J. Cole has canceled his Sacramento concert after a member of his touring crew was killed in a trucking accident Thursday morning.
In a statement, Cole's team says, "Following the tragic passing of a member of the touring crew in a trucking accident this morning," his scheduled performance at Golden 1 Center on August 27 has been called off.
The team adds, "Our thoughts are with the crew member’s family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time."
Actor Samuel Monroe Jr. -- best known for his role in "Menace II Society" -- is dead after a battle with meningitis, according to his family.
Sam's mom, Joyce Patton, told TMZ ... the actor died around 10:24 PM PT on Wednesday at a hospital. She also announced his death on Facebook, saying "today God called him home" and asking everyone to pray for his family, especially his 3 kids.
In April, Sam was hospitalized with a severe case of meningitis and MRSA pneumonia -- a serious lung infection -- as well as other medical issues.
The thing is ... TMZ reached out to the hospital Thursday morning, and a rep told us that Sam had been discharged alive.
Chris "Block" Gordon's crash was so severe that a caller immediately urged dispatch to get a helicopter ready ... TMZ has learned.
According to 911 audio obtained by TMZ, a caller reports a wreck on the drag strip at KD Motorsports Park in South Webster, Ohio, and says fire crews are already on scene and repeatedly pleads for a chopper.
Dispatch records obtained by TMZ show the call came in shortly after 8 PM Saturday. Air medical transport was requested minutes later, but dispatch was told the helicopter had an estimated 40-minute ETA.
A gargantuan wall of water enveloped a heavily trafficked area of Nepal ... killing at least 31 people ... as hundreds of others are missing in villages, and there are now fears the death toll could skyrocket.
Video of the devastation wrought on the Nepal-China border is simply eye-popping. As you can see, people are running for their lives as a tidal wave comes crashing down on them.
The tsunami-like wave was triggered by an earthquake that caused a large landslide to block a river. As a result, villages were overcome by all the water, resulting in 31 deaths, with many more casualties expected.
A Florida man was arrested for allegedly pouring methamphetamine into a 1-year-old child's sippy cup ... and the child ingested the drugs, overdosed, and was taken to a hospital in critical condition ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.
We're told the alleged incident went down in February, and doctors treated the child, who survived and was then placed in the custody of the Florida Department of Children and Families.
46-year-old Mark Windham was arrested Saturday and charged with child neglect causing great bodily harm and possession of drug paraphernalia with residue ... the Nassau County Sheriff's Office announced.
NCSO previously announced that the child's parents and two other residents in the Callahan home where the alleged incident took place were arrested ... they were identified as Hayden Simmons, Damien Windham, Erica Foley, and Judith Addison
Emilie Kiser‘s 3-year-old son, Trigg, died from lack of oxygen to his brain following his drowning.
The Maricopa County medical examiner’s report, obtained by PEOPLE, lists the cause of death specifically as anoxic brain injury due to drowning ... with the manner ruled as an accident.
As we reported, Trigg died on May 18, 2025 ... 6 days after he was hospitalized after his father, Brady Kiser, found him in their backyard pool in Arizona. Brady was watching Trigg and their now 17-month-old son, Teddy, while Emilie was out with friends and lost track of Trigg.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Haden died by suicide inside the San Diego federal building where he worked ... TMZ has learned.
The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office tells TMZ ... Haden hanged himself inside an office at the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building in downtown San Diego.
Haden's body was discovered last Wednesday after San Diego police received a report he was possibly missing. Officers responded to the federal building and found him dead inside an office.
It's been a quarter century since Aaliyah's tragic death ... and even though she's gone way too soon, the late legend's legacy will live on forever.
As you know, the singer died in a plane crash on August 25, 2001, after filming the music video for her single "Rock the Boat" in the Bahamas. Investigations showed the plane had been overloaded by 700 pounds.
