Politics

Justin Trudeau attended Katy Perry’s Montreal concert … 2 days after being spotted having dinner and cozy drinks together.

The former Canadian Prime Minister was seen in great seats at the singers concert Wednesday night.

We broke the story ... the couple had dinner on Monday night in Canada. Friends close to Trudeau told us they’re just pals however, we obtained video of them on a cozy drink date and out walking Katie’s dog earlier in the day.

As you know, Katy's been enjoying single life following her split from Orlando Bloom -- the two share a daughter. Meanwhile, Trudeau and his ex-wife Sophie separated in 2023 after an 18-year marriage.

A Virginia man has been arrested after he allegedly poured gasoline all over a local city councilman, chased him outside and set him on fire, according to police ... who say this appears to be some sort of personal vendetta.

Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler was allegedly attacked Wednesday at his day job as a sales director at Showcase Magazine.

Cops say the suspect, Shotsie Michael Buck Hayes, confronted Lee at his office and doused him with gasoline ... chasing him outside and setting him on fire.

Sydney Sweeney's pissing off liberals because she's hot and white ... so says conservative commentator Michael Knowles.

We caught up with the Daily Wire host Wednesday to discuss Sweeney's new American Eagle ad campaign ... which some have claimed is filled with implicit racism.

If you haven't seen the ad yet, Sydney's wearing the heck out of a jean jacket and matching pants ... she breathily talks about genetic traits, including eye color, and she says "My jeans are blue," with the tagline "Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans" -- a potential double entendre for genes.

Donald Trump's White House has been in communication with Diddy's legal team about a potential pardon for the music mogul, and we've learned the decision may be determined by the judge's ruling on bail.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Donald Trump is "more than open" to pardoning Diddy, but he wants to wait to see what Judge Arun Subramanian does with Diddy's latest bail petition. We're told if Diddy is granted bail, Trump will not make a decision on a pardon until Diddy is sentenced. If the judge denies bail, a decision will be made immediately.

As you know, Diddy was acquitted on the 3 major charges, and convicted on 2 counts of violating the Mann Act, which prohibits the interstate transportation of prostitutes. The Mann Act is rarely used by federal prosecutors as a singular charge. Most legal experts agree ... if Diddy's case only involved the Mann Act, no charges would have been filed against him.

President Trump says it's not true that he was "solely responsible" for CBS and Paramount firing Stephen Colbert from his late-night talk show.

Trump hopped on Truth Social on Tuesday and tried to distance himself from the firing, which has stirred up a big controversy.

POTUS says ... "The reason he was fired was a pure lack of TALENT, and the fact that this deficiency was costing CBS $50 Million Dollars a year in losses — And it was only going to get WORSE!"

A casual stroll, a swanky dinner, and now TMZ can reveal Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau wrapped it up with cozy drinks on a terrace -- a really long hangout session for two A-listers ... but sure, they're totally "just friends."👀

Yep, it’s the hangout that keeps on giving, and TMZ’s got every moment. Check this video -- Justin was looking every bit the ladies' man, arm practically welded to Katy’s waist as they left Montreal’s Taverne Atlantic ... with sources telling us they enjoyed some drinks on the terrace.

If that doesn’t scream romance, then we don't know what does. Whiskey is on the menu at the Atlantic ... but we're told when Katy first ordered a Jack and Coke, she quickly found out they don’t sell much American liquor in Canada due to the new tariffs ... so she ordered Crown Royal Canadian whiskey instead.

The terrace tête-à-tête capped off a whirlwind few hours that, as TMZ told you, started with a scenic park stroll.

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau sent tongues wagging with that dinner sighting last night ... but according to the chef who served them, the pair seemed to be just kicking it as pals!

Danny Smiles, co-owner and co-executive chef of Montreal's Le Violon, spilled to TMZ that despite looking good together, there was no PDA and he didn’t get any dating vibes from Katy and Justin ... just two friends enjoying a meal.

Danny tells us they went for the chef’s tasting menu, which means he served up a feast -- lobster, tuna, lamb gnocchi, beef tartare -- all served up with classic Montreal flair.

Al Sharpton says President Trump is running from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and he's hoping an old trick distracts the masses ... attacks on big-name Black celebrities.

The Reverend joined us on "TMZ Live" Monday and we asked him about Trump alleging Sharpton was paid $600,000 to endorse Kamala Harris.

