Sherrone Moore's former assistant is breaking her silence after the coach's stunning downfall ... claiming he had "complete control" over her during their secret affair and used that power to keep her trapped.
Paige Shiver sat down with ABC News in an interview set to air Friday during "Good Morning America" and didn't hold back ... saying Moore manipulated her emotionally and professionally throughout their relationship.
"Here's a man that had complete control over me, over my emotions, over my career -- and he knew that, and he used it, he used it against me," Shiver said.
Nia Long says the haters can beat it -- she’s protecting her peace while stepping into Michael Jackson territory.
The actress, who plays Katherine Jackson in the highly anticipated upcoming biopic, “Michael,” made it clear in her Playboy spring issue interview she’s not letting outside noise shake her focus.
“No one can interfere with my sanity. That’s number one,” Long said, adding she learned early on that success in Hollywood means tuning out distractions completely.
When *NSYNC came calling, Lance Bass wanted to take the offer -- no strings attached -- but his mom had other ideas.
The singer tells the story in the new Joey Fatone-produced documentary "Boy Band Confidential" ... explaining he got a call out of the blue to audition for the group when he was 16 and living in small-town Mississippi.
While clearly the opportunity of a lifetime, Bass says his mom seemed skeptical ... and told manager Lou Pearlman, Justin Timberlake, and Justin's mom Lynn, they may need a new band member -- but it wasn't gonna be her son.
"The Housemaid" author Freida McFadden just ripped off her own mask ... saying she's done living a "Hannah Montana"-esque double life after concealing her true identity and using a pen name for years.
The popular author revealed to USA Today Wednesday her real name is Sara Cohen -- a doctor from New York who treats brain disorders when she's not cranking out her next thriller novel. Talk about a plot twist!
Freida hid her identity for years ... but, people began figuring her act out ... and she says it's time to come forward.
"The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star Jen Shah is breaking her silence on the fraud scheme that got her locked up ... The reality star is bending over backwards to show how sorry she is despite her crumbling marriage, which she says played a major part.
Remember ... Prosecutors allege that Shah was a central figure in a scheme which pushed so-called "business services" to older or financially vulnerable victims which were basically useless.
After pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, Shah was sentenced to 6 and a half years but ultimately only did 33 months in prison and is serving out the remainder of her sentence in home confinement.
Miley Cyrus is weighing in on being the betting favorite for the 2027 Super Bowl halftime show ... and let’s just say, she’s not exactly sprinting toward the stage.
In a chat with Variety, Miley admitted the whole thing feels like a pressure cooker -- the kind where you’d have to mentally block out the fact it’s, well, the Super Bowl.
She basically said the nerves would be unavoidable -- you can’t ignore that it’s the most-watched event on the planet with millions tuned in to watch, live ...
A survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse says she can't remember all of the horrors he inflicted on her ... because her traumatized brain blocked the memories out.
We spoke to Marina Lacerda -- known as "Minor Victim-1" in legal documents, who revealed her identity back in September -- and asked her about a turning point in her association with the convicted pedophile.
Marina tells a story about gathering with other survivors of Epstein in recent years ... and, she says she was shocked to hear other survivors talk about Epstein raping them.
Kathie Lee Gifford is asking the LGBTQ community to simmer down when it comes to the letters in its title ... but she doesn't want you to think she's being judgmental!
In an interview with Tomi Lahren, Gifford weighed in on the community's identifying letters, saying, "I don't even know how many letters there are now. They've really got to stop with that. We know what you mean, you know?"
She continued ... "I'm not telling anybody how to live their life. I never have. I just know what Jesus said -- 'Love your neighbor as you love yourself.' Love God first."
Harvey Weinstein says prison life has been brutal so far -- claiming he’s already taken a beating behind bars ... including one attack that left him bloodied on the floor.
In his first official sit-down interview behind bars, Weinstein says the incident went down at NYC’s Rikers Island when he simply asked the guy in front of him if he was done using the phone ... and the inmate allegedly responded by decking him in the face.
Weinstein told The Hollywood Reporter the punch sent him crashing to the ground, bleeding everywhere -- and even though guards asked who did it, he says he kept quiet because snitching behind bars is a no-go ... calling it the "law of the jungle."
