Mary Cosby was interviewed by police weeks before her son Robert Cosby Jr.’s death and was grilled about her son’s alleged domestic violence ... TMZ has learned.
Per a Salt Lake City Police report, Robert’s then-wife, Alexiana Smokoff, called law enforcement on November 23, 2025.
Cops say Alexiana told them Robert was behind bars at the time, but she wanted to report an alleged domestic violence incident that she says occurred in May 2024. She claimed Robert got upset with her after she flushed his drugs down the toilet “because she was tired of his drug use.”
She told cops Robert "grabbed her by the throat with his hand and strangled her.” She also accused him of spitting on her during the incident ... but she told cops she lost consciousness and did not remember everything.
James Tolkan, the actor best known for his work in the "Back to the Future" trilogy, has died, TMZ can confirm.
Bob Gale, who, along with director Robert Zemeckis, created the franchise, tells TMZ ... Tolkan died Friday, peacefully at his Lake Placid home. His cause of death was not revealed.
The beloved hard-nosed character actor appeared in several classic '80s films, such as "Top Gun" and "War Games" ... but he was best known as Vice Principal Strickland in the 'BTTF' films, always giving Marty McFly a hard time about being a slacker.
His agent, John Alcantar, tells TMZ ... James loved the 'BTTF' fandom and got a kick out of being at conventions. Despite playing hard-asses on screen ... Tolkan was a total sweetheart of a man.
2:05 PM PT --Tiger Woods was arrested in Jupiter, FL, after speeding down a street, clipping a car, and rolling his Land Rover over ... according to law enforcement
2:00 PM PT -- The Martin County Sheriff's Office is holding a news conference to address the crash ... and we'll be streaming the whole thing live.
Tiger Woods was involved in a terrifying car crash in Florida on Friday -- this according to local law enforcement.
Details surrounding what caused the accident have not been released at this time. We're making calls.
An eyewitness tells TMZ Sports it appears two cars were involved ... and it didn't look as if anyone was seriously injured. Tiger's Range Rover rolled over on the driver's side, but another witness says Tiger was walking around, and appeared to be okay.
SenatorTed Cruz is on a plane right now after jetting out of Washington D.C., hours after the Senate voted to end the shutdown -- but he may need a return ticket after the bill to end the shutdown is about to get 86'd by the House.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune also booked it out of D.C., hopping a plane Friday AM at Reagan National Airport ... with the assistance of an escort, of course. It looks like the House is not on board with the Senate's version of how to reopen the government.
We're not gonna dwell on the reasons the proposed solution is falling apart -- check the NYT for that -- but we are gonna dwell on the fact these members of Congress are leaving their jobs for a 2-week recess, as thousands of federal workers go without pay for a 4th week.
"Looksmaxxing" streamer Clavicularis jailmaxxing in Florida because law enforcement says he instigated a fight between two women on his stream.
Clavicular -- government name Braden Eric Peters -- was arrested Thursday on a warrant out of Osceola County and hit with a misdemeanor battery charge ... and we've got new details on the reason behind the arrest.
The Osceola County Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ... deputies responded to a call for an alleged battery at an Airbnb near Kissimmee on Feb. 2 and were met by a 19-year-old woman who told deputies she had been battered by 24-year-old Violet Marie Lentz during a physical altercation inside a residence rented by Clavicular.
'Looksmaxxing' streamer Clavicular is now jailmaxxing in Florida ... after getting arrested for battery in Fort Lauderdale.
According to jail records, Clavicular -- real name Braden Eric Peters -- was arrested Thursday night on a warrant out of Osceola County and hit with a misdemeanor battery charge.
The 20-year-old posed for a stone-faced mugshot ... staring blankly into the camera. Records list him at 6'1", 170 pounds ... with a bond set at $1,000.
"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star Jessi Draper sent her co-star Miranda Hopesome flowers ... after it came out that she was all smoochy with Miranda's ex-husband.
Miranda posted the bouquet on social media Thursday, and the accompanying note from Jessi, who said she understands if Miranda is upset with her -- and is sorry.
It looks like the flowers were delivered shortly after a blog post claimed Jessi was spotted cozying up to and kissing Miranda's ex, Chase McWhorter, at a recent party with friends.
Kylie Jenner is selling her multimillion-dollar property by enlisting the help of 'Million Dollar Listing' stars Josh, Matt, and Heather Altman!
TMZ has learned Kylie is unloading this home, where she was living while her new property was under construction. She is presumably living in her new pad now as she's selling her old place.
