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A mother whose daughter used ChatGPT to write her suicide notes heard Sam Altman's response ... and she's not happy with the OpenAI honcho.

Journalist Laura Reiley says Altman taking "the privacy high road" in refusing to turn over potentially insightful chat logs is "a little rich."

She called out the hypocrisy of Altman's OpenAI and other tech companies earning revenue from advertising strategies that involve users' personal information.

The Cornell University disciplinary committee expelled Jonathan Newell, a defendant in Jane Doe's civil lawsuit, because he had sex with her without her consent ... Doe's lawyer tells TMZ.

Attorney Thomas Giuffra tells TMZ ... "We believe that [the text messages TMZ posted] were part of the Title IX process which led to Mr. Newell's expulsion after twelve days of evidentiary hearings and extensive documentary evidence. It is undisputed that the Hearing Panel found that Mr. Newell violated Ms. Doe's bodily safety in commencing intercourse without her consent."

Someone who has reviewed the hearing panel's decision tells TMZ the panel found Newell did not have "affirmative consent," meaning there was not express consent to engage in sex. Title IX says "silence or lack of resistance in and of itself does not demonstrate consent."

Although Jane Doe says in her early texts her initial encounter with Newell and Matthew Ingalls was consensual, her lawsuit she says things changed when Ingalls went to take a nap. She says Newell then began reaching for her vagina multiple times, "and each time [Doe] pushed his hand away." She says another man entered the room, grabbed her away from Newell and began kissing her while Newell groped her vagina.

Panama was rocked by a massive earthquake Friday ... causing massive damage and triggering tsunami warnings.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the country was hit by a whopping 7.7-magnitude quake, with an epicenter that was just over 7 miles outside of Pitaloza Arriba.

The earthquake hit the Pacific side of Panama just before 1 PM local time ... and there have been more than a dozen recorded aftershocks.

No word yet on injuries ... but the USGS did say that about 4.6 million people experienced moderate to severe shaking.

Check out this wild video of the moment the quake hit during a live broadcast. You can see the announcers jump up and run for cover.

You can see the entire building violently shaking ... and it even sounds like some things are breaking in the quake.

This photo shows a pool that's been rocked so hard from seismic activity that it actually began to leak.

03 Greedo showed off his new talent while ComplexCon ... and it might come as a surprise to people ... he is now a disc jockey!!!

Greedo made his DJ debut during ComplexCon at the Club X stage that was curated by Siobhan Bell and Jedi.

As you may recall ... in 2018 Greedo was sentenced to twenty years in prison on drug trafficking and possession of a firearm charges. He began his sentence in late 2018, and in 2023 it was announced he would be released from prison following a successful parole hearing.

Landlords really have no shame ... because the person who was renting out a home to Gypsy Rose Blanchard's baby dad, Ken Urker, asked his family for rent ... one week after Ken died.

Urker family sources tell TMZ ... Ken's relatives cleaned out the unit -- where he died on October 1 -- leaving it spotless. We're told the landlord inspected the place, thanked the family, and then reached out to Ken's mom Wednesday to ask about missing October rent.

Ken had been dead for exactly 7 days when the landlord came crawling back for money ... and our sources say the family felt the timing was inappropriate, especially because Ken had paid a security deposit they believed should cover October's $1,400 rent.

A Frontier Airlines flight turned into a wrestling match when a mechanical issue prevented tired passengers from getting off the plane ... and a male flight attendant got into a violent exchange with a woman on video.

Check out the new YouTube collab between TMZ and the New York Post, "The Low Down," where we bring you stories that are gripping, outrageous, and sometimes scandalous.

Text chains between the Cornell Jane Doe and two of the Chi Phi fraternity brothers she would later accuse of sexual assault show her texting them about a "gang bang" that was "our body our choice," trying to find the source of campus rumors and looking back on an "insane/jaw dropping" moment -- snorting ketamine off his penis.

The alleged attempted hijacker who authorities say planned to crash a plane into an airport in Israel was apparently inspired to become a pilot because of 9/11.

The United Arab Emirates’ Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi released a statement about Hamam al-Hammami -- the man who authorities say stabbed his copilot and tried to take control of a plane last month -- claiming al-Hammami was spurred to pursue a flight career to emulate the 9/11 hijackers.

