James Comey has turned himself in on Wednesday, after being indicted for allegedly threatening Donald Trump through a photo of seashells.
The former FBI director surrendered himself over to law enforcement before appearing for a brief hearing in Alexandria, Virginia ... and was reportedly in and out of court within 10 minutes.
There were no conditions of release set when Comey left court Wednesday ... and he wasn't asked to enter a plea, reports say.
In fact, his lawyers are reportedly planning to file motions against Trump's Justice Department ... telling the judge the DOJ was selectively and vindictively prosecuting their client.
ICYMI ... Comey posted a pic last year of a series of seashells arranged to read "86 47," implying he wanted to "86" the 47th president.
The DOJ argues this is a threat of violence against DT ... however Merriam-Webster says "86" is a slang term "meaning 'to throw out,' 'to get rid of,' or 'to refuse service to.'"
The ex-FBI boss had deleted the post because he didn't intend to imply he wanted Trump's presidency to come to a violent end ... but was still slapped with an indictment Tuesday that accused him of threatening DT.
This new indictment is Comey's second in 7 months ... and comes after Trump sacked Pam Bondi as attorney general and replaced her with Todd Blanche.
Rumor has it Bondi was ousted because Donald wanted her to be more aggressive in going after his enemies ... and Comey reportedly made that list.
When he was last indicted in September, it was for other charges -- making false statements and obstruction related to oral testimony -- that were ultimately dismissed.
So far, no date's been set for Comey's arraignment ... and it'll be interesting to see if anything sticks this time.
Especially since Matt Gaetz used that same slang when talking about how former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, and former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had all stepped down or been ousted from their positions.
And as far as songs go ... Taylor's not in the Top 20 at all. The Weeknd takes the cake there with "Blinding Lights" going down in history as Spotify's most-streamed song of all time.
Erika Kirk was supposed to join J.D. Vance as he headlined a Turning Point USA event at the University of Georgia Tuesday ... but she backed out last minute after allegedly receiving "very serious threats."
Instead, TPUSA spokesperson Andrew Kolvet sat in for her, explaining to the VP -- and the audience -- why Charlie Kirk's widow didn't show.
Kolvet said ... "Mr. Vice President, I’m on stage here instead of our friend Erika Kirk because unfortunately she has received some very serious threats in her direction."
He added ... "It’s a terrible reflection on the state of reality and the state of the country."
Erika herself acknowledged her absence on X, saying she had been "looking forward" to the event ... but explained, "after all our family has been through, I take my security team’s recommendations extremely seriously."
Candace Owens, however, is not buying it. She accused Erika of backing out due to "bad ticket sales," telling her in a reply ... "Stop. This is exhausting."
Candace continued ... "People don’t believe you and don’t line up for you because you struggle to tell the truth about even the most basic facts. Where is the video of Charlie appointing you as CEO weeks before his death?"
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Candace argued the Secret Service wouldn't have allowed Vance to follow through with the event if there was "a viable threat."
She slammed Erika's "s*** Public Relations team" as the actual threat, saying they "operate under the delusion that they are smarter than the public."
To Candace's point ... there were tons of empty seats at the TPUSA tour stop.
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Multiple videos circulating social media show the arena mostly empty, allegedly just minutes before the VP was supposed to take the stage.
Fans have been starving for an update on the upcoming 'Hunger Games' adaptation ... but the wait is over!
On Monday, Lionsgate dropped the first official trailer for "The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping" ... and they're giving us a taste of the second Quarter Quell.
The film follows Joseph Zada as a young Haymitch Abernathy, who finds himself fighting for his life in the Games.
The teaser feeds fans a first look at the A-listers taking on some of the iconic characters from the famed franchise -- like Ralph Fiennes as President Snow, Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee, Elle Fanning as Effie Trinket, Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman, Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Beetee, and Maya Hawke as Wiress.
It also introduces new characters Maysilee Donner and Drusilla Sickle -- played by Mckenna Grace and Glenn Close.
Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson are set to reprise their roles as Katniss and Peetaand are listed on the film's IMDB page ... but they're not in this first teaser.
'Sunrise on the Reaping' comes out on November 20 ... but check out the star-studded trailer if you can't wait until then!
If you can't get enough of the "Summer House" scandal -- you know, the one where Amanda Batula confirmed she was hooking up with BFF Ciara Miller's ex-boyfriend West Wilson mere months after her separation from Kyle Cooke -- then you're going to love this.
On Tuesday, Bravo dropped a trailer for the "Summer House" spinoff series "In the City," and get this ... there's a shot of West and Amanda hugging.
As they go in for a big embrace, they seem to share some pet names -- Amanda calls West "cutie," and he calls her "Mandy."
No one is safe from Miranda Priestly's shade ... not even Anna Wintour.
The Vogue boss graced the May cover in a joint shoot with Meryl Streep, who was fully in character as the iconic "The Devil Wears Prada" antagonist.
In the issue's cover video, the magazine moguls can't quite place how they know each other ... despite both being famed fashionistas.
They ride the elevator to the top as ABBA's "Dancing Queen" plays in the background -- a nod to Meryl's role in "Mamma Mia" -- while sizing each other up.
BTS hasn't missed a beat -- literally -- dropping the choreo-heavy music video for their song "Hooligan" on Tuesday. RM, Jin, SUGA, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook edgy, all-black fits in the new visual.
It opens in a parking garage -- a nod to their 2017 video for "Not Today" -- and features masked dancers and a girl with a sword as the beat's "goin' hooligan."
BTS has really been hitting the ground running since last month's release of their comeback album "ARIRANG" -- their first since their 2022 hiatus.
