George Lopez Falls Ill During NYE Comedy Set ... Walks Off Stage, Ambulance Called
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George Lopez pulled the plug on his New Year's Eve comedy show after becoming ill right in the middle of his set.
The video clip is really short, but you get a sense all is not well. George was performing at the Muckleshoot Casino Resort in Auburn, Washington at around 4 PM when he began struggling.
Eyewitness Sabrina Alvarez tells TMZ George was somewhere between 30 and 45 minutes into his set when he started sweating and asking for water. At first, no one came with a glass, but someone in front finally obliged.
Alvarez says, "You could tell something was wrong, but it was not clear what was wrong."
George said he was sorry, stopped the show and walked off stage.
An ambulance was seen pulling up to the venue, but we don't know if it took George to a hospital.
It is with sincere apologies that we must announce the cancellation of tonight’s 8 pm performance by George Lopez. Please contact your point-of-sale for refund information. pic.twitter.com/jdaIrjhqIA
— Muckleshoot Casino Resort (@Muckleshoot_C) January 1, 2022 @Muckleshoot_C
The Casino then announced the 8 PM show was canceled and rescheduled for March 18.
We reached out to George's reps ... so far, no word back.
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'It's a Wonderful Life' Jeanine Ann Roose Dead at 84 ... Played Little Violet in 'Wonderful Life'
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Jeanine Ann Roose, the little girl featured in the iconic movie, "It's a Wonderful Life," has died ... TMZ has confirmed.
Jeanine passed on New Year's Eve at her home in L.A. We're told she had been battling an illness -- an infection in her abdomen -- for a couple of months and succumbed to it. We're told it was not COVID-related.
Jeanine played Violet Bick, aka Little Violet, in the 1946 film. She once said, "It's A Wonderful Life was the only movie that I was in and it been an amazing lifetime experience to have been in such a collectively meaningful picture."
But, that was about it. Jeanine said her acting career ended when she enrolled at UCLA and decided not to become a performing arts major. She wanted to go into a career that helped others and thought about nursing, but decided instead to become a psychologist and ultimately a Jungian Analyst.
She actually saw a connection between her career choice and "Wonderful Life," saying, "It became clear that my desire was specifically to help others who were struggling with finding meaning in their life -- not unlike Clarence in the movie who helps George see the meaning of his life."
"Wonderful Life" wasn't Jeanine's first gig ... she appeared on "The Jack Benny Show" when she was 8, as Little Alice Harris.
Jeanine married Eugene Richard Auger in 1964. She was surrounded by her loved ones, including son Joe, when she passed.
Jeanine was 84. RIP
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Miley Cyrus Happy Nude Year Everyone!!! Suffers Wardrobe Malfunction, Recovers
Miley Cyrus' wardrobe malfunctioned during her New Year's Eve TV special, but she figured out a way to keep the party going as she regrouped ... but just barely!
She was singing "Party in the U.S.A." when her top was barely hanging on by a thread and she had to clutch it to ward off an FCC disaster. Miley sauntered backstage as the band played on, and then returned in a red jacket.
“Everybody’s definitely looking at me now,” Cyrus said, adding, “I’m still in the most clothes that I’ve ever worn on stage."
You'd think the jacket would solve the problem, but far from it. Later, after "Party," Saweetie joined Miley on stage and the unbuttoned jacket almost revealed too much for S&P.
Pete Davidson, Miley's co-host, decided to show some sympathy later in the show by lifting his tee, revealing a nipple ... which the crowd loved!
It was actually a tough night ... some of the musical acts bowed out because of COVID. Miley addressed it at the end of the show, saying, "Tonight's show was all about being flexible, rolling with the punches, and making the best out of even the worst circumstances." She went on ... "Let's bring that into the New Year with us."
Words well spoken.
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Celebrity Workout Bods Guess Whose Gym Selfie!
At the beginning of each year, there is a huge rush of fit fanatics that make a mad dash to the closest gym to begin their New Year's resolutions ... and we've got a little famous fitspiration to get your body moving in the right direction.
These shredded celebs don't really need any new year, new me motivation because it's clear they've been hard at work all year round ... and shared some super hot selfies of their textbook physiques in the gym for the world to gawk at!
The question is ... are you good enough to guess the stars behind the ab-solutely shredded bods.
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Kardashians XMAS Party Small But Super Fancy
Who says you never get dressed up for your family?
The Kardashians had a scaled-back holiday this year -- with Omicron and such -- but it didn't stop them from dressing to the 9's in an impressive show of glitter.