And it's going on the market for a staggering $20,250,000. But if you got the dough, the place is worth it.
Set on a quiet street, the 8-bed, 10-bath resort-style pad delivers sweeping city and pastoral views from a private lot. Designed for both everyday living and grand-scale entertaining, the home offers a private theater, game room with wet bar, executive office with fireplace, gym, and massage room.
Diddy’s son Christian "King" Combs is dealing with a scary situation this morning … after his L.A. home was the scene of an attempted burglary.
The harrowing incident unfolded early Thursday morning … when LAPD responded to a Porter Ranch mansion where he and his girlfriend, Raven Tracy, live. Officers were initially dispatched for a “burglary hot prowl” -- essentially when a suspect is trying to break in when a resident is inside -- around 12:45 AM.
Officers took a report of an attempted burglary at the scene after an employee at the house called police. Police said there was an attempt to enter through the rear door, but suspects did not gain entry. Another person monitoring surveillance video also called LAPD.
Weird stuff is happening on the White House's social media accounts ... two head-scratching videos popped up, and then one was mysteriously taken down.
Here's the deal ... last night, the videos were posted on the WH's X and Instagram accounts for reasons that were unclear.
The first clip, uploaded around 9:15 PM ET, showed someone's feet being filmed by a phone with a female voice in the background saying, "It's launching soon, right?" The following words also appeared on screen, "Sound on." After 4 seconds, the video cuts off and was later deleted.
Rapper Desiigner was arrested Monday in South Carolina for domestic violence ... TMZ has learned.
According to the Horry County Sheriff’s Office, the "Panda" rapper was taken into custody for an incident that allegedly happened earlier this month. Desiigner -- whose legal name is Sidney Royel Selby III -- the Horry County Police Department filed the charges and he has since been released on $1,500 bond, according to online records.
In the police report, obtained by TMZ, cops say the alleged victim told them things went south the moment Selby got home on March 2 ... the mother of his young child said he came in angry, yelling, and tossing car keys ... before it turned physical, she claims. She told police when she tried to leave to retrieve luggage mistakenly left at the airport, Selby ripped the keys from her, tearing her sweatpants.
Frank Thomasdonned a White Sox uniform for 16 seasons, but now he's taking his former team to court ... TMZ Sports has learned the Hall of Famer filed a lawsuit against the club, insisting they're using his name to sell merch without permission!
Thomas filed suit last week in Illinois, and he's targeting not just the White Sox, but Nike and Fanatics, too ... and the beef is over the Sox "City Connect 2.0" jersey, which the team announced in April 2025.
In the complaint, Thomas claims his name and number 35 were featured on some of the uni tops that were put up for sale, despite never getting consent, according to Thomas.
The Big Hurt says the White Sox -- and the retailers -- likely raked in huge profits, while he says he received "no compensation" for the use of "Thomas" and his iconic number 35.
The drama keeps on coming for "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" ... Jessi Draper's estranged husband, Jordan Ngatikaura, has filed for a temporary restraining order -- but it looks like Jessi is trying to fight it.
According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Jordan filed the TRO request Friday in his pending divorce case with Jessi, and she filed her opposition to the TRO the same day. No further details about the nature of the claims in the documents are available. The US Sun was first to report the news.
As you know ... Jordan filed for divorce Thursday after five years of marriage and two children together. The couple have separated before, but this time seems much more serious ...
Valerie Perrine, famous for her work in multiple "Superman" movies, is dead.
The actress died Monday at her home in Los Angeles ... according to her close friend, filmmaker Stacey Souther.
The cause of death is unclear, but Stacey tells us Valerie had been fighting Parkinson's disease and was bedridden for the past decade.
Valerie starred in 1978's "Superman" and 1980's "Superman II" as Eve Teschmacher ... Lex Luthor's personal assistant and love interest. Gene Hackman played Lex in those flicks.
Taylor Frankie Paul "can't wait to sleep with you" ... at least according to a sweatshirt she was snapped wearing over the weekend.
Check out the pic -- TFP was out and about in Utah Saturday ... rocking an oversized sweatshirt with the provocative message. The statement is interesting considering her season of "The Bachelorette" was just abruptly canceled amid serious abuse allegations.
Looks like the cheeky statement piece by Nodpod is super popular as well -- the thing's sold out in every color!
Check out the footage posted online by an eager fan -- the media and business mogul is casually strolling alongside the Formula One star ... cheesing hard while looking back at her crew of peeps. They're not holding hands ... but the pair clearly look comfortable with one another.
