TV Stars

Before this kid landed on "Malcolm In The Middle" he was just sitting in his toy car, growing up in North Carolina and racing off to the big screen!

Robert Carradine’s family is suing the regents of the University of California, alleging serious failures at UCLA contributed to the actor’s death earlier this year.

The wrongful-death and elder-abuse lawsuit filed on Friday claims Carradine entered UCLA’s locked psychiatric unit seeking treatment and hoping the structured environment would "help with his anxiety," according to documents obtained by TMZ.

According to the lawsuit, however, the family believes UCLA failed to follow important safety procedures during Carradine’s stay ... one of the key allegations centers on a belt Carradine reportedly had with him when he was admitted.

Kylie Jenner's serving up birthday cake a little early ... and before we get to the dessert, check out that skintight pink mini!

The soon-to-be 29-year-old poured herself into the plunging hot pink dress for a princess kitty-themed pre-birthday bash Friday ... putting her curves and plenty of cleavage on display, with fluffy feather heels to complete the look.

As for the actual cake ... the dessert table was loaded with sugary eye candy ... including a gem-covered sweet treat and a bikini body cake with "Happy Birthday Kylie" across the stomach and "MEOW" covering the bottoms -- purr-fectly on theme.

Ariana Grande's family continues to rally around her as she prepares to step away from the spotlight ... and now her brother Frankie is promising he'll have her back "until the end of time."

Frankie Grande shared a heartfelt tribute Friday after seeing Ariana's "Eternal Sunshine" tour ... calling the show a "beautiful celebration" of her artistry and saying he's incredibly proud of his little sis.

He added, "Family forever. I will have your back until the end of time" ... and said he was grateful he got to see Ariana "shine on this tour one last time."

Lewis Hamilton just dropped a bunch of pics on Instagram ... a handful of which shared never-before-seen pics of him with Kim Kardashian!

Check out the photos from Friday -- Lewis shared several pictures to IG, including one of him on a walk with his girlfriend of several months. He's smiling as she flashes a peace sign and duck lips at the camera.

Another intimate snap from their daily lives shows Kim sitting next to a pup, while a third photo is a selfie the businesswoman and reality star took with Lewis and her "All’s Fair" costar Glenn Close.

Lewis captioned the carousel, "Resting, restoring, recharging 🔋🔋🔋."

The photos come about a month after the professional racecar driver shared vacation memories featuring Kim and her kids, North, 13, Saint, 10, Chicago, 8, and Psalm, 7 ... showing they're the real deal.

As we previously reported, the power couple was first spotted at Kate Hudson’s New Year’s Eve party in Aspen, Colorado ... and confirmed rumors they were an item when they headed to the Super Bowl together in February.

Lewis is Kim's first public romance since she dated Pete Davidson, who she was with for about 10 months between 2021 and 2022.

Taylor Frankie Paul is getting called out for allegedly posting what appears to be A.I.-generated courthouse photos as she celebrated the end of her 3-year probation.

Check it out -- the 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' star shared a handful of pics Friday as she marked the end of her probation. The first snap shows her walking through what appears to be the courthouse, and the second shows her sitting before the judge in a courtroom.

The third photo is where things get really interesting ... she's walking in the courthouse with the same exact expression and head tilt as the first photo, with a young woman taking a selfie with her. The final pic on the slide shows her sitting in the courthouse with a strikingly similar expression as the first and third snaps.

The internet's convinced Tom Sandoval's ex moved on from the musician with magician Criss Angel ... but they're just friends, TMZ has learned.

We obtained a photo of Victoria Lee Robinson and Criss at a California winery a few days ago, where they were hanging out in a larger group.

Sources connected to the two tell TMZ ... the online rumors claiming they're dating are simply fantasy ... and there's nothing romantic between them, despite some people's interpretation of the photo.

A couple OG stars from "The Real Housewives of New York" are locking horns ... and it's all because one of them is returning to the Bravo series.

