Controversial S#!T

Office Depot has fired an employee for refusing to print memorial posters featuring Charlie Kirk they labeled as "propaganda."

The situation went down Friday evening at an Office Depot location in Portage, Michigan ... and footage shared by attorney and Republican activist Matthew DePerno shows an employee identifying herself as a manager confirming the order would not be completed because, "it's propaganda."

DePerno claimed the Kalamazoo County Republican Party ordered the poster at 2:24 PM Friday and received a call from the store about 3 hours later notifying them the poster would not be printed because it was "propaganda."

President Trump just got heckled at a restaurant near the White House ... and the demonstrators are comparing POTUS to Adolf Hitler.

Ya gotta see this video from a fancy restaurant where Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are dining ... protesters are waving Palestinian flags and chanting.

The protesters are repeating, "Free D.C., free Palestine, Trump is the Hitler of our time."

Police in Texas can apparently turn a suspect into a human punching bag on camera and keep on working like nothing happened ... because that's what's playing out right now in El Paso.

Here's the deal ... officers in El Paso were caught on video beating the living daylights out of a man they arrested over the weekend, prompting a use of force review.

The El Paso Police Department tells TMZ ... no police officers have been placed on administrative leave in connection with this incident.

El Paso, Texas police used a suspect as a human punching bag, beating the living daylights out of him over the weekend ... and it was all caught on video.

Check it out ... several officers are seen taking the suspect into custody with one cop kneeing him in the face and then repeatedly punching him in the back while he's kneeling on the ground.

The clip jumps to the same officer hunching over the suspect whose still down on the ground ... the cop slams his fist into the back of the suspect before pulling out a taser and zapping him.

1:35 PM PT -- The White House has responded with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt posting on X, "The latest piece published by the Wall Street Journal PROVES this entire 'Birthday Card' story is false. As I have said all along, it’s very clear President Trump did not draw this picture, and he did not sign it. President Trump’s legal team will continue to aggressively pursue litigation. Furthermore, the “reporter” @joe_palazzolo who wrote this hatchet job reached out for comment at the EXACT same minute he published his story giving us no time to respond. This is FAKE NEWS to perpetuate the Democrat Epstein Hoax!"

President Trump's alleged 50th birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein has just been revealed ... complete with a naked woman sketch, and some mysterious/creepy words.

Rep. Robert Garcia just reposted an image of the alleged letter on X ... and it features several lines of typewritten text, a drawing of a naked woman showing breasts, and the name "Donald" signed squiggly, as if it were pubic hair on the woman.

The alleged letter to Epstein is written as a conversation between Trump and Epstein. It begins with a voice-over, "There must be more to life than having everything."

Awkward exchange at the Venice Film Festival ... and Italian film journalist excluded Ayo Edebiri from a question about the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements in Hollywood ... and Ayo's response is going viral.

Ayo, Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield were promoting their new film "After The Hunt," Monday when a reporter, Federica Polidoro, asked Julia and Andrew "what to expect in Hollywood after the #MeToo movement and the Black Lives Matter are done?"

The Italian journalist also asked, "If we lost something with the politically correct era."

When Busta Rhymes shoots his shot, he is NOT subtle about it ... like the NSFW line he threw at Mariah Carey during a VMAs after-party, sending the crowd and the singer into a tizzy.

Watch the vid ... Busta grabs the mic at a wild bash after the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, where he propositions Mariah for some dirty dancing, laying out his proposal in stark detail.

He states in front of the party, "You ain't got a husband no more, I wanna hump on your leg."

Young Thug says he doesn't trust people putting on a facade ... especially men who come out as gay after they've already struck up a friendship.

The rapper made the controversial comments on the "Perspektives with Bank" podcast ... equating informing the cops about someone with coming out as gay after first claiming to be straight.

It's a convoluted argument ... but, essentially, Thug says if you present yourself one way -- a straight man in this case -- and later come out, then he's not rocking with you anymore.

The hosts of ESPN's SportsCenter are weighing in on Friday's viral baseball moment -- and are they ever pissed at the woman who snatched a home run ball from a young Phillies fan.

