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Shahab Elmi -- CEO of the supplement company Cymbiotika -- was robbed at gunpoint in France this week in a home invasion where thieves made off with a small fortune ... sources connected to the situation tell TMZ.

We're told early Thursday morning, robbers broke into the home Elmi was staying in with his wife, Durana, and their two young daughters in Cannes. Our sources say ... the suspects were armed, including one who wielded an SK-style machine gun and held it to Elmi's head during the home invasion.

According to a local outlet, there were three robbers -- all hooded and masked -- who broke in around 3:30 AM.

Ariana Grande was spotted out with her ex Ricky Alvarez in Texas before a concert in Austin ... sending fans into a frenzy and sparking romance rumors online ... but it's not what it looks like.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... Ari has friends in Austin for her birthday -- she turned 33 today -- and Ricky is one of the friends.

They were snapped at a restaurant Thursday, but our sources insist there is nothing romantic between Ariana and Ricky this time around.

4:05 PM PT -- Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ there have been no plea bargain negotiations between prosecutors and the defense team.

Luigi Mangione may be mulling over a guilty plea, because a new report states his lawyers have discussed a deal with prosecutors ... but Luigi's team calls the report an intentional attempt to prejudice their client.

According to ABC News ... the alleged murderer's legal team and federal prosecutors have discussed a possible plea ahead of a court hearing scheduled for Monday.

Sources told the outlet it's unclear how close the two sides got to getting a deal done, but they discussed it.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are keepin' quiet when it comes to their wedding plans ... but New York City's permit office might be doing the talking for them.

The couple is planning a massive July 3 wedding event at Madison Square Garden ... and now it looks like our reporting is being backed up with paperwork ... sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ a permit was filed with NYC to close streets around MSG from July 2 through midday July 4 -- for a July 3 event.

Event planners have requested space for tents, canopies, and trucks around the arena ... while city officials are moving forward under the assumption a major Swift-related event is headed to MSG.

This Amazon delivery wasn't exactly Prime service ... unless driving over a customer's neatly manicured front lawn is now part of the membership perks.

Footage out of Corydon, Indiana, shows an Amazon delivery driver completely bypassing the driveway and instead taking a direct route straight across a freshly cut lawn to the front porch, leaving huge tire tracks carved through the well-manicured grass.

What's even wilder is how unfazed the driver appears -- casually hopping out, dropping off the package at the front door, then reversing right back across the lawn like it's no big deal.

South Carolina personal trainer Elena Katherine Moore shared several cryptic messages touching on heartache and pain just weeks before her shocking death ... and those closest to her are raising red flags about the case.

Elena shared the quotes on her second Instagram account ... an emotional post from May claims someone let her "destroy" herself to keep "us" alive ... resulting in her feeling an "exhausting hatred." The post goes on, "I never wanted to look at someone I once loved with disgust and resentment."

A lengthy quote she reshared in March says "the war is over" and goes on to talk about being "genuinely happy" someone is out of her life and the free feeling of losing the anxiety that once boiled inside her. The post continues, "Everything feels lighter, like a weight I carried for so long is finally gone."

Geno Smith's baby mama, Kennedy, looks like she's concerned with another woman in his life ... and it seems this is the same woman who got cops called on the NFL star.

Kennedy, who shares a son with the New York Jets quarterback, claims screenshots of text messages she posted on social media are communications with Geno ... and in them, she raises red flag about a woman named Kristen ... the same name as the woman who crashed out on Geno over the weekend, leading to a police investigation.

In of the screenshots, Kennedy allegedly tells Geno ..."Promise me my child won't be around Kristen or we are not going."

Rep. Ilhan Omar and her husband are facing new questions about their finances after fresh government disclosure forms showed major changes in how much money he reportedly made ... showing a significant drop in his annual income.

According to reporting based on Omar’s 2025 financial disclosure, her husband -- Tim Mynett -- is listed as not receiving a salary from his company Rose Lake Capital last year, The New York Post revealed.

The filing says the investment firm did not pay him any personal income during that time and the only money tied to Mynett came from a California wine business called eStCru ... which made between $200 and $1,000, according to the report, before shutting down earlier this year.

10:11 AM 06/21/2026 -- The New York Post has identified the victim as Paul Kueker, married father of 2 from Connecticut.

