Scooby, Shaggy, Velma, Fred and Daphne are in mourning … ‘Scooby-Doo’ co-creator Joe Ruby has died. The animation writer and TV executive who co-created the famous cartoon series “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?” died Wednesday in Westlake Village, CA of natural causes … according to his family. Joe, along with his animation partner Ken Spears, worked
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Trevor Noah, Esq. is ready to defend President Trump against a flood of lawsuits once he’s out of office … that’s if POTUS can’t get Larry H. Parker on the line. ‘The Daily Show’ host took out this hilarious full-page ad in Thursday’s Washington Post … although we doubt anyone in the White House is
Play video content Breaking News NBA On TNT Kenny Smith just walked off the set of “Inside the NBA” in a show of solidarity with the NBA players who are boycotting Wednesday’s playoff games. “As a black man, as a former player … I think its best for me to support the players and just
Exclusive The “Real Housewives of New York” are going to look a little different this upcoming season … we’ve learned producers want to feature more than just rich, white women. Production sources tell TMZ … ‘RHONY’ is looking to diversify the current all-white cast for season 13, and producers are actively searching and in talks
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Leslie David Baker — best known for playing the lovable grouch, Stanley, on “The Office” — has witnessed the rise of racism along with the surge of the Black Lives Matter movement … and he’s speaking out about it. The veteran actor joined “TMZ Live” Monday to address how his
Exclusive Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev did not get hitched … despite what you may have heard on a morning talk show. Here’s the deal … “Good Morning America” referred to Nikki as Artem’s “wife” in a promo clip announcing his return to “Dancing with the Stars.” Fans quickly caught on, with lots of folks
Allan Rich — a longtime character actor in Hollywood, who bounced back from being blacklisted — has died. The thespian passed away in New Jersey over the weekend due to complications from progressive dementia … this according to his family. He was residing at an assisted-living facility called the Lillian Booth Actors Home, which houses
Paris Hilton‘s opening up about a traumatic chapter of her life before her ‘Simple Life’ stardom … in an upcoming documentary that’s pretty shocking. The famous heiress describes how her rebellious youth living with her family in NYC’s Waldorf Astoria hotel resulted in her parents sending her to several boarding schools … the last of
Play video content Mayor Mark Boughton / Facebook John Oliver took a bit of shot at a small town in Connecticut, and they just took one of their own in cheeky fashion … naming a sewer plant after the talk show host. Mayor Mark Boughton of Danbury, CT posted a video on his Facebook page
Exclusive “Knight Rider” star Rebecca Holden and her record producer husband, Joel Diamond, got a rude awakening in the dead of night … an oak tree came crashing down onto their property, and cost ’em a car in the process. Joel tells TMZ … he and Rebecca were awoken late at night Friday by a
Exclusive The SoCal lake where Naya Rivera was found dead after drowning is open to the public again, but her tragedy is having an impact on operations there. TMZ’s learned Lake Piru reopened Thursday, 43 days after the “Glee” star went out for a day of boating and swimming with her son. The man-made reservoir
Exclusive Maluma and CNCO will attempt to pull off what few entertainers have been able to do this year — perform for a live audience — but to do so, they’re setting some strict rules for the fans who want to risk it. We’ve learned the pair is currently casting “super fans” to be a
California based actress and musician Daniella Monet (real name Daniella Monet Zuvic) gained mediocre fame in the early 2000s after she landed small roles on shows like “Zoey 101,” “iCarly” and “Listen Up” … but Monet’s stardom really began to shine after her breakout role as the entertainment-driven big sister Trina Vega on the 2010
Play video content DNC Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer‘s love of Shark Week could not be contained — even as she was about to speak to the DNC — and now she’s got a new catchphrase with some bite … with the Discovery Channel’s stamp of approval! The Guv was about to deliver her live speech
Exclusive Jesse Goins — best known for appearing on the Discovery show “Gold Rush: Dave Turin’s Lost Mine” — has died. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Jesse was on set in Colorado Tuesday night during filming. His job on the show is to work in the gold room, where he separates and cleans
Play video content Exclusive Discovery Jim Belushi‘s enjoying his own summer of love … he’s skinny dipping on the regular and growing legal marijuana!!! We got a hilarious clip from the actor’s new show on Discovery Channel, “Growing Belushi,” which gives some insight into his daily grind on his cannabis farm in the Pacific Northwest
Play video content Exclusive Cryptograph Ashton Kutcher torched one of his doodles, but not because he’s a frustrated artist going back to the drawing board … quite the opposite, and it’s all for charity. Of course, “The Ranch” and “That ’70s Show” star is known for being a techie, and he’s now involved in a
Play video content John Ratzenberger is throwing his fictional mailman hat in the ring to save the U.S. Post Office, and maybe you didn’t know this, but … Cliff’s got a plan to do it!!! Ratzenberger, who famously played know-it-all mailman Cliff Calvin on “Cheers,” made his appeal on Cameo after someone reached out to