Controversial S#!T

Millie Bobby Brown didn't need Eleven's powers to protect herself from David Harbour ... insisting the two didn't have any issues despite rumors of bullying.

The actress dove into their relationship during a conversation about the final season of "Stranger Things" with Deadline ... saying she felt safe around everyone on-set -- and she has a particularly strong bond with Harbour.

Brown points out Harbour plays her dad on the show ... so, the two have acted opposite each other for years and built up quite the rapport.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz didn’t waste a second clapping back after Donald Trump hurled an ugly slur his way -- firing off a simple, deadly one-liner that landed hard.

In an X post Friday, Walz fired back with, "Release the MRI results" -- a shot aimed at Trump, who’d just hopped on Truth Social late Thanksgiving night to unload a marathon immigration rant ... taking swipes at Minnesota’s Somali community and tossing the nasty r-slur at Walz.

Walz hit back by poking at Trump’s own health mystery -- that hush-hush MRI he reportedly got during an October stop at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Andrew Tate set up his ex-girlfriend by filing a false police report against her in Dubai, leading to her being held in the Middle Eastern city for more than a month ... according to her new lawsuit.

Bri Stern claims Tate -- the controversial poster boy for toxic masculinity -- went to cops in Dubai back in June and accused her of publicly posting false statements about him ... which would be a crime under U.A.E. laws, meaning anyone under investigation can't leave the country.

This, according to Bri, was the setup or "honeypot trap," because as a model she travels to Dubai frequently ... something Tate knows very well. So, cut to September 27, when Bri indeed touched down in Dubai for work. She says everything was fine until she tried to leave on October 12.

Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty in a federal courthouse in Brooklyn on Monday, a month after he was arrested for allegedly helping the mafia rig underground poker games, a scandal that rocked the NBA.

The now-suspended Portland Trail Blazers head coach was arraigned on charges relating to wire fraud and money laundering, appearing alongside 30 other defendants in the Eastern District of New York.

Bond was set at $5 million. Billups put up his Colorado home as collateral, securing his release.

According to the feds, defendants, including members from four of the five crime families in NYC, would lure unsuspecting wealthy targets to card games under the guise they were legit ... using celebrities like Billups to make them appear legit.

Josh Brolin looks ready to join up with a "Gangster Squad" ... because it seems he may have some expansive new ink on his back.

The actor was spotted surfing in Santa Barbara Saturday ... and, while walking to and from the water, he pulled his wetsuit down to let his torso breathe.

And, on his back, is a huge black tattoo ... with a lighthouse rising from the waves, topless mermaids framing the scene and the word "aretê" -- an ancient Greek word that literally means "fulfillment" and "virtue '-- squarely between his shoulder blades

President Donald Trump is now insisting he didn't threaten any members of Congress with death ... but, he does think they're in hot water.

The 47th president discussed his controversial comments in an interview with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade Friday morning ... telling Brian that in the past those pols might've been on their way to the gallows.

That said, Trump adds, the senators and reps should be in big trouble ... because he says he certainly would be if he made the same comments with a Democrat in the Oval Office.

1:20 PM PT -- A Coast Guard official responded to The Washington Post's report on the service's official X account Thursday afternoon, denying the details.

Acting Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Admiral Kevin Lunday, posted ... “The claims that the U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses or other extremist imagery as prohibited symbols are categorically false. These symbols have been and remain prohibited in the Coast Guard per policy. Any display, use or promotion of such symbols, as always, will be thoroughly investigated and severely punished. The Coast Guard remains unwavering in its commitment to fostering a safe, respectful and professional workplace. Symbols such as swastikas, nooses and other extremist or racist imagery violate our core values and are treated with the seriousness they warrant under current policy."

Seismic change is in the works at the U.S. Coast Guard ... the military service branch just drafted a new policy that no longer classifies swastikas and nooses as hate symbols.

Instead, the Coast Guard will consider the swastika -- long the symbol of Nazis and forever linked to the Holocaust -- as "potentially divisive" ... according to documents obtained by The Washington Post.

The sweeping changes go into effect next month ... when the noose and the Confederate flag will also be downgraded from hateful to potentially divisive.

Jamal Khashoggi became a widely known name in 2018 when he died during a visit to a Saudi consulate in Turkey.

The circumstances of the journalist's death became the subject of controversy, and the reported method of his body's disposal caused an even larger public outcry.

We're going to take a look into Jamal's background and see how his murder was referenced years after it took place -- apparently to the annoyance of a few higher-ups in the government.

Donald Trump gave an ice-cold response when asked about the slaughter of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi Tuesday, sweeping it under the rug while seeming to imply that he just wasn't very popular.

