Controversial S#!T

Mel Gibson is apologizing after catching heat for making hand gestures behind an ASL interpreter at a Canadian fan expo ... telling TMZ it was a dumb, spur-of-the-moment move with no ill intent.

Mel tells TMZ ... "Sometimes when you get pushed out on a stage in a spotlight your mind is all over the place, and sometimes spontaneous thoughtless idiocy is displayed."

He adds ... "There was no intended maliciousness attached, and I certainly apologize to anyone who was upset by it."

10:42 AM PT -- Mel Gibson has apologized, telling TMZ ... "Sometimes when you get pushed out on a stage in a spotlight your mind is all over the place, and sometimes spontaneous thoughtless idiocy is displayed."

Mel Gibson is catching heat for allegedly mocking an American Sign Language interpreter -- and it was all caught on video.

Check it out ... Mel is first introduced by moderator Liam Crowley at Saturday's Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, and then the actor walks out onstage behind an interpreter doing sign language for deaf people in the crowd. 

As you can see, Mel turns to the audience and does a little sign language himself before he heads over to Crowley to shake hands and sit down opposite the moderator.

Anna Wintour’s Met Gala is no longer going to present an exhibit by the controversial designer John Galliano.

On Monday, Galliano announced the news on social media after backlash grew over the weekend.

He said, “After much reflection and discussion with all those involved, I have decided, with great sadness, that it is best for the exhibition not to take place at this time.”

The alleged fake 49ers player went all-out selling his supposed millionaire lifestyle ... and TMZ has obtained videos showing Daejon Love flashing cash, jewelry, luxury cars and what he claimed were multimillion-dollar homes.

A woman who says Love tried to scam her tells TMZ ... she met him on Facebook Dating ... and says he spent nearly two years trying to convince her he came from generational wealth and was looking for a "genetically superior" woman to start a family with.

Love's pitch eventually turned into some pricey pillow talk ... because in another video filmed from bed, he tells the woman he spoke with his financial adviser about opening an investment account for her.

Marjorie Taylor Greene is going to bat for a Democrat ... unloading on Laura Loomer over her attacks on Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon and accusing Trump and the GOP of enabling her "nonstop vitriol."

MTG re-posted a nasty back-and-forth between Loomer and Nixon Sunday ... saying she's no Nixon supporter, but Loomer's rhetoric went way too far.

Greene wrote, "I 1000% denounce Laura Loomer and her nasty, hateful, racists comments" ... while accusing the Republican Party and Donald Trump of allowing Loomer to stay in the "inner circle."

A 20-year-old San Diego State student says the alleged fake 49ers player tried sweeping her into an "NFL wife" lifestyle ... until she started checking his story, TMZ has learned.

The student tells TMZ ... she met Daejon Love at Cheetahs strip club in San Diego in April, where he told her he played in the NFL. She says Love kept reaching out afterward ... talking Lamborghinis, NFL training and even asking how much she paid in bills, implying he could take care of them.

TMZ has obtained exclusive video of Love from around that time ... including clips of him talking on camera and flashing the kind of lifestyle she says helped sell his NFL story.

Diddy's son Christian “King” Combs is standing by his dad, loud and clear.

Christian crossed paths with rapper DDG while he was livestreaming Saturday night, and the quick run-in turned into a show of support for the jailed music mogul.

DDG had the camera rolling as he greeted Christian, who appeared in good spirits and briefly chopped it up with the streamer. But when DDG turned the attention his way, Christian made sure to get one message out to the viewers watching live -- telling viewers “Free Pops, Free Diddy.”

Spencer Pratt is comparing Lindsay Clancy to a pit bull that kills a kid ... saying some impulses should get you removed from society for good.

Spencer weighed in on X Saturday ... reacting directly to the Clancy case as jurors continue weighing whether she should be held criminally responsible for killing her three children.

The former 'Hills' star wrote ... "When a pit bull kills a kid, we exterminate them," arguing the animal may not understand why it acted but still can't be trusted afterward.

A woman claiming to be the last victim of alleged fake 49ers player Daejon Love says she was still wrapped up with him right until the day the FBI arrested him ... and she's flashing what she says are receipts.