Retired Air Force Major General William "Neil" McCasland went missing last month … and his wife thinks his disappearance may have been intentional.
In the newly-released 911 call from his February 27 disappearance -- obtained by Law&Crime Network -- Susan McCasland Wilkerson tells the dispatcher that she has "some indication that he planned not to be found."
She said Neil changed his clothes, turned his phone off and left it behind ... which she noted "seems kind of deliberate, because he's always got his phone."
Taylor Swift fans are crying their eyes violet with tears of joy ... because the pop star just dropped the music video for her song "Elizabeth Taylor."
The surprise visual is comprised of clips ofElizabeth Taylor -- the track's namesake -- from various films she starred in over the course of her illustrious career.
You don't see Taylor's face once ... instead, a compilation of ET's most iconic scenes and dazzling diamonds.
This comes hot on the heels of the trademark suit she's facing from Vegas showgirl Maren Wade -- who's claiming Taylor's "The Life of a Showgirl" album is infringing on her brand, "Confessions of a Showgirl."
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But don't expect Tay to get sued this time -- at the end of the clip, the singer makes sure to credit every film she included, detailing where she got the footage.
She even thanks House of Taylor, which is run by three trustees of Elizabeth's estate and "preserves and sustains Elizabeth Taylor's legacy through content."
The new music video isn't available on YouTube ... just streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music.
According to Billboard, YouTube views haven't counted towards chart placement since January ... which might explain Swift's decision to only release the vid on platforms that do.
It seems someone wanted more than just a piece of that KitKat bar ... because they made off with 12 tons of the chocolate bars, the company confirmed over the weekend.
A Nestle spokesperson joked about the thieves' "exceptional taste" in a statement, saying ... "We’ve always encouraged people to have a break with KITKAT — but it seems thieves have taken the message too literally and made a break with more than 12 tonnes of our chocolate."
KitKat themselves took to Instagram to shed some light on the heist and post an official statement.
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It explained the chocolate was nabbed during a distribution run between their Central Italy factory and the shipment's destination in Poland. KitKat added ... "There are no concerns for consumer safety, and supply is not affected."
HBO Max dropped a new trailer for season 3 of "Euphoria," giving fans a glimpse at Eric Dane's final TV role before he passed.
The actor died last month after battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- more commonly known as ALS.
He had filmed his scenes for the upcoming installment of the HBO hit series prior to his passing ... and the new promo includes the first look at his final TV acting appearance.
In the clip, we see his character -- Cal Jacobs -- reunite with Hunter Schafer's character Jules.
BTS is lighting up the charts like dynamite ... their new album "ARIRANG" went number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and the lead single, "SWIM," topped the Hot 100.
The new album -- the first since the boy band went on hiatus in 2022 -- debuted with 641,000 equivalent album units earned, according to Billboard. The mag says this is the biggest album sales week for a group in over a decade.
In fact, this is the biggest week for an album since Taylor Swift dropped "The Life of a Showgirl" in October, according to the outlet.
Sophie Turnerwon't be raiding any tombs for a little while -- her upcoming "Tomb Raider" series has been halted because the actress is injured.
In a statement to Deadline, an Amazon MGM Studios spokesperson said Sophie recently suffered a "minor injury" saying ... "As a precaution, production has briefly paused to allow her time to recover. We look forward to resuming production as soon as possible."
Sources say the delay is set to last at least two weeks, according to Deadline. Sophie has been doing some of her own stunts while filming the highly anticipated series ... but it's unclear if her injury happened on set or is unrelated.
Kristin Cavallari and Lauren Conrad famously feuded on "Laguna Beach" -- but they've since made peace ... and at a reunion of the reality show's stars, the former classmates talked about where they are now in their relationship.
At a red-carpet event in Santa Monica on Thursday celebrating the upcoming premiere of their new special, KC and LC discussed how they finally squashed their beef ... which MTV cameras first documented over 20 years ago.
LC told People she and her former high school rival actually "have so much in common," saying ... "We've all grown, we're all adults, a lot of us are parents. And I think that as you get older, you're not worried about the small stuff."
Five Guys CEO Jerry Murrell would much rather give workers a big bonus than take a bullet.
He doled out $1.5M in bonuses to his employees after a birthday burger BOGO deal completely backfired ... and seemed to crack a Luigi Mangione joke in the process.
In a phone call with Fortune, he quipped ... "I didn’t want anybody shooting me in the back or anything."
When the promotion launched last month -- in celebration of Five Guys' 40th birthday -- stores were so mobbed, they ran out of food ... which stressed out crews and pissed off customers.
Murrell mused they "really screwed it up," saying ... "We had no idea that we were going to get that kind of response."
He joked he almost used the money to spoil his wife with "a new fur coat," adding ... "I spent it on [the bonus] instead. She still looks at me like I’m stupid."
But jokes aside, he said the decision to give back to his employees was "worth it," noting ... "They worked so hard. They were so overwhelmed."
Murrell ended up sending a $1K bonus check to 1,500 stores. Five Guys ran the promo again -- this time with more prep -- from March 9 to March 12.
Jarvis Butts has reportedly died in prison ... just two weeks after being sentenced for killing 13-year-old Na'Ziyah Harris.
According to Fox 2 Detroit, the Michigan Department of Corrections says Butts died on Thursday at Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center … and his death is being investigated as a suicide. Officials say the staff took “life-saving measures” that were ultimately unsuccessful.
On March 12, Butts pleaded guilty to Na’Ziyah’s murder and was sentenced to 35 to 60 years behind bars -- seen in the video above. During sentencing, the judge said … “Mr. Butts, you’re going to have many years to sit and dwell on your horrible actions.”
