Jim Ward -- the beloved actor who lent his voice to many popular cartoon characters and video games -- has died, TMZ has learned.
Jim's wife, Janice, tells TMZ Jim passed away Wednesday at 10:45 AM due to complications from advanced Alzheimer's.
We're told he was being treated in Los Angeles at Silverado Beverly Place Memory Care when he passed.
Fans will remember Jim for voicing characters like Doug Dimmadome and Chet Ubetcha on "The Fairly OddParents."
Before 2021, he was the voice of Captain Qwark from the video game series "Ratchet & Clank." Complications from advanced Alzheimer's prevented him from featuring in later editions of the video game series.
Amanda Seyfried is doubling down on her statement that Charlie Kirk was "hateful" -- a comment that followed his assassination and got her loads of backlash.
The 'Housemaid' star spoke about the outcry that followed her social media comment during an interview published by Who What Wear Wednesday -- and she refused to apologize. Standing her ground, she explained ... "I'm not f***ing apologizing for that. I mean, for f***'s sake, I commented on one thing."
She went on ... "I said something that was based on actual reality and actual footage and actual quotes. What I said was pretty damn factual, and I'm free to have an opinion, of course."
Andy Dick had everyone worried after suffering a drug overdose on the streets of Hollywood this week ... but he’s making it pretty clear he’s not planning to seek out any professional help.
The troubled comedian invited a TMZ photographer into his L.A. home Wednesday and he straight-up told us he’s not going to rehab -- offering up that answer only after he first posed the question hypothetically to himself, his buddies, and back to us -- even though we’re the ones who brought it up.
Pauline Potter -- who starred in season 3 of "My 600-lb Life" -- has died.
Pauline's son Dillon confirmed his mom's passing in a moving YouTube video, saying she died Thanksgiving Day.
Her death comes just months after she and Dillon were involved in a car accident, which totaled their vehicle. According to Dillon, the incident occurred in January and left his mom with broken ribs and other injuries ... she was still suffering those injuries during her last moments.
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The heartbreaking news was announced on her social media pages Tuesday alongside a clip of her scuba diving while blowing a kiss to the camera. Her mother, Sarah, tells TMZ she died after being hit while riding an electric scooter in Miami, Florida.
The social announcement read ... "Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of our beloved Camryn, a radiant force whose voice, coy, and bright spirit touched so many. Whether beneath the waves or on stage, she met life with fearless energy and boundless kindness."
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Her obituary adds she died last Friday and was engaged to her fiancé, Christian. They had been together for several years.
Her mother tells us there will not be a public memorial held, but that her team is keeping up her Instagram, "that's a good place to go and mourn her loss."
Taylor Swift's got some practice shaking off the haters ... and now, she's got a simple response for critics who want her to "go away."
Check out her Wednesday appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" -- she claps back at naysayers who plead with her to exit the spotlight, bluntly arguing ... "I don't want to!" Case closed.
Nearly in the same breath, the "Opalite" hitmaker shouts out her fiancé Travis Kelce as being one of her 3 favorite people to turn to for life and career advice, enthusiastically noting ... "I can talk to him about any of this."
Kim Kardashian is hitting “start” on her gaming era ... becoming a playable character in the wildly popular video game, "Fortnite."
Kim’s "Fortnite" skin -- which lets players change their in-game appearance -- will drop on December 13.
Epic Games -- the studio behind "Fortnite" -- released a surprise trailer featuring KK herself … hyping her as a mom, entrepreneur, fashion icon, and TV star who’s now ready take on "Fortnite," and she seems totally unfazed.
Here’s the catch ... her outfit in the game -- a full bodysuit with matching gloves -- is actually a collab with her clothing brand, SKIMS, and players will have more than 25 variations to choose from. Another outfit shows her sporting a crop top and fur coat.
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American comedian Paula Poundstone was in her early-mid 30s when she shot to stardom back in the '90s -- with her hilarious stand-up comedy specials on HBO.
Paula was also showcased on shows like "Hollywood Squares."
If SZA was trying piss off the White House with her stinging jab for using her music in a pro-ICE ad, then the singer failed miserably -- because the WH loved every bit of her criticism!
First the back story … the White House posted a video to its X account Monday to promote the work of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
In the clip, you see armed ICE agents ready for combat rounding up immigrants, coupled with a caption referencing SZA’s tune, "Big Boy," which includes the lyrics "it's cuffing season." The WH's caption read ... “We heard it’s cuffing szn. Bad news for criminal illegal aliens. Great news for America.”
NBA champion Isaiah Riderwas arrested earlier this month after he allegedly violated a court order ... TMZ Sports has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell us that the 54-year-old was arrested on December 4 and charged with one count of interfering with judicial proceedings.
According to court documents we obtained ... "J.R.'s" wife, Vanessa,filed for a protective order back in July 2025. In the application, she alleged Rider was aggressive on multiple occasions, including a time when she claims Isaiah said, "You're gonna get your ass slapped."
Jen Shahfinally reunited with her family and friends after spending 33 months behind bars in Texas ... marking the first time she's been seen since her prison release.
"The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" alum was captured arriving at Salt Lake City International Airport on Wednesday night after flying home on a commercial flight from Texas, where she'd been incarcerated since 2022.
Several friends and family members were waiting to welcome her at the airport, greeting her with balloons, flowers, and emotional embraces. Jen was accompanied on the flight by her husband, Sharrieff Shah.
It appears CBS is taking another look at David Del Rio and his sexual assault allegation leveled against him by his "Matlock" costar ... because TMZ has learned the studio has reopened its investigation.
TMZ broke the news ... Del Rio was booted from the hit show after the actor had been accused of sexually assaulting actress Leah Lewis on Paramount property back in October.
Now, multiple sources close to David tell TMZ ... the investigation was reopened prior to Thanksgiving ... and more parties have been interviewed, including David himself alongside his high-powered attorney, Shawn Holley.
Kelly Osbourne isn't backing down to social media trolls commenting on her appearance since her dad died. She's got 3 words for them ... "go f*** yourself."
The British singer and actress delivered the apropos message in a now-deleted Instagram story. She outed some of her followers for writing things like, "Are you ill?" or "Get off Ozempic" or "You don't look right" in response to her appearance.
But Kelly has been in the public eye since she was a teenager, and she says it's unfair for people online -- some of whom she says are "grown-ass women" who "look like they have weight struggles of their own" -- to compare her 41-year-old body to the one she had at 18.
Andy Dick is getting real about his frightening drug overdose ... telling us he smoked crack cocaine because he doesn't "mind doing a little crack every now and then."
The troubled comedian invited a TMZ photographer into his L.A. home Wednesday to chat about his brush with death on a Hollywood street the day before.
As everyone knows, Andy was caught on video slumped over on cement stairs outside a building in Hollywood as two friends rushed to his aid to bring him back from the brink. One of the men is seen screaming at Andy to "wake up" while the other administers a shot of Narcan -- a life-saving medication used to reverse the effects of opioid overdoses.
Andy kicked off Wednesday's interview by telling our cameraman he's now "100 percent fine." Then he changed his answer to "110 percent," while flanked on either side by his buddies -- both of whom were featured in the overdose video.
