Six Flags is literally falling apart these days ... a metal bracket fell right off a roller coaster at its amusement park in Ohio.
Cedar Point's Millennium Force roller coaster was shut down on Friday after the bracket reportedly came off one of the cars and fell into a guest area.
Thankfully, no one was hit or hurt by the falling metal machinery ... the latest incident in a string of disasters for the amusement park chain.
The woman who drove her pickup truck onto a youth soccer field in Kansas, leaving two people dead and 10 others injured, spent hours with police after the deadly incident ... giving them a recorded statement and answering questions before walking free ... TMZ has learned.
Andrew Ford, a spokesperson for Wichita PD, tells TMZ ... the female motorist was detained and interviewed by investigators for several hours after she allegedly plowed into a bunch of people with her truck during a Saturday afternoon game at Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita.
Ford says investigators asked questions about what happened and the woman answered them. He also says the woman was cooperative and gave a recorded statement before she was released.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is looking less like a WWE legend and more like a guy who feeds pigeons in the park ... and it's all for his latest movie.
The Hollywood heavyweight was spotted filming "Lizard Music" in New York City ... looking practically unrecognizable with wispy gray hair, a bushy mustache, and a floppy hat.
The Rock was rocking a beige coat, colorful tie and baggy pants as he strolled around with young costar Theo Clark Leber ... who was carrying an enormous green stuffed lizard.
Kyle died at her home in Westwood, Massachusetts, on September 21 ... according to an online obituary.
The cause and manner of death have not yet been revealed.
Kyle was the daughter of Michael Kennedy -- the 6th of Robert and Ethel's 11 children -- and Victoria Denise Gifford, whose father was NFL legend Frank Gifford.
Tatyana Ali looks like she's quietly letting her fans know where she stands on the 'Fresh Prince' reference that got Val Chmerkovskiy suspended from "Dancing with the Stars."
Here's the deal ... Tatyana -- who's competing on 'DWTS' this season -- will be taking the stage with "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" co-star Alfonso Ribeiro to perform a touching tribute to their late TV dad James Avery for the dancing competition show's "Dedication Week."
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The actress went on TikTok to talk about how meaningful this dance is ... but one fan's comment brought recent Val's drama with Carrie Ann Inaba into the mix.
Seems like there won't be a Conner family reunion on Roseanne Barr's new show ... because John Goodman turned down an appearance.
Roseanne's returning to TV -- after getting fired over racist social media posts -- with her new show "Meemaw" ... but she's telling The Hollywood Reporter her former on-screen husband won't be popping up at all.
She says ... "My son called Goodman and asked him to do a cameo on 'Meemaw' and he declined."
A former Cornell fraternity president has been dropped from Jane Doe's civil lawsuit over her alleged gang rape at the Chi Phi frat house in October 2024 ... TMZ has confirmed.
According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, all the parties agreed to drop Orazio Petito from the lawsuit ... and he can't be added back in.
Petito was not among the seven fraternity brothers accused of raping and drugging Doe.
He was included in the lawsuit because Doe claimed he was responsible for supervising and maintaining a safe condition for the chapter's fraternity house and its members.
Halle Berry seems happy heading into court ... though she had nothing to say to the people eagerly awaiting her arrival.
The actress was spotted in L.A. on Tuesday walking into a courthouse in downtown ... flashing a smile for the cameras and giving a small wave to well-wishers.
Halle even chatted with an older couple for a moment before crossing the street ... a good-natured conversation from the look of it -- though we couldn't hear what was said.
Former NBA standout Al Harrington says "shut up and dribble" belongs in the past ... and he's got a pretty good reason for getting involved in politics these days.
Charlie has boots on the ground in Texas, and he caught up with Harrington at Republican senatorial candidate Ken Paxton's rally in Fort Worth ... where Harrington told us he's getting more involved in politics, particularly because of his business interests in the cannabis industry.
