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Peng Shuai gave her first non-Chinese run interview about her apparent disappearance last year, insisting all is well … but it sure sounds like she had a gun held to her head. The ex-tennis star and women’s doubles champ did an interview this weekend with French outlet L’Equipe in Beijing — where the 2022 Winter

Queen Elizabeth II is as sharp as ever — this despite laying low publicly due to health concerns — and she put her famous wit on full display on the eve of a big day. QE2 was on hand Saturday at her countryside Sandringham Estate with some notable guests, who were there to hang out

Kanye West now has someone in his corner over his very public spat with Kim Kardashian over parenting — and that’d be one Candace Owens … whose support he appreciates. Ye took to IG Saturday to thank the conservative political pundit for voicing support over whether Kanye and Kim’s daughter, North, should be on TikTok

Robin Thicke and Ken Jeong‘s ‘Masked Singer’ walkout over Rudy Giuliani being a contestant will not be a long term protest — both judges are back on the job, and looking pretty damn happy too. Ken and Robin joined their fellow judges Nicole Scherzinger and Jennifer McCarthy Wahlberg Thursday for a photoshoot to promote the

The Beijing Olympic Winter Games are officially underway … kicking off with an elaborate opening ceremony at Beijing National Stadium. Chinese President Xi Jinping officially declared the games open … marking the start of the historic sporting event. The Olympics are being held in China — across three different time zones — as various athletes

Rudy Giuliani‘s just as polarizing in reality TV, as he is in politics — 2 ‘Masked Singer’ judges revolted during a taping where Rudy was revealed as the mystery singer!!! The taping went down last week, the first episode of the show’s upcoming season, and — not shockingly, we think — Rudy was the first

Bill Maher says he’s finding himself in a weird position these days … a hero on the right and a villain on the left. Maher, a libertarian who has been a reliable Democrat, skewered the Dems Friday night on “Real Time” for what he called “goofy s***,” but he says it’s not about embracing Republicans

There are 4 new legs wandering the West Wing — the Biden family’s welcoming a new cat into the White House … and let’s hope this feline likes dogs. Willow is a 2-year-old tabby, and Dr. Jill Biden‘s office says she’s got some history with the Prez and First Lady dating back to before they

A bridge completely collapsed in Pittsburgh Friday, sending cars plummeting to the earth below … and it happened hours before President Biden was set to travel to that city to talk infrastructure. It’s unclear what caused the bridge to buckle, but it was snowing heavily. The entire span of the bridge collapsed — a major

Play video content FreedomNews.tv Apparently, the whole “self-isolate if you test positive for COVID” thing, doesn’t apply to everyone … at least, that’s what Sarah Palin seems to think. Palin was spotted with former NY Ranger Ron Duguay and friends Wednesday night at Elio’s in New York. The issue? Palin, who is unvaccinated, tested positive

Play video content TMZ.com You could say Chuck Palahniuk saw the Chinese government’s censorship of “Fight Club” coming … because the new ending is closer to the original one he wrote 25 years ago. The famed author — who penned the OG novel that became the 1999 movie — joined us Wednesday on “TMZ Live”

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring after more than 2 decades on the bench — the timing is certainly significant, and the battle over his replacement will be fascinating. Justice Breyer was appointed to the Supreme Court way back in 1994 by President Bill Clinton, and there was mounting pressure from Democrats for him

Play video content C-SPAN President Biden insulted a reporter with some foul language over what he thought was a ridiculous inquiry … and it got picked up on a hot mic! JB brought the press in to the White House Monday for a photo-op following a roundtable chat with his cabinet on how to quickly

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says Anne Frank had a better shot escaping Nazis than folks do under COVID mandates today — a comparison that’s invoking one name … Larry David. Here’s the deal … RFK Jr. made these inflammatory remarks Sunday at the “Defeat the Mandates” rally in D.C., where he actually suggested Frank and

Sen. Mitch McConnell‘s attempts to backtrack his remark about Black voters aren’t flying with some people … especially the leader of Black Voters Matter. LaTosha Brown, who co-founded the group, tells TMZ … the Senate Minority Leader’s comments weren’t shocking, but most certainly disturbing, because she says the comment was rooted in racism. She admits