Overall, things clearly aren’t looking great for Harvey healthwise -- 'cause his rep, Juda Engelmayer, tells TMZ he’s also battling spinal stenosis, blood cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, has a heart stent, is losing vision due to disease, and is now confined to a wheelchair.
Teyana Taylor may be the headline act -- but her daughter Rue Shumpert just proved she’s ready for top billing too ... crashing our interview in the cutest way possible!
We caught up with Teyana and her 5-year-old at LAX Tuesday, and it started off all business -- chatting to T about how special it was to share her career milestones with her kiddos -- until little Rue jumped in to take over the mic herself.
It’s ridiculously adorable ... Rue, who recently hit the carpet with her mom at the Actor Awards, told us her favorite part was helping Teyana fix her dress.
Michael J. Fox says his part in the hit TV show "Shrinking" wasn't just a small little acting gig ... but something much more.
Photographers caught up with the movie and TV star at LAX Saturday ... and he was asked what it was like playing Jerry on the show -- a man with Parkinson's disease, just like himself.
Take a listen for yourself ... Michael says this part was more than just a TV role to him -- though he also added it's nice to go to set and do the work.
Jennifer Garner is flaunting her assets in a new magazine spread for Flaunt ... while also getting real about her relationship with her ex-husband, Ben Affleck.
The actress looks absolutely stunning in her brown leather Givenchy dress during a recent photoshoot and interview with a Flaunt reporter, whose cover story about the star was published Monday.
For the shoot, Jennifer wore several other outfits, including Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello -- a gray pantsuit and a large brown leather jacket over a white knotted shirt with brown pants.
In the interview, Jennifer talked generally about her long relationship that eventually went sour with Ben -- something she doesn't normally do. The two got married in 2005, but later divorced in 2018.
Hilary Duffis getting painfully real ... confirming her emotional new single “We Don’t Talk” is inspired by her fractured relationship with sister Haylie Duff.
Appearing on "CBS Mornings" Friday, Hilary fought to keep it together as she admitted the loneliest part of her life right now is not having her sister by her side.
Hilary confessed she doesn’t even know if Haylie will hear the song ... but she said the situation stopped being private long ago, so she poured the truth into the music because it’s her real experience.
Celebrity divorce attorney Laura Wasser is doubling down on the message behind Reformation’s divorce collection ... making it clear to us she’s on a mission to strip the stigma from splitting up.
Laura joined us on "TMZ Live" Thursday and admitted the whole thing is deliciously ironic -- she literally makes a living "settling" divorces, while fronting a campaign telling women to never settle. Yes, she sees the pun ... and she’s fully here for it!
Laura told us she was stunned when the campaign first came together ... especially after years of random calls from people assuming she represented her famous clients in everything and called her to get to them. But this time, the spotlight was actually on her.
A Louisiana school counselor’s death by suicide this week after a warrant for his arrest for inappropriately messaging a minor was issued isn't justice ... so says the victim's brother who wants more accountability.
Tyler Washington spoke to TMZ about the situation ... telling us the death of Quinton Dixon from Baton Rouge doesn't substitute for justice because his 14-year-old sister still has to carry the weight of the situation on her shoulders forever.
While he declined to say if his family will be pressing charges ... he absolutely thinks Westdale Middle Magnet School needs to be held accountable for giving a sicko access to so many minors.
Rihannaand A$AP Rockyseem like a match made in heaven ... but apparently, they're also a match made by the rapper's mom!
A$AP appeared on "NYT Popcast" Thursday and revealed his mom would constantly badger him to make a move on Rihanna when they were just friends ... but he was convinced she didn't see him that way. But the "Fashion Killa" hitmaker wasn't going to lie ... he said he was always down for Rihanna -- and we can't blame him!
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A$AP praised his mom for her intuition on the podcast, raving ... "Mothers know best!"
He went on to say how thankful he is that he and Rihanna sparked up a romance when they did, because he didn't feel he would be ready for such a relationship beforehand. He also gushed abouthow well they work together and the similarities in their upbringing, explaining ... "We were on the same page. Born the same year. My dad is from her country. ... When I go back, I get to see both sides of my family."
