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Aaron Rodgers has shared exactly how his watershed reconciliation with younger brother Jordan Rodgers went down ... and it wasn't without its difficult moments.

The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback told his teammate Cam Heyward on the "Not Just Football" podcast that he met up with Jordan after reuniting with his estranged parents, Ed and Darla Rodgers, in his hometown of Chico, California, back in April.

Aaron said ... "A couple weeks after that, [I] went out to Nashville, met up with my older brother, and a couple weeks after that, met up with my little brother.”

The Ohio lawyer convicted of attempted murder after he was caught on camera trying to shoot his ex-wife in a restaurant allegedly lied and said he was a police officer in order to secure a firearm ... TMZ has learned.

We obtained court docs filed by prosecutors in the case against Matthew Exton, which lay out a history of criminal issues.

In the docs, prosecutors point to a police report from 2024 when Matthew allegedly represented himself as a law enforcement official to buy a new firearm.

They also say there are voicemail messages he left in April 2024, threatening to kill the victims in this matter, a postcard sent to the victim, texts from him threatening to kill the victims, and a Ring camera video where they say he loses his "composure."

Brian McKnight's ex-wife says there's no way he can sue her for defamation ... because he destroyed his own public image long before she talked about his relationship with their son.

Julie McKnight responded to Brian's lawsuit earlier this month ... filing an answer full of affirmative defenses.

The first of these defenses hinges upon what she says is "pre-existing self-inflicted reputational damage" ... basically, Julie says Brian was already known publicly as a terrible father -- so her own comments to that effect couldn't have caused any more damage to his reputation.

Bryan Kohberger's family has his back as the convicted killer wages a legal battle to withdraw his guilty plea in a quadruple murder.

Kohberger's family attorney, Jason Goldman, tells TMZ ... Bryan has the support of several members of his family, including his parents and sisters, with whom he's been in contact from prison.

As you know, Kohberger cut a 2025 plea deal with prosecutors in which he copped to the murders of 4 University of Idaho students. In 2022, the killer broke into an off-campus home, where most of the victims lived, and fatally stabbed them as they slept in the wee hours. Because he confessed and agreed to a life sentence, prosecutors took the death penalty off the table.

NBA star Tyler Herro and his baby mama, Katya Henry, stopped living together more than a year before filing dueling legal actions over custody ... according to court docs obtained by TMZ Sports.

Katya filed legal docs that appear to show she moved out of Tyler's 8-bedroom, 9-bathroom, 9,019-square-foot mansion in Miami in February 2025 ... long before they started duking it out in court.

The docs note Katya and their two kids moved into a 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom, 2,844-square-foot pad just miles away from Tyler ... after living with Tyler from September 2021 to January 2025.

Lindsay Clancy looks like she has a real shot at freedom after her murder trial ended in a mistrial ... and if that happens, she'd probably be thrilled to do what Rachel Danis is doing here ... shopping for groceries.

TMZ obtained photos of Patrick Clancy's new wife perusing a Whole Foods in Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday ... the first time we've seen her in public since the shocking end to Lindsay's trial in Massachusetts.

It looks like Rachel just got done with a workout or a run ... and she's fueling up.

President Donald Trump's nephew says he doesn't believe the stories his uncle is telling ahead of 9/11's 25th anniversary ... insisting Trump never sent workers to help in the aftermath of the attack and that his U.S. steel story is a total fabrication.

Fred Trump took to social media on Tuesday to address claims President Trump has pushed in the days before September 11 ... starting with his assertion that he sent many workers to help at Ground Zero after the attack.

Fred says the claim that President Trump brought workers to help at the site "so offends me that I need to speak out." He denies the idea that President Trump was building a skyscraper in Manhattan at the time -- the Trump World Tower opened months before the attack.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner's widow, Tenisha Warner, is taking shots at the late actor's mom, Pamela Warner, as they continue to duke it out over his estate ... and she's got a bone to pick over a real estate transaction.

According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ, Tenisha insists Malcolm never meant to purposely leave Tenisha or their daughter MacKenzie out of the family trust.

