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Exclusive Alamy Joaquin Phoenix is getting huge Oscar buzz for “Joker,” but the movie’s big opening weekend has some folks thinking about polishing a different kinda hardware. For some reason, certain enthusiastic “Joker” fans decided to search for related content in the porn world. According to the good folks at Pornhub, they got a massive

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Tyler Perry‘s taking the high road in his old rift with Spike Lee by putting his name on a soundstage at Tyler’s new studio complex — which is no small gesture, considering their rocky past. We had the movie and TV mogul on “TMZ Live” Monday to talk about the

Exclusive Alamy/TMZ/MasiMedia LLC Composite The famous house used in the first “Scream” slasher film is going out with a bang … with a Halloween party offering die-hard fans their last chance to get scared by Ghostface … for a price. Anthony Masi and Nate Ragon are the masterminds behind Screamoween — located near Santa Rosa,

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern and director Noah Baumbach‘s new movie, “Marriage Story,” has several ties to famed divorce attorney Laura Wasser … who thinks the film can have a huge impact on American families. We got Hollywood’s “disso queen” in NYC Saturday night, outside The Polo Bar, and asked her

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com “Joker” screenings were met with angst this weekend — but what do you when the actual Clown Prince of Gotham himself crashes your sesh??? Ask him to laugh, of course!!! That’s exactly what happened Saturday evening at a movie house in the San Fernando Valley — with none other than

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Beto O’Rourke believes we have a gun problem in the U.S. — it’s as simple as that — and deflecting blame onto movies, video games and mental health is part of the crisis. The presidential hopeful and major proponent for gun control is in L.A. Friday as concern and controversy

Exclusive Kevin Garnett put on a SHOW off-camera on the set of the new Adam Sandler movie, “Uncut Gems” — hooping out of his mind during a pick-up game … and it was AWESOME!! KG has a major role in the flick, which is about a degenerate sports gambler who gets into major problems when

Stan Lee‘s high-rise condo in San Francisco has just hit the market … no super spidey powers required to get up there. The estate belonging to the late comic book god is unloading his pied-à-terre inside the luxurious Four Seasons. The 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom pad is a cozy 792 square feet … call it your weekend

Getty James Franco is being accused in a new lawsuit of pressuring his acting school students to get naked for auditions while he dangled promises of movie roles that rarely panned out. The suit, filed by Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal, says that both women were students at the L.A. branch of the Studio 4

Canadian-born Nicole Crimi was only 8 years old when she was cast as the easily influenced little sister, Kylie George — who drinks up Kelis’ “Milkshake” music video and ‘Girls Gone Wild’ commercials — in the 2004 high school movie masterpiece, “Mean Girls.” Nicole Crimi stars in the classic comedy alongside celebs like Amy Poehler,

Breaking News Kim Shattuck — the lead singer and bassist for The Muffs — is dead after a two-year battle with ALS. Kim’s husband shared the sad news Wednesday in a social media tribute to his late wife … saying, “This morning the love of my life Kim passed peacefully in her sleep after a

Moviegoers in NYC will notice a hefty police presence when they go see “Joker” on opening weekend … cause the NYPD’s not taking any chances on someone acting out. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ …  the NYPD doesn’t want a copycat crime of what went down in Aurora, Colorado 7 years ago and is taking

Exclusive Grammy-award winning artist Louie Rankin — famous for his role as Ox in the movie “Belly” — died in a car crash in Canada … TMZ has confirmed. Details are scarce, but Louie died Monday in a fatal wreck in Ontario, Canada … the crash reportedly involved a transport truck and another vehicle. Louie

Play video content Exclusive Details TMZ.com Stacey Dash says her husband and his 3 kids conspired to have her arrested … to cover up her husband’s alleged brutality. TMZ broke the story … Stacey called 911 Sunday, claiming her husband put her in a chokehold. When cops came out, they observed scratches on husband Jeffrey

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Marlon Wayans is going back under a legal microscope for comparing a man to the “Family Guy” character Cleveland Brown a few years back … and he ain’t happy about it. We ran into the comedian and actor Monday at LAX, where we got his thoughts on a potentially momentous

