Tony McCollister -- the former A&E personality arrested on charges of pandering obscenity involving a minor and sexual conduct with an animal in Ohio -- had his pets confiscated from him, TMZ has learned.
Warren County Sheriff Barry Riley tells TMZ ... the animals were seized from McCollister during the investigation and "are being well cared for." He did not reveal what type of animals McCollister had sexual contact with; however ... WLWT5 reports it was 2 dogs.
As we reported, McCollister was arrested on Tuesday ... but satisfied his $250,000 bail after his court hearing this week. He was ordered to have no contact with any children or pets and is due back in court next Tuesday.
Veteran comedic actor Pat Finn -- who starred in sitcoms like "The Middle" and "The George Wendt Show" -- is dead from a cancer battle ... TMZ has confirmed.
Family sources tell us Pat passed away Monday evening at his home in Los Angeles, and he was surrounded by his family.
Pat came up in Hollywood around the same time as his good friend Chris Farley. He and Chris attended Marquette University in 1987, played rugby together there ... and were roommates in Chicago when they both joined the Second City comedy troupe.
Snoop Dogg is turning his limited edition "roach" art pieces into the ultimate stocking stuffer through a one-dollar flex ... with a raffle through Stuff.io.
Throughout the rest of Monday morning, Snoop is selling off the digital image and videos for $1 and fans will get a ticket to win some boss prizes ... 3 winners will be gifted with $1,000 travel to L.A., a $500 shopping spree at Snoop’s clothing store, and a tour of his private compound -- in an addition to one of only three digital roach art pieces!!!
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Remember, we caught up with Snoop earlier this year. The legendary rapper and design artist Erica Kovitz collaborated on the "Rich N Infamous: The Joint Venture” roach art project -- made with the remainders of smoked weed joints -- which has since garnered 6-figure sales bids.
Don’t sleep on the giveaway ... it's a once-in-a-lifetime chance to catch an artsy contact high!!!
A source familiar with the situation tells us Gisele and Joaquim got hitched earlier this month in a small ceremony at their house in Surfside, Florida.
We obtained their marriage license, and it shows they were issued the license on Dec. 1 and got hitched Dec. 3.
T.I. is aiming for some Christmas Eve calamity in households everywhere -- with the release of his debut stand-up comedy special!!!
On Friday, Tip dropped the trailer for "Cheaper Than Therapy" ... his all-jokes, non-musical romp which was filmed at the famed Atlanta venue Center Stage.
We're told the hip hop legend got the support from his fellow hometown heroes during the special's taping ... Usher, The-Dream, and Young Dro were all in the building!!! Tip also shared the stage with his own comedy collective, The HaHa Mafia.
Wiz Khalifa is facing a potential 9-month stint in Romanian prison for weed ... but he's hoping to find an alternate solution to a definitive sentence just handed down by that country's government!!!
Thursday, Romania's Constanța Court of Appeal upheld an appeal filed by DIICOT Constanța Territorial Service -- a prosecutor's office in the country -- to sentence the "Young, Wild & Free" rapper to 9 months ... despite a previous citation that only fined him 3,000 lei -- roughly $700 USD.
Sources close to the situation inform TMZ Hip Hop that nothing is set in stone just yet ... his team is currently in the process of appealing the sentence.
6:55 AM PT -- Bailey's attorney, Michelle Suskauer, tells TMZ … "We are currently gathering information about this accident as it involved someone operating a scooter entering an intersection."
"2 Fast 2 Furious" star Devon Aokiis dealing with a major car issue ... but it has nothing directly to do with her or her famous movie.
Here's the deal ... Aoki's husband, James Bailey, was reportedly driving an Audi SQ7 SUV in Coral Gables, Florida Monday around 5:15 PM when he allegedly plowed into a man riding a stand-up scooter, according to an arrest report obtained by TMZ.
The report says the scooter rider was in a crosswalk when he was struck, and Bailey drove away, heading back to his home. WPLG Local 10 obtained video showing the aftermath of the hit-and-run, with the victim pleading with the driver to move the Audi off his foot before falling to the ground in pain.
The lawsuit filed against Diddy, Druski, and Odell Beckham Jr. that attempted to paint them as sexual predators at a party in 2018 has been tossed out ... because the judge ruled none of the defendants ever got served the papers, and the plaintiff couldn't lock down a lawyer to handle the case after her original one dropped out!!!
On Wednesday, a federal judge in California dismissed the case brought by a woman named Ashley Parham, who filed a suit back in October 2024, claiming she had been assaulted by Diddy, Druski, and Odell Beckham Jr. at a party in Orinda, Calif.
