J.R. Smith got an earful about LeBron James from the cops who arrested him in Texas back in September ... and it came just moments before they slapped cuffs on him!
Turns out NOT every Texan has gotten over the Luka Dončić trade.
Royse City PD officers pulled Smith over on a Texas roadway on Sept. 28, suspecting there was a warrant out for his arrest. While they checked, they Smith step out of his vehicle ... and the chat quickly turned to ball.
Our politicians have hopped out of Washington, D.C. for Election Day ... but Charlie still managed to land an exclusive interview with a very important figure at the White House -- a bunny rabbit.
Charlie and Jacob are on the ground in D.C., where lawmakers have largely headed back to their home states for the midterms ... leaving Charlie to chase down the next best thing -- a furry little guy munching on the people's grass just outside the West Wing.
And Charlie wasn't about to let this golden opportunity hop away ... approaching the bunny for a hard-hitting interview about what to expect on Election Night.
Katie Zacharia is taking it easy on Election Day ... doing some retail therapy instead of answering questions from the White House press corps or studying for the bar exam.
Katie stepped out Tuesday in Thousand Oaks -- a neighborhood in the L.A. area -- and hit up Sephora ... the popular beauty store chain.
The former White House Press Secretary wore a black dress with white open-toed shoes on the excursion ... and she seemed busy -- talking animatedly on the phone.
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The final moments of influencer Liam Fitzgerald's life are coming into focus ... with dispatch audio revealing the chilling scene first responders were called to after his fatal motorcycle crash.
TMZ has obtained audio from the October 30 incident ... in which a dispatcher relays a caller's report of a man lying motionless on the ground, apparently unconscious but still breathing.
"The patient's not moving at all," the dispatcher says ... as emergency crews are directed to an area between Flamingo Road and Red Road in Florida.
Haley Stevens is begging for protection from the feds after infuriating Democrats by withdrawing support for Abdul El-Sayed and backing Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan ... she says she's getting death threats for her political flip-flop.
Two senior Trump administration officials told Axios that the Michigan congresswoman has requested protection from the U.S. Marshals after switching up her endorsement in the 11th hour.
David Eason is back on the market ... the former "Teen Mom" star and his new girlfriend, Madi B, have called it quits after just over a month of dating ... TMZ has learned.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... David and Madi split over the weekend ... we're told there was nothing dramatic behind the breakup and David and Madi simply realized they wanted slightly different things in life moving forward and mutually agreed to go their separate ways.
We're told both had a say in the decision and neither wants to lose the friendship they've developed, especially since they have such a great connection.
Greg Biffle's estate is allegedly being picked apart ... and the family of one of the victims killed alongside the NASCAR star wants a judge to put a stop to it.
According to court documents, obtained by TMZ, a woman named ElenaSmith claims those overseeing Biffle's estate have been selling off millions in assets and even giving away his personal memorabilia while wrongful death claims are still pending against the estate.
Smith is the administrator of the estate of Craig Wadsworth, Biffle's longtime right-hand man who also died in the December 2025 plane crash.
Justin Timberlake has the opportunity to tell the truth about Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction" ... and the truth is the Super Bowl outfit functioned exactly as intended ... so says Janet's longtime fashion designer.
Wayne Scot Lukas joined us on "TMZ Live" Tuesday to discuss Justin's upcoming 4-part documentary series set for release on AppleTV+ in December ... the infamous Super Bowl incident will be a key part of the show, but Wayne says he wasn't asked to contribute, even though he was at the center of it all.
The National Transportation Safety Board shared another update on the deadly Florida plane crash that killed nine people ... including just how far the debris ended up from the crash site.
The agency held another press conference Tuesday as investigators work to piece together what caused a private jet to plummet from the sky Sunday and crash into a Palm Beach County neighborhood.
A spokesperson for the NTSB said during the press conference that debris from the crash can be found up to 4 miles away from the crash site ... and they're asking members of the community to be vigilant -- while also imploring them not to move what they might find.
TikTok star Marcel Johnson is dead after battling stomach cancer ... and social media is gutted by the tragic loss.
His wife, Taylor, announced on Instagram that he'd lost his cancer battle on Monday in a heartbreaking post.
She wrote ... "November 2 2026 @ 445pm. I lost a whole entire half of me. He fought so hard for so long. He was so tired & exhausted & in so much pain."
Taylor continued ... "Yesterday the only words Marcel said all day were to me & Dedric and it was 'I'm ready to go' and that was in the morning. He still fought to hang on all day so we just got a bit more time."
Donald Trump is already eyeing his next political gig ... joking he'll pack his bags and move to Israel to become prime minister if Americans ever get sick of him.
The president floated the idea during an Election Day appearance on Fox News Tuesday ... claiming he's got a whopping 99% approval rating in Israel, which apparently has him feeling pretty confident about his chances overseas.
"In fact, if people ever got tired of me in the U.S., I'll move to Israel, become prime minister," Trump declared.
Back home, though, Trump's not feeling quite as much love ... his approval rating sits at just 32%, a far cry from the 99% he's claiming in Israel.
TMZ's 24-Hour Las Vegas Takeover continues ... and this time we need your help deciding who had the best daytime activities between Cris, Talia and Luca.
As you know, our staffers are competing to see who had the best time during their 24 hours in Vegas ... and the winner gets a $20,000 trip to the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix and some serious bragging rights!
You already sounded off on their hotel accommodations ... and now it's time to decide who had the most fun while the sun was still up!
The Texas woman linked to the Eva Longoria and Tony Parker cheating scandal suffered from mental illness and wrote about her struggles in a journal before dying by suicide, according to police.
Port Aransas PD Lt. Joseph Rivas tells TMZ ... Erin Benavides fired a single shot from a revolver and took her own life on October 14 while lying in bed inside her bedroom at her home.
As we previously reported ... Erin allegedly had an affair with Tony back in the day while he played for San Antonio Spurs. Eva reportedly learned of the affair after finding hundreds of texts between Erin and Tony. Erin was married to Tony's San Antonio Spurs teammate Brent Barry at the time ... and it caused both marriages to crumble.
Walter Koenig was laid to rest at the same cemetery as his late son, Andrew Koenig, who died by suicide in 2010 ... TMZ has learned.
According to Walter's death certificate, obtained by TMZ, the "Star Trek" legend was cremated October 30, with Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles listed as the place of final disposition ... the same cemetery where Andrew was laid to rest following his death at age 41.
The document also reveals Walter's immediate cause of death was cardiopulmonary arrest, with chronic diastolic congestive heart failure listed as an underlying cause. Acute renal failure was also listed as a significant condition contributing to his death.
