Tennessee prison officials are asking a judge not to force them to reveal the supplier of their lethal injection drugs ... TMZ has learned.
An unidentified official from the Tennessee Department of Correction filed a declaration in Christa Pike’s court battle over her botched execution.
The official claims to be responsible for procuring pentobarbital for use in carrying out death sentences. According to the declaration, the state’s supplier has made it clear … if the government reveals who the supplier is ... they will no longer supply it to the state.
Richard Ojeda is heading to Congress without his biggest supporter ... but the North Carolina congressman-elect plans to keep his late father close when he's sworn into office.
Jacob caught up with Ojeda at the Capitol Monday ... and he revealed he's planning to wear a small bag of his father's ashes around his neck during his swearing-in ceremony.
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Ojeda's father died shortly after his son's election victory ... but not before the incoming lawmaker got to share the good news with him, capturing the emotional moment on video as he told his dad, "Pop, we won."
White Ole Miss Students were caught on camera seemingly exhibiting racist behavior outside three Black students' apartment on Friday night.
A ring camera caught the disturbing clip ... which shows three girls walking past the apartment, and two of them make monkey noises and gestures toward the door.
The third woman doesn't participate in the behavior, but she stays silent and glances at the door as she walks by.
Kim Kardashian's SKIMS is reimbursing customers who called out the company for selling a $148 Advent calendar that many felt was extremely underwhelming.
Here's the deal ... many customers purchased the expensive calendar that tracks the days leading up to Christmas, but the product included stuff like hair ties and Skims-branded bobby pins.
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This didn't sit well with the customers, several of whom jumped on social media to complain, calling the product a waste of money and the “worst advent calendar ever.”
"Love Is Blind" stars Erika Ellis and Blake Carver were spotted looking awfully friendly in Boston ... laughing and getting touchy just hours before their Season 11 reunion aired.
Eyewitnesses tell TMZ ... the photos were taken Sunday around 12:45 PM outside the Prudential Center in downtown Boston, showing the sailing enthusiast, Blake, and his former fiancé, Erika, shopping together.
We're told there was no kissing or other obvious PDA, but the two definitely appeared comfortable in each other's company.
Russell Brand was making light of consent with a top Trump administration official ... and the awkward exchange is resurfacing after the comedian was sentenced to more than a decade in prison for rape and sexual assault.
The disgraced comedian appeared alongside Dr. Oz at a Make America Healthy Again summit in September ... where Trump's Medicare and Medicaid administrator told the crowd Brand had been hugging U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins backstage.
"She initiated that contact, I should make clear, doctor," Brand quipped ... prompting Oz to laugh before Brand added, "Actually, you initiated it."
Doug Burgum may be in charge of America's public lands ... but his security detail apparently thinks it owns the space around him too.
Charlie approached the Secretary of the Interior at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Monday morning, hoping to ask a question about President Trump ... but things quickly got physical when a member of Burgum's security detail interfered.
Charlie said, "Please don't touch me, sir" as the security official repeatedly got in his way ... but he made it clear he wasn't trying to block Burgum's path or pose any threat.
Jordon Hudson is taking legal action over the infamous shirtless Bill Belichick Ring video that came out before they confirmed their romance ... claiming the people behind the footage violated her privacy.
Hudson filed a lawsuit Friday in Massachusetts against Elise McDevitt and Craig Nolan -- the owners of the rental property where she and Belichick stayed in June 2023.
According to the lawsuit, obtained by the California Post, the couple recorded the former New England Patriots coach on their Ring camera and later shared the footage ... which eventually made its way onto social media and went viral.
Dianna Russini is making her comeback ... the long-time NFL reporter is returning to sports media seven months after her alleged affair with New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel.
BetUS Casino & Sportsbook announced Monday that she's joining their platform ... marking her first major career move since resigning from The Athletic in April amid intense scrutiny over her relationship with the married NFL coach.
She said in a statement ... "Football has always been my favorite sport to cover, and I’ve really missed being in the middle of the action, breaking stories and connecting fans to what’s happening across the league.
Child actor Bug Hall defended his decision to beg for money on GoFundMe and didn’t seem fazed by people slamming him.
Over the weekend, the "Little Rascals" star said he was going to continue growing his family despite many trashing his decision to launch the money campaign.
On the GoFundMe, Bug said he needed the funds to finish his new home. He claimed he had run short of money after unexpected bills. Bug and his wife, Jill DeGroff, recently moved to Arkansas with their five children … as they expect their 6th baby.
Cornell University is under fire for an alleged sexual assault case filed a few years ago ... which has now drawn renewed attention a little less than 2 months after Jane Doe's lawsuit against the Chi Phi frat bros.
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, a lawsuit from 2023 has come to light, in which 2 female students allege a male student was able to commit "heinous sexual and physical assaults, rapes, sodomy, abuse, assault, and battery" on them ... and they claim the school "failed to properly investigate" reports of sexual misconduct about him and protect their students.
The court docs name the alleged sexual assaulter as Esat Braveboy.
Two teens allegedly turned a fun swing ride at the Columbia County Fair into complete chaos that landed a woman in an ambulance.
Video shows the teens grabbing each other on a swinging chair ride, ultimately sending the chairs careening and crashing into other riders.
According to WRDW News 12, a woman was injured when the swings collided ... to the point that she was taken away in an ambulance. Two children were also treated for minor injuries.
12:12 PM PT --James Gunn has broken his silence on Instagram ... expressing gratitude for his four years as CEO of DC Studios ... and emphasizing that he and Peter Safran are not "done with DC or superheroes."
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James Gunn and Peter Safran are out at DC Studios … despite many believing they would be safe amid the Skydance-Paramount merger.
According to reports, James and Peter will stick around to help creatively but will no longer be co-CEOs of the studio.
The execs have only released three movies since taking the reins in 2022 ... "Superman," "Supergirl" and "Clayface." They have several projects in the pipeline, including the 'Superman' sequel and a television show spin-off.
David Ellison, CEO of Skydance, who took over control of Warner Bros., said he was proud of the work James and Peter did. Marvel alum Jeremy Latcham will take over as CEO.
Russell Brand is considering an appeal after his conviction for raping and sexually assaulting 3 victims in the United Kingdom, TMZ has learned.
Multiple sources tell TMZ ... Russell's lawyers are "drawing up" legal papers as they mull an appeal of his criminal conviction that's sending the actor-comedian to prison for more than a decade. We're told Russell's lawyers began talking about an appeal last week.
As you know ... On Monday, the judge delivered Russell's stiff sentence -- 10 years and 6 months -- in London's Southwark Crown Court with Brand and his wife Laura looking on.
After a 4-week trial, the jury found Russell guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. Just before sentencing Brand, the judge slammed Russell for his horrible treatment of his three victims.
Russell Brand's father isn't buying his son's rape conviction ... suggesting the jury that sent the disgraced comedian to prison for more than a decade could have been corrupt.
Brand's dad, Ron Brand, went off on reporters outside a London courthouse Monday after Russell was sentenced to 10 years and 6 months behind bars ... questioning the justice system and even turning the tables on his son's accusers.
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When asked if he had a message for the victims, Ron fired back ... "The victims? What about Russell? The girls, you mean, who chased him and harassed him?"
