Kim Kardashian hooked up a ton of L.A. firefighters with amazing tickets to the best concert of the year, and almost all of them were formerly incarcerated.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Kim K dished out for 90 floor seats for firefighting personnel. We're told 70 individuals went to the Intuit Dome, enjoying acts like Billie Eilish, Jelly Roll and Olivia Rodrigo -- while 20 others went to the Kia Forum to see Green Day, No Doubt, Joni Mitchell and more.
Most of the firefighters in attendance came through the Ventura Training Center, a unique firefighting training and reentry program for previously incarcerated individuals.
Blake Lively doesn't want Justin Baldoni's lawyer to take her deposition, but she won't say why not ... so says the lawyer himself.
Bryan Freedman -- the attorney representing the actor in a series of different lawsuits -- and his law firm have submitted a letter to the judge ... claiming Lively and her legal team don't want Freedman to take her deposition in her lawsuit against Baldoni.
Freedman and his associates claim they object to him taking the deposition because of "unspecified statements" he's made about her in the past. Freedman's team then claims Lively's side didn't elaborate on their grounds for objection.
2/1 -- 6/33 AM PT -- Finesse2tymes’ attorney Carl A. Moore tells TMZ … the rapper “did not threaten the complainant in any way. We are confident this matter will be resolved justly once the state of Texas applies the applicable law to the facts.”
Rapper Finesse2tymes has a warrant out for his arrest ... over claims he made terroristic threats against a woman with ties to his former child protégé, King.
According to court records, obtained by TMZ ... back in October, police were called to the Will Clayton Parkway neighborhood in Humble, TX ... where a woman accused Finesse2tymes and his brother of verbally threatening her outside a local smoke shop.
Jets fans are going to love this ... one of Aaron Glenn's former players tells TMZ SportsNew York's new head coach is going to have them winning games in no time!!
Lions star cornerback Amik Robertson raved over Glenn in a sit-down with us this week ... just days after the former Detroit defensive coordinator accepted the gig in the Big Apple.
Robertson told us Glenn was actually the reason he came to the Motor City from the Raiders this past offseason ... and he gushed over the way the 52-year-old allowed him to blossom this year.
We're learning more about the sudden death of comedian Ken Flores, who died at age 28 in his L.A. home Wednesday ... he had been dealing with heart issues, and tragically, he had been actively trying to get healthy before he died.
Law enforcement and sources close to Flores tell TMZ ... Ken had been suffering from congestive heart failure for a long time, and had been in and out of hospitals over the last two years.
Ken had been losing weight and trying to get healthy ... but we're told he had been using oxygen -- and oxygen tanks were found in his residence yesterday.
Famed drummer Travis Barker will take the stage to surprise concertgoers at tonight's FireAid concert to help raise money for victims of the L.A. wildfires ... TMZ has learned.
Sources connected to Blink 182 tell TMZ … in a surprise appearance, Travis will play drums during Jelly Roll's set at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.
We're told ... Blink was one of the first bands to volunteer to participate in the benefit concert, but the group had to pull out because of an issue with one of its members.
Detroit Lions cornerback Amik Robertson says the good, the bad and the ugly of college recruiting is finally coming to light ... and it's all thanks to a new project focusing on what young athletes deal with during a crucial time in their careers.
Robertson makes an appearance in the "Blue Chippers: Next Man Up" sports documentary by Derek and Preston Dark ... which dives into the challenges several Louisiana high school football players face as they plan their college futures.
While the process can seem like a dream to students, Derek explained he wanted to show the truth of it all.
Garcelle Beauvais is standing firm on her "lesbian" comment to Kyle Richards ... even after her costar claimed they've hashed things out.
We caught up with the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star outside LAX, where she confirmed whether she and Kyle had kissed and made up after her now-viral "lesbian" remark on their Bravo hit.
As Garcelle put it ... she was relieved to hear KR say they're "good" now following the reality TV drama ... and reiterated that she never intended to harm Kyle, rather she simply meant to be encouraging.
Sam Hunt's booking photo was just released and the dude looks none too happy to be in police custody -- as fresh details surfaced following his Tennessee arrest.
The country music star posed for this stone-faced mug shot at the Henderson County Sheriff's Office in Lexington, TN, after he was busted for Speeding and Violation of Ignition Interlock Device on January 20.
