Celebrity Health

James Talarico's campaign took an unprecedented step to prove he didn't spend the week in a mental health facility in Ohio ... by giving the media screenshots of a video that they say show he was at home in Texas.

Here's the deal ... Talarico's opponent in the Texas Senate race, Ken Paxton, and many conservative social media users have recently been calling BS on Talarico's claims that he has been stuck in bed with a bad case of the flu after he recently vanished from the campaign trail.

Using tenuous evidence -- including an unsubstantiated audio clip and a flight tracker of a private jet flying from Texas to Ohio, which doesn't seem to have any link to Talarico -- rumors swirled that Talarico was actually in a full-blown mental health breakdown in Ohio.

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller amplified the claims as well ... but now Talarico is pushing back. with the help of a major media outlet.

10/14/2026 8 AM PT -- TMZ has learned Diddy busted his head during a fight with another famous inmate.

Diddy was transported out of federal prison early Saturday morning for a medical emergency ... TMZ has learned.

Sources at FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey tell us ... Diddy left the prison grounds early Saturday morning to get treatment for a head injury. Presumably, he was taken to a nearby hospital, but we haven't confirmed that.

We're told the ambulance pulled out of Fort Dix around 1 AM ... but, apparently, the injury was not life-threatening, because our sources say he was conscious and speaking when he was taken back to the prison before sunrise Saturday.

It's still unclear how Diddy hurt his head.

Joe Manganiello is sidestepping the narcissist allegations, encouraging people to read his book instead of feeding into social media speculation.

Gayle King was interviewing Joe on "CBS Mornings" when she asked the actor point-blank about Sofía Vergara's son, Manolo, posting to Instagram implying Joe's a narcissist.

What's interesting is Joe doesn't deny being a narcissist ... simply says that's "not what the book is about."

John Stamos is sharing a heartbreaking health update about his longtime friend and Beach Boys bandmate Mike Love ... revealing the music legend is battling serious health issues, but refusing to step away from the stage.

The "Full House" star opened up in an emotional Instagram post Sunday, saying he's heading to Nashville to perform with Love at the Ryman Auditorium ... and isn't sure what the future holds for his friend.

Stamos says doctors, family and friends have urged Love to focus on his health, but the 85-year-old isn't having it ... insisting he needs his band, fans and friends around him.

Pope Leo XIV is facing a health scare ... revealing doctors found a growth on his lung, and he'll be going under the knife in the coming days.

The 71-year-old pontiff shared the news Sunday with thousands of Catholics gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, explaining the nodule was discovered during a recent medical examination.

The good news? Leo says doctors caught it "at a very early stage" and the growth is localized ... but they still believe surgery is the best course of action.

Sofía Vergara might be taking a subtle dig at her ex-husband, Joe Manganiello, with her social media activity ... sharing a post about narcissistic men after he trashed her in his new memoir.

Here's the deal ... Sofia's son -- Manolo -- initially shared the post on his social media, which explains the difference between good guys and narcissists.

Among the attributes listed ... good guys apologize, set boundaries, and tell the truth. On the flip side, narcissists gaslight, lie, and "act like Peter Pan."

Legendary rock band Journey had to hit the pause button on their Oklahoma concert Thursday night -- after their drummer suffered a medical scare onstage and was rushed to the hospital.

Deen Castronovo fell ill two songs into their set at BOK Center in Tulsa, stopping the show in its tracks during their 2026 "Final Frontier" tour.

Shortly after Castronovo left the stage, keyboardist Jonathan Cain walked up to the microphone and told the packed crowd that Deen had a medical emergency.

John Paris has entered rehabilitation after spending more than two months in a San Francisco hospital following a serious medical emergency ... and the band’s twice-postponed concert with Lionel Richie has now been canceled.

According to a GoFundMe, the Earth, Wind & Fire drummer suffered a spinal cord injury and recently left the hospital to begin the next phase of his recovery. His family says he faces a long road toward regaining his independence and returning home.

