Politics

Play video content TMZ.com Trans TikTok star Jesse Sullivan says KISS singer Paul Stanley‘s criticism of kids transitioning is misplaced … Jesse says those who are transitioning aren’t just doing it as a fad. We got Jesse and Francesca Farago Monday at LAX and asked him about Paul’s controversial comments, where the rocker claimed kids

Brittney Griner clearly isn’t taking her newfound freedom for granted … she hit up the Met Gala with her wife on Monday night — and didn’t seem to stop smiling once. The 32-year-old — who was freed from Russian custody just five months ago — wore a custom Calvin Klein suit for the occasion …

A baseball signed by John F. Kennedy sold at auction for a whopping $166k over the weekend … making it the most expensive ball ever signed by a president!! As we previously reported, the “Associacion Venezuela de Baseball Professional” ball is from a reporter named Julio Messuti … who was covering JFK and the First

Play video content TMZSports.com Jorge Masvidal, from one bad motherf***** to the next, is coming to the defense of one-time opponent Nate Diaz, telling TMZ Sports the charges against the UFC legend are crap … ’cause fighters need to be able to defend themselves too! Gamebred recently joined Babcock on the “TMZ Sports” TV show

Play video content TMZ.com D.C. was lit Saturday night at an after-party following the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and apparently so were some of the correspondents!!! MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle was yukking it up and feelin’ the beat with fellow anchor Symone Sanders-Townsend … posing for pics when she just collapsed. No harm, no foul

Ariana Madix took her road show to D.C. Saturday night … and she had to get a boatload of satisfaction when someone hurled a joke into the crowd … comparing her ex to Tucker Carlson!!! Ariana and boss woman Lisa Vanderpump were invited guests at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner. M.C. Roy Wood Jr. dropped

Play video content Dylan Mulvaney has finally come back to social media after facing serious outrage online for her partnership with Bud Light … saying she’s still standing strong despite all the noise, adding the hatred being spewed at her is a real full-circle moment. The transgender TikTok personality jumped back on Instagram Thursday, addressing

A baseball signed by President John F. Kennedy during an historic trip to Venezuela in late-1961 is up for auction, one of the most coveted presidential John Hancocks, and the ball could sell for upwards of $200K! The Spalding “Associacion Venezuela de Baseball Professional” ball that SCP Auctions is selling was signed on December 18,

Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News, and now another conservative news outlet, Newsmax, wants him to be more than just the face of the network, and it’s putting on a full-court press to land him. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … the news channel is doing everything it can to sweeten the deal

Play video content Phoenix Mercury WNBA superstar Brittney Griner was holding back tears as she met with media for the first time since her release from Russian prison … giving a heartfelt interview as she reflected on her time behind bars. The 32-year-old Phoenix Mercury center got behind the mic just minutes ago … and

Jerry Springer, one of the most influential and controversial figures in TV history, has died … TMZ has confirmed. Jerry hosted the smash hit syndicated talk show “The Jerry Springer Show” for 27 years … and it was never a boring moment on the raucous and wild show — which was known for its outrageous

UPDATE 3:10 PM PT — David Kenner, Pras‘ attorney in the case, stated he’s disappointed with the verdict outside the Federal Courthouse and vows to appeal. Pras is guilty of committing fraud according to the jury in the federal trial where the Fugees rapper was accused of trading political influence in exchange for millions from

Play video content TMZ.com Fat Joe is fed up with the medical industry duping its patients into paying unfair prices … personally flying himself from NYC to Washington D.C. to do something about it!!! TMZ Hip Hop linked with the Don Cartagena as he visited Capitol Hill to rep “Power to the Patients” … the

Disney is escalating its beef with Ron DeSantis … it’s now suing Florida’s Governor for what Disney claims is a targeted campaign of retaliation, and one that’s hurting the company’s bottom line. The Walt Disney Co. filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against DeSantis, ripping the Republican presidential hopeful as being “patently retaliatory, anti-business, and patently

Fat Joe‘s power circle is coming to aid his fight against shady hospital bills — Busta Rhymes, French Montana, and Rick Ross are all set to perform with the Don this week … TMZ Hip Hop has learned. The function’s going down Thursday in Washington, D.C., and will be hosted by Power to the Patients

Play video content CNN President Biden was played by Vladimir Putin … according to the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul, who says the Russian president agreed to send Paul Whelan home with Brittney Griner but changed the deal during the exchange. Despite reneging on the agreed-upon swap, McCaul says the U.S.

Play video content Don Lemon has a new job option if he wants it — and it would entail him dipping poultry into boiling hot cooking oil … under the supervision of one of Rick Ross‘s managers, no less. The rapper hopped on the ‘Gram Monday to air his thoughts on the news of DL’s

Play video content President Joe Biden is ready to do it all again and run for reelection — with VP Kamala Harris right at his side. Biden made the big announcement in a slick 3-plus minute campaign video released Tuesday morning, prominently featuring the incumbent democrats and putting to rest speculation that Harris would be