TMZ obtained a police report with new information about the car stop ... cops say Hunt was behind the wheel of a Ford F250 truck driving over the speed limit as he headed west on Interstate 40 in Henderson County.
A former Black Hawk pilot is dropping a bombshell hypothesis about the Washington, D.C. crash, telling TMZ she believes neither the American Airlines jet nor the chopper would have seen the deadly collision coming.
Elizabeth McCormick, who flew Black Hawks for 8 years in her military career, tells TMZ a mid-air collision is the "least survivable" type of accidents an aircraft can face -- adding she is of the opinion neither pilot would’ve had a clue what was coming until impact -- based on what she has seen in news reports.
Catch the video, 'cause McCormick breaks it down even more. She says it was the chopper's job to move out of the plane's way, but with only 3 military crew members on board to keep lookout and air traffic control not picking up on the warning signs, there was no way they could’ve known what was about to happen.
The Game is calling out Donald Trump ... he says the president needs to visit the site of the Eaton wildfire and talk to victims in Altadena who lost everything.
The Compton rapper tells TMZ Hip Hop ... folks who saw their homes and livelihoods destroyed in the Eaton Fire deserve as much attention and help as those over in the Pacific Palisades.
Spencer Pratt is willing to let go of his 14-year grudge towards Andy Cohen ... but only if the "Watch What Happens Live" host offers up a one-on-one apology to his wife, Heidi Montag.
Spencer tells TMZ ... he and Heidi are both open to an "I'm sorry" message from Andy, but require the Bravo personality to reach out directly to "The Hills" alum ... something he's still yet to do, despite issuing mea culpas on his radio show more than once.
Per Spencer, he's seen Andy's recent apology, where the 'WWHL' star expressed regret over calling Heidi "trash" on TV nearly 15 years earlier ... but noted the contrite update didn't mean a whole lot since AC hadn't "reached out privately."
Tom Sandoval and his model girlfriend Victoria Lee Robinson are pitching in to help animals impacted by the L.A. wildfires ... the couple has taken on an adorable foster dog who they say is preparing them to be future parents!
TMZ interviewed the "Vanderpump Rules" alum and his better half about their work with the L.A. dog shelters that are trying to facilitate adoptions so they can make way for displaced pooches affected by the devastating fires.
Tom and Victoria -- a lifelong animal lover -- tell us their cute 8-week-old canine named Milo might be a handful ... but he's worth the trouble because he's brought them closer together.
Miguel A Núñez Jr. says if 'juwanna' dress in drag for a role as an actor, that's fine by him ... but, he says Black actors who do it are held to an entirely different standard than their white counterparts.
We caught up with the star, who played the title character in the hit 2002 film "Juwanna Mann" -- a man pretending to be a woman to keep playing pro basketball -- and asked him about Martin Lawrence saying he's not above wearing a dress for a role.
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Lawrence said he's comfortable with his manhood, so wearing a dress doesn't bug him ... and, Núñez agrees -- pointing out tons of white actors wear dresses for their roles and they only ever seem to receive praise.
David Benavidez isn't simply gunning to hand undefeated rival boxer David Morrell the first loss of his illustrious career ... he wants to BREAK HIS FACE!
And, that's a quote!
TMZ Sports talked to 28-year-old Benavidez, 29-0 with 24 knockouts, ahead of his highly anticipated Premiere Boxing Championship event scrap with 27-year-old Morell, 11-0 with 9 knockouts, going down February 1 at 8PM ET/5PM PT on Prime Video (you can peep the PPV with or without a Prime membership!)
Jelly Roll may sing the song "Save Me" ... but, Saturday night he's giving back to people who ran headlong into danger to save L.A. amid the recent devastating wildfires -- putting on a benefit concert for first responders and their families ... TMZ has learned.
Multiple sources tell us mass emails have already been sent to several SoCal fire departments and law enforcement agencies -- including the National Guard ... giving them until midnight tonight to request tickets for the once-in-a-lifetime show. To be clear: the show is only for first responders and their guests ... no general admission.
A source with direct knowledge tells TMZ ... the event is not a fundraiser ... Jelly Roll is putting on the concert out of the kindness of his heart to thank all the first responders who've worked tirelessly to battle the deadly wildfires.
The event just went live on Ticketmaster ... offering first responders in L.A. up to four tickets for themselves and friends or family to watch the artist, and his unnamed "friends," perform at the Rose Bowl on Feb 1.