As you know ... Khashoggi was famously murdered in a Saudi consulate in Turkey in 2018 by men who reportedly strangled him and sliced him up with a bone saw while he was still gasping for air. The CIA determined Saudi leader Prince Mohammed bin Salman was the one who ordered the grisly slaying.

During his Tuesday visit to the White House -- MBS was asked the inevitable question by a reporter about why Americans should trust him given that he's widely considered to be the mastermind of Khashoggi's horrific murder.

Jeffrey Epstein's younger and only brother Mark never reached the level of notoriety as Jeffrey in his life ... but he still ended up going through some interesting times -- and his opinions about Jeffrey's death have brought him plenty of attention.

We're going to take a look into the background of the late financier and convicted sex offender's brother and see what he's had to say about the implications of Jeffrey's activities on the state of American politics.

Mark, 71, was raised with Jeffrey in Sea Gate, Brooklyn. He got his start in the art world when he attended Cooper Union, a private university, according to the Daily Beast.

He was named the chairman of the Cooper Union Board of Trustees in 2009. He held the position until 2015, when he stepped down following a controversy when the school started charging tuition at the formerly free institution.

Mark reportedly tried his hand at various ventures, including starting a modeling agency and running a silk-screening business.

He apparently entered the real estate world later in his career, and his real estate company, Ossa Properties, at one time managed about 500 renter-occupied apartments in New York City.

Mark and Jeffrey's relationship came under scrutiny in July 2019, when Mark offered up his Florida condo after his brother was arrested on sex trafficking charges, according to Business Insider.

Jeffrey killed himself in jail the following month. He had set up a will just two days prior to his death and detailed an estate worth more than $577 million -- all of which ended up going to a trust excluding his brother.

If there were no will, Mark would have been the recipient of all of his late sibling's wealth.

Mark's been vocal about his belief that Jeffrey didn't commit suicide in his jail cell, and he's alleged the Department of Justice engaged in a cover-up of what he calls his brother's murder.

Mark says his brother's death has ruffled feathers in Washington, claiming in an interview with NewsNation in November 2025 that the Epstein Files have been edited to protect members of the Republican Party from scrutiny. He alleged the House of Representatives would only be interested in releasing the files after a thorough "scrubbing" of the files.

Mark alleged his late brother "definitely had dirt" on President Donald Trump, whose connection to Jeffrey has been widely scrutinized for more than a decade.

Allison Mack told her fellow "Smallville" alum Michael Rosenbaum she thought about ending it all during NXIVM's downfall ... but hope -- and just plain old curiosity -- saved her.

As you know ... Allison was a high-ranking member of the sex cult NXIVM who recruited new members to join. Many of these recruits ended up being abused by the group's leader, Keith Raniere, who is serving a 120-year prison sentence after his 2018 arrest in Mexico.

In an interview on "Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum," Allison revealed she was hiding out in Mexico after Keith's arrest when the dark thoughts crept in.

Larry Summers is taking a big step back from his public commitments ... because of details unearthed about his past friendship with late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The former Secretary of the Treasury and ex-president of Harvard University issued a statement about his plans to the Harvard Crimson Monday evening, describing himself as "deeply ashamed" of his connection to Epstein.

Summers called his choice to continue associating with Epstein -- who died by suicide in jail in 2019 -- a "misguided decision" and said he is aware of the "pain" he's caused.

President Trump is so annoyed by the Jeffrey Epstein scandal that he's resorting to personal attacks on reporters asking him about the notorious sex offender -- and he even called one journalist a pig!

As you know, Trump has been under tremendous scrutiny over his longtime association with Epstein -- including last week when the House Oversight Committee released 23,000 emails that pointed to the their connection.

New video's surfaced of Trump flying Friday on Air Force One with a bunch of reporters -- one of whom asked the prez about his name popping up in the thousands of never-before-seen emails ... and Trump didn't take too kindly to the question.

"H3 Podcast" host Hila Klein says she's dealing with all sorts of vile threats simply for being Jewish ... and she says someone even sent her two human skulls in the mail!!!

The cohost of the comedy podcast tells TMZ ... she fears for her safety after two human skulls showed up at her office, and cops were called to her home over bogus claims that her children were living in filth.

We obtained photos of the human skulls sent to Hila and her husband, Ethan Klein, and it's pretty eerie.

President Trump says "somebody" is responsible for bringing white nationalist Nick Fuentes to dinner at Mar-a-Lago ... and that special someone is Kanye West.

Trump was defending Tucker Carlson's recent interview with Fuentes -- which has caused backlash among Republicans -- when he went down memory lane ... and things got funny, fast.

POTUS awkwardly referred to Kanye only as "somebody" who, unbeknownst to him, invited Fuentes to Mar-a-Lago a couple years ago for dinner. Trump then quickly identified that somebody as Ye.