Health

Erik Menendez doesn't sound like he's getting the prison furlough he was hoping for ... because he's back behind bars after painful kidney stones sent him to the hospital.

Erik's daughter, Talia, shared an update on social media ... saying, "My dad is out of the hospital and back at the prison, preparing for our upcoming parole hearing."

We broke the story ... Erik left his state prison in San Diego last month and went to a hospital to undergo several surgeries to remove kidney stones.

Jessie J was hospitalized over the weekend just six weeks after undergoing breast cancer surgery.

The singer, who had a mastectomy and breast reconstruction following an early-stage cancer diagnosis in April, says she returned to the hospital unexpectedly after experiencing symptoms that initially pointed to a possible blood clot in her lung.

"Six weeks post surgery and I was back in the same ward I was after my surgery," she wrote Sunday alongside a photo of a tube in her arm. "Not expected or planned."

Justin Jedlica -- aka the Human Ken Doll -- is all in for celebs finally owning up to their plastic surgery ... mockingly adding they sure as hell aren’t fooling anyone anyway!

TMZ caught up with the surgically snatched influencer himself -- and Justin tells us it’s about time celebs like Kylie Jenner & Kristin Cavallari are finally spilling on their nip-tucks... 'cause LBR, everyone’s known they’ve been under the knife for years.

Catch the full clip -- Justin says it's been frustrating that celebs' faces and bodies have clearly transformed over time, yet they kept pushing the whole natural narrative -- until now.

Any talk about Serena Williams' body transformation is going in one ear and out the other ... 'cause the tennis legend tells TMZ Sports she's feeling like a million bucks!!

Williams, 43, has been sharing photos of her new slimmed-down physique on social media over the past few months ... which sparked plenty of reactions -- both positive and negative.

Williams doesn't seem to care one bit either way ... as she brushed off the critics outside Hotel Fouquet in New York City this week.

Stevie Nicks fans with 'Dreams' of seeing her soon are just going to have to wait ... 'cause a broken shoulder has caused her to push her scheduled tour dates.

The singer-songwriter announced the news on Instagram Friday ... letting her fans know that she fractured her shoulder and needs to push her August and September dates to the late fall and early winter.

The tour will kick back off with a few shows that weren't postponed, starting on October 1 ... and, all previously sold tickets will be honored at the new dates, which will begin October 28.

Monday night was a real pain in the boob for Nikki Bella ... 'cause she says one of her breast implants got stuck in her ribs after a recent in-ring showdown!!

Nikki opened up on the boob mishap in a convo with her sister on their "The Nikki & Brie Show" ... saying it happened on "Monday Night RAW" this past week during her 8-woman tag team match.

"Piper's elbow drop? Yeah, put the implants right into the ribs," she said. "It's been hard to laugh and cough, but it's okay, we're gonna get it fixed one day."

Roger Goodell provided a positive health update on the NFL employee who was shot in Monday's mass shooting in New York City, saying the young man is in stable condition and is showing signs of improvement.

The NFL Commissioner gave his first interview since the tragedy with NBC's Mike Tirico, days after Shane Tamura gunned down four people at 345 Park Avenue, where the NFL's headquarters are located.

NFL employee Craig Clementi was shot in the back during the attack ... and has been recovering at a local hospital. Goodell said he visited CC in the hospital on Wednesday.

Brett Favre says he was floored when Deion Sanders revealed this week he battled bladder cancer ... but the legendary quarterback tells TMZ Sports he's grateful Coach Prime's "prognosis looks good."

At a press conference on Monday, Sanders announced he had his bladder removed after doctors found a malignant tumor on it. Fortunately, his medical team said they caught everything in time, and the Colorado head coach is now cancer-free.

Favre -- who played with Sanders in the NFL for one season in Atlanta -- said the whole ordeal "totally shocked" him, though he couldn't have been happier to hear his old friend is going to be OK.

