Stalkers have become a huge problem for celebrities ... and huge stars like Taylor Swift are scared of what some of these folks might do ... because sometimes things turn deadly.
In "TMZ Investigates: Obsessed & Dangerous: Hollywood's Stalker Crisis," we explore the growing danger stalkers pose to celebs ... and we expose how laws and the police do little to protect stars from this sometimes deadly epidemic.
Taylor's dealt with stalkers for years, and she keeps medical supplies in her home now because she's scared one of them might break in and hurt her.
Britney Spears' divorce from her third husband Sam Asgharileft her completely alone ... and we explore the challenges she faced with her family estrangement in the aftermath of her conservatorship in a special documentary that's now on YouTube.
When Britney and Sam divorced in 2023, we took an in-depth look at her life with our TV special, "TMZ Investigates: Britney Spears: Divorce & Despair," and it was super enlightening.
Britney's divorce left her with only two people in her life ... her manager and her lawyer. No friends, and basically no family.
Rex Heuermann is accused of hunting sex workers in a quiet Long Island beach town ... but could sloppy police work have allowed him to keep killing?
Our deep dive from 2023 is now officially on YouTube ... and it peels back the layers of the investigation, exposing critical mistakes and overlooked clues that may have cost more lives.
From the shocking discovery of multiple victims to the arrest of a seemingly ordinary man, we unpack how the system failed the victims and their families.
It’s a story of secrets, missed red flags, and a trail of tragedy that rocked a community to its core.
Watch "TMZ Investigates: Gilgo Beach Serial Murders" now on YouTube.
Our deep dive into the first-ever declassified Pentagon report detailing 144 accounts of UFO sightings is officially up on YouTube ... and there's a lot to unpack.
"TMZ Investigates: UFOs: The Pentagon Proof" analyzes our government's official response to UFO conversations from an investigative standpoint ... we interview key players and showcase footage of UFOs recorded from all over the world.
We talked to military officials and pilots who say they suffered severe retribution for daring to implore the Pentagon to take UFOs seriously ... including former Pentagon Counterintelligence official Lue Elizondo.
Luigi Mangione, the charged killer in the Brian Thompson murder case, enjoyed a privileged life ... but folks who know him say he also had a dark side.
We go inside Luigi's mind in a TMZ documentary that is now officially up on YouTube ... and if you haven't seen it yet, now's your chance to catch up on some shocking details.
Sources close to Luigi told us how Mangione became radicalized before quietly plotting to kill a healthcare CEO ... allegedly turning into an assassin despite a charismatic personality.
Michael Jackson died because Dr. Conrad Murray infused him with a fatal dose of propofol, at least that's the official story ... but it's not the REAL story ... and, our documentary covering it all is now available on YouTube.
A months-long TMZ investigation paints a very different picture than the official narrative ... a picture of numerous doctors who are largely responsible for the King of Pop's death.
Our documentary, "TMZ Investigates: Who REALLY Killed Michael Jackson," hones in on one doctor in particular ... the late Arnold Klein, a famous dermatologist with a practice in Beverly Hills.
On September 11, 2001, United Flight 23 was grounded when the World Trade Center was hit, but it might have been another plane hijackers planned to weaponize in the terrorist attack -- and, our documentary covering it all is now available on YouTube.
"TMZ Investigates 9/11: The Fifth Plane" -- the result of a 6-month investigation -- takes viewers through the litany of suspicious activities that prompted the FBI to look into whether the plane was also part of the horrific plot that fateful day.
We interviewed 3 flight attendants, the pilot, the United dispatcher, and a member of the 9/11 Commission ... who reveal a story about suspicious passengers who were a bit too eager to get into the air, and uniformed individuals running through the cabin after the plane was evacuated.
Justin Bieber just can't catch a break these days ... because he got a parking ticket Tuesday in L.A., and it was all caught on video -- and so was his crotch grab!
TMZ obtained footage of the troubled singer walking out of a commercial bank in Bev Hills — only to have a surprise waiting for him on the windshield of his Mercedes G-Wagon parked out front ... an annoying parking ticket.
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Our sources say earlier, Bieber had difficulties trying to park the sizable vehicle inside a garage because the G-Wagon exceeded the height limit.
Justin Bieber is shrinking his circle and some people who have been cut out say he's being isolated from longtime friends because he's in a cult and his church pastor is wielding a ton of influence over his life ... but the pastor says that's bogus.
TMZ has a new documentary, "TMZ Investigates: What Happened to Justin Bieber," now available on Hulu, and part of our investigation digs into Justin's involvement in his church, Churchome, in Beverly Hills.
