TV Stars

Patrick Muldoon and Denise Richards broke up more than 25 years ago ... but he played a huge role in her family life -- so says her daughter Lola Sheen.

Richards' middle child shared a throwback photo of the "Melrose Place" star standing alongside her mom ... writing, "the best duo there was" on the pic.

She added a long caption to the post which begins, "i thought you were the one that was supposed to be in our lives forever" ... adding it's going to be weird to move on without him given how important he was to her childhood.

Patrick Muldoon, best known for his roles in "Days of Our Lives," "Melrose Place," and "Starship Troopers," has died after suffering a heart attack, TMZ has confirmed.

Muldoon's sister, Shana Muldoon-Zappa, tells TMZ ... Patrick went to take a shower Sunday morning after drinking coffee with his girlfriend in their Beverly Hills home.

His girlfriend decided to check on him after he was taking too long and found him unconscious on the bathroom floor, Shanna said. Paramedics rushed over and tried to revive Patrick, according to Shana, but there was nothing anyone could do.

Rif Hutton -- a familiar face to TV fans, especially to "Doogie Howser, M.D." devotees -- has died at 73 ... TMZ has learned.

His family tells us the veteran actor passed away at his home in Pasadena, California on Saturday after a battle with brain cancer, which he had been fighting for more than a year. We’re told he was surrounded by loved ones. He is survived by his wife and son.

Rif was best known for his role as Dr. Ron Welch on 'Doogie Howser' appearing in 17 episodes of the beloved medical dramedy that helped launch Neil Patrick Harris into stardom.

Hollywood is still mourning the loss of Eric Dane, but he lives on through his work ... the late actor just made his first posthumous appearance Sunday in the second episode of "Euphoria" Season 2 -- titled "America My Dream."

In February, Eric tragically lost his battle with ALS ... but he'd finished filming his scenes for the hit HBO Max show before he passed.

Warning: Spoilers ahead!

Patrick Muldoon was all smiles, strumming his guitar and hyping his next big project just days before his sudden death -- making his final social media posts hit that much harder.

The “Melrose Place” and “Days of Our Lives” alum -- who died Sunday at 57 after a reported heart attack -- gave fans zero indication anything was wrong in his last Instagram updates.

Just days before his passing, Muldoon shared a laid-back, feel-good clip of himself playing guitar and soaking up time with loved ones over Easter weekend. He looked relaxed, happy, and totally in his element -- the kind of post that felt more like a glimpse into a carefree Sunday than a goodbye.

The magic's not lost ... 'cause Selena Gomez reunited with none other than her "Wizards of Waverly Place" costar David Henrie.

Check out the pics -- Selena was spotted leaving dinner at L.A.'s Giorgio Baldi Sunday night, where David was joined by his wife Maria Cahill, who’s pregnant with their fourth child.

Everyone brought the style -- but this didn’t feel like a random catch-up. The timing’s a little too perfect ... especially with "Wizards Beyond Waverly Place" gearing up for its third and final season this summer.

Selena’s stepping back into her iconic role as Alex Russo -- the one she made famous in the OG "Wizards of Waverly Place" -- while David’s still holding it down as big bro Justin.

American actress Perrey Reeves was in her early 30s when she first started playing Mrs. Ari Gold on HBO's hit show "Entourage" back in 2004.

Perrey was part of an ensemble cast like Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara and Jeremy Piven!

Mindy Cohn is back in a fight she knows all too well … and once again, she’s coming out swinging.

The “Facts of Life” actress shocked fans on Sunday by revealing she’s been secretly battling cancer again … explaining her recent disappearance from social media wasn’t random.

Cohn dropped the bombshell in a raw, all-lowercase Instagram post, telling followers she’d been “off social media for awhile 'cuz i had to go kick cancer’s ass.” And according to her, mission accomplished … with a ton of help from her medical squad at Providence Saint John’s in Santa Monica, plus what she calls her “hero,” oncology surgeon Dr. Anton Bilchik.

Bam Margera wants to build a real relationship with his son ... something he's telling the court he can only do via joint legal custody.

The "Jackass" star filed court documents in Los Angeles Friday ... asking a judge to modify the current custody order for Bam's and Nicole Boyd's 9-year-old son, Phoenix Margera.

Margera says he currently only gets to see his son for four hours of supervised visits on Saturdays and Sundays. The two also connect on FaceTime up to 4 times a week.

Cree Summer is heading back to Hillman ... but this time, she’s not hitting the books -- she’s running the classroom.

We caught up with Summer -- best known for playing free-spirited Freddie Brooks on "A Different World" -- at LAX on Thursday, and she told us she’s leveling all the way up in the show’s Netflix revival.

“I get to come back as a teacher, law professor, esquire,” she says, revealing her full-circle moment as the beloved series returns with a next-gen twist.

Natasha Lyonne just proved to the world she can board a plane and make it to her destination without getting kicked off ... and now she's taking things "one flight at a time."

We got the "Euphoria" star at LAX, and our photog asked her about an airline issue she ran into earlier this month ... when she got booted from a Delta flight before takeoff.

Natasha here looks like she's learned her lesson ... because she was in good spirits and puffing on a cigarette while she waited to hop into a luxury SUV and depart the airport.

She told us was "OK" and "good" and had no issues on this latest flight, and didn't need any help either.

Dylan Sprouse sprang into action when an alleged trespasser found himself on his Hollywood Hills property early Friday morning, TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell us ... they got a 911 call from Dylan's wife, Barbara, around 12:30 AM Friday morning, saying there was an attempted burglary at their home. Our sources say Dylan confronted the alleged intruder and held him down until the cops showed.

A source close to Dylan tells TMZ ... the actor is OK, but obviously very shaken up. What's worse, we hear this is not the first time someone has tried to get into the couple's home uninvited.

LAPD's raid to arrest D4vd comes as a complete shock to the singer's Hollywood Hills neighbors, including Jimmy Kimmel, who ended up in the middle of the chaos ... TMZ has learned.

Jimmy wasn't stopping by to pat cops on the back ... instead, our sources say the late-night host was simply trying to get home. Jimmy cruised through around 8 PM, and although LAPD had blocked off the road leading to D4vd's rental home to investigate the property, they allowed locals like Jimmy -- who lives on that very block -- to drive through.

TMZ also published video of the singer's arrest ... you can hear officers commanding him to surrender, and warning him not to run away. Soon after that, he walked out surrounded by a swarm of officers.

Jill Biden came ready to play -- and no, not with Joe Biden -- but for a very pricey TV cameo!

The former First Lady dropped a $35K bid for a walk-on role in the next season of "Heated Rivalry" at the NYC LGBT Community Center’s Center Dinner Thursday night ... but got iced out.

Jill's offer barely made a dent -- the role sold twice for $125K a pop -- and Jill later joked on social media she "won’t be heading to the cottage after all."

Kim Kardashian and her mom, Kris Jenner, demanded Ray J pay them $7 million for breaching their secret 2023 deal over the infamous sex tape ... TMZ has learned.

TMZ obtained the legal letter, dated October 3, 2025, from Kim and Kris’ legal team to Ray J.

The letter claimed Ray J violated the deal, which had a non-disclosure clause provision barring the parties from talking about the sex tape or making false claims. But the docs don't stop there ...

'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star Drew Sidora asked a judge to put her estranged husband, Ralph Pittman, behind bars for leaking her private texts ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Drew raised the issue to a judge in June 2025 ... months before the Bravo star was ordered to vacate her marital home with Ralph.

In the filing, Drew -- who told the court she's been famous since age 8 -- said her career had been on the rise with a new song and several big projects.