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Play video content TMZ.com Michael Blackson says he’s a big fan of actors wearing fatsuits — like Sarah Paulson is to play Linda Tripp — and he’s got a message for folks who think Hollywood’s too fatphobic. We got the comedian at LAX and asked him about the controversy on the set of “Impeachment: American

New Jersey native J.D. Roth (real name John David Weinroth) became a big name in the ’90s after he hosted a bunch of great television shows including the kid’s game show Fox’s “Fun House,” the go-to video game show “GamePro TV” and the short-lived dating show “Double Up.” After his stint as a host, Roth

Sarah Paulson‘s slipping her slim frame into a fatsuit in order to play Linda Tripp … and it’s got lots of folks pissed off over Hollywood’s casting decisions. The actress was all done up as Linda this week on the set of “Impeachment: American Crime Story,” and her need for a fatsuit is triggering critics

A movie about Dionne Warwick‘s incredible life could be collateral damage in film and theater producer Scott Rudin‘s workplace bullying scandal … because biopic talks are on pause following the allegations against him. Sources familiar with the project tell TMZ … Rudin reached out to Dionne’s team earlier this year after the singer playfully tweeted

Jeff Lowe claims Carole and Howard Baskin are spying on him with drones, and when he went to confront them, a fight allegedly broke out with his neighbors and the cops had to respond. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the Lowes called cops Tuesday morning to report a disturbance at Joe Exotic‘s old zoo,

Lena Headey‘s bringing her son back to her California kingdom … a court just granted her permission to bring him over from the U.K. to live under Cersei’s rule. The “Game of Thrones” star and her ex-husband Peter Loughran were in a U.K. court a few months ago for a custody battle over their 11-year-old

Worlds will be colliding on “Saturday Night Live” in a couple weeks — because the hottest tech wiz in the game is set to take up hosting duties … and yes, we’re talking Elon Musk. The Tesla CEO was confirmed to be the ‘SNL’ host for the weekend of May 8 — this after Miley

Twitter is at it again — calling the “Boy Meets World” spinoff, “Girl Meets World,” “problematic” years after it went off the air … all because of how it dealt with delicate topics. For whatever reason, several different clips from the show — which ran on Disney Channel between 2014 and 2017 — were resurfaced

Play video content Real Time with Bill Maher/HBO Bill Maher danced right on the line Friday night, zeroing in on Caitlyn Jenner‘s bid to become California’s next governor. Some of Maher’s jokes were trans-related … “I know that you think of her as a reality show star, but c’mon, people, change … She is trans,

The man who was arrested and charged for a drive-by shooting of “Duck Dynasty” star Willie Robertson‘s house is now suing Willie and his family, claiming he was wrongfully arrested … and defamed by the family. This is a strange one, for sure, but Daniel Dean King is suing Willie, Willie’s son John Luke Robertson,

Rob McElhenney‘s tale of rescuing a dog and reuniting him with his loving family will help you through ruff times … especially when you see the pup’s tail. The “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star says he and his wife — and ‘Sunny’ costar — Kaitlin Olson, stopped traffic on an L.A. freeway when they

Play video content Behind The Velvet Rope with David Yontef Melissa Rivers says she feels violated and hurt the folks behind “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” won’t cop to the fact her legendary mom is the inspiration for the Amazon Prime series. Melissa hopped on the “Behind the Velvet Rope with David Yontef” podcast and said

How’s this for scary good — Paris Jackson just upped her acting game after landing a role in the upcoming season of ‘American Horror Story.’ Production sources tell TMZ … Paris will appear in at least 1 episode of the popular FX anthology horror series. The highly-anticipated series, which was delayed in 2020 due to

Eric Andre says he was the victim of racial profiling during an interaction with police inside the Atlanta airport … and now he’s asking Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms for help. The comedian claims he was singled out by two plainclothes officers Wednesday at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, saying the cops stopped him on the jet

Michael Richards allegedly pulled off a caper some people might call Kramer-ish — cutting down a neighbor’s 30-year-old trees … but they’re not laughing, in fact, they’re suing the “Seinfeld” star and his wife. Maxine Adams is suing Kramer and his wife, Beth Skipp, claiming they sauntered over to her Pacific Palisades property on April

