R&B Star Keke Wyatt Wild Arrest In Georgia ... Over Alleged Assault, Threats & Child Cruelty

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R&B sensation Keke Wyatt must be singing the blues ... after getting arrested in Georgia on 3 serious offenses, TMZ has learned

A rep for the Henry County Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ... Keke was busted September 20 and then booked into the Henry County jail for terroristic threats, simple assault, and cruelty to children.

The sheriff says Keke was released two days later after posting a $1,050 bond. We're working on getting details on what Keke allegedly did to get tossed in the clink.

Carrie Underwood I'm Living On a Prayer With Luke Bryan

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Carrie Underwood is more than halfway there in her move from country to rock ... the singer treated fans to a legendary rendition of Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer!"

Joining Luke Bryan on stage last night for his show in Nashville, Carrie crushed the power ballad alongside the "Play It Again" singer.

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Wearing a black T-shirt and matching black shorts ... Carrie danced around the stage with Luke, and at one point the two even danced on Luke's guitarist.

Chadwick Boseman Read The Tense Emails Between Widow & Late Actor’s Brothers

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Chadwick Boseman’s family had their lawyers fire off a letter to his widow weeks after the actor’s death ... putting her on notice to preserve all of the data on his iPhone ... TMZ has learned.

TMZ obtained the letter, dated November 16, 2020, from lawyers for Chadwick’s parents and brothers -- Leroy, Carolyn, Derrick and Kevin Boseman -- to lawyers for his widow Taylor Simone Ledward Boseman.

The family’s lawyer requested that Simone's legal team agree to "execute a release for Chad’s medical records" and asked that they digitally image his cell phones, computers, iPads, and other electronics to preserve any relevant information.

Ariana Grande And Ricky Alvarez Display Major PDA At Halloween Horror Nights

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Ariana Grande and Ricky Alvarez are going full steam ahead with their relationship -- and we do mean full steam -- because TMZ has obtained video showing the lovebirds sucking face!

Check it out ... Ariana and Ricky are sitting at a corner table in a VIP section at Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights on Thursday evening when they suddenly lean in for a big, fat kiss. The two are also filmed chatting ever so closely face-to-face before Ariana turns and starts tapping on her phone.

Eyewitnesses tell us ... Ariana tried to go incognito by wearing a cap pulled down tightly, but people still recognized her. We're also told Ariana and Ricky showed more PDA when the singer/actress sat on Ricky's lap at one point.

Taylor Swift Sorry Haters, New Song 'Cleveland!' Is About My Hubby!!!

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Taylor Swift went from referencing her hubby Travis Kelce's wood to now talking about his hood ... shouting him out in her newest batch of songs.

Swift dropped 4 brand new songs on Friday as part of her "The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore" deluxe album ... and the song "Cleveland!" made a clear reference to her NFL star husband.

Considering Travis grew up in the Cleveland area -- and Taylor has previously described her man as a "human exclamation point" -- the title alone had Swifties connecting the dots.

Now, the lyrics seem to make the connection even clearer.

Caleb Flynn Murder Trial Courtroom Cringes At A.I. Songs He Wrote For Mistress And Lyrics Referencing Age Gap

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The courtroom gallery at Caleb Flynn's trial couldn't help but chuckle after listening to 2 A.I. songs he wrote to his mistress as he stands accused of murdering his wife.

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Both ballads -- which featured the same lyrics written by Caleb but different A.I.-generated vocals and tracks -- were played back to back during Thursday's trial hearing ... prompting rolled eyes, shaken heads, and raised eyebrows throughout the gallery.

Even Caleb seemed uncomfortable ... with the accused killer patting his forehead more than once with a napkin.

TMZ Live Stream Come Into Our Office and Watch News Happen!!!

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You never know what you're gonna get ... a big story that breaks, an argument erupts in the room, or someone's just joking around.

Your comments are a big part of the stream, and the staff spends a lot of time speaking directly to you. Every day is different!

We also use our live stream to produce our "TMZ Live" TV show.

Taylor Swift I Was 'Patient Zero' With Toxic Man

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Taylor Swift says she was "Patient Zero" when she recently caught a disease -- no, it wasn't Covid ... she says it was feelings for a toxic dude.

The pop superstar dropped "Patient Zero" Friday ... the top track on "The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore," which will most certainly dominate the charts as we race into October. Three other songs are also featured on the expanded edition, namely "Cleveland!", "Pink Clouding," and "Babylon.

The new track is full of veiled references to a past relationship ... with lyrics like, "If you wanna party with somebody / who might know about the devil on his shoulder under his halo. When the toxins take their hold / you’d rather die than let it go / But if you’re sick of him, I got you / I was patient zero.”

Pediatric Doctor Stabbed to Death, Wife Wounded by Intruder in Underwear

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A pediatric physician was fatally stabbed, and his wife has been left critically injured ... after a man in his underwear claiming to be God allegedly broke into their home and attacked them in their sleep with a knife.

Dr. Idris Evans -- who was a pediatric critical care doctor at a children's hospital -- was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital ... WPXI reported.

