Influencers

An aspiring influencer could be deported after her alleged dine-and-dash stunts at several restaurants in New York City landed her behind bars.

Pei Chung began menacing restaurants in Brooklyn this past October ... her M.O. involved running up a tab with pricey items before complaining she couldn't pay her bill, which resulted in eight arrests, according to the New York Post.

After eating at Mole Mexican Bar and Grill in Williamsburg on Friday, the 34-year-old allegedly refused to pay the bill ... she was arrested for theft of services and was held in jail at Rikers Island on $4,500 bond.

Chung's been hit with an immigration warrant, according to the Department of Corrections' website, and her current immigration status is unknown. She came to the United States on a student visa in 2019 to attend Pratt Institute, where she remained until 2021, and a law enforcement source told the New York Post Chung had overstayed her visa.

Chung often shared posts on Instagram bragging about the meals she was enjoying, and made a habit out of showing off expensive clothing and accessories.

Chung is $40,000 behind on rent on her studio apartment -- monthly rent is $3,350 -- in Williamsburg. She's being evicted ... a judge ordered her to leave by December 1, but she could still be in custody at the end of this month.

She may end up facing a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hearing and the possibility of being deported.

Maria De La Rosa -- also known as DELAROSA -- had a promising singing career lined up, boosted by her solid social media presence. But her plans came to a sudden halt in November 2025 when she was shot to death in Los Angeles.

We're going to take a look into De La Rosa's background and check out the circumstances surrounding her sudden death.

YouTuber Brandon Buckingham is asking fans for financial help because of his health issues ... telling them he's not sure he'll survive, and he worries for his family's future.

The star posted a heartfelt video to social media Saturday ... admitting to fans he hates having to reach out in his way, but -- with a wife and 11-month-old baby relying on him -- he feels he has no choice.

Buckingham explains he was rushed to ICU several days ago after waking up completely deaf with swollen feet and severe pain ... and, reiterating that he was ultimately diagnosed with acute systolic heart failure, kidney failure, and liver failure -- all of which he says doctors haven't been able to stop.

Addison Rae looks like she's a big fan a popular singing competition show ... at least based on what she just wore at the airport.

Check out these images of the "I Got It Bad" singer walking to the curb at LAX on Wednesday ... she's wearing an eye mask.

Addison is an influencer turned Grammy nominee ... so the jokes write themselves, folks ... allow us to introduce "The Masked Singer." 😂

A pair of influencers formerly in a relationship died just hours apart in the Philippines this week.

Gina Lima was found unresponsive in her condo Monday ... she was brought to a hospital in Quezon City by her ex-boyfriend, Ivan Cezar Ronquillo, where she was pronounced dead on arrival, according to the Manila Standard.

"Tablets and marijuana" were later found in the room where she was discovered by Ronquillo.

The 23-year-old actress and social media star sustained what were described as nonfatal external injuries. Lima's cause of death officially remains undetermined, and toxicology tests were in progress.

Flyysoulja's Florida rental home was in dismal condition for weeks before he was detained by authorities for a mental health evaluation earlier this month ... and he left it full of dog feces, and without electricity, his landlord tells TMZ.

Check out our interview with Andy Zamudio, real estate broker of Equity Real Estate and the Island Boys star's landlord ... he tells us he had given Flyy multiple chances to get his place cleaned up after conducting an inspection in September ... during which he discovered several doors punched in, broken glass everywhere, and even garbage overtaking the garage.

Andy also tells us the Homestead house came fully furnished when Flyy -- real name Alex Venegas -- and his girlfriend, KaylaThayla, moved in in 2024 ... and he noticed during the inspection that the $12,000 couch was missing from the living room, along with some ceiling fans.

Girlalala built up a considerable online following throughout her career as an influencer ... which all came to a sudden end in late 2025.

The social media star, who'd carved out a space for herself within the transgender community of South Florida, was shot to death.

We're going to take a look at how Girlalala made a name for herself as an influencer and check out the circumstances surrounding her death.

Trisha Paytas has been living her best life during her Broadway run as Maxine Dean in "Beetlejuice: The Musical" ... but she looks like she had the most fun during her offstage antics with her family!

Sadly, she only has one more week left, but she's snapped enough pics to last a lifetime.