Jax Taylor says it's bittersweet to end his time working at Jax's in Studio City ... 'cause he doesn't completely want to give it up -- but, he has to for his mental health.

We caught up with the reality television star while workers were literally taking his name off the establishment ... and, we asked him about how he feels to be giving the place up.

Jax says they had a great run ... but, he ultimately thinks he can't get to where he wants to go and hold on to the bar -- though he says he may want to host a few events there in the future when he does get his mind right, since his business partner Leo plans to keep the bar open ... under a new name.

Hulk Hogan's official cause of death has been revealed ... and it was a heart attack.

Records from the Pinellas County Forensic Science Center show the 71-year-old Hall of Famer died from acute myocardial infarction, according to the NY Post.

The condition is commonly known as a heart attack.

Justin Timberlake is opening up about his health issues ... recently revealing he has Lyme disease.

The singer-songwriter shared the news on Instagram Thursday morning in a heartfelt Instagram post ... reflecting on the past two years -- both the fun, gratifying times and the physically demanding, grueling times too.

He then says he's been diagnosed with Lyme disease -- a bacterial infection spread to humans by ticks. It's unclear how serious it is ... but, Timberlake says he wants to shed some light on his difficulties, though he adds he's not looking for sympathy.

Horrifying video shows the moment an amusement park ride snaps in two, sending riders crashing to the ground ... leaving dozens licking their wounds.

Footage out of Saudi Arabia captures the whole incident involving a carnival ride called 360 Degrees ... riders are strapped in chairs on the revolving ride, and they swing up and down -- until chaos hits.

The ride's central pole breaks in half like a twig -- gravity takes over and the revolving platform comes hurtling down ... and the impact sends debris and broken ride parts flying through the air.

Dr. Bennet Omalu, the physician credited with discovering CTE, is breaking down claims made by the mass shooter in NYC ... after the killer claimed he had the neurodegenerative disease after playing high school football.

"You can develop CTE from playing football at all levels. The greater the number of years you play, the greater the cumulative risk exposure. CTE has been diagnosed in people who played football at all levels. However, playing high-school football does not automatically equate to CTE," Dr. Omalu told TMZ Sports on Tuesday.

For those unfamiliar with the name, Omalu was at the forefront of bringing CTE to the public's awareness, a movement that even made its way to Hollywood. Will Smith played the forensic pathologist in the film "Concussion."

Brandi Glanville’s finally getting answers -- after months of her face doing a disappearing act, the mystery’s starting to clear up.

In an X post Tuesday, Brandi Glanville thanked Dr. Michael R. Scoma -- an infectious disease doc -- for stepping in to help crack the case, saying it’s finally making her excited to live life again.

Brandi added that while she’s still getting to the bottom of her face mystery, she’s also on a mission to fix her teeth, gain 10 pounds, and make out with a hot guy or girl -- priorities in order!

The assault and battery charge against "Empire" star Bryshere Gray has been dismissed ... TMZ has learned.

The Chesapeake General District Court confirms Dustin "Chosen" Wilkins -- Bryshere's friend -- asked the court to dismiss the misdemeanor charge filed against the actor last month in Chesapeake, Virginia ... and the judge went ahead and did so Wednesday morning.

A rep for Bryshere says Chosen was motivated to drop the charge after the actor's sister, Brianna, intervened.

We reported it first -- Bryshere was put behind bars after his friend and collaborator filed a criminal complaint against Bryshere, claiming the actor physically attacked him at a Homewood Suites hotel. A warrant was issued for his arrest ... and Bryshere turned himself in on June 15.

Doctors in Russia showed a steady hand as their operating room shook when a massive earthquake rocked the area ... calmly continuing a surgical operation amid the chaos.

Video shows a patient going under the knife Wednesday as an 8.8-magnitude quake hits ... gurneys, monitors and stools start rocking and shaking, but medics spring into action and hold on to their patient for dear life.

The good docs keep the patient steady as the quake jolts the room ... with one doc deftly moving a stool out of the way as some equipment crashes to the floor.