His wife -- who was also wounded in the attack -- rushed next door to a neighbor's to call 911 ... and thankfully their two kids also escaped the home in time ... according to WPXI.

NHL Star Andrei Kuzmenko Father Mauled To Death By Bear

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Pittsburgh Penguins forward Andrei Kuzmenko left the team to return home to Russia and grieve with his family ... after the NHL star's father was mauled to death by a bear.

The Penguins announced Thursday that Kuzmenko was taking a break after the death of his 62-year-old father, Alexander, in Russia. Earlier in the day, Kuzmenko reportedly showed up for practice with his teammates before flying to Moscow to mourn with his family.

According to Ren.tv. -- a Russian media outlet -- Alexander was on a fishing trip Tuesday when he was mauled by a bear that came out of the woods in Siberia's Tuva Republic.

Elizabeth Holmes Can't Contact Investor Victims After Prison Bid

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Elizabeth Holmes is barred from reaching out to the many investors she was convicted of ripping off -- to the tune of over $452 million -- once she gets out of federal prison ... TMZ has learned.

According to court documents, obtained by TMZ, Holmes -- the former CEO of Theranos -- must have absolutely no contact with the 14 victims of her scam, unless a probation officer directs her to do so.

Authorities successfully prosecuted Holmes for concocting a fraudulent scheme to convince investors to pour money into her tech startup that promised to revolutionize blood testing.

Under the special conditions of her supervised release ... Holmes must also make restitution payments to the investor victims, including $40 million to Walgreens and more than $14 million to Safeway.

Lindsay Clancy Holdout Juror Clocking Back Into Work ... After Bombshell Mistrial

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After a media whirlwind, the holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial is ready to get back to work and business as usual, TMZ has learned.

Michael Desronvil's lawyer, Edward Andrew Paltzik, tells TMZ ... Michael's been "laying low" since the mistrial.

He tells us the property maintenance company he works for has been very supportive during this "challenging time."

Nolan Wells' District Attorney Slams Ben Crump Over Alleged Cell Phone Evidence 'Stop Playing Games!!!'

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The District Attorney who investigated Nolan Wells' death fired back at the late teen’s family lawyer Ben Crump ... hours after he held a press conference with alleged new evidence.

Jackson County District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath criticized Crump's claims Thursday that texts were deleted on Nolan's phone.

Crump and a forensic expert his team hired said they discovered data had been deleted from the phone. They said the missing messages were on Snapchat.

McLlrath said, "The user action discussed by [Crump's team] is from other snapchat users, not someone physically accessing Nolan Wells' phone."

She added, "If the Crump team has evidence to the contrary, they have not provided it to us. The Grand Jury report outlined the other evidence they received, including cell phone downloads, surveillance data, GPS data, and the printed report of Nolan’s cell phone."

She ended with another dig at Crump ... writing if his team "genuinely has new information or evidence that Nolan Wells was murdered they should stop playing games and immediately provide it to me."

Nolan disappeared July 4 during a boat outing with Warren Hudson, Jax Pitalo and Morgan Seymour. His body was found two days later. After reviewing testimony from 43 witnesses, cellphone downloads, GPS data, surveillance footage and more, a grand jury returned a "no true bill" ... meaning no charges were filed. The panel said the circumstances were consistent with drowning, but Nolan's official cause and manner of death remain undetermined.

4-Year-Old Girl Dies After Parents Find Her in Trash Can Full of Water

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Authorities are investigating the death of 4-year-old Jayde Wooten who was found upside down in a trash can full of water and fish.

According to WGXA, the girl's father told a deputy that he'd just gotten home and couldn't find his daughter in her room.

He says he then woke up Jayde's mother, who claims to have fallen asleep while Jayde was eating in the kitchen.

Kim Zolciak Cops Called On Son After Allegedly Shooting Pellets To Scare Horses

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More drama involving Kim Zolciak's kids ... one of her sons was accused of shooting a pellet gun to scare a neighbor's horses ... and the cops were called.

TMZ obtained a police report, dated July 14, 2026, in which cops were called out to the Equestrian Reserve across the street from the 'RHOA' alum's home in Alpharetta, Georgia.

The employee at the equestrian ranch told cops she believed one of Kim's kids had been shooting pellets from a pellet gun from his home onto her property. She said, to her knowledge, no horses or individuals had been struck by the pellets, but she said she believed the kid was shooting toward the facility to frighten the horses.

Pennsylvania Man Shot Ex-Wife 5 Times After She Filed for Child Support ... Called Himself a 'Hero'

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A Pennsylvania man who shot his ex-wife five times during a brutal attack sparked by child support has been convicted of attempted murder ... and prosecutors say he showed little remorse, even portraying himself as a hero in court.

Darrell Long -- a 63-year-old man -- was found guilty Tuesday of attempted first-degree murder and several other charges stemming from the March 2025 attack on his former wife, Dawn.

According to prosecutors, Long went to Dawn's Lebanon County home while she was sleeping on her living room couch and allegedly attacked her with a .22-caliber rifle before opening fire.