Erik and Lyle Menendez are getting another shot at freedom sooner than expected ... the California Board of Parole has granted the brothers an early parole suitability hearing, tentatively scheduled for March 2027.
The brothers were previously eligible to apply for another parole suitability hearing in August 2028 ... and the advancement moves that opportunity now up by more than a year.
Erik and Lyle were resentenced after previously receiving life without the possibility of parole for the 1989 murders of their parents, José and Kitty Menendez. Under California's parole process, certain factors can be considered when determining whether an inmate's next parole suitability hearing date should be advanced.
2:40 PM PT -- The death toll has climbed in the Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport ... with authoritiessaying 5 people are dead and 5 others were injured.
The Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport is now a fatal accident ... with officials confirming at least one person was killed Sunday, according to dispatch audio obtained by TMZ.
The death marks a grim turn in the crash, which sent an Amazon Air Boeing 767 off the runway and into a roadway near the airport.
new video shows the aftermath of the amazon cargo plane crash at miami international airport, where the aircraft came to rest beyond the runway beside rows of vehicles.
Authorities have not yet identified who died or the full toll from the crash ... though the dispatch audio indicates a deceased patient was found beneath the plane’s right wing.
8:40 AM PT -- AEW has released a statement saying ... "All Elite Wrestling is saddened to learn of the passing of Andy Williams, aka The Butcher. A trailblazing musician with ETID and Atomic Rule, Williams made a successful transition into the world of professional wrestling and was incredibly respected by his peers both in and out of the ring. Our condolences go out to Williams’ family, friends and fans."
8:31 AM PT -- TMZ has obtained dispatch audio from Andy 'The Butcher' Williams'mid-match collapse.
Andy Williams -- a former AEW wrestler known as "The Butcher," died Saturday after experiencing a medical emergency during a tag team match in Pennsylvania, according to authorities.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office tells TMZ ... Williams passed away Saturday night following his health crisis at Mr. Small's Theater in Millvale, PA. The Butcher and his partner, The Blade, were battling TME during the Enjoy Wrestling event, leading to its prompt cancellation.
A rep for Enjoy Wrestling posted a statement on X, saying that Andy collapsed at the end of his match, and doctors rushed to his aid, giving him CPR before an ambulance arrived to take him to the hospital. The rep also said everyone was sent home, while thanking all the people who gave assistance to Andy.
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship boss David Feldman says Fenway Park was a grand slam ... and now he's going after another iconic baseball stadium!
The founder and president of the bare-knuckle boxing promotion joined Babcock this week and raved about the "unbelievable" event.
"We had fireworks inside the ring and we literally had fireworks in the stadium. It was just an incredible, incredible experience. To understand where we’ve come from with one fight and four people in attendance to then an ice-skating rink in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to now Fenway Park, I mean really truly it’s just it’s incredible and I’m real happy for everybody on my team"
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So, lots to celebrate, but Feldman says they aren't just sitting back chillin' ... they're capitalizing on the momentum they've created.
Ex-"Wheel of Fortune" announcer Jim Thornton worried someone saw him in an online chat for pedophiles ... at least according to a photo taken moments after a flight attendant confronted him.
TMZ obtained the pic taken back in May by a passenger seated near Thornton on an American Airlines flight. The passenger grew concerned after seeing chatroom messages on Thornton's laptop about "cute boys" and a "hot little girl" at a restaurant ... so she reported it to a flight attendant.
In the new photo, Jim is on his phone reading the results of a Google A.I. search shortly after the flight attendant -- who'd spoken to the concerned passenger -- forced him to close his laptop.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z are celebrating in London ... with the superstar couple spotted arriving at one of their favorite private members’ clubs for Beyoncé’s birthday festivities.
The couple was seen arriving separately Saturday night, just minutes apart, at Harry’s Bar in Mayfair ... where Beyoncé’s 45th birthday bash was being held.
Beyoncé appeared to be in great spirits as she stepped out in a sexy brown-and-pink mini dress, smiling as she strutted her way into the exclusive London club.
Dispatch audio from an incident involving Andy Williams, the pro wrestler known as The Butcher, reveals a male wrestler "hit his head" during a match ... listen to the frantic response.
In one dispatch call, obtained by TMZ, an emergency operator reports a wrestler was injured during a match at Mr. Smalls Funhouse Theatre in Millvale and had hit his head on a ring post.
A second call to the same venue requested “emergent lifting assistance,” with the dispatcher noting police and EMS were already on scene.
O.J. Simpson's controversial prank show was supposed to be a joke ... but production wasn't funny -- in fact, his costar says he got really angry at one point.
Investigation Discovery is releasing a new docuseries titled "O.J. Unseen: Exploitation of Evil" this week ... which chronicles the making of "Juiced" -- a pay-per-view prank program released in 2006.
If you haven't seen it... O.J. pretends to try and sell a white Bronco at a car lot, dresses up as an Elvis impersonator, and pretends to have an affair with a man's GF -- basically, a typical prank show of the era. However, one skit seemingly went awry ... with some actual tension bursting to the surface.
Check out this teaser from the doc ... which featured Todd Lewis -- the director and producer of the ill-fated project -- with whom O.J. gets into an argument.
Ryan Garcia has a word of caution for women on social media ... beware of boxers!
The WBC welterweight champ chopped it up with TMZ Sports this week at an open workout for his huge upcoming fight with Conor Benn ... and we had to ask King Ry about the biggest scandal in sports -- Daejon Love.
The fugazi Niner seemingly had no problem finding his alleged victims -- he's accused of defrauding 26 women out of $1.3 million -- but Garcia says it's even easier to pretend to be a fighter because "anybody can say they're a boxer."
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says her fertility journey isn't just about her ... it's also about being a resource for women going through the same struggle.
A Montana bear is apparently graduating from picnic basket theft to grand theft auto ... opening up a car door and jumping inside in a shocking new video.
We've obtained an exclusive clip of this grisly grizzly walking right up a driveway in Whitefish, MT, Friday night around 9 PM local time ... strutting up to the door and letting himself inside.
It's hard to tell exactly what this wild criminal is up to ... but he rattled around in the car for a while -- before heading on his merry beary way. In his defense, maybe he thought it was his Su-bear-u.
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Jack Doherty was arrested in Florida after cops say he got into a physical dispute with a woman inside a residence ... TMZ has learned.
A spokesperson for the Fort Lauderdale Police Department tells TMZ ... cops responded to a residence just before noon Friday and determined Jack and a female victim had gotten into a physical altercation.
The woman was not injured, law enforcement tells us.
Aubrey Plaza has sold the Los Angeles home she shared with her late husband, filmmaker Jeff Baena ... TMZ has learned.
Property records obtained by TMZ show the property closed Friday for $4.375 million, meaning Aubrey sold it for less than the $4.7 million she and Jeff paid in October 2022.
The sale comes as Aubrey starts a new chapter with actor Christopher Abbott. Sources with direct knowledge previously told TMZ the couple welcomed their first child together, a baby girl, in late July. Aubrey was recently seen holding the newborn in New York City after attending Christopher's final performance in "Death of a Salesman."
D4vd apparently made a pen pal while behind bars ... one whom it appears he initially agreed to help bail out -- before backing out of his promise.
We've obtained letters D4vd sent to a "trustee," an incarcerated person who works inside the prison, who worked at a jail in Los Angeles. This trustee met D4vd while serving food in the joint ... becoming friendly before D4vd started writing him letters. We're told they would mail out the letters even though they were in the same facility.
You can read the letters for yourself ... they are religious in tone with D4vd writing that he's putting his faith in God and telling a fellow inmate to do the same.
