Celebrity Health

Mitch McConnell's proof of life photo was supposed to silence the internet ... instead, it poured gasoline on the fire ... and lots of folks still aren't buying it.

After weeks of wild rumors claiming the longtime Senator was brain-dead, secretly dead, or otherwise being hidden from the public ... and an image his office released Sunday meant to reassure everyone McConnell was fine instead sparked a fresh conspiracy all its own -- with countless people insisting it was either A.I.-generated, photoshopped or recycled from years ago.

Internet sleuths are pointing out all sorts of strange things going on in the image, particularly around McConnell's hand holding the Sunday sports page of the Washington Post.

Looksmaxxer Connor Murphy was injecting liquid gold into his body before his death, which may have led to some sort of psychosis ... at least according to his longtime friend.

Connor's former roommate and close friend Tony Huge tellz TMZ ... while he saw some benefits to Connor injecting liquid gold into his blood stream, he warned him about the practice.

Tony tells us Connor used gold to enhance the color of his skin and to create "superhuman" traits ... and he did see a huge change in him -- he was bolder, more courageous and had elevated energy.

Still, Tony says he warned Connor he should cool it with the amount of gold he was injecting ... worried about the unknown consequences of having the precious metal -- sometimes bought right from jewelry shops in Thailand -- in his body.

As a friend, Tony says there was only so much he could say.

Mitch McConnell was seen being loaded on a stretcher into an ambulance after paramedics responded to his Washington, DC home following a report of an unconscious person, according to a new video.

The footage, obtained by CNN from McConnell's neighbor, shows Emergency Service workers removing the Kentucky senator from his home on the stretcher and placing him into the back of the ambulance. The officials transporting McConnell did not appear to be moving with urgency.

At the end of the video, you can see a bare foot poking out from underneath what appears to be a blanket, but you never see McConnell's face. 

DJ Khaled is spinning fewer plates of grub these days ... because the famed music producer has dropped some serious weight ... and he's proudly showing off his transformation.

Khaled stepped out Thursday night in New York City for the MCM x DJ Khaled We The Best launch party ... and he looked stylish as ever and shockingly trim.

The "Wild Thoughts" hitmaker has been working to drop those pounds since the beginning of the year ... back in February he said he was shedding weight by golfing and increasing his daily step count to 15,000.

Looks like it's paying off.

Black Sabbath Drummer Bill Ward has announced he's mostly confined to a wheelchair at this point in his life -- but he tells fans he's still one hell of a drummer!

The 87-year-old musician shared the life update on X Wednesday, telling fans they will be seeing him in a wheelchair in public more because although he can walk, he "can’t walk very far without needing to rest."

He explained, "We started using the wheelchair about 18 months ago, mostly in airports. I became 78 years old on May 5th 2026. I was a long distance walker, I’ve walked in many different parts of the world, and I’m still a drummer.  I can still play pretty good for 78 years old."

8:56 AM PT -- Late fitness and "looksmaxxing" influencer Connor Murphy had an eerie final post on YouTube ... uploading a clip days before his death that was captioned "Obituary Pending."

Fitness and "looksmaxxing" influencer Connor Murphy has reportedly died following a drowning incident in Thailand.

The influencer, who boasted 2.6 Million followers between Instagram and YouTube, was reportedly acting erratically when he returned to a luxury residential village by taxi on Tuesday, according to Thai outlet Thai Rath. He then allegedly tried getting into another car, but the driver refused due to his alleged behavior ... leading him to grow agitated and start shouting.

That's when locals called the police, and upon their arrival, Connor reportedly fled through the village and jumped into a lake ... where he swam until he allegedly exhausted himself and drowned.

Meghan McCain wants a "real update" on Senator Mitch McConnell's health ... demanding "some kind of proof of life."

The daughter of late politician John McCain took to X on Tuesday, asking McConnell's staff to share updates about the 84-year-old senator's wellbeing after he was reportedly found unconscious last month and rushed to the hospital.

Meghan says the cone of silence surrounding McConnell is "unseemly, macabre, bad for democracy and quite frankly embarrassing for the country."

Last week, a spokesperson for McConnell told TMZ ... the Senator from Kentucky was improving and was "working closely with his staff on Kentucky and Senate matters while the Senate is out of session."

Lisa Rinna has some breaking news for everybody ... Mitch McConnell is dead.

Mitch is not dead, we think ... but the actress certainly seems to think so if you look at her TikTok post addressing the Senator saying, "They're keeping him alive like 'Weekend at Bernie's.'"

The era of fearing politicians is clearly over ... because Rinna just couldn't stop herself from uploading the brief but brutal clap at the 84-year-old Senator.

Bijou Phillips is out of the woods after a dire health scare ... because she finally got a kidney transplant.

The singer and model posted the positive health update on social media Tuesday ... along with snaps of her beaming in the hospital after the operation, saying her brother donated a kidney and got the ball rolling.

Bijou says her brother's donation sparked a domino effect that led to her finding a "perfect match" for a new kidney.

She explained ... "He saved a life, and the life he saved had a special person donate for them, and then a few weeks later! The voucher program found me a perfect match!"

Marjorie Taylor Greene says hospitalized Senator Mitch McConnell is a "vegetable" ... but a well-known conservative commentator begs to differ, claiming he spoke to McConnell about major political topics.

Scott Jennings -- a contributor to CNN and the Los Angeles Times who worked in President George W. Bush's administration back in the day -- clapped back at MTG in a social media post Tuesday ... claiming they chatted for almost 20 minutes.

Jennings claims he talked to McConnell about Iran, Ukraine, a sexual assault scandal in Maine, the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and more.

Marshawn Kneeland, late Cowboys pass rusher who took his life in November, has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to doctors.

The 24-year-old pass rusher's brain was sent to the center for a posthumous examination after his tragic death from a self-inflicted gunshot wound ... and on Tuesday, doctors at Boston University's CTE Center released their findings, saying Kneeland had Stage 1 CTE.

Stage one is the first stage of the disease, characterized by short-term memory loss, mild aggression and depression, and headaches, according to experts.

Mitch McConnell's health saga is continuing to fuel questions in Washington ... and now, one of the people closest to him has suddenly gone silent online.

Porter McConnell -- the eldest daughter of the former Senate Majority Leader -- appears to have deactivated her X account as speculation about her 84-year-old father's condition continues to swirl. The account had long been active ... with Porter frequently criticizing both her father's politics and the Republican Party.

The move comes as McConnell remains out of public view following the tight-lipped medical emergency that landed him in the hospital last month.

Taylor Frankie Paul has been facing a whirlwind of trouble this year ... and she's now admitting on social media she sought the help of rehabilitation facilities for her own mental health struggles.

TFP put up a post on Sunday on her Instagram story where she goes into detail about how she is handling her mental health, saying she willingly chose to seek help from a facility to help her "reset" and "get away."

This is after Taylor noticed she "needed extra help" ... and it looks like the help got her a 'good antidepressant.'

Kate Middleton is trotting out more photos of her incredible experience climbing three mountain peaks to fight cancer -- and this time she's featuring her royal family.

On Sunday, the Princess of Wales posted a series of Instagram pics showing her with Prince William and their kids, Princess Charlotte and Prince George, after she had finished the National Three Peaks Challenge. Last month, Kate scaled three of the highest mountain peaks in England, Scotland, and Wales -- to raise money for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.

In Sunday's IG post, Kate thanked everyone who supported the charity while noting that she had completed the National Three Peaks Challenge.