Celebrity Feuds

11:40 AM PT -- NBA 2K general manager Zak Armitage opened up on the decision to feature Angel Reese on this year's cover ... telling TMZ Sports, "NBA 2K26 is celebrating the bold, the confident and the visionaries -- and WNBA All-Star Angel Reese carries all that on and off the court."

"In her sophomore year in the WNBA, Angel Reese has made waves, created impactful conversations, and inspired the next generation. She’s a storyteller and has helped the WNBA grow its audience."

Armitage went on to praise Reese for making her presence known "on the biggest stages, including in gaming," and the crew is honored to have her join the 2K family.

Angel Reese has reached "cover athlete" status -- the Chicago Sky hooper was just revealed as the face of the NBA 2K26 "WNBA Edition" ... leaving some folks wondering if Caitlin Clark's invite got lost in the mail.

The popular video game franchise announced the slate of stars who would join NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with the honor for the upcoming installment ... with Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony landing the "Superstar Edition" cover.

The decision to go with Reese over the Indiana Fever guard has folks weighing in ... and it's breathing new life into the biggest rivalry in women's basketball in the process.

Megan Thee Stallion's sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former cameraman is going forward ... much to the approval of Nicki Minaj, who's calling the whole thing Karma -- yes, with a capital "K."

Last week, a judge ruled Megan and Roc Nation couldn't drop the case after the cameraman supplied enough facts to keep the ball rolling ... prompting a snarky response from Nicki.

"What was the name of that law again???????? Karma’s Law?" Nicki wrote in a subliminal jab to the "Megan's Law" line Thee Stallion used in her Nicki diss track, "Hiss" last year.

It's been 16 years since Oasis called it quits ... but the brothers who formed the famous rock band have finally put aside their differences and have now gotten back together to put on one helluva performance.

It all went down Friday night at Cardiff Principality Stadium in the UK, where Oasis founders Liam and Noel Gallagher kicked off their reunion tour -- stepping out on stage after what seemed like an eternity to their gazillion fans.

Last evening, more than 75,000 fans packed the arena to see the Gallagher brothers walk out with their arms around each other and crank out some of their most recognizable tunes, such as "Hello," "Acquiesce," "Some Might Say," "Morning Glory" and "Wonderwall."

The Liver King isn't letting a little restraining order stop him from apparently making Joe Rogan an offer he hopes won't be refused -- a high-priced offer to squash their feud once and for all.

Brian Johnson, AKA The Liver King, posted a video Wednesday talking about a "bully" who has a podcast in Austin. He never said Rogan's name, but the hints were pretty freakin' clear ... as he pleaded with the "bully" to invite him on the podcast, and asks for viewers' help getting attention for the event.

Oh, and their chat has to be live or posted on July 4 -- and in return, Liver King says he'll let the beef go, and he will make a massive -- if somewhat unbelievable -- donation to a charity.

50 Cent was pleasantly surprised with Diddy dodging the feds' most serious charges and came up with a new nickname for his arch-rival -- the "Gay John Gotti"!!!

The backhanded compliment has its merits in Teflon ... Diddy was found NOT GUILTY on 3 of 5 counts ... acquitted of racketeering and sex trafficking of Cassie and Jane following their tearful testimonies -- all cleared off the table!!! He's guilty of 2 counts of transportation for prostitution.

50 trolled Diddy throughout the trial, even adopting the evil genius of A.I. images ... but had to tip his hat and acknowledged his OG title as a "Bad Boy" within the music industry.

The ongoing legal war between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni has taken another turn ... with notable online personalities being drawn into the fight over possible collusion via their Blake-bashing commentary.

A source with direct knowledge tells TMZ ... Perez Hilton, Candace Owens and Andy Signore have all been subpoenaed to turn over any and all communications with Justin Baldoni and the Wayfarer parties.

The subpoenas may be connected to the judge's order earlier this month allowing Blake to take discovery in order to uncover the alleged lengths -- if any -- Baldoni's side may have gone to in working with notable anti-Blake content creators ... as part of the alleged smear campaign.

6:30 AM PT -- The Trump-Musk battle waged on this morning ... Trump said on Fox News, he was looking into deporting Elon. In response, Elon said on X, he's tempted to escalate the situation, but will not right now.

Donald Trump is trading jabs with Elon Musk again ... this time threatening to turn his former department against him as the SpaceX founder continues to trash DT's Big Beautiful Bill.

In Trump's Truth Social rant Monday night -- he says he's fed up with Elon's criticism and clearly making a power play over the entire scenario, slamming his former right-hand-guy's push for electric vehicles and reminding him about all the government help he gets.

He notes ... "Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa."

Rosie O’Donnell isn’t holding back on letting the world know what she thinks about Jeff Bezos' big-money wedding, and she’s taking direct aim at him and his new bride Lauren Sanchez ... throwing in some sharp shots at her looks.

