Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is officially back on the market ... but Republicans probably shouldn't bother swiping right.
Charlie caught up with AOC on Capitol Hill Tuesday and asked the newly single Congresswoman point-blank whether she'd ever date a conservative -- and she pretty much slammed that door shut.
AOC isn't giving conservatives much hope ... telling Charlie she'd "probably not" date a conservative.
Infamous Pastor John-Paul Miller is back in the headlines following the Netflix documentary "Death of a Pastor's Wife" ... and we've learned the terms of his release on bond prohibit him from possessing a firearm ... after his late wife died from a self-inflicted gunshot.
JP was accused of cyberstalking his late wife, Mica Miller, for nearly three years and lying to police. He was indicted by a grand jury in December 2025 but posted a $100K bond.
According to docs obtained by TMZ, the conditions of JP's release, as the case remains pending, require that he not travel outside South Carolina without authorization from the probation office, not excessively use alcohol, and not possess any weapon, including a firearm.
"Vanderpump Rules" alum Jax Taylor wrote an email to his ex, Brittany Cartwright, telling her to stop asking about her ring amid their divorce war and saying she wasn't getting it anytime soon ... this according to docs filed in her restraining order case.
TMZ obtained court docs filed by Brittany in which she included an email exhibit. The alleged message came from Jax on August 21, 2026, and read, “You are not getting the ring back till court … do not ask again.”
All signs point to the argument being over Brittany's wedding ring. Following their 2024 split, in June 2025 Brittany claimed on an episode of the 'VPR' spinoff "The Valley" that she had no idea where her wedding ring and band were.
This one's definitely a tense watch ... a woman tries to ward off a raccoon's attacks as she helps 2 babies out of her home.
The stressful footage is from TLC's "ER: Caught on Camera," which dives into the stories behind real-life medical emergencies through videos submitted by the patients themselves.
And you can see in the clip -- she's trying to coax the baby raccoons up the curtain, onto the windowsill, and outside ... all while warding off hisses and bites from what looks to be an adult raccoon.
'Vanderpump Rules' alum Jax Taylor claims Brittany Cartwright was the real terror during their relationship as part of his request for a restraining order against her ... TMZ has learned.
Jax filed a petition for a domestic violence restraining order against Brittany mere days after she obtained a temporary order against him. He asked the court to keep her 100 yards away from him amid their bitter divorce.
In the docs, Jax points to an incident in August 2024, which he claims was about a week after he left rehab. He says he went to the aquarium with Brittany and their kid before stopping in for lunch at Hooters. He said Brittany ordered several shots of tequila, even though it was around 2 in the afternoon.
Singer Cher scoffed at her daughter-in-law’s claims she’s concerned about the singer’s son, Elijah Blue … saying she thinks the woman is only out for herself and fame ... TMZ has learned.
Cher filed court docs opposing Elijah’s estranged wife, MarieAngela King, attempt to be appointed his guardian to take control of his life. The legendary singer said it wasn’t just her feeling this way … but also the feeling of the hospital he's currently in and the rest of Elijah’s family.
The entertainer claimed MarieAngela failed to take care of Elijah before his recent arrest in New Hampshire. Cher said she believed the reason MarieAngela was trying to take over was that she is “inserting herself back into the picture on a quest for money and/or a bit of fame.”
Donald Trump appeared to hit snooze in the Oval Office Monday ... but Rep.Tim Burchett says Sleepy Don ain't a thing.
Jacobcaught up with the Tennessee congressman on Capitol Hill Tuesday and showed him video of Trump appearing to doze off at his desk during an Oval Office event.
Burchett wasn't buying the nap talk ... telling Jacob POTUS wasn't sleeping, before joking he'd probably be out cold too if he had to sit through boring meetings all day -- eventually offering a pretty wild barnyard defense.
Jax Tayloris firing back at his exBrittany Cartwright's plea for a restraining order … and asking for his own protection from her ... TMZ has learned.
TMZ obtained a petition for a restraining order filed by Jax, where he asks a judge to order her to stay 100 yards away from him and not contact him. He also asked that she stop interfering with business deals he has in place.
