Katie Zacharia is blaming the media and D.C. politics for her abrupt firing as White House press secretary ... and she says she was "perplexed" when Fox News host Sean Hannity grilled her over her legal credentials.
Talking with Newsmax's Robert Finnerty in her first TV sit-down after getting canned, Katie said ... "The media does not like outsiders and Washington, D.C., does not like outsiders."
She added ... "The media and all of Washington made it very difficult for me to do the job I set out to do."
Alabama DB Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. was kicked off the football team on Tuesday ... just days after he was arrested and charged for allegedly harassing a police officer online.
Kirkpatrick Jr. -- the son of former Crimson Tide first-round pick Dre Kirkpatrick -- was charged with harassing communications and doxing, both misdemeanors.
Bama decided the allegations were too serious for Dre to remain on the roster, so they booted him, the Athletic Director announced in a statement.
"After gathering more information on the situation, Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. will no longer be a part of our program," the AD said. "He did not live up to the standards and expectations that I have set for this team and our players."
Robert Griffin III wants to coach Baylor football ... and the school's only Heisman Trophy winner is already making his pitch, just ONE day after the Bears fired Dave Aranda.
Talk about shooting your shot!
Baylor canned Aranda on Sunday following a second-straight loss, giving the school an early jump on college football's coaching carousel ... and candidates are already lining up.
During an appearance on Monday's Dan Patrick Show, RG3 made it clear he wants in.
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"If Baylor wants to get back to winning and have a university that isn't just respectable on the football field, but the fans can be proud of, they need people who know what it looks like to win at Baylor," Griffin said.
Another blonde bites the dust ... Britt McHenry is OUT at the Trump White House after being caught on video throwing a drink at a fan during a heated altercation at an NBA game.
Britt was forced to resign Thursday from her job as a U.S. State Department press adviser ... according to Page Six.
She was forced out hours after we first published video of Britt throwing a drink at a fan at Wednesday night's Washington Wizards game. Video showed Britt leaving her section to a chorus of boos and blowing kisses.
Katie Zacharia's White House career is apparently over before it even got started ... with President Trump's newest press secretary reportedly getting the boot after a week on the job.
According to The New York Times, Zacharia has been fired after 5 days on the job ... making her stint even shorter than Anthony Scaramucci's infamous 11-day run as White House communications director in 2017 ... even the Mooch lasted longer.
The reported firing comes just minutes after Trump suggested Zacharia might be better off without the job ... telling reporters she'd been treated "very, very badly" by the media and didn't need the headache.
A sheriff's deputy in Texas is now on the unemployment line after getting axed for posting social media photos of herself posing with inmates in jail and flipping off the camera.
Detention Deputy Karla Beltran was fired Monday by the Bexar County Sheriff's Office after the photos surfaced. She started working for the department in July and was canned under the sheriff's "probationary dismissal" policy.
In one photo, Beltran is seen in front of a window raising her middle fingers at the camera ... with female inmates behind her separated by glass. Other photos show Beltran and the prisoners flashing other hand gestures.
Kimberly Guilfoyle may be getting the boot from her cushy gig in Greece ... because President Trump and Marco Rubio are reportedly considering firing her over a growing list of misconduct allegations.
The former Fox News host -- who was once engaged to Donald Trump Jr.and married to Gavin Newsom-- has landed in some serious hot water as U.S. ambassador to Greece, with multiple reports accusing her of questionable behavior.
According to the Associated Press, a senior U.S. official says Trump and Rubio are "extremely pissed off" over the allegations ... and could decide her fate as early as this week.
The fired Portland Trail Blazers announcer is apologizing for the offensive tweets that got him sacked.
Braiden Bell went on X to issue a brief, written apology, saying ... "I am deeply sorry for the language I used on Twitter. These tweets, while wrong, were written by me 14 years ago while I was only 15 years old and have no reflection of who I am today."
He continues ... "I regret this being my first impression to many of you online, but I can take solace in knowing that the people who truly know me understand that this is not the kind of person I am."