Bill Maher is back!!! And boy, this one’s a doozy … a plan for Democrats to stay in power after the 2024 election … and it involves Joe Biden, Barack Obama and gay marriage. This is going to sound absurd on its face … but there’s a hugely important message behind the farce, so play

Joe Biden took a subtle jab at Aaron Rodgers over his COVID vaccine stance in December … and now the NFL star is finally swinging back — wondering out loud how the guy got votes. If you missed it, while Biden was touring a tornado-ravaged part of Kentucky, he whispered to a woman in a

Play video content Mitch McConnell made a shocking comment about voting … essentially saying black people aren’t Americans. The Senate’s Minority Leader was asked about concern that Black voters would be denied the right to vote because the John Lewis Voting Rights Amendment went down in flames. His response … “Well, the concern is misplaced,

Alec Baldwin is being dragged to court by the family of a Marine killed in Afghanistan … they claim the actor falsely accused one of them of being a January 6th rioter and sicced his fans on them. Alec is being sued by relatives of late Marine Rylee McCollum, who was one of the 13

Like Novak Djokovic, Kelly Slater could also find himself barred from competing in Australia this year if he’s COVID unvaccinated … a high-ranking Australian government official announced this week. The surfing legend hasn’t said publicly if he’s gotten the shots or not — but after leaving anti-vax rhetoric in a recent social media post, the

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris‘ wax figures are now on public display … and it’s a historic moment. Madame Tussauds New York revealed the sculptures Tuesday as part of their “Oval Office” experience … and it’s the first time the famous wax museum immortalized a Veep. Play video content Madame Tussauds New

Until recently, you probably couldn’t get your hands on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‘s handwritten draft of his book, but now things have changed … if you have $225,000 that is! That’s right. Draft pages from the civil rights icon’s book “Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story” are up for sale on momentsintime.com. They’d previously

Prince Harry is giving the British government an ultimatum when it comes to his security across the pond … afford me and my family protection one way or another, or else. The Duke of Sussex’s lawyers fired off a “pre-action protocol letter” to the Home Office department of the United Kingdom Government — think Homeland

Novak Djokovic‘s participation in this year’s Australian Open is in jeopardy once again … officials have canceled his visa for a second time, and he’s now facing deportation. Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke made the ruling early Friday morning … revoking the 34-year-old’s visa just days after a judge had allowed the tennis star to

Play video content TMZ.com Kanye West is plotting on Putin — he wants to have a sit-down meeting with the Russian leader, that is … and his team is rooting for the ultimate link up. We caught up with Ye’s manager Bu Thiam, and he’s definitely here for a Vladimir Putin meets West sit down

Kanye West has his sights set on Moscow — where he reportedly wants a powwow with the Vladimir Putin, not to mention a vast plan to establish roots in Mother Russia. Ye is gunning for a meeting with the Russian President, and also wants to do a series of Sunday Service shows in the man’s

Play video content TMZSports.com Senator Marco Rubio is still trying to wrap his head around the Miami Dolphins firing of (ex-) head coach Brian Flores … telling TMZ Sports he was “just as surprised as anybody.” “I don’t know what happened inside that building you know,” Rubio said. “I was just as surprised as anybody.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez probably regrets heading down to Florida last week — because she just caught a case of coronavirus a full 7 days later … and is apparently hurting. The New York congresswoman announced Sunday that she’d come down with ‘rona, saying she’s received a positive test result — but not really saying when

A Canadian dude — a government official, no less — is getting dragged every which way for giving his wife a public “atta girl” for shoveling snow after putting in a hard day as a hospital frontline worker. Jon Reyes, the Minister of Economic Development and Jobs in Manitoba, tweeted Saturday what he clearly thought

Play video content ABC President Biden paid tribute to his late congressional colleague, Harry Reid, this weekend — continuing a tradition of funeral-going that the Washington Post appears to take issue with. The former Nevada senator, who died last week, was honored Saturday in his home state through a memorial service … one which featured