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Play video content BACKGRID ‘Survivor’ exile Dan Spilo is an amazing man with a good heart … according to Noura Salman, one of the final 5 remaining tribe members on this controversial season. Noura was outside the ‘Island of the Idols’ Season 39 finale party in WeHo Tuesday night when she got asked about Dan’s

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Orlando Jones says he and Gabrielle Union now find themselves in the same boat … speaking out against workplace injustice, and unfair firings, at the hands of the same production company. The former “American Gods” star came on “TMZ Live” Tuesday to fill us in on his convo with Gabrielle

Play video content BBC Kate Middleton was NOT in the mood for some PDA from Prince William … or so it sure seemed. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge appeared on a BBC special Monday night dubbed “A Berry Royal Christmas” … where they hosted a slew of volunteers from various organizations who plan to

Breaking News Getty Chuy Bravo — Chelsea Handler‘s longtime TV sidekick and hypeman — died from a heart attack after a brief hospitalization … according to a rep for the late comedian. The Mexican-American actor — famous for his frequent appearances on “Chelsea Lately” — suffered the fatal heart attack Sunday morning in a Mexico

TMZ.com Gabrielle Union‘s speaking out publicly after her controversial firing from “America’s Got Talent” … urging others to risk it all, as she has, to fight misogyny and racism. The actress spoke on a panel Monday morning, and urged the crowd to NOT “be the happy negro that does the bidding of the status quo.”

The Hallmark Channel is walking back its decision to pull TV ads featuring a same-sex couple kissing on their wedding day … saying it messed up and is “truly sorry.” The channel recently removed the ads from Zola, a major online wedding registry and planning site, after receiving complaints from the conservative group, One Million

Exclusive TMZ.com MTV’s “Ridiculousness” star Sterling “Steelo” Brim partied his ass off only to come home to a major party foul … after thieves allegedly broke into his pad and took off with valuable collectibles. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Steelo returned to his L.A. area pad around 8:30 AM after a night of

Chelsea Handler‘s longtime TV sidekick and hypeman, Chuy Bravo, has died … TMZ has confirmed. The Mexican-American actor — best known for his many appearances on “Chelsea Lately” — passed away Sunday, according to his family. We’re told Chuy was hospitalized Saturday in Mexico City, where he’s been visiting family for the past month. His

Move over, Jay Gatsby … Seth MacFarlane‘s here to take the reins this holiday season as the most extra host in party-throwing, with a splash of hot button issues to boot. The “Family Guy” creator threw an epic Christmas Party Saturday night at his Beverly Hills home, and it was decked out to the max

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Nick Cannon just can’t get enough of his diss track aimed at Eminem — playing it back-to-back-to-back (and then some) — and vibing to it harder than anyone else in the room. Nick’s been busy shooting new episodes of ‘Wild ‘n Out’ in Atlanta this week … and we got

TMZ.com Orlando Jones is putting the new showrunner for “American Gods” on full blast … saying he’s responsible for getting the actor fired from the show. OJ went on the attack Saturday morning in a video he posted to his social media, saying he was fired from the STARZ series a few months ago in

Exclusive Getty Composite ‘Mad Men’ star Christina Hendricks has filed for divorce from her husband, Geoffrey Arend,  after 10 years of marriage. Hendricks filed docs in L.A. Friday, a few months after announcing the couple was going their separate ways. The two got hitched in 2009 and did not have any children together. Back in

Rip Torn died after a years-long battle with Alzheimer’s disease … according to his death certificate. The Emmy Award-winning veteran actor and comedian died at his Connecticut home in July, and according to the doc — obtained by TMZ — the cause of death is listed “due to (or as a consequence of) Alzheimer’s dementia.”

