Allegations

Lauryn "Pumpkin" Efrid is bringing her claws out for the sake of her family as she slams her late sister Anna "Chickadee" Cardwell's ex-husband for allegedly keeping their daughter away from the family.

Pumpkin hammered Michael in a post to social media Sunday night ... saying he hasn't allowed her or her famous family to see Kylee Cardwell for 2 years. Michael welcomed Kylee with Chickadee in 2015, and they split 2 years later.

Michael got full custody of Kylee when Chickadee passed from cancer in 2023, while Mama June Shannon was awarded custody of Chickadee's older daughter, Kaitlyn. Michael had also attempted to get custody and visitation of his stepdaughter.

Taylor Frankie Paul's reality show in Utah is on ice amid allegations of child and spousal abuse ... but her turn as the next 'Bachelorette' is still full steam ahead.

"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star is embroiled in a messy war of words and allegations in Utah with her ex and baby daddy, Dakota Mortensen ... but a pause in production on that show appears to have no effect on her other show, "The Bachelorette."

Taylor stars in the 22nd season of the ABC reality dating competition .... and she's reportedly in New York City promoting the show ahead of a premiere this weekend in Los Angeles.

Eric Rosenbrook is pushing back hard on the official findings in his baby daughter's death ... and TMZ has learned he and Leida Margaretha have hired their own private medical examiner to challenge the autopsy.

The "90 Day Fiancé" star tells TMZ ... he doesn't agree with the ruling that labeled Alisa's death "non-accidental," and says their independently retained, private ME believes the original autopsy was poorly performed.

Eric tells us their own expert found certain key steps were not completed and says the report failed to properly determine or clearly state the age of a fracture referenced in the investigation. According to Eric, their private ME believes one injury may have occurred during childbirth -- possibly during Alisa's C-section roughly five weeks before her death.

Dwight Howard may have filed for divorce Monday ... but TMZ has learned his estranged wife, Amber Howard, headed to court the same day to do the exact same thing.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Amber was also filing with her attorney ... but Dwight beat her to the punch, and his paperwork was processed first.

Despite the dueling divorce moves, we're told the estranged couple is still living together under the same roof at their marital home in Georgia for now.

Dwight Howard and his wife, Amber Howard, have had a chaotic couple of weeks -- and it goes well beyond what’s played out publicly online -- because cops have been called to their Georgia home three separate times in the past two weeks.

A rep for the Gwinnett Police Department tells TMZ ... officers were dispatched to the former NBA star's mansion in Suwanee, GA three times over the past 14 days ... including for a suicide threat call, a domestic incident and a theft report.

The exact circumstances surrounding the three calls remain unclear.

Paul Preece Jr. -- the winner of the first season of Netflix's nature survival competition show "Outlast" -- is facing serious criminal charges in Tennessee, including alleged rape of a child ... TMZ has confirmed.

According to jail records, seen by TMZ, Preece was arrested in Knox County on March 6 and charged with rape of a child, aggravated sexual battery and attempted rape of a child.

The case stems from a capias warrant, though further details about the allegations have not yet been publicly released.

The Michael Jackson Company won a major legal battle this week ... because a judge has ordered a civil case -- centered around alleged sex trafficking -- be handled out of court and in a private setting

Remember ... Frank Cascio and his siblings -- former family friends of the late pop star -- are suing his estate for more than $200 million, alleging they were victims of child sex trafficking by Jackson in the 1980s.

The siblings previously came to a settlement agreement with the Jackson estate ... and, as part of that settlement, the judge found Cascio and company signed off on handling disputes like this in private arbitration, as opposed to the public court system.

"Below Deck" alum Emile Kotze claims producers portrayed him as “immature” and “sexually aggressive,” and now he’s taking them to court over it -- but the producers say his suit should be tossed out because they're protected under the First Amendment ... TMZ has learned.

Emile filed a federal lawsuit in New York demanding $850 million in damages from NBCUniversal and the reality show producers.

The woman Sherrone Moore allegedly had an affair with during his time as the head coach of the Michigan football team is no longer with the program ... TMZ Sports has learned.

