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Getty Leonardo DiCaprio is responding to what sounds like an outrageous accusation from Brazil’s President — that the environmentally-conscious actor paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to burn down the Amazon Forest. President Jair Bolsonaro made the claim twice on Friday — once on Facebook Live, and again during a political rally — calling out

Exclusive TMZ.com President Trump couldn’t give Conan, the ISIS-killing dog, a real Medal of Honor … so U.S. Special Forces just cooked up a new award so DT could present it to the four-legged hero. We’ve learned U.S. Special Operations fashioned a one-of-a-kind medal for Conan — the Belgian Malinois canine credited with helping off

Play video content TMZ.com/@FireDrillFriday Just because it’s Black Friday, doesn’t mean Jane Fonda and her growing army of climate change activists are taking the week off … and another celeb got arrested for the cause. Comedian Paul Scheer was taken away in handcuffs from the demonstration outside the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. He’s the

Barack Obama and his family are wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving … sending good vibes with an super sweet family photo. Michelle just shared this never-before-seen family pic … and everyone’s looking quite fashionable. Barry O’s chilling in a buttondown shirt and some khaki slacks, Sasha‘s glowing in a slender black dress, Malia‘s beaming in

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com D.L. Hughley‘s not lending any sympathy to Melania Trump after she got an unfriendly welcome in Baltimore … because she should have known what she was getting into and, according to D.L., so should her cowardly husband. The comedian was outside the Laugh Factory in Hollywood Tuesday night when we

Breaking News Ex-MLB star Aubrey Huff believes Bernie Sanders is a threat to America — and he’s teaching his kids to shoot guns in case Bernie beats Donald Trump in the 2020 election. “Getting my boys trained up on how to use a gun in the unlikely event @BernieSanders  beats @realDonaldTrump in 2020,” the former

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Rudy Giuliani‘s seen the writing on the wall — about President Trump possibly rolling over on him — and it makes him laugh, because he insists he has an impeccable track record. We got Trump’s attorney Monday evening at Reagan National, and remained defiant after the reports of a new

Play video content Fox News President Trump might not be giving Conan, the ISIS-killing dog, the Medal of Honor, but he did settle for a pat on the head in front of cameras at the White House. DT brought out Conan — the Belgian Malinois canine who’s credited with helping take out ISIS leader Abu

The Netherlands appears to be reaching a crossroads on a longstanding, controversial Christmas tradition of dressing in blackface — with some cities halting the practice, while others keep it going amid growing protests. Of course, we’re talking about the Sinterklaas parades that take place throughout the European country each year … which has been going

Play video content Breaking News ESPN The Harvard-Yale college football game that’s underway in New Haven is currently on hold because a bunch of students stormed the field to protest climate change. It appears the protest got underway between the second and third quarters of the game, as swarms of people strolled out from the

Play video content Breaking News TMZ.com Jane Fonda‘s seventh straight “Fire Drill Friday” climate change protest has led to more arrests … and some new big names have been added to the list. Diane Lane, Piper Perabo, and Amber Valletta joined Jane’s force of environmental protesters in Washington D.C. Friday for a demonstration at the

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Mayor Pete Buttigieg was strong on the debate stage Wednesday night, but the glow of success clearly doesn’t translate into dance moves … at least not by the candidate himself. The Iowa and New Hampshire frontrunner rolled up to Paschal’s soul food restaurant in ATL Thursday morning, and he told

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Martin Luther King III says he expects there to be significant movement in the numbers after the latest Democratic debate, but based on his recap … that movement won’t be positive for Joe Biden. We got MLK3 at Tyler Perry Studios after the 10 candidates duked it out onstage Wednesday

Play video content TMZ.com Gordon Sondland has wrapped up his bombshell impeachment testimony in D.C., but he’s not worried about a hostile work environment … he was just eager to get outta Dodge. We caught the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Wednesday after he pretty much rolled over on everyone in the Trump administration

Breaking News TMZ.com A$AP Rocky just got catapulted to “primary” status in the impeachment investigation of President Trump … due to the EU Ambassador’s testimony about a phone call regarding the rapper’s Swedish assault case. Rocky got roped into Wednesday’s hearing because EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland said while he was sitting in a restaurant in

