Kyle Cooke got hit with a brutal one-two punch -- his ex-wife moved on with his best friend ... and TMZ has learned he feels completely blindsided.
Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... this isn't just about Amanda Batula's new romance with West Wilson -- it's the fact West was one of Kyle's closest confidants, making the situation feel like a straight-up betrayal on two fronts. We're told the "bro code" violation has hit especially hard, and Kyle is not taking it well.
As we previously reported ... Kyle had been hearing rumors for months about Amanda and West possibly being a thing, but when he confronted both of them directly, multiple times, they denied anything was going on. Even as recently as this past weekend, our sources told us Kyle believed it was all just speculation.
TMZ's call for pics of Congress members on spring break is nonpartisan, and even though Rep. Rich McCormick does think one party's more responsible for the shutdown ... he's also seen enough in DC to get why voters are fed up.
The U.S. Congressman from Georgia joined us Tuesday on "TMZ Live," and he went back and forth with Harvey Levin on what compromises both sides of the aisle should be willing to make to strike a deal to end the current shutdown.
Rich eventually concedes ... but says even if he runs our suggestions up the flagpole, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will instantly reject them.
"Summer House" star Kyle Cooke was kept in the dark on his ex-wife Amanda Batula and West Wilson's secret fling ... even approaching them multiple times, but they continued to deny the speculation, TMZ has learned.
Sources close to the group tell TMZ ... all the buzz about Bravo stars Amanda and West possibly being a thing was still just speculation to Amanda's ex Kyle ... even up to as recently as this weekend, before anything was officially confirmed.
We’re told Kyle had seen all the rumors swirling online, but when he directly approached both his ex-wife and his best friend multiple times, they shut it down and denied anything was going on.
Influencer Lexy Panterra chartered our "TMZ After Dark" bus for her single release party, loading the bus up with influencers and OnlyFans models for a wild, rolling bar crawl ahead of releasing her new track “Pressure” -- out April 3. And yeah ... it was as chaotic and hot as it sounds.
The hot group of girls hit a few spots along the way … and they weren’t exactly blending in. Heads were turning pretty much everywhere they went. One of the main stops was Saddle Ranch, where Lexy and some of the girls jumped on the mechanical bull and let's just say ... brought the OnlyFans energy on that bull.
We caught Lexy during the crawl, and she told us what her song is all about -- women applying pressure in relationships by leaving things behind at a guy's place on purpose to make a point.
Tiger Woods has entered a not guilty plea for his DUI case ... TMZ Sports has learned.
The golf superstar has retained Douglas Duncan to once again represent him for his latest legal troubles ... the same teammate he had when he fought his 2017 DUI.
According to court records, Douglas was listed as the attorney of record for the golf legend and filed a waiver of Woods' presence at pretrial conferences on Tuesday.
We reached out to Duncan for a statement, but his office said "no comment."
The attorney prosecuting Tyler Robinson in the case concerning Charlie Kirk's killing tells TMZ the bullet matching test results were inconclusive ... but that doesn't remove Tyler from suspicion.
Attorney Christopher Ballard tells us, "Generally when a bullet fragment analysis comes back as inconclusive, that means the fragment did not contain enough detail for the examiner to say one way or the other. There's just not enough there to determine whether the bullet was fired by a particular firearm. We have ample evidence to demonstrate beyond a reasonable doubt that Tyler Robinson committed this murder and we will present some of that evidence at the upcoming preliminary hearing -- and then we will present all of that evidence at the trial."
As we reported ... Tyler's defense team argued there’s a discrepancy between the ballistic evidence and the weapon prosecutors say is connected to Robinson.
"Vanderpump Villa" star Marciano Brunette claims he filmed for 'Mormon Wives,' despite his ongoing lawsuit against cast member Demi Engemann, and accuses producers of tricking him, TMZ has learned.
According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Marciano, who sued Demi and 'Mormon Wives' producers in late 2025 for defamation, said he filmed for the Hulu reality show months after his legal battle erupted.
Marciano said he is friends with cast member Chase McWhorter. “While I was on my way to Utah, Mr. McWhorter called me and asked me what I thought about permitting filming of Mormon Wives” when he visited Utah.