The people she went after immediately challenged the claims ... OBJ questioned ever having been to the area, Druski dropped receipts of his empty bank account to prove he wasn't even a celebrity at the time, and Diddy -- who was hit with several similar lawsuits -- also slammed the claims.
Nick Reiner -- the son of Rob and Michele Reiner, who's been arrested on suspicion of murdering them -- was missing for hours after his parents were found with their throats slit inside their Brentwood home ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources say ... after Rob and Michele's daughter Romy found their bodies, she noted to police Nick had been living there and was possibly behind the murders.
When police responded to a call for a death investigation around 3:40 PM Sunday, Nick was nowhere to be found. Romy was the one who called 911 and told police her brother was "dangerous" and should be considered a suspect.
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Romy told police Nick was not there when she arrived, insinuating he fled the scene. Police finally located and arrested Nick at approximately 9:15 PM Sunday.
Trey Songz is back in trouble once again, charged over the weekend with allegedly destroying property at a hookah bar in New York City -- and assaulting a nightclub employee earlier this month, according to court records.
The latest incident involving the "Trigga" singer occurred in the wee hours Sunday at Mira NYC & Hookah Lounge in Midtown Manhattan. Court documents state Trey intentionally damaged more than $1500 worth of hookah set-ups, DJ equipment, and sofas.
After his arrest, police did a computer check and realized Trey was wanted for a second crime in which he allegedly assaulted an employee inside Dramma Night Club in Times Square on December 4.
Trey reportedly grew irritated when club workers instructed him and his crew to leave because it was closing time in the Dec. 4 incident. Our sources say one of the employees grabbed Trey's arm, prompting him to allegedly punch the worker in the face and cause him to suffer swelling and substantial pain.
Abraham Isaac Quintanilla Jr., the father of the late Tejano music icon Selena, has died.
His son, A.B. Quintanilla III, shared the shocking news on Instagram Saturday morning, sharing a photo of his dad and writing ... "It’s with a heavy heart to let you guys know that my Dad passed away today."
The cause of death was not immediately shared. The Nueces County Medical Examiner tells TMZ ... they got notification of his death this morning and did not accept jurisdiction, meaning there is no investigation into his death because there is no suspicion of trauma, foul play or something that would raise an alarm about his passing. The body has been released to a funeral home, we're told.
Reggae star Shenseea recently joined the Hurricane Melissa relief effort in a major way -- with one of the largest artist-led relief efforts in Jamaica, which she personally funded!!!
We obtained several pics of the Grammy-nominated singer on deck in the heart of the devastation areas, coordinating the distribution of the 5,000 relief packages she had sent to her homeland.
Shenseea hails from St. Elizabeth and began the relief efforts there ... where they issued food, clean water, shelter materials, household items, and essential supplies to citizens in need.
A Los Angeles Whole Foods may need to expand its deli ... because a couple customers had some major beef in the store, which resulted in a brutal brawl caught on video!
The incident went down on Wednesday at the Downtown L.A. location ... and, video kicks off with the fight already in progress -- with two big dudes trying to wrestle each other to the ground.
While security half-heartedly tries to break up the fight, slowly trailing after the pair, one guy throws the other into a tower of pastries ... knocking the mountain of snacks to the ground.
The two men end up on the floor, too ... eventually guards are able to break up the pair, though they have to work hard to keep the guys from launching right back into their unscheduled boxing match.
Jason Kelce ripped a page out of his future sister-in-law Taylor Swift's book and got in the studio ... and it was all for the sake of spreading some holiday beer cheer!!
TMZ Sports got an early listen of Garage Beer's special holiday project ... and it's hard to argue that he doesn't have some serious vocal talent. Perhaps a future in voiceover work is on the horizon??
Kelce -- a co-owner of the popular beer brand alongside his brother, Travis -- hopped on the mic to record a holiday story narration for a limited-edition 7-inch vinyl record ... which will be released this coming Friday on the Garage Beer website.
Only 100 copies exist ... so it'll be a rare item for Kelce fans.
"Love & Hip Hop Atlanta" star Erica Breaux found herself behind bars in Georgia after she was caught with drugs ... in a stolen car!
A rep for Brookhaven PD tells TMZ ... Breaux, also known as rapper Erica Banks, was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over Monday in Brookhaven, GA, after a police officer noticed a tinted tag covering the license plate. In Georgia, it's against the law to have material affixed to a license plate that covers any portion of it.
The officer also noticed the vehicle had dealer plates, which should only be driven by a dealer employee and registered for sale. What's more, the officer ran the plates and learned the vehicle was marked as stolen from Atlanta.
