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Breaking News Grant Imahara, a big part of the “MythBusters” team, has died … from a brain aneurysm. The beloved host of Discovery’s hit series, and brilliant electrical engineer, died suddenly Monday from the aneurysm … rattling his family, close friends and longtime coworkers. A Discovery rep tells TMZ, “We are heartbroken to hear this

Breaking News Bryshere Gray — famous for playing Hakeem Lyon on “Empire” — has been busted in Arizona for domestic violence. We’ve learned Bryshere was arrested early Monday morning in Goodyear, just outside Phoenix, after a standoff with a SWAT team and crisis negotiators, and he allegedly beat the hell outta his wife … according

“Scooby-Doo” sleuth Velma is a lesbian — at least according to writer/director James Gunn, who says she was definitely gay in his initial 2002 movie script. Before the filmmaker rose to the ranks of director of the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films, he wrote the screenplays for the live-action “Scooby-Doo” and its 2004 sequel, ‘Monsters

Exclusive The popularity of “Hamilton” on Disney+ can’t be denied, and now … neither can the theater-loving audience’s lust for more plays and musicals. TMZ’s learned that the release of Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s masterpiece has resulted in renewed interest and traffic for several leading theater-streaming services … and people are wanting to get more than just

Exclusive These babysitters are making some serious loot … 3 of the stars of “The Baby-Sitters Club” reboot are getting huge paydays!!! 14-year-old actresses Shay Rudolph, Sophie Grace and Xochitl Gomez are making quite the bundle to look after babies and hang out with their BFFs on Netflix’s new adaption of Ann M. Martin’s coming-of-age

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Matt Lauer is enjoying himself as a newly-single bachelor … wining and dining his date and taking her for a ride on his $1.4 million floating escape that screams resilience. The fired “Today” show host pulled out all the stops this week while on a date with a mystery brunette

Kim Kardashian West is leading a renewed call for justice in the death of Stephon Clark, who was shot and killed by police officers in Sacramento, after being contacted by his sister. Kim is calling on her 179 million Instagram followers to sign a petition pressuring Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert to bring

Los Angeles native Jason Hervey was only 16 years old when he shot to stardom after landing the role of the bully big brother Wayne Arnold — who regularly ribs on his younger sibling Kevin and gives him rude nicknames — on the iconic ’80s television show “The Wonder Years.” Jason Hervey was cast alongside

Exclusive Details Naya Rivera is missing on a Southern California lake after her toddler son was found alive, but alone on a boat … TMZ has confirmed. Ventura County Sheriff’s deputies found the 4-year-old boy on the boat — presumably rented by Naya — shortly before 5 PM on Lake Piru, but Naya was not

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com David Ruprecht wants in on the new “Supermarket Sweep” fun, but with a different J-O-B — the former host says he’s is in the running to be the announcer. David, who hosted ‘Sweep’ from 1990 to 1995 and again from 2000 to 2003, tells TMZ … he auditioned with honchos

Exclusive Netflix’s revival of “Unsolved Mysteries” might need to change its name to “Case Closed” — because the team’s getting inundated with new leads that may very well crack some of these cases. The show’s original creator, Terry Dunn Meurer, is once again heading up the rebooted series … and she tells TMZ that skyrocketing

Exclusive Carole Baskin‘s is making a FORTUNE recording personalized messages, but fact of the matter is she’s also left TONS of dough on the table … ’cause she’s turned down lots of requests from people who want her to talk about her missing and presumed dead husband. Carole tells TMZ … she’s gotten over 600

Breaking News Colin Kaepernick is now in business with Disney — the Mouse House just signed the QB to an overall first-look deal … and there’s already a docuseries in the works. Disney says the docuseries will feature “extensive new interviews and a vast never-before-seen archive that documents his last five years.” “Kaepernick will tell

Exclusive “Big Brother” is coming back this summer with an All-Star cast for Season 22 … coronavirus pandemic be damned. Every year, “Big Brother” shoots during the summer, but due to COVID-19, there was lots of speculation ‘BB’ would be another casualty of the virus … but we’ve learned the reality show is still ON.

Hugh Downs — a broadcasting legend with 60 years experience on “Today,” “20/20” and ‘The Tonight Show’ — has died. Hugh died Wednesday at his home in Scottsdale, AZ … according to his family, who released a statement Friday, saying his passing is not related to the coronavirus pandemic. Hugh was one of TV’s most

Play video content Exclusive Here’s a fun fact Mike Myers will love … male sharks have 2 PENISES … count ’em, TWO!!! Yes, it’s a true scientific fact male sharks are blessed with two members … and the reasons behind the double dongs are gonna be explored by Discovery Channel when “Shark Week” returns next

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Brian Austin Green is a single man on the loose, and it seems his first legit post-Megan Fox rebound hails from down under … to which we say, ya done good, BAG. We got the “Beverly Hills, 90210” star on a lunch date Tuesday on Melrose with Australian model Tina