Kenny Coppedge sustained injuries to his face during the unprovoked attack. (Screenshot from local news station WJZY) A gay couple in North Carolina say they were assaulted by a group of men who claimed to be police offers on October 20. Kenny Coppedge and his boyfriend Jordan Frye were beaten in a vicious and unprovoked
Breaking News Getty Two big wins for the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday … they beat the Pelicans — and team President Masai Ujiri beat a battery charge. Remember, Ujiri was accused of shoving a Sheriff’s deputy in the moments after the Raptors won the NBA championship back in June. The officer claimed he suffered a
GAMR / BACKGRID Hailey Bieber would very much like to be excluded from this narrative. On Wednesday, Selena Gomez finally made her entrance back into the world of music. After a 4-year hiatus from her last album, and an intentional break from the spotlight, Selena dropped her newest song “Lose You to Love Me.” The
Exclusive TMZ.com One of Offset‘s baby mamas is taking the rapper to court … ’cause she wants him to pony up more dough to support their daughter. Nicole Marie Algarin, who goes by the stage name Shya L’amour, has filed legal docs making several requests but chief among them … child support for their 4-year-old
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is all for “Joker” putting a spotlight on a local NYC attraction she’s known her whole life, but it sounds like she’d like to keep it a neighborhood secret. We got AOC Tuesday on Capitol Hill and she dished on the famous Bronx stairs featured in the
Barry Forshaw, author of the new Crime Fiction: A Reader’s Guide, points us towards some important entries in the hottest of current crime genres… Author and journalist Barry Forshaw is one of the UK’s leading authorities on crime fiction, and has written a bookshelf worth of guides to the genre, covering both in print and
If you favour the clean look over facial hair, then shaving is probably the lengthiest part of your getting-ready routine. For something that takes so much effort to then ruin your look with splodgy red marks all over your money-maker seems as unfair as life can get. Don’t panic, ditch the trimmer and go full-on
McDonald’s Happy Meal. (Bernard Weil/Toronto Star via Getty Images) McDonald’s Happy Meals will not be replaced with ‘Rainbow’ Meals, fact-checking website Snopes has confirmed. A satirical article posted by website Taters Gonna Tate claimed that “McDonald’s New LGBTQ ‘Rainbow Meal’ Will Replace Kid’s Happy Meal”. While the claim was humorous, as Snopes notes, humorous and
Lil Pump had an intense showdown with Miami cops — shouting back and forth — moments before they arrested him for misdemeanor disorderly conduct. SUBSCRIBE: http://po.st/TMZSubscribe About TMZ: TMZ has consistently been credited for breaking the biggest stories dominating the entertainment news landscape and changed the way the public gets their news. Regularly referenced by
Breaking News Getty Lori Loughlin and her husband are getting hit with even more charges in the college admissions scandal, and this time prosecutors are going after them for bribery. The U.S. Attorney out of Boston just filed a charge called Federal Program Bribery. Translation — prosecutors say Lori bribed officials of a university that
Dolemite Is My Name had an uphill journey to development, which is ironic because it’s about a film with its own uphill battle. Keegan-Michael Key and Wesley Snipes play the writer and director of Rudy Ray Morris’ fateful film, helping to bring Dolemite to life. The actors spoke with Screen Rant about the reverential atmosphere
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Paul Shaffer says he had an awesome time on “The Masked Singer” despite his early exit … once he overcame a small case of claustrophobia. We got the legendary “Late Show with David Letterman” bandleader at LAX Monday and asked about his time as the Skeleton on the mysterious singing
For the millions of converts to clothing rental platforms like Rent the Runway, Le Tote and Gwynnie Bee, trying out the latest trends without destroying the planet is a big part of the allure. I recently leased a gold sequin skirt and a ruffled red dress for date night—the kind of wear-it-once styles documented on
Same-sex marriage is now legal in Northern Ireland, but few of the country’s churches will celebrate the unions (Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty) Three of the largest churches in Northern Ireland have explicitly stated they will not perform same-sex marriage ceremonies after marriage equality was passed yesterday. As Northern Ireland celebrated the new legislation, The Church of Ireland,
Exclusive TMZ/Getty Blac Chyna allegedly used her time with Kardashian family attorneys to change outfits, strike poses and take photos … when she was supposed to be answering serious questions. According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ … BC was scheduled to appear on September 24 for a deposition in her lawsuit against the
