Celebrity Feuds

Ted Cruz says he had a front-row seat to the explosive fallout between Donald Trump and Elon Musk -- revealing he was in the Oval Office with the President when it all went down.

The Senator revealed the news on his podcast saying ... "I was literally sitting there watching it happen. Trump was furious. Elon wasn’t holding back, and the tweets just kept coming."

According to Cruz, the now-public feud between Trump and Musk boiled over after Musk blasted Trump’s proposed reconciliation bill, branding it "disgusting" and urging lawmakers to reject it. Musk also claimed that without his support in 2024, Trump would have lost the election, and Republicans would have fumbled control of Congress.

Donald Trump's sharing a stern warning with Elon Musk ... implying he's better off staying out of politics entirely than supporting Democrats in the upcoming midterms.

The President of the United States drew the line in the sand for his former advisor during a phone interview with NBC News ... telling them he would bring the smackdown on EM if he supports Dems instead of Republicans that vote for Trump's tax and spending bill.

DJT said, "He’ll have to pay very serious consequences if he does that."

Vice President JD Vance is not here for the Elon Musk vs. Donald Trump beef -- calling it a "huge mistake" for the Tesla CEO to go after 47.

JD makes his viewpoint crystal clear while sitting down with Theo Von for his "This Past Weekend" podcast, released Saturday ... warning Elon's several digs at the prez are not good for America, and certainly not good for him.

He also takes issue with EM's social media claim that DJT is named in the still-secret Epstein files, arguing ... "Absolutely not. Donald Trump did absolutely nothing wrong with Jeffrey Epstein."

Elon Musk might have some regrets about claiming President Donald Trump is named in the Epstein files ... 'cause it appears he has deleted his bombshell tweet that shook the internet to its core.

Remember ... the Tesla founder dropped the allegation on Thursday as he and 47 were going at it on social media ... claiming the reason the Epstein files have not been fully revealed is because DT's name is hiding somewhere in them. That tweet has seemingly been scrubbed as of Saturday morning, however.

Trump’s attorney-general Pam Bondi released a slew of files related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's case in February ... but there was zip on any Trump involvement in Jeffrey's sick and twisted criminal endeavors.

Elon Musk and President Trump's epic, "Mean Girls"-esque breakup isn't just entertaining, it's a giant opening for Democrats to win back voters ... according to Bill Maher, who fears the party's gonna miss the boat. Again.

Maher dropped a "new rule" for Dems Friday night on his HBO show 'Real Time' ... as he urged left-leaning leaders to pull the plug on "idea-a-thon" think tanks, and focus on winning back guys like Musk and Joe Rogan.

In the wake of Elon choosing the nuclear option -- aka the 'Epstein files' -- in his war with Trump, Bill sees a chance for the Dems to swoop and scoop up former liberal thinkers who jumped to the GOP ... a move he says they gotta stop calling, "going to the dark side."

Simone Biles somersaulted her way over to shade Riley Gaines on social media Friday night -- slamming the conservative activist over her "sick" comment about a trans high school athlete.

Here's what went down ... Riley reacted to the Minnesota State High School League turning off their comments for a photo they posted on X celebrating Champlin Park High School winning their state championship with a shutout thanks to a trans pitcher.

She quoted the snap of smiling state champions, writing ... "Comments off lol ... To be expected when your star player is a boy."

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are beefing hard as their bromance goes up in flames -- but one tech journo says don’t count out a reboot ... 'cause these two could buddy up again.

Faiz Siddiqui -- a technology journalist and the author of "Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk" -- told "TMZ Live" Friday that Elon and Trump could totally kiss and make up, because, let’s face it, they’re both the type to have short memories ... when it suits them.

You have to watch the video -- Faiz even compares the Trump-Elon drama to the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar beef … and yeah, it’s as hilarious as it sounds!

Joe Rogan was among the masses who were shocked yesterday when Elon Musk accused Donald Trump of being named in the so-called Epstein files ... and the popular podcast host said Musk needs to be saved from himself.

JR was in the middle of recording the latest episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience" with his guest, FBI Director Kash Patel, when he was made aware of the X post ... and he was clearly floored. After responding, "Jesus Christ" ... Joe said someone needs to take Elon's phone away.

Patel immediately said he could not talk about the topic ... but that didn't stop the host from asking the FBI head if it was even possible Musk could know that info. Patel said he had no idea how that could be possible.

Donald Trump continued his war of words with Elon Musk Friday morning ... talking about his one-time adviser and campaign financier on a few news stations -- mostly dismissing this week's stunning fallout.

