Stars and Scars You Be the Judge
The Matt Lauer firing stunned just about everyone, but there was good news this week ... Harry and Meghan are gettin' hitched! So we gotta ask ...
'Entourage' Star Kevin Dillon Jeremy Piven's Getting Railroaded in 'Witch Hunt'
Kevin Dillon says his old pal and "Entourage" co-star, Jeremy Piven, is a gentleman who's being wrongly blacklisted over sexual misconduct allegations.
We got Kevin -- who starred on the HBO hit with Piven for 7 years -- and he says Piven's new show getting axed on CBS just ain't right.
According to Kev, Jeremy's nothin' but a gentleman. Can't tell if he's doing Drama here, but he's also shocked by the Lauer scandal.
Bottom line for Johnny Chase ... find the truth, first.
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Al Sharpton Protest is Bigger than Meek Mill ... And He Knows It
Rev. Al Sharpton gave our photog a debrief on his prison meeting with Meek Mill, and it's clear the rapper's incarceration has changed his life.
Sharpton was leaving NBC Friday night when he told us Meek is staying strong behind bars and knows the protests to free him are about more than one individual ... it's part of a civil rights movement which Meek is going to join when he's free.
The good Reverend thinks it's absurd that Meek got 2 to 4 years for poppin' a wheely... something for which he was never even charged.
As for Judge Genece Brinkley who sentenced Meek, Al thinks she's totally biased and should know better, especially because she's black.
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Weird Al Hey Fox News ... Stop Calling Franken by My Name!!!
Weird Al is pissed off that people are associating his name with a pervert.
We got Al Friday leaving Bristol Farms in WeHo and he seems miffed Fox News Channel has been referring to Franken as Weird Al. He says he does not want to be confused with a pervert.
Weird Al tweeted, "If you really feel compelled to insult Franken, Sharpton, Gore, Roker, or Pacino ... PLEASE CHOOSE A DIFFERENT NICKNAME."
Al makes it clear ... he's copyrighted his name so everyone lay off.
If you really feel compelled to insult Franken, Sharpton, Gore, Roker, or Pacino... PLEASE CHOOSE A DIFFERENT NICKNAME. pic.twitter.com/RTfTTQaWkE
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Nas When I Was Broke This Was My Dream Car!!!
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Nas is living the dream ... exhibit A -- finally landing the car he dreamed about when he was a kid.
The legendary rapper hit up Will Castro of "Unique Rides" in NYC and challenged him to find a 1988 Mercedes-Benz 190E and turn it into a masterpiece.
Will spent under $5k to buy the beater and his team spent another 8 weeks customizing it with, shall we say, Unique touches -- a custom rag-top, leather piped interior seats, custom Nas wheels and a sick sound system. It's unclear what the whip's worth now but it's gotta be a crap load more.
The episode airs Wednesday at 9 PM on Velocity.
So, why does this car mean so much to Nas? We're told, to him, this Benz personified everything it meant to be rich ... in car, culture, style, life and spirit.
Mission accomplished, Nas.
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What's The Big Frigin' Difference?!
Don't let these almost identical images of DJ Khaled wave you down ... take charge and see if you can track down the differences between these two super similar shots.
**HINT -- There are THREE differences in the above photographs!**
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Kardashian Cribs Guess Whose Awesome Estates!
-Knock, knock!
-Who's there?
-Kim.
-Kim who?
Kim on in and put your Kardashian knowledge to the test with these fenced in photos ... see if you can guess which famed family member lived in the Kardashian crib!
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Matt Bomer Praises Magic For AIDS Activism ... 'Incredibly Brave'
Matt Bomer is praising Magic Johnson for his fight against HIV & AIDS, telling TMZ Sports the Hall of Fame basketball player was "incredibly brave" in taking on the disease.
Today is World AIDS day and Bomer is a huge activist, so when we got him at LAX we wanted to know his thoughts on some of the figures who are helping to win the war.
That's when Matt brought Magic's name up, telling us public figures like Johnson were and are key to defeating AIDS, because they put a face to the disease, and that's key to humanizing it.
Of course Magic did that on a day in 1991, when he told the entire world he'd contracted HIV, and went on to spend a huge chunk of his life helping the world conquer it.
While he conquered just about everything else, too.
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Chris Pratt Files for Divorce From Anna Faris
Chris Pratt has filed for divorce from Anna Faris... TMZ has learned.
Pratt filed legal docs Friday to end his 8-year marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. But it's not necessarily what you think, because he and Anna carefully orchestrated the move.
Anna filed her response to the divorce at exactly the same time and the 2 documents are mirror images of each other.
They are both asking for joint custody of 5-year-old Jack. They both reserve the right to get spousal support, but it's unlikely either will ask for it.
They list July 13 as the date of separation. They issued a statement on August 6 announcing their separation.
