Breakups

Cher is opening up about the darker moments from her marriage to Sonny Bono ... revealing in her new memoir the music legend "seriously thought" about killing her toward the end of their union.

The new book, titled "Cher: The Memoir (Part One)," details the turbulent aspects of her and Sonny's union ... she confesses she was so unhappy at one point, she considered taking her own life by jumping from the balcony of a Las Vegas hotel room.

Per Cher, while she and Sonny stayed at the Sahara Hotel in October 1972, she revealed to SB her unhappiness ... and told him she desired to sleep with their guitarist, Bill.

Brianna LaPaglia doesn't care what's in the orange ... 'cause she's clearly tired of hearing Zach Bryan's voice in any capacity -- booing when his iconic track came on at UFC 309.

The Barstool Sports personality -- better known by her nickname Brianna Chickenfry -- hit up Madison Square Garden in New York City for fight night Saturday ... when the venue started playing Bryan's "Something in the Orange."

LaPaglia's clearly not happy with the song choice ... pointing her thumb straight down and appearing to boo while her ex's voice fills up the Midtown Manhattan arena.

"Love Is Blind" star Brittany Wisniewski shocked her boyfriend back home in Maryland when she hooked up with Mod Sun in Los Angeles ... 'cause we've learned the guy thought they were in a committed relationship.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ … Brittany has a whole BF on the East Coast, a hunk named Rocky Hawkins, and they've been in each other's lives for 4 years romantically.

We're told Brittany and Rocky took some time apart for 6 months in the past but had reconnected before she left Maryland to go film "Love Is Blind" for two weeks ... with Rocky driving her to the airport to send her off.

Brooks Nader’s taking some big steps -- she’s in the process of getting rid of that matching tattoo she got with "Dancing with the Stars" partner Gleb Savchenko after their brief fling.

We caught up with Brooks ... and she cleared things up, saying that pic of her kissing Gleb backstage, and their hot chemistry, doesn't mean they were officially dating. At the end of the day, they were just colleagues, and the tattoo was merely a lapse in her judgment.

Check out the clip ... 'cause you can totally feel Brooks' discomfort as she tried to convince us they were never really an official thing.

Jax Taylor is hitting back at estranged wife Brittany Cartwright's assertion he hasn't changed ... accusing "The Valley" star of being a hypocrite, since she allegedly still asks him to "hook up."

The "Vanderpump Rules" alum stopped by Bravo's "Hot Mic Podcast" Thursday, where he addressed Brittany's scathing assessment of his time in treatment -- and how their relationship has continued to crumble after the fact.

Jax says his ex is not being entirely honest about their dynamic, claiming she often asks him over for dinner or drinks after trashing him in the press.

Kristin Cavallari isn't rattled by her ex, Mark Estes, hanging out with other women ... even after his joke proposal to Liv Walker.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the "Laguna Beach" alum isn't bothered by Mark spending quality time with different women, as their relationship was done for good back in September.

KC and Mark have no plans to reconcile romantically, so she respects the TikTok star's decision to get back out there after their split.

Brittany Cartwright is putting her estranged husband, Jax Taylor, on blast ... claiming his stint in rehab didn't change him one bit.

The "Vanderpump Rules" alum opened up about her current relationship with Jax on Bravo’s "Hot Mic" podcast, where she said she saw little change in her ex -- despite his 30 days of treatment for his mental health.

As Brittany put it ... Jax didn't change "at all in those 30 days," promising her proof will play out on season 2 of "The Valley" -- which filmed over the summer.

Jessica Simpson once again has her fans buzzing over potential trouble in her marriage to Eric Johnson after she posted a cryptic caption on her most recent social media post.

The singer posted a series of photos of herself in her Nashville music room with the caption reading, "Interviews in my Nashville music room where I unearthed my singular magic. This comeback is personal, it’s an apology to myself for putting up with everything I did not deserve 🎶 🎼 🤍🖤."

Many fans were quick to dig into the comments, wondering if her caption meant she was single and had split from Eric, with her new music being a breakup album.

Britney Spears' ex Sam Asghari is not that innocent ... grabbing a handful of his potential new lady's behind while out and about in Los Angeles.

Check it out ... the fitness trainer-turned-actor is seen doing a bit of shopping on Melrose Ave with Brooke Irvine ... the realtor who Sam has been spending quite a bit of time with lately.

While neither Sam nor Brooke have commented on the status of their relationship, it appears the twosome are very much an item ... with Brit's former flame exhibiting some eyebrow-raising PDA.

