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Gypsy Rose Blanchard shared an emotional final goodbye with Ken Urker over the weekend ... and their daughter, Aurora, recognized her father during the private viewing ... TMZ has learned.

Family sources tell TMZ ... Ken's brother, two of his sisters, and his mother, Raina, flew to Louisiana for a small viewing of Ken's body Saturday afternoon at a funeral home ... but his sister Autumn didn't make it to the viewing, despite her claiming online she was in Louisiana at the time.

We're told Gypsy wore a black dress and a necklace Ken gave her for their two-year anniversary.

Sebastian Maniscalco taking over a SiriusXM comedy channel has caused an uproar with some comedians ... but the radio company is defending the famous comedian against the backlash, TMZ has learned.

The comedian took over Raw Comedy Channel earlier this year, which was a channel that focused on spotlighting a wider pool of lesser known comedians.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... SiriusXM regularly reviews how its channels are performing and decided to pursue a new creative direction for the comedy channel while keeping comedy programming on the platform.

Aubrey O'Day says Diddy isn't exactly suffering behind bars ... and she thinks way too many people are still ready to roll out the red carpet when he gets out.

The former Danity Kane singer joined us on "TMZ Live" Monday, and when talk turned to Diddy's prison life, Aubrey unloaded.

She joked Diddy has just about everything he could want inside -- rattling off whiskey, pizza, pasta, massages and Instagram -- before taking a shot at his infamous "freak-offs" and baby oil.

A lawyer for one of the Cornell fraternity brothers being sued over the alleged gang rape blasted the university during the investigation back in 2025 ... TMZ has learned.

TMZ obtained an alleged email, dated May 16, 2025, from an attorney named Jeremy Saland -- who represented one of the accused men -- to Cornell officials as part of the Title IX probe.

In the letter, Jeremy claimed one of the panel members who decided the consequences for his client was distracted and driving during one witness’ testimony. He said he asked for the hearing to be adjourned for the day, but his request was denied.

Too $hort is walking back his words ... apologizing for saying he would attend Diddy's welcome home party once he gets released from prison.

He posted a video singing a different tune, acknowledging he was "a little insensitive" with his words and claimed not to have known the full extent of the allegations when he made those comments.

Too $hort said ... "I do not condone abuse in any kind of way, not emotional, not physical not sexual, and I don't support anybody that does it."

Former "American Idol" contestant Caleb Flynn was just sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Before being sentenced, Flynn broke down in tears as he declared he was innocent ... while also asking the judge for forgiveness.

Flynn was found guilty of murder in the death of his wife, Ashley Flynn ... and now it's time for the singer to face the music.

As we previously reported, the jury sided with the prosecution, who had argued that Caleb shot Ashley twice in the back of the head and staged the scene to look like a break-in.

Jane Doe called frat bro Matthew Ingalls 3 weeks after the alleged gang rape to figure out what exactly went down, and she recorded their tense convo about consent.

During the phone call, Jane reportedly told Ingalls she'd had 10 shots of booze before she got to the Chi Phi house party, but you hear Ingalls suggest the opposite ... telling Doe, "You did tell me you were sober, by the way. You said you hadn't been anywhere."

But, ABC News reports Jane insisted she was out of it, and wondered how so many guys ended up in the room with them, telling Ingalls ... "If I wanted to take this somewhere, what y'all did would be classified as gang rape."

Robert Kelker-Kelly was found in bed when dispatchers received a call reporting he was unconscious ... TMZ has learned.

In dispatch audio, obtained by TMZ, authorities received a call around 8:16 PM on October 3 for a "cardiac arrest" at his Missouri home.

Later on, an official is heard telling dispatchers the caller claimed they could not move Kelker-Kelly's body from the bed.

Olivier Martinez stepped out amid his heated custody dispute with ex Halle Berry.

The actor was photographed outside his Los Angeles home Monday just days after making explosive allegations against Halle ... claiming she grabbed their 12-year-old son, Maceo, around the neck and choked him during an argument at her home.

As TMZ previously reported, Olivier obtained a temporary restraining order against Halle and is seeking sole custody of their son.

Two zebras just got benched.

The NFL has suspended two officials -- line judge Jeff Seeman and ref Adrian Hill -- for unprofessional conduct towards players in two separate incidents on Sunday ... a very rare move from the league.

Seeman’s two-game suspension comes after the official was seen jawing with Cardinals star tight end Trey McBride, yelling, "F*** you!" at him twice ... which was captured by television cameras.

"Avengers: Doomsday" star Simu Liu got hitched to his fiancée, Allison Hsu ... TMZ has learned.

Sources tell TMZ ... Simu and Allison walked down the aisle over the weekend in France.

Simu and Allison have been dating since late 2022. The actor popped the question to Allison in May 2025 during a trip to Paris.

Allison has worked for Interscope Records since 2017, where she started as an intern. She is currently the label's digital marketing director.

A worker at a Russian anti-plague lab is dead after coming down with a mystery case of pneumonia ... and the fallout has nearly 200 people under medical watch.

The 28-year-old woman worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East, and Russian officials say she died last week from pneumonia of an undetermined origin.

The situation got serious enough that the hospital facility where she was treated was quarantined ... while Russian media reported nearly 200 people who had contact with her were placed under precautionary observation.

Carrot Top was seen for the first time since his hospitalization after he took a bunch of pills in an attempt to take his life. 

The comedian, who looked in good spirits, was seen at the St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Roman Catholic Church in Las Vegas on Sunday. 

Carrot wore a sky blue shirt and blue jeans while waiting in line to speak with the priest. 

Before this kid sittin' in his chair was up on the big screen, he was just lookin' cool in a snazzy outfit, and kicking off his acting career when he was just 6 years old ...

His iconic roles include Scott Evil, Kenny Fisher, and "Napster." He also played himself on a handful of "Entourage" episodes.

Influencer Jack Doherty showed police security footage to back up his claim that he didn’t touch his girlfriend ... this according to the police report.

TMZ obtained the Ft. Lauderdale Police Department report over Jack’s arrest in September over alleged abuse.

According to the report, the alleged victim told cops that she had lived with Jack for six months but told him she planned to end the relationship ... which apparently triggered the fight.

Zach Bryan quietly purchased a sprawling Tennessee estate earlier this year ... TMZ has learned.

According to property records and sources with direct knowledge ... the country singer bought the nearly 40 acre property near Franklin in February for $18.25 million.

The Leiper's Fork estate includes a 5,035 square foot main residence with four bedrooms, five bathrooms, a wraparound porch and sweeping views of the surrounding countryside.