We've got a health update from Paul Simon -- the Simon & Garfunkel icon underwent a successful back surgery to alleviate "severe” back pain that forced him to cancel 2 shows last month. The positive update was released on his official…

Joey Chestnut was back with a vengeance at the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest … winning the annual Fourth of July tradition with ease and earning the Mustard Belt after eating a whopping 70.5 tube steaks!! Chestnut received a hero’s…

Diddy's former personal chef says she is "traumatized" and "terrified" after he was acquitted of the most serious charges in his federal sex trafficking trial on Wednesday. Jourdan Atkinson -- who alleges she was both a victim of and witness to…

Jake Paul is seemingly celebrating the ICE arrest of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. ... and even offering who ICE should check out next. Here's the situation -- not long after TMZ broke the news that Julio had been detained for an "expedited removal from…

Caitlyn Jenner's longtime friend and manager, Sophia Hutchins, died in a tragic ATV accident Wednesday morning -- and footage of the crash site has surfaced. TMZ broke the news ... Sophia was pronounced dead at the scene in Malibu after she swiped…

Lizzo is boldy reminding haters that the 'Truth Hurts' ... 'cause she just stripped down to her underwear to show off her weight loss and detail exactly how she slimmed down. Check out her dramatic before-and-after photos posted on Instagram…

Outkast's Antwan "Big Boi" Patton lost a family member to senseless gun violence last month in Georgia -- and police have now made two arrests in the murder case. Jabyrion Crumbley turned himself in to the authorities Wednesday after he fatally…

Degenerates hoping to make a quick buck on the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest are in luck ... TMZ Sports has learned there's a (b)unbelievable amount of prop bets on the board for Friday!! The guys over at BetOnline.ag tell us ... there are…

No need for lighting a match -- these spirited stars in American Flag swimsuits are so dang hot they'll ignite your fireworks! