Amid the chaos of the L.A. fires, it looked like firefighters were using anything they could find -- handbags included -- to douse a dumpster fire, but TMZ is here to debunk that claim. LAFD officials tell TMZ the "handbags" seen in local news…

Dozens were injured when an enraged elephant attacked a crowd during a festival in India  ... swinging one man around like a rag doll before throwing him violently to the ground -- and it was all caught on video. A massive crowd surrounds an…

President Jimmy Carter's missing out on some serious drama -- his funeral created a mini soap opera between President-elect Donald Trump, all his White House predecessors ... and his former VP Mike Pence. You could feel the tension in the air as…

Travis Kelce's ex-girlfriend, Kayla Nicole, says she's actually a fan of his new lover ... claiming despite all the chatter surrounding the relationship -- she likes Taylor Swift. Nicole made the revelation when she was chatting it up with other…

Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman Charles Snowden appeared to be so out of it during his DUI arrest last month, police video shows one cop actually thought the football player was "too drunk to even stand." Snowden's run-in with the Las Vegas…

Adrien Brody’s award moment went from celebration to tears real quick -- he choked up onstage, saying it was tough to bask in the win while L.A. burned. The actor's speech in the Big Apple hit hard -- he called it a "heavy day" as he admitted it…

Jamie Lee Curtis put on a brave face for her appearance on 'The Tonight Show,' but it quickly faded ... as she couldn't help but get choked up about the wildfires that have destroyed parts of Los Angeles. The Oscar-winning actress sat down…

There have been plenty of shocking images to come out of the Los Angeles wildfires so far — and one of them happened live on-air Wednesday night. Check out video from FOX 11 news ...  the TV crew was filming a 4-story home fully engulfed in…

Fashion expert and TV personality George Kotsiopoulos was 41 years old when he first started co-hosting "Fashion Police" -- E!'s fashion review series with Joan Rivers -- back in 2010. Joining George included of course Joan Rivers who never stood…

Hulk Hogan didn't exactly receive a warm welcome from the L.A. crowd during his surprise appearance at the Netflix premiere of 'Monday Night Raw' ... something Mark Henry says didn't shock him at all. "With the social climate and the things…

Nina Dobrev is turning 36 today -- but she truly doesn't look a day over 20 -- and we've got the photos to prove it. Check 'em out, people ... Nina is showing off her amazing bod in this series of swimsuit snaps. "The Vampire Diaries" actress…

"Power Rangers" actor Hector David Jr. is cooling his heels behind bars after he pled guilty and was sentenced on Wednesday for assaulting a man in Idaho last year. Hector, who played the role of the "Green Ranger" in the superhero franchise, pled…

Courtney Ford is cutting the cord on her marriage ... filing for divorce from her actor husband famous for playing Clark Kent. The "Dexter" star beelined it to court Wednesday and filed to divorce "Superman Returns" star Brandon Routh after over 17…

The destruction wrought by the Pacific Palisades wildfire continues unabated ... we're seeing several more celebrity homes burned to the ground. Video obtained by TMZ shows the obliteration of properties owned by Billy Crystal, Eugene Levy, and…

tWitch's widow Allison Holker says she has a good reason for blabbing to the media about his alleged drug problem ... she says she's just trying to help others. Allison defended herself Thursday amid a barrage of online attacks from her late…

Desperate times for one man fighting like hell to save his home from the Eaton Fire ... he has no water and is going to try to put out a nearby blaze with bottled water ... unless a hero comes to the rescue. The sad situation is playing out right…

The Chargers are stepping up to help those affected by the wildfires raging through Los Angeles ... by donating $200,000 to support the community. The organization announced its contribution to the relief fund on Wednesday ... saying the money will…

Fergie's house is in danger ... because the fast-moving L.A. wildfires are closing in ... and the property has infernos burning on all sides. The singer's Brentwood mansion appears to be in the path of the fire ... and it looks like it's going to…

"All My Children" star Cameron Mathison has shared harrowing visuals of where his Altadena home once stood -- and now he’s revealing the full story of losing it in the raging Eaton Fire. Cameron stopped by "TMZ Live" Wednesday amid all the…

Paris Hilton's beachfront home in Malibu has been reduced to a pile of burning rubble ... TMZ has learned. Sources familiar with the situation tell us her beach house is completely gone after being burned to a crisp in the devastating Palisades…