But Aaliyah's life shouldn't and couldn't be defined by her death ... instead, we're remembering the iconic artist for her incredible artistry and influential style.
Three juveniles and an 18-year-old are in a heap of legal trouble after going on a joyride in a stolen SUV and crashing into another vehicle, killing a grandmother and her longtime partner, according to New Jersey prosecutors and media reports.
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office tells TMZ ... Nayshaun Brown, 18, and his three juvenile cohorts allegedly stole the SUV last Saturday morning and took it for a spin in Mays Landing, NJ. NJ.com reported that the four were trying to elude police at the time of the crash.
Prosecutors say the suspects got into a head-on collision with another vehicle carrying Robert Barr Jr., 54, and Alice Stilwell, 67, both of whom died. Stilwell was reportedly a grandmother who was Barr's "long term partner."
The Vanity Fair reporter who went viral for her unsettling grin and wink during the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has an explanation for her expressions ... and it's unusual.
Here's the deal ... Brittany Romano stole the show Monday, when a camera panning the courtroom caught her in the front row of the gallery ... she mugged for the camera, with a smile meant for a horror flick ... and she added a wink for good measure.
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A streamer caught up with Brittany in the parking lot and asked her why the heck she was grinning ear-to-ear in a setting that was anything but joyful.
Her answer ... she "grew up with Lindsay" ... and also she was mugging for her dad.
A Mexican bull-running festival turned deadly over the weekend ... with two people killed and 11 others injured as raging bulls tore through the streets.
Video circulating online shows one man being relentlessly trampled by a bull ... and in another clip, a bull roughs up a woman, throwing her onto her back.
En México 🇲🇽 mujer queda desfigurada y un hombre de 29 años muere, 2 en condiciones críticas y varios heridos.
Sonya Massey's family is speaking out after Sean Grayson's death ... they feel justice wasn't served and wish Sonya's killer had spent a lot more time behind bars.
Sonya's cousin, Sontae Massey, tells TMZ ... the family was devastated and frustrated they weren't notified directly and had to learn about Grayson's death online.
Grayson is the former Illinois sheriff's deputy who shot and killed her after she called 911 in July 2024 to report someone lurking outside her home.
Sontae says he gathered Sonya's mother, son, and daughter to tell them ... but they initially didn't believe him, telling us "they want to see his body."
Video shared on social media shows the Buffalo Bills star present Monday in Orchard Park, NY as the team returned to the practice field, though the defensive tackle did not participate in the session.
The development comes after authorities in Texas officially ruled his son's June 28 drowning an accident and closed the investigation without filing any criminal charges.
The death of Buffalo Bills star Ed Oliver's 2-year-old son has been ruled accidental ... and the investigation is now closed with no criminal charges, TMZ has learned.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ...its Homicide Division has closed the case and no charges will be filed against Ed or anyone else.
As we previously reported ... Ed's son, also named Ed, drowned in the swimming pool at the NFL star's Texas home on June 28. Deputies responded to a life-in-danger call after the boy's parents found him unresponsive in the pool.
Rock band Buckcherry's tour bus was caught up in a chaotic chain of three separate accidents on a South Carolina highway, which ended fatal, TMZ has learned.
South Carolina Highway Patrol spokesperson tells TMZ the series of crashes unfolded one after another. According to cops, the first accident was a single-car crash involving a male driver. Investigators are still trying to determine what caused him to crash.
The situation turned deadly moments later when the man got out of his vehicle and was struck by another motorist. The man was killed in the collision.
Josh Allen is not happy with the podcaster who revealed the death of Ed Oliver's son before a statement was released ... saying the report made him "sad and angry."
The Buffalo Bills quarterback addressed reporters during a news conference in Cleveland Saturday ... where Tim Graham -- a columnist for The Athletic -- says he kicked things off by thanking people who knew about the drowning death and held back on reporting it.
He then added, "It’s very sad in how it came out. It makes me very sad and angry at the same time."
