Reality TV

"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" alum Taylor Armstrong is recalling the physical abuse she says she suffered at the hands of her late husband ... claiming he once fractured her face with his fist.

Taylor goes into detail about the alleged abuse in the newest episode of Investigation Discovery's new docuseries, "Hollywood Demons" ... claiming Russell Armstrong punched her on her birthday and broke her eye socket.

In a clip from the episode, obtained by TMZ, Taylor claims Russell punched her after accusing her of cheating on him with Chippendales dancers in Las Vegas.

American actor Daniel Booko was 27 years old when he played Cort -- the clumsy and good-looking intern for iCarly -- on Nickelodeon's sitcom "iCarly" back in 2011.

Daniel Booko was part of an ensemble cast including Miranda Cosgrove as the kind teenager who loves her friends, family and her web show, Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Carly's sarcastic bestie, Sam, who's a tad lazy and Nathan Kress as the show's camera operator and straight-A student, Freddie.

Years later, Daniel married Miss USA 2014, Nia Sanchez, and the two are on Bravo's reality show "The Valley."

Mickey Rourke faced off with another housemate on "Celebrity Big Brother" before his early exit ... and, while the confrontation didn't come to blows, it looks like it got very close.

The veteran actor -- who we already knew had been booted from 'CBB' for continually using abusive language and behaving inappropriately toward his fellow housemates -- appeared in the episode that aired Sunday, featuring a pirate-themed quest with his fellow contestants.

During a challenge where the group was forced to reveal hard truths about one another in order to open treasure chests ... Chris Hughes -- a reality television star and pro soccer player -- stared down Mickey, who didn't appreciate the look one bit.

Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet couldn't keep their hands to themselves over the weekend ... lockin' lips at Coachella where they didn't hide their PDA.

Video shared on social media from the popular music festival in Southern California showed the power couple immersed in their own little world, lips securely locked and clinging to each other at all times ... with Timothée behind Kylie holding her by her waist.

The couple was seen at various sets during the day including Charli XCX’s set where Kylie is seen dancing around to Icona Pop and Charli XCX's breakout song, "I Love It."

The couple, who have been together for 2 years, aren't shying from the desert ... they were in town together last month for the BNP Paribas Open.

Mickey Rourke is officially off "Celebrity Big Brother" ... 'cause the show just announced the actors departure -- citing his language and calling his behavior inappropriate.

The 'CBB' team released a statement Saturday ... announcing Mickey and producers mutually agreed to part ways after the veteran actor had "a discussion with Big Brother regarding further use of inappropriate language and instances of unacceptable behaviour."

According to "Celebrity Big Brother," Mickey has used inappropriate language in other instances since using a gay slur on the show ... and, it all spiraled into an explosive disagreement on Saturday.

Jenna Johnson's dancing through another year around the sun ... turning 31 years old Saturday -- and, we've got her hottest shots to celebrate the day.

The "Dancing with the Stars" pro -- who actually met her husband Valentin Chmerkovskiy on the show years ago -- is ready for any weather ... stunning in both a bikini and a flowing dress when the sun's shining.

Sundress season is basically year-round in Los Angeles, and Jenna's always ready to feel the breeze whip through ensembles like this white outfit dotted with strawberries.

Jason Oppenheim says fire insurance rates have skyrocketed since the Los Angeles wildfires burned through major neighborhoods in the city ... and, he says all Californians are going to pay for it for in the years to come.

We caught up with the "Selling Sunset" star outside LAVO -- a popular Italian restaurant in West Hollywood -- Friday night while he was headed out to his birthday dinner ... and, we had to ask him about the cost of fire insurance going through the roof.

Oppenheim says rates went way up in the immediate aftermath of the fires ... and, while they're coming down as the market corrects, they won't be returning to pre-fire prices.

Kim Kardashian went all in on leather in her latest Instagram post -- and she also gave everyone a good hard look at her famous ass!

The SKIMS founder uploaded 3 photos to IG earlier this week, showing herself in tight black leather pants with red leather underwear and a red leather top that partially exposed her hourglass figure.

Check out the pics ... Kim could easily pass for a version of Catwoman -- minus the mask of course. She also put her booty on full display ... along with her zippered leather underwear.

