Celebrity Feuds

Chet Hanks isn't ready to make peace with comedian Eric Andre ... confronting the dude in a wild interaction over the weekend at a convention in Los Angeles ... and it's all on video.

Chet posted footage of the heated exchange on social media ... which shows him walking up to Eric at ComplexCon and grabbing him by the shoulder.

At first, Eric looks happy to see him -- or at least does a pretty convincing impression -- but Chet isn't there for a friendly catch-up.

Jada Pinkett Smith wants Will Smith's former friend, who is suing the actress and claiming she threatened him, to submit to a mental exam ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Jada is asking the judge to give her permission to have Bilaal Salaam sit for a lengthy mental exam to test the claims he made in his lawsuit about suffering emotional distress due to her alleged conduct.

As we've previously reported ... Bilaal is seeking $3 million in damages, claiming Jada threatened him and inflicted severe emotional distress.

Rihanna sounded off with a very minimal clapback at EJ Johnson ... after he complained about her being late to the Dior show at Paris Fashion Week.

The drama all started when EJ shared a TikTok video about his time at PFW ... and complained that the Dior show started an hour late because Rihanna was tardy.

EJ added ... "And we didn't care to wait for her."

Macklemore's "Free Palestine Tour" is a hot ticket ... with the rapper announcing all three shows have already sold out ... just hours after tickets went on sale.

Macklemore shared the news Wednesday, saying the Dublin, Paris and London dates are sellouts ... and admitting he was "blown away" by the response.

He says the shows were put together quickly, with the belief that musicians can stand in solidarity with Palestinians, raise money, and use their platforms for activism.

Actress Christy Carlson Romano isn't biting her tongue about her former costar, Shia LaBeouf ... looking back on their time on Disney's "Even Stevens," she says they mixed like "oil and water."

Christy sat down for an interview with Amanda Hirsch on Amanda's podcast, "Not Skinny But Not Fat," and, at one point, their convo turned to Shia and Christy's interactions on the "Even Stevens" set. 

At the time, Romano was 14, and Shia was 12 ... and she says he had a "very chaotic and very scary lifestyle, and he was very young to be having that.”

Chadwick Boseman's widow, Taylor Simone Ledward Boseman, claims the late actor's family is making things difficult as she tries to work on a documentary celebrating his life.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Simone says she has been working with production company Words + Pictures on a documentary about Chadwick.

She said she is in the process of securing an offer from Searchlight Pictures to produce the film. Simone said the deal is structured on a "Most Favored Nation basis," meaning it would ensure equal treatment for the family parties, and said, "both sides of the family were sent identical paperwork."

Michael Fishman is responding to Roseanne Barr's profanity-laced tirade about him ... though it seems he's decided not to fight fire with fire -- at least not yet.

The actor shared a video on social media addressing Roseanne's recent comments deriding him ... thanking Roseanne for telling people the truth -- that he reached out to her in 2018 after she posted a racist tweet about one of former president Barack Obama's advisers.

Michael says he reached out to give her a chance to clear up why she posted ... even though he vehemently disagrees with what she posted.

Dolly Parton's sister insists the family is still talking to each other ... despite their nephew allegedly threatening the late singer's estate.

Stella Parton took to social media Thursday to set the record straight on where things stand with Dolly's extended family.

Stella says ... "We are still in contact and moving forward because our children and grandchildren look to us for strength and guidance during this difficult time and confusion for them as well."

Angelina Jolie is clapping back at Brad Pitt's legal team ... after they asked the court to force her to turn over more financial records amid their never-ending legal war over a French winery.

The exes have been duking it out in court for years over Chateau Miraval, the winery they bought when they were married, and now Angelina is responding to Brad's team requesting documents showing income she earned from 2017 through 2019 ... and any money she got from back-end studio deals during that time.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, the actress claims she already agreed to share financial records from 2020 and 2021 ... and that anything more would invade her right to privacy and have nothing to do with the allegation that Brad demanded she sign an NDA as a condition to his 2021 purchase of her interest in Miraval.

Aaron Rodgers' ex Mallory Edens is turning his latest love-life confession into free promo for her movie ... using the Steelers QB's own relationship rewind to push her new romantic drama.

Without naming Aaron, Mallory wrote on Instagram, "My ex is currently on a press tour talking about how he never loved anyone he dated after 2017."

She said that's unfortunate for him, because she's also making the press rounds for a movie inspired by "how down bad I was" -- joking they're now promoting competing narratives.

Ed Sheeran's first concert since Macklemore was booted from his tour is going down tonight in Philly — and the fallout from the whole debacle appears to have impacted ticket sales in a huge way.

According to StubHub ... hundreds of tickets ranging from $56 to $251 are still available for purchase, but so far there are no takers. And fans only have hours left to buy all of those tickets before Ed takes the stage at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field.

As you know, Ed's had a rough week, to say the least, following Macklemore getting kicked off his 2026 Loop Tour for making what some viewed as inflammatory pro-Palestine remarks during a concert in New Jersey.

Ed Sheeran's making it official ... scrubbing the names of his supporting acts from the promo material for his tour after they bailed in support of Macklemore.

The singer-songwriter has officially scrubbed Lukas Graham and Aaron Rowe's names from his site ... making the change after they quit the Loop tour.

No supporting acts are listed for the remainder of his tour dates ... so it seems Ed's not replacing them yet.

Ed Sheeran ain't takin' any chances at his upcoming concert in Philadelphia ... the singer's team is making arrangements with the city's police department to ensure Ed's safety after all the controversy surrounding his Loop Tour, TMZ has learned.

Jasmine Reilly, a spokesperson for the Philly PD, tells TMZ ... "Our officers are talking to his team to make sure all appropriate measures are taken" for his safety.

Reilly also tells us there will be a "sizable" amount of officers deployed to Lincoln Financial Field for Saturday's concert ... the first show since Macklemore was shown the door.

Robert Kraft is taking Macklemore up on his challenge to donate $1 million to help Palestinians ... and Kraft is doubling it.

The New England Patriots owner says Ed Sheeran called him before Macklemore publicly challenged him to match his $1 million donation to Palestinian relief groups ... and says he committed $2 million to aid in the region.

Kraft says Ed now plans to reach out to other venue owners as they try to work together on humanitarian relief.

Steve Burton claims his ex-wife, Sheree Gustin, is playing games over custody of their daughter Brooklyn … and says she slammed his new wife in front of their daughter ... TMZ has learned.

In court docs obtained by TMZ, Steve says Sheree told Brooklyn that his new wife and stepdaughters are "not family," deleted messages from the stepsisters, and has "told Brooklyn that Steve and his wife are 'brainwashing' her, conduct that has caused Brooklyn to whisper during calls and delete her own messages out of fear of her mother's reaction."

Steve claims Sheree’s "affair and pregnancy outside the marriage" was the cause of their divorce … but says Sheree nevertheless still continues to hold significant anger toward his new wife.

Donald Trump is telling an "absolutely disgusting" lie about where he was on 9/11 ... so says California Governor Gavin Newsom.

Here's the deal ... at an event honoring 9/11 emergency responders on Tuesday, POTUS repeated a story he's told about his own experience on New York City's dark day.

According to DJT ... he was at the U.S. Steel Building -- about a quarter-mile from Ground Zero -- on 9/11. He says two firefighters picked him up outside the building and ran him away from the area, which the president joked repeatedly is no easy task given his size.