Wesley Edens -- co-founder of Fortress Investment Group and co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks -- was allegedly extorted for over $1 billion.
Prosecutors say Edens hooked up with Changli "Sophia" Luo -- who founded the One World Initiative Advocacy nonprofit group -- back in 2023, and she later threatened to publicize videos and photos of them having sex.
They claim she kept threatening him for months ... even contacting his family and saying she was going to go to his investors.
James Charles says he shouldn't have hit out at a desperate person asking for help ... admitting he let his privilege get to him in a vulnerable mea culpa.
Here's the deal ... on Friday, James posted a video in which he described a DM he got from someone who said they were laid off from Spirit Airlines and needed some money.
President Trump's media company took a huge loss in the first quarter ... to the tune of over $405 million.
Trump Media and Technology Group Corp., the parent company for Trump's social media platform Truth Social, reported a $405,900,000 net loss in the first three months of 2026 ... according to a company earnings report.
For the first quarter, Trump Media says they had $871,200 in net sales ... up 6% year over year.
Nick Cannon's ex-money manager managed his money, alright -- treating Nick's bank account like his personal piggy bank, and then disappearing with $2 million ... according to the feds.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Frank Musoke -- a former account manager at a high-end Beverly Hills management and tax firm -- is accused of spending several years siphoning cash from the "Wild 'n Out" creator.
Federal prosecutors just hit Musoke with an 8-count indictment, claiming he leveraged his position managing the business and financial affairs of elite celebrities. While the indictment doesn't mention Nick's name, our sources confirm he's the alleged victim.
Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan’s estranged wife, Kim Marlowe, claims she managed his career for 25 years but was shut out after their split -- leaving her struggling to earn money ... TMZ has learned.
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Kim is asking the court to force Fab to cough up $75k to help her cover attorney and forensic accounting fees in their ongoing divorce.
In the filing, she says that she served as Fab’s manager and publicist for decades, but claims some health issues and the “slowdown in the entertainment industry” have limited her ability to work.
Fresh off his highly successful Coachella performances, Justin Bieber performed another show -- but this time the audience was some of the most powerful people in Hollywood and tech.
Photos of Bieber’s performance from a Rosewood hotel employee’s IG story have made their way to Reddit.
Bieber was reportedly doing a closed-door show for Tech and Hollywood elites at a secretive conference called WNDR.
JB played a shortened set this week at Jeffrey Katzenberg's WNDR conference -- his annual, super exclusive bash for Fortune 100 CEOs, tech entrepreneurs, and celebs at the Rosewood Miramar in Montecito ... according to Puck's Dylan Byers
No word on which songs Justin performed -- there are only a few snaps from inside the event -- but folks online are claiming his set was about 30 minutes ... and he also reportedly did a Q&A with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, titled "Every Question Answered."
Hailey Bieber dreamed it and said it ... she says she manifested a $1 billion sale price for her beauty brand.
The girl boss sat down for a recent interview with TIME and explained how she got a 10-figure sale price for Rhode.
Hailey says she put the $1 billion sales figure out in the universe, constantly telling herself out loud that's what she would sell for ... and not a penny less.
Blueface is admitting he played along with the idea that his on-again, off-again girlfriend Chrisean Rock's son was his ... because, well, the daddy narrative was all part of the play.
Check it out ... Blueface sat down on BET’s "The Jason Lee Show" and told Jason Lee he's doubling down on his claim that 2-year-old Chrisean Jr. is NOT his biological child. When Jason flat-out asked why he publicly claimed the boy if he knew otherwise, Blueface didn’t exactly dance around it.
"You know, we were making money -- it was a good storyline," he said. "The biological father ... he didn't fit the storyline, to put it that way. So I went along with it."
Luigi Mangione turned 28 Wednesday inside a federal lockup as he awaits 2 murder trials ... but he has a lot to celebrate ... at least when it comes to his legal defense fund!
The alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson received a $28,038 donation today from a man named Carl ... putting Luigi at a whopping $1.5 million in overall contributions to his fund.
Carl mentioned in his post about the donation that he also directed funds to "victims in comparable situations." He added it's unfortunate that private support is needed in Luigi's case due to the pile of charges against him.
Melissa Barrera just slaughtered the "Scream" franchise ... because the actress went scorched earth on the series after she was fired for comments on the Gaza War.
In an interview with Variety ... Melissa didn't hold back when she was asked about the success of the most recent flick ... which was panned by critics -- but made a boatload of money. MB straight up accused Paramount of inflating the box office numbers ... saying there's no way the film did so well.
Important to note ... box office numbers are third-party verified -- so it's impossible for a studio to fudge them.
As you know ... Melissa was booted from "Scream 7" and left her talent agent after friction from her pro-Palestinian messages on social media when the war broke out ... comparing Gaza to a concentration camp.
Rick Harrison is schooling TMZ DC on how much items in the People's House is worth. We threw out some White House memorabilia, and got his take on how much it would fetch.
Rick was in town for a big meeting with Donald Trump and small business owners. He even spoke at Trump's news conference, and it's safe to say Mr. Harrison think Mr. Trump is gold.
Rick says a single dinner plate from the White House is worth between $5,000 and $6,000 ... while a pen Trump used to sign a bill this year would fetch a couple grand.
Homes? Where Christopher Lloyd is going, he doesn't need homes! At least not homes in Santa Barbara ... because he sold his pad for over $5 million.
The "Back to the Future" star and his wife, Lisa, unloaded their ocean-view stunner for a cool $5,427,000 ... a little over 8 months after putting it on the market.
Christopher's place is 2,880 square feet with 3 bedrooms and sweeping views of the Pacific. It's got all the bells and whistles after a recent remodel ... and there's a detached 1-bedroom guest suite with its own living room/office.
Sorry, no plutonium here ... or anywhere else for that matter. Guess Doc got that one wrong.
Christopher said the home was a special place and a sanctuary for him and his wife ... but now they're moving on to the next chapter. Their future hasn't been written yet -- no one's has.
Ron Brand and Arthur Kalayjian of Compass Montecito held the listing.
Angelina Jolieis parting ways with a seriously iconic slice of Hollywood history -- and it's coming with a nearly $30M price tag!
The Oscar winner has listed her sprawling Los Feliz estate -- once owned by legendary filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille -- for $29.85M … a hefty jump from the roughly $24.5M she paid for it back in 2017, not long after her split from Brad Pitt.
The gated Laughlin Park property stretches across 2.1 private acres and packs in about 11,000 square feet of living space -- with six bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, and enough extras to make it feel more like a private resort than a home.
“When we announced the PCD FOREVER Tour, we hoped to bring the show to fans across the world,” the girls said. “After taking an honest look at the North American run, we’ve made the difficult and heartbreaking decision to cancel all but one of the North America dates.”
Selena Gomez is saying so long to her lavish Los Angeles-area home ... listing the massive estate for a cool $6.5 million ... TMZ has learned.
Real estate sources tell TMZ ... the pop star's pad, tucked behind a gated, private driveway in Encino's exclusive Rancho enclave, boasts 6 beds, a whopping 10 baths, and roughly 11,500 square feet of living space.
We're told the place, which was once owned by late rock legend Tom Petty, hit the market Friday with all the amenities you've ever dreamed of ... plus some you never knew you needed.