The statement explains, "The idea of carrying out a similar operation using an aircraft became firmly established in his mind, which, according to his confessions, was connected to his decision to pursue a career in aviation."

Megan Fox has been a Hollywood heartthrob for years ... and now she's going to make beaucoup bucks on it -- announcing she'll be posting sexy snaps on her exclusive paid-content site.

The actress launched the site Friday with the help of Subs.com ... a platform co-founded by Tim Stokely -- one of the brains behind OnlyFans.

In the first pics from the site, Megan's putting every inch of her body on display ... busting out of tops and wearing very little on her bottom half -- mainly underwear or tight-fitting shorts.

Rodney Muñoz -- a longtime Hollywood costume designer known for his work on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" -- is dead.

Jimmy Kimmel announced Rodney's death Friday in a social media post ... calling him a "dear friend."

The cause and manner of death are unclear.

Vice President JD Vance is casting doubt on whether the Pentagon will follow through with plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan ... but if it does happen, he won't be tuning in.

"I don't know that that's actually going to happen," Vance told reporters Friday when asked about the Pentagon's plan to livestream Hasan's December execution by firing squad.

Vance then tried to move past the controversy surrounding the unprecedented broadcast, saying Hasan's crimes shouldn't be forgotten.

Teny Geragos, who is representing Winston Lee, one of the Cornell frat bros accused in the Jane Doe case, is calling foul and wants New York Attorney General Letitia James to be removed as special prosecutor ... TMZ has learned.

Geragos filed legal docs Friday, obtained by TMZ, claiming James should be booted from the case because she's prejudged it.

12:56 PM PT -- President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that Katie Zacharia has officially been appointed White House Press Secretary. He says he is confident she "will deliver strong results for our Country."

Katie Zacharia -- a conservative commentator with strong ties to President Donald Trump -- has been hand-picked to be the next White House Press Secretary ... TMZ has confirmed.

A White House official tells us that Katie has been offered the job. It's unclear if she's already accepted.

Katie -- who briefly worked as a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security -- is currently a communications adviser to Trump Media and Technology Group, the organization that runs Truth Social.

Elena Katherine Moore's died from complications of cardiac dysrhythmia and premature ventricular contractions ... the officials announced.

The Lexington County Coroner, Margaret Fisher, announced the cause and manner of the personal trainer's death during a press conference Friday. You may remember, Elena was found dead in June, about a week after she went missing.

Elena had a blood alcohol content of .089 during the autopsy -- though Fisher said it's unclear how body decomposition may have affected that number. She did not test positive for heart medication she was supposed to be using. Fisher said Elana was previously diagnosed with several mental health issues, including ADHD & anxiety.

Actor Keegan Allen ran into double trouble on the gritty streets of Los Angeles Thursday night when two armed thieves allegedly stole his watch and pistol-whipped him before making their getaway ... TMZ has learned.

WARNING -- GRAPHIC VIDEO BELOW

A rep for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ... the horrifying incident went down on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, where Allen was approached by two men wearing all black.

Cops tell us one suspect shoved a handgun in Allen's face while the other brandished a knife as the two demanded Allen fork over his watch and bracelet. The gunman then allegedly struck Allen in the face with the pistol before snatching his watch and fleeing with his accomplice in an unknown vehicle.

Keep calm and lace up Camila Cabello and Layla Taylor on this fine n' frisky Friday -- both lovely ladies sported corsets, but which gal wore it best?!

Who's your fave ... Camila's white-hot corset, or Layla's lacy n' racy corset?!

The question here is: Who'd You Rather?!

Braveone Jones -- the attempted murder suspect arrested in a dramatic police raid at rapper Trippie Redd's home in South Florida -- allegedly opened fire on two men during a confrontation at a Miami restaurant ... according to an arrest warrant obtained by TMZ.

In the narrative laid out by cops, they say they arrived at the scene on September 15 after getting a call about two people being shot at Dukunoo Jamaican Kitchen in Miami. Officers say they found a white cross-body bag covered in blood at the restaurant.

Police say they then spoke to two people who were shot ... and one of them told officers he was at the restaurant watching a football game when his cousin got into a confrontation with Trippie Redd. He says he tried to break up the fight, but was jumped by two unknown men.