Billy McFarland and the Fyre Festival 2 team are sticking by the location for the event ... claiming they've been working closely with Playa Del Carmen to ensure the festival happens -- despite the government's claims to the contrary. Here's the…

The artist of the Donald Trump's portrait in the Colorado Capitol Building is firing back at the president's claims she distorted his image for political reasons ... insisting she didn't do that, and adding his comments have hurt her career. Sarah…

Russell Brand's not letting his legal troubles derail his pre-planned family vacation ... hitting the beach with his wife and two children just one day after he was charged with rape and sexual assault in the United Kingdom. The actor hit up a…

Jim Jones wasn't happy about a fire drill at his recent show ... roasting the venue for having to evacuate after someone smoked in the bathroom -- and, it ended up ruining the whole evening. The rapper was all set to perform at a venue in an…

Bri Stern -- Andrew Tate's ex-girlfriend who is suing him for allegedly attacking her during sex -- is now speaking out against the self-proclaimed misogynist ... saying while their relationship was initially loving, it took a dark turn. Stern sat…

The rare hantavirus -- that few had heard of before it killed Gene Hackman's wife -- has killed more people ... this time in California. Three victims in the town of Mammoth Lakes succumbed to hantavirus ... which is what killed the actor's wife,…

Lil Yachty was not having it when a fan at his show this week interrupted a moment of silence for Juice WRLD ... and LY went ballistic. In a video that has since gone viral ... Lil Yachty unloaded on someone at his show in Washington, D.C. -- the…

7:25 AM PT -- Joseph McBride, lawyer for the Tate brothers, is blasting the investigation ... telling TMZ it's a "pathetic delay tactics by a group of weak lawyers running from a fight in the Florida Defamation Case, because they know the evidence…

"Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson is not doing well amid his battle with Alzheimer’s ... and his son Jase says there's no reason to sugarcoat the topic. Here's the deal ... late last year, Jase made the sad announcement that Phil had…

Mariah Carey made an unexpected appearance on her son’s Twitch live stream ... and the poor kid was mortified in the hilarious moment! The 13-year-old Moroccan, AKA "Rocky," was chopping it up with his fans on Twitch ... when his sister Monroe…

UFC's Henry Cejudo is a great fighter ... and he is also a great neighbor 'cause he recently helped stop a hit-and-run suspect in his hood. Here's the deal ... a speeding car crashed into the house right next door to Henry's in Phoenix last night…

Terrence Howard just gave a glimpse into what he said was the dark side of Hollywood ... and one example he used from his personal experience was none other than Diddy! The film and TV actor was a recent guest on Patrick Bet-David's "PBD Podcast"…

President Trump's no-nonsense Attorney General Pam Bondi has made it clear she wants Luigi Mangione executed for allegedly committing murder — and, if she gets her way, the 26-year-old Ivy League grad faces a torturous fate, TMZ has learned. TMZ…

If Larry Johnson were in Cooper Flagg's giant Blue Devil sneakers, he tells TMZ Sports he'd forgo the NBA for one more year ... and stay put in Durham. Flagg, of course, is the prohibitive favorite to go at the top of this year's draft ... but…

President Trump has everyone checking their 401ks, while Sydney Sweeney settles into single life, Sen. Cory Booker needs a nap and Kanye West desperately raps to get back Bianca! So, we gotta ask ...

Here to wash away those soggy feelings are some sexy stars in the shower! April shower season is in full swing, so why not hose you down and rinse you off with the best of the best 💦?! Makin' a splash, Gabrielle Union was feelin' misty-rious ...…

"Sinner" winner chicken dinner! Hats off to you if you can track down the discreet changes in these two photos of actor Michael B. Jordan. Roll up your sleeves and let it rip! You've got this! Earlier this week in New York City, the dapper star was…

A soccer coach who a California family says was the last person who had contact with their dead son is a person of interest in the boy's disappearance and was arrested on an unrelated sexual assault case ... TMZ has confirmed. Missing 13-year-old…

Barack Obama is getting candid about his relationship with his wife Michelle Obama ... and revealing some of their marital challenges. The former president was talking to students at Hamilton College on Thursday when he told the crowd he "was in a…

The Connecticut donut shop under fire -- mostly by trolls -- after Blake Lively worked a shift without wearing a hairnet is cleared of any health code violations, TMZ has learned. According to a Wilton Health Department document, which TMZ has…