Harrington, who has been invested in cannabis since 2011 and lives in Texas, says he's trying to understand where the industry is headed amid looming restrictions ... and wanted to hear what Paxton, Texas' current attorney general, had to say.
Reality star Kash's mom is pointing the finger at the woman who has reality star attacked her daughter before Kash's fatal shooting ... telling TMZ she believes that woman should be behind bars for allegedly setting the deadly events in motion.
Here's the deal ... police in Oakland, CA say Kash was brawling with a woman when Kash's sister, Vernika Dunbar, came to her defense and tried to pistol-whip the woman ... only to fire a bullet that killed Kash.
Kash's mom, Cynthia, tells TMZ … she firmly believes her daughter's death was a tragic accident, insisting Vernika was trying to protect her sister.
Cynthia says Vernika thought she was doing the right thing by jumping in to defend her sister and never imagined the gun would go off. She insists her children would never intentionally harm one another.
Jessica Simpson sounds like she's super smitten with her boyfriend ... because she says she's "very happy" with their relationship.
The singer was at LAX bright and early Monday ... and while she starts out sleepy, she eventually perks up when a photog asks her about her boo, Thomas Eisenhood.
Jessica and Thomas have been together since the start of the year, and it sounds like they're still going strong.
Jay-Z -- the key decision-maker on who performs each year at the Super Bowl -- has reportedly made his choice for this year's big game, and it's none other than himself!
According to Puck News ... the rap mogul thought about who would take the stage for weeks at the biggest sports event, and then ultimately decided that he would be the perfect pick.
Multiple sources tell the media outlet that Jay choosing Jay was a "more compelling" idea than picking Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber, both of whom were believed to be frontrunners for Super Bowl LXI.This year's Super Bowl will take place at SoFi Stadium on Feb. 14, 2027.
Despite the report, there has been no official announcement on the Super Bowl. TMZ has reached out to Roc Nation, but no word back. Sources previously told TMZ Jay-Z was considering himself at least a month ago.
In 2019, Jay's Roc Nation reportedly secured a $5 million-a-year deal to produce the halftime show performance -- and the company re-upped the deal in 2024 for another 5 years.
Jodie Sweetin survived one seriously scary childhood experience ... a drive-by shooting ... and her late TV dad Bob Saget was along for the wild ride.
We got the actress at LAX, and she recalled the scary shooting outside Ed Debevic's on La Cienega Boulevard in the early '90s, when she and some friends were sitting in a limo before a Janet Jackson concert.
Jodie says she was in the limo with Candace Cameron Bure's sister and another young person when gunfire erupted ... telling us, "S*** was wild."
10:41 AM PT -- Sources tell TMZ ... Tyriq and Alex are just friends.
Tyriq Withers and Alex Consani lit up the Chateau Marmont late Monday night ... looking hot as ever while hopping in a car together.
The "I Know What You Did Last Summer" star and the model were spotted leaving the iconic L.A. hotel with a friend ... with Tyriq wearing a striped white-and-green shirt and long, three-quarter shorts.
Alex wore a gray top and a white skirt with a graphic of a woman's face covering the front. No high heels for this model ... she kept it simple with a pair of sandals.
The WNBA is drawing a line in the sand -- kind of ... because while the league insists that Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White can't play in the league because they're men, the WNBA still hasn't defined what a woman is.
Here's the deal ... WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbertwrote a letter to Republican lawmakers on October 16, saying the two former NBA players can't play in the WNBA because they're "both men."
However, Engelbert -- who is resigning from her position at the end of the year -- didn't define what a woman is ... instead simply saying Enes and Royce don't qualify.
Former Super Bowl champion Cordarrelle Patterson allegedly grabbed his wife by her hair and her arm during a domestic dispute ... leaving her bruised and fearing for her safety, TMZ has learned.
According to an arrest warrant obtained by TMZ, cops say they responded to a Tennessee home on October 17 after receiving a report of a domestic disturbance.
According to the warrant, Patterson's wife told officers the former NFL star physically assaulted her shortly before she called 911, grabbing her hair and left upper arm.