Exclusive TMZ/Getty Niecy Nash is making her split from Jay Tucker official on paper … she just filed for divorce. Niecy filed legal docs in L.A. Thursday. As we reported … they released a joint statement back in October their 8-year marriage was gonna come to an end. They said, at the time, that they

Play video content @LionsShareNews No disrespect to New Jersey or its famous shore, but Snooki wants a MUCH better life for her 3 kids, which is why she’s swearing off all things ‘Jersey Shore’ … for good. Fresh off announcing she’s retiring from the ‘JS’ game, Snooki touched down at LAX Thursday, and made it

Alamy Come and listen to a story about a man named Lachlan … a not-so-poor media mogul who bought a house for $150 MILLION!!! That’s right … the L.A. estate known as Chartwell — best known for being featured on “The Beverly Hillbillies” — is off the market, and the mansion’s new owner is Rupert

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Billy Porter believes some of our most beloved stories need to change going forward to reflect changes in society, but he adds — there’s no need to cancel the original tales. We got the “Pose” star in NYC — who’s set to step into the fairy godmother role in Disney’s

Getty For the first time in the history of ‘Survivor’ — the long-running reality competition show — a contestant’s been kicked off for misconduct … after already receiving a warning for his behavior. Dan Spilo, a Hollywood producer and talent manager, was removed from the game with only days left for an undisclosed incident described

TMZ/Splash Felicity Huffman and Willam H. Macy‘s youngest daughter is going to college — and kinda rubbing it in the face of her older sis, who’s still undeclared after Mom’s admissions scandal. 17-year-old Georgia Macy just updated her Instagram to say she’s a future Vassar College student — with her graduation year pegged as 2024.

Exclusive TMZ Composite R. Kelly‘s ex-wife is out to make it known she has nothing to do with the second installment of the ‘Surviving’ docuseries … and has a list of reasons why she declined to participate. Drea Kelly says the new official trailer for “Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning” is misleading to

Exclusive TMZ.com One of Jussie Smollett‘s alleged “attackers” is on a roll — shortly after starring in his first movie … he’s hanging out with one of the biggest celeb athletes in the world. Abel Osundairo met up with Floyd Mayweather this weekend at the undefeated fighter’s gym in Las Vegas … then hit up

Exclusive TMZ.com Justin Hartley‘s estranged wife thinks the almighty dollar destroyed her marriage. Sources connected with Chrishell Stause tell TMZ, the “Selling Sunset” star is privately calling BS on the date of separation Justin listed in his divorce filing. TMZ broke the story … Justin claims in his docs he and Chrishell separated July 8,

Breaking News Getty Rene Auberjonois — who starred in “Benson,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and several other hit shows over the decades — has died. The veteran TV, movie and voice actor passed away Sunday at his L.A.-based home after a battle with metastatic lung cancer, according to his son, Remy, who spoke to

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Jeff Ross is welcoming Tiffany Haddish to the Jewish faith with open arms — and he’s also inviting anyone else of color to get on-board and enjoy the perks of Tribe membership. The comic gave us his two cents Saturday outside of his Roastmaster’s pop-up coffee shop on Ventura Blvd.

Breaking News Getty Caroll Spinney — the guy who manned Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on “Sesame Street” for nearly half a century — has died. Spinney passed away Sunday at his Connecticut home after living with Dystonia for a while, according to Sesame Workshop … the nonprofit org behind the hit children’s television

Getty Chris Soules seems ready to put his recent past behind him … showing face in Hollywood for the first time since he was busted for fleeing the scene of a fatal crash. The former ‘Bachelor’ was out Friday night at KIIS FM’s iHeartRadio Jingle Ball in L.A., where he certainly didn’t shy away from

Ron Liebman, the award-winning actor who starred in ‘Norma Rae,’ has died in New York City … according to his family. Ron passed away from pneumonia on Friday in his hometown after a long and illustrious career on stage, film and TV. He costarred with Sally Field as Reuben, the union rep who inspires the

Backgrid Justin Hartley is getting back to work after filing divorce docs, and he’s doing it with a little less weight … on his left hand. Check out these pics of Justin Thursday on the set of a photoshoot — you can clearly see his wedding ring is now MIA, which, honestly … is to

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Lamman Rucker‘s got mixed reactions to Kid Rock‘s drunken rant — he sticks up for his “aunties,” Oprah and Joy Behar … but says he feels compassion for whatever the rock star’s going through. The “Greenleaf” star — whose show airs on Oprah’s OWN channel — was at LAX Wednesday

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com “Tarzan” star Ron Ely‘s son’s fatal encounter with cops was caught on camera … and you can hear police giving commands before unloading a deadly barrage of bullets. TMZ’s obtained police footage of the officer-involved shooting that killed Ron’s 30-year-old son, Cameron Ely, outside his parent’s California property after Cameron