Play video content CNN Robert De Niro obviously had A LOT more to say about the possible impeachment of President Trump, going on a CNN morning show and dropping f-bombs from the sky. The actor was on Brian Stelter’s “Reliable Sources” Sunday morning as a special guest, where he was asked about the impeachment inquiry

Exclusive TMZ/Alamy Liza Minnelli‘s standing firm on her policy of shunning movies associated with her mom … and isn’t the least bit swayed by Renee Zellweger‘s rave reviews in an upcoming biopic. Sources close to Judy Garland‘s daughter tell TMZ … she “most likely” won’t see “Judy,” starring Renee, because she’s always stayed away from

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Robert De Niro says he could stomach — and “deal with” — VP Mike Pence in the Oval just so long as it means as Donald Trump gets forced out of office and out of D.C. for good. The legendary actor took a few seconds out of his press tour-de-force

Play video content United Nations Jason Momoa says we can’t wait any longer … the time to address the climate crisis is now, and he’s calling on all world leaders to quit “half-assing it” and go all in. The “Aquaman” star and ocean activist addressed the United Nations Friday on behalf of small island nations,

Exclusive Columbia Pictures Robert Garrison — the actor best known for playing Tommy in “The Karate Kid” and its sequel — has died … according to his family. Garrison’s sister-in-law tells TMZ … he died Friday morning at a hospital in West Virginia. She says his passing wasn’t sudden — he had been in the

Dustin May‘s fastball is scary as hell … but his costume at the Dodgers’ dress-up party on Thursday was even more terrifying — ’cause he made for an UNREAL Pennywise!!! For some reason, L.A. decided to celebrate Halloween about a month early this year after their win over the Padres … and we’re all grateful

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com George and Amal Clooney have reached a milestone — their 5-year anniversary — and it seems their key to a happy marriage … is finding joy in the difficult stuff. The couple was leaving 4 Charles Prime Rib restaurant in NYC Thursday night on the eve of their big day,

Exclusive TMZ.com Everybody’s favorite fast-food fried chicken in the “Breaking Bad” universe will soon be available in the real world … delivery only, though. A mural for Los Pollos Hermanos — the restaurant chain owned by meth distributor Gus Fring on the TV series — popped up in Venice Beach Thursday, and sources tell TMZ

Exclusive “Joker” fans hoping to dress up like the notorious Batman villain for screenings will need an change of clothes, or they’ll be turned away — at least at Landmark Theatres. In the name of safety and security, several big theater chains have already enacted policies that prohibit moviegoers from donning masks and face paint

Mega George Clooney‘s just sittin’ around on his ass — alongside Brie Larson — and getting paid for it … good work if you can get it! The movie stars were riding through the streets of Madrid Wednesday — Clooney on a beautiful white donkey, and Larson on what looks like a white horse, of

Exclusive Paramount Pictures If you thought Taraji P. Henson‘s movie, “What Men Want,” was a new take on “What Women Want,” think again — a screenwriter says it’s really a rip-off of his script, and now he’s suing Paramount. Joe Carlini says he wrote a screenplay entitled “What the F Is He Thinking?” back in

Play video content BACKGRID Jason Momoa‘s got a lesson on Dad Bod 101 … eat, and eat a lot!!! “Aquaman” had one helluva lunch Tuesday afternoon hitting up a couple of joints in WeHo. Jason first hit up a sushi spot, which begs the question … is that considered cannibalism? Anyway, he later hit up

Exclusive Getty Actress Jessica Morris — best known for her roles on “One Life to Live” and several Lifetime movies — has been hit with a felony charge for allegedly taking a bite out of her married boyfriend’s face. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Morris and actor Rib Hillis got into a fight back

Warner Bros Joaquin Phoenix‘s performance as the Joker in Todd Phillips‘ dark take on the Batman villain is getting huge buzz, but at least one theater in Aurora, Colorado won’t be showing the film … the venue where the 2012 mass shooting occurred. The Century Aurora and XD is the remodeled site where James Holmes

Exclusive TMZ.com The man convicted of wrecking Jaime King‘s car circled back to stalk her with pics of his junk and other weird stuff, according to cops. Now, he’s going away for a while. Paul Francis Floyd recently pled no contest to one count of felony stalking — a charge he was slapped with after