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The Good Samaritan who put an end to a school shooter's rampage in Bend, Oregon, is getting support from people online ... who are throwing cash his way as a "thank you" for his heroic actions.

A woman named Amy Reynolds -- a businesswoman who is based in Bend -- started a GoFundMe for Kaylub Giamanco after he rushed into Silver Rail Elementary School and neutralized a 16-year-old school shooter who had already killed 4 people

Amy says Kaylub bravely acted out of love ... but he still has a difficult road ahead, which may require extra money.

A New York judge is putting one of the Cornell 7 defendants and his lawyers on blast ... saying they're stirring up media drama.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Judge Phaedra Perry-Bond shot down Diego Sarabia's attempt to limit what attorneys and others involved in the case can say publicly about the explosive gang rape lawsuit ... with the judge saying his legal team didn't come close to making a convincing argument.

The judge says simply expressing opinions about the case isn't enough to take away someone's right to free speech ... and Sarabia's lawyers didn't give her a good enough reason to step in.

The Oakland Police Department is looking into a viral video that allegedly shows the shooting that ended reality star Kash's life.

OPD confirmed they're looking into the clip, which is making the rounds online ... telling us it has been forwarded to the case investigator for review.

The video is graphic ... it shows a fight breaking out between two women -- with the pair trading blows and pulling hair -- when a third woman runs up and starts smacking down at one of them.

Sean "Diddy" Combs has had an insane week behind bars ... and now things have gotten even crazier for him, because we've learned he was just transferred out of his New Jersey lockup.

We're told Diddy is now at Federal Corrections Institution in Allenwood, Pennsylvania, a low-security prison.

The federal Bureau of Prisons tells TMZ ... Diddy was sent packing from FCI Fort Dix this morning ... after his medical emergency last Saturday when he was taken by ambulance to a facility for treatment.

Anthony Scaramucci will no longer be known as the shortest-lived White House Press Secretary ... that distinction now belongs to Katie Zacharia ... and the Mooch ain't mad.

Anthony couldn't resist chiming in Friday after Katie's blink-and-you-missed-it stint as President Trump's mouthpiece came to an end after just 5 days ... a firing that everyone saw coming.

Joe Scarborough started it all by joking, "Mooch, we hardly knew ye" ... a reference to Scaramucci's 11-day run as White House press secretary during Trump's first term.

Scaramucci fired back with a classic response ... "Records are made to be broken. But I take no pleasure in other people's pain."

Elon Musk is apparently tired of cars staying on the ground ... because Tesla just unveiled what it's calling a flying car, and the billionaire is making some pretty wild promises about what this thing can do.

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.

Diddy is getting a change of scenery behind bars ... TMZ has learned the disgraced music mogul was transferred to a low-security federal prison in Pennsylvania after a wild stretch involving disciplinary trouble and a medical emergency at his New Jersey lockup.

Rick Ross may have a tough-guy reputation, but Phaedra Parks says the rapper is really a big ol' teddy bear ... just don't get her started on his love for marinara sauce.

We got the 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star at LAX this week, and she came to Ricky Rozay's defense following his recent battery arrest ... telling us the man behind the bravado is actually a sweetheart.

Phaedra, who worked with Ross before he became a superstar, says he's a true gentleman with a big heart ... pointing to his charitable work and contributions to affordable housing.

"American Pickers" star Mike Wolfe and his girlfriend Leticia Cline have split, TMZ has learned.

Leticia announced on social media that the 7-year relationship was over. She said, “For the past two months I’ve been trying to come to terms with things that have left me absolutely devastated.”

“While the world continues to see one version of someone, I’ve been living with a very different reality,” she said. Leticia added she's kept so much private over the past 10 years ... “things I witnessed, things I experienced, and things I stayed silent about because I loved someone and believed I was protecting him.” 

Before this cute girl with blunt bangs turned into an Australian model, she was just working in the fashion industry at 13 years old, racing motorbikes and riding horses.

She was the first Victoria's Secret Angel from Australia, rising to fame in 2007 -- the same year she made a cameo on "How I Met Your Mother."

10:35 AM PT -- A senior White House official tells Fox News that Katie is "transitioning out" of the role.

President Trump is telling Katie Zacharia she doesn't need the headache of being White House press secretary ... and he's letting her decide whether to stick around.

Trump says his newest spokesperson has been treated "very, very badly" by the media ... revealing he personally told her she doesn't have to put up with the abuse.

Startling discovery at a Philadelphia home that's been linked to 7 missing women ... bones were found on the property.

6abc Philadelphia -- a local outlet in the City of Brotherly Love -- reports that sources say the medical examiner's office was called Thursday to collect bones from the Olney neighborhood residence on the north side of the city.

It's still not clear if the bones are human or connected to any of the cases. Forensic examiners are still investigating.

RJ Mitte's mother is opening up about the heartbreaking moment she found her son dead ... while also confirming there was tension between the "Breaking Bad" star and his fiancée over his close relationship with his family.

Dyna Mitte tells NBC News she was the one who discovered RJ's body after he died by suicide at his Texas home ... revealing the 34-year-old actor did not leave a note.

RJs mom is also shedding new light on the relationship troubles TMZ first reported ... acknowledging RJ was struggling with pressure to choose between his fiancée, Kennedy Suarez, and his family.

The community in Bend, Oregon, is rallying around the family of a 5-year-old boy killed in Thursday's horrific elementary school shooting ... raising tens of thousands of dollars to help his grieving loved ones.

A Meal Train fundraiser has been set up for the family of Rhoam Summer, with donations pouring in as the community works toward a $100,000 goal ... already surpassing $60,000.

And money isn't the only support being offered ... community members have also arranged to deliver meals to the Summer family every day from October 18 through December 22, helping ease the burden of everyday responsibilities during an unimaginable time.

Katie Zacharia says she doesn't know when the next White House press briefing will be ... but she hopes she can inspire more confidence in those around her before it goes down.

The new White House Press Secretary appeared on "Fox & Friends" Friday morning to discuss her first week ... which many feel went about as bad as it could go.

Katie was asked when she'll next address the media ... and she said she doesn't know -- but she promised to work closely with President Donald Trump and the White House communications team to figure it out.

Six Flags Over Georgia's Goliath ride showed no issues during its annual mandatory state inspection, according to the state compliance office ... but that inspection happened about seven months before someone died on the roller coaster.

The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire released a statement Thursday ... noting Goliath underwent mandatory testing back in March -- and "No violations, deficiencies, citations, or red tags were reported."

From what we've gathered, Georgia state law requires all amusement park rides to be inspected annually -- and can be inspected more frequently -- by a licensed inspector at the owner's expense. ABC News reported Goliath passed its last three inspections with no issues.

Lil Jon has spent decades rocking his signature sunglasses ... but it turns out the look has a pretty painful backstory involving a needle to the eyeball.

The "Turn Down for What" rapper reveals in his upcoming memoir, "I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me," that he accidentally stabbed himself in the eye with one of his mother's insulin syringes when he was just 6 years old.

According to People, Jon had watched his diabetic mother give herself insulin shots ... and one day, curiosity got the best of him when he grabbed a syringe to see what the air would feel like against his eye.