Henry Winkler is opening up about why his relationship with Tom Hanks is so tense ... and he says repairing the relationship isn't off the table.
In a new interview on "In Depth With Graham Bensinger," Henry recalls getting fired as the director of Tom's movie "Turner & Hooch."
Henry said he felt a bit out of his depth when he took the job, and explained ... "I, at that time being insecure, I talked too much and I gave them direction. I [did] what I thought was my job, and I wanted to do it over again, and apparently that pissed them off."
The nightmare scenario for A.I. isn't just killer robots ... it could be nukes too.
A.I. ethicist Tristan Harris says the warning signs are already here ... the Center for Humane Technology cofounder joined "TMZ Live" Wednesday, pointing to roughly 1,200 A.I. agents organizing themselves, creating a secret language, and even their own message board.
Harris is urging people to pressure lawmakers and top officials to pump the brakes on advanced A.I. ... before the warning signs turn into something much worse.
We got the "Shark Tank" star in NYC Tuesday ... and our photog asked her about Kylie's never-ending construction project.
Barabara is not impressed ... she says her own home is "much nicer" than the makeup mogul's ... and she thinks it's not worth it for Kylie to spend so long designing the posh pad.
Dolly Parton's sister Stella Partonsays some of her relatives were caught off guard by her death ... because not everyone in the family knew she had cancer.
Stella told "CBS Mornings" in an interview with Gayle King airing Thursday ... "She didn’t want a lot of the family worried about it. Some of us knew, the ones that were closer, but not every relative."
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The 77-year-old made a good point ... the legendary singer just "did not want people sad."
This isn't the first time Dolly's sister hasset the record straight on the music icon's death.
Tim Curry was charismatic, charming, and as energetic as ever while filming what ended up being his final movie ... at least according to his director.
We got Michael Leavy at the premiere of James Murray's new horror flick "Don't Move" at Village East by Angelika in New York City on Sunday night ... and we asked him about working with Tim on "STREAM 2: Sudden Death."
Michael says Tim was in great spirits ... which is why he was so shocked last month when Tim died in his home.
Sandra Bullocksays Keanu Reevesis so calm and measured, he sometimes takes a full day just to respond to her ... which is pretty much the exact opposite of how she operates.
Sandra opened up about their longtime friendship on Amy Poehler's "Good Hang" podcast ... explaining she and Keanu clicked despite being wildly different personalities.
She described Keanu as "very reserved and Zen," while she's more likely to fill the silence ... joking she's basically a "whirling dervish" around him until she wears herself out.
Gwyneth Paltrow is looking back on her romance with Brad Pitt ... including the engagement that never made it to the altar.
Appearing on the "Friends Keep Secrets" podcast, Gwyneth recalled meeting Brad after they were cast together for "Se7en," saying they had a "love at first sight thing" and clicked immediately.
"It was pretty awesome," she said, adding she was 22 at the time and Brad was 31.
"Charlie's Angels" star Jaclyn Smith says Tanya Roberts offered her a devilish night in the bedroom ... pitching her a night of group sex shortly after Tanya joined the show.
The actress recalls the sexual offer in her new book, "I Once Knew a Guy Named Charlie: A Memoir."According to PEOPLE, she writes thatTanya and her husband -- Barry Roberts -- approached her about a threesome in 1980, before the series' final season.
Jaclyn says she wasn't offended by the offer ... instead admitting she was impressed by Tanya's "honesty about her sexuality to be brave and self-aware."
10:59 AM PT -- A White House official tells TMZ ... "This is a state case. Presidential pardons apply only to federal convictions."
Lindsay Clancy's lawyer Kevin Reddington is trying to bring in the big guns to get his client pardoned after she allegedly killed her 3 young children -- asking none other than President Trump to step in!
Reddington sat down for an interview with ABC News host George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday's episode of "Good Morning America" ... and he made a public plea to Trump after Clancy's trial last week in Massachusetts ended with a mistrial.
Prosecutors charged Clancy with 3 counts of murder for allegedly strangling her 3 kids ... 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan. She tried to die by suicide by jumping out of a second-story window at her home, but she wound up paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair.