The Portland Trail Blazers canned their new play-by-play announcer hours after announcing his hiring ... after a series of racist and sexist tweets from when he was in high school resurfaced.
The NBA franchise fired Braiden Bell over comments he posted on social media in 2012 and 2013 after a local reporter reached out to the team for comment about the posts ... according to KGW8.
Bell has since made his X account private, but not before the outlet took screenshots and reported on his insensitive posts.
Blake Lively is cleaning house after her brutal legal war with Justin Baldoni ... cutting ties with longtime publicist Leslie Sloane after nearly two decades together.
Page Sixreports Blake dropped Sloane -- who had been with her since the "Gossip Girl" days -- months after Blake and Baldoni finally settled their scorched-earth "It Ends With Us" legal war.
Sloane wasn't just watching the legal mess from the sidelines either ... Baldoni's $400 million lawsuit dragged her and her firm, Vision PR, directly into the fight ... accusing them of taking part in a smear campaign against him. Those claims were later dismissed.
Dolly Parton's nephew, who announced her death, has been fired from his longtime role protecting the country legend's properties ... and the abrupt security shake-up is fueling an escalating war over her estate.
TMZ obtained a termination notice sent to Bryan Seaver -- Dolly's nephew and former head of security -- informing him that he and his security companies were immediately dismissed from every Dolly property.
Sources tell TMZ ... the notice landed Wednesday, just as replacement guards descended on Dolly's main home in Nashville. Her museum, downtown residence and warehouse were also taken over by the new security team.
Jim Thornton is being scrubbed from more than just "Wheel of Fortune" ... his alma mater appears to be distancing itself from him as well ... in the wake of his pedo chatroom scandal.
Marshall University appears to have removed multiple references to Thornton from its website ... including webpages celebrating him as its 2026 Spring Commencement speaker and 2025 Homecoming Grand Marshal ... with links now leading to 404 error pages.
A Marshall University spokesperson tells TMZ ... "At this time, Marshall University is aware of the media reports regarding Jim Thornton and is actively monitoring the situation."
The American Airlines passenger who was duct-taped to a chair couldn't get up from his seat, but he could run his mouth ... so he fired off an insult about a dude's junk while immobilized ... and it's all on video.
A new angle from 67-year-old Arthur Layne Lundeen's epic meltdown features him reportedly telling someone else in first class, "You have a little tiny d***."
“You have a little tiny d**k.” The duct taped passenger on AA 618 (DFW–Newark, diverted BWI, 3 Sept) documented case: first class, slurs, hitting people, biting, zip ties then duct tape.. pic.twitter.com/a1Uyhmw8kc@Fahadnaimb
Not super creative ... but this insult is tried and true.
The Tucson real estate agent who allegedly went on a wild tirade aboard an American Airlines flight -- ending with him duct-taped to his seat -- has now lost his job.
The 67-year-old man, identified as Arthur “Layne” Lundeen, was fired by Long Realty following the September 3 incident aboard American Airlines Flight 618 from Dallas-Fort Worth to Newark, according to KVOA.
As TMZ previously reported, Lundeen allegedly became belligerent during the flight, directing racial and anti-gay slurs at passengers and crew before the situation turned physical.
Jim Thornton's Facebook account has gone dark hours after he was fired from "Wheel of Fortune" ... and TMZ has learned the former announcer has also been scrubbed from the game show's social media channels.
Thornton's Facebook page was no longer publicly accessible Friday evening. It was active earlier in the day and featured behind-the-scenes photos and videos of Jim on the popular game show set.
The page also included photos of Jim making school appearances, along with more personal shots of his wife and son.
Timbaland is being dragged to court by a DJ who claims he was fired from the Timbaland and Missy Elliott tour shortly before it was scheduled to start ... and the DJ says he believes nepotism is at play.
TMZ obtained the lawsuit filed by DJ E Feezy against Timbaland and his company, Mosley Touring ... and he claims he was fired to clear the way for Timbaland's son to replace him.
The DJ said he was invited in 2024 to perform as a DJ for the Timbaland/Missy Elliott tour scheduled to take place between July 2024 and August 2024.
