Kelly Clarkson's bruised ego sparked her legions of fans to threaten staff at the Brooklyn toy shop that she says refused to sell her a mechanical bird ... and one of the shop's owners says she's just mad they didn't put her on a pedestal.
We got Art of Play co-owner Adam Rubin in New York City on Tuesday ... and he told us it's been a stressful 72 hours since Kelly ripped the shop for allegedly treating her like Julia Roberts in "Pretty Woman."
Adam says the negative attention has led to attacks online ... with folks demanding an apology from the store, even though Adam notes a majority of his haters have never set foot inside.
The man who was flung from a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday had experienced a difficult few weeks ... including a previous incident that nearly claimed his life.
A family friend of the late Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem spoke to the local television station WSB-TV in Atlanta ... and she revealed Hassan and his daughter actually survived a car fire a few weeks ago. It's unclear what caused the car fire.
This family friend also said Hassan dealt with a series of health issues before the fire and his roller coaster death ... surviving cancer and also fighting through a difficult bout with Covid-19.
Luis Moncada -- who costarred with RJ Mitte in "Breaking Bad" and saw him shortly before he died -- joined us on "TMZ Live" Tuesday ... and he said his friend was recently dealing with heavy issues.
The actor -- who played Marco Salamanca in the original series and in its spin-off "Better Call Saul" -- discussed the balloon ride the pair went on earlier this month ... just days before RJ died by suicide.
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Luis says he reunited with RJ at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta ... and he took him on his first balloon ride -- during which he shot a video of RJ resting his head on his shoulder.
"Days of Our Lives" star Robert Kelker-Kelly turned down a trip to the hospital despite experiencing alarming chest pains ... choosing to go home and lie down instead ... before suffering a fatal cardiac arrest.
According to a police report obtained by Page Six, the actor began complaining of pain in his chest, neck, and arm on October 3 after his wife, Allison Kelly, picked him up from the airport.
When asked if he wanted to go to the hospital, Robert declined ... saying he wanted to go home and lie down.
Jools Lebron is showing off her brand-new set of chompers ... and there's no shame in her game after her attempt to crowdfund the procedure didn't go as planned.
The influencer has been flaunting her pearly whites on social media, even vlogging the procedure that transformed her smile.
In one post, the social media star revealed she had over a million views on her dental work series, exclaiming ... "Bitch, I'm a f***ing icon."
Selma Blair's lawyer is blaming missed medication for the actress' wild airport arrest ... after she allegedly attacked two flight crew members, a police officer, and a nurse and later ended up facing assault charges.
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.
The biological parents of the baby boy McKenna Westdeliveredare asking a judge to put an end to their legal battle with their surrogate once and for all ... and they're blasting her for allegedly trying to profit off all the media attention.
Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, the California couple who hired McKenna to carry their child, say McKenna won't drop her court battle with them despite promising otherwise.
They claim she is still trying to get custody of their baby, which they named Rumi ... despite pointing out that McKenna has been shut down in various state courts in her effort.
Influencer Landon Romano not only came after L.A. men while hosting TMZ After Dark, but he also partied the night away ... and it's all on video!!!
With a bus full of his fans, Landon and DJ Coach West took our lucky passengers on the bar crawl of a lifetime.
Landon was most recently in the limelight for a very public, and tearful, breakup ... he documented his life as a single man, and it got the attention of the breakup queen herself -- Jennifer Lopez -- who gave him advice on dealing with a painful split.
Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer ... and doctors have removed part of his right lung in a successful surgery.
The Vatican announced Tuesday the 71-year-old pontiff underwent surgery at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung after discovering a suspicious growth.
Doctors confirmed the growth was lung adenocarcinoma -- a type of lung cancer -- after examining tissue during the operation.
The man who was thrown from a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia was found beneath the ride, unresponsive and not breathing ... according to a new police report obtained by TMZ.
The Cobb County Police Department says officers responded to the park around 3:58 PM Monday and discovered 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariembeneath the Goliath roller coaster.
Police say preliminary witness and employee interviews indicate Hassan was ejected from the ride and struck other parkgoers before falling to the ground.
The man who proposed toTaylor Frankie Paul in her unseen 'Bachelorette' season is speaking out for the first time ... saying her ex-husband, Tate Paul, gave him a serious warning about dating her.
Doug Mason -- the lucky fella who got on one knee at the end of their shelved season -- hopped on the "Bachelor Happy Hour" podcast and detailed his experience falling for Taylor.
Doug says he had a sit-down convo with Taylor's ex-husband off camera ... and Tate asked him, "Are you ready for this?"
He also says Tate warned him about how associating himself with Taylor is "a lot" and will change his life.
Selma Blair is getting back to business as usual ... TMZ has learned that all the drama around her airport arrest and hospitalization won't stop her from working.
Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ … Selma will be going back to work real soon. Our sources say she's planning to return to action within the week.
We're told she has no plans to take time off -- even though she's been charged with 2 felonies -- and will be pushing forward with her work commitments and acting roles.
Our sources say Selma was traveling from a film set to more work commitments in New York when the IRL drama unfolded.
Lucian Piane's manner of death has been revealed ... and officials have ruled the "RuPaul's Drag Race" alum's passing an accident ... TMZ has learned.
According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, Lucian died from blunt trauma Monday at age 46. His place of death is listed as a street, and his body is now "ready for release" ... though the case remains open.
As TMZ previously reported ... Lucian was struck by a car in Glendale early Monday morning. Firefighters tried to save him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
RJ Mitte's big break on "Breaking Bad" did not make him a millionaire ... in fact, he said he didn't see a lot of the money he made ... and he chalked it up to a bad hire.
The late actor went on "The Iced Coffee Hour" last year, and he told the podcast hosts that he wasn't as rich as people thought he was ... blaming taxes and a bad business manager.
RJ claimed he paid more in taxes than he ended up making, brushing it off as "the name of the game."
He went on to say he was also "royally hammered" by a business manager he hired when he was still a teenager. He claims the business manager took advantage of him and over a dozen other actors ... predominantly elderly people or people with disabilities.
Halle Berry doesn't want her son taking the witness stand in her nasty custody battle with Olivier Martinez... because she believes her ex-husband has been coaching the boy on what to say.
In new court docs, obtained by TMZ, Halle argues Olivier has been discussing the case and potential testimony with their 13-year-old son Maceo ... raising serious concerns about whether anything he tells the judge would be his own account.
Halle claims Olivier has spent weeks talking to Maceo about the allegations ... despite a 2024 court order prohibiting both parents from involving their son in their legal disputes.