Tenisha claims Malcolm intended to leave his family's California home to Tenisha and MacKenzie, but says his mother Pamela instead sold the home and put the cash in the trust.

Elon Musk's first wife, Justine Wilson, says their marriage was super toxic ... she claims he made her feel "insignificant" throughout their relationship -- as if she was just his employee!

Justine said in the new "Musk" documentary ... "I learned the term 'gaslighting' through my relationship with Elon."

Elon's first wife -- who welcomed six kids with the Tesla CEO, including daughter Nevada, who died from SIDS at 10 weeks -- claimed that he told her, "I am the alpha in this relationship," as they danced at their wedding.

She added ... "He was constantly remarking on the ways he found me lacking."

Dolly Parton's sister Stella Parton says some of her relatives were caught off guard by her death ... because not everyone in the family knew she had cancer.

Stella told "CBS Mornings" in an interview with Gayle King airing Thursday ... "She didn’t want a lot of the family worried about it. Some of us knew, the ones that were closer, but not every relative." 

The 77-year-old made a good point ... the legendary singer just "did not want people sad."

This isn't the first time Dolly's sister has set the record straight on the music icon's death.

Elon Musk is calling BS on Ashley St. Clair ... telling TMZ she was never offered the $40 million NDA she claims she rejected ... and he says it's just the latest web of lies she's spinning.

The Tesla CEO responded Wednesday directly to our X post about Ashley's NDA rejection allegation ... telling us, "She was never offered that and has a history of making false claims."

As we reported, Ashley said she turned down the alleged eight-figure deal because she didn't want to give up her ability to speak publicly about their relationship ... passing on big bucks to preserve her right to participate in the documentary "Musk."

An Ohio lawyer tried to gun down his ex-wife in a crowded restaurant ... but prosecutors say his plan fell apart because he forgot one pretty important step -- taking the safety off.

Matthew Exton walked into Sabira in Toledo in April 2025, allegedly sent a drink to his ex-wife's table and spit toward her family before leaving ... only to come back with a gun.

Prosecutors say Exton marched straight toward the table and tried to fire a bullet at his ex-wife, but the gun didn't go off because the safety was still on ... and the entire interaction was captured on video.

One of the two pilots involved in Sunday's deadly Amazon cargo plane crash reportedly said his career was over just moments after the disaster that killed 5 people.

The National Transportation Safety Board identified the two pilots of the cargo jet as Felipe Silva Molina and Joseph Carroll, both of whom escaped the crash with just minor injuries.

As you know, the plane -- traveling from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Florida -- overshot the runway at Miami International Airport, plowing into vehicles on a roadway nearby. Five people were killed, and five others were injured. 

Police launched a desperate search for an American family after their small plane apparently crashed off the coast of the Bahamas ... and officials say two grandparents and their two grandchildren were on board.

In a statement, the Royal Bahamas Police Force said a PA-34 Piper five-seater aircraft with four people aboard took off from Great Harbour Cay late Monday morning en route to Opa-locka, Florida, and apparently crashed about 45 minutes later off the coast of Red Bays, North Andros in the Bahamas.

It's unclear what caused the plane to plummet.

The RBPF also said air traffic control lost contact with the plane about 13 miles west of Andros Island, noting that bad weather had prevented them from searching for the family for a period of time.

Celeste Rivas Hernandez's family is remembering her on what would have been her 16th birthday ... sharing an emotional message about the daughter and sister they say they will never stop missing.

The family tells TMZ, through their attorney Patrick Steinfeld, "Today we are experiencing so many emotions" ... describing how they're praying and singing "Happy Birthday" while reliving unforgettable memories of Celeste.

Erika Kirk is opening up about the devastating hours after her husband, Charlie Kirk, was shot and killed ... sharing heartbreaking details as the one-year anniversary of his death approaches.

In a New York Times opinion essay published Monday, Erika says the day after Charlie's death felt like a "fever dream" as she returned home to Phoenix from Utah. When she arrived, their children ran into her arms, unaware of where she'd been or what had happened.

Inside the house, the reality began to sink in. She says she sat on the couch where Charlie had watched the Cubs with their kids just two nights earlier and felt a wave of grief hit her.