clark getting sent packing from ESPN isn't sitting well with the network's biggest star -- Stephen A. Smith voiced his frustrations over the move in a lengthy video on Tuesday ... saying his now-former colleague is the best in the business.

"I'm gonna miss him," SAS said. "I am not happy about this decision one bit. The bosses know I'm not happy about this decision. I've made that very, very clear."

The "First Take" host acknowledged it's part of the business ... and it's something he's experienced several times at ESPN, but this one is different due to his personal connection to Clark.

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A Chicago Cubs fan who went viral after smacking a younger man in the back of the head for sitting during the national anthem is breaking his silence ... and he tells us the video's missing a key ingredient.

Here's the deal ... over the weekend, an older gentleman in a Cubs jersey barked at a younger fan in front of him to get off his butt for the Star-Spangled Banner at Wrigley Field ... and when the person kept sitting, the Cubs fan smacked him in the head.

TMZ tracked down the Cubs fan -- Robert "Bob" Chavez -- and he tells us he lost his cool in the moment because he is a Vietnam veteran who had numerous buddies killed in the war.

Bob says he told the young man his veteran status and war stories when asking him to stand ... but the guy just kept sitting down, so Bob let loose a slap.

Ryan Clark was let go by ESPN yesterday in the middle of a live show ... and TMZ has learned how it all went down.

A source with direct knowledge tells TMZ ... Ryan was going to be notified on Tuesday that he was part of a mass layoff, but on Monday ... the network was made aware that a report was about to drop about the former NFL player being laid off. The report was going to be published while Ryan was filming "NFL Live" and a call had to be made ... how should he find out?

We're told ESPN honchos decided to get ahead of the news and tell Ryan during a commercial break, rather than him see an alert on his phone.

Ryan did not come back on the air after being informed he was being let go ... obviously, the news rattled him, and we're told both Ryan and ESPN agreed it was better not to return.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, a Georgia judge ordered the Minnesota Timberwolves star to pay $3,222 a month in child support. 

In 2023, Anthony signed a 5-year deal with the Timberwolves worth over $200 Million. Ayesha’s monthly income was listed as zero.