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Roger Waters might be rock royalty ... but he's definitely not a friend of Ozzy Osbourne's family, who slammed the Pink Floyd bassist in the newest episode of "The Osbournes Podcast," released Wednesday.

The surviving members of the family made no secret of their dislike for Waters during the podcast -- the first released since Ozzy's death in July -- and Ozzy's widow Sharon broached the topic by calling Waters "one of the most sick individuals" she'd met in years.

The put-downs from Sharon and her children, Jack and Kelly, grew harsher and harsher, and plenty of four-letter words were used as they slammed Waters.

Cleto Escobedo III had one of those careers not too many people get to enjoy -- because he worked alongside one of his childhood friends, Jimmy Kimmel, for many years.

However, the musician's stint as the late-night show host's bandleader came to an abrupt end in 2025 when he unexpectedly died.

We're going to take a look back at the saxophone player's history with Kimmel and see how his career in showbiz played out.

Escobedo was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. His father was a saxophone player who worked at Caesar's Palace as a busboy.

Escobedo and Kimmel -- who moved with his parents from Brooklyn, New York, to Las Vegas at an early age -- met when the comedian's family settled across the street from his future bandleader.

The pair grew incredibly close over the years, and Kimmel described their close connection as a "lifetime of friendship."

The musician started playing saxophone at an early age, and he later attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, although he ended up focusing on his musical career, according to The New York Times.

Escobedo started his career by playing gigs at various venues on the Las Vegas Strip before he was asked to join Paula Abdul's touring band in 1990.

He eventually landed a record deal with Virgin Records, and he also toured with artists like Marc Anthony and Luis Miguel.

Escobedo was touring with Anthony when Kimmel asked him to serve as his band leader, and the comedian had to take ABC's higher-ups to see his childhood friend play live to convince them of his musical chops.

Escobedo served as Kimmel's band leader for over two decades, and he invited his father to join his band.

Kimmel announced Escobedo's death in a post on his Instagram account in November 2025.

Details about the exact cause of the saxophone player's death were not immediately released.

Kimmel paid a lengthy tribute to Escobedo during his show on November 11th, and he became visibly emotional.

Representative Lauren Boebert is one of four Republicans demanding the Dept. of Justice release the Epstein Files ... and it's apparently ruffled a few feathers with the higher-ups in Donald Trump's administration.

The Colorado Congresswoman met with Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche at the White House Wednesday morning, according to ABC News.

The meeting was reportedly organized in an effort to convince Boebert to remove her name from a House of Representatives discharge petition pushing for the release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender who killed himself in jail in 2019.

Boebert's one of just four House Republicans who've signed the petition -- which has the full support of House Democrats -- the others are Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massie, and Nancy Mace.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told The Hill the Boebert meeting was set up to ensure transparency between the Trump administration and Congress.

Michael Duarte had a promising career as a food influencer ... but it all came to an abrupt end with his death in November 2025.

What's even more concerning is the violent way the social media star died, which stood in contrast to the platform he'd built.

We're going to take a look into Duarte's professional and personal backgrounds ... and see what led up to his shocking death.

President Donald Trump is big on hospitality ... because he sprayed down Syria's president with his own cologne during a White House visit Monday.

Trump was hosting Ahmed al-Sharaa in the Oval Office and insisted on showing off his Victory 47 cologne during the meeting ... by spraying it on himself, al-Sharaa, and a translator, as seen in a video released on Wednesday.

Trump then gifted the bottle of cologne -- which retails for a cool $249, according to Trump's fragrances website -- to al-Sharaa, and told Syria's president there was another bottle of the stuff for his wife (there's also a women's perfume with the same name).

POTUS then asked al-Sharaa about how many wives he had, and when he replied he only has one wife, Trump slapped him on the shoulder and quipped, "With you guys, I never know."

Al-Sharaa appeared to take the comment in stride, and Trump made a reference to the remark later in their conversation, stating al-Sharaa only had one wife "right now."

FYI ... Trump dropped Victory 47 fragrances for both men and women earlier this year, and he wrote the scents are "all about Winning, Strength, and Success" in a Truth Social announcement.

Kai Trump might be feeling the nerves ahead of her first LPGA tournament ... but she's got some major supporters backing her up ahead of her big tee-off.