As we reported, Kris Jenner scaled back her XMAS Eve party, and now we have the pics to show it was both elaborate and intimate.
Christmas trappings are everywhere, and the photos show that as life goes on, people blend families in all sorts of ways.
There are photos, of course, of Kim, Khloe, Kourtney and Kendall. But, then there are pics of Travis with his kids and Kourtney with one of her kids (the boys were nowhere to be seen, at least in the pics).
Kim's still deep into Balenciaga. As you know, Kanye inspired it and she connected with it. BTW, Ye wasn't at the party.
There was even a Santa present ... Kourtney nuzzled up to Mr. Claus.
Looks like a fun night. Who needs a crowd?
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Jeff Lewis Daughter Rejected from Private School ... After Superspreader Party
Jeff Lewis may be rethinking his comments about his holiday party, because a remark he made about COVID may have gotten his daughter rejected from private school.
Jeff said his 5-year-old daughter, Monroe, was just given the thumb's down from a private school, and he insinuated it's because he posted that he had a holiday party at the home of Lea Black. Jeff insisted they took precautions and made sure everyone was vaccinated, but he says in the days that followed, he, along with co-host Megan Weaver, his assistant Shane Douglas, "Shahs of Sunset" star Mercedes Javid Feight, actress Monika Casey and boyfriend Scott Anderson all tested positive for COVID.
And, then Jeff said, "That was an epic party. It was so worth almost dying for."
Jeff said Tuesday on his radio show that he was "exaggerating" when he said the party was "worth almost dying for."
He went on ... "If someone said to me, 'You're going to go to this crazy party, you're going to get wasted, s***faced, you're going to have crazy, drunken sex, whatever. You're going to go, but you're gonna get COVID. It's going to be light symptoms. It's going to be runny nose, achy, you're going to stay home for five days …' — I would still go to that party, yes."
And then he said, "But if someone said, 'Look, you're going to get COVID, and you're going to have these chills for 24 hours, you're not going to get warm, you're going to have a 104-degree fever, you're going to be delusional, whatever …' — no, I'm not going to go to that party. So, that's what I meant."
But still, he made light of his prognosis ... "There were a few days I thought were my last, so I did open up a few nice bottles of wine."
Jeff now says he and Gage Edward, his ex and also the father of Monroe, believe 4 or 5 other private schools may reject their daughter because of the post.
As for the first rejection, Jeff said, "... they got back to us right away. They said, 'We know who you are. We know who Monroe is and... we are not interested in Monroe.' That's what they said."
He blasted the school, saying, "She's a f***ing angel," why would you deny her? She has so much to offer to that school."
Monroe was actually kicked out of the Montessori preschool back in 2019, after parents started complaining that Jeff dragged the school on his radio show.
One thing's for sure ... people clearly still listen to radio.
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New Year's Eve Zac Brown Tests Positive for COVID ... Band Drops Out of CBS Special
COVID is derailing the best-laid plans of New Year's Eve ... because some big bands have just pulled the plug.
CBS's "New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash" will air minus the Zac Brown Band, because Zac tested positive.
Sam Hunt and Elle King have also pulled out, citing COVID-19 protocols, organizers told The Tennessean.
— Zac Brown Band (@zacbrownband) December 30, 2021 @zacbrownband
As for Zac, he said, "To Our Fans, We are deeply disappointed to share that Zac Brown Band will no longer be performing at Nashville's Big Bash tomorrow night on CBS," adding, "Despite taking precautions, I've tested positive for COVID-19."
Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton and countless other country stars are still scheduled to perform and keep the good vibes rolling into 2022!
A bunch of NYE events have been either scaled back or canceled. Times Square will not be packed, although thousands will still attend. And some countries, like New Zealand, have 86'd fireworks shows for light shows. It's already January 1st in New Zealand ... it wasn't as awesome as fireworks, but it was still impressive.
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NFL's Robby Anderson Surprises Fiancée For X-Mas Custom G-Wagon In Glass Box!!!
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Move over, Santa ... Robby Anderson is now the king of Christmas -- at least this year -- 'cause the Carolina Panthers star surprised his fiancée with a custom, 2021 G-Wagon for the holiday!
The NFL player had the awesome Dreamworks Motorsports ride delivered over the weekend -- and it arrived in style, coming inside of a glass box.
And, check out video of the surprise, Anderson's fiancée, Sade, was so blown away by the present ... she fell to the ground!!!
"Oh my God!" she screamed over and over again.
Anderson eventually got her up and took her to the Mercedes -- which came with a bow and completely tricked out.
TMZ Sports has learned ... Anderson had the vehicle covered in custom satin black with custom pink accents.
