Underwood -- a registered nurse -- told us postpartum psychosis is a very real medical condition ... and said women experiencing it need serious treatment, not a system that makes them afraid to reach out for help.
10:30 AM PT -- Los Angeles D.A. Nathan Hochman addressed the media after the hearing ... saying the death penalty remains on the table, but prosecutors have not decided whether they will explore that route.
TMZ also asked Hochman about D4vd substituting his legal counsel ... and he said he expects the public defender will give the singer "zealous" representation as the case proceeds.
9:12 AM PT -- D4vd pleaded not guilty and is expected back in court on October 19.
D4vd has just suffered a big blow in his murder case ... his lawyers told the judge they can't rep him anymore, a public defender has stepped in, and it's apparent the singer has run out of cash.
Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski and Regina Peter told the judge they are unable to continue representing D4vd. Although they did not give a reason, everything screams ... D4vd is broke.
Berk, Bednarski and Peter tell TMZ ... "This morning the court granted our request to withdraw as counsel and appointed the Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office, after it was determined David qualified for appointed counsel."
The lawyers go on ... "We continue to support David and his defense against these serious charges. We are grateful that the Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has taken over the representation and that David has a highly capable and committed team of attorneys and investigators behind him."
A public defender has stepped in, citing the fact D4vd is indigent.
Ariana Grande is ditching her signature heels for the final stretch of her tour ... after suffering a painful foot injury.
Ari told fans Monday she'll be in "cozy footwear" for her London show -- and possibly Tuesday's finale -- because she's recovering from a deep cut underneath her foot.
She says it's not a sprain or muscular injury, but putting weight on the foot has been tough ... so the heels are staying backstage.
Bryan Kohberger’s new legal team has come out swinging … claiming the public should be careful not to believe everything they’ve heard about the case, TMZ has learned.
The convicted murderer’s new lawyer, Jason Goldman, tells PEOPLE that the public should “simply caution against assuming that everything the public believes it knows about this case tells the complete story.”
Jason added, “There remain serious questions about how this case reached its present posture and a hearing will provide an appropriate forum to address those issues.”
Hunter Bidengot real about how his dad dealt with his crack addiction ... revealing Joe Biden used to pull up with a motorcade to his apartment.
Hunter told "Dopey" podcast host David Manheim that Joe used to visit while he was living with "Bicycles" -- an unhoused person Hunter had asked to sell him crack and teach him how to smoke it.
He told Manheim he thinks Joe and Bicycles had crossed paths when he would roll up to their place.
Hunter explained that his dad would call repeatedly before resorting to other measures of checking in, saying ... "He literally, you know, would drive over with a, you know, with a motorcade."
A Georgia farm owner is gutted after she says cops came onto her property and fatally shot her baby donkey, HeeHaw.
Hannah Israel claims on Facebookthat Polk County cops had entered her pasture without permission to allegedly look for a missing person last week ... saying that's when they shot and killed little HeeHaw.
She wrote ... "They claimed he ran up to them braying and they thought they were in danger and shot and killed him after trying to taze him."
Hugh Hefner’s ex-girlfriend, Karissa Shannon, is expecting her first child with her new boyfriend ... TMZ has learned.
Karissa tells TMZ ... she is 2 months pregnant and already had her first ultrasound to “confirm everything is healthy and normal.”
The former 'Girls Next Door' star is currently living in Michigan with her partner, who she has been with for over a year. The model is working to pivot into real estate.
Karissa first announced the news on Lisa Guerrero's podcast.
Karissa and her twin sister Kristina were Hugh’s girlfriends. The twins moved into the Playboy mansion in 2008 and moved out in 2010.
Aaliyah's uncle claims his son is partly to blame for the late singer's death ... lobbing the bombshell allegation as the two fight over money in court.
TMZ obtained a lawsuit filed by Jomo Hankerson against Barry Hankerson and his record label Blackground Records. Barry is Aaliyah's uncle and longtime manager. Jomo is Barry's son and Aaliyah's cousin.
