11:00 AM PST -- TikTok has removed any videos that appear to show content creators making fun of Austin Metcalf's fatal stabbing. A spokesperson tells TMZ ... "Our Community Guidelines make clear we don’t allow content that harasses or bullies others, including mocking someone's death. Any violative content is being removed."
A disturbing TikTok trend is drawing widespread backlash after users began posting videos that appear to mock the killing of Texas teen Austin Metcalf.
The videos feature people dancing to a rap song called "Austin Bop," with some seemingly acting out stabbing motions and others holding knives as they mimic the fatal attack. Additional clips include jokes and memes targeting Metcalf and his family.
The trend centers on the 2025 killing of the 17-year-old, who was fatally stabbed during an altercation at a high school track meet. Karmelo Anthony was later convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison after a jury rejected his claim of self-defense.
Former San Francisco Giants first baseman Aubrey Huff went scorched earth over the team's Pride Night firestorm ... unleashing a homophobic rant that he said spoke for "almost everyone" in Major League Baseball.
Very tense moment between Buster Posey and the press when questioned about the Giants pride hats and their players.
Before this, he began with a statement saying the organization had shared their response on pride night and he wasn't going to revisit. @KPIXtvpic.twitter.com/LOvHmgxOLk@mattblively
The controversial slugger, who was with the team for two World Series title runs, said the fallout over some players writing Bible verses on their Pride Night hats was absurd ... and he defended legendary Giants player and front office honcho Buster Poseyfor holding court with the media, only to deflect all questions about Pride Night.
Had he been in Buster's shoes, Huff says he would have responded ... "I'm not wearing this gay bulls***. Queers don't watch Baseball anyway. They watch 'The View,' enjoy therapy, & f**** p***ing sessions. And anyone inside the LGBTQ community, or those who support them don't like what I just said, then I say to you…. Go f*** yourselves, & eat a d***. And I mean that in the most literal sense."
A Hungarian hospital worker allegedly put human remains on the menu ... and police say he was the hungry customer, too.
Authorities in Budapest last week arrested a 30-year-old man after getting a tip he was stashing human body parts.
When investigators searched his apartment, they say they found a gruesome collection that included skulls, a human hand, a full lower leg, and even a reconstructed face made from human skin.
But the most stomach-churning allegation came during questioning ... police say the man admitted he was fascinated by human body parts and confessed to preparing meals from some of the remains before eating them.
A terminally ill 12-year-old has been euthanized in the Netherlands ... and now, the doctor will be reviewed ... despite the practice being legal.
Here's the deal ... in 2024, the Dutch government legalized euthanasia for severely ill children between the ages of 1 and 12 ... and this unidentified minor in question died last year, according to the outlet NOS. The child is the first to die via euthanasia since the law was passed.
The Netherlands Minister of Health, Sophie Hermans, reportedly wrote in a legal letter that the case has been reviewed and will be sent to the Public Prosecution Service (OM), which will ultimately determine if the procedure was handled with regard to the law.
Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania took an unwanted detour into Epstein-ville ... thanks to a heckler with a loud mouth and two raised middle fingers ... and the protestor thinks the President is a "pedophile."
The interruption went down Tuesday during Trump's speech at a Mack Trucks factory in Macugnie ... when a man standing near the back of the crowd suddenly started yelling "pedophile" toward POTUS ... drawing immediate boos from nearby supporters as security swooped in.
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As he was escorted out, the man kept shouting and gave Trump a double-bird salute ... while one attendee appeared to try to quiet him down by covering his mouth.
Cops say a Peeping Tom filmed dozens of women without their knowledge at a Planet Fitness in California ... and now police are putting the suspect on blast.
The Arroyo Grande Police Department identified the suspect in the "electronic peeping" case as 40-year-old Grover Beach man Kyle L. Combs.
Multiple outlets report cops were able to ID him from surveillance video and witness reports.
3:35 PM PT -- A Disney official told TMZ in response to the video ... the safety of park guests is their highest priority ... and attractions are designed with multiple safety measures, and teams are trained to respond quickly in situations like this, which they did — the ride was immediately stopped.
We're told as is customary in situations like these, officials with the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal/OSHA, inspected the attraction yesterday and approved it to open.
Terrifying new video shows the moment a 13-year-old boy at Disneyland tumbled down a 50-foot waterfall after getting off a moving ride.
