Ex-UCLA Star Tyler Honeycutt Found Dead of Apparent Suicide After Shootout with Cops
Tyler Honeycutt -- a former UCLA hoops standout and Sacramento King -- was found dead early Saturday morning after a police shootout and standoff at his L.A. area home ... TMZ Sports has confirmed.
According to LAPD ... it doesn't appear as if Honeycutt was struck by any gunfire in the shootout, but "appears to have sustained injuries consistent with a self-inflicted gunshot wound." We're told a gun was found on the scene.
LAPD tells us ... officers responded to a call of a man with a gun at Honeycutt's Sherman Oaks residence after 5 PM Friday, and upon arrival -- he fired a shot at them. We're told cops fired back, but no officers were injured.
After an hours-long standoff -- SWAT entered his home and found Honeycutt unresponsive. He was declared dead at the scene by the fire department.
Honeycutt's mother was reportedly the one who called police Friday, saying her son was acting erratically.
Honeycutt was a UCLA basketball star, earning All-Pac-10 first team honors in 2011 as a sophomore, before being drafted by the Kings in the second round. He played in parts of 2 seasons with them, before heading to Europe to play pro ball.
He was 27.
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Emily Ratajkowski What's Greek to Me ... More Hot Yacht Sunbathing!!!
Emily Ratajkowski is sure somethong to look at ... especially in a tiny bikini hanging out on the front of a yacht.
Emily and a couple friends were out on the water Saturday on the Greek Island of Mykonos, and looked like they were having a real good time while catching some rays. The sun was out ... and so were Emily's buns.
She's been vacationing in Greece for several days now -- Gigi Hadid was with her last week -- and obviously ... she's enjoying her stay.
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Halsey Breaks Down During Concert ... After G-Eazy Breakup
Halsey broke down -- sort of -- during a performance Friday night, and given the song it has all the markings of an emotional toll taken by her breakup with G-Eazy.
Halsey performed at the Common Ground Music Festival in Lansing, Michigan, and during the song "Sorry" she became noticeably teary-eyed.
G-Eazy and Halsey were inseparable and super affectionate for the year they dated. There were clear signs of trouble a week before their breakup at a Post Malone concert. When you watched there was clearly something different.
She was spotted last week with Machine Gun Kelly. It was never confirmed but it seemed the 2 had dated in the past.
Whether she's seeing Machine gun Kelly or anyone else, judging from the concert it seems she has feelings for G-Eazy.
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Arnold and Maria Still Married After 7-Year Divorce Case
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver may get in the Guinness Book of World Records, because they just crossed the 7-year mark in their divorce case with no end in sight.
Maria filed for divorce July 1, 2011 ... this after she learned Arnold fathered a child -- Joseph Baena -- with their housekeeper.
There was never any real custody beef ... of their 4 kids, two were minors at the time -- 17-year-old Patrick and 13-year-old Christopher -- and they both quickly agreed on joint custody. Well, Christopher's now 20, so there hasn't even been a theoretical custody issue for years.
As for a property settlement ... we reported at the time there was a pot of around $400 million to split. The couple, that reportedly started dating in 1982 and married in 1986, did not have a prenup.
Sources connected to Arnold and Maria say there were bumps along the way in hammering out a settlement but, since the split is 50/50, there are no serious roadblocks.
Our sources say Arnold has not shown interest in making the divorce final. As for Maria, she's waffled ... sometimes pushing for a divorce but other times just letting it ride. Everyone we've spoken with says Arnold and Maria are not getting back together ... yet, when push comes to shove, they both seem unwilling to pull the trigger.
After 7 years, there's a real possibility the divorce isn't going to happen ... ever.
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NBA's Brandon Jennings Ignites Neighborhood War ... Cops Called 30-40 Times!
Milwaukee Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings is the most HATED man in his neighborhood -- with neighbors telling TMZ Sports they've called police between 30 AND 40 TIMES on the guy.
Here's the deal ... law enforcement tells us cops were called to Jennings' L.A. valley home in the early hours of July 5 after neighbors complained about an insanely loud rager at BJ's pad.