The woman posted a TikTok saying she was Love's "last victim" through August 24 -- the same day federal authorities say Love was busted at Boise Airport with his alleged accomplice, Taylor Chan.

Her video shows what she claims was their relationship ... including fishing trips, travel, shopping, a Corvette and a diamond ring she appears to suggest Love got for her.

Bad Wolves guitarist AJ Rebollo has quit the heavy metal band -- and it's all because of the death of Dolly Parton and a cover tune of her 1973 hit, "Jolene." 

On Friday, AJ posted an Instagram message explaining his rationale for exiting the group after 2 years. He says it boils down to what he claims is "ill intent" on the part of the record label, Better Noise Music, for releasing the group's "Jolene" cover song only days after Dolly died after a brief battle with cancer in a Tennessee hospital. 

AJ says Dolly was supposed to add vocals to Bad Wolves' heavy metal version of "Jolene," but Dolly's death Tuesday prevented her voice from being included.

Viola Davis says Target could win people over again after releasing a racist Halloween costume ... if they play their cards right.

While leaving LAX Friday, the acclaimed actress explained forgiveness is possible for the retailer, but she's got some pointers.

Viola says restoring DEI, supporting more Black business owners, and ensuring they don't release any more offensive costumes are all solid steps on the road to regaining consumers' trust.

A family in Texas got a troubling DoorDash delivery ... when their driver dropped off their order and was completely naked!!!

Kiante Matlock told Fox 26 he and his daughter were waiting for their food when she saw the alert on his phone that their order had arrived.

But when Kiante checked his Ring camera, he saw the driver was buck-naked at their door.

He says he trashed the food and let DoorDash know what happened. Not only did the food-delivery app give him a refund ... but they also banned the driver from the platform.

Big Brother is celebrating the iconic franchise's 1,000th episode ... but that doesn't mean all of the former houseguests are happy ... far from it.

Here's the deal… Big Brother aired its 1,000th episode live Thursday night, and the audience was filled to the brim with past houseguests and icons from the show's previous 28 seasons.

Not everyone made the cut ... in a separate sound stage somewhere on the Radford lot in Studio City, there were other former houseguests who weren't lucky enough to make it to the main stage for the show ... and they're pissed over their snubs!!!

A photo shared on X showed a large number of former contestants sitting in an empty sound stage, watching the show on four small TVs. Hardly glamorous.

A shocking photo tied to the Karmelo Anthony case shows one of the Metcalf twins with his hand around his mom's throat.

Atlanta Black Star reports the Dec. 24, 2024 image was cited in a motion filed by Anthony's original legal team ... but the filing does not identify whether the person pictured is Austin Metcalf or his twin brother, Hunter.

Anthony's defense team pointed to the photo as part of a broader effort to show the brothers allegedly had a history of aggression and violence ... evidence they argued could have helped jurors decide who started the deadly confrontation. The photo was never shown to the jury.

Angel Victoria Murdock seemed to have it all ... she graduated from Duke University, started selling high-end real estate, had 300,000 followers on social media, and even was a guest for 6 episodes on the popular Netflix show, "Temptation Island" ... but now she's being called out.

The problem is ... Angel allegedly lied about her college degree, and the university told us they don't have a record of her in their system.

Here's what happened ... Angel posted Instagram photos of herself as a 2026 Duke graduate, and she wrote in the caption, "Today, I get to look back and realize that every late night, every sacrifice, every setback and every prayer was leading me right here."

President Trump is snubbing the 9/11 25th anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero ... and the reason is apparently pretty simple ... the native New Yorker wants to give a speech, and that's a big no-no at the World Trade Center event.

Trump is expected to mark the occasion at the Pentagon instead ... where he'll be free to grab a mic and say whatever comes to mind.

POTUS wouldn't be able to do that at the WTC ... the National September 11 Memorial and Museum has barred politicians from speaking there since 2012 in an effort to remain nonpartisan.

Trump planned to go to Ground Zero, but he wanted to give a speech and was turned down ... so he pivoted to the Pentagon ... according to The New York Times and CNN.