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Wendy Williams took a series of cognitive tests this week ... and, a new report states that the results back up her original diagnosis.

The former talk show host's official test results have not been released ... but, People reports Wendy was again diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia. She was first diagnosed with both diseases in 2023.

We told you about the legal filing made by Williams' court-appointed guardian, Sabrina E. Morrissey, earlier this month in which her lawyers wrote, "Medical specialists have formed an opinion concerning [Wendy's] current neurological condition and diagnosis, including whether she has the ability to make decisions."

The transformation of Kanye West into his current iteration of "Ye" is the chief subject of a new documentary that's headed to theaters -- prepare to relive the last few years!!!

On Tuesday, filmmaker Nico Ballesteros unleashed the first taste of his project "In Whose Name?" -- his unfiltered chronicle of Ye he's been working on since 2019.

The trailer opens with Kim Kardashian emotionally exclaiming that her soon-to-be ex-husband's personality had changed, before launching into a blitz of the music legend in extremely candid moments, sometimes with his kids.

Brooke Hogan’s feeling the weight of losing her dad, Hulk -- spotted out with family in Orlando, and you can see the heartbreak written all over her face.

As you can see, Brooke kept it low-key on a Tuesday stroll in Orlando -- but the grief snuck up, and tears followed.

We're told Brooke got emotional seeing the sunset ... it reminded her of her father, and she was telling her husband how much Hulk would have loved it.

Donald Trump's ready to rock out with Rocky and more stars at this year's Kennedy Center Honors ... 'cause he announced the spotlight's going on KISS and Sylvester Stallone.

The President of the United States -- who was named chairman of the center earlier this year -- announced all five honorees for this year's ceremony Wednesday ... speaking about his friend Stallone at length.

POTUS lauded Stallone for his acting chops ... adding Sly's not the kind of person who looks for public adulation -- but, DJT says Sly was incredibly honored when he called to give him the good news.

Patrick Mahomes had an inside scoop on Taylor Swift's "New Heights" appearance before anyone else ... 'cause it turns out the pop superstar FaceTimed his wife, Brittany, right after wrapping the episode!!

A reporter asked the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback about this week's Swift news during his press conference on Wednesday ... and considering how close he is with Travis Kelce, it's no surprise he got a heads up.

"I knew before y'all did," Mahomes said on Wednesday, "just 'cause they called me after the podcast was done."

Sophie Rain is already bored going back and forth with Lil Tay ... as she tells us, it's nothing but "fake drama" from someone who’s been irrelevant since middle school!!!

"Lil Tay’s been falling off for years, now she’s making up fake drama just to stay relevant," Sophie tells TMZ ... "It's giving desperation. If you have to invent beef to get views, maybe it’s time to log off."

ICYMI -- Lil Tay upped the ante and challenged Sophie to a $60 million boxing match ... money Sophie tells us she doesn't need to prove herself in this space -- she's the Queen!!!

Sha'Carri Richardson clearly didn't have much remorse in the immediate aftermath of shoving Christian Coleman into a wall ... as new police video shows she not only lied about the incident to cops, but repeatedly called her Team USA star boyfriend "a coward."

The frenetic scene unfolded on July 27 at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport ... just minutes after Richardson was seen getting physical with Coleman during a dispute near a security checkpoint.

Port of Seattle Police Department body camera footage shows multiple officers arriving at the site to question Richardson and Coleman about the altercation ... which seemed to bother the Olympic gold medalist.

An all-out brawl broke out at a Florida lake -- and it was so brutal that two people were knocked unconscious before police rounded up the suspects and tossed them in the pokey!

The donnybrook, which kicked off August 2, was captured on cellphone video by a witness at Lake Winterset in Polk County -- about an hour east of Tampa -- and later uploaded to social media.

Check out the footage ... the knuckleheads went all WWE for the camera, throwing punches and kicking each other. One dude is seen lying unconscious on the ground as a young bikini-clad woman performs CPR on him.

Leonardo DiCaprio regrets not hooking up with Rollergirl and Amber Waves back in the 1990s ... admitting he wishes he took the lead role in "Boogie Nights."

The actor sat down with Paul Thomas Anderson -- director of the iconic 1997 film about the porn industry, who also directed Leo in the upcoming flick "One Battle After Another" -- for an Esquire interview ... and, he says he regrets turning down the lead role in a "profound movie of my generation."