No arrests were made -- but multiple neighbors tell us they're fed up with Brandon because he treats the house like a nightclub, with crazy parties, blaring music and huge crowds almost every night of the week.
In fact, neighbors tell us they've spoken with Jennings and have pleaded with him to keep it down because the area is filled with families -- kids who have school and parents who work -- but the pleas have fallen on deaf ears.
The neighbors have taken their gripes to the Nextdoor app -- where they've strategized about how to get Brandon to be more considerate.
The crazy part ... Slash -- the rockstar -- used to live in Brandon's home and the neighbors say he was WAY more quiet and respectful than BJ.
One neighbor, Ivan Kuznetsov, tells TMZ Sports it's not personal ... he just needs to sleep.
"I have nothing against parties. Partying is nice. It's just not the right place with everyone trying to sleep."
We reached out to Brandon for comment -- so far, no word back.
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Stars and Scars You Be the Judge
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Arsenio Hall Forgiving Roseanne ... It's Your Own Call
Arsenio Hall says that if there were a comedy college, he and Roseanne Barr would've graduated from the same class, but he's sure got a funny way of dealing with her recent racist tweet.
We got Arsenio at the Laugh Factory in WeHo Thursday before his stand-up act at the Wear Your Voice Magazine fundraiser and asked him whether or not it was time to give Roseanne another shot.
The two have known each other for years ... they both had their own TV shows in the late '80s/early '90s and, by the sound of it, they've also spoken since the fallout from her racist tweet.
That said ... Arsenio thinks people need to decide for themselves on whether to forgive Barr or not and, considering he's clearly ready to joke about the incident, we're guessing Arsenio already has.
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Jhene Aiko Sued Hand Over Profits! ... For Hippie Hand Art
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Jhene Aiko is being sued by a Colorado woman who says the singer stole her artwork and slapped it on a t-shirt for her clothing line.
A woman by the name of Elisa Rose Mountain says she owns the trademark for Hamsa Mandala -- her take on the centuries-old Hamsa Hand sign which is also known as the Hand of Fatima.
Elisa says a symbol almost identical to the one she copyrighted and sold for $25 a print appeared on a tee for Aiko's clothing collaboration in 2015 with PacSun and Neff Headwear, who are also defendants.
The collection was called Soul of Summer and the tee was labeled Jhene Aiko Hamsa Circle Goddess, and the two are similar in that the hand sign appears within a purple circle with details.
Elisa says the Aiko tees were sold in stores, catalogs and online without her approval and is suing Aiko, PacSun and Neff Headwear for profits. Not so namaste.
A source close to Jhene tells us the singer has no legal liability in this case. We're told she was simply brought on to collaborate and help choose a design.
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Bikini Babes Makin' Waves For Shore!
The summer heat is crashing in and these stars are making a splash by showing off how they handle the motion of the ocean ... dunk yourself into these shots of bikini babes making waves for a real shock to your system!
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Spider-Man Co-Creator Steve Ditko Dead at 90
The man who helped Stan Lee create 2 legendary Marvel superheroes -- Spider-Man and Doctor Strange -- has died at his home in New York ... TMZ has learned.
Steve Ditko was found unresponsive in his NYC apartment on June 29 when a social worker who hadn't heard from him in a while went to Steve's home to check on him ... according to law enforcement.
The chief medical examiner listed the cause of death as arteriosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease -- basically, a heart attack brought on by clogged arteries.
Ditko was one of the most acclaimed comic book artists of all time, best known for creating Spider-Man with Lee in 1962, and Doctor Strange a year later. The stories they crafted together inspired the 2016 "Doctor Strange" film starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
While Stan became the face of Marvel and "The Godfather of Comic Books" to the public, Steve remained enigmatic over the years -- refusing to do interviews or make public appearances. He continued to work at a Manhattan studio, though, until at least 2012.
Steve was 90.
RIP
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What's The Big Frigin' Difference?!
Don't let these pics of Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson's baggage overwhelm you ... shop around and see if you can figure out the differences between these two crowded shots!