Luann de Lesseps and Carole Radziwill are exchanging jabs over a new beef Luann started, AKA Countess Luann, after she paid a backhanded compliment to Carole over her return to 'RHONY.'

Luann said Carole made a good call because she wasn't "busy" doing anything else of note.

Of course, Carole wasn't about to let that slide ... and posted her response, apparently from her massive home on the water while fishing, saying she worked her whole life so she didn't have to be busy now. Snap!

Tom Sandoval plans to testify against his ex-girlfriend Victoria Lee Robinson in their legal war ... and he says he has video evidence that shows her hitting him.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Tom's exhibit list includes security footage of the June 3 fire pit incident and a video from the same day described in the filing as showing Victoria hitting him. Other videos from that day are described as showing Victoria's dad, Will Robinson, yelling.

Tom also plans to introduce photographs from that day ... he says the images show scratches on his neck and ear, along with June 7 photos he claims document an injury to his face.

Tyriq Withers and Chase Infiniti won't be together from now until infinity ... 'cause the pair have split ... TMZ has learned.

It's unclear what caused the breakup ... but our sources tell us Tyriq and Chase are no longer dating.

The power couple's spark didn't last long ... back in May, they were said to be "having fun and dating" ... and we obtained photos of them on a date in Midtown Manhattan, hanging out after seeing a Broadway play.

Michael Jackson's nephew says he isn't holding a grudge against Perez Hilton ... he's praying for the gossip mogul who self-harmed on a live stream ... despite Perez spending years targeting his famous family.

TJ Jackson -- son of the late Tito Jackson -- took to social media to react to Perez's alarming TikTok Live ... saying he couldn't bring himself to watch, but knows it's "horrible."

Michael's nephew says of Perez ... "He hasn't been nice to many celebs including my family. Nevertheless I never want to see anyone broken and in such a dark place. I am praying for his healing and his health."

Former youth basketball prodigy Julian Newman is taking his sister's alleged private video leak in stride ... claiming the unfortunate situation will make Jaden more famous than Kim Kardashian.

The Newmans -- who first went viral for their success playing varsity basketball as elementary school kids -- have gained millions of followers on social media over the years ... all while Jaden continues to play basketball as a member of the Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles.

Earlier this week, a video appearing to show Jaden having sex made rounds on social media ... leading Julian to address the matter on his YouTube channel -- and he had quite the spin on it.

A Jason Sudeikis fan kept getting his mail ... and thanks to her viral plea, she was able to make a very special delivery to the “Ted Lasso” star.

Here's the deal ... Taylor Palmby lives in the actor's old apartment ... and it seems his address change didn't net all the incoming mail, so she ended up with several parcels.

Being both a fan and a good person ... TP pleaded with social media to help get his correspondence back to him ... and you know the internet was not gonna sleep on this one.

Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun continue rolling up their sleeves to help wildfire victims in her Washington hometown ... packing and organizing donations at a local food bank.

TMZ obtained new photos of Sydney and Scooter volunteering at Second Harvest Food Bank in Spokane, where they worked alongside other volunteers to sort and prepare donations for families impacted by the devastating fires.

The couple also took photos with volunteers ... and we're told their presence helped lift everyone’s spirits during an incredibly difficult time for the community.

American actor French Stewart was in his early 30s when he first started playing Harry -- one of the four extraterrestrials disguised as humans -- on the sitcom "3rd Rock From the Sun" back in 1996.

French was part of an ensemble cast including Kristen Johnston, John Lithgow, and Simbi Khali.

QVC personality Toni Brattin's viral on-air slip-up had social media in a frenzy ... but the longtime host tells us the network was nothing but supportive after the unforgettable NSFW live TV moment.

Toni -- who's been in the television business for 30 years -- says she tried to play it off in the moment after mistakenly saying "blow job" instead of "blowout."

She says she immediately realized there was no taking the words back ... telling us she was hoping producers would switch to another camera, which is the reason why she comically froze for a few seconds before continuing the presentation.

Toni says everyone was able to laugh about it once the broadcast ended, revealing to us QVC approached her the following morning and reassured her.