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A cryptocurrency investor has been arrested and charged in New York City after he allegedly tortured a man for weeks -- with reports claiming he was trying to obtain passwords related to cryptocurrency.

John Woeltz -- a 37-year-old Kentucky man -- was arrested Friday after a 28-year-old man allegedly escaped a house in the city's SoHo neighborhood. NYPD tells TMZ he told a police officer he'd been held captive and tortured for weeks.

According to reports ... Woeltz allegedly lured the man -- who is believed to have had prior business dealings with Woeltz -- to a house on May 6.

Three cops got into a fatal shootout with a motorist in Virginia -- and it was all caught on police body cam ... and the footage is just wild.

The Fairfax County Police Department publicly released the videos Friday after the April 23 shooting in which the driver, Jamal Wali, was killed by cop bullets in Fair Oaks.

Police say they pulled over Wali because he had an expired registration on his car -- and the fireworks started the moment one of the officers approached the driver’s side window.

Passengers on a flight in India might be canceling their next plane trip and looking for train tickets ... 'cause a huge storm rocked their plane -- and had them in hysterics.

Turbulence rocked IndiGo Flight 6E-2142 -- an Airbus A321 carrying 227 passengers from New Delhi to Srinagar on Wednesday ... and, one passenger filmed his fellow travelers' reactions as they screamed, prayed and held on for dear life.

Check out the clip ... lightning lights up the cabin, and the constant thud of hail against the outside of the craft can be heard as screams echo through the cabin.

Jamie Foxx is once again addressing the wild conspiracy theory that Sean "Diddy" Combs tried to kill him in 2023 -- when he suffered a serious medical emergency he later confirmed was a stroke.

The actor and comedian spoke on the rumor during a Hollywood Reporter roundtable Thursday, confirming the disgraced music mogul -- who is currently in the middle of a sex trafficking and racketeering federal trial in NYC -- did not try to off him.

However ... he admitted he did "flip" over one theory -- that doctors were trying to clone him, but make him white, so he could "sell better overseas" -- while he was hopped up on a mix of doctor-prescribed drugs.

Shutterbugs beware ... don’t snap a picture of this fashionable woman, because police say she might just stab you in NYC.

The NYPD recently released photos and a video of the dolled-up beauty walking along the street in Manhattan’s West Village.

What do the cops say she did wrong on the afternoon of May 5?

The former drummer for the metal-core band The Devil Wears Prada was killed in a plane crash early Thursday morning in San Diego, TMZ has learned from his family.

Larry Williams tells TMZ ... his son, Daniel, was among the victims of the Cessna crash around 4 AM, which set part of a residential neighborhood of U.S. Navy-owned housing on fire. Several people on the ground were hurt in the fire and one home was destroyed.

Larry tells us the family is confident he was on the plane and they know there were no survivors -- but they have yet to get an official confirmation from authorities, which is making the entire situation even worse.

Two Israeli Embassy workers were shot to death Wednesday by a gunman at the Jewish Museum in Washington D.C. — and the arrest of the suspect was caught on dramatic video.

Check it out ... The alleged shooter — identified as Elias Rodriguez from Chicago, Illinois — is grabbed by a couple of cops inside a building on Wednesday night.

One of the officers slaps the cuffs on Elias, who starts screaming, "Free free Palestine." Both officers then escort him through an exit door as witnesses stare in shock, with one horrified woman seen covering her mouth.

12:30 PM PT -- Mexican officials have identified the two crew members who died in the boat crash. Veracruz cadet América Yamilet Sánchez and Adal Jair Marcos.​

A Mexican Navy sailboat plowed into the Brooklyn Bridge in NYC last night, injuring at least 19 people and killing 2 crew members — and the wild scene was all caught on video.

Check it out ... the boat — lit up like a Christmas tree -- was on a training cruise in the East River around 8:30 PM Saturday when it did a "sailing maneuver" and crashed into the world-famous bridge, according to officials.

Eyewitnesses captured the horrifying mishap with their cellphone cameras, and you can hear people gasp when the ship makes impact with the span.

