New Orleans Saints' Will Smith Emotional Public Viewing
The public viewing of former Saints defensive end Will Smith was gut-wrenching, as his wheelchair-bound wife, friends and relatives said goodbye.
Some of Will's teammates, including Steve Gleason -- who has a degenerative muscle condition -- were front and center.
Another of Smith's teammates, Pierre Thomas -- who claimed to have witnessed the shooting -- was also at the viewing and clearly had trouble processing the tragedy.
Smith was shot to death a week ago after what appears to be a case of road rage.
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Kellan Lutz, Paris Hilton Celebs Flock to Coachella
Paris Hilton was engaged in a massive cover-up at Coachella, while Kellan Lutz was engaged in anything but.
Celebs are starting to arrive at the famed music event, and they're all making a statement.
Coachella Day 1 ... Yuppified
Coachella looked a little like Westwood Friday as the coolest of the cool moseyed around epic artwork.
The festival is in full swing today, but as it fired up it was definitely too cool for school.
BTW ... the video is courtesy of half the TMZ staff who will hopefully be back to work on Monday.
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Johnny Manziel Touches Down at Coachella ... With OVO Ryan
The party continues for Johnny Manziel ... because the QB just arrived at Coachella.
Seriously.
Manziel just got to the music festival along with his pal Ryan Silverstein -- aka OVO Ryan -- the same guy he was with during that bad car crash on the Sunset Strip this past weekend.
Ryan is currently being investigated for hit and run. Manziel told police he was a passenger in the car. Johnny has not been accused of any wrongdoing.
Several people in Johnny's life have begged and pleaded with the QB to seek treatment -- including his past 2 agents -- but Johnny has refused.
Instead, he's at a music festival in the middle of the California desert.
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Iggy Azalea Familiar Ring Now Unfamiliar
It no longer seems like a fluke ... Iggy Azalea has shelved her engagement ring.
Iggy was at LAX Friday looking good a a little lighter, because the ring is nowhere in sight.
Until the whole Nick Young thing surfaced, the ring was a fixture. Seems like case closed.
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Jacqueline Bisset Release Manson Murderer ... NEVER!!!
One of the Manson Family murderers could be released from prison soon, but not if one of Sharon Tate's famous friends has her way.
Jacqueline Bisset was leaving Craig's Friday night when our photog asked what she thought of the parole board giving Leslie Van Houten thumbs up for parole after 46 years in prison, subject to a sign-off by California Governor Jerry Brown.
Jacqueline is totally creeped out by the prospect.
Van Houten, who is considered a model prisoner, stabbed Rosemary LaBianca 14 times during the second night of carnage.
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'Empire' Stars Tied the Knot In Secret Island Wedding
The Lyon family is gonna need another seat at the table ... because "Empire" co-stars Trai Byers and Grace Gealey tied the knot in a very real wedding.
The private ceremony and reception went down Thursday at a mansion on Grand Cayman Island ... the guest list was limited to close friends and relatives ... none of their "Empire" co-stars attended.
Guests dined in style -- steak and lobster -- and danced to hip-hop, disco and, of course, reggae.
#Congratulations
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Joe Jonas Balls Out For Coachella In Bing Crosby's Crib
Joe Jonas is giving his crew the presidential treatment at Coachella -- hooking them up in the same celebrity palace where JFK is rumored to have hooked up with Marilyn Monroe.
We've learned Joe's staying at the Rancho Mirage mansion -- compliments of Airbnb -- where legendary crooner Bing Crosby used to live. It's 7,000 sq. ft of insane modern amenities, panoramic desert views and a master suite appropriately named the "JFK & Marilyn Monroe" suite -- since they used to ... y'know.
That room alone is 1,400 sq. feet!
We're told the place rents for $10k to stay there for a weekend and there are some ground rules. No smoking inside, 18 daytime guests and only 12 can spend the night.
A dirty dozen? Sounds like a good time.
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Corey Feldman Desperate for Dough ... I'll Be Your Play Thing for $10
Corey Feldman is trying to raise $105,000 to complete an album he's been working on for 10 years -- and he'll do pretty much whatever you want to get the money.
Feldman's fundraiser for his prospective album, "ANGELIC 2 THE CORE," offers some oddly personal perks. For instance ... give him $10 and Feldman will take a picture of himself doing anything you ask. The only rule -- thankfully -- is no nudity.
If you want him to do his Donatello voice from the old 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' movies -- that's available for $500. Also ... what's wrong with you?
Feldman says your cash will support an album that includes "the greatest names in music" -- but honestly, the only one you'd recognize is Fred Durst.
Check out the rest of the perks. Spend wisely and quickly ... the campaign ends Saturday.
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What's the Big Frigin' DIFFERENCE!?
Bella Thorne was all talk as she rocked her white hot ensemble at Coachella. Can you spot the differences between these two fringe-worthy photos?
**HINT -- There are THREE differences in the above photographs!**
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Prince Rushed to Hospital After Emergency Landing
3:30 PM PST -- A rep for Prince tells TMZ, the singer has been fighting the flu for several weeks. He canceled 2 shows on April 7th but wanted to make Thursday night's performance in Atlanta, even though he was still not feeling well.
After the show, he got on a plane and felt considerably worse, so his plane made an emergency landing in Moline, Illinois, where he was taken to the hospital and treated. He was released 3 hours later, got back on the plane and is now back home.
Prince was rushed to a hospital early Friday morning after his jet made an emergency landing in Illinois ... TMZ has learned.
According to our sources, Prince's private plane made an unscheduled landing at Quad City International Airport in Moline just after 1 AM. The singer was immediately transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital.
A source close to the 57-year-old singer tells us he's been released and is doing okay. The nature of the medical emergency is unclear.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer had performed Thursday night in Atlanta ... and he was in the air for only a short time before things went south.
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Tom Cruise Movie Death Untrained Pilot Killed My Husband ... Widow Sues
The widow of a pilot killed on the set of Tom Cruise's Pablo Escobar movie says her husband only died because the filmmakers put his life in the hands of an incompetent flier.
Alan Purwin, a veteran Hollywood stunt pilot, was working closely with Cruise on "Mena" last year. He was a passenger onboard a small plane that went down in the Colombian jungle on the last day of filming.
Kathryn Purwin is suing Cross Creek Pictures, the film's producer, saying Carlos Berl -- the man at the stick when the plane went down -- didn't have the "necessary skills" and had no business flying the aircraft. Berl was also killed in the crash.
Kathryn wants damages and funeral expenses from Cross Creek.
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Jamie Foxx I Keep My Glock Handy
Jamie Foxx has some brand new high caliber ink -- a 9mm handgun -- which he flashed onstage with Reese Witherspoon.
Jamie's Glock handgun tattoo was on display during his appearance at a Stand Up To Cancer event ... but like he's done in the past -- it's a fake. He got it for his new movie "Baby Driver," which comes out next year.
Handguns or tribal head tatts -- like he got for "Horrible Bosses" -- neither's gonna look good at Thanksgiving dinner. Good thing they're temps.