Touring New York can work up quite an appetite ... look at this mound of ice cream fit for an undead queen!

Jack Doherty is spilling on his Miami arrest ... telling TMZ the whole thing was so mind-numbingly boring, he’s actually calling it the worst day of his life.

The embattled influencer tells TMZ it was a brutal slog -- first stuck in a tiny cell with a cop for five hours, then shuffled off for a mugshot and fingerprints ... before spending another 10 hours in a big holding room where he could finally make some calls.

The day didn’t even end there ... the 22-year-old says he got thrown into yet another cell, took a nap, and then got jolted awake by guards who, he claims, were super nice -- even telling him TMZ had already posted his mugshot -- before letting him finally go.

"H3 Podcast" host Hila Klein says she's dealing with all sorts of vile threats simply for being Jewish ... and she says someone even sent her two human skulls in the mail!!!

The cohost of the comedy podcast tells TMZ ... she fears for her safety after two human skulls showed up at her office, and cops were called to her home over bogus claims that her children were living in filth.

We obtained photos of the human skulls sent to Hila and her husband, Ethan Klein, and it's pretty eerie.

Jack Doherty is out of jail and on TMZ ... or rather, TMZ is on him ... cause he wore a t-shirt with our logo over his mugshot in a new video.

Just after posting bail last night, the content creator took straight to TikTok to document his return home, saying, "I'm about to take my first shower since getting out. Jail is so freaking dirty, I didn't want to take a shower in there."

In another video, the 22-year-old boasted about posting his reported $3,500 bail as soon as his bail was available ... "I got out in under 24 hours."

As we reported, Jack was arrested in the Miami area outside a smoke shop and booked into Florida's Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center just before 9 AM on 3 charges -- possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, and resisting arrest.

Famous YouTuber and content creator Jack Doherty has been arrested in the Miami area, TMZ can confirm.

He was cuffed by Miami Beach Police outside a smoke shop and booked into Florida's Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center just before 9 AM on 3 charges -- possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and resisting arrest.

Specifically, cops say he was in possession of Amphetamine -- a medication used to manage ADHD and narcolepsy -- and less than 20 grams of weed.

Video of his arrest shows him arguing with police.

Jack Doherty was more worried about his bling than he was about heading down to the local jail ... begging cops to let him give his watch to a friend while they were slapping cuffs on him.

We've obtained footage from Jack's Saturday morning arrest ... and it kicks off with Doherty stopping next to a police car and getting searched in the middle of the street.

His friends are filming the interaction ... but they're quickly moved aside by cops who tell them they can step onto the curb or step into a pair of handcuffs just like Doherty. Unsurprisingly, they all choose the sidewalk.

Island Boys' Flyysoulja clashed with reality star Tony Alejandro in Florida Thursday night ... leading to a violent confrontation caught on video.

Check out the clip ... which opens with Tony following Flyy while the two are beefing ... Tony catches up to Flyy and shoves him with force. Clearly, Tony is pissed -- cursing at the streaming star as his pals tell him to knock it off.

Tony tells TMZ it all went down near Moxies in Miami after he approached Flyy -- one half of the Island Boys duo, with his brother Kodiyakredd. Tony -- who has appeared in "Battle Camp" and "The Mole" on Netflix -- says he loudly called Flyy and others "NPCs" -- Non-Player Characters, a Gen Z insult referring to someone as "bot."

WhistlinDiesel -- a YouTuber with more than 10 million followers -- has been arrested for tax evasion ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the star -- whose real name is Cody Detwiler -- was arrested Wednesday afternoon and booked into Williamson County Jail in Franklin, Tennessee. He bonded out of jail later in the day.

According to the indictment, obtained by TMZ, WhistlinDiesel is facing two felony counts of tax evasion related to the sales tax owed on a 2020 Ferrari F8 Tributo, apparently purchased in January 2023.

Diana Arêas -- a bodybuilder and fitness influencer -- has died ... according to local outlets in Brazil.

Arêas was found dead at her apartment complex in Campos -- a city just north of Rio de Janeiro -- just after noon on Thursday, J3News.com reported.

Strangely, Arêas reportedly went to the hospital with cuts on her wrists and neck in the morning on the day before first responders found her dead in a "common area of the building," the outlet reports.