Controversial S#!T

Donald Trump is backing Vivek Ramaswamy amid his controversial campaign ad attacking his political opponent, Amy Acton.

Trump claims the ad -- which shows Amy's estranged mother calling her a liar for accusing her of abuse -- is being targeted by the press in a "concerted and well-coordinated attack."

Here's the thing ... there's been bipartisan backlash over the ad, because Amy's stepfather was charged with raping her when he was married to her mother when Amy was a child.

Donald Trump is calling a technical foul on LeBron James ... ripping the NBA superstar as a "total disgrace" for practicing his golf swing during the National Anthem.

Trump went off on the athlete in a Truth Social post Thursday, writing ... "While listening to our National Anthem, LeBron James disrespects our Country! I said right from the beginning that he's no good, a TOTAL DISGRACE."

POTUS is responding to a clip from Tuesday night's NBA opener between LeBron's Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks ... the Sixers are lined up for the anthem, but LBJ is hardly standing still or bowing his head.

The Atlanta Falcons just revealed their new logo ... and the early reviews are not kind ... with lots of folks comparing the look to something out of Nazi Germany.

The NFL team shared their new emblem -- which features a black falcon set against a backdrop of red, white, black, and gold stripes -- on X Wednesday ... and some fans immediately began drawing comparisons between the crest and WWII-era German symbols.

As you can imagine ... people torched the new logo on social media and didn't hold back.

LaMelo Ball can dish out assists all day long ... but when it comes to diaper duty, the NBA star says that's one job he's leaving to his baby mama.

The Minnesota Timberwolves guard had an interesting exchange with Ernie Johnson during an ESPN interview Wednesday, when the broadcaster asked whether LaMelo changes his 9-month-old son's diapers.

"Nah, my girl do all that," LaMelo replied, explaining he and Ana Montana have a pretty solid parenting game plan with their baby boy, LaOne.

Val Chmerkovskiy is completely focused on work ... shooting a smile at photogs on his way into "Dancing with the Stars" rehearsal and dancing around questions about his recently lifted suspension.

We spotted the controversial dance pro walking into the Los Angeles studio on Wednesday ... the first day he was allowed back on the show after being suspended for a controversial social media post.

Our photog tried to ask Val a couple of questions ... but he's clearly looking forward, not backward.

No talk on the suspension -- just a smile and a few selfies with fans before heading straight into the studio, presumably to meet with his dance partner, Jenna Dewan.

Former NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom was kicked out of Wednesday night's WNBA Finals game while trying to access the seats he paid for.

It all started when Enes received a call, seemingly from a league security officer .... who told him the WNBA's Chief Security Officer had previously tried to reach out to him about his seats.

The officer told him that, for the security and safety of the players, fans, and himself ... arena security had arranged a private luxury suite for Enes instead of his purchased seats for Game 3 of the Finals between the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries.

Rep. Ilhan Omar is in the federal government's crosshairs ... but whether that's the Trump administration's fault or Democrats' own past actions is up for debate.

We get into the nitty-gritty of the situation on today's episode of "The Low Down," the new YouTube collab between TMZ and the New York Post, where we give you the inside scoop on the biggest stories that are gripping, outrageous, and scandalous.

The feds are facing questions for going after the congresswoman ... especially since they're seemingly ramping up their attacks on her just weeks before the election.

Oct. 22, 4:28 AM PT -- Attorney Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn's lawyer, Daniel Ruzumna, tells TMZ ... "Messrs. Indyke and Kahn emphatically reject the New Mexico Attorney General’s allegations that they were complicit in or in any way knowingly facilitated Mr. Epstein’s sexual abuse or trafficking – conduct that by all accounts occurred behind closed doors, in secluded locations, and at times when neither Mr. Indyke nor Mr. Kahn was present. Not a single woman has ever accused Mr. Indyke or Mr. Kahn of committing sexual abuse or witnessing sexual abuse, nor claimed at any time that she or anyone else reported to them any allegation of Mr. Epstein’s abuse. The New Mexico Attorney General’s complaint does not allege anything to the contrary."

Adding that no one from the AG's office reached out to his clients, even to schedule interviews, Ruzumna also added that both Indyke and Kahn have given multiple past depositions.

Ruzumna adds ... "Both Mr. Indyke and Mr. Kahn reject as categorically false the allegations that they knowingly facilitated or assisted Mr. Epstein in his sexual abuse or trafficking of women, or that they were aware of Mr. Epstein’s actions while they provided legal or accounting services to him. They are confident that they will prevail on the claims asserted against them."

