Politics

Byron Allen says late nights on CBS are going to look A LOT different when Stephen Colbert steps aside after Thursday's show ... and he says the key to replacing Colbert will be a comedy show that's light on politics and heavy on timeless, inclusive humor.

The billionaire comedian and media mogul joined us on "TMZ Live" Thursday and told us about his vision for filling Colbert's vacated time slot with a couple new shows.

When Colbert goes dark after his final episode, his weeknight hour on CBS will be replaced by "Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen" and another show Byron produces, "Funny You Should Ask."

Spencer Pratt has nailed down another huge supporter ... because Erika Kirk's backing him -- though she won't be able to add to his vote total directly.

Charlie Kirk's widow praised Spencer's run for office in a post to X Thursday ... writing it doesn't matter whether he wins or loses -- he's a true American for even throwing his hat in the ring and hoping to become part of a solution.

Yes, Spencer's running an unconventional campaign, Erika admits ... but she thinks people are gravitating to him because he's not speaking like a career politician -- he's speaking like a citizen who "sees and deeply understands how fragile the simple things in life are when leadership fails."

Another star has weighed in on Spencer Pratt running for L.A. mayor ... and it's none other than Gabrielle Union.

TMZ caught up with the actress Wednesday as she left The Abbey's 35th anniversary party ... and of course, we had to get her thoughts on the topic that has been dominating SoCal headlines.

As you can see ... Gabrielle gets a hearty chuckle when asked what she thinks of Pratt's political ambitions ... before shouting out "Laguna Beach's" Stephen Colletti -- then declaring she's team "LC," AKA Lauren Conrad.

President Trump won't commit to attending his own son's wedding.

Trump was asked Thursday about going to Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson's destination wedding in the Bahamas, and he told reporters he might be too busy to attend.

POTUS made it clear Don Jr. wants him there ... problem is, Trump says a Memorial Day Weekend wedding is not good timing for him ... what with the Iran War and all.

Trump says he's dealing with "other things" too that might keep him away from the wedding, which he described as a small, little private affair.

King Charles III is still kicking ... as in he's alive and well, despite what a UK radio station had to say earlier this week.

Radio Caroline mistakenly announced the British king's passing on Tuesday, when they said a computer error triggered their "Death of a Monarch procedure."

Station Manager Peter Moore said in a social media statement that the announcement -- and the following moment of silence -- was activated by accident.

Bruce Springsteen dropped by the penultimate episode of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" on Wednesday to give the host a proper sendoff ... and used the spotlight to rip Donald Trump and CBS parent company, Paramount Skydance.

Prior to his performance ... The Boss told the audience, "I’m here in support tonight for Stephen, because you're the first guy in America who's lost his show because we got a president who can't take a joke ... and because Larry and David Ellison feel they need to kiss his ass to get what they want ... Stephen, these are small-minded people."

Springsteen's final jab before he sang was ... "They got no idea what the freedoms of this beautiful country are supposed to be about."

Chrishell Stause is shading Katharine McPhee for her love of "problamtic men" ... days after she very publicly endorsed Spencer Pratt for mayor.

The "Selling Sunset" star took the Broadway lead to task ... writing in a TikTok comment on a video about McPhee's dating history that the woman is still struggling to find her inner confidence.

The problem, Stause says, is she won't find it until she's "disregarded enough times by the problematic men she backs."

Spencer Pratt says he became a Republican because he received a ton of death threats as a reality star -- so he decided to align himself with the party that supports gun ownership.

The former star of "The Hills"-turned-Los Angeles mayoral candidate sat down for an interview Thursday with CNN anchor Elex Michaelson, who asked Spencer on "The Story Is with Elex Michaelson" why he's a Republican.

Spencer started off by saying Elex was going to break some news before explaining that he was getting a slew of death threats because he was once a "hated reality star."

Spencer Pratt -- the reality star turned Los Angeles mayoral candidate -- has one hell of a political role model ... Jesus Christ himself!

That's right ... CNN anchor Elex Michaelson asked Spencer if he has a political role model during their interview Thursday on "The Story Is with Elex Michaelson."

And Spencer bluntly responded, "Jesus Christ. He was a politician." Elex seemed a bit surprised as he cracked a smile, before changing gears and asking which MODERN politician Spencer is drawn to.

Vivica A. Fox is sounding off on the country’s political mess -- and she’s making one thing crystal clear ... reality TV stars have no business running the show!

We caught up with Vivica in NYC Wednesday, and she did not hold back while talking politics -- throwing shade at Donald Trump and Spencer Pratt over their controversial political ambitions.

Check the clip -- Vivica was fired up, saying the economy and the country need experienced politicians ... not people jumping into politics because they’ve got fame and followers.

Vanessa Trump is sharing a concerning health update ... she says she's recently been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Vanessa made the announcement Wednesday in an Instagram post ... revealing she's already had a surgical procedure performed.

She says she's working on a treatment plan with her medical team and is "staying focused and hopeful."

Donald Trump is as corrupt as they come … according to 2 police officers who say they defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection -- who are now suing the Trump administration.

D.C. Metropolitan Police officer Daniel Hodges and ex-U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn are suing the Trump administration for creating a $1.8 billion “slush fund” to reward insurrectionists … on taxpayers’ dimes.

In the suit filed Wednesday, the two men say the "Anti-Weaponization Fund" is the “most brazen act of presidential corruption this century."

Spencer Pratt's supporters have an endgame for his campaign for mayor of Los Angeles ... pitting him as the hero L.A. needs opposite Karen Bass and Gavin Newsom as Marvel villains ... at least according to a new A.I. attack ad shared online.

The new video dropped Wednesday ... and it borrows heavily from "Avengers: Endgame" and other superhero movies ... with Spencer as Batman facing off against Mayor Bass as Thanos and Governor Newsom as Doctor Doom.

In the ad, Newsom, Bass, former VP Kamala Harris, and a marionette of fellow mayoral candidate Nithya Raman propose "evil" ideas to make L.A. worse and stop Spencer from becoming mayor.

Elon Musk's ex, Ashley St. Clair, says the X owner alluded to using advanced technology in the 2024 election ... along with gaining sensitive information about voting. A source close to Elon adamantly denies the claims.

The former conservative commentator shared her tale on TikTok Monday ... posting a "Get Ready With Me" vid on the app, during which she explained Musk allegedly told her one night while they were alone that he had a bunch of lasers in space ready to help create an "anomaly in the matrix."

St. Clair says she told Elon not to say more when he said the piece he was talking about shouldn't even be on the proverbial chessboard -- because she didn't want to be deposed later on ... so, he never told her exactly what he meant by the comment.