Teddi Mellencamp isn't alone as she navigates her newly minted single status ... best friend Kyle Richards is offering up plenty of advice during this trying time.

The "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star made it clear she's standing by her BFF and former costar after John Mellencamp's daughter filed for divorce after 13 years of marriage last week.

While chatting with E! News, Kyle, who is currently separated from husband Mauricio Umansky, said she "wasn't surprised" by her pal's marriage coming to an end ... though, she was "sad" to learn the update.

Taylor Swift had a LOOOOONG dinner Friday night with pal Zoë Kravitz, and at the end of the evening it kinda showed!

TS and Zoe hit up Chez Margaux in NYC's Meatpacking District. The photo agency says they were there for 8 hours ... seems a little overblown, but it was apparently a long night.

On her way out, the superstar seemed a bit unsteady ... after all, how could wine not have been on the menu for a great French meal!?!

Zach Bryan's ex Brianna LaPaglia (AKA Brianna Chickenfry) is accusing her former country star beau of emotional abuse ... claiming he even offered her a $12 million NDA after their split.

We broke down the drama on "TMZ Live" ... with Harvey and Courtney theorizing what could've happened for the "Barstool Sports" personality to allegedly be offered this large a sum.

Check out the clip ... our team discussed everything Brianna shared on her "BFFs" podcast, including accusations Zach got jealous after the podcaster showed love to rival country singer, Morgan Wallen.

We doubt a reconciliation is in Briana and Zach's future after all of this!!!

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Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy sat down with Brianna "Chickenfry" LaPaglia to spill some tea about her ex, Zach Bryan -- claiming Zach kicked his rescue dog, Miss Peaches, out of a dressing room.

Dave recounted how the alleged incident happened at the country singer's July concert at Gillette Stadium outside Boston ... and Brianna responded on Thursday's "BFFs" podcast, saying she had no clue it went down, since -- as far as she knew -- Zach was totally fine with him bringing both his dog and hers.

Dave elaborated ... saying at one point he was heading back to the dressing room when he caught sight of Zach with the dog as he was escorting her out.

Martha Stewart's ex-husband and his wife are speaking out ... saying he was in an "abusive" relationship with the businesswoman -- this, after Martha admitted to cheating on him.

Shyla Nelson Stewart -- wife of Andrew Stewart, who was married to Martha from 1961 to 1990 -- released a statement on Facebook before the documentary "Martha" dropped on Netflix ... saying she and Andrew have been in a loving relationship for more than a decade.

Shyla says she and her husband enjoy a happy blended family life ... with their kids from their previous relationships and grandkids bringing them immense joy.

6:48 PM PT -- TMZ has just obtained photos of Kristin and Mark at the Nashville bar last night.

As we told you earlier ... our sources tell us they are just friends and not back together.

Kristin Cavallari seems serious about wanting to remain friends with ex-boyfriend Mark Estes, because they recently hung out together ... at one of their old stomping grounds.

6:10 PM PT -- In the new "BFF's" podcast episode, Brianna LaPaglia dove into some of the emotional abuse she endured while dating Zach Bryan.

Starting off with a huge admission ... Brianna was allegedly offered $12 million by Zach's team to sign an NDA ... which she clearly rejected.

Brianna talked about the infamous Raya profile screenshot that went viral on social media ... revealing that she got a bunch of DMs telling her Zach was on the dating app.

BL says he allegedly merely responded that he "reactivated" the app when confronted ... which is why she claims he posted about the breakup ... 'cause he got caught.

What's more ... Brianna says there was a lot of isolation and manipulation in their relationship, giving the example of Zach allegedly not liking her Golden Globes dress and not wanting to date someone who presented themselves like that ... so he unfollowed her -- but he later reposted the dress snap, claiming she was beautiful ... among many other examples throughout the podcast.

Brianna claims there was never a breakup convo, and their relationship ended with Zach telling her he 'couldn't do this,' only to head back to Oklahoma by himself.

An emotional whirlwind indeed.

Brianna LaPaglia's split from Zach Bryan is somehow getting even nastier ... she's just unleashed claims that the country star was emotionally abusive throughout their relationship.

The Barstool Sports personality opened up on her messy breakup with Bryan on Thursday's episode of "BFFs" ... making some heavy claims against the "Something In The Orange" singer while behind the mic.

Bri told her cohosts, Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards, that Bryan made her life hell since they first got together in 2023 ... while claiming even now -- several days after they've decided to go their separate ways -- she's still terrified of him.