Rep. Gabe Amosays Elon Musk's "historically accurate" A.I. remake of "The Odyssey" sounds more like a personal fantasy ... one where everybody looks exactly the same.
Charliecaught the Rhode Island congressman on the Hill Thursday and asked about Musk's bold promise to have Grok produce a full-length version of Homer's epic before the end of the year.
Musk says his version will be faithful to both history and Homer's iconic literature -- but Amo mocked the idea ... predicting a cast of look-alikes and tying that vision to Elon's Afrikaner roots in South Africa.
11:39 AM PT -- Sources close to VERZUZ, a rap battle series, tell TMZ ... Thursday night's event will continue as planned.
Rapper YG had a run-in with cops Thursday morning during a SWAT response ... but he was ultimately released ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the SWAT team responded around 7 AM PT in Burbank, CA. YG was detained during the police response before officers eventually let him go.
Sources tell TMZ ... CHP was the lead agency on the matter and Burbank SWAT assisted.
We're told cops were executing a search warrant for the investigation into Drakeo the Ruler's murder -- the property is connected to YG, who had beef with the late rapper but has denied any involvement.
A CHP official tells TMZ ... YG was not arrested ... he was detained during the search warrant and released.
Kim Zolciak's boyfriend, Kyle Mowitz, claims his estranged wife wasn't telling the truth about her relationship with Kim's estranged husband, Kroy Biermann ... and now he's asking a judge to keep the former NFL star away from his kids.
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Kyle saysJillian Green testified during a deposition in their divorce that she and Kroy were "just friends" and had only met once and weren't continuing to talk.
Kyle says Jillian also testified she didn't expect to have an ongoing relationship with Kroy and had no plans of having him around her children.
But months later, Kyle claims he found Kroy's vehicle parked outside the family's home while their kids were there. He also says text messages produced during the divorce show Jillian communicated with Kroy far more than she admitted under oath.
The driver in the crash that killed "Godzilla vs. Kong" actress Kaylee Hottlewas NOT impaired by alcohol ... though investigators in Maryland are still waiting to learn whether drugs were involved.
The Frederick County Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ... they have ruled out alcohol impairment for the 19-year-old driver, but results from a drug test have not yet come back.
As for whether the driver could face criminal charges ... the sheriff's office says "that is still under investigation."
Rep. Jonathan Jacksonsays the Nolan Wells death investigation down in Mississippi has all the makings of a potential cover-up ... and he thinks race is playing a factor.
Jacobcaught up with the Congressman from Illinois Thursday on Capital Hill ... and Rep. Jackson raised a bunch of issues with Nolan's death and the police response.
Rep. Jackson believes there is a pattern of deception, denial and cover-up ... and says the blame starts with local law enforcement.
The way Rep. Jackson sees it ... Mississippi authorities are bungling the investigation and failing to press the young people who were with Nolan for answers ... and he wants the feds to take over the probe.
Oliver Tree's celebration of life is set to be a star-studded event, with A-list attendees, live performances and multiple caskets ... TMZ has learned.
We've obtained a copy of the flier for the event, which promises to be "a night to remember" ... featuring different caskets for each of his characters, unreleased video content, tribute videos, and live musical performances.
Logan Paul, Diplo, Ethan Klein, Aaron Mercury and more of Oliver's friends and family will serve as guest speakers during the memorial service.
Republicans and Democrats may not agree on much ... but Rep. Rich McCormicksays their interns are free to hook up with their political enemies.
Charlie got the Georgia Republican after he wrapped up a photo shoot with his interns and staffers, and what began as a glowing review of his office quickly turned into a hilarious lesson on Capitol Hill dating etiquette.
McCormick declared himself the "greatest" boss and described his office as one big happy family -- complete with Nerf gun wars, plenty of joking around and, apparently, mandatory reading assignments.
Huda Mustafa isn't sailing back to "Love Island" ... and it sure sounds like the ship has sailed on Louis Russell, too.
We got Huda, who was on Love Island Season 7, on Wednesday and she told us says she's happy, focused, and absolutely not interested in jumping back into the reality TV dating pool ... before delivering a brutally funny status report on her love life.