A New Orleans woman is under investigation after allegedly living with her 600-pound son's mummified remains for months in a house now deemed a health hazard.

Barbara Hainsworth -- reportedly described by the City of New Orleans as a "mentally disabled elderly woman" -- was visited by municipal code enforcement investigators after neighbors made multiple complaints about the condition of the house.

When New Orleans police officers arrived at the house, they found hoarding conditions -- and the man's body. When asked about the dead body, local reports say Hainsworth explained, "That's my son. He died about nine months ago."

Jerry Seinfeld's never been one to hide where he stands -- and he doubled down hard on his support for Israel by coldly mocking a pro-Palestine protester who confronted him.

Take a look at this clip obtained by TMZ -- the comedian, who is Jewish, was making his way to a waiting car when an activist shouted "Free Palestine" -- a heavily charged call for action ... and Jerry’s response? He laughed right in the protester’s face.

When the activist accused him of supporting the genocide of babies in Gaza, Jerry didn't skip a beat -- he carried on laughing, mockingly pointing at the woman -- who was off-camera -- and said, "Only you."

Joe Biden’s physical decline got so real, aides reportedly considered rolling him out in a wheelchair if he defeated Trump in last year's presidential election.

In the book "Original Sin," co-written by CNN’s Jake Tapper, behind-the-scenes chats reveal just how far Biden’s team was ready to go to hide 82-year-old Joe’s decline -- which was evident in his stiff, slowed walk.

However, according to Tapper and coauthor Alex Thompson of Axios, aides admitted wheeling Biden around during the campaign was a political no-go, so that idea was shelved until after the election.

French actor Gérard Depardieu has been found guilty of sexual assault and given an 18-month suspended sentence.

The 76-year-old actor was convicted Tuesday of groping a 54-year-old set dresser and a 34-year-old assistant on the set of the 2021 film, "The Green Shutters," according to multiple outlets.

His conviction follows a four-day trial in March, during which a set dresser reportedly accused Depardieu of pinning her in a narrow corridor with his legs and fondling her body, including her breasts, behind and pubic area.

Don't tell Nancy Grace that Diddy's jury should cut him a break for beating and kicking Cassie in the video jurors will watch next week ... she says what you see is EXACTLY the man he is.

Nancy appears on TMZ's new weekly series on Tubi, "TMZ Presents: United States V. Sean Combs: Inside the Diddy Trial," along with Harvey, Mark Geragos, Ashleigh Banfield and Eboni K. Williams.

Eboni suggests the defense will argue Diddy should not be judged by what he did on the worst day of his life. When Nancy heard that, she went ballistic, and everyone else joined in.

Camryn Kinsey is back to her old self after collapsing during a live Fox News segment ... and, she's thanking everyone for their support during this trying time.

The Fox News guest posted to social media Friday ... apologizing to audiences for scaring them -- before thanking the Fox News team and EMTs who rushed to her aid.

She shows even more gratitude for all the people who called, texted or otherwise reached out to her to wish her well in the aftermath of the incident.

A retired United Airlines pilot has some serious safety concerns regarding a busy airport in New Jersey ... and he's got a message for the federal government.

Tom Mannello joined us on "TMZ Live" Friday and we asked him if it's safe to fly into Newark Liberty International Airport in the wake of air traffic controllers experiencing radar outages.

The former commercial pilot says it's only moderately safe to fly into Newark these days ... explaining why staffing shortages, budgets, construction and Mother Nature are all contributing to issues for air travelers.

Elon Musk’s estranged daughter Vivian Wilson is out here living her best life -- completely unbothered by her dad’s shade and dancing like nobody’s watching!

Check it out -- Vivian was fully in her element at 'RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars' party at Gitano in NYC Thursday night, showing off her moves, whipping her hair and catwalking like it was Fashion Week ... all while the crowd hyped her up.

Clearly, Vivian’s rocky ties with Elon aren’t slowing her down -- she’s found her people, and she’s living loud, proud, and totally on her own terms.