Hardcore “Cobra Kai” fans listen up … if ya wanna live in Daniel LaRusso’s mansion now’s the time to act ’cause the crib just hit the market. First thing’s first … the 6-bedroom, 6.5-bathroom home is NOT in Encino, CA. It’s actually in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, GA. That, of course, means tons of

“Lucifer” star Tom Ellis and his screenwriter wife, Meaghan Oppenheimer, got a devil of a scare in the mail … cops are investigating a strange package sent to the couple. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … someone sent a glitter package last month to Tom and Meaghan’s Los Angeles home, and we’re told the couple

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Dr. Michio Kaku — one of the stars of “Ancient Aliens” — says the U.S. government’s admission of a UFO means there are top-secret military weapons in use … or aliens way smarter than us are really here. The popular physicist tells TMZ … the idea of extraterrestrial visitation is

Play video content Real Time with Bill Maher/HBO Bill Maher told Sharon Osbourne Friday night … it’s ironic her show is called “The Talk” … because talking can get you canned. Sharon was Bill’s guest on “Real Time” and he, more than she, trashed people on the show who suggested Sharon was racist for siding

Play video content Britney Spears may have just sent the #FreeBritney movement a message … LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE! Brit did a little Q&A on her Insta Friday, and the headline was surely assuring everyone she’s OK … and not just OK, but “extremely happy.” Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. The 39-year-old

Sandra Oh returned home to discover some valuable jewelry had gone missing, and did exactly what you should do — report it to cops, but then she had a stroke of … let’s call it luck. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the “Killing Eve” star called the LAPD Wednesday night to report her valuable

Felix Silla, who famously played the mysterious and hairy Cousin Itt on “The Addams Family,” is dead after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Felix died Friday afternoon in Las Vegas … according to Gil Gerard, Felix’s co-star on the old NBC series “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.” Gil says he’s sad to see his

Pamela Anderson is just about to say bye-bye to the ‘bu … she’s found a buyer for her beautiful estate and is leaving L.A. for good — or at least, for now. The ‘Baywatch’ star has a buyer for her 4-bedroom pad in the super-exclusive Malibu Colony. She was asking $14.9 million and, although we

North Carolina comic Courtney Jackson is best known for being cast as the Southern sweetheart “Goldie” — with her light-hearted antics and party-until-you-puke attitude — on the debut season of the classic VH1 dating reality show “Flavor of Love” featuring Public Enemy rapper Flavor Flav. Even though Goldie only made it to the final four

Gunshots rang out on the set of the TV show, “The Rookie” Thursday afternoon … where you couldn’t tell the difference between real and fake cops. Production sources tell TMZ … the show was filming outside Los Angeles Center Studios near downtown L.A. … and moments ago someone ran by on foot and fired 3

Rob McElhenney was born at the wrong time, because in earlier days he’d surely be one of Michelangelo’s muses. The “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star is showing off his incredible physique in this month’s issue of “Men’s Health,” while also describing the journey his bod’s been through and what’s motivated him … and it’s

Colton Underwood coming out as gay comes with a TV deal … his new journey’s being shot for a reality series. TMZ has learned the former ‘Bachelor’ star has had a film crew following him for the past few weeks, and the show — focusing on his life as a gay man — will air

We’ll take “Questions you don’t want to get wrong when Aaron Rodgers is hosting for $400, Aaron!” Three contestants on “Jeopardy!” were straight-up clowned by Aaron Rodgers after NONE of them correctly answered a clue about the Green Bay Packers … and it was all hilarious! Just minutes into the show — which Rodgers is

It’s a beautiful day to move into the neighborhood Mr. Rogers called home … or at least that should be the pitch to sell Fred Rogers‘ old crib in Pittsburgh. The home where the late TV host once lived is for sale at a cool $855k … and, boy is it rich with history. Fred

Sharon Osbourne‘s walking the walk when it comes to “The Talk” … she’s so done with the show she did NOT watch the show’s return on the air, and she’s not spoken a word to Sheryl Underwood since their on-air explosion. Sources close to Sharon tell TMZ … the ex-‘Talk’ co-host was otherwise engaged when