Bryon Noem is breaking his silence after his wife, former South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, filed for divorce amid reports about his alleged involvement in an online fetish scene.
Bryon's lawyer, Tim Bottum, tells TMZ ... "Bryon is saddened that the marriage is ending and hopes for a private and amicable resolution. If court proceedings become necessary, Bryon will welcome the opportunity to truthfully share his perspective."
He adds, "Bryon's priority is to protect the family and move forward as loving parents and grandparents."
Sen. Chuck Schumer says Cornell dropped the ball in the alleged gang rape scandal ... and he's putting the school on notice to get serious.
Jacob pressed the senator from New York at a press conference Wednesday about what went wrong between Cornell, campus police, and the local D.A. ... and Schumer didn't hesitate.
"A whole lot of things went wrong," Schumer said ... accusing Cornell of failing to move quickly enough once the allegations surfaced.
Kyrsten Sinema's ex-boyfriend says he threw 22 of her paintings into her pool because he was frustrated by the former senator's alleged ties to A.I. and the war in Gaza.
Matthew Ammel told AZ Central ... "I was pissed at the system, and I took it out on her art. The American people have no idea how (f***ed) up our government is and, like, what our politicians spend their time doing."
At the time of the incident ... Ammel said he had been staying at her Cave Creek property while she was away in Phoenix.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, a Cornell alum, says her alma mater needs to "step up" in the alleged gang rape case ... and stop treating accountability like an afterthought ... because they've so far failed to protect women.
Jacobcaught up with the senator from Michigan on Capitol Hill Wednesday ... and she told him Cornell should have taken the allegations seriously from the jump.
Slotkin said universities have plenty of ways to take action and hold students accountable while a legal case plays out -- suspensions, expulsions, indefinite suspensions -- and made clear she doesn't consider writing an essay much of a punishment.
The White House's latest document on preventing the dangers of artificial intelligence happens to have a major typo ... and pretty much everyone is making the same joke.
In a press release on the Trump administration's commitment to have A.I. companies self-regulate ... the document lists Trump's title as president of the "Unites States" -- not United States.
Needless to say ... there were a few White House X followers who were quick to point out that had they used A.I., the error might have been avoided.
Macklemore's"Free Palestine Tour" is a hot ticket ... with the rapper announcing all three shows have already sold out ... just hours after tickets went on sale.
Macklemore shared the news Wednesday, saying the Dublin, Paris and London dates are sellouts ... and admitting he was "blown away" by the response.
He says the shows were put together quickly, with the belief that musicians can stand in solidarity with Palestinians, raise money, and use their platforms for activism.
Senator Eric Schmitt's standing behind his line of questioning in the Jack Smith hearing ... even though it seems his "gotcha" moment totally backfired.
Here's the deal ... during a Senate hearing Tuesday morning, Senator Schmitt asked former Special Counsel Smith if he went to an Atlanta Hawks game on February 3, 2024.
Smith told him no and seemed totally puzzled ... and Sen. Schmitt seemed to gloat a bit -- claiming at one point that the dude might've just perjured himself and insisting they had text messages about him going to a basketball game that night.
President Trump loves playing around with names ... and Sen. Mark Kelly has a suggestion for POTUS' new White House ballroom ... telling us Trump should name it "Felony Hall."
Charlie caught up with Kelly on Capitol Hill Tuesday and brought up Trump's latest A.I. push ... which quickly turned into a conversation about the Prez's habit of renaming things.
Kelly couldn't resist getting in on the renaming game ... pitching "Felony Hall" for Trump's new White House ballroom ... and, yes, he wanted credit.
Kristi Noem has finally filed for divorce from her husband, Bryon Noem ... months after claims about his cross-dressing and wearing fake boobs surfaced.
The former Secretary of Homeland Security filed for divorce in Hamlin County, South Dakota, on Monday.
Kristi's citing the boilerplate irreconcilable differences. She also left the door open to ask for support.
Could you imagine a world where Erika Kirk is a Bravolebrity? Well, it almost happened ... at least according to Charlie Kirk's widow.
In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Erika revealed that while she was living in New York eight years ago, she was approached about joining the cast of the reality show, "Summer House."
She told the mag ... "My role would've been the Bible-banging Christian girl who doesn’t party."
Glen Powell was so stoked to be at the University of Texas football game this weekend that he didn't even notice President Trumpwas in the stands, too!
We got the actor and his girlfriend, Michelle Randolph, leaving LAX Monday ... and Glen was still basking in the Longhorns' big road win at Tennessee.
And while Glen may know ball, he says he didn't know DT was in the house ... claiming he didn't see POTUS get a mixed reaction when Trump was shown on the jumbotron.
Sen. John Kennedy has his own special version of ChatGPT -- well, technically the whole Senate does -- and even he doesn't seem totally sure where the information goes.
Jacobcaught up with Sen. Kennedy in Washington D.C. on Monday and asked about Bill Gates' warning that A.I. could become catastrophically dangerous in the wrong hands.
Kennedy said he thinks Bill is acting in good faith and pointed out there are serious risks with A.I. ... just like there are with nuclear weapons and bioterrorism.
Then Kennedy casually revealed he's already using the technology himself ... telling Jacob he used A.I. on the plane ride in to do research, something he does "all the time."
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino is popping champagne in an A.I.-generated party video ... and even fellow Republicans think the celebration landed with a thud.
Scavino posted the over-the-top clip Saturday showing him in a tuxedo alongside women who appear to be his wife, Erin Elmore, and Lara Trump, all riding a gold luggage cart through the White House as Eric Trump pushes.
Bill Gates is not holding back in his bleak prediction about the future of A.I. ... and is claiming that the technology has the capability to eventually kill a billion people.
During Sunday's episode of "Meet the Press" ... he told host Kristen Welker that if its powers are abused and unchecked, A.I. could perform dangerous actions that result in a death toll in the 10 figures.
He admitted ... "A.I. is certainly powerful enough to drive events that cause a billion deaths. So even though it’s pretty hard to get to 100%, there’s never been a weapon as powerful as the combination of people with ill intent using the latest A.I. tools."
Ed Sheeran was the target of a pretty scathing joke during last night's "SNL UK" opening monologue ... which compared him to an obedient puppet.
"Chicken Shop Date" host Amelia Dimoldenberg told the crowd ... "I’ve been incredibly privileged to have done so many interviews with people like Idris Elba, Cher, and even a world-famous, red-headed puppet with a hand up his arse telling him what to say."
After a pic of her interviewing "Sesame Street" icon Elmo appeared, Amelia said ... "No, the other one."
Sen. John Fetterman had a major slip of the tongue ... as the centrist Democrat -- who often splits from his party -- called himself a "lifelong Republican."
Fetterman made the gaffe while he was attending the Texas Tribune Festival Saturday ... and the moderator had to remind him that he was in fact a Dem.
Fetterman -- wearing his classic sweatshirt and shorts uniform -- could be seen putting his hand to his head after the viral moment.
