Celebrity Feuds

Brad Pitt's close friend is fuming after the actor's son, Maddox Jolie-Pitt, dropped his father's last name in the credits for Angelina Jolie's new movie ... and the friend is pointing the finger squarely at her.

Brad's pal tells TMZ ... "It’s sad -- this is a textbook example of what a successful campaign to separate a family looks like."

Maddox, the son of Jolie and Pitt, worked as an assistant director on Angelina's upcoming movie, "Couture," and in the credits, he's reportedly listed as "Maddox Jolie." 

This marks a stark change from Angelina's 2024 flick “Maria,” where he was credited as “Maddox Jolie-Pitt” after serving as a production assistant on the Netflix film.

12:18 PM PT -- Brian King Joseph's lawyer tells TMZ ... "A jury’s ultimate determination matters more to us than Mr. Smith’s opinion of this case."

Will Smith is asking a judge to throw out the sexual harassment lawsuit against him ... with his lawyer alleging that the filing is just a desperate attempt to shake the star down for cash.

Remember ... violinist Brian King Joseph filed a lawsuit against Smith last month, in which he claimed he returned to his hotel room in Las Vegas and found a note reading, "Brian, I’ll be back...just us,” which was signed by “Stone F."

He also said that he found "wipes, a beer bottle, a red backpack, a bottle of HIV medication with another individual’s name, an earring, and hospital discharge paperwork belonging to a person unbeknownst to Plaintiff.”

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's son Maddox Jolie-Pitt appears to be following in his younger siblings' footsteps ... dropping his dad's last name professionally in the credits for his mom's new movie.

Maddox worked as an assistant director on Angelina's upcoming flick, "Couture," and in the credits he's listed as "Maddox Jolie," nothing more ... according to PEOPLE.

Brad and Angelina's eldest child was previously listed as "Maddox Jolie-Pitt" in the credits for Angelina's 2024 movie, "Maria," when he worked as a production assistant on the Netflix film.

Iman Shumpert is speaking out for the first time about Kayla Nicole's public feud with his ex-wife, Teyana Taylor ... revealing the influencer reached out to him to apologize after the shade sparked backlash.

Quick refresher ... Nicole was on Angel Reese's podcast in 2024 and admitted a guy she was dating dumped her for a popular singer/actress. While Nicole never name-dropped, she did say she dressed up as the woman for Halloween to be petty.

Social media detectives figured it out ... the costume was Taylor's iconic outfit from Kanye West's "Fade" video.

Captain Sandy Yawn steered herself straight into a courtroom showdown ... accusing a contractor of pocketing millions of dollars from people like her and leaving dream homes half-built.

The "Below Deck" boss showed up in a St. Johns County, Florida courtroom Tuesday and went face-to-face with Spencer Calvert, the ex-Pineapple Corp. owner, in a victim impact statement ... telling him point-blank he had wrecked her financially.

Sandy didn't hold back ... she said while he was still chilling in his big home, others like her were left scrambling to pick up the pieces.

Calvert had taken a plea deal ... but that deal was rejected this week following objections from alleged victims in court.

Corey Feldman and Courtney Feldman's marriage is officially over ... after a Los Angeles judge signed off on their divorce agreement Wednesday -- but the actor ain't getting away scot-free.

Per Corey and Courtney's divorce agreement, the "Gremlins" star must pay his former wife a $100,000 lump sum for spousal support ... with the first $10K payment being made within five days of executing the agreement, and then another $10K every two months until the full amount is paid off.

He's also responsible for debt to the IRS from 2021, which -- according to the docs -- he's "been paying down."

But, he is also leaving the marriage with a 2016 BMW, a 2021 Mercedes Benz, a 2013 Coachmen Mirada, 5 shares of Tesla Stock, and his Michael Jackson collectables.

Looks like Andy Cohen and Lisa Rinna have officially doused their drama after the ‘Real Housewives’ star set fire to his memoir in protest over him spilling their private texts.

Check out the clip from Wednesday's "Watch What Happens Live" -- Andy confirms he apologized for sharing their texts in "The Daddy Diaries: The Year I Grew Up" as soon as he realized he hurt her ... and she wholeheartedly accepted. Meanwhile, she's all smiles as she tells him he should be honored she fed his book to her fireplace.

ICYMI -- Andy's 2023 memoir contained personal texts about her shocking departure from "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." The messages had fans scratching their heads about whether she was fired from the series or left on her own terms.

6:15 AM PT -- Ray J tells TMZ ... "I'm feeling good right now -- I'm not suicidal at this moment -- I don't need to call a hotline -- I'm perfectly stable." 

He claims ... "On the night of the incident ... She was very aggressive with all the stuff going on ... she put her hands on me and I literally got up out of there -- situation like that you get out of there to settle down the situation -- was I suicidal in that moment -- I don't know what I was feeling -- she slapped me out of control -- I didn't know if it was March or April, my back tooth is loose -- it was a massive blow -- Hell yeah I called 911 because I left the hotel and she followed me."

