Miss America Org CEO Resigns Amid Email Scandal
Miss America Organization CEO Sam Haskell has resigned just days after some of his disgusting and sexist email exchanges were leaked.
The Board of Directors of the Miss America Organization made the announcement Saturday saying Haskell was done effective immediately. The news came moments after COO Josh Randle and chairman Lynn Weidner resigned.
The internal emails, in an explosive report by The Huffington Post, revealed a bunch of name-calling, slut- and fat-shaming. One email referred to former Miss USAs as "c**ts."
As we reported ... former Miss USA Mallory Hagan said this type of behavior had been rampant and called for their resignation. Hagan wanted sweeping changes, and, likely to her delight, came swiftly.
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Khloe Kardashian Bundle of Joy!!!
Khloe Kardashian's baby bump is still in hiding ... or just really, really cold.
Khloe hit up LAX on Saturday where she's bundled up and trying to hide what she already announced to the world -- SHE'S PREGNANT!!! TMZ told you first and Khloe followed suit nearly 3 months later ... by showing off the baby bump wrapped around her and Tristan Thompson's hands.
Gotta give it to Khloe, though. At least she's ditched the trench coat, though with L.A. weather now a little chilly, the trench coat makes more sense now.
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Ariana Grande Gives Cabin Fever Whole New Meaning
Ariana Grande's great escape for the holidays brought her to a tiny town where grand luxury definitely wasn't spared.
Billboard's Female Artist of the Year and her fam bam hit up Mountain Village, Colorado (population: under 1,500) where she stayed at an incredibly sick mansion with 8 bedrooms and 7.5 bathrooms. The Airbnb vacay crib comes with a shiny price tag at $7,280 per night, but it's truly fit for a queen.
There's tons of outdoor space to soak in the picturesque views. Wanna party inside? Check out the heated indoor pool and hot tub or movie theater and bowling alley. Ready to grub? Chow down some gourmet meals prepped by a private chef.
Like we said ... built for a queen.
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Matt Bellamy Third Time's the Charm ... I'm Engaged!!!
Matt Bellamy's got even more reason to celebrate this holiday season ... HE'S ENGAGED!!
The Muse frontman proposed to model Elle Evans earlier this month. Elle made the announcement just a short while ago ... adding Matt popped the question just a few days after her 28th birthday.
Pretty baller way to announce it -- on a beach in Fiji. The plan was to wait until Christmas but the blonde bombshell couldn't wait no more. This is Matt's third engagement, including one to Kate Hudson.
Congrats!
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Jonah Hill's Brother Jordan Feldstein Dead at 40
Jordan Feldstein -- the brother of Jonah Hill and longtime manager of Maroon 5 -- has died.
We confirmed Feldstein passed away Friday night. The coroner is investigating and there are no signs of trauma or foul play.
The Feldstein family released a statement saying that Jordan called 911 for shortness of breath and when paramedics arrived it was determined he went into full cardiac arrest and passed away shortly thereafter.
Jordan is survived by his two children and was once married to the daughter of Clint Eastwood.
He was 40.
RIP
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Tupac 'Murder Weapon' Mystery Solved
The gun L.A. cops believed was used to murder Tupac Shakur has been located -- TMZ tracked it down, and conspiracy theorists are gonna love this.
TMZ broke the story ... ballistic testing on the .40 caliber Glock found in Compton -- back in 1998 -- showed it matched the one fired in the 1996 Tupac shooting. The mystery was where the the gun went after that testing. Neither LA cops nor Las Vegas cops knew for sure, but we've learned the feds actually had it last ... and it's been destroyed. Now here's why.
ATF agents did the testing in 2006. While it did come up as a possible match for the Tupac weapon, it also possibly matched another unsolved case in Las Vegas ... according to ATF spokesperson Ginger Colbrun. She tells us the ATF then sent the weapon to Vegas.
Multiple law enforcement sources tell us LV Metro PD conducted its own ballistic testing, and here's the big let down -- they determined it was not a match for Pac's case. It did match the other unrelated case, but police had no need for the handgun, so in 2006 they sent it back to the ATF.
The Glock sat in storage until 2013 when the ATF was taking inventory.
Colbrun says as part of standard ops, the agency decides what to do with items after a while. They checked with Las Vegas cops, who signed off on the weapon being destroyed ... and it was, along with a stockpile of other unneeded guns.
It's gone. That's it. Case NOT closed.
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Meghan Trainor Engaged at 24 ... Exactly!!!
Meghan Trainor got a fantastic birthday present Friday ... an engagement ring!
Meghan's boyfriend, "Spy Kids" star Daryl Sabara, popped the question on her 24th birthday and, without hesitation, she said "YES!"
Meghan wrote, "I SAID YESSSS!!!! For my 24th birthday, the love of my life @darylsabara made all of my dreams come true. He proposed to me under a tunnel of beautiful Christmas lights and surprised me with my family and friends."