Nicole Briscoe and Michael Eaves were doing their Friday night segment, “So This Happened,” inside the studio after the Philadelphia Phillies destroyed the Miami Marlins 9-3.

The hosts were clearly beside themselves after watching video of the woman — who Briscoe dubbed a "Karen" — take the home run ball from the cute kid, who appeared to be with his father in the stands.

Sebastian Bach won't embrace his fans with open arms ... literally, it seems 'cause if you ask the guy for a hug, he's going to blow up on ya.

The heavy metal singer was performing Friday night in Las Vegas as part of the 2025 Chevy Metal Summer Tour. Chevy Metal is a Foo Fighters cover band featuring Taylor Hawkins' son Shane on drums.

Sebastian hopped on the mic for the show ... and, after a song ended, he flipped off a woman in the crowd and started cussing her out.

A Phillies fan went viral for all the wrong reasons Friday night -- the "Karen" stole a home run ball from a young boy!

Check out the bizarre video to see how the shocking situation unfolds  -- you can see a few fans going after Phillies slugger Harrison Bader's home run ball in the stands at the Miami Marlins' LoanDepot Park.

A male ends the hunt victorious and gives the ball to a young boy -- possibly his son -- and hugs him. However, their excitement is quickly bulldozed over after the angry woman stomps over to the pair and begins berating the older male.

Steve Ballmer is adamantly denying the L.A. Clippers had a role in Kawhi Leonard's massive endorsement deal with Aspiration ... claiming the contract came months after the NBA superstar already agreed to an extension with the team.

The billionaire owner opened up on the recent bombshell report on ESPN on Thursday ... kicking things off by saying the Clippers have always abided by the league's salary cap circumvention rules, as it's "the right thing to do."

Ballmer then went into detail on his relationship with the now-bankrupt company ... saying the team was approached regarding a potential sponsorship deal, and he felt it was a "match made in heaven" based on its emphasis on carbon neutrality.

Michael Knowles is defending Tucker Carlson's wild claim that Pete Buttigieg is a "fake gay guy" ... and he says he's heard the same thing from a gay friend of his own.

The Daily Wire host joined us on "TMZ Live" Thursday and we challenged him over his recent appearance on Tucker's podcast, where they laughed and speculated Pete is be faking his sexuality for political gain.

Michael says he takes Pete at his word that he's gay, but he's got no problem amplifying the opinions of folks who think Pete is full of it ... telling us a "card-carrying member" of the LGBTQ+ community told him Buttigieg is masquerading as a gay man.

Tucker Carlson is tripling down on his claim Pete Buttigieg isn't gay ... referring to him as "the fake gay guy" during his recent chat on his eponymous show.

Check out the clip ... Michael Knowles cracks up on Tucker's podcast when Tucker declares Buttigieg is not actually gay -- Tucker's proof being a gay producer on his show thinks Pete's straight.

Tucker accuses Buttigieg of trying to appeal to the Democratic base by masquerading as a gay man, adding ... "It's suffering for your art."

Druski broke the internet, the Bible Belt and the Mason-Dixon Line overnight with his NASCAR comedy skit where he completely transformed into a fun-loving, beer-chuggin' WHITE MAN -- dividing the country's opinions -- sort of like a pres... eh, you get the picture.

The influential comedian leaned into the stir he caused on social media with another mini-skit of him huffing a cig as if he were flustered ... while James Brown's "It's A Man's World" blares in the background.

Druski amassed over a million on his IG likes alone in the first day the skit shot out the gate ... some people loved it, while others hated it!!!

American Eagle just proved sex sells -- even when it stirs up drama.

The company announced Wednesday its campaign with "Euphoria" star Sydney Sweeney has been its best advertising effort to date, helping the brand smash Wall Street expectations for the second quarter.

Earnings per share came in at 45 cents — more than double the 21 cents analysts predicted — while revenue hit $1.28 billion. Net income clocked in at $77.6 million, up from $77.3 million a year ago. Shares spiked more than 20% in after-hours trading on the news.