Suzzanne Douglas — best known as the matriarch in the WB sitcom “The Parent ‘Hood” and who recently appeared in the Netflix series “When They See Us” — has died, TMZ has confirmed. The veteran actress’ husband tells TMZ … Suzzanne died Wednesday at her home in Martha’s Vineyard from complications of cancer. Her husband
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Bill Cosby is jumping right back into showbiz now that he’s out of prison — not shockingly, he’s working on a docuseries about himself, but more surprising is the fact he’s plotting a return to standup comedy. Cosby’s rep, Andrew Wyatt, tells TMZ … the comedian, at 83-years-old, wants to hit the road and tell
Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello had an unwanted visitor swing by a pad of theirs that’s under construction, and he had a message for Sof — whom he considers “mom” … so say, cops. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the police were called early Monday morning to the site of Sofia and her hubby’s
Robert Irwin, the son of the late Steve Irwin, did something that lots of folks might find bone-chilling … he swam with a gigantic stingray. Robert was celebrating Discovery’s “Shark Week” when he made the dive. As you know, Steve died in 2006 after being stung in the chest by a stingray off the Great
Play video content ESPN2 Rachel Nichols has apologized to fellow ESPN colleague, Maria Taylor, on national television — this after a bombshell NYT report — and ex-NBA stars Kendrick Perkins and Richard Jefferson were there to add their two cents. The veteran NBA anchor took a moment Monday on “The Jump” to address the Times’
These “Friends” stars are really taking the whole friends thing seriously, because 3 of them hung out together to celebrate the 4th. Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow all presumably shared food and drink Sunday. Laura Dern got in on the action as well … posing for a pic with Courteney. The 2 collabed
Play video content TMZ.com Sara Haines says “The View” should replace Meghan McCain with someone who shares her views … i.e. another conservative. We got “The View” cohost leaving Thursday’s taping in NYC just moments after Meghan announced she’s leaving the show after 4 seasons. Sara, who BTW has great fashion taste, tells us it’s
Bill Cosby has weighed in on the drama over his one-time costar, Phylicia Rashad, and her new bosses at Howard University … agreeing that if they can her, they gotta refund him. The freshly-released Cosby tweeted about the fallout from Phylicia’s controversial comments last week — in which she ecstatically celebrated Bill’s conviction being overturned,
Phylicia Rashad has FINALLY done an about-face on her Bill Cosby sentiments from this week — issuing a formal apology to Howard U students … and deleting the tweet in question. The former actress — who is now Dean of the HBCU’s Fine Arts College — sent a letter to Howard U students Friday, which
Henry Winkler thinks the world needs to go through a “cataclysmic event” to help bring people together since we’re so dang divided — but his idea is getting a big fat … HUH?!? The actor tweeted out the controversial sentiment Sunday, seemingly out of nowhere and without much context. He wrote … “We are So
Dan Schneider — the ex-king of Nickelodeon programming — has addressed a long-held theory that he’s into feet, and channeled that on his shows … something he says isn’t true. The one-time TV producer — responsible for creating a number of hit series on Nick over the years, including “iCarly,” “Drake & Josh,” “The Amanda
Tyler Posey has come out as a member of the LGBTQ community, and he says his girlfriend is the one who inspired the realization. Tyler says he now identifies as a member of the queer community. The “Teen Wolf” star said in an interview with NME, GF Phem, whom he’s been dating since February, opened
Kelly Clarkson‘s getting a head start on her Fourth of July weekend … filing for her own independence from her estranged husband. Clarkson’s lawyer, disso-queen, Laura Wasser, filed legal docs Friday … asking the judge to officially grant Clarkson’s request for a divorce, leaving other issues like money and child custody for another day. As
Child actor Justin Shenkarow was only 12 years old when he took on the role of his life as the older of the two sons Matthew Brock — who navigated the bizarre town in Wisconsin while his parents try to keep the peace in the madness — in the classic ’90s American drama “Picket Fences.”
Meghan McCain is leaving “The View,” and the reason why is absolutely because of a series of nasty back-and-forths with her cohosts … TMZ has confirmed. Sources tell TMZ … Meghan felt it was too hard for her being the only conservative voice on the show and it had become too challenging, as she felt
Play video content Discovery “Jackass” is jumping the shark — like, for real — by joining Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” spectacle, and based on this first look … we’d say someone’s bitten off more than they can chew. Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius and a couple new jackasses are returning to TV later this month
Bill Cosby is huddling with his legal team Thursday, and a potential lawsuit against Montgomery County will be the hot topic on the table. Sources close to Cosby tell TMZ … the comedian and his wife, Camille, are angry he’s been incarcerated for the last 3 years, and they’re exploring his options for legal recourse,
Bill Cosby‘s surprising release from prison means he’s free to live his life again, and — according to one expert in the booking industry — free to cash in on showing his face in public again. TMZ spoke with a major player in the booking biz who tells us … even though the market will