"THANK YOU HUSBAAAAND OMFG 😭😭😭," Sade said on her social media page after getting the car. "………….THIS CAN’T BE REAL, THIS IS MY ULTIMATE DREAAAAM CAR YALL!! 🥺 wow I love you!!!!!"
No word on how much the car cost -- but don't worry, Anderson can afford it ... he just signed a two-year, $29.5 million contract with Carolina this offseason.
As for his relationship with Sade, it's unclear how long they've been dating ... but Anderson just proposed to her a few days before gifting the car.
Talk about a memorable Christmas!
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Joe Francis My Daughters Are Missing ... Mom's Lawyer Denies She's Been Charged
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9:55 AM PT -- The lawyer for Abbey Wilson, Ronald Richards, tells TMZ, his client is not missing, and says she has full, temporary custody of her children. Richards goes on to claim Joe has been physically and verbally abusive to Abbey and has not provided any financial support in more than a year. The lawyer says Abbey has not been charged with kidnapping.
Joe Francis claims his daughters have not been seen in over a week, and now their mother is facing a kidnapping charge south of the border.
According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the girls' mother, Abbey Wilson, has been ignoring court orders to let Joe see their twin daughters and the trio has fallen off the grid.
Remember ... Joe has a huge estate in Mexico and his daughters were born back in 2014 near Puerto Vallarta.
In the docs, Joe claims he was supposed to have the girls on Christmas but the mother never showed up with them on his doorstep ... and the kids haven't been seen in 10 days.
According to the docs, Abbey is also accused of family violence ... and authorities have been unable to serve her with legal papers as they can't find her ... because she hasn't been living at her listed address for at least 6 months.
In the docs, Joe claims Abbey and the kids are actually living with another man.
Our sources tell us Abbey is being charged with kidnapping, and an amber alert is about to be issued.
It's a lot of family drama ... especially around the holidays.
Originally Published -- 12/29 1:00 AM PT
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Shaq Raises $2 Million For Charity ... With NFT Sale
The Big Diesel is officially The Big Generous now ... 'cause Shaquille O'Neal just raised $2 MILLION for charity -- all by selling some unique NFTs of himself.
The NBA legend, along with NFT platform Notables, dropped the collection of the digital images earlier this month ... and TMZ Sports has learned they all sold out on Monday.
In total, they brought in a small fortune -- which Shaq and his camp say is all going toward The Shaquille O'Neal Foundation, which helps underserved youth in America.
The NFTs were pretty awesome -- each one featured unique depictions of The Big Aristotle ... showing the former Lakers superstar in different costumes with funny facial expressions.
Some had him in Lakers-colored gear, while others had him wearing a Magic-themed uniform. Some even showed him with donuts, pizza and Christmas lights.
Shaq's team says they're all "1-of-1 unique digital collectibles" -- and the hope is they continue to bring in money for charity going forward.
#Awesome
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Bebe Rexha Struggling Over Weight Gain
Bebe Rexha opened up about her struggle with weight over the holidays, and she's clearly having a hard time, but at the same time offering encouragement to others.
The singer said, “So, it is the holidays and I know we’re all supposed to be, like, merry and like, ‘Yay, it’s the holidays. I think I am the heaviest I have ever been. I weighed myself just now and I don’t feel comfortable sharing the weight ’cause I feel embarrassed.'”
Rexha then went on to say ... “I just feel disgusting, you know, like in my own body.”
She went on to say ... “I don’t feel good in my skin, and when I don’t feel good, I don’t want to post, and that’s really honestly the reason I haven’t been posting in the last year or so as much as I used to.”
Bebe acknowledged her struggle with body image is from “a place of hurt and confusion.”
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In the past she's celebrated her body image, saying she wanted to normalize women who are not wafer-thin. She's blasted body shamers in the past and proudly posted bikini pics, but she's clearly going through it now.
Bebe offered words of encouragement to others who are struggling, sayinig, "To the person who is feeling down this holiday season, you got this and you will get through. Sending you love."
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Diddy Scrapping NYE Party ... Due To COVID Concerns
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Diddy is doing the responsible thing with his enormous, annual New Year's Eve bash ... he's giving it the ax as the pandemic takes a turn for the worse.
Sources with direct knowledge tell us ... the mogul was planning to throw his annual NYE party in Miami Friday night, for 500 of his closest friends, but earlier this month he decided to cancel the whole thing due to rising COVID cases in Florida and across the nation.
This will be the second year in a row Diddy's NYE bash was put on ice.