**HINT -- There are THREE differences in the above photographs**
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Donald Glover Sued By Record Label You Screwed Us Out of Streaming Cash!!!
Donald Glover's record label says he's screwing them over and now they want justice in a court of law.
Glassnote Entertainment Group has filed a lawsuit against Childish Gambino claiming he's aced them out of the loot he's collected for streaming royalties.
As for those royalties ... they're a lot. The suit claims Donald has raked in more than $700k in streaming money and hasn't anted up a cent to Glassnote.
What really galls Glassnote is its claim that it has paid Donald nearly $8 MILLION and expects to pay him another $2 mil in royalties in the next 3 months. The label also claims Donald made a $1.5 million demand from them to resolve streaming royalty disputes.
Glassnote says it's done 3 albums with Donald -- including his commercial breakthrough, "Awaken, My Love!" -- as well as several mixtapes. The album featured his top ten hit, "Redbone."
LeBron James 'King of L.A.' ... Insane Lifelike Mural
Well, THAT didn't take long ...
LeBron James hasn't played a minute for the Purple & Gold yet ... but that hasn't kept him from getting the Kobe Bryant treatment ... getting a MASSIVE mural in the streets of L.A.!!
Just days after announcing his decision to bail on Cleveland again, King James has been painted on Baby Blues BBQ in Venice ... donning his new threads and trademark stare.
We're told the artist behind the mural is Jonas Never -- who just completed a piece for the late Anthony Bourdain -- with the help of fellow artist Menso ... and it took about 12 hours to complete.
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Stan Lee New Restraining Order Filed Against Keya Morgan
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5:24 PM PT -- Morgan tells us, "For over 10 years I have shown nothing but love, respect & kindness to Stan Lee, & his wife, a fact he has repeated countless times."
He continues, "This is a witchhunt by his daughter and her lawyer against me because she cannot stand the fact Stan likes me so much. I will 100% prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the allegations against me are false. The truth will come out."
Stan Lee's legal battle with business partner Keya Morgan has intensified ... with ANOTHER restraining order.
Stan's legal team was in court Friday and requested the restraining order granted last month against Morgan to be dismissed. Stan's lawyers argued the first order -- submitted by attorney Tom Lallas on Stan's behalf -- should be voided as Lallas hadn't repped Stan for months.
The judge agreed -- tossed the order -- and Lee's legal team filed a new restraining order against Morgan.
In the new docs -- obtained by TMZ -- Stan's attorneys claim Morgan's mishandled more than $5 million of Stan's money and he's suffered severe physical and emotional injuries because of Morgan. The docs also claim Keya's tried to isolate Stan from his family and moved him to an undisclosed location last month.
Kirk Schenck, a legal rep for Lee tells us, “The Lee Family is conducting its own investigation, and working with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and the LAPD, in various investigations into Keya Morgan’s and others’ who may have taken advantage of the Lee Family. We will not comment further on the ongoing investigations for witness and evidentiary protection.”
We reached out to Morgan for comment ... so far, no word back.
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Tiffany Haddish to Ex-Husband You Didn't Say the Magic Words ... Your Lawsuit's Full of Holes
Tiffany Haddish is taking her ex-husband to school -- law school, no less -- telling him why his defamation lawsuit against her is doomed ... TMZ has learned.
Tiffany's responding to William Stewart's lawsuit claiming she lied about him in her book, "The Last Black Unicorn" ... particularly when she accused him of domestic abuse. In new docs, filed Friday in L.A., Tiff does a bit of legal gloating, ya might say.
She, and more likely her lawyer, point out Stewart failed to ask her to "clarify, correct or retract" the statements in the book with which he takes issue BEFORE filing his lawsuit. According to the docs, that's required by law.
Tiff admits he reached out to express some concerns about the book, but says he never specified what he wanted changed.
Translation: Nah nah nah nah nah, you screwed up your lawsuit!!
This doesn't mean Stewart's case is going away, but it would slow things down dramatically because he'd have to file additional papers before the lawsuit can go forward.