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Justin is no longer friends with Ryan Good, the best man at Bieber's wedding and the creative director at JB's fashion brand Drew House, and our sources say it has to do with Ryan leaving Churchome because he thought it was a cult.
Justin Bieber made somewhere between $500 million and $1 billion as the world's biggest pop star, but he blew it all ... and ended up being in such dire financial shape he had to sell his music catalog for $200 million.
People on Justin's side told us he was on the verge of "financial collapse" back in 2022 ... so much so that he felt he had to sell the rights to his music that December.
Justin Bieber's unraveling has fans sounding the alarm -- and we're peeling back the layers on his troubling spiral in "TMZ Investigates: What Happened to Justin Bieber?" now streaming on Hulu.
TMZ’s own Harvey Levin and Charles Latibeaudiere -- plus our team of producers Charlie Neff, Don Nash, Katie Hayes and Eric Colley -- dig into the jaw-dropping allegations: Bieber’s rumored drug use, his rocky marriage to Hailey, a financial collapse, and his deep ties to a controversial church.
"TMZ Investigates: What Happened to Justin Bieber?" also unpacks a behind-the-scenes power struggle fueled by money, loyalty, religion, and betrayal -- all at the heart of Justin’s fractured relationship with the man who launched his career ... former manager Scooter Braun.
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After months of digging and speaking with insiders directly involved in his life, TMZ Investigates goes all in to uncover what’s really going on with Bieber -- and it’s more intense than anyone imagined ...
Don’t miss "TMZ Investigates: What Happened to Justin Bieber?" -- streaming now on Hulu and available on YouTube.
Diddy's trial begins in just a few weeks ... and, it seems some of his infamous "freak off" tapes may actually be shown to the jury -- if a new proposed questionnaire is any indication.
The rap mogul's lawyers submitted this questionnaire late Friday ... and, according to the Associated Press, it contains questions about potential jurors' willingness to watch sexually explicit videos or videos that depict physical assault.
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Diddy's team also reportedly wants to know about jurors' views on people with multiple sexual partners.
Luigi Mangione, the charged killer in the Brian Thompson murder case, took time from a vacation in Thailand to visit a shooting range ... a decision that now sticks out to some of his travel buddies.
Two German tourists who traveled extensively with Luigi in Asia in the months before the shooting look back on their interactions with Mangione in our new TMZ Investigates documentary, "Luigi Mangione: The Mind of a Killer."
Luigi's travel companions, Paul and Max, tell us Mangione hung back from a beach day in Thailand to go to a shooting range instead ... later reporting back to them that it was expensive. But, that's not the only strange thing Luigi did around the German tourists.
Liam Payne's fatal fall was witnessed by a hotel guest who was at the CasaSur Palermo in Buenos Aires for his wedding, and he is haunted by what he saw.
Bret Watson was in a room on the first floor of the hotel with his wedding planner, and as they looked out the window they saw Liam in free fall. Bret appears in our new documentary, "TMZ Presents: Liam Payne: Who's to Blame?" airing on FOX tonight at 8 PM ET and streaming on Hulu beginning Tuesday.
Bret and the wedding planner ran to the balcony and looked down ... and immediately identified Liam, who he believes died instantly.
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Bret says the sound of Liam's body hitting the ground was even more haunting than the fall itself, and it's apparent from the interview he's still having pretty severe emotional difficulty.
A waiter prosecutors want to charge in connection with Liam Payne's death admits he used cocaine with the singer ... but insists he didn’t get paid and is NOT a drug dealer.
Braian Paiz told us in our upcoming documentary "TMZ Investigates: Liam Payne: Who's to Blame?" -- airing Monday night at 8 PM ET on FOX — he partied with Liam in the singer’s Buenos Aires Hotel room.
Paiz says they drank whiskey and used the cocaine he brought to the hotel. He says they did it on 2 occasions … the second just 2 days before Liam’s fatal fall from the hotel balcony.
Liam Payne's close friend, now in the crosshairs of Argentinian authorities -- insists when he left the singer at the CasaSur Palermo Hotelan hour before his death, he seemed fine ... But authorities and eyewitnesses say that's anything but true.
Roger Nores appears in our new documentary, "TMZ Investigates: Liam Payne: Who's to Blame?" -- which airs Monday night at 8 PM ET on FOX -- says he was with Liam on and off the day he fell from the hotel balcony to his death.
Nores says, he checked on Liam three times during the day, and when he left an hour before the fatal fall Liam seemed happy and fine, although a little tipsy.