Spoiler alert ... things are apparently "drier than the Sahara."
Malcolm Jamal-Warner’s widow, Tenisha Warner, is taking the late actor’s business manager and financial advisor to court ... TMZ has learned.
Tenisha filed a lawsuit against a man who she says worked for Malcolm from 1996 to 2023 as a business manager and financial advisor ... before the actor died last year at the age of 54.
The suit says Malcolm’s team assisted Malcolm on his insurance needs and estate planning, which originally left the majority of his estate to his mother, Pamela Warner.
Rep. Tim Burchettmight just be the funniest man on Capitol Hill ... roasting his colleagues, himself, and even the congressional workweek during one hilarious walk-and-talk.
TMZ DCcaught the Tennessee Republican Thursday morning on the Hill, where we crowned him the funniest member of Congress -- and he spent the rest of the conversation proving our point. You've gotta watch the clip ... Burchett fires off one-liners faster than lawmakers can begin a five-week recess.
Burchett says humor helps disarm people and break the tension in politics ... though he jokes his outgoing personality mostly serves to hide his insecurity. He also recalled President Trumponce introducing him in the Oval Office as one of the smartest -- if not the funniest -- guys in Congress.
The person who filed divorce docs claiming to be Lena the Plug apparently isn't done trying to move the case forward … despite Lena stating publicly she wasn't leaving Adam22.
On Tuesday, court docs were filed by the person claiming to be Lena. The filing, obtained by TMZ, shows a process server delivered a bunch of court docs to Adam22 on July 15 at his $3 million mansion in Studio City, CA.
Adam22 confirms to TMZ he was served with legal papers. He says he wants the police or FBI to intervene in the matter, but hasn't heard back from any agency.
As TMZ first reported, on June 3, a divorce petition was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, which claimed Lena was asking for a divorce from Adam22.
Bruce Buffer has announced some of the biggest events on the planet -- from The White House to the World Cup (and that's just this summer) -- but there’s still one missing from his résumé.
The legendary "Veteran Voice of the Octagon" stopped by TMZ on Wednesday ... and told Michael Babcock the one gig he's still dying to land.
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"I think the bucket list now is, I've had the Super Bowl commercial. I did the Budweiser Super Bowl commercial. I did Super Bowl week introducing the 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs a couple years ago in Vegas at the big event they had at Allegiant [Stadium], but I haven't been on the field for the Super Bowl yet."
Celeste Rivas' family is still struggling to comprehend the horrific allegations against D4vd ... with their attorney telling TMZ they simply can't understand why he would allegedly take a chainsaw to their beautiful girl.
We caught up with family attorney Patrick Steinfeld outside court Wednesday after another emotional day of testimony in D4vd's preliminary hearing. He says Celeste's loved ones remain "disheartened and broken," adding they're searching for answers they may never get.
Steinfeld tells us the family can't wrap their heads around why D4vd would allegedly mutilate Celeste's body after killing her, saying they "can't understand why D4vd would take a chainsaw to their beautiful girl."
Ariana Biermannsays her relationship with adoptive fatherKroy Biermann has broken down as her mom Kim Zolciak's bitter divorce with him drags on ... telling TMZ the whole situation is just really sad.
We got the "Next Gen NYC" star leaving NBC Studios in New York City Wednesday, where she told us she and Kroy are no longer speaking. Ariana says watching her parents' legal battle play out has been heartbreaking, calling the latest court filings and motions "insane."
When asked if Kroy will attend sister Brielle Biermann's wedding, Ariana says that's up to Brielle. She says she and her sister tried for a long time to have a relationship with Kroy outside the divorce drama, but it ultimately just wasn't working.
German OnlyFans creator Susann Alicia wants to make the jump from phone screens to the small screen ... and she's specifically eyeing a role on "One Piece."
Susann tells TMZ ... she grew up watching the anime series and is dying to play Yamato in Netflix's live action adaptation.
She's even done some some sexy cosplay as Yamato in the past ... so peep our gallery to see how she'd bring the character to life.