DiCaprio admits he can't see anyone besides his pal Mark Wahlberg -- who he actually recommended for the role after they appeared in "The Basketball Diaries" together -- in the part, and he calls the movie a masterpiece ... but, he would've liked to be in it.

Kid Cudi says he hated every minute of his time on the witness stand in Diddy's federal criminal trial ... but he ultimately went through with testifying because he wanted to support his ex, Cassie Ventura.

The rapper reflected on his experience with the Diddy case on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast, telling host Alex Cooper he only testified because he was subpoenaed.

Cudi says he told the feds no a couple times, but they forced his hand ... and he explained why he ditched a suit and tie in favor of a more casual outfit when it came time to testify.

Alex Zamora is spilling the tea on that wild scene from this season of "Perfect Match" where it seemed like she, Louis Russell, and Sandy Gallagher were about to dive into a steamy threesome ... but don’t get it twisted -- Alex says Louis can keep on dreaming.

Zamora -- the temptress from "Perfect Match" and "Temptation Island" -- made multiple appearances on this season of the Netflix dating show, and things got spicy once she came in and started flirting with already matched-up Russell ... giving him the bright idea of having her join him and his match, Sandy, for the fun.

TMZ reality podcast "Previously On..." had Alex on this week ... and she cleared the air, telling us she was talking about partaking in a threesome with her future husband -- not Louis! -- shutting down any perception she was into the idea of joining Louis and Sandy in a throuple situation for the show.

President Trump has dispatched his army of federal agents to the gritty streets of D.C. to put an end to violent crime -- but what he's actually doing is killing the vibe for a bunch dudes just chilling out, with one just havin' a smoke ... according to a new video.

The footage was shot in the nation's capital and posted Tuesday to X, and appears to show federal law enforcement officers, flashlights at the ready, approaching a bunch of guys resting their rumps on cement stairs.

They ask to see the ID of one man who they think is smoking -- wait for it -- a joint! Ooooo! But once they find out it's just a cigarette, the agents don't pursue the matter any further and move on to other quality of life issues.

Danielle Spencer -- famous for playing Dee Thomas on the hit ’70s sitcom "What’s Happening!!" -- spent her final days in a hospital bed ... where she had to get food and medicine through an IV.

Danielle's mom, Cheryl Pelt, tells TMZ ... Danielle was hospitalized August 1 after an infection turned septic, and she was unable to eat hard foods.

What's more, we're told Danielle had pneumonia in both lungs ... and she was losing weight and her gastric cancer was kicking up.

Bella Hadid’s raising a real stink -- in the best way -- unleashing her new signature scent and selling it hard ... in a seriously sexy getup!

Check it out -- Bella rocked a sheer poncho-style outfit that left little to the imagination while hyping her new scent "Eternal Roots" from her Orebella line ... and TBH, it was hard to tell what stole the show -- the bottle or the bombshell.

Bella was striking poses in her asymmetrical fit, bottle in hand, sniffing it like fine wine, grinning ear to ear. In her caption she calls her new scent "nostalgia bottled," a "time capsule of joy, freedom, and innocence."

8:37 AM PT -- A rep for Pete Buttigieg tells TMZ ... "Instead of doing his job, Sean Duffy continues his obsession with Pete by spewing nonsense that has no basis in fact and the New York Post continues to give that nonsense a boost."

Pete Buttigieg and the Biden Administration are to blame for the lack of competent air traffic controllers ... so says the current Secretary of Transportation.

Sean Duffy threw blame around on the "Pod Force One" podcast ... claiming Buttigieg lowered the requirements to be considered a "well-qualified" air traffic controller while in charge of the federal agency.

Duffy claims the threshold on the Air Traffic Skills Assessment used to be 85% to be considered well-qualified ... but, he claims, under Buttigieg, that number was changed to 80% -- a seemingly small statistical difference that Duffy says has a huge impact.

Fans have a new -- and hilarious -- glimpse of Taylor Swift on Travis and Jason Kelce's "New Heights" podcast ... and she's making a crack at the "male sports fans" who love to hate on her for taking up screen time during NFL games.

Check out the new clip that dropped from Wednesday's highly anticipated "New Heights" episode -- after Jason gives the pop star one heck of an introduction by laying out a long list of her accomplishments ... she takes a 'Fearless' jab by calling out all the NFL fans who absolutely despise her presence at Kansas City Chiefs games.

She quips ... "I think we all know that if there's one thing that male sports fans wanna see in their spaces and on their screens, it's more of me."