Comedy

Carrot Top has canceled his Las Vegas shows for the next three weeks following a suicide attempt ... TMZ has learned.

Sources familiar with the performances tell TMZ ... the comedian's shows at the Luxor's Atrium Showroom have been called off as he continues receiving medical care.

As TMZ previously reported ... Carrot Top, whose real name is Scott Thompson, was hospitalized last Friday following a suspected overdose involving prescription pills.

Carrot Top was informed that allegations of sexual misconduct were coming out about him around an hour before he attempted to take his own life ... this according to a police report.

According to the report, obtained by TMZ, cops got a call from medical dispatch about a suicidal male at Carrot’s Las Vegas home on September 18 at 4:21 PM. Officers say they arrived on scene and found the comedian in the backyard by his pool. The report says he was breathing but was unconscious.

Cops say Carrot’s manager told cops that he had told the entertainer about an article that came out with claims that he was sexually inappropriate.

Carrot Top's former pal, Brian Evans, says the comedian's fans are sending him death threats as their legal war plays out in court ... and he fears for his life.

TMZ obtained a transcript from Tuesday's court hearing in Florida ... which reveals Brian told the judge, "I have people threatening to kill me because of the stuff that he's putting there online. And saying they're going to if they see me on the street, they're going to beat the s*** out of me. What am I supposed to do? ... I don't want to die over this."

Carrot Top's team was in court arguing their case to stop Brian from making future filings in the case without the court's approval, claiming he keeps filing docs with false claims about Carrot ... which are getting picked up by the media.

Carrot Top's legal team rushed to court days after his attempted suicide, begging the court to stop the man allegedly attempting to extort the comedian from filing damaging court documents they believe are intended to harm their client ... TMZ has learned.

A motion filed on behalf of Carrot Top -- legal name Scott Christopher Thompson - seeks to stop Brian Evans, the alleged extortionist, from filing new motions and other documents in their ongoing legal battle.

The prop comic's lawyer said, "This is now an emergency in the most human sense" and pointed to Carrot Top's recent suicide attempt.

Tony Rock is sending love to Carrot Top following his recent suicide attempt ... while reminding people there is often pain behind a comedian's smile.

We got Tony at LAX Monday, and he offered prayers for Carrot Top and his family ... saying a crisis like this affects far more than one person.

Tony says comedians still deal with real stress, trauma and drama offstage -- something audiences can lose sight of while watching them perform.

Carrot Top's legal team is speaking out about what they're calling an attempt to extort the comedian ... just weeks before his suicide attempt.

In a filing obtained by TMZ ... the 61-year-old's lawyer says that Brian Evans threatened to enter a sexually explicit recording on a USB drive depicting the comedian into a court's legal docket ... unless he was paid $500,000 as a settlement.

In exhibits contained with the Sept. 3 filing, Evans wrote in an email to the comedian's lawyer ... "Given the existing posture of the case and the coverage already in print, I expect the press will report the motion and will use its own imagination about what the USB is... That is a foreseeable fact about third-party reporting of a public docket. It is not a threat."

Carrot Top's Saturday night show at the Luxor Casino in Las Vegas has officially been canceled following his suicide attempt.

TMZ has learned ... the comedian remains hospitalized and will continue to receive care for the time being.

We reported earlier ... the 61-year-old's Friday night show at the Luxor was called off ... and now his Saturday night show has also been canceled.

Carrot Top is hospitalized in Las Vegas after a suicide attempt ... TMZ has learned.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... the comedian and longtime Las Vegas performer, whose real name is Scott Thompson, attempted suicide on Friday in the Vegas area and was rushed to a local hospital.

His Friday night show at the Luxor was canceled as a result.

Police were seen arriving at Carrot Top's Las Vegas home following his attempted suicide ... TMZ has learned.

In a new pic taken by a witness and obtained by TMZ ... three cop cars can be seen parked outside the 61-year-old's Las Vegas residence Friday afternoon.

We reported earlier ... sources told us that the comedian had been hospitalized in a Las Vegas hospital after attempting suicide.