A spokesman for the university athletic department tells us that Paige Shiver's contract expired and was not renewed.

Moore was fired by the Wolverines for cause in December 2025 after an investigation determined he had an "inappropriate relationship with a staff member." It was later revealed the woman, eventually identified as Shiver, went to school officials with evidence of their relationship after it ended.

Bill Clinton couldn't take his eyes off a photo from the Epstein Files ... and it looks like the throwback made him smile and laugh.

Check out this clip from the former president's hours-long deposition last week ... he's grinning and chuckling as he appears to look at an old photo.

Clinton was grilled about a photo from the Epstein Files showing him in a hot tub with a redacted person next to him ... and he explained his story behind that snap -- though it's not clear in this video which photo Clinton is having a laugh over.

Tyler Perry wants the latest sexual assault and battery lawsuit against him dismissed ... because he says the whole thing is just a $77 million money grab.

In court papers, obtained by TMZ, Perry calls claims that he made unwanted advances toward model and actor Mario Rodriguez outlandish falsehoods "that have no basis in fact or law and no merit."

According to the docs, Mario repeatedly turned Perry into his personal piggy bank after Perry gave him "a very minor role in a single" film.

The Arizona man who was briefly detained in the Nancy Guthrie investigation is firing back at all the cops involved ... insisting the whole thing felt like a "fishing expedition" to pressure him into confessing to something he says he didn’t do.

In a sit-down interview on "True Crime Arizona" Monday, Luke Daley recalled cops pulling him over, cuffing him without explanation and detaining him for hours ... admitting the mounting pressure on law enforcement to solve the case had him panicking about being "framed."

Luke insisted time and time again that despite living nearby to Nancy, he had never met her and had absolutely nothing to do with her disappearance ... and wants her home safe just like everyone else.

Hillary Clinton finally addressed the photo of Ghislaine Maxwell attending her daughter Chelsea Clinton's 2010 wedding ... but Hillary said she doesn't recall Ghislaine being there, and that she was only invited as a plus one.

In a deposition with the House Oversight Committee last week, Hillary said, "She was there as a guest of Ted Waitt -- someone we had known for 30 years I believe -- who was a strong supporter of my husband, and became a friend."

Hillary added ... "There were more than 500 people at the wedding, so other than that picture of her at the wedding, I have no recollection of talking with her. I was pretty focused on my daughter."

Former President Bill Clinton says he took his last flight on Jeffrey Epstein's plane in 2003 ... but continued to associate with Epstein's ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell for far longer.

In a deposition with the House Oversight Committee, Clinton said his association with Ghislaine lasted longer and was "more extensive" than his relationship with Epstein ... partly because he says he was unaware of her involvement in Epstein's crimes.

According to Clinton, he kept up with Ghislaine because she had "started going with a man named Ted Waitt who had made a lot of money." Waitt is the billionaire co-founder of Gateway.

Crispin Glover was allegedly beaten bloody by his ex-girlfriend -- who ironically sued him for battery -- and we have the pics which says prove the actor got pulverized!

TMZ obtained a restraining order Glover filed against his ex in Los Angeles County Superior Court -- and it contains some wild allegations ... as well as three photos of the "Back To The Future" star with blood streaming down his cheek after the alleged assault.

According to the protective order ... in March 2024, Glover claims he ordered his ex not to enter his home, but she forced her way inside as he was putting her belongings on the front porch to kick her out. Glover says his ex phoned a friend to swing by his house and threatened to "hurt" him.

Crispin Glover -- who played George Douglas McFly in "Back to the Future" -- tells us there is no merit to claims he lured a woman to move in with him and physically abused her ... in fact, he says she was the one who assaulted him.

Watch the video ... Glover says the Jane Doe in question was arrested at his house for assault and went to jail after attacking him. According to Glover, he filed a restraining order against her, but hasn't been able to serve her with the papers, because after she was released from jail, she vanished without a trace.

Glover wouldn't go into detail about how the Jane Doe assaulted him, because of the open lawsuit, but law enforcement sources previously told us Glover claimed he was assaulted by the woman.