Paris and his wife, musician Kathy Merrick, are also dealing with significant financial strain ... as they did not have medical insurance when the emergency happened. Friends have organized a GoFundMe campaign to help with his medical and living expenses, raising nearly $98K toward a $100K goal.

Joe Manganiello says he had an extra accessory when he was getting fitted for his Deathstroke costume ... the ostomy bag from his near-fatal health battle.

Joe mentioned the ostomy bag while recalling the stressful fitting for the since-shelved Batman movie Ben Affleck offered him a role in.

In an excerpt from his upcoming memoir, "Bloodlines," obtained by The Hollywood Reporter ... Joe says he stopped eating the afternoon before to make sure the bag was empty.

Joe wrote ... "I had to be absolutely sure nothing would come out in the bag while I wore the suit because under that degree of compression it would probably explode."

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's move to Canada took a toll on him ... with the Duke of Sussex admitting he felt depressed after landing in the Great White North.

Harry opened up about his mental state during a MasterClass he gave on grief ... in which he said he felt he went through an adrenaline crash after the move.

He says he was living in a stressful environment before he moved to Canada in 2019 with Meghan and their son, Prince Archie ... and when the stress was gone, he crashed.

Joe Manganiello is opening up about his near-fatal health battle ... and he says Sofía Vergara was the opposite of supportive when he was going through a rough time.

In his memoir, 'Bloodlines,' Joe claims his ex-wife refused to hug him and even made fun of his puppy while he was fighting a mysterious autoimmune condition.

Joe says their marriage had "become devoid of any emotionality whatsoever" during his health crisis ... according to excerpts obtained by PEOPLE.

Josh Hartnett says a terrible bout of food poisoning made it almost impossible for him to walk ... and it struck at the most inopportune time, because he was filming "Verity."

During a press tour for the new movie, Josh's costar Anne Hathaway recalled his crappy health issue as "so much worse" than projectile vomiting.

Josh says he couldn't walk for 10 days because his muscles were so cramped from all the vomiting and dehydration ... which made filming the flick all the more difficult.

Police in Los Angeles went to Hayden Panettiere's condo for a welfare check just one week before she died in South Carolina from an accidental drug overdose ... TMZ has confirmed.

Law enforcement tells TMZ ... on August 9 around 10 PM, cops responded to a West Hollywood condo for a welfare check.

Our sources say someone called police saying they were concerned the individual was not answering their phone.

Ray J was rushed to the hospital Thursday after suffering a medical emergency in the middle of a live stream ... and it sounds like there was a problem with his heart.

Ray was streaming from Fab Factory when he started having health issues, prompting someone to call the fire department and an ambulance.

His mother was also on the stream with him.

Video from the stream shows paramedics tending to Ray as he lies shirtless with medical equipment attached to his chest.

Bruce Willis shared a loving moment with his daughter, Tallulah Willis, in a new snap she shared to social media ... a rare glimpse of the actor amid his ongoing health battle.

Tallulah shared the pic Monday on Instagram ... Bruce is sitting in a chair, and she's standing next to him, leaning down and planting a kiss on the top of his head.

Bruce's eyes are closed in the pic ... but he has a smile on his face. Tallulah captioned the photo, "so cute! 😚😚."

"Saved By The Bell" star Dennis Haskins was battling Parkinson's disease for years before his death ... and he tried to keep it all a secret, TMZ has learned.

Dennis' ex-wife, Sarah Quinones, tells TMZ ... the actor -- who famously played Principal Richard Belding on "Saved by the Bell" -- stayed private about his health struggles in recent years, cutting off communication with his closest confidantes.

We're told Dennis ended up in an assisted living facility -- and multiple sources tell us he was suffering from Parkinson's disease. His official cause and manner of death have not been disclosed.

Quinones tells us ... Dennis didn't want anyone to know that he was suffering from his illnesses, so he wouldn't return phone calls and text messages from Quinones and his friends, who were asking him how he was doing.