Exclusive “Mob Wives” star Drita D’Avanzo wants the judge in her husband’s federal gun case to cut him a little slack come sentencing, and she fired off a handwritten letter to make her case. Drita wrote to Judge Kovner, pleading with him to show leniency on Lee D’Avanzo because he’s a caring family man who
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Ash Armand, famous for appearing in the Showtime series, “Gigolos,” has been arrested for murder — cops in Vegas say he beat his girlfriend to death. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department says Ash called 911 Thursday morning to report his girlfriend was unresponsive in their home, and when police arrived, they found the woman’s
Breaking News Nick Cannon will NOT make his daytime talk show debut this fall … it’s being pushed to next year on the heels of his anti-semitism controversy. Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury — the co-producers behind his nationally syndicated daytime talk show — announced Friday, Nick’s debut will be pushed from this September to fall 2021. The
Exclusive Hayden Panettiere‘s allegedly abusive ex-boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, is now facing serious criminal charges in California … this, days after Hayden got an order of protection against him. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Hickerson was charged Thursday in an 8-count complaint that includes domestic violence charges, assault charges and other felony offenses. Panettiere recently
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Nick Cannon‘s seeking enlightenment following his anti-Semitic comments and subsequent apology … according to Rabbi Abraham Cooper, who says they’re getting to work right away. Rabbi Cooper tells us his first step was sending Cannon a report on Louis Farrakhan — whose teachings Nick has vocally supported — to show
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com W. Kamau Bell says Nick Cannon‘s anti-Semitic comments were wrong — full stop — but he has a theory about how Nick got himself into this bigoted mess. The “United Shades of America” host told us he thinks Nick wanted to show that he supports the black community, no matter
Exclusive Conchata Ferrell — Charlie Sheen‘s beloved and quick-witted housekeeper on “Two and a Half Men” — is in the biggest fight of her life after suffering a heart attack … TMZ’s learned. Conchata’s husband, Arnie, tells TMZ … the actress — known to fans all over the world as Berta — was recently transferred
Nick Cannon‘s firing back at ViacomCBS after it dropped him for making anti-Semitic comments — and he’s now claiming it’s the media giant that’s being divisive, not him … and he has a list of demands. “The Masked Singer” host responded to Viacom’s decision Wednesday morning, saying, he’s “deeply saddened” the company “misused an important
The 1950s house that served as the home for “The Golden Girls” just hit the market for the first time … and you can live inside a part of TV history if you’ve got the cash. The 4-bedroom home in the super-exclusive Brentwood area of L.A. is one of the most famous houses in TV
Exclusive Grant Imahara complained of migraines in the days before doctors discovered his brain aneurysm, and emergency surgery, sadly, couldn’t save him … TMZ has learned. Sources close to the “MythBusters” host’s family tell us … he’d been experiencing painful headaches for a few days before Saturday night, when he was having dinner with his
Exclusive Details Tyra Banks is moving from judging the catwalk to the Cha Cha … the OG top model is taking over hosting duties for “Dancing With the Stars”! Just a day after the news broke that Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews won’t be returning for season 29, TMZ has learned that the former supermodel
Breaking News THIS IS AMAZING VIDEO!! Could you imagine going on “Family Feud” and being asked a question as simple as … “If Captain Hook was moonlighting as a handyman, he might replace his hook with what tool?” That’s what NFL Hall of Famer Bruce Smith was asked by Steve Harvey and you know what
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