Diddy hosted the party yearly before the pandemic hit, and the celebrity guest list was insane as you might imagine, but he also was forced to cancel in 2020, because most people had not yet been vaccinated.
Still, the Omicron variant is coming with a bunch of breakthrough cases for the vaccinated ... so it's the safe play to sideline the NYE soiree again.
The last time Diddy had his NYE party was back in 2019, when a bunch of celebs crammed into Story Nightclub in Miami ... including Fat Joe, Winnie Harlow, Meek Mill, DaBaby and DJ Khaled.
While Diddy does the right thing here, there's still big parties planned for NYE ... as we first told you, Sin City is still set to go buck wild to ring in 2022.
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'Flipping Out' Jeff Lewis I Got Bad Case of COVID at XMAS Party ... But it Was Worth It!!!
Jeff Lewis was in terrible shape after coming down with COVID, saying it spread like crazy at his holiday party, but adding, "That was an epic party. It was so worth almost dying for."
First off ... not a great thing to say because people really are dying. That said, according to Jeff, the party went down December 21st ... it was a Christmas bash he threw for 30 of his employees and others.
Jeff said on his SiriusXM radio show ... a bunch of people, including himself, began testing positive in the days that followed, including his co-host Megan Weaver, his assistant Shane Douglas, "Shahs of Sunset" star Mercedes Javid Feight, actress Monika Casey and his bf Scott Anderson.
Jeff says they took precautions at the party -- held at the L.A. home of Lea Black from "Real Housewives of Miami" fame. He says "People are saying we're reckless and stupid. No we're not, f***ers. We were all vaccinated and we had a nurse there testing all of us before we even went in the door."
And, Jeff went on to say he had a terrible case ... he was delirious with a fever that spiked as high as 104.5. Weaver echoed the pain, saying, "I was in a ball, shaking, chills, body aches, the whole thing."
Lewis says things turned around after a doctor came to his home and gave him monoclonal antibody therapy. He says things turned around in 12 hours.
He says his 4-year-old daughter, Monroe, is staying with her other dad, Gage Edward.
Glad he's on the rebound.
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Holy Jesus Fight Breaks Out During Sermon!!!
Christmas is about peace on earth, but not necessarily peace in Church, because 2 dudes showed a pastor mid-sermon their hands were up to date.
It went down at the Olivet Baptist Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee Sunday, when suddenly one guy comes up to another sitting in the front row and starts swinging. The guy who was sitting instantly fully engages, and the 2 go off-screen as they continue punching each other.
Bishop Kevin Adams tries in vain to stop the fight, saying, "Stop it, Marcus. Marcus, come on." It's unclear how long the fight went on, because someone pulled the plug on the Church's live stream.
The Bishop said afterward the man in the white t-shirt had just gotten out of rehab and beelined it for the youth pastor, who was sitting in the front row. The Bishop insinuates the man in the t may have relapsed, because he says the guy didn't know where he was.
The Bishop says they were able to calm the man down, and he broke down in tears. The Bishop says the man said he's going back to rehab, and the church is fully supporting him.
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Studs In The Sheets Don't Sleep On 'Em!
If what they say is true and sleep is the best medicine ... then these Hollywood hunks are here to cure whatever ales you!
A kingsize list of dreamy celebs like Tahj Mowry, Kevin McHale, Mark Ronson, Tyler Oakley ... and many more ... have been taking to their Instagram accounts to share some nearly-nude selfies in the sheets while they get a full dose of beauty rest.
Give yourself a pinch because these men in the prone position will have you feeling like you're living in a daydream!
... But whatever you do ... don't sleep on these pictures.
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'Die Hard' Is It a Christmas Movie Or Not?!? Bruce Willis' Mom Weighs In
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There's been a long, raging debate over whether the 1980s classic action flick "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie ... and Bruce Willis' mother is picking sides.
The debate has the potential to blow families apart this holiday season ... and even the TMZ office is split down the middle on "Die Hard" as an Xmas classic ... so to get to the bottom of this we went to Bruce's mom ... because mothers are never wrong, right?!?
Bruce's mom, Marlene, tells TMZ ... "Die Hard" is NOT a Christmas movie.
Her reasoning ... "Die Hard" is a movie set at Christmas time, but that's not an essential element of the flick. Seems the apple didn't fall far from the tree, because Bruce does not believe it's a Christmas movie either.
Still not convinced?!?
Well, one high-ranking TMZ staffer lays it out like this ... if you take "Die Hard" and move the setting to another time in the year, say Easter or Mother's Day or heck, even Halloween, the movie still works just the same.
It's an interesting point, but we still gotta ask ...