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Former NFL superstar Chris Johnson was once one of the fastest men in football ... but ALS has now forced him to rely on an eye-controlled tablet to speak ... and he needs his family to help with nearly every daily task.

Chris opened up to People about his new life at home, where his wife, Brittany, has served as his primary caregiver for the past 17 months.

He told the outlet ... "ALS doesn't just affect the person diagnosed -- it affects the whole family."

The former Tennessee Titans running back requires breathing support from a CPAP machine and assistance with feeding, changing, and stretching from Brittany and other loved ones.

"The View" host Sunny Hostin just revealed she was the holdout juror who helped acquit an infamous NYC cannibal known as the Butcher of Tompkins Square Park ... and she spilled it all live on air.

On Tuesday's show, Sunny admitted that she relates to the 11 jurors who wanted to find Lindsay Clancy not criminally responsible for murder ... because she felt that self-confessed cannibal Daniel Rakowitz was also similarly not responsible.

The details of the 1991 case are super grim ... Rakowitz killed his roommate and aspiring dancer, Monika Beerle, dismembered her, boiled her remains, ate some and put the rest in a soup he served to the homeless in Tompkins Square Park.

Hayden Panettiere turned "deep purple" as she died from a drug overdose in a South Carolina apartment ... and pressed pills laced with fentanyl were found on a table near her body, TMZ has confirmed.  

The Greenville County Medical Examiner released a more detailed investigative report Tuesday after first announcing Hayden's cause and manner of death. In the statement, the M.E. said Hayden had in her system a combination of fentanyl, anti-anxiety medication alprazolam, a muscle relaxer, and a drug used to treat major depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

According to the detailed report, obtained by TMZ, a senior deputy coroner responded to an Airbnb in Greenville, SC, where Hayden was staying with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, and his brother, Zach, after the actress had died on August 16.

The battle between Dolly Parton's nephew and the company managing her assets has allegedly gotten so scary, some employees stopped going to the office ... and the company needed to hire private security at their homes.

TMZ obtained court docs submitted Tuesday by Dolly's management company -- She's Alive, LLC -- supporting its request for a temporary restraining order against Dolly's nephew Bryan Seaver and his security company.

Dolly's management company claims her nephew called himself an "international arms dealer and mercenary" and declared, "I'm a killer."

After Dolly died, Bryan allegedly bragged, "All I do is warfare," and warned, "Everyone needs to be worried about what I might do."

Former "Amazing Race" contestant Tim Janus, who competed alongside Joey Chestnut on the show's 30th season, is dead.

Tim, who was known in the competitive eating circuit as Eater X, died Sept. 16 following a cancer diagnosis ... his publicist confirmed to Major League Eating.

He climbed the sport's ranks to eventually become the No. 2 competitive eater in the world ... behind only Joey.

Mitch McConnell comes in peace ... he was all smiles as he arrived home after a hard day's work on Capitol Hill ... and video shows the Senator in great spirits.

After three hours of work in the Senate, the Kentucky lawmaker returned to his D.C. home Tuesday evening ... and he flashed a peace sign as he was wheeled inside.

Mitch was in a wheelchair ... with four people helping him.

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A 12-year-old boy was forced to tell his own mother why their day went so horribly wrong ... and in dashcam footage from her alleged DUI crash, you hear the child say, "Mommy, you were drunk. You crashed."

The gut-wrenching exchange was captured in Florida Highway Patrol footage obtained by NBC 6 South Florida following a fiery May 10 crash in Miami involving 34-year-old Iris Ruiz and her two children.

The video shows troopers arriving to find the boy holding his 2-year-old sister near the crash scene on Connector Road, just west of Interstate 95.

Kandi Burruss's ex-husband Todd Tucker says their divorce took a "dark" and "lonely" toll on him ... and things got so bad, he was left staring at his gun.

Todd told Page Six all about the terrible impact his divorce from "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" alum had on his life after 11 years of marriage.

He said he lived in a big guesthouse next to the home where Kandi and their 4 kids were housed after the couple split ... but despite the proximity, he spent a lot of time alone and his mind was racing.

Justin Bieber's headlined Coachella and performed at the World Cup final this year, and he's on the short list to do the Super Bowl halftime show ... but you'll never guess where he performed this week -- a famous park in Los Angeles!!!

Justin was spotted at L.A.'s MacArthur Park on Tuesday afternoon giving fans a free, impromptu performance.

Thumping on a cajón, Justin sang some of his hits -- including the 2025 banger "Yukon" -- in front of the stunned crowd.

Camp Mystic is facing a criminal investigation ... and investigators say they are on the hunt for evidence of manslaughter and homicide after 28 people died there last year in a flood.

Texas Rangers have applied for search warrants to obtain electronic communications from the camp's owners, who have not been charged with a crime ... according to multiple reports.

Officials say these communications may contain evidence of crimes ... including manslaughter, negligent homicide, and child abandonment.

Bernie Sanders is asking Congress to act fast on the dangers of A.I. ... introducing a bill that would ban artificial superintelligence.

The Senator from Vermont and Rep. Greg Casar are unveiling legislation today that would create a new federal agency to oversee advanced A.I. ... this according to AP.

Bernie told the Associated Press ... "It doesn't take a genius to say, 'slow it down' ... Do we really want to develop a super intelligence that when it becomes smarter than human beings could act independently of human control? I don't think we do."

Everyone, say happy birthday to Jordyn Woods! The model is 29 and lookin' fine ... so what better way to celebrate than with some hot shots?!

Jordyn's been showing off her sexy curves for years -- and we've rounded up some of her steamiest snaps and fiercest photos in honor of her big day.

Like this sultry swimsuit shot, for example. She flaunts her killer assets thanks to that plunging neckline ... and the stunning one-piece hugs her in all the right places.

Drake's goth girl, Pinkchyu, gave an interesting answer about her relationship with the rapper when asked where they stand today.

On Tuesday, Pinkchyu spoke to TMZ during a visit to Los Angeles. The influencer, who went viral for appearing on Drake's "20-v-1" speed dating stream, was mum when asked if she was "official" with the Canadian rapper.

As TMZ previously reported, Drake and Pinkchyu have hung out after the livestream ... and she even appeared in his new music video.

Dr. Drew thinks Presley Gerber shouldn't have even been in a rehab facility to begin with ... he thinks the model should've been sent to a psychiatric hospital.

We had Dr. Drew on "The TMZ Podcast," and he told us Cindy Crawford's son might have done better in a hospital environment ... because he believes Presley was in over his head managing all of the meds the model reported he was on.

Presley was reportedly taking what Dr. Drew calls a "deadly combination" ... mixing Suboxone, a drug used to treat opioid addiction, with benzos -- a combo Presley himself apparently admitted to taking in a since-deleted 2025 Instagram video.

Hayden Panettiere's cause of death has been revealed ... the actress died from fentanyl and several other drugs.

The Greenville County Coroner, in a report obtained by TMZ, ruled Hayden's manner of death as an accident. She was also found to have the following in her system -- Alprazolam (generic Xanax), a muscle relaxant called Methocarbamol, and Quetiapine ... a drug used to treat bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and major depression.

As we reported ... Hayden died August 16 inside a Greenville, South Carolina, apartment after traveling from L.A. with her boyfriend, Brian Hickerson.