Breaking News TMZ.com Charles Barkley says there’s “no excuse” for saying he would “hit” a female political reporter — but insists the whole thing was an attempted joke gone bad. Axios reporter Alexi McCammond says she was talking with the NBA legend about who he’s supporting in the upcoming Presidential election … and that’s when

Breaking News South Dakota Department of Social Services South Dakota’s anti-meth campaign featuring people appearing to admit they’re addicted is already working … according to Governor Kristi Noem, who says extreme shock was the intent of the tagline. Gov. Noem launched the initiative Monday with the slogan “Meth. We’re On It” … which, at first

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Adam Carolla thinks Joe Biden is a bit of a dinosaur trying to roam the 2019 landscape — and when he calls weed a “gateway drug” … AC thinks Biden’s making himself extinct. We ran into the comedian Monday night in WeHo and asked him about something JB said recently

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com A powerful U.S. congressman is furious with the way the NFL is treating Colin Kaepernick — and tells TMZ Sports the government may finally have to act against the league. Rep. Hank Johnson (Democrat from Georgia’s DeKalb County) says he believes Kaepernick is the “victim” … because the NFL orchestrated

Getty Prince Andrew‘s very bad publicity run is getting worse — he’s now being accused of casually dropping the n-word while speaking to a former British government employee. Rohan Silva — a UK native of Sri Lankan heritage and former aide to Prime Minister David Cameron — says he was invited to a meeting at

Exclusive Getty Dan Bilzerian‘s dead set on running for President of the United States and winning, and to show he’s serious … he’s willing to give up a few of his favorite things. The popular playboy poker player tells TMZ … he wasn’t joking when he recently told us he plans to run for Prez

TMZ.com President Trump‘s former confidante, Roger Stone, is guilty of lying to Congress during the Russia election interference probe — a federal jury convicted him on all 7 counts he was facing. Stone looked very optimistic on his way into a federal court in Washington, D.C. — clutching his wife and a Bible closely —

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Pete Buttigieg says while his odds to the win the White House might be similar to Donald Trump‘s a year out from election day … he’s going about getting there with a full 180. The South Bend Mayor spoke to us Wednesday on “TMZ Live” after news broke that he’s

Play video content Breaking News Fox News President Trump‘s impeachment hearing is turning into #paperclipgate … because Rep. Jackie Speier is addressing witnesses while a paper clip is stuck in her hair!!! Check out this wacky scene from Capitol Hill … the Congresswoman from California was thanking Bill Taylor and George Kent for their testimony

Exclusive TMZ.com Pete Buttigieg is now the Democratic favorite in Iowa, but he might have even more good fortune based on how his odds stack up against Donald Trump‘s from 4 years ago. According to USBookies.com, Mayor Pete is in a similar position to Donald Trump during the same time frame — 1 year out

Exclusive TMZ.com President Trump‘s walk of fame star has fallen under attack from yet another angry American … and we got the whole thing on video. Check out our clip … you can see the suspect casually approach the Hollywood Blvd star around 9:30 Tuesday morning — reach into her bag — pull out what

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Johnny Damon says players like Sean Doolittle and Steph Curry should NOT ditch White House because of President Trump … telling TMZ Sports it’s the perfect time to make their voices heard with the leader of the free world! Of course, it’s become a major debate in sports … with

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Dan Bilzerian says he’s running for president in 2024 — acknowledging he might just have to campaign against a fellow celeb in Kanye West … who might have a better shot. We got the playboy gambler Saturday at STAPLES Center — where he caught the Logan Paul fight — and

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Vladimir Putin, you up? Greg Hardy says he’s got one wish for his UFC fight in Moscow this weekend — AND IT’S FOR THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENT TO SHOW UP FOR IT!!! “I been hoping to meet him since I got here,” Hardy says. “I’m a big fan. I’m keeping my

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com The founders of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream know they’re most likely about to spend a night in cold jail cell, but they’re totally down to follow Jane Fonda‘s lead in protesting climate change. Jerry Greenfield and Ben Cohen are joining forces with Jane for her “Fire Drill Fridays” demonstration