During the "Good Morning America" interview, Reddington told Stephanopoulos, "Mr. President, I would hope that you would consider this young lady and the person she is, what she's been through, and consider a pardon."
Kenny Smith admits the NBA went straight for the Clippers' neck, but he doesn't think the punishment was excessive ... when you consider Steve Ballmer's team skirted the rules in a major way!
TMZ Sports spotted the hooper-turned-analyst at LAX on Friday, and asked him whether The Association went too hard.
"You're gonna have to suffer consequences for that kind of behavior," Smith told us.
"You're vehemently cheating. You're not just toeing the line. You're actually cheating and you're cheating at a high level. You're circumventing the salary cap. You're giving yourself an unfair advantage that no one else has, and you have to have severe penalties for that or other people will say, 'Well we can do it.'"
Aaron Rodgers is looking forward to retirement ... and says he hopes to start a family with his wife.
The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback opened up about his future during an interview with SiriusXM's "Mad Dog Sports Radio," saying he's hoping to be "supporting my pregnant wife" by this time next year.
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Rodgers said he and his wife, publicly known as Brittani, plan to start a family after he steps away from football following the 2026 season.
"I'm looking forward to a life of quiet after 22 years in the pros and three in college," he said ... adding he's also focused on healing his body and building a family.
"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star revealed the news during an appearance on Jeff Lewis' radio show Friday ... telling listeners she and "The Challenge" veteran are romantically involved.
Phaedra confirmed she and CT have been out together, but kept quiet about how many dates they've been on or when the relationship began.
Phaedra and CT first bonded while filming Season 2 of "The Traitors" in 2023 ... and fans quickly picked up on their chemistry when the season aired in 2024.
Kurt Busch opened up about his brother Kyle's sudden death in a new interview ... and he's clearly still stunned by the development -- especially because he insists no one knew how sick he was.
The NASCAR star opened up about Kyle's final days in an interview on Anderson Cooper's "All There Is" podcast ... telling the veteran journalist that people around Kyle noticed he had a little cough -- but he seemed totally fine otherwise.
He notes Kyle won a race -- the 2026 Ecosave 200 Craftsman Truck Series race at Dover Motor Speedway -- days before he died ... and even visited an indoor go-kart track with his son two days before he passed.
Kurt says these aren't the actions of a man so close to death ... and one look at him shows he's still shocked.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna says Congress isn't afraid to go after people who have run afoul of the investigation into the infamous Epstein files ... because the body wants the Department of Justice to prosecute an alleged perjurer.
Jacob caught up with the congresswoman from Florida on Thursday ... and the two discussed Leon Black -- a billionaire who skipped his deposition in the Epstein investigation and is now suing the House Oversight Committee to block subpoenas they've issued regarding non-disclosure agreements he allegedly had women sign.
In response, Black's attorney, Susan Estrich, said in a statement ... "Mr. Black never abused a woman. He never was with an underage woman. He never engaged in sex trafficking. He never paid Epstein for access to women. He was never blackmailed by Epstein.”
Daejon Love's alleged victims started out receiving sympathy but are now getting crucified online ... and one woman who says she went on a date with him says it's totally unfair.
TMZ's own Charlie Neff sat down with Rachel Anderson for a conversation all about Daejon's long -- or in her case, very short -- con ... discussing a rendezvous she says went down in 2024.
We had to ask Rachel to clear a few things up from an insider's perspective ... including online chatter that Daejon specifically targeted white women like herself.
Rep. Nancy Mace is ripping women who think Lindsay Clancy isn't guilty of murdering her children and says those crowds outside the court would abandon Clancy in a heartbeat ... if she were Black.
The congresswoman dropped that huge hypothetical Wednesday in D.C., where Jacob asked her about the Clancy trial, and she went off about the so-called "pink mob" backing Lindsay.
It's clear Nancy thinks the jury should find the defendant guilty of murder, but she also thinks Clancy's vocal supporters are misguided ... and racist. She came with receipts, too.