The social media star -- who's going to compete at The Annika at Pelican Golf Club near Tampa, Florida this week -- told reporters she'd received advice about handling pressure from golf legend Tiger Woods ... and her grandfather Donald, who's a diehard golfer.

Kai said Tiger -- who as you may recall has won several major championships -- advised her to "go with the flow" and try to have fun during The Annika ... hey, if it's coming from one of the GOATs, it's gotta be solid advice.

She also said her grandfather told her to try to keep the nerves away and maintain her composure on the green during the pro-am tournament.

Kai said she'd teed off with the president on multiple occasions ... but she was cagey when she was asked if she'd ever beaten him on the green.

Kai's going to have some stiff competition at The Annika, as pro golfer Nelly Korda and Indiana Fever basketball star Caitlin Clark are also set to tee off at the event.

Arizona's Congressional Representative-Elect Adelita Grijalva has traveled a long road to the House of Representatives ... and she's looking to confront the guy she holds responsible for her delayed swearing-in ceremony.

Grijalva won a special election to send her to the House in September ... but her formal swearing-in ceremony was indefinitely delayed, as the House has been out of session since September 19th.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has so far delayed swearing in Grijalva. She was elected on September 23 ... the House has been out of session since Sept. 19, and Johnson has kept it shuttered through the length of the government shutdown, which began on October 1. There's no requirement for the House to be out of session during a shutdown ... in fact, it's historically unprecedented.

The Senate agreed to a budget resolution this week, sending the bill back to the House for passage, which will then go to President Trump to sign ... which will finally the end the shutdown. Grijalva is set to be sworn in Wednesday so the House can vote on the resolution.

Grijalva told CNN she's planning to confront Johnson at her swearing-in ceremony ... she said she wouldn't be able to "move on" from the whole thing without asking him about the delay. She's called the delay "unconstitutional" and "illegal."

There were plenty of big names at Kris Jenner's 70th birthday party this past Saturday -- do the names Oprah Winfrey or Mark Zuckerberg ring any bells? -- but the party had an unlikely guest in the form of her plastic surgeon, Dr. Steven Levine, reports Page Six.

What's more is a snap featuring Dr. Levine was included in a set of photos from the party Kris shared on her Instagram account on Monday, and he seemed pretty stoked to have been invited to the blowout bash.

Dr. Levine and Kris had first been linked back in May, when the matriarch of the Kardashian family's fans began noticing her looks had been updated ... tastefully, of course.

It looks like wedding bells are in Brittany Snow's future ... because she's engaged to Hunter Moreno!

A source spoke to Us Weekly on Tuesday and confirmed the big news about the actress, although they didn't provide any specifics about when or where the photographer popped the big question.

Rumors about an engagement began to swirl earlier this month when a clip showing Snow having a conversation with her "The Beast In Me" costar Claire Danes, who apparently asked Snow about her engagement, was shared by Deuxmoi.

Snow and Moreno were reportedly first linked in October 2024, although they've largely kept their relationship out of the public eye.

They did show a little bit of public affection by liking each other's Instagram posts throughout their time as boyfriend and girlfriend ... hey, it counts these days!

It's also worth mentioning Moreno was Snow's first partner following her divorce from Tyler Stanaland, who she started dating in 2018.

Donald Trump's granted clemency to a lot of people during his first and second terms in office ... and one ex-drug dealer he freed back in prison.

Jonathan Braun was handed a sentence of 27 months in prison on Monday after he violated the terms set out in his 2021 presidential pardon by committing a new set of crimes, reports the New York Post.

Braun groped his child's nanny in February ... the nanny dialed into Braun's sentencing by phone and had prosecutors read her victim impact statement, in which she wrote his actions left her with "lasting trust issues."

Critics aren't the only ones trashing Sydney Sweeney's new movie "Christy" ... actress Ruby Rose just shared her thoughts about the flick, and they aren't positive.

Ruby posted a message on her Threads account about the maligned movie on Monday ... she said the flick's original script was "life changing."

Ruby claimed she was attached to play "Cherry" -- unclear if she meant to refer to Christy Martin, the subject of the film, or whether there was another role that didn't make it the final cut -- and wrote that much of the feature's cast members are gay.

