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Rudy Giuliani's health is on the mend, as the former mayor of NYC and President Donald Trump's personal attorney is out of the ICU ... but will remain in the hospital.

Ted Goodman, a rep for Rudy, said via X ... the former Trump adviser will remain in the hospital for some time as he continues to recover, adding ... "He's winning this fight." Goodman asked for continued prayers.

It's still not clear exactly why the 81-year-old was in the hospital ... but for a moment, it sure sounded like the prognosis was bleak.

The unidentified man suing female JPMorgan Chase exec Lorne Hajdini for sexual harassment is pleading for his name not to be revealed … TMZ has learned.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, John Doe asked the court to keep his name a secret and not force him to name himself.

Doe said he has seen multiple medical professionals since leaving his job at the bank. He said he was diagnosed with PTSD due to suffering recurrent nightmares, intrusive flashbacks and the inability to eat or exercise.

Dr. Oz had a front row seat as federal agents from the DEA and LAPD officers busted a bunch of alleged drug dealers in an "open-air drug market" in Los Angeles.

Oz, President Trump's Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, cheered on as agents rounded up over 25 suspected drug dealers.

The massive bust went down Wednesday in L.A.'s MacArthur Park neighborhood.

The race for the next mayor of Los Angeles is heating up ... with the top three candidates, including reality TV star Spencer Pratt, taking the debate stage ... and Spencer didn't hold back.

Pratt just went hard on L.A. City Councilmember Nithya Raman and incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in a debate at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles ... ripping them and their performance.

Bass is nearing the end of her first term as mayor of the city, after being elected in November 2022 ... she beat out real estate developer Rick Caruso back then, following her time serving in Congress and the California State Assembly.

It looks like Jeffrey Epstein may have left a suicide note inside the New York jail where he died.

A federal judge released the alleged suicide note Wednesday ... it had been sealed as part of a criminal case involving Epstein's former cellmate.

The note says ... "They investigated me for months -- FOUND NOTHING!!!"

A man secretly recorded a woman performing an intimate solo sex act on camera and then sent the video to her daughter ... at least according to a new lawsuit.

A California woman named Crystal Merrill is suing a Nevada man named Frank Harris, claiming they were having cybersex over Facebook Messenger in 2022 when he secretly recorded her without her knowledge or consent.

Crystal claims Frank ultimately sent the intimate visuals to her daughter via text message and email in 2023 ... and she says he then contacted her and threatened to upload the footage to Instagram, Pornhub, Facebook and TikTok.

Ashlee Jenae's fiancé Joe McCann has experienced racism and received online threats after her tragic death ... TMZ has learned.

Sources close to Joe tell us ... ever since Ashlee died while on a trip to Tanzania in March, Joe and his family have received an overwhelming number of death threats and messages of hate.

We're told this situation is particularly hard on Joe ... because the insinuation that he had anything to do with her death hurts him deeply.

A deadly virus outbreak aboard a cruise ship may have spread far beyond the vessel itself ... because nearly two dozen passengers reportedly wandered across the globe before health officials finally tracked them down.

According to reporting from Spanish newspaper El País, 23 passengers aboard the MV Hondius got off the ship during a stop on the remote Atlantic island of Saint Helena in April -- despite the fact people onboard had already gotten sick and at least one passenger had died.

A Spanish passenger still aboard the ship told the outlet the travelers had no clue they may have been exposed to hantavirus -- a potentially deadly disease with a mortality rate WHO reports could be as high as 40% -- when they disembarked and headed home.

Authorities carried out a search warrant Wednesday at a California property linked to Paul Flores, who was convicted in the 1996 killing of 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart.

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement the search took place in the Central Coast city of Arroyo Grande, at Paul Flores' mother Susan's property. Smart's body has never been found.

In the statement, the sheriff’s office emphasized its continued commitment to finding Smart’s remains and returning her to her family ... adding that no further details are being released at this time.

A teacher at a Christian school in Florida has been charged with battery after an alleged incident that sounds like something out of “Matilda.”

Cops say Michael Alvarez put green painter’s tape on a student’s mouth because he allegedly laughed while another student read scripture in class on Monday ... this according to an arrest affidavit obtained by CBS News Miami.

The report says this went down at the First United Methodist Christian School in Homestead, just south of Miami ... where the alleged victim says he was singled out for causing commotion.

The murder-suicide of the famed restaurateur Texas couple -- which also left their two young children dead -- has the former chef at their Houston restaurant reeling ... and looking back to see if he missed any clues to the impending catastrophe.

If you don't know ... the bodies of 52-year-old Matthew Mitchell, his wife, 39-year-old Thy Mitchell, their 8-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son were discovered shot to death in their upscale Houston home Monday. Police say Matthew killed his family before taking his own life.

Their popular establishment, Traveler's Table, was featured on the show "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" hosted by Emmy winner Guy Fieri ... with their former head chef, Stanton Bundy, who tells TMZ ... he's questioning everything in the aftermath of the tragedy -- including his faith.

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. 

JaYy Wick -- an independent rap artist based in Atlanta -- has been arrested after allegedly shooting a man in Florida.

The Bay County Sheriff's Office said Wick -- government name Donald Anderson -- was arrested after they say they received a report of a shooting late at night on Saturday, April 25 ... and found an 18-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

During the course of the investigation, cops say they spoke to the alleged victim ... who identified Wick as the man who shot him.

Former CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin is opening up about a deeply personal experience she says has haunted her for more than two decades ... revealing she believes she was sexually assaulted after her drink was allegedly spiked during a spring break trip to Los Angeles.

Baldwin detailed the shocking account in a lengthy Substack essay published Monday ... saying the incident happened when she was just 21 years old.

According to Baldwin, she was on a 2001 spring break trip when she and a friend hit the Polo Lounge at The Beverly Hills Hotel ... but after her friend left, Baldwin says two "much older men" approached and offered her a drink.

Clavicular is facing a criminal charge in Florida for shooting a gun at a dead alligator on his livestream.

Court records, obtained by TMZ, show state prosecutors in Florida charged Clavicular with one count of discharge of a firearm in a public place, a misdemeanor. Law enforcement sources tell us ... the alligator was floating upside down in the water when Clavicular allegedly pulled the trigger.

Prosecutors say Clavicular "did unlawfully and knowingly discharge a firearm in a public place or on or over the right-of-way of a public paved road, highway, or street, or over occupied premises" at the Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area.

The Secret Service agent who allegedly beat his meat in a hotel hallway has been released from jail ... with the moment caught on video by local news reporters.

John Spillman walked out of Miami-Dade jail Tuesday night ... keeping quiet as he walked past reporters and sat on a park bench out front.

As you know ... Spillman was arrested for indecent exposure over the weekend after law enforcement officials claim he masturbated in a hallway at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Miami Airport & Convention Center.