The footage, captured Sunday by another theme park guest, shows the 13-year-old climbing out of the Tiana's Bayou Adventure log ride right before the famous drop ... then falling down the water-covered track.
Fair warning -- if you've ever been on Tiana's Bayou Adventure, or any similar log ride, you might want to look away.
Bill Gates says Jeffrey Epstein wanted to blackmail him over his affairs with Russian women ... and he denied ever having sex with underage girls or visiting Epstein's pedophile island.
The Microsoft founder's testimony before the House Oversight Committee was just released ... and blackmail is mentioned 22 times ... with Bill saying Epstein was contemplating blackmailing him over extramarital affairs as a way to reopen their tattered relationship.
When Bill and Epstein were hanging out, he says they kept it strictly business ... Bill denied socializing with the disgraced financier and said he never talked about sex with Epstein, or saw the late pedophile have sexual contact of any kind.
The clearer water makes a mysterious jagged line at the bottom of the Pool more evident. This is what President Trump was apparently zeroing in on to make a case the Reflecting Pool was vandalized by a sharp object.
It sounds like a big break is imminent in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case ... a former FBI agent says the feds are closing in on capturing the masked suspect caught on video outside Nancy's front door.
Former FBI Special Agent Maureen O'Connell was on "The Megyn Kelly Show" and she said she is 75% confident the masked suspect will be tracked down.
The only grandson of John F. Kennedy made a huge push to carry on the family's dynamic legacy with his run for Congress ... but that'll have to wait after his first political defeat.
Jack Schlossberg failed to secure the Democratic nomination in New York's 12th District ... and state Assemblyman Micah Lasher is projected to be on the ballot for November's general election.
It didn't help that last month, The New York Times published a blistering story on Jack, alleging he's not a serious candidate ... torpedoing important meetings in favor of naps. The piece also claimed his campaign was in chaos.
Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn's legal team is pushing back hard against allegations he vandalized the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool ... insisting his arrest was completely unwarranted and is being used as a distraction from the botched renovation.
Hearn's attorneys tell TMZ the allegations don't hold water, saying ..."Treating ordinary conduct as criminal diverts attention from the real questions of how this project was managed, including its corrupt no-bid contracting process."
The former athlete's lawyers took a swipe at President Trump too ... "Using the criminal justice system to target innocent people as a form of distraction is textbook authoritarian behavior."
Mackenzie Shirilla isn't getting her day in court ... because her latest appeal was denied, TMZ has learned.
According to new court docs obtained by TMZ, Mackenzie's appeal was not accepted for review.
The papers say the judge dissented and the court declined to accept jurisdiction over the case. Basically ... they declined to hear the case and it was dismissed.
Rep. TroyNehlssays anyone caught vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool should be thrown in prison and forced to sell off their possessions to pay for another refurbishment ... and if they have dogs, well tough luck, the pooches will being taken too!!!
Charliecaught up with the Texas Congressman on Capitol Hill and he unloaded on the folks he believes are responsible for the Reflecting Pool falling apart ... and -- spoiler alert -- it's not the people who won a no-bid contract to do the pricey reno.
Rep. Nehls says prison time isn't enough for these vandals ... and he lays out a punishment plan that's guaranteed to raise some eyebrows.
The Republican repeatedly defended the restoration project and blamed folks with Trump derangement syndrome for ruining the "beautiful" Pool ... and he even took political swipes at the algae.
South Carolina personal trainer Elena Katherine Moore shared several cryptic messages touching on heartache and pain just weeks before her shocking death ... and those closest to her are raising red flags about the case.
Elena shared the quotes on her second Instagram account ... an emotional post from May claims someone let her "destroy" herself to keep "us" alive ... resulting in her feeling an "exhausting hatred." The post goes on, "I never wanted to look at someone I once loved with disgust and resentment."
A lengthy quote she reshared in March says "the war is over" and goes on to talk about being "genuinely happy" someone is out of her life and the free feeling of losing the anxiety that once boiled inside her. The post continues, "Everything feels lighter, like a weight I carried for so long is finally gone."
If something in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool caused a bunch of ducks to drop dead, we should find out soon ... necropsies are being performed on the animals as we speak.
City Wildlife, a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation group in Washington, DC, tells TMZ ... they've submitted samples from two ducks for necropsies after the birds were found dead at the National Mall.
In a statement, rep for the group tells us ... "City Wildlife routinely conducts necropsies on ducks found deceased on the National Mall when the cause of death is unknown."
