Amanda Franceswon't be holding a diamond for another season of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" ... TMZ has learned.
Sources close to the show tell TMZ ... producers did not ask the season 15 newbie to return for season 16.
Amanda's departure comes after a rocky rookie season ... she clashed with Dorit Kemsley and Bozoma Saint John claimed she was building a "cult" through her business.
Iconic horror director Eli Roth crashed "TMZ Live" today with enough ice cream to feed the office ... or at least all the characters that have been killed off in his films.
Eli stopped by to chat about his new horror flick "Ice Cream Man," in which the titular vendor doles out heapings of delicious treats that turn the local children into an army of the undead. Don't worry, the ice cream he brought us was the regular kind.
Eli calls this his bloodiest film yet ... quite the statement coming from the guy who made "Hostel."
Sen. Bernie Sanders is still shooting his shot at 84 ... showing off his jumper in the halls of Congress ... and joking he might just have an NBA career ahead of him.
Charlie caught up with the Senator from Vermont Wednesday on Capitol Hill and asked how he blows off steam when he's away from politics ... and Bernie says his idea of a good time involves his four grandkids -- and a little friendly competition.
Bernie says he plays basketball and soccer with the youngsters -- though he admits they're starting to beat grandpa these days ... which he jokingly called a "real problem."
Charlie naturally had to ask whether Bernie still has a decent jump shot ... and Bernie didn't just talk game, he busted out his shooting form right there in the hallway.
Ariana Madix is still trying to get Rachel Leviss' revenge porn lawsuit tossed ... but an appeals court just told her the case isn't going anywhere.
The California Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday Ariana can't get Rachel's claims thrown out at this early stage -- siding with the lower court judge who previously rejected her attempt to kill the case.
The former "Vanderpump Rules" star argued Scandoval was a huge public story, so her actions surrounding it were protected as free speech ... but the court says the affair being public didn't make Rachel's private sexual videos public, too.
Perez Hilton's move from Las Vegas to Miami was meant to put his family first, but TMZ has learned the major life change took an emotional toll on him before his alarming live stream and hospitalization.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Perez moved primarily for his older mom Teresita, who has family in Miami and wasn't happy living in Vegas.
We're told Perez began prioritizing family after his near-death experience in March, which required a 21-day hospital stay.
Our sources say he prayed about the decision and believed moving to Miami would make his mom happy.
"90 Day Fiancé" star Armando Niedermeier-Rubio will be helping his daughter, Hannah, heal from a brain bleed for several more weeks before heading back home to Mexico ... TMZ has learned.
Armando's husband, Kenny Niedermeier, tells TMZ ... his visa extension runs through August 27, but the U.S. Border Patrol said not to expect any time added.
We told you all about it -- the couple and their legal team were able to secure a temporary humanitarian visa for Armando on July 17 as his daughter continued receiving extensive care for a sudden brain bleed.
We even broke the news of their emotional reunion, which also included Armando's mom.
Perez Hilton's alarming TikTok live stream caused the platform to speedily alert law enforcement and permanently ban his account, despite reports the stream continued for half an hour, TMZ has learned.
A TikTok U.S. spokesperson tells TMZ ... "Our automated moderation systems flagged the live stream within minutes and routed it to our U.S. moderation team for review. However, a moderator error caused a delay in the removal."
The spokesperson adds ... "We proactively alerted law enforcement to the situation to help get the individual support." TikTok is also pushing back on claims the live stream remained live for roughly 30 minutes, telling us that's "factually wrong."
Sean "Diddy" Combs is lucky he's a wealthy music mogul ... 'cause TMZ has learned he coughed up somewhere between 7 to $8 million to his high-powered lawyers over the course of his nearly two year federal criminal case
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Diddy has paid the massive legal tab to his team of trial and appellate attorneys -- namely Marc Agnifilo, Teny Geragos, Brian Steel, Nicole Westmoreland and others -- dating back to his arrest in NYC in September 2024.
