Austin Metcalf's father, Jeff Metcalf, went nuclear on Karmelo Anthony's parents in a passionate rant ... and it ended with a huge "f*** you" and a middle finger!!!
Jeff appeared on Sarah Fields' "JinxedSip" podcast ... and he didn't hold back his feelings about Karmelo's parents, Andrew and Kala ... blasting them as "cowards" and "grifters" who abandoned their son when it didn't suit them.
Austin's dad claims Karmelo's parents only cared to show up for him when there was money pouring in to his online crowdfunding page ... and when the $630K fund was shut down following his guilty verdict, they vanished.
Karmelo Anthony made a split-second decision to stab Austin Metcalf ... a fatal choice he regrets ... so says the lawyer who represented him during his murder trial.
We asked Mike Howard if he thinks his former client is remorseful for fatally stabbing Austin in April 2025 during a Texas high school track meet ... and he started off by saying it's hard to gauge Karmelo's exact feelings fairly because Karmelo didn't testify in court.
However, Howard tells TMZ ... "I believe from my many interactions with him that, while he believed that in that split-second of chaos that he was defending himself, that Karmelo also has and continues to feel remorse for Austin Metcalf, for Hunter Metcalf, for the entire family for their loss."
Austin Metcalf's father is using a racial stereotype to coin a shocking new nickname for his son's murderer ... referring to Karmelo Anthony as a "watermelon felon" in a hate-filled clip.
Jeff Metcalf appeared on Sarah Fields' "JinxedSip" podcast ... where he ripped a number of key figures in Karmelo's murder trial. It was his first opportunity to speak out after a Texas judge lifted the gag order on the case.
The gag order lifted. And the mask came off with it.
After sentencing, Austin Metcalf’s father Jeff Metcalf went live on TikTok and was caught on a racist rant about Karmelo Anthony, including calling him a “watermelon felon,” saying Black people get “all the free sh*t we give… pic.twitter.com/z7zmyuyiz1@LeeMerrittesq
Jeff said he wanted to "make something racist up so y'all can go viral" and then revealed his new nickname for Karmelo ... "watermelon felon" ... grinning at the camera after throwing out the racist term.
Here's something to shake your nerves and rattle your brain ... the Pentagon just released a fresh batch of files connected to unidentified aerial phenomena ... and there's shocking videos of mystery orbs lighting up our skies.
Check out the footage showing a series of separate incidents ... unexplained lights and orbs appear in the sky, sometimes seemingly out of thin air and other times traveling at unknown speeds.
One clip -- a recreation of an event described to government officials -- shows a bright red orb slowly appearing in the sky before later disappearing ... with smaller orbs appearing in sequential order along the same plane.
Bajrakitiyabha, also known as "Princess Bha," died on Thursday at a hospital in Bangkok ... according to the Bureau of the Royal Household.
She was originally hospitalized in December 2022 after she fell unconscious due to an illness while training dogs. The palace said Bajrakitiyabha had a mycoplasma infection, per the Associated Press.
Nancy Guthrie's search efforts reignited after a group that looks for missing people received an anonymous tip claiming her remains were buried in an unmarked grave in Mexico.
Buscando Corazones Nogales -- a Mexican volunteer group that searches for missing people -- says they got the chilling tip Wednesday ... and they scrambled folks to a remote area near the U.S-Mexico border to try and locate her.
Nancy was abducted in February from her home in Tucson, Arizona ... about 70 miles from the border.
Massachusetts mom Lindsay Clancy exhibited "extreme atrocity and cruelty" when she allegedly strangled her 3 kids to death with exercise equipment, prosecutors say.
In a new motion obtained by CourtTV, prosecutors are asking that the 911 phone call from Lindsay's husband, Patrick, be included in their case for her upcoming trial.
Linsday is accused of killing her 3 young children, Cora, Dawson, and Callan by strangling them with exercise bands on January 24, 2023.
The body of a 5-year-old girl who was swept into the Pacific Ocean off the Southern California coast has been recovered ... ending a desperate search that captivated the area for nearly two days.
Authorities confirmed the child was pulled into the water near Laguna Beach, about 50 miles south of Los Angeles, during dangerous surf conditions Tuesday night. Bystanders were able to rescue her mother and her sibling, but the girl disappeared beneath the waves.