He goes on to say, "Her apology was sincere and weird at the same time -- but we're on good terms."

Ray J's ex-partner Shila Hasanoff is setting the record straight on the recent domestic violence call to his L.A. area home, saying the rapper didn't lay a hand on her ... and is now suicidal.

Shila posted an emotional Instagram video talking all about the incident from early Saturday morning, during which police responded to Ray's residence after receiving a battery domestic violence call to his address.

TMZ broke the story ... our sources say the 2 parties involved refused to cooperate, leaving the officers with no other option than to close out the job with no arrests.

A Los Angeles judge denied a restraining order petition filed against Jada Pinkett Smith by Will Smith’s alleged friend ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, the case brought by Bilaal Salaam was thrown out of court after Jada and Bilaal both testified.

The judge found Bilaal did not provide enough evidence to be granted a permanent restraining order prohibiting Jada from coming within 100 yards of him. The case was dismissed.

Cardi B made "Saturday Night Live's" 1,000th episode one to remember ... allegedly for all the wrong reasons -- according to our sources, Cardi started destroying equipment during rehearsal when she overheard the "Weekend Update" anchors run a joke about Nicki Minaj.

We're told as Cardi was preparing to perform as a musical guest on the January 31 show, the "Weekend Update" anchors were running their jokes ahead of dress rehearsal.

Our sources say Cardi apparently overheard one about Nicki's recent affiliation with MAGA ... and LOST it.

Jimmy Kimmel pulled no punches against Donald Trump following the State of the Union address … blasting what he called an “angry” speech from the president.

Kimmel -- who went live with his show toward the end of the lengthy address -- wasted no time diving in on Trump, saying, “The theme of tonight’s speech was 'All foreigners are murderers.'”

He also took aim at Melania Trump, quipping, “He said zero illegal aliens have been allowed into the United States on his watch, but the door is always open to those who come in legally to be his next wife.” Later, he added, “The State of their Union is twin beds tonight.”

Hilary Duff is comin' clean about the "toxic" mom group fiasco that took the internet by storm last month ... and is even addressing past drama with Lindsay Lohan!

The "Roommates" singer reflected on all the drama -- new and old -- on her Wednesday appearance on "Call Her Daddy." She first recalls her teenage "nemesis" Lindsay ... who she was often pitted against back in the early aughts -- and with whom she was notoriously involved in a love triangle with the late Aaron Carter.

But, the singer and actress confirmed any beef with LiLo was buried way back in the day ... saying they came to an understanding one night at the club -- and even took a shot together!

Nicki Minaj has been using her voice to prop up the MAGA movement ... but a new study finds that her platforms have been reportedly boosted by an coordinated army of more than 18,000 bots.

Politico shared the report, which was compiled by the disinformation detection company Cyabra ... in it, analysis of Nicki's social media activity from November 11 to December 28 found that thousands of fake accounts used similar language to praise Nicki's posts and attack authentic accounts who were critical of Nicki.

According to Cyabra, there was one day in December where 56 percent of all comments on Nicki's political posts were fake.

Sydney Sweeney has cut a huge business tie with her ex-fiancé, Jonathan Davino, dissolving their old production company and starting a brand new one with the same name, TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ that Sydney paid Jonathan out, so she could have a clean slate. Jonathan has nothing to do with Sydney’s life, we’re told. 

According to sources, Jonathan has been telling people he made her. Sources close to Sydney feel radically different about the subject, feeling that, if anything, Jonathan used the entertainer. 

A source close to Jonathan tells TMZ that Jonathan is flattered Sydney wants to keep what they built alive.

The insider said, “Throughout their 7.5-year relationship, they were inseparable and did everything together, including making movies, building houses" and more.

The source close to Jonathan denies he “used her” or that he claimed to “make her,” before adding that Jonathan was successful before the relationship with Sydney. “People change, people grow, and Jonathan wishes her only the best,” the source added.

Kandi Burruss gave 'Watch What Happens Live' host Andy Cohen some juicy details about what ended her 10-year marriage to Todd Tucker ... and how they're co-parenting their two children.

According to "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star, something specific happened in July that made her say, "Nah, I can't do this no more" ... and the estranged couple's separation was announced in November.

She told the 'WWHL' audience she wouldn't air out all the deets ... but she did admit they've been having some "intense" conversations while trying to hash out their bitter divorce.

Nicki Minaj is going OFF on California Governor Gavin Newsom after a speaking engagement in Georgia ... she thinks he was telling black voters they're "probably stupid" to their faces.

In a tirade posted to X, the "Super Bass" rapper wrote, "His way of bonding with black ppl is to tell them how stupid he is & that he can't read."

She continued ... "He's not just TELLING them that they're probably stupid & probably can't read, he's LITERALLY SLOW-ING-DOWN-HIS-SPEECH to make them understand the words that are coming out of his mouth!!!!"