Al says the claim is absurd and it's a desperate move by Trump to shift the news cycle away from the Epstein Files. He says Trump's throwing crap on the wall and nothing's sticking -- so now he's leaning on an old crutch, going after former prez Barack Obama and other Black celebs.

The man officials say is the airplane passenger who got tackled on a flight after shouting "Death to America, Death to Trump" just took another hit ... we're told he's been identified and slapped with multiple criminal charges.

Prosecutors in Scotland tell TMZ ... the man in the viral video is 41-year-old Abhay Nayak, and he's been charged with assault, plus a violation of the United Kingdom's air navigation order.

We're told Nayak has not entered a plea yet and he's in custody awaiting his next court appearance.

O.J. Simpson's longtime lawyer says President Trump's trying to call attention away from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal ... by sharing a meme comparing Barack Obama to The Juice.

Malcolm LaVergne, who is also the executor of O.J.'s estate, tells TMZ ... Trump's a marketing genius who tends to introduce one distraction to cancel out another, and the Obama-Simpson meme is straight from DJT's playbook.

ICYMI ... Trump posted a meme to several of his social media accounts Saturday ... POTUS and J.D. Vance are photoshopped into a couple police cars following the white Ford Bronco carrying O.J. down the 405, with Obama replacing A.C. Cowlings as the driver in the iconic 1994 shot.

President Donald Trump seems to be all over the place with his explanations on Jeffrey Epstein ... saying in his latest response that he never had the privilege of going to the late pedophile's notorious island -- while also claiming he declined an invitation.

Trump sparred with reporters over the "Epstein Files" during a Monday press conference at his golf resort in Scotland, where he was sitting next to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

As always, the Commander-in-Chief wasn't at a loss for words when talking about the one subject that's been dogging him and his administration the last few weeks.

Donald Trump just suggested his name appears in the Epstein files because his enemies -- Joe Biden, James Comey and Merrick Garland -- put his name in the files to smear him.

Trump was speaking in Scotland Monday when he casually dropped the conspiracy theory. He called the Biden trio the "worst scum on Earth," adding they controlled the Epstein Justice Dept. files for 4 years.

Now the conspiracy theory ... Trump said, "I was running against someone who ran the files ... They can easily put something in the files that's a phony."

Tyler Boebert, the 20-year-old son of Lauren Boebert, is facing a misdemeanor child abuse charge following an incident involving the congresswoman’s grandson, according to a report.

According to records, obtained by Denver Westword, through the Windsor Police Department, the July 11 citation stems from criminal negligence where no injury or death occurred.

In a statement to TMZ, the Colorado Republican representative downplayed the incident, calling it "a miscommunication on monitoring my young grandson that recently led to him getting out of our house." She emphasized no physical harm took place and said her family has already met with Child Protective Services to ensure the safety of all children in the home.

Donald Trump and J.D. Vance are hot on Barack Obama's tail, the current prez is saying in a wild new social media post showing him catching up on his predecessor ... like the Los Angeles Police Department caught up with O.J. Simpson back in 1994!

POTUS posted a meme to several of his social media accounts Saturday ... sharing a photo from O.J.'s iconic chase down on the 405 freeway in his white Ford Bronco before he was arrested.

In the pic, the president's face is photoshopped into one of the police cars while a babyface meme photo of J.D. Vance is in another car.

Ghislaine Maxwell answered questions from the feds about 100 people linked to Jeffrey Epstein ... at least according to her lawyer.

Epstein's child sex trafficking associate reportedly received limited immunity before sitting down for two days this week to chat with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.

Ghislaine's lawyer, David Oscar Markus, reportedly told journalists Maxwell fielded questions about 100 different people linked to Epstein ... and he says his client was asked every possible thing imaginable.

A whites-only community in Arkansas is just looking to protect European identity and culture from diversity, and it's best for people of all races to have their own separate community centers ... so says the co-founder of Return to the Land.

We interviewed Eric Orwoll on "TMZ Live" Friday about the whites-only community that is looking to expand to Missouri and other areas ... and, we asked about why a whites-exclusive area is so important to their members.

Orwoll says white people value European heritage, and he says he thinks that identity is under threat in modern America. He says he understands if others want to blend and mix their cultures -- but, he thinks this would be at the detriment of pure cultural ancestry.