Her body was found Thursday morning, less than a day after the U.S. Coast Guard suspended a massive search operation that spanned more than 30 hours and covered over 90 square miles of ocean.
Ten years after a 2-year-old boy was killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World, newly released records reveal the resort has removed a staggering 414 gators from its property since the tragedy.
The staggering number comes a decade after 2-year-old Lane Graves was fatally drowned by an alligator while playing near the shoreline of a lagoon outside Disney's Grand Floridian Resort in June 2016.
According to records, obtained by ClickOrlando, hundreds of alligators have been trapped and removed from Disney World property since the tragedy, highlighting the ongoing challenge of managing wildlife at the massive Florida resort.
A Pasadena police officer is coming under fire ... after accidentally shooting another cop in what is being described as a "horseplay" incident.
On Wednesday, Pasadena PD publicly released a dashcam video from September 7, 2025 ... which shows a police vehicle approach two officers standing in front of another cruiser.
You can see one cop quick-draw his gun and point it at the officer in the driver's seat of the car that's pulling up on them, before ultimately putting it back in his holster.
Hunter Biden's got 2028 on the brain -- but not exactly from the top of the ticket.
On this week's episode of the "This is Gavin Newsom" podcast, Hunter weighs in on all the chatter surrounding his political future ... and his answer might surprise you.
TMZ obtained an exclusive snippet from the conversation ahead of Friday's episode release ... and it's worth checking out. Watch the clip to see Hunter's reaction after Newsom playfully introduces him as a presidential candidate and suggests he's generating plenty of buzz.
Karmelo Anthony's parents say their son was not looking for a fight at a Texas high school track meet that turned deadly ... they say that's just the picture the prosecution was trying to paint.
Kala Hayes and Andrew Anthony were on Thursday's episode of "The Breakfast Club," where they told Mimi Brown their son's verdict sends a clear message ... you don't have a right to defend yourself, even if you're attacked or ganged up on.
Andrew insisted in the interview that their son did not show up with bad intentions ... and he said Karmelo was caught on camera fleeing the scene because he was running to a teacher for help.
Andrew added that the teacher testified in court and said he had to stop another kid from jumping on their son.
Rep. Ilhan Omar is blasting Jerry Seinfeld for saying Palestine "doesn't exist" ... calling his comments disgusting, disturbing, and downright dangerous.
Charlie got the Minnesota Congresswoman on Capitol Hill and asked her about Jerry's comments ... and she didn't hold back .... claiming he's using his massive platform to diminish an entire group of people while refusing to acknowledge the devastation Palestinians have endured.
Rep. Omar says Jerry's comments -- which came when a streamer asked him to say "Free Palestine" on his way out of Wednesday's NBA Finals game -- are deeply offensive ... arguing that language denying people their entire history carries serious consequences ... whether it comes from a celebrity or anyone else.
Rep. Randy Fine doesn't believe 35 years is a harsh enough sentence for Karmelo Anthony ... and he's doubling down on his demand for capital punishment.
Jacobcaught up with the Florida Congressman on Capitol Hill on Thursday, and Rep. Fine didn't back off his call to execute the convicted murderer.
Rep. Fine says the death penalty would make an example out of Anthony, telling TMZ DC .... "I think it's important to tell our country that we're not going to allow that kind of behavior."
John Davis -- the beloved host of "Coffee Time with John and Momma" -- is dead after suffering a medical episode during a livestream with his mother ... TMZ has learned.
Police in Jellico, Tennesee tell TMZ authorities were called to a residence just before 5:30 PM Wednesday ... and John was pronounced dead at the scene.
An official cause of death has not been released.
We've reached out to his family ... so far, no word back.
Nancy Pelosi was swinging for the fences with some political advice while kicking back at the Congressional Baseball Game ... and she thinks Democrats are going to hit a home run when it matters most.
The former House Speaker chopped it up with TMZ DC as the Republicans notched their sixth straight win ... and she made it clear the score didn't matter, because she's got a feeling Dems are in for a much bigger win come November when the midterms come up to bat.
Charlie hit a grand slam with this interview ... Pelosi is pretty chatty as she enjoys what'll be her final Congressional Baseball Game before retiring from Congress in January.
