Feuds

Paris Jackson slammed the two executors running Michael Jackson’s estate and trashed some of the production decisions behind the upcoming biopic in the process … but a lawyer for the estate scoffed at her complaints and called them “without merit.”

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Paris has been fighting with John Branca and John McClain -- the principal figures managing MJ’s estate since the pop star died in 2009 -- over financial matters ... and now she's blasting them over the upcoming biopic Michael.

Paris has spoken out about the film in the past, and it seems she is not over her gripes with it. MJ’s daughter says she wishes those involved in the film well, but “that does not change potential concerns” she has with the estate’s involvement. She claims Branca used his position as producer to cast A-list actor Miles Teller to play himself, but questioned the move, saying it's "unclear how this peculiar and presumably costly casting decision will result in commensurate box office receipts."

She also says Branca’s lack of experience producing' films “may be the root of reports that the estate has had to fund tens of millions of dollars in reshoots after the terms of a well-known settlement agreement prevented the production from using substantial amounts of footage already shot.” Paris said she was concerned it was a “botched production on a” 3.5-hour biopic “which the estate has reportedly invested at least some, if not all of the $150 million budget, is troubling, to say the least.”

Emotions have been running high in the civil trial brought by the Ohio sheriff's deputies who raided Afroman's home back in 2022.

On Monday, sheriff's deputy Lisa Phillips broke down in tears while being shown a music video Afroman made titled "Licc'em Low Lisa" ... that appears to feature an actor portraying the officer simulating oral sex on another woman.

In courtroom footage, Lisa is seen visibly crying while the 13-minute video played. Afroman's lawyer had objected to playing the video, but the judge ultimately allowed it.

The court also played Afroman's 2022 music video "Why You Disconnecting My Video Camera," where he raps "Lieutenant Licc'em Low Lisa ate my ex-wife just like pizza" as home security footage seems to show Lisa walking through his house during the raid.

8:51 AM PT -- White House Spokesman Davis Ingle tells TMZ ... “President Trump is right. Gavin Newscum is the worst governor in America, and he also may be the dumbest.”

Jennifer Newsom is going full scorched earth on President Donald Trump after he came for her husband, the governor of California ... declaring she’s not letting a dig about dyslexia slide.

In a fiery IG video Monday, Jennifer shut it down fast, saying learning differences don’t define someone’s potential, but mocking them sure says a lot about you ... calling Trump’s comments offensive and ignorant.

Jennifer doubled down, pointing out people with learning challenges work twice as hard to prove themselves -- then flipped it, saying the one who’s actually unfit is Trump … and rattles off a list of facts about him she says prove it.

Ray J says he’s ready to bring out a major witness in his ongoing war with Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner over the infamous sex tape ... and it’s someone who he claims would know exactly what went down.

The singer's lawyer, Howard King, tells TMZ ... if Kim or Kris continue denying they worked with Vivid Entertainment boss Steve Hirsch to release the tape, King's team is prepared to call Hirsch himself to testify.

TMZ broke the story ... both Kim and Kris filed sworn declarations this week saying they did not mastermind a plan to shoot, sell and release the tape, "Kim Kardashian Superstar."

Those statements were made under oath, King claims the mother-daughter duo flat-out lied.

The Department of War has a bone to pick with how the media’s covering the U.S. conflict with Iran ... and Pete Hegseth let it fly during a Pentagon press briefing.

Speaking Friday, the Secretary of War accused some reporters of missing the point ... adding he knows how the game works -- since the former Fox News anchor used to be in the business -- saying headlines are often written with misleading intention.

Singer-songwriter Labrinth had fans wondering what's up after he slammed "Euphoria" in a defiant social media post last night ... announcing he's done with "this industry" entirely.

The "Still Don't Know My Name" singer -- real name Timothy Lee McKenzie -- took to Instagram in a fiery post Thursday night ... announcing he is "DONE WITH THIS INDUSTRY" followed by "F*** COLUMBIA" -- presumably about Columbia Records -- and "DOUBLE F*** EUPHORIA" ... ending his context-less statement with "IM OUT" .... "THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT X"

Paris Jackson is giving an update on her back-and-forth with Colman Domingo over the "Michael" biopic ... and it sounds like the two cleared the air after some crossed wires.

A few months after Paris firmly denied Colman’s claim that she was involved in the film, she detailed him reaching out to her ... explaining at the Vanity Fair Vanities Party Wednesday, she sent him a voice memo letting him know everything was cool, and that she respects him as an artist.