In the docs, Barry claims Aaliyah's cousin was paid to coordinate travel for her music video shoot in the Bahamas ... referring to the fateful August 2001 trip where she died in a plane crash.
Aaliyah's uncle says his son "failed in his responsibility" to handle travel plans ... and she instead took a private jet that crashed and killed everyone onboard.
A massive island seemingly popped up out of nowhere in a Canadian reservoir ... only to completely vanish weeks later.
The bizarre floating landmass was spotted in British Columbia's Williston Reservoir, where boaters noticed what looked like a full-blown island covered in trees drifting through the water.
And this thing was huge ... roughly the size of two NFL football fields. Satellite imagery from July 21 confirmed it was real and floating about 60 miles west of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam.
Influencer Dalton Memel says someone called child protective services on him amid his divorce from Ntsako Mathivha ... and he's not happy about it.
He addressed the "son of a bitch" responsible on Instagram a few days ago, claiming it's the second time this has happened in 3 weeks ... and he's tired of it.
Dalton says this only happens after he includes his son in videos -- and claims that all he did this time was take his son to the doctor and his mother's.
Mel Gibson is apologizing after catching heat for making hand gestures behind an ASL interpreter at a Canadian fan expo ... telling TMZ it was a dumb, spur-of-the-moment move with no ill intent.
Mel tells TMZ ... "Sometimes when you get pushed out on a stage in a spotlight your mind is all over the place, and sometimes spontaneous thoughtless idiocy is displayed."
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He adds ... "There was no intended maliciousness attached, and I certainly apologize to anyone who was upset by it."
"Adults" star Amita Rao has a message for anyone hung up on her body hair ... and it's a whole lot hairier than what they're complaining about.
Rao reposted a Hollywood Reporter article to her Instagram Story and thanked the outlet for the feature ... before turning her attention to people talking about her armpit hair.
She wrote, "& to all the people in the comments who think this is a lot of hair, dm me & I'll send you a pic of my bush" ... adding it "goes down to around my knee in the winter."
Lionel Messiis hanging up his Argentina jersey for good ... announcing his retirement from international soccer in an emotional message to fans.
Messi said Monday he'd spent weeks thinking about his future following Argentina's loss to Spain in the World Cup final, ultimately deciding it was time to walk away from the national team.
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The 39-year-old said the decision "hurts me a lot," but explained he's proud of everything he experienced and accomplished with Argentina ... and thanked his family, teammates, coaches and fans who supported him throughout the ride.
Closing arguments have ended in the Tupac Shakur murder trial ... and now the jury have began deliberating.
As you know, Duane "Keffe D" Davis has been charged with first-degree murder for the iconic artist's 1996 killing ... making him the only person to ever be criminally charged in Tupac's death.
Prosecutors aren't accusing Keffe D of firing any shots himself, but argue that he was the one calling them.
They say that -- based on his own police interviews and memoir anecdotes -- KD orchestrated the Las Vegas shooting as retaliation for a fight Tupac and his crew got in with his nephew earlier that night.
Kylie gave her big sis the unwanted title in a video posted to her YouTube channel Sunday, where daughter Stormi and son Aire took over interviewing duties.
Milo Yiannopoulos, former Chief of Staff for Kanye West, claimed his estranged husband threatened to call immigration authorities to have him deported … less than a year before he was taken into custody by ICE and sent back to the UK ... TMZ has learned.
According to court docs filed back in October 2025, obtained by TMZ, Milo claims his ex, John Campbell, had “explicitly threatened" him with deportation from the country, calling him an “illegal immigrant” and saying he would call the "ICE hotline" on him. Milo says Campbell knew his green card status depended on their continued marriage.
He also says Campbell refused to appear at appointments regarding his immigration status until his financial demands were met, which delayed Milo's application process.
