Val Chmerkovskiy -- a fan-favorite professional dancer on "Dancing with the Stars" -- has been suspended from the show for one week ... after he made a joke implying he almost slapped a female judge, like Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars.
Here's the deal ... Val is married to Jenna Johnson -- another professional dancer on the show -- who was dinged by Carrie Ann Inaba for including a lift in her routine with actor Harry Shum Jr.
Val rushed to his wife's defense ... and did it by invoking the Smith slap -- saying online people almost saw the "Fresh Prince" come out after Carrie Ann criticized his better half. The brief post has since been deleted.
Up is down, and down is up ... and the White House Press Secretary is refusing to take questions from the media.
Katie Zachariais under fire for claiming she was a "lawyer" when she never passed the bar exam ... but when the White House press corps dared to ask her about it Friday, she stunningly shut them all down.
Ya gotta see the video ... President Trump's new White House Press Secretary walks up to a throng of reporters on the North Lawn, and the first words out of her mouth are, "I'm not taking any questions."
Things got a little awkward when Hilary Swank went to sign autographs for fans in NYC ... and it's all on video.
We got the actress Thursday in the Big Apple, but our photog could barely get a question in about her million-dollar baby ... because Hilary was a bit puzzled by an encounter with a fan.
Hilary went to start signing, but was held up when the fan refused to provide a name so Hilary could personalize the autograph.
Diddy has been getting into some serious trouble behind bars ... and his disciplinary record shows he's already paid a hefty price.
Jose Rojas, a union secretary representing Bureau of Prisons employees, tells TMZ ... he's obtained Diddy's full disciplinary history ... and it includes multiple fights and phone violations.
According to Rojas, Diddy was written up for fighting on July 31 and September 30, with another major violation recorded October 1. He says the records also show two minor phone violations, one on July 7 and another on September 19, 2025.
Kelly Clarkson says she had her very own "Pretty Woman" moment while shopping in New York City ... claiming a store employee treated her like she couldn't afford the merchandise, and she wasn't having it!
The singer took to X Saturday to blast Art of Play, a Brooklyn shop specializing in puzzles, games and toys, after she says an employee apparently made some assumptions about the size of her wallet.
Kelly says she went out of her way to visit the store because she thought it looked cool and had several items she wanted to buy ... but her shopping trip quickly took a turn.
Bre Tiesi says she doesn't have many rules in her relationship with Nick Cannon ... but she's drawn one line in the sand -- no more babies!
The reality star and social media personality made the assertion on Angela Yee's "Lip Service" podcast ... revealing she's not trying to control Nick, but she can't be with him if he has another child.
If you don't know, the pair are in an open relationship ... so Bre doesn't mean she has an issue with Nick hooking up with other women. She just thinks he's already spreading himself super thin as a dad.
Los Angeles County health officials are preparing to investigate the infamous "trash house" ... they'll be snooping around, evaluating the property for accumulated trash, sanitation problems, and evidence of vermin activity or infestation ... and they'd better bring some extra gloves.
The L.A. County Department of Public Health tells TMZ ... its Environmental Health division will conduct a "site investigation" after being alerted to the property's current conditions.
As we reported ... TMZ obtained new photos Wednesday showing the yard once again buried in trash and debris. Witnesses told us bugs were flying throughout the area.
Diddy's countdown to freedom just took a hit ... his release date was just moved back by over a month ... and the timing here is certainly interesting.
Federal Bureau of Prisons records now list March 2, 2028 as Diddy's release date ... he was previously set to be set free on Jan. 21, 2028 ... but now that's been delayed six weeks.
Too $hort is walking back his words ... apologizing for saying he would attend Diddy's welcome home party once he gets released from prison.
He posted a video singing a different tune, acknowledging he was "a little insensitive" with his words and claimed not to have known the full extent of the allegations when he made those comments.
Too $hort said ... "I do not condone abuse in any kind of way, not emotional, not physical not sexual, and I don't support anybody that does it."
Olivia Dean's got a copyright fight swirling around one of her songs ... with Bill Withers' publisher claiming her track sounds a little too much like his timeless classic, "Just the Two of Us."
According to a new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Mattie Music Group -- which says it owns rights to the Withers classic -- is suing Capitol Records, Universal Music Group, Sony Publishing and Kobalt Music Publishing for copyright infringement.
The song at the center of it all is Olivia's "I've Seen It." The publisher claims her track copied significant portions of "Just the Two of Us" -- specifically, its distinctive melody.
Jessi Draper officiated her sister's wedding ceremony ... and it was a wild one, to say the least ... because video shows the bride and groom drinking each other's blood at the altar.
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The reality TV star presided over their Tuscany ceremony on August 26 ... but a new Instagram video shows just how committed the newlyweds are.
"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star watched as Kiera Draper Lewis and Payton Lewis pricked each other's fingers and dripped their blood into a goblet.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's legal team is asking a judge to bulk up court security for an upcoming hearing ... and they say it's all because of what his opposing counsel posted on social media.
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Attorney Gary Dordick -- who represents the woman whose car Arnold collided with in 2022 -- published an Instagram post about the case online, and he dressed up as Arnold's iconic "Terminator" character.
Wearing leather, donning shades and holding a gun, Dordick wrote in the post ... "I'll be back" ... referencing an upcoming October court hearing.
Three of Nolan Wells' friends are firing back at Sunny Hostinand threatening to sue her ... claiming "The View" cohost is falsely linking them to his death.
According to a letter obtained by TMZ, attorneys for WarrenHudson, Jax Pitaloand Morgan Seymoursay Sunny crossed the line while discussing Nolan's death on a July episode of "Behind The Table with The View."
The lawyers say Sunny repeatedly referred to the trio as "these three boys" and claim her comments effectively accused them of serious crimes, including murder, hindering prosecution, and evidence tampering.
An American Airlines passenger got totally naked and performed lewd acts on herself in front of others during a flight to Florida ... and she wound up in police custody, according to a report.
Fox News said the woman was flying on an AA flight from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to Miami International Airport late Friday night when she decided to rip off her clothes and start doing X-rated stuff in the view of other passengers.
The news outlet also said the flight crew promptly went to the cockpit to report the disturbance to the captain, identifying the woman as a "passenger in row 9."
11:14 AM PT -- A spokesperson for American Airlines tells TMZ ... "On Sept. 3, American Airlines flight 618 diverted to Baltimore (BWI) due to a disruptive customer. Upon arrival, law enforcement met the aircraft and assisted with deplaning the customer before the flight continued to its destination. The safety and security of our customers and team members is our top priority and we do not tolerate violence. We thank our team members for their professionalism and our customers for their understanding."
A passenger went totally berserk on an American Airlines flight Thursday night -- screaming racial and anti-gay slurs -- and ended up getting duct-taped to his seat to restrain his behavior ... TMZ has learned.
TMZ obtained video and photos of the wild incident, which took place on an AA flight from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport. However, the plane got diverted to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
The photos show the man looking like a mummy wrapped up in duct tape while secured to his seat. Even his head is duct-taped along with his hands. The video captures the crew and passengers restraining the man in his seat as he apparently tries to put up a fight.