Paris also told "Entertainment Tonight" she appreciated the sentiment behind his message, adding there had clearly been a lot of miscommunication and things getting twisted along the way.

A story going around that a recent picture taken on the set of "Euphoria" was missing Sydney Sweeney over an alleged feud with Zendaya ... but TMZ is told that's BS.

A production source with direct knowledge tells TMZ ... a BTS video and snap of Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Alexa Demie and Maude Apatow posing while they goofed around happened while SS was off shooting a scene of the series.

And that's it ... her absence had nothing to do with an alleged feud between the two superstar actresses, or that Z didn't want to be near SS ... and, again, it was not a promotional photo, strictly behind the scenes action.

While Donald Trump initially blamed Iran for an attack on an Iranian elementary school last month, evidence appears to be mounting that the school may have been inadvertently hit by a U.S. missile during a strike targeting an adjacent naval base.

The New York Times reports that Iranian state media claims to have found remnants of an American Tomahawk cruise missile near the ruins of the February 28 strike, which reportedly killed 175 people who were mostly children.

The NYT says they analyzed photos of the recovered missile's parts and determined it to bear the markings of an American missile.

Singer Chappell Roan has absolutely had enough of the paparazzi … turning the camera on her pursuers as she went out to dinner Sunday night, with a crowd of photogs trailing her in Paris, France.

In a video taken on the sidewalk, the pop sensation whipped out her phone and narrated her situation … she'd just gotten out of a van when she was swarmed by a shouting crowd of photographers and autograph hounds.

Kelsea Ballerini's got the ex-factor! Her ex-boyfriend, actor Chase Stokes, is ex-changing words with Kelsea's ex-husband, Morgan Evans ... all over some comments Morgan made about their divorce.

So, this is apparently what started it ... Morgan said he was surprised when he found out Kelsea wanted a split during an interview on Bobby Bones' podcast, 'The BobbyCast.'

Chase took issue with Morgan's first public comments about the divorce, commenting, "This is about the most pathetic excuse of masculinity I've ever seen. Get a f***ing life," under a clip from the podcast.

Justin Bieber was clearly not in the mood for a photo op Friday night.

The singer was photographed leaving Sushi Park in West Hollywood with wife Hailey Bieber after a late-night dinner ... but things got tense the second they hit the garage to leave.

As the couple exited the celeb hotspot and made their way downstairs, paparazzi were already waiting by their car. Video shows Justin appearing visibly annoyed as he climbed into a waiting black vehicle.

Tony! Toni! Toné! singer  D'Wayne Wiggins’ family is involved in a bitter war over his 6-figure estate nearly a year after his death ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, D'Wayne’s daughter, Ilahn Wiggins, claimed the late singer-songwriter and guitarist left behind an estate worth around $700K after his death last year.

Ilahn said she has 2 brothers, and her dad got married to a new wife named Dori Wiggins months before D'Wayne's death.

James G. Robinson -- the longtime film producer movie buffs might remember for his public feud with Lindsay Lohan -- has died, TMZ has learned.

We're told Robinson passed away "peacefully" on February 15.

Robinson broke into the movie business in the mid-1980s after proudly serving in the United States Army and having great success in the automobile industry. He produced numerous films -- many of them comedies -- over the next four decades through his company Morgan Creek Entertainment, which he cofounded with Joe Roth.

Daryl Hannah isn’t biting her tongue -- the icon is torching her portrayal in "Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette," saying the version of her on screen is not even a remotely accurate portrayal of her real life.

In a New York Times essay, Daryl went scorched earth on Ryan Murphy’s "tragedy-exploiting" series ... blasting the decision to depict her, via Dree Hemingway, as "irritating, self-absorbed, whiny and inappropriate" and also painting her as the clingy obstacle standing in the way of John's future with Carolyn.

Gavin Newsom is pouring one out for Kristi Noem ... trolling the outgoing Homeland Security Secretary over her firing.

The California Governor gave a nod to Noem's ouster Thursday with a social media post ... an "In Memoriam" of sorts for Noem's short stint as President Trump's DHS Secretary.

Newsom's post features a slideshow of Noem photos playing to a version of Sarah McLachlan's famous song, "I Will Remember You." It says "IN MEMORIAM KRISTI NOEM 2025 - 2026" and later "IT WAS THE BEST WORST OF TIMES."