A 51-year-old man died after falling during rock band Goose's concert at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, according to authorities.

NYPD said officers responded around 9:51 p.m. after finding the man unconscious and unresponsive inside the arena. We're told by officials the man's wife was on scene and the incident is not being looked at as a crime.

Police said the concertgoer fell from an elevated area within the venue ... he was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Officials have not released details about how far he fell, however we're told he was seated in the 300s section.

Madison Square Garden has been the subject of tons of headlines lately ... with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce set to host their wedding celebration at MSG in just a few weeks.

New Yorkers usually take out their trash, but one basketball fan took the receptacle instead ... making off with a Knicks-themed trash can during the recent championship parade.

New video's going viral online showing a fan of the NBA's newly minted champs stopping by a blue and orange trash can on a city street in NYC.

It ain't bolted down ... so she flips it over and dumps out all the refuse before walking away with her basketball-based bounty.

Drake is paying homage to Tay Keith following Tay's untimely death this week in Tennessee, thanking him for his major contributions to the music world.

On Friday, Drake posted a tribute to Instagram, celebrating Tay's life with a photo of the Grammy-nominated hip hop producer marked by the phrases, "In Loving Memory" and "Rest In Peace."

Champagne Papi also wrote that he has "endless and eternal gratitude" for Tay's spirit and contributions to their love of music, and Tay will be "deeply missed."

The mother of the little girls who were with their father when an irate man confronted them in a gas station bathroom is mad -- and she just unloaded on both men from the viral encounter.

Zoe Lavely, the ex of Tyler Brodsky, and mom of the girls, said in a lengthy Facebook post ... the man who lost his s*** was outrageous, and Tyler handled that well.

But she's also plenty pissed with Tyler for her children being overexposed to the world with the viral video, which is a big problem for her as a protective mama.

4:37 PM PT -- Sources with knowledge tell TMZ ... Luigi's lawyers will resurrect the Extreme Emotional Distress defense as they get closer to the trial date. We're told the reason they backed off now is that they are doing more psych evaluations with Luigi and don’t want to turn over the records until they are complete. They also don’t want to play their hand until they get closer to trial.

It's a shocker for sure ... Luigi Mangione has backed off his core defense that was just announced in court yesterday, but there may be more to this story than meets the eye.

As we reported, the judge in his New York State murder trial revealed Wednesday ... Luigi's lawyers were mounting a novel defense called Extreme Emotional Disturbance. Short story -- it essentially means he was out of his head when he shot and killed United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

TMZ has reported extensively on Mangione's obsession with corporate greed ... and the defense planned to argue that obsession created an altered state in which Luigi felt he fired the gun to save humanity. If the jury bought the argument, it would reduce the murder charge to manslaughter.

Another horse-drawn carriage incident has rocked the Big Apple ... this time, a horse took off running, and a teen passenger fell out of the carriage and died, TMZ has learned.

The tragedy, which occurred Wednesday afternoon, was partially captured on video shared online that showed the horse dashing away with the 18-year-old male seated in the carriage in Central Park.

In the vid, the carriage clumsily jumps a sidewalk as the horse gallops away, causing the teen to topple to the ground. Police sources tell us the horse raced off after getting startled by something.

A GoFundMe created to raise money for Daveigh Chase's medical and living expenses is raising concerns among some of her friends ... but Daveigh's boyfriend, who launched the campaign, insists there's no shady business.

Roy Hernandez says he has been with Daveigh since 2019, and in her final days, he launched the fundraiser for the "Lilo & Stitch" and "The Ring" star ... because she was battling meningitis and multiple blood infections and needed financial support.

But, a longtime friend and former manager for Daveigh tells TMZ ... her friends and relatives have their suspicions. The manager says, "A man claiming to be Daveigh's boyfriend has launched a GoFundMe page purportedly on behalf of Daveigh and her family. Neither her family nor her close friends know who this person is."

Some of Andy Bachman's neighbors are not happy with him ... and have been complaining on the news about the star-studded parties he's been throwing at his mansion ... but he says he's got more friends than enemies in his 'hood.

Here's the deal ... some anonymous neighbors are running to the media with allegations against the Creators Inc. CEO ... claiming he's disturbing the neighborhood by throwing massive mansion parties, which they say are full of half-naked women, drugs, and booze.

Some claim Andy's guests are filming OnlyFans content on the property.