Jeffrey Epstein's former attorney and accountant have been dragged to court by the New Mexico Attorney General and accused of covering up a sex trafficking ring at the late financier's Zorro Ranch near Santa Fe.

The allegations were made in a lawsuit -- filed Wednesday -- that aims to prevent attorney Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn from receiving payments from Epstein's massive estate ... AP News reported.

While the estate's co-executors have previously maintained their ignorance of Epstein's crimes ... New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez said ... "None of this could be done by just one man. This was something that was facilitated, that was made possible by handlers, by lawyers, by accountants, by others who have yet to face real consequences."

Dylan Sprouse's twin brother Cole Sprouse is pushing back on the media's coverage of Dylan's claims that they're the "children of incest."

Sharing a headline angled around Dylan's remarks, Cole wrote over it on his Instagram Stories ... "No media training on earth can prep you to read this clickbait headline at 10am."

To be fair ... Dylan's direct quote regarding his parents' shared genealogy generations before welcoming the twins was ... "Long story short, Cole and I are children of incest."

10:05 AM PT -- Minnesota Wild tells TMZ ... "We are aware of offensive language that was picked up on last night’s broadcast. The language is unacceptable and has no place on our broadcast. While our investigation is ongoing, the comment did not come from a member of our broadcast team. We deeply regret that this occurred."

Fans of the Minnesota Wild got more than they bargained for during the broadcast of Tuesday night's game against the Edmonton Oilers ... when someone threw out an NSFW word that got picked up by a hot mic.

The incident happened about halfway through the game in Edmonton ... when, during a quiet moment in the broadcast, someone was heard saying, when the score is 3-0, "every goalie is r*****ed."

The comment's followed by a chorus of squealing laughter ... though, as far as we can tell, it was never addressed during the broadcast.

After years of believing she was suffering from multiple sclerosis, Christina Applegate has now shockingly revealed that she doesn't have the disease.

The actress returned Tuesday to her podcast, "MeSsy," with cohost Jamie-Lynn Sigler after taking a sabbatical in March -- and she had some bombshell news to report to everyone.

In the first of 2 episodes, Christina announced that she learned from her doctor she did not have MS and, as a result, she needed to take some time off from her podcast to process the information.

Jalen Hurts' season is over after a frightening blood clot diagnosis ... but should the Philadelphia Eagles have let their star quarterback take the field in London after they found the first clot?

That's the big debate on today's episode of "The Low Down," the new YouTube collab between TMZ and the New York Post, where we give you the inside scoop on the biggest stories that are gripping, outrageous, and scandalous.

The Eagles are facing questions over their handling of Hurts' health after the QB was initially diagnosed with a superficial blood clot, hospitalized, and later cleared to play in London. He flew back with the team to Philly, and then they found more blood clots in his lungs.

Seems like there won't be a Conner family reunion on Roseanne Barr's new show ... because John Goodman turned down an appearance.

Roseanne's returning to TV -- after getting fired over racist social media posts -- with her new show "Meemaw" ... but she's telling The Hollywood Reporter her former on-screen husband won't be popping up at all.

She says ... "My son called Goodman and asked him to do a cameo on 'Meemaw' and he declined."

The WNBA is drawing a line in the sand -- kind of ... because while the league insists that Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White can't play in the league because they're men, the WNBA still hasn't defined what a woman is.

Here's the deal ... WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert wrote a letter to Republican lawmakers on October 16, saying the two former NBA players can't play in the WNBA because they're "both men."

However, Engelbert -- who is resigning from her position at the end of the year -- didn't define what a woman is ... instead simply saying Enes and Royce don't qualify.

Fox News contributor Kennedy is dishing on her experiences with Kimberly Guilfoyle while the two worked together at the network, painting Guilfoyle as a status-hungry social climber with a spicy sexual appetite.

In fact, Kennedy wrote a column for the Daily Mail on Thursday, pointing out one incident in particular that showed just how spicy Guilfoyle could get.

Kennedy wrote that she was invited to Guilfoyle's home one night and, when she got there, Guilfoyle opened the door wearing a "black, push-up corset and thigh-high stockings, and purred: 'You like what you see?'"

Katie Zacharia says her mind was elsewhere when she took the bar exam in California ... and she failed because she was too distracted by planning her wedding.

The new White House Press Secretary admitted Thursday that she never passed the bar despite presenting herself as a "lawyer" ... and she went with the wedding-planning excuse in an interview with Jack Posobiec on "Real America's Voice."

Katie says she failed the bar in 2011 after graduating from Pepperdine University's law school ... claiming she was not only distracted by planning her wedding to Tyler Zacharia, but also by her plans to move to China to be with Tyler.