Ready for some sickening news? Celebs are getting in on the Drag Race fun with VH1’s new event series, RuPaul’s Celebrity Drag Race, which will feature 12 celebs competing for the title of “America’s Next Celebrity Drag Superstar.” The names of the competing celebs have not yet been announced, but each episode will feature three
Little Dragon have announced 2020 tour dates. The first show takes place next March in Stockholm, Sweden. The band will then play European shows for the rest of the month, followed by North American concerts in April and May. Check out Little Dragon’s tour poster below. Get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from
EXCLUSIVE: Another casualty of China’s crackdown on potentially sensitive local films this past summer has been given a lifeline. Derek Tsang’s Better Days will release this Friday in the Middle Kingdom after being okayed just this week. Well Go USA has the movie domestically and was forced to postpone the release this summer when Better
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(Photo: Courtesy of Mejuri) In the seminal coming-of-age classic The Parent Trap, twins Annie and Hallie (played by Lindsay Lohan), away at summer camp and reunited, partake in a bonding ritual many a youngster has considered but probably never attempted: piercing their own ears. Tucked away in a cabin and planning to switch places after camp
A newly hatched loggerhead turtle makes its way to the sea in Turkey, 2018. (Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Climate change means that the loggerhead sea turtle population is now almost entirely female. A University of Exeter study found that 84 percent of young loggerhead turtles in Cape Verde – one of the sea
Exclusive TMZ.com Lori Loughlin may not go to trial after all in her college admissions case, because our sources say there’s an opening now for a plea bargain in the wake of Felicity Huffman‘s superlight sentence. Multiple sources involved in the various college admissions cases say Lori’s big break came with the probation department’s sentencing
TMZ/Getty Lindsay Lohan simply can’t hide the animosity she has toward Cody Simpson … and it seems she doesn’t think much of Miley Cyrus either. Lindsay’s beef with Miley’s new man apparently stems from his time dating her sister, Aliana. She shared a photo of Cody with Ali Monday night, writing … “When you realise
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Kevin Hart‘s slowly but surely getting back on his grind, and that includes carving out time to hang with good friends like Jay-Z. Kev and Jay were out Monday night in Bev Hills with an impressive crew at Avra. The mogul and the movie star kicked it with Murder Inc.
10 seconds ago We may be a few months away from Awards Season, but there is already some solid buzz surrounding certain performances. Joaquin Phoenix has been praise for his role in Joker, while both Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson’s names have been tossed around for The Lighthouse. Early reviews indicate that Renee Zellweger might
Halloween is almost here, which means it’s time to celebrate the season with spooky movies and nostalgic favorites. And while there are plenty of scary movies out there that deliver thrills and chills, there’s one film that remains an absolute essential for this holiday: Hocus Pocus. What would Halloween even be without the Sanderson sisters?
Written by Oyinkan Braithwaite — For a book about violent death and two sisters’ efforts to cover it up, this entertaining crime fiction debut from Nigerian writer Oyinkan Braithwaite is remarkably full of life. You can’t help but be charmed by the narrator Korede, who early on in her tale provides this advice: “I bet
Kylie Jenner‘s no fool … when she sees something that’s hot, she tries to own it, which is what she wants to do with the catch phrase, “Rise and Shine.” Kylie filed legal docs asking the feds for ownership of a slang version of the famous wake-up call … “RIIISE AND SHIIINNEE.” The trademark would
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waves to the crowd as he marches in the Pride Parade in Toronto, June 25, 2017. (GEOFF ROBINS/AFP/Getty Images) Justin Trudeau has won a second term as Canada’s prime minister and the country’s LGBT+ community have breathed a “sigh of relief”. The win for the Liberal Party has kept Trudeau’s opponent
The Game is calling out Tekashi69 … calling the kid’s snitching something a fake ass gangster — and not a real Blood — would ever do. SUBSCRIBE: http://po.st/TMZSubscribe About TMZ: TMZ has consistently been credited for breaking the biggest stories dominating the entertainment news landscape and changed the way the public gets their news. Regularly