Reality TV

Charity Pierce -- best known for her appearance on TLC's "My 600-lb Life" -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

A family source tells TMZ ... Charity died Tuesday at 1:20 AM, surrounded by her loved ones. Our source says Charity had been in hospice care for a month or two due to ongoing medical conditions -- including lymphedema and fluid buildup in her lungs -- adding the fluid in her lungs may have contributed to her death.

The reality TV star's death was also confirmed by her daughter, Charly Jo, who shared an emotional post on Facebook announcing her mother's death. In the message, Charly said she was by Charity's side when she took her last breath ... and that Charity is now "finally at peace."

"I wasn't going to post about this," Charly wrote, explaining an influx of calls and texts prompted her to share the heartbreaking news publicly. She wrote Charity is reunited with deceased family members and closed the post saying how grateful she was to be by her mom's side before taking her last breath.

Charity rose to national attention in Season 3 of "My 600-lb Life," where viewers watched her battle severe obesity, health complications, and emotional trauma. At her heaviest, Charity weighed nearly 800 pounds, before she sought professional help.

Michael Rapaport's putting the blame on riffing for his controversial comment about Colton Underwood on the hit show "Traitors" ... claiming the seemingly homophobic remark came out while he was spitballing at the table, and no one interrupted him.

The actor further clarified his low moment in an interview with Andy Cohen on 'Watch What Happens Live' Tuesday night ... telling the host he wasn't taking a shot at Colton's previous reluctance to come out as gay -- he was just running his mouth.

Rapaport says he went into defense mode when Colton and his alliance came after him ... and, he simply started rattling off arguments against Colton and his costars, believing someone else at the table would eventually jump in.

Spencer Pratt started working on his reputation as a villain long before he became one on reality TV ... he's admitted he once sold snaps of a teenage Mary-Kate Olsen partying with her then-boyfriend, Max Winkler, for a whopping $50,000!

Spencer spilled the deets in his brand new memoir "The Guy You Loved to Hate: Confessions from a Reality TV Villain" ... and he's saying he doesn't regret it a single bit.

Here's the deal ... he writes his pal Max -- the son of actor Henry Winkler -- had just gone through a split with Mary-Kate ... but still had a "shrine" of photos with her in his room. He describes the images as "young love documented in European hotels, Hollywood parties, stolen moments."

Get ready for the drama ... 'cause the Housewives hit the beach in full chaos mode, with cameras rolling for the next season of "The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip."

Check out the pics -- the likes of Teresa Giudice, Porsha Williams, Luann de Lesseps, Kyle Richards, Lisa Barlow, Vicki Gunvalson and Gizelle Bryant went all in on colorfully wild '80s workout gear for a Miami pit stop packed with relay-race madness.

The ladies looked in great spirits, split into four teams named after iconic Housewives quotes -- including "The Prostitution Whores," "The Woohooers," "The Slut Pigs," and "The Green Eyed Monster."

'Love Island' contestant Cashel Barnett copped a plea deal in his domestic violence case ... and it looks like he's going to spend the next year behind bars.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Cashel agreed to plead guilty to one count of third-degree felony aggravated assault and one count of third-degree felony domestic violence in the presence of a child. In a separate case connected to the prior, he agreed to plead guilty to second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse.

Cashel is scheduled to be sentenced March 16 in a Utah court ... and the docs show prosecutors will push for him to get a year in jail and then probation.

One thing you can always count on from "Love Island USA" stars -- they’re gonna crank the heat way up, and JaNa Craig is living proof!

If you’re ready for your jaw to hit the floor, feast your eyes on these IG pics of JaNa absolutely owning it in a tiny gold string bikini in Dubai -- and LBR, that city did not need any extra heat.

It wasn’t just one shot either -- JaNa served up a full photoshoot, striking pose after pose to show off those perfectly sculpted curves.

Garcelle Beauvais had a terrifying situation blow up at her Los Angeles home over the weekend ... after someone made a bogus 911 call claiming there was a man with a weapon at the actress' Los Angeles home.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... on Sunday night, police received a call for a possible assault with a deadly weapon and shots fired. We're told the caller claimed he was Garcelle's ex-boyfriend, and said he was armed with a sawed-off shotgun.

When officers arrived at the scene, the caller was still on the phone, but they refused to meet cops. After searching the property, police found no evidence of a crime and determined the incident was a "swatting."

People have had a lot to say about Spencer Pratt running for mayor of Los Angeles ... but he told us he has literally nothing to lose!

We caught up with the reality TV star outside of CBS Studios in NYC Monday, as he continues his press tour to promote his book, "The Guy You Loved to Hate: Confessions from a Reality TV Villain." When asked if he's nervous about running for office, he gave a facetious response, saying, "What, are they gonna burn my house down again?"