TMZ has learned they have a prenup. We're told the property settlement agreement is almost completely worked out.
Sources connected to Chris and Anna tell TMZ the divorce is "totally amicable."
Chris is repped by attorney Lauren Petkin and Anna is repped by Laura Wasser and Samantha Klein.
Anna has clearly moved on ... she's been seriously dating cinematographer Michael Barrett for months.
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LOVE Magazine Hottest Christmas Calendar Ever!!! Gigi, Bella, Teyana & More
Y'know it's the holiday season when LOVE magazine enlists the planet's hottest models to do lingerie workouts while smacking their own asses. Welcome to Christmas!
The good folks at LOVE just dropped this trailer for their traditional extravaganza -- a video advent calendar to help you through the stress of overcrowded malls, packed parking lots and drunken office parties.
Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid, Kate Upton, Emily Ratajkowski, Ashley Graham, Doutzen Kroes, Teyana Taylor and Kendall Jenner are just a few of the women featured here working on their fitness.
If you need extra motivation to stay in shape ... feel free to watch more than once.
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Chloe Grace Moretz 'Stalker' Came After Me and Brooklyn Beckham
Chloe Grace Moretz says a man she believes to be mentally ill is stalking her online and in person ... and she needs legal protection.
Chloe requested, and was granted, a restraining order against Terry Daniel Quick -- and in the docs she says he showed up at her house in November to confront her. On another occasion, also in November, she says he followed her and her boyfriend, Brooklyn Beckham, to a concert and a club.
She says it's particularly frightening because Quick is bragging on social media about trailing her all over town. He's posted several creepy tweets ... one of which included a picture of real blood, she claims. On some of his social media pages he refers to Chloe as his wife and the "love of his life."
In the docs, she says on November 29 Quick followed her from LAX to her home and tried to gain access.She says he actually rang her doorbell and her brother answered. Chloe's bro told him to leave, and that's when she called 911.
Police responded and arrested Quick, who told cops he was engaged to Chloe.
Quick must now stay 100 yards away from Chloe and have no contact with her, her mother and her brother.
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Joy Behar Lauer's Secret Door Lock Is NBD
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Joy Behar is pulling the veil back on one of the creepier aspects of the Matt Lauer story -- the secret button in his office -- and says the public shouldn't be so shocked.
We got Joy in NYC outside ABC Studios where she told us, "I liked Matt at one point." Hardly high praise, and she admitted she had heard some rumors flying around for years.
As we told you, one of Lauer's accusers claims he had a button under his desk to secretly lock his office door. Joy's reaction to that might make ya pause the next time you walk into someone's office.
Especially if your boss is Dr. Evil.
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Meghan Markle Sheer Delight!
Photos of Meghan Markle striking some sexy poses raise one very important question -- what the hell took Prince Harry so long to propose???
Megs posed for the photo shoot back in 2013 for a Canadian magazine called Sharp. She was already starring in "Suits" by that time, but thank God the photographer did not take a literal approach to the theme of this shoot.
Ya gotta admit, it's kinda interesting to see someone who's about to be a member of the prim and proper British royal family posing like this. And, seeing as how Harry met Meghan in the summer of 2016 ... he probably would've seen these if he did some Internet research.
So, again we ask ... what took ya so long, Harry?
This seems to run in the fam. You'll recall -- and if you don't we're about to remind you -- Kate Middleton was walking in a fashion show when Prince William first laid eyes on her.
Well played, Princes.
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XXXTentacion Ex Wants to Drop Dom. Violence Case Prosecutors Smell Funny Business
XXXTentacion thought he was catching a huge break in his domestic violence case, but it looks like prosecutors are shutting that door on him ... TMZ has learned.
The rapper and his attorneys submitted a document on Friday they say was signed by his ex -- the woman he allegedly beat while she was pregnant. According to the doc, obtained by TMZ, she's now refusing to cooperate with prosecutors and wants the case to go away.
It wouldn't guarantee XXX is off the hook, but it would make it more difficult to convict him.
However, Miami-Dade prosecutors are calling BS, telling the judge they doubt the ex-girlfriend really signed the doc. They also say, even IF she did, it doesn't stop them from going forward with prosecution.
Bottom line, all signs point to the D.A.'s Office pushing forward.
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'Bachelorette' Rachel Lindsay Engagement Party Was Totally Poppin'
Rachel Lindsay's officially in engagement mode.
The 'Bachelorette' winner threw a huge engagement party Thursday with her fiance Bryan Abasolo, the guy she gave her final rose to on the reality show. The couple's party was held at a fancy crib overlooking the picturesque beaches off the Malibu coast.
Rachel wore a white gown while Bryan opted for the blazer-no-tie combo. This is at least the third engagement party for the couple ... first in Dallas and then in Miami.
Only this time it was a bit more formal and cameras were rolling ... so L.A. of her.