Sydney ended up in the starring role, and Ruby lashed out at the "Euphoria" star. Ruby indicated the LGBTQ+ community is not a fan of "someone who hates them, parading around pretending to be us" ... writing "You’re a cretin and you ruined the film. Period. Christy deserved better."

"Christy" had one of the worst opening weekends for a major motion picture, taking in an underwhelming $1.3 million, according to Variety.

Allison Mack's finally opened up about her time with NXIVM, and she's not looking at her past actions in a favorable light.

The former actress detailed her time with the cult in a new seven-part podcast series called "Allison After NXIVM" -- which was released in full on Monday -- and she was open about the regret she feels. She pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges in 2019 and served time in prison.

The podcast's first episode kicked off with Allison recalling what happened on the day she was sentenced to three years in prison, and she spoke about how she didn't "see myself as innocent," and feels guilty about the pain she put her family through.

A North Carolina-based influencer learned about how rough breakups can be on Monday when she was ordered to pay $1.75 million -- after being found liable for ruining a marriage.

Brenay Kennard, who's got 3 million followers on TikTok and another 274,000 on Instagram, had been accused of having an affair with her manager, Tim Montague ... which apparently broke up his marriage with his now-estranged wife, Akira, reports WRAL-TV.

Akira -- who married Tim in 2018 and has two kids with him -- brought a civil lawsuit against Brenay after Tim started seeing the influencer. Akira claimed their affair caused plenty of anguish in her personal life and negatively impacted her family dynamic.

Brenay was found liable for criminal conversation -- which carries a penalty of $250,000 -- and alienation of affection, which came with a tab of $1.5 million.

FYI ... North Carolina's alienation of affection law allows estranged spouses to sue the individual they blame for breaking up their marriage. It's one of the few states with this kind of law.

Akira's lawyer, Robonetta Jones, issued a statement after the verdict, saying her client had "received justice" with the verdict.

Jenna Jameson established her name in the adult-film industry ... but those days are far behind her, as she showed her dedication to religion in a video she posted on Sunday.

The former porn star pulled out a cross necklace in the clip, mouthing she'd be "switching sides" ... ostensibly from her wild past to her apparent religion-centered present.

She writes she's been baptized and wants to help her followers "find Jesus" ... after years of being known for her "body and sin."

Kim Davis has found herself at the center of some high-profile political situations ... one of which ended up reaffirming a monumental right of LGBTQ folks across the nation.

The former Kentucky county clerk was involved with a case that almost made it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. We're going to take a look into Davis' background and see what happened with one of her appeals filed several years after the case involving her was decided.

Davis was born in Morehead, Kentucky, and she's spent much of her life in Rowan County, Kentucky, where she formerly served as a county clerk.

Davis' mother served as Rowan County's county clerk for 37 years, and Kim worked for her mother for 27 years, according to CNN.

Kim has been married a total of four times. She remarried her second husband, whom she divorced in 2006, in 2009, according to Newsweek. She had two children during her first marriage, and she had two more kids out of wedlock.

Kim is a steadfast Christian -- she took up the faith in 2011 after her dying mother-in-law asked her to start attending church, reports NBC News.

Davis first encountered controversy in 2015, when she refused to issue a marriage license to a gay couple, stating her religious beliefs prevented her from doing so ... despite the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage and made state bans unconstitutional earlier that year.

Davis was arrested for contempt of court for refusing to issue licenses months after Obergefell was decided, and she spent five days in jail. The couple in question sued Davis.

She was subsequently ordered to pay just over $360,000 in legal fees and damages to the couple, according to The Guardian.

Davis appealed a loss to the couple ... and lost her appeal to 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in March this year. She then petitioned the Supreme Court to take up the case, NBC News reports. She claimed the Obergefell decision is "legal fiction," according to ABC News.

Nancy Pelosi's leaving behind a sizable political legacy, and her daughter Christine's following in her mom's footsteps -- because Christine just announced she's running for California State Senate.

Christine announced the big news in a video on her social media accounts Monday. She said she's fighting for various causes, including women's rights and protecting immigrant communities.

Christine said as "our freedoms are under attack" ... "we speak up, we fight back and we organize power for the people" if she's elected, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.