Simone Biles' dog breeder is receiving a ton of backlash for cropping her new Doberman Pinscher's ears and docking its tail ... telling TMZ Sports he's gotten death threats over something he says is "common practice."
We spoke with the owner of Regal Empire Dobermans after fans and PETA slammed Biles and her husband, Jonathan Owens, for buying a puppy that underwent the procedures.
William Regal is also dealing with the blowback ... telling us people have made seriously menacing comments toward him, and have attempted to have his company shut down.
Ryan Lochte's fans have been gaining more than a few insights into his personal life lately ... and the former Olympian gave them plenty more when he shared a lengthy message on his Instagram account on Thursday.
FYI ... Ryan shared a post earlier this month and opened up about his rocky relationship with his estranged wife Kayla, and he said he ended up being kicked out of their home. She subsequently responded by sharing a video from their wedding day in 2018, which showed him reciting his vows, on her Instagram account.
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It's worth mentioning Ryan and Kayla welcomed a son, Caiden, and a pair of daughters named Liv and Georgia over the course of their relationship. Kayla filed for divorce this past March.
Michelle Jenneke never took home the Gold at the Olympics, but we're thinking she's got diamonds on the mind right about now -- because she's engaged!
The Australian hurdler and her soon-to-be husband, Alex Beck, shared a joint Instagram post Sunday to announce the big news ... and she made sure to show off her engagement ring in the snaps.
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Oh, and get this ... Michelle managed to keep her relationship with her fiancé secret for eight and a half years, too!
Michelle isn't the only Olympian in her relationship, as Alex ran the 400-meter dash for Australia at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games in 2021.
Several other former Olympians -- including Ella Nelson, Alysha Newman and Genevieve Gregson -- congratulated the happy couple in the post's comments section.
And just in case Michelle's name sounded sort of familiar to you, her pre-race warmup dance brought her plenty of attention in 2012, after a clip from the World Junior Championships in Barcelona went viral.
Now all there is to see is if Michelle and Alex end up racing to the altar sometime soon ... congrats, you two!
Mariah Carey is going from the Queen of Christmas to Queen of the entire winter ... she's going to perform at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in February!
The Grammy winner personally made the announcement Monday via Instagram, writing, "CI VEDIAMO A MILANO!" which translates to "See you in Milan."
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Mariah accompanied her post with a video -- showing her in a shimmering red gown and diamond necklace -- saying, "Get ready for Milano Cortina 2026. See you at the Stadio San Siro on the 6th of February for the Olympic opening ceremony."
Snoop Dogg just added another unexpected side mission to his résumé -- Team USA’s first-ever Honorary Coach -- starting with the 2026 Winter Games!!!
Snoop broke the news Thursday ... The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is enlisting "Coach Snoop" to be a chief hype man and sideline supporter for America’s fearless Olympic and Paralympic athletes in Cortina, Italy in February!!!
After all, Tha Doggfather's successful youth football league is renowned for developing future NFL players, so motivation is virtually his middle name!!!
Simone Biles recently confirmed she got breast implants ... and now, she's sharing more details about the surgery, admitting in a Q&A with fans it was painful as hell!
The Olympic legend answered some questions from her 5.5 million followers on TikTok, first revealing when and where she got the procedure done -- in mid-June under the care of Houston-based Dr. Kriti Mohan.
Biles even got into the nitty, gritty details of the actual implants ... telling fans she opted to go with "310cc, high profile, extra filled, silicon."
Hit the gym, boys -- Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee is opening up on what she's looking for in a partner ... and it turns out she's drawn to fellow athletes like herself.
The 22-year-old gymnast detailed her dating preferences on the "HAHA Podcast" this month ... when she was initially asked about being the subject of countless thirsty posts on social media.
"I think it's really funny," Lee said. "Sometimes I can't tell if it's just like a joke or if they're being for real, but it's really funny to me."
Ryan Wedding is facing new charges in the U.S. after the Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned transnational drug kingpin allegedly ordered the killing of a federal witness in Colombia, Attorney General Pam Bondisaid.
Wedding, 44, competed for America's neighbors up north in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, before allegedly turning to a different type of "snow," becoming Canada's largest cocaine dealer (moving over 130k lbs. a year) and controlling "one of the most prolific and violent drug trafficking organizations in the world," according to the AG.
In a news conference in D.C. on Wednesday, Bondi, flanked by Kash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other top officials, outlined new charges against the retired athlete, and the accusations are wild.
Lindsey Vonn is dead serious about her Olympics comeback ... telling TMZ Sports she's been grinding hard and doing "intense" training six days a week for her return to the slopes.
We caught up with the legendary skier this week at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City ... just months away from the 2026 Winter Olympics -- the first Games she'll be competing in since retiring in 2019.
Kid Rock seems to have no issue hurling the R-word on national television ... but the Special Olympics says he should think twice -- writing an open letter to him explaining the harm caused by using that word.
ICYMI ... Kid Rock appeared on "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Fox News last Friday -- and used the slur while telling Watters what he plans to be for Halloween.
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Now ... in an open letter, Special Olympics Chief Inspiration Officer Loretta Claiborne is calling him out, urging him to take accountability. She says, "I’m writing to you personally with an urgent request: please acknowledge the hurt caused and use this moment to stand with us in rejecting that word and the prejudice it represents."
Simone Biles is putting all the rumors to rest -- confirming she did, in fact, get a boob job recently ... and she's quite literally head over heels because of it!!
The Team USA gymnastics hero revealed the procedure on Wednesday ... alongside a video of her doing a flip in her backyard.
Biles said the stunt was monumental on several levels -- she hadn't tumbled in a year, she was breaking in the trampoline at her new house ... and it was her first flip with the new boobs (well, she used a cherry emoji ... which is often used for breasts).
Suni Leeis taking her gold medal talents and looks to the runway -- the Team USA gymnastics star is being tapped to walk in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show!!
The 22-year-old and the V.S. PINK brand shared the news just hours before the Wednesday night event ... with fans in the comment section unable to contain their excitement.
Lee herself is just as pumped ... writing on her Instagram Story that it is "a dream come true."
Aaron Donald might be retired from the NFL, but a discus-throwing champ is convinced the dude could still have an elite career in track and field.
TMZ Sports caught up with Reggie Jagers -- who hurled the disc for the red, white and blue during the 2020 Tokyo Games -- out at LAX this month ... and he said he's sure Donald could throw shot put at the 2028 Olympics in L.A. if he put his mind to it.
Jagers told us there's not much technique involved ... and given the brute strength and cash for training that Donald possesses, it wouldn't shock him one bit to see the former Ram have success in the event.
Howie Mandel’s playing a whole new game -- leveling up as a celeb team owner in the Global Gaming League ... mashing gaming, music, fashion and culture into one epic power-up of sports entertainment!
We caught up with Howie at his Van Nuys studio Thursday, and he was in full-on hype mode -- not just his team, but the gaming world as a whole -- declaring it’s so huge now, it deserves a spot in the Olympics.
Howie’s going all in ... telling us the GGL’s about to blow up worldwide ... you gotta peep the full clip, 'cause he swears this is just the start of something so massive, we won’t even live long enough to see the end of it.
Sha'Carri Richardson and Christian Coleman's relationship still appears to be going strong despite their public altercation earlier this year ... as TMZ Sports just spotted the pair looking awfully couple-y at LAX.
Coleman pulled up to the Los Angeles airport on Thursday in an SUV ... apparently to pick up the Olympic gold medalist after she touched down in the City of Angels.
The two stayed mum as our cameras rolled -- but they certainly seemed to be more than just friends, as Coleman not only took care of her bag, he also opened her car door for her.