He claims she spread malicious lies about him on the internet and social media ... and even started to contact potential employers and partners to threaten them with public admonishment or “worse if they hire me or associate with me in any way.”
The "Wife Swap" star known as Princess has been found dead inside a sober house in Pennsylvania -- this according to the county coroner.
Luzerne County Coroner Dion Fernandes tells TMZ ... Princess, whose real name is James Cuda,was discovered inside a sober home in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday afternoon. Fernandes said no foul play was suspected and Princess' cause of death was pending toxicology results.
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Princess was best known for his memorable 2013 episode of "Wife Swap," in which he was cast as a gay nanny who traveled from Las Vegas to an Amish farm in Michigan.
Michael Bay says the first time he heard Peter Cullen speak as Optimus Prime, chills shot down his spine ... and decades later, losing him left Bay in tears.
The "Transformers" producer/director sat down with TMZ's Charlie Neff and recalled learning about Cullen's death last week ... saying he let the news sink in for about an hour before he cried.
Lizzo's probably shouting that it's about damn time ... because a judge just threw out what remained of the complaint filed by a wardrobe staffer against her Big Grrrl Big Touring company on Tuesday.
A federal judge in California ruled in the company's favor against Asha Williams -- a former tour employee who worked on Lizzo's 2023 "The Special Tour" and sued the touring company with claims of sexual and racial harassment.
Asha sued both Lizzo and her tour group back in 2023 ... though the claims against Lizzo as an individual were dismissed back in 2024.
Leah Remini has begun filming "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" but producers have yet to hear a word from The Church of Scientology ... this according to sources connected to the series.
We're told producers have not heard from the Church of Scientology since Leah joined the Season 16 cast as a full-time Housewife.
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Sources familiar with the situation tell us they believe Church's silence is more than likely tied to Leah's ongoing battle with Scientology ... with some speculating it may be holding off on feeding her allegations of the church harassed her in the past.
"Vanderpump Rules" alum Brittany Cartwright berated her estranged husband, Jax Taylor, for allegedly bringing his new girlfriend, Lori Krebs, around their kids, TMZ has learned.
TMZ obtained messages Jax and Brittany exchanged on July 15, 2026, one day after we broke the story that Jax and his publicist, Lori, were hooking up. Brittany used to be represented by Lori before the news broke.
Jax wrote, “Your sick brain thought it was okay to have a random guy sleep in the same house with my son ... a guy you had to pay to be your boyfriend non the less.”
Hayden Panettiere's boyfriend Brian Hickersonwas seen barefoot and hunkered down under a restaurant table moments before his 2025 Los Angeles arrest ... and TMZ has obtained a photo from the bizarre scene.
The pic was snapped August 2, 2025 inside Barney's Beanery in West Hollywood ... showing Brian sitting on the floor underneath a table with his shoes off as a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy stands nearby.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Brian came into Barney's and appeared to be under the influence of something and acted erratically. Sources say he allegedly broke a drinking glass at the bar. We're told things escalated when Brian allegedly threw one of his shoes at another person who was eating inside the restaurant ... prompting staff to ask him to leave.
Jared Leto has quietly offloaded his massive L.A. mansion -- a former Air Force compound -- and the timing of the sale might raise some eyebrows.
We've learned the actor and singer sold his 14,649-square-foot mansion in May for $12 million ... a tidy profit after buying the pad for $5 million back in 2015.
The 6-bedroom, 5-bathroom home -- which sits on a 1.4-acre lot -- has a colorful history ... having previously been a U.S. Air Force installation with connections to the country's atomic bomb program.
D4vd’s father was making interesting financial moves in the past couple of months ... while his son faced money issues and is now repped by a public defender in his murder case ... TMZ has learned.
TMZ obtained real estate records showing D4vd’s dad, Dawud Burke, sold a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom, 1,819-square-foot home in Houston, Texas, for $229,000 in early July.
A couple months earlier in late April, documents show Dawud took out a $138K loan on a different property in Houston ... which appears to be a 3-bedroom, 1-bathroom, 1,260-square-foot home.
