A shirtless man was atop a bridge in Los Angeles with cops and firefighters surrounding the area ... and we've got video of the bizarre scene.
It went down at the Sixth Street Viaduct in Downtown Los Angeles ... a landmark film buffs may recognize from iconic movies like "Grease" and "Terminator 2: Judgment Day."
At one point, it appeared the man lit his shirt on fire while law enforcement continued to surround him on the ground below.
For those thinking this individualmight come down once he gets bored, we're not convinced ... because it seems he brought paper up onto the bridge with him -- and he's making and throwing paper airplanes off the top of the structure to entertain himself.
New stations carrying the situation live, moved on to other programming ... so as far as we know right now, the dude is still up there.
An influencer who's basically the Steven Spielberg of food review videos went viral for a KFC review ... a shocking result for a segment he thought was so bland, he almost didn't post.
Joe Desaavedra, AKA Joe is Hungry, tells TMZ ... he's baffled his review of KFC's popcorn chicken has racked up more than 17 million views on X alone ... because he thought it was nothing special.
Before his KFC stop went super viral, Joe built a respectable audience in the crowded food reviewer space by taking his duties as seriously as a heart attack ... and filming his fast food truth as if he were freaking Christopher Nolan.
Johnny Depp gave Comic-Con the cold shoulder Thursday ... popping out as Ebenezer Scrooge and greeting the crowd with a grouchy "Humbug!"
Depp surprised attendees when he appeared through the door of a snow-dusted mock Ebenezer storefront in full Victorian garb -- top hat, long coat, fingerless gloves, and cane -- before stopping to scowl at the commotion around him.
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The actor stayed completely in character ... staring down the crowd, muttering miserably and eventually retreating indoors without coughing up a penny -- classic Scrooge.
A FedEx store in Memphis got a special delivery ... when a large iguana leaped out of a package, sending the worker hightailing it outta there ... and the wild scene is on video.
Roderick Duncan, who goes by @chefp_ on Instagram, was picking up an iguana he had shipped when the reptile escaped the shipping box and scurried around the store!
He captured the whole thing on camera, explaining that he was expecting the iguana, Titan, to be stiff and still when he opened up the box.
Tom Holland made gross history ... and he's pretty damn proud of himself.
Tom was a guest on the super popular YouTube series "Hot Ones" along with his "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" costar Jon Bernthal when Tom etched his name into the record books ... puking all over the floor after scarfing down a gauntlet of hot wings.
Host Sean Evans says it's the first time one of his celeb guests yakked on set.
Plans for a new data center in the San Francisco Bay Area have residents in revolt ... but it's made a star out of one teen who's going viral for her epic city council rant ... telling local officials to wise up.
Sadie Cisneros, a high school junior from Pittsburg, went scorched earth at a recent city council meeting ... rattling off all the reasons why she's against the data center being built in her community.
She cites a bunch of scientists who say data centers are bad for people, natural resources, animals and quality of life ... alleging city council members are corrupt and "killing us."
Kim Kardashian's energizing her new product with her failure to pass the bar ... cracking a joke about not becoming a lawyer in an energy drink ad.
The reality TV star and mogul unveiled her energy drink brand Update on Instagram Thursday morning ... which kicks off with the star at a press conference, answering questions about how she's able to get so much done in a day.
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She replies, "My energy is just different" ... before sipping from a can of the product.
Diarrhea ain't the only risky biz on cruise ships. One Carnival passenger put her grossest foot forward in an absolute horror show -- a plate full o' food, with one bitch of an itch sprinkled on top!!!
The now viral videos show a woman flakin' the hell out as she repeatedly scrapes dry skin from the bottom of her bare foot while, apparently, sitting in a dining area in plain view of her fellow cruisers. Talk about an appetite suppressant!
It's clear from the video she's scratching and eating at a table with other people ... as she casually attacks the bottom of her foot, and the flakes float to the ground like snow.
Rep. Haley Stevens says the campaign ad people have been roasting online isn't some put-on political persona ... it's pure Michigan.
TMZ DCcaught up with the Michigan Senate candidate Tuesday night on Capitol Hill and asked about her now-viral "stick it to 'em" moment.
Our intrepid producer Jacobwanted to know why she decided to embrace the viral mockery instead of running from it ... and she tells us it's because she's "authentically Michigan."
When Danny Trejo boarded the TMZ Brunch Bus, he wasn't expecting a surprise family reunion ... but that's just what we served up!!!
The "Machete" star was guiding guests through Hollywood, hangin' with our Vox DJ and making pit stops at his restaurants -- Trejo's Coffee & Donuts and Trejo's Tacos -- when he learned one passenger was more than just a fan.
A woman leaned over to Danny ... telling him his sister, Marlene, is her mom.
Danny and Marlene were separated when he was little ... so, this is a big deal!
Guess Spider-Man doesn't need to come swinging in to get between his woman and a would-be suitor ... because Zendayais telling any flirts she and Tom Holland are hitched -- kinda.
Check out the video ... Zendaya was in Mexico on Wednesday rocking the red carpet for "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" ... and one of the paps just couldn't contain himself shouting, "Will you marry me please?!"
Then, with a shrug ... Zendaya responds, "you're too late" ... all but confirming what everyone's been dying to get in fine print -- that she and Tom are married.
The old man who was attacked by a bison in Yellowstone National Park says ya gotta keep your eyes on a bison ... because they can come at ya quick!
The 65-year-old man who was flipped eight feet in the air by a bison this month at Yellowstone National Park shared his story from his hospital bed. Carl Isom-McDaniel broke his femur in four places, had surgery and is now recovering at a Montana hospital.
Carl Isom-McDanielrelayed the events of his tango with a buffalo in a new video from his hospital bed ... explaining the bison was rolling around in the dirt -- not showing any aggression -- until it locked eyes on him.
Carl says he told his grandson to go ... before he started running through some trees, trying to escape the bison before the animal caught up to him.
Terrifying drone footage shows a massive great white shark cruising past some kids swimming off the Southern California coast ... and the children are blissfully unaware there's an apex predator below them.
Carlos Gauna -- known as The Malibu Artist online -- posted an anxiety-inducing video to InstagramMonday that shows a 10-foot shark approaching young swimmers in the water ... who apparently had no clue the shark was even there.
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Carlos captioned the clip ... "I don't often get nervous but this was one of those rare instances where I did. The young swimmers had no idea."
Jelly Roll's daughter is shutting down rumors about her father's divorce ... and she's fed up with people claiming Jelly and Bunnie XOwere unfaithful.
The singer's daughter, Bailee Ann DeFord, hopped on TikTok live Sunday and unloaded on folks who keep chirping her about the divorce ... saying, "Y'all have no f***ing idea what happened, and wait 'till y'all find out. Just f***ing wait."
Bailee Ann -- Jelly's 18-year-old daughter who graduated from high school this year -- also warned haters not to come for her dad's name ever again.
She insisted no one cheated and hinted at wanting to reveal the real reason for the split.