Professional rock climber Alex Honnold has found himself in some sh**ty situations in his death-defying line of work ... and he tells Hasan Minhaj what it's like when you're scaling a mountain -- and nature calls.
When you gotta go, you gotta go ... that was pretty much Alex's motto when Hasan asked him how he goes to the bathroom while climbing.
According to Alex ... you just go!
In fact ... there's apparently been multiple times where Alex found himself hanging off the side of a cliff, one-handed, while taking a dump.
Rumors about someone getting booted from Shirley Raines' funeral sparked angry comments on social media ... but there's more to the story, TMZ has learned.
Here's the deal ... the funeral for Shirley -- also known as activist and founder of Beauty 2 The Streetz, "Ms. Shirley" -- took place Monday. After pics were posted to social media, comments began popping up that a family member got unceremoniously bounced. Naturally, it was assumed to be a cold-hearted move ... and people wanted an explanation.
Danielle Raines, Shirley's daughter, tells TMZ … a family member was asked to leave the service ... but the reason is the person has mental health issues -- and they were not on the list for the private service. They showed up anyway, and a scene ensued.
Four people aboard a speedboat registered in Florida are dead after a shootout with Cuban troops in Cuban territorial waters ... according to Cuba's government.
The deadly shootout happened Wednesday morning near an island in Cuba's Villa Clara province on the country's northern coast ... according to a statement from Cuba's Ministry of the Interior.
Cuba says people onboard the Florida-registered speedboat opened fire against a Cuban coast guard vessel that approached them ... the commander of the Cuban vessel was injured by gunfire ... according to the Cubans. In addition to the four people killed, six other people on board the speedboat were wounded in the shootout.
Audio of a 911 call from a Las Vegas mother-daughter murder-suicide before a cheer competition this month has been released by police ... revealing the moment officers responded to their hotel room, as well as the missing-person report the girl's father called in.
In the audio, obtained by TMZ, the first call to Las Vegas Metropolitan PD comes in from the local fire department, asking for an ambulance response to the Rio Hotel & Resort for 2 patients at the scene ... each suffering a gunshot wound to the head.
The caller notes a medication bottle located in the room with the mother's name on the label. Later, the fire department calls LVMPD back and confirms the incident was a murder-suicide involving mother and a juvenile.
Katherine Short -- the late daughter of Hollywood legend Martin Short -- was a "beautiful empathetic soul" who "took on the baggage of the world" as a mental health worker ... a close friend of hers tells TMZ.
We broke the story ... Katherine died by suicide Monday inside her Hollywood Hills home. Law enforcement sources told us she died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Katherine was a social worker and worked for a mental health nonprofit ... and her close friend told us her work weighed her down. We're told Katherine was laser-focused on hearing other people's problems that were being thrown at her, and she was always trying to help them with their mental struggles, which she could relate to.
Mary Cosby wasn't shooting "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" when she found out her son, Robert Jr., had passed away ... but that doesn't mean it won't be mentioned.
Sources connected to the show tell TMZ ... "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" Season 7 is in pre-preproduction and wasn't shooting at the time of Robert's death.
Shooting was supposed to start this week ... but has been postponed due to the tragedy.
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel's attack on Puerto Vallarta left a ton of Americans stranded in the resort town ... including actress Niecy Nash ... who is thankfully safe now.
Niecy and her wife, Jessica Betts, rushed to the airport Tuesday to get the heck outta Dodge days after the explosive siege began.
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Niecy confirmed the scary getaway posting, "Went to celebrate my bday with my family, and got caught up in the cartel attacks," adding ... "There was fear, anxiety and few tears."
Niecy turned 56 Monday -- likely the reason the two hit the fabulous vacation destination -- though this wasn't exactly the most relaxing way to spend a birthday.
We're halfway through the week, and this mama came to play -- delivering quite the stellar snack for your mid-week treat ... can you guess who this beauty queen is?
Back in '95, she won Miss New York USA and grabbed the title of Miss USA later that year ... Her baby-daddy is a famous drummer!
Don't go looking in your local haystack for a needle ... just head on down to the "Fear Factor: House Of Fear" set and take them right out of a contestant's skin!
A new episode of the hit "Fear Factor" reboot is airing tonight ... and it features Johnny Knoxville's "Pain Auction" -- a challenge in which contestants undergo painful ordeals in hopes of staying in the game to win $200K.
One contestant -- 21-year-old professional soccer star Dida Armstrong -- agreed to have 13 needles pierced into his arms ... and the video's hard to watch.
Shocking and disturbing moment at a high school basketball game ... a student yelled the N-word at a Black player as he was shooting free throws, and it was all captured on video.
The racist moment happened last Tuesday during the Flint Metro League boys basketball semifinals matchup between Goodrich High School and Flint Kearsley High.
In the second quarter, a Kearsley player was preparing to set up to the charity stripe ... and that's when a fan from the Goodrich student section abruptly shouted the N-word.
The crowd immediately reacted, making it clear they were disgusted by the slur.
Former NBA star Chris Bosh is opening up on a recent medical emergency ... revealing he was getting ready for a date night with his wife when he blacked out and woke up in a pool of his own blood.
The Hall of Famer shared the news with his followers ... saying he was walking into his bathroom when a numbing sensation shot down his left leg.
When he came to, Bosh said he was covered in his own blood and his wife was on the phone with emergency responders. He said he tried to move his body, but was unsuccessful.
Adin Ross has officially locked down the iconic "Breaking Bad" house ... dropping $1.3M to win the full-blown bidding war, TMZ has learned.
The 4-bedroom, 1-bath Albuquerque, NM property had been sitting on the marketfor more than a year with a $4M asking price -- until the owners took it off the market.
They hired a new realtor, Alicia Feil of Keller Williams Realty, who relisted it for $400k earlier this month.
As we first told you, the streamer came won the bidding war after the homeowners received around 20 legit offers for the TV-famous spot.
"TMZ After Dark" was fully star-charged Saturday night ... two buses, double the chaos, and enough energy to power Sunset -- with the first bus led by Nick Cannon’s brothers!
Hit the clip ... 'cause Gabriel, Caleb and Reuben were dancing, singing and hyping up the crowd like it was a family reunion on wheels, all soundtracked by DJ Blue as the night launched at The Burgundy Room -- one of Hollywood’s oldest, most iconic venues.
The crew then pulled up at Beaches WeHo, and then cranked things all the way up at Saddle Ranch Chop House -- where pink gummy shots were flying and the mechanical bull was getting a serious workout.
Tiger Woodsreunited with a familiar face this week -- ex-wife Elin Nordegren-- as the former couple, once at the center of a super contentious divorce, put their issues aside to celebrate their son's accomplishments on the golf course.
The golf legend showed up alongside Elin to support their son, Charlie Woods, as he received his Florida high school state championship ring.
Although it's not the first time, seeing Woods and Nordegren together is surprising. In the aftermath of Tiger's cheating scandal, the couple's 2010 split dominated headlines for months.
The drama is clearly in the rearview mirror, 'cause mom and dad were all smiles on stage with their boy ... one of the most talented teenage golfers in the world.
Priyanka Chopra's revealing more details about her daughter Malti's difficult birth ... including how her skin was a bright purple color when she was born.
The actress and model appeared on the show "On Purpose with Jay Shetty" -- a mental health-focused podcast -- and she related how learning Malti would be born at 27 weeks made her "shut down."
Priyanka says her daughter was born purple ... and her mouth was so small it seemed impossible for the medical staff to intubate her at first. Malti needed six blood transfusions.