On Monday, Rosie took to IG to post a before-and-after shot of Lauren -- calling her Jeff’s "fake fembot wife" and questioning why he ditched his "salt of the earth" ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, for her.

The IG post linked to her Substack, where Rosie got even more poetic -- slamming Jeff for selling his soul to the devil and ripping into the wedding, saying it turned her stomach to see billionaires "gathering in the gross excess of it all."

It's been a week since "Karate Kid" star Martin Kove was accused of biting Alicia Hannah-Kim’s arm at a fan convention in Washington ... and the "Cobra Kai" actress is finally ready to address the headlines.

Alicia recently took to IG where she spoke to her fans ... thanking them for their concern and support -- while making clear she's still pissed about the "serious incident." She added, “No one wants to be attacked at work, or anywhere really. And I don’t think anybody would think this is normal or warranted or acceptable.”

TMZ broke the news that police took a report after Alicia accused her costar of biting her arm so hard at the fan convention, he nearly broke the skin ... and then allegedly kissed her arm when she yelled out in pain.

Gavin Newsom's ripping a page out of President Trump's own playbook ... suggesting Trump's elderly brain might be slipping, and says that might be why he couldn't remember details of their phone call.

The Cali Governor takes the shot at Trump in the defamation lawsuit he filed against Fox News. He comments on Trump suggesting he'd spoken to Newsom on June 9 -- when in fact the call happened on June 7 -- saying, "It is impossible to know for certain whether President Trump's distortion was intentionally deceptive or merely a result of his poor cognitive state."

Some MAGA supporters might read that as a cheap shot, but it's one Trump's made a habit of hurling at his predecessor, President Joe Biden ... or as 47 calls him, "Sleepy Joe."

Singer-songwriter and "Love & Hip Hop" alum Lyrica Anderson says she learned about Industry Rule No. 4080 the hard way ... after doing all the heavy lifting getting Beyoncé an 8X platinum certified hit!!!

Lyrica was a recent guest on Shirley Temple's podcast and shared her regret on forfeiting her credits on Beyoncé and Jay-Z's mega-hit "Drunk In Love" back in 2013.

The credits are stacked with names outside of Bey and Jay ... Timbaland, Detail, SoolGotHits, Dre Moon -- which was exactly the problem for Lyrica.

Justin Baldoni's lawyer promised to refile four claims against Blake Lively but he missed the deadline to do so ... and now he tells us his client "will be pursuing additional legal options" against Blake.

Bryan Freedman tells TMZ ... they are proceeding with discovery in the Lively case and they are confident they will be able to prove there was no harassment or any smear campaign, as Blake alleges.

Freedman is also brushing off the fact a judge earlier this month threw out Baldoni's lawsuits against Blake, Ryan Reynolds and The New York Times.

Kevin Durant and "Basedgod" rapper Lil B have been beefing for more than a decade -- and not much has changed now that KD is a Houston Rocket -- their feud is spicier than ever!!!

Lil B decided to reignite the beef not long after the bombshell news that Durant had been shipped to HTX ... dissing KD's part-time rap career and accusing him of ducking him in a one-on-one pickup game challenge all these years.

KD last rapped on Stalley's "Scared Money" track but scoffed at the Basedgod's swipes, claiming the rapper was all up in his DMs begging for a feature.

Margaret Cho is airing out long-held frustrations with Ellen DeGeneres -- revealing a decades-long rift that left her feeling dismissed and disrespected.

Cho appeared on "The Kelly Mantle Show" podcast on Friday and didn’t hold back while recounting her uncomfortable dynamic with the former daytime talk show host.

"Ellen was really weird and not nice to me for most of my career," Cho said. "I opened for her in the 1980s, when she was a headliner in comedy clubs. Later, when I would do her talk show in the 2000s, she would act like we just met!"

Ciara's finally breaking her silence on that old Rihanna drama ... and surprise, surprise, the beef's cooked -- 'cause it looks like they’re cool again.

The singer kept it cute on 'Watch What Happens Live,' saying, "CiCi got a lot of love for RiRi" -- and made it clear the two have moved on from the petty stuff ... all because they've got other responsibilities -- such as motherhood.

Ciara said the drama started back in 2011 when they were basically babies -- now they’re full-blown mamas. RiRi’s got boys and another baby on the way ... Ciara's got four kids, and it’s all love now. One good convo and the past got left behind.

"Jaws" proved to be an instant hit upon its debut in 1975, as it terrified moviegoers with its blood-chilling depiction of a shark hunt in the harsh waters of New England.

However, the Steven Spielberg-helmed project has also become notorious for its troubled production in the years since its debut.

To mark the 50th anniversary of the movie's release, we're taking a look back at the worst of the problems that the "Jaws" cast faced on set ... as well as the drama between Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw that nearly doomed the film's production.

Although Spielberg went on to achieve fame and fortune as a filmmaker, he was still in the early stages of his career when "Jaws" went into production ... and he wasn't one of the first choices to direct the project.