The massive sinkhole outside Nicolas Cage's Malibu home has gone from a nasty driveway problem to a full-blown emergency ... with the city now ordering evacuations along his street.
The City of Malibu declared a local emergency Tuesday evening after the sinkhole near Sea Level Drive continued to expand to the point where it's now cutting off safe access for residents and emergency crews.
A researcher at a big-time A.I. safety and research company says he's quitting the biz because the industry is rushing to build systems that will spin out of control and destroy humanity ... and he says the people building A.I. "earnestly believe it could kill us all by the end of the decade."
Jacob Coxonquit his job as a researcher at Anthropic, where his specialty was training new A.I. models that consume vast amounts of data ... and he's sounding the alarm on his way out the door.
Coxon told the Wall Street Journal he decided to leave the company because he believes the AI systems he worked with will one day run amok and wipe out civilization.
He also said his colleagues are now using words such as "crunchtime" and "endgame" to characterize how they've fast-tracked the self-improving A.I. models.
Elon Musk's estranged daughter is fighting back against the evolving tech space ... starring in an anti-A.I. advertisement, which certainly seems like a middle finger to her famous father.
Vivian Wilson is the new face of Spanish fashion label Desigual's new campaign, "Born to Disobey" ... appearing in a series of ads that push back on A.I.
Expected to obey. BORN TO DISOBEY. The full film, out now.
Check out the trailer for the new line -- which dropped Tuesday ... Vivian has a robot assistant patrolling the grounds of a lavish home with her, and she dominates the tech in a series of different scenarios.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the pair have NOT tied the knot and remain engaged. We're told close family members saw Gaga and Michael together within the last couple of weeks and know they are not married.
The report also suggested Gaga and Michael moved to Northern California, specifically Marin County ... but our sources say they remain Malibu residents. We're told the couple may have visited the area, but they have not relocated.
TikToker Kirby Johnson's father Gordon Johnson became "verbally violent" during an altercation with his wife that landed him in jail ... at least according to cops, who say he told them it all started after his better half made fun of the way he was breathing.
According to the arrest report, obtained by TMZ, Gordon told cops his wife "got annoyed at the way he was breathing, started imitating him, and they argued back and forth."
Gordon denied making any threats to harm her, but his wife told cops he threatened her, saying "I'll f***ing kill you" after she says she learned of his infidelity ... this according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
TikTok stars Squirmy and Grubs are having a baby ... announcing that their little one is coming in January!
The influencers -- real names Hanna and Shane Burcaw -- shared the happy news Tuesday on, where else, social media. They announced she is 20 weeks pregnant and shared ultrasound photos.
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The couple also provided a series of updates with fans ... saying they're both doing well and excited to share their pregnancy journey online.
Whoopi Goldberg heard the boos raining down at the mere mention of Sen. Ted Cruz ... and told "The View" audience to swallow 'em.
The crowd made its feelings known Wednesday when Whoopi brought up the Republican midterm convention in Texas and noted Cruz would be appearing on the show.
That's when the groans and boos started ... and Whoopi immediately cut them off with an "Ah-ah, no, no."
Rep. Ilhan Omar looked like a multimillionaire on paper ... turns out, not so much.
The nonpartisan Office of Congressional Conduct investigated Omar after a 2025 financial disclosure listed her and her husband Tim Mynett's assets between $6 million and $30 million ... far above her previous filings.
According to TheWall Street Journal, the OCC board voted 5-1 to recommend the House Ethics Committee dismiss allegations that Omar filed false or incomplete financial information.
UK reality star Katie Pricehas a dramatic new look ... and she's walking folks through the procedures she had to get it ... and she's no stranger to the platic surgeon's office.
Katie showed off her new appearance at the National Television Awards in London on Tuesday, which included bronzed skin, a plump pout and a fuller face.
On her Instagram stories earlier that day, KP explained she had a doc adjust the girls because she felt they were a bit uneven.
Alanis Morissette says you oughta know postpartum depression can seriously screw with your mental state ... admitting she had scary invasive thoughts during her own struggle.
The singer-songwriter joined Alex Cooper on her "Call Her Daddy" podcast to discuss dealing with the disorder ... telling Alex her postpartum became worse and worse after each pregnancy. She has three children.
Alanis says she essentially became another person ... plagued by super "harrowing" invasive thoughts -- as well as anxiety, depression and rage.
Sydney Sweeney is getting into the sports prediction market ... and she's doing it with a little skin in the game ... in more ways than one.
The "Euphoria" star is joining Novig, a new sports trading app and prediction market, as a strategic partner and equity holder ... and she's the face of their first national ad campaign ... which, unsurprisingly, is leaning into her sex appeal.
Sydney stripped down buck naked for the ad blitz ... including one shot where she's bent over with a basketball on her back, a tennis ball behind her knee, a football on her feet, and a soccer ball in her hand.
Kroy Biermann Jr. seems to be trying a new legal strategy after being indicted on seven felony charges in Georgia ... because it looks like he's trying to get his sexual battery case moved to juvenile court.
The eldest son of Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann had his attorneys file a motion to transfer the case to juvenile court for confidentiality proceedings ... TMZ has confirmed.
In other words, the 15-year-old wants legal proceedings to play out in juvenile court, away from the public eye. Page Six was first to report the filing.
A court date has been set for Friday ... so it will be interesting to see if the motion is granted.
Dolly Parton's sister Stella Partonsays some of her relatives were caught off guard by her death ... because not everyone in the family knew she had cancer.
Stella told "CBS Mornings" in an interview with Gayle King airing Thursday ... "She didn’t want a lot of the family worried about it. Some of us knew, the ones that were closer, but not every relative."
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The 77-year-old made a good point ... the legendary singer just "did not want people sad."
This isn't the first time Dolly's sister hasset the record straight on the music icon's death.
Suki Waterhouse says she's not going to make her daughter earn a job in Hollywood the hard way ... promising she'll be "nepo-babying the hell out of her."
The singer-songwriter spoke to NYLON in a wide-ranging interview published Wednesday morning ...and, near the end of the interview, she was asked if she'd discourage her2-year-old daughter -- whom she shares with Robert Pattinson -- from following them into the entertainment world.
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There's a crazy amount of public pressure -- especially on women in entertainment, who are scrutinized at every turn ... but Suki says her daughter can be an entertainer if she wants.
Suki says she'd not only sign off on it ... she'd actively help her out by embracing nepotism!!!