Taylor Swift's ex Joe Alwyn is stepping out with another woman ... taking a late-night stroll with comedian Mary Beth Barone in New York City.

The actor and Mary Beth were spotted Thursday night walking across the Williamsburg Bridge before hitting a few local bars ... staying close as they made their way around town.

Joe kept things casual in a black T-shirt, baggy jeans, and a cap ... while Mary Beth wore a black mini dress with bright blue boots.

Chelsea Handler is firing back after former opener Salma Hindy claimed she lost work with the comedian after speaking to her about Palestine.

Salma made the allegation Wednesday in a lengthy Instagram video ... saying things changed after she reached out to Chelsea about Israel and Palestine in October 2023, and later discussed the conflict with her while the two were touring together.

She says two January 2024 shows were later canceled over weather, and while Chelsea's team paid for her return flight, Salma claims she wasn't reimbursed for other travel and hotel costs ... and eventually pulled out of the remaining dates.

Keke Palmer did not appear at the Emmys despite being announced as a presenter … and she has yet to explain the mystery absence.

The actress was supposed to take the stage with "Saturday Night Live" star Marcello Hernandez to give out the Outstanding Director for a Comedy Series award ... but she was a no-show.

Marcello ended up giving out the award to "Widow's Bay" Hiro Murai ... all by his lonesome.

1:25 PM -- Charleston White's rep denies the accusations made against him and tells TMZ that he was "violently attacked by the plaintiff" and that the alleged incident left him with a bloody nose.

They wrote, "As the situation appeared to calm down, Mr. White decided to remain at the residence for the night rather than leave, as he was unable to secure all of his personal belongings at the hour. They stayed in separate areas of the house for the rest of the night."

White says that after police showed up the following morning, the plaintiff alleged that he attacked her, something he has denied. His legal team also disputes that he stole her cell phone -- they say she threw it into the pool -- and that a door was damaged -- they say it was already in that condition.

White has been arrested for battery in Florida ... TMZ has learned.

The 49-year-old jokester -- who boasts more than 250,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel -- was arrested by the Hollywood Police Department on Saturday ... according to jail records TMZ obtained.

White was then booked into Broward County jail on a Touch Or Strike/Battery charge, which is a misdemeanor ... arrest records show.

Druski better watch his back ... and we mean that literally -- because Antonio Brown has promised to rough him up big time as payback for a recent skit.

The former NFL star called out the comedian during an on-the-street interview ... after he was asked if he thought the Druski sketch about CTE took shots at him.

Remember, this is the video which starts with Druski taking a hard hit on the football field, developing CTE, and then going crazy ... getting into a car chase and a whole lot more.

AB says it's possibly a joke at his expense ... and he's clearly not a fan ... issuing a bunch of violent threats.

A celebrity-packed Delta Airlines flight with Andrew Garfield aboard was flying from L.A. to NYC when it was suddenly diverted to New Mexico for an emergency landing because of an "electrical odor," TMZ has learned.

Garfield and fellow actors Owen Thiele and Nick Robinson were on the Delta Boeing 767 flight Wednesday afternoon when the crew smelled the electrical odor coming from the cockpit, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. We're told the plane was headed from LAX to New York's JFK airport, but it was diverted to Albuquerque International Sunport, where it landed safely.

"Love Island USA" castmate Dylan Wrona and singer Mark Ambor were also on the flight.

Thankfully, no one was injured -- and Delta apologized to its customers in a statement, saying the plane was diverted due to a "smoky odor" and the company would quickly "accommodate customers as quickly as possible to their final destinations.”

Steve-O just built an Olympic-length pool in his Tennessee backyard ... and naturally, he cemented a "Jackass" butt plug into it.

The 82-foot heated lap pool was built by Pool and Spa Depot, and Steve-O tells TMZ it's part of his latest health and wellness push. He claims his biometrics now show he's 7,800% more fit than he was in February ... and he swam over 3 miles in the pool's first two days.

Steve-O also buried a few keepsakes in the concrete -- his handprints, signature, a 1-pound anvil and his medallion marking 18 years of sobriety.