As TMZ previously reported ... Trump and Musk have been locked in a bitter social media feud, and it reached a boiling point yesterday when EM said via X that Trump is listed in the so-called Epstein Files -- there's no evidence of this, BTW -- and that's why they haven't been publicly released.

Later Thursday, Trump posted to Truth Social that he wasn't bothered Elon turned on him -- and he has bigger fish to fry ... which is essentially what he reiterated to CNN's Dana Bash Friday morning.

Kenya Moore is speaking out after skipping the taping of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" reunion on Thursday -- a major move following a turbulent season 16.

Moore posted a statement to X on Thursday saying she's "disappointed to not be a part of the #RHOA 16 reunion taping today." She went on to take full accountability for her actions and deeply apologized to those affected, including cast member Brittany Eady, the cast, crew, guests and viewers.

The ending of her statement is raising eyebrows -- with her parting words being ... "see you back on Bravo soon." The reality star is clearly suggesting her time on the network isn’t over.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk have gone from best buddies to enemies in a flash ... and Jake Paul, a registered Republican, says it's not just a bad look for the party, but for America itself!

El Gallo shared his thoughts on the explosive spat between the President of the United States and the founder of Tesla and SpaceX on his X account, saying that while the two are great, they "need to work together and not make America look bad."

"We unfortunately have these Alpha male egos and leaders who aren't mature enough sometimes. They're 50+ years old and diss-tweeting each other."

Elon Musk sent his escalating feud with Donald Trump into overdrive on Thursday ... when the billionaire tech mogul claimed the president is named in the Epstein files -- and that's why alleged documents have not been released.

Elon dropped the "bomb" minutes after Trump threatened to terminate EM's governmental subsidies and contracts to help save billions in the federal budget. Since departing the White House in his adviser role last week ... Elon has been taking swing after swing at Trump over his “disgusting abomination" known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Elon already clearly got under Trump's skin earlier in the day on Thursday ... claiming on X that Trump owes his 2024 victory to Elon after he poured hundreds of millions into supporting the president and the GOP.

Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood are putting their feud rumors to rest ... addressing it all in a wide-ranging interview -- and making a social media gesture to convince fans.

The "White Lotus" costars sat down for an interview with Variety ... and, they say there are no issues between them, and the internet simply made a big to-do about innocuous social media activity.

For example, lots of fans thought Goggins was laughing at the depiction of ALW in a "Saturday Night Live" parody she found particularly hurtful when he posted about it on social media ... but, he says that's not the case.

Pusha T and Malice announced their comeback Clipse album "Let God Sort 'Em Out" would drop on Def Jam last year ... but touting a Kendrick Lamar feature amid the Drake/UMG lawsuit proved to be a bit too much for the label to handle!!!

In a new interview with GQ, Pusha was noted to be "disgusted" with Def Jam's refusal to release the album containing the Kendrick track, “Chains & Whips" ... which forced the dissolution of the Clipse deal and Pusha's own solo contract with Def Jam.

Pusha argued Kendrick's verse doesn't have any direct or subliminal shots at Drake -- nor does it reference his own testy history with the OVO rapper -- and he called Def Jam's apprehension of the matter "stupid."

Patti LuPone says she's doing something she hasn't done in all her years of showbiz -- she's apologizing for speaking her mind ... admitting her recent comments about a couple fellow Broadway stars went too far.

The Broadway legend shared her apology to social media Saturday ... saying she hasn't apologized for her words in all her years of doing theater -- but, that's changing because she really wronged two talented artists.

PL says she's sorry for her comments in a recent profile in the New Yorker ... where LuPone scoffed at Kecia Lewis -- star of the hit musical "Hell's Kitchen" -- for calling herself a "Broadway vet." She labeled Kecia a "bitch."

Huge news from Taylor Swift -- and no, it’s not a Travis Kelce ring alert ... she now owns her entire music vault, after striking a deal to buy it back from a financial firm.

Taylor broke the news herself, cheesin’ with her masters on IG and captioning it, "You belong with me. 💚💛💜❤️🩵🖤 Letter on my site :)."

She also posted a letter explaining the details of her total Taylor takeover ... saying she now owns ALL of her masters, the recordings, the videos, and every note in between.

Taylor opened up about the two-decade fight to reclaim the catalog after Scooter Braun bought her OG masters in 2019 from Big Machine Label Group ... and without Taylor's consent. She's described that sale as a "carrot dangled and yanked away," because she's alleged she didn't have an opportunity to buy it herself.