For most people, that would be a staggering amount of money to shell out ... but Diddy isn't most people, and he reportedly has hundreds of millions in the bank.
Trecina "Tina" Campbell is responding to her husband's divorce filing ... and she wants primary custody of their kids ... TMZ has learned.
According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, one-half of the gospel powerhouse duo Mary Mary is asking the judge for legal and physical custody of their two minor children ... but she's open to estranged husband Glendon "Teddy" Campbell getting visitation.
Ian Diaz's best friend Leslie is disgusted by the outcome of "A Toxic Love Story" ... accusing the folks behind the Netflix documentary of pulling a fast one by making her look like a lovesick dope.
Here's the deal ... Leslie became a lightning rod for trolls who say she's blind to Ian's crimes because she's madly in love -- even though he's in the slammer for a cyberstalking plot involving his former wifeAngela Connell Diaz and ex-girlfriend Michelle Hadley.
Now, Leslie's slamming filmmakers for making her come off that way ... insisting she never should've trusted them.
Leslie tells TMZ ... "I expected them to do the research on all they heard from all those filmed for this doc. They were given so much information -- and then decided to abort the truth and ignore all the actual evidence."
Mackenzie Dern's UFC champion, but she hasn't come close to accomplishing all her goals ... 'cause the MMA star says she wants to be the greatest ever in her division!
The strawweight champ stopped by the TMZ Sports office for a chat with Babcock ahead of her UFC 330 scrap with Gillian Robertson.
Dern made it clear she’s aiming way higher than just a successful title defense.
Lil Wayne looks like he may have been making plans to meet up with former "Teen Mom: Young + Pregnant" star Rachel Beaver ... at least according to a series of messages and text conversations we're told he exchanged with her.
In the alleged texts, obtained by TMZ, it appears things started with Rachel -- who is currently 23 -- sliding into Wayne's DMs on November 13 ... writing, "Fly me out I won't say anything like the last one."
It looks like Wayne then asked for her phone number before the conversation moved to text.
The alleged texts show Rachel suggesting they wait to meet up until after Christmas because she'd need time to line up a babysitter for her children. Then, on January 3 around 5 AM, it appears Wayne reignited the conversation with a simple message -- "want u."
The prosecutors who are trying to put Anna Kepner’s step-brother behind bars for murder obtained her Snapchat data from her final days … and say they have now handed it over to his defense team … TMZ has learned.
Court docs obtained by TMZ show prosecutors fired off a search warrant to obtain Anna’s messages and other info from her Snapchat and have now turned over the info to the defense.
The Snapchat messages are important because prosecutors have claimed Anna sent her final message on Snapchat at 8:14 p.m. The investigators say Anna’s brother Timothy Hudson, who was sharing the room with her, left the cabin at 10:13 PM and then returned at 11 PM.
Timothy is facing charges over Anna’s death. Prosecutors claim Anna’s brother raped her and then killed her inside their cabin.
It looks like Diddy's out $9,000 and a whole Best Buy's worth of electronics ... because the judge in his criminal case just signed an order handing over a bunch of stuff confiscated during his arrest and raids on his homes.
Judge Arun Subramanian -- who you may remember from presiding over Diddy's criminal trial -- signed an order Tuesday officially forfeiting a bunch of property to Uncle Sam, authorizing the feds to take possession and dispose of the items in accordance with the law.
It's a long list of items ... multiple iPhones, iPads, hard drives -- and even $9K cash seized from the Park Hyatt Hotel on September 16, 2024 -- when Diddy was taken into custody.
The docs note no claims contesting the forfeiture had been filed in the 30 days since the forfeiture notice was published ... so the judge signed off on the order, and now it's a done deal.
Diddy's prison release date was just pushed back after the brawl he got in behind bars.
According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons ... Diddy now won't get out until February 20, 2028. This comes just days after his release date had been moved up from February to January.
The scandalized music mogul's release date had been jumping around a bunch lately -- it was originally slated for summer before jumping up to April, then February, then January ... and now back to February.
