Influencers

Influencer Ash Trevino avoided jail time after pleading guilty to fraud ... but she got hit with a five-figure tab she has to pay back.

The content creator pled guilty to welfare fraud and healthcare fraud earlier this week ... and instead of spending time behind bars, Ash agreed to serve two years of community supervision -- essentially probation.

She will also have to perform 120 hours of community service, complete an anti-theft program, and participate in financial counseling.

Ash has also been ordered to pay $16,799.95 in restitution to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission ... the monthly payments start in September, and they will set her back $780.

Sydney Towle's family is dealing with an "unimaginable loss" following the influencer's tragic death ... while also recieving donated funds to make sure she is remembered.

A GoFundMe was launched for the Towle family by an associate connected to create a memorial bench at Dartmouth College with Sydney's name on it. They said it will allow "loved ones and members of the community a special place to sit, reflect, and remember her." She's an alum.

The GoFundMe says the money will also be used to create a scholarship in Sydney's name at South Fork High School.

Sydney Towle knew what she wanted her final message to be months before she passed ... and it was all about kindness and positivity.

The social media star was talking to Danielle Robay on her "Question Everything" podcast back in November when she was asked what she would want her last message to be.

Sydney said ... "I think I would just remind people ... to treat people with kindness."

She explained she'd given the message some thought, and felt that being kind is "the biggest" thing you can do to make a positive impact on other people.

Shamar McCoy says he couldn't escape the spotlight even behind bars ... saying inmates recognized him almost immediately and started asking why he'd been locked up.

The influencer tells TMZ ... he thinks he was he was jailed over something petty and believes the alleged victim in his battery case is using his name for money and clout.

Shamar completely denies doing anything wrong during the alleged November 2024 incident and says he plans to plead not guilty. He insists he had nothing to do with the fight and claims people drag him into situations because of his social media fame.

He claims he didn't know the alleged victim, Quentin McDowell, before that night and insists he'd never been involved in any previous incident with him.

Celina Powell was arrested Thursday in Miami after police surrounded her bubblegum-pink Lamborghini Urus ... TMZ has learned.

Video obtained by TMZ shows multiple cop cars gathered near a Target in Midtown Miami around 5:40 PM. The footage shows the driver's door opening and Celina stepping out before walking toward the front of the vehicle as officers remain close by.

Celina tells TMZ .... she was arrested for driving with a suspended license. She says she has already racked up 10 tickets or citations for the same offense ... and claims the repeat violations are why officers took her into custody this time instead of simply issuing another citation.

OnlyFans model Maeurn Smiles is taking her success from the paywall to the school hall ... building a school and learning center in the Philippines with her OF profits.

Maeurn tells TMZ ... she always had her sights set on teaching, but her family couldn't swing college. Still, she got a taste of the classroom ... teaching English to Chinese students before the internet took her career in a very different direction.

Now she's bringing that dream full circle ... buying land in Cebu for 1.75 million pesos in 2024 to build a school.

The legal battle surrounding the estate of the late Jeremiah "Shawn" Duffy is heating up ... but his ex-wife says their children aren't interested in anyone else's assets -- they just want the keepsakes their father intended for them.

Stephanie Ramsay tells TMZ she's aware of the recent court filing by Sara Gilson's ex-husband -- Lyle Landers -- but says her priority remains protecting her children during an already difficult time.

The mother of Jeremiah's children tells us, "We are aware of Lyle's filing. However, I'm focused on our kids during this time. My children don't want anything of Sara's, haven't asked for anything of hers and never expected anything."

"Teen Mom" star Rachel Beaver is speaking out about her alleged texts with Lil Wayne ... saying she's just a single mom trying to cash in on some free trips.

Rachel tells us she had to do a double-take when she saw rapper Lil Wayne had responded to her drunken outreach ... adding she'd like to debunk any claims that she's a gold digger or "begging for a flight."

She says Wayne's millionaire status made taking him up on a free flight to come see him a no-brainer ... "I don't care if you're Lil Wayne or Joe on the corner ... you're paying for my flight ... that's how I roll, and that's just how it works."

LaTisha Collier didn't love being locked up ... and she's already back on the streets after filing an appeal in her forgery case, TMZ has learned.

According to Scott County Jail's inmate records, LaTisha was released from prison Wednesday morning ... and she'll be out until a decision's made about her appeal.

As we previously reported, LaTisha was sentenced to 15 years behind bars for allegedly scamming clients of her financial firm.

Influencer Sydney Towle accepted her cancer battle was coming to an end ... with her family telling TMZ she was "at peace" in her final days and didn't resist the decision to enter hospice care.

Sydney's brother, Austin, tells TMZ ... after exhausting every available option, Sydney came to terms with her prognosis. He says their mother told him Sydney "wasn't upset" when the conversation turned to hospice and simply accepted it, saying she had done "anything I can."

Austin says Sydney hoped to participate in a clinical trial before making the transition, but ultimately accepted hospice care after realizing there were no remaining treatment options.

He tells us the family is now working through funeral arrangements, though Austin says logistics are still being finalized and no date has been set for a memorial service.

Watch your step and walk with ease, 'cuz this week's Cheek of the Week starts in the shower and ends with a beachside thirst trap, oh geez 🥵!

The 30-year-old in question shared a deck of pics from her recent summer getaway ...

The Vlog Squad -- headed by David Dobrik -- may be her claim to fame, but don't knock her social media game!

We're feeling cheeky today, and since it's National Underwear Day, these sexy stars are giving us a peek beneath the layers.

Check out the gallery -- Kim Kardashian, Sophie Mudd, Camila Cabello, and a drawer full of gals and goodies are stripping down to the essentials!

Popular Mexican influencer Cesar Gastelum was brutally killed in a drive-by shooting while livestreaming ... and now government officials say they'll work with local authorities on the shocking case.

The Security Cabinet of the Government of Mexico said via X ... investigators are trying to determine if cartels were involved, and they're working to identify the suspects using surveillance cameras and other evidence.

The statement comes after Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum was being hammered on X by those who feel she's not doing enough to stop the escalating violence between rival organized crime groups vying for control in Culiacan, the capital ​of Sinaloa, where the murder happened.

Perez Hilton's alarming TikTok live stream caused the platform to speedily alert law enforcement and permanently ban his account, despite reports the stream continued for half an hour, TMZ has learned.

A TikTok U.S. spokesperson tells TMZ ... "Our automated moderation systems flagged the live stream within minutes and routed it to our U.S. moderation team for review. However, a moderator error caused a delay in the removal."

The spokesperson adds ... "We proactively alerted law enforcement to the situation to help get the individual support." TikTok is also pushing back on claims the live stream remained live for roughly 30 minutes, telling us that's "factually wrong."

Perez Hilton was called by his legal name and asked to exit his home after cops showed up at his Florida home due to multiple calls about alarming behavior on a live stream.

Footage taken by one of Perez's neighbors is circulating online ... and the video shows Miami-Dade Sheriff's deputies in his driveway ... telling him to come outside.

Deputies issue commands over a bullhorn ... "Mario, it's the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, please step out of the house." Perez's real name is Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr.

A popular Mexican influencer was killed while livestreaming by a gunman who drove up on a motorcycle.

The shocking incident went down Tuesday in the Mexican city of Culiacan and was captured by Cesar Gastelum on his live stream before he was shot to death.

The video, posted to Instagram, shows Gastelum hanging out with friends on the street as two men on a motorcycle ride up to them.