Gotta say ... that's one of the best barbs a politician has come up with in a long time.

One Illinois woman is in a seriously sticky mess ... she’s literally addicted to eating hot glue every single day!

In a sneak peek of this week’s TLC's "My Strange Addiction," 20-year-old Jayden goes full confessional about her glue obsession -- admitting she burns through more than 8,000 glue sticks annually and even busts out a hot glue gun to show exactly how she eats the sticky stuff.

You’ve gotta see this clip, 'cause it’s wild ... Jayden breaks down her hot-glue routine, explaining the exact consistency she looks for, how she waits until it’s perfectly tacky, then peels it off and chomps down like it’s a snack.

11:51 AM PT -- We’re getting more details about Corey’s frightening incident. A rep for Corey’s father, Rick, tells TMZ ... the injury stemmed from a motorcycle accident and Corey was the only person involved.

We’re told Rick visited Corey in the hospital Sunday, and Corey is expected to be “off his feet” and confined to bed for the next six weeks.

As for Rick, he’s getting married today on the beach in Cancun. His Las Vegas wedding a couple of weeks ago was simply to “take care of the paperwork.” Corey, who lives in Tulum, had been planning to attend the ceremony.

"Pawn Stars" icon Corey Harrison just got banged up bad! The reality TV star shared online he was in a serious crash that had him laid up in the hospital for days.

Corey posted pictures of his battered and bruised mug from a hospital bed Monday, writing ... "Pretty messed up but I'm good crash bars are awesome 3 nights in the hospital 11 breaks in my rib cage Will do an episode on @theCoreyHarrisonshow sorry Pops looks like I’m missing your wedding."

Corey also included pics of his X-rays, showing the whole brutal extent of the damage -- and it's really bad.

Joe and Melissa Gorga from "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" ducked the winter storm descending on their hometown and showed off their hot bods in sunny Miami over the weekend.

Check out the pics shot Sunday ... Melissa looked amazing in a striped bikini, sunglasses and bucket hat, while Joe showed off his guns going shirtless and donning a healthy amount of bling.

The couple strolled along the busy strip and lounged side-by-side scrolling their cellphones ... probably checking out their weather apps and thanking the heavens they left when they did.

Kendall Jenner gave fans a well-rounded view of her bodacious bottom, and if you wanna sneak a peek at her cheeks, we got your back(side)!

Starting with a fairly innocent pose, Kendall sits on the edge of a bed, giving a smoldering look to the camera behind her, butt wait ... there's more!

The carousel of pics later includes a bare bottom shot, where the model is lying on a bed completely naked and bottom line ... it's insanely sexy.

Ben Affleck and Brooks Nader aren't Hollywood's newest celebrity couple ... in fact, Brooks says the two have never even met!

Here's the deal ... reports surfaced earlier today claiming the actor and the model had started up a romance -- which would've marked Ben's first big relationship since divorcing Jennifer Lopez.

However, Brooks took to social media to shut down the rumors ... writing on Instagram, "Haven't met him in my life." We've also spoken to sources who confirm Nader's comment ... so, conspiracy theorists shouldn't think she's trying to run cover on some secret romance.

Jana Duggar's on her way to 19 kids -- if she's following the family pattern -- because she gave birth to her first child just a few weeks ago!

The reality television star shared the happy news Friday ... posting several pictures alongside her husband, Stephen Wissmann, with their new son between them -- not quite smiling, but certainly unperturbed by the camera.

Duggar wrote in her caption they named their son Archie Gerald Wissmann ... and he was born on December 30 -- but the new parents wanted to take their time in announcing the birth.

Bethenny Frankel is dealing with a major health issue ... she says she was just diagnosed with stage 2 chronic kidney disease.

The 'RHONY' star announced the health update Thursday on social media, encouraging folks to go see their doctor to get their blood work done.

Bethenny says she was referred to a specialist after blood tests raised red flags with her kidney function ... and that's when she found out about her condition.

Dr. Terry Dubrow has been sued by a former patient who claims he caused severe bleeding in her that required two additional surgeries, after using a non-FDA approved mesh material for a breast augmentation he performed on her ... all the way back in 2014.

According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, the woman says the famous doc stuffed her chest with unsafe, non-FDA approved SERI Surgical Scaffold mesh ... which a subsequent doctor says resulted in a hematoma in her right breast and required 2 surgeries to fix.

The plaintiff not only alleges she suffered physical injuries, but said she lost out on money because she could not work ... and had to shell out cash for the corrective surgeries. She is seeking reimbursement of her medial expenses and wants money for any future corrective procedures she may need ... in addition to damages for lost income.