Marciano said they planned on staying at an Airbnb with friends, and Chase told him that producers planned on filming at the rental. Marciano said he agreed to film but had no communication with the producers.
A man seen getting brutally beaten while dressed as an ICE agent at a protest in Hawaii is NOT with the feds … this according to the Department of Homeland Security.
A DHS spokesperson tells TMZ ... “This person is NOT an ICE agent and is not connected to DHS in any way."
The man -- who got his butt whooped by a bunch of people over the weekend in Waikiki on video -- could now get slapped with charges ... with DHS telling us, “Anyone caught impersonating a federal immigration agent will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
Actor-comedian Alex Duong's death is putting a lot of emotional and financial stress on his family ... TMZ has learned. But loved ones are rallying around them.
Duong's very close friend and GoFundMeoperator Hilarie Steele tells TMZ ... the mounting medical bills from Alex's cancer treatment could add up to $500K or even $1 million ... putting a lot of pressure on his wife, Christina.
2:10 PM PDT -- Gervonta Davis' legal team released a statement to TMZ Sports after the surveillance video surfaced ... saying, "We were disappointed with the court’s ruling today, as we do not believe the video tells the entire story."
Gervonta Davis grabbed his ex-girlfriend by the neck at a Miami strip club during a dispute in October, and the ugly scene was captured on surveillance video.
The attorney for the alleged victim rolled eight clips in a Florida court on Tuesday ... showing the then-30-year-old boxer confronting the woman in a back hallway at Tootsie's Cabaret in Miami shortly before 4 AM in October 2025.
Davis appeared to grab the woman by the neck/hair, push her through the hallway and down a set of stairs, and through the closed/empty club before exiting an exterior door, which led to a parking lot.
Sources close to the group tell TMZ Ciara was given a heads up that Amanda and West were going to hard launch their rumored relationship. We're told she's known for at least a day or two that the statement was coming.
In case you've missed the story taking the internet by storm ... Amanda and West confirmed in a joint Instagram statement Tuesday that they were dating, saying it's "the last thing either of us expected."
"Summer House" cameras aren't going back up, and the reunion is still on track despite the reveal that Amanda Batula is now dating Ciara Miller's ex, West Wilson ... TMZ has learned.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... there's been no talk -- at least for now -- of resuming filming to capture the fallout between Amanda and Ciara following the relationship reveal.
We're told production isn't taking a "Scandoval" approach here ... unlike "Vanderpump Rules," where cameras famously picked back up after filming wrapped to document the cheating scandal's aftermath.
Dayton Webber -- the quadruple amputee suspected of shooting a man to death -- is back in Maryland, where the killing took place ... and we've obtained the new mugshot authorities took of him.
Webber is practically expressionless in the pic with disheveled hair as he delivers a thousand-yard stare.
"Below Deck" star Trevor Walker was arrested in Florida early Monday morning for a DUI.
According to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office website, Trevor was taken into custody around 2:30 a.m. on Monday with four counts, the most serious count listed as a felony DUI.
The reality star was additionally hit with driving on a suspended license, committing a moving traffic violation, and a separate misdemeanor theft charge ... but was released early Tuesday morning and has a scheduled court date for late April 2026.
Cops say Tiger Woods had two loose hydrocodone pills in his pocket at the time of his DUI arrest ... with the golf superstar claiming his cell phone and radio distracted him prior to his rollover crash.
TMZ Sports has obtained the arrest affidavit in connection with the March 27th incident in Florida ... which details everything that led to the 50-year-old's stint in jail.
According to the report, Woods was sweating profusely after the crash, despite sitting in the back of a vehicle with cool air flowing ... and a deputy noted his movement was "lethargic and slow," and he showed "severe signs of impairment."
Larsa Pippen is beefing up security in a major way after her Miami home was targeted in a failed break-in ... TMZ has learned.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... "The Real Housewives of Miami" star is adding armed security guards to the property following Sunday's attempted burglary ... even though the home already has top-tier protection in place.
We're told the house is equipped with an advanced security system, including bulletproof windows, and is extremely difficult to access, which may explain why the suspects never made it inside.
Our sources say no one was home at the time, including Larsa or her children and she was at her Miami high-rise apartment, where she keeps her valuables. She's currently staying there following the scare.