Daryl, who's 25, echoed the sentiment ... "Happy birthday to my soulmate. Thank you for changing my life forever and thank you for saying yes! You are the most beautiful fiance in the world. I love you @meghan_trainor."
The couple's been dating for a year and a half.
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Wiz Khalifa BS to SpaceX I Saw Aliens!!!
Wiz Khalifa isn't buying the party line on the incredible show Friday night in the Southern California skies ... he has no doubts what he saw was aliens.
Wiz was leaving Delilah in WeHo with GF/Brazilian model Izabela Guedes when our photog asked about the SpaceX launch, where a Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Wiz seems to think this is just another cover-up. He doesn't seem familiar with Space X, but he's definitely down for space sex.
BTW ... TMZ got hundreds of tips from folks who felt the same way as Wiz.
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Patrick Schwarzenegger Sure, I Might Run for Office ... It's In My Blood!!!
Patrick Schwarzenegger's political pedigree is nearly unmatched -- his dad was "The Governator" and his mom's part of the Kennedys -- so it makes sense he'll run for office some day ... and he can't deny it.
We got the actor and elder son of former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and JFK niece Maria Shriver out in Bev Hills Friday, and after some sparse small talk about holiday gifts, we asked him if politics are in his future.
Patrick tells us he's game if he feels he can better the country, so the door's open ... wide open.
He left us hanging on what his Pops gets him for Christmas, though.
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Lil Uzi Vert Shares Stage with Meek's Son ... At Philly Concert
Lil Uzi Vert brought out a special guest Friday night at his Philadelphia concert ... Meek Mill's son.
Uzi called Papi to the stage as he sang "Dreams and Nightmares" to the crowd on his last stop on his XMAS tour.
Papi had to share the spotlight with other special guests, including Nicki Minaj, Pharrell and A$AP Ferg.
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L.A. Mission A Slew of Celebs Help the Homeless
A slew of stars descended on downtown Los Angeles Friday to do a good deed for people in need.
The celebs were slingin' food for the homeless at the L.A. Mission on Skid Row. Among the stars ... Hannah Zeile, Logan Shroyer, Loni Love and Shaunie O'Neal from "Basketball Wives," Maureen McCormick, Christina El Moussa, Trina Mcgee, Joey Luthman, Kelly Johnson, Kate Linder ,Brooke Lewis, Guillermo Diaz and Edwin Hodge.
It's an annual event, and this year did not disappoint. Aside from a square meal, a good time was had by all.
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Self-Driving Electric Busses The Future is Now!!!
A self-driving electric shuttle bus wound its way around the streets of Tokyo, Japan Friday, and it looks a little scary and a lot awesome.
It's actually made in France and can carry up to 15 passengers. Its top speed is 45 miles per hour -- not too shabby.
Japan's telecom giant SoftBank's subsidiary SB Drive and Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. collaborated on the vehicle.
The Japanese government is trying to roll out autonomous driving technology ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Get the bugs out first, please.
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Stars and Scars You Be the Judge
More sexual harassment claims, but also some blowback in Hollywood. And already signs of trouble between Justin and Selena. So we gotta ask ...
Ezekiel Elliott Crushed the Hot Tub In Cabo
Work hard? Hot tub hard.
That was Ezekiel Elliott's mentality during his suspension/vacation in Mexico.
TMZ Sports obtained footage of Zeke chillaxin' with friends at the Diamante Resort in Cabo San Lucas.
The video was shot on December 15 -- but we're told Elliott was a regular at the hot tub during his stay in Mexico.
Zeke's camp has said the Dallas Cowboys star was hardcore training in Cabo during his 6-week suspension. He came back looking leaner.
Our sources say in addition to working out, he would party -- with one witness saying he was spotted multiple days popping bottles of expensive champagne with lady friends at the resort.
Of course, Zeke has adamantly denied physically attacking his ex-girlfriend -- so, if he's not trying to repent, might as well enjoy the trip ... right?
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What's The Big Frigin' Difference?!
Don't get too wrapped up looking at these two almost identical images of Sia, tear through this special gift and see if you can uncover differences between these two super similar shots.
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Miranda Cosgrove Disney Stalker Arrested Again For Sending Creepy Emails
Miranda Cosgrove is still dealing with her stalker more than 2 years after he was ordered to stay away from her, and now he could be facing prison time ... so say cops.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Joshua Stockton was arrested earlier this month for allegedly sending Miranda dozens of ominous emails. We're told the messages weren't threatening, but creepy nonetheless ... calling her a "goddess" and himself a "prince."
We broke the stories ... Stockton was sentenced to probation and treatment after pleading no contest to felony stalking in 2015 after creeping on her at Disneyland -- which violated a previous restraining order she had taken out against him.
After the sentencing, he continued to pursue her online and got sent back to his treatment facility with a stern warning from the judge ... another slip-up could mean 4 years in prison.