Can you guess which reality star shared this eye-popping photo of her preggo belly?!? We'll give you a few hints, but then it's on you to deliver the name.

She rose to fame SUR-ving crispy chicken and goat cheese balls.

Still need more help??? Her spin-off show -- "The Valley" Season 2 -- premieres next week.

Sydnee Falkner wants another chance at the grand prize on "Million Dollar Secret" ... saying she's disappointed she couldn't win it all this time -- but, that comes with the territory of being the game's greatest threat.

We caught up with the reality star outside a hotel in Hollywood Thursday ... and, we had to ask her about the hit Netflix show everyone's talking about.

If you don't know 'MDS' ... it's a reality game show a lot like "The Traitors" -- where one contestant is awarded $1 million at the beginning of the game. While they try to keep their identity a secret, the rest of the contestants work to figure out the identity of the newly minted millionaire.

Chris Appleton -- Kim Kardashian's hairstylist -- says he'd dip his toe in the lady pool for Khloé Kardashian ... saying she's so hot, it'd be hard for any man to turn her down.

We caught up with Appleton outside Craig's -- a popular restaurant in West Hollywood -- Thursday night ... and, we had to ask him about the revelation that Khloe would give him the ride of his life if he wanted to hook up.

ICYMI ... Kardashian admitted she would "f*** the s*** out of Chris Appleton" -- adding she's not sure if he'd feel the same about her.

Khloé Kardashian says she would "f*** the s*** out of" Kim Kardashian's hairstylist Chris Appleton ... but there's one big problem for Khloé ... Chris is gay.

The Good American founder fessed up to having the hots for Chris on the season 6 finale of Hulu's "The Kardashians" ... saying she would rock his world in the bedroom.

Chris has been Kim's hairdresser for years and he appeared in the episode after getting an invite to Kim's 44th birthday party. Chris and Khloé end up hanging out, with Khloé joking she wants to move into Kim's Malibu estate with Chris.

Weezer bass player Scott Shriner's wife is getting lots of attention for being shot by LAPD officers and getting booked for attempted murder ... but before she got famous for being shot by cops, she shot an episode for Zak Bagans' TV show.

Production sources tell TMZ ... Jillian Lauren Shriner filmed an episode of "Ghost Adventures" back in November at Zak's Haunted Museum in Las Vegas.

We're told the episode was all about serial killer Samuel Little ... Jillian's an expert on the guy because she once wrote a book about him.

Kyle Richards and Teddi Mellencamp’s peaceful sidewalk stroll went from zero to 60 when they found themselves in a tense showdown with another woman.

It’s on video -- Kyle confronts this woman in Encino on Wednesday after seeing her acting aggressively towards her dogs. But the woman loses it real quick, yanking off her scarf, tossing it to the ground like it’s go-time, and heading straight for Kyle, ready to throw down.

It’s hard to tell if the woman was definitely planning on getting physical or just getting up close and personal with some fighting words, but she was definitely coming for Kyle. Luckily, Teddi was as cool as a cucumber, standing in the middle and blocking her from getting near her pal.

Khloe Kardashian sees nothing sexy about Lamar Odom's sex doll -- which he purposely made to resemble her -- and is slamming it as "creepy" and "weird."

The Good American founder dissed her ex-husband's voluptuous factory-made companion on the season 6 finale of Hulu's "The Kardashians" ... and minced no words as she described how wrong the whole situation felt.

Expressing her disgust in a confessional, she vented ... "I’m supposed to be flattered by this? ... This validates just how different we are and how much we’ve grown apart and it’s creepy and it’s weird but I’m not hurt by it. It’s his journey. It’s just weird and gross."

It's lights, camera, action for the "Vanderpump Rules" reboot ... and Lisa Vanderpump is the first one being filmed.

Season 12 of the Bravo show began filming Wednesday in West Hollywood ... with camera crews on hand at Lisa's famous restaurant, SUR, to record her pulling up to work.

As you can see, Lisa is being watched like a hawk as she gets out of her blacked out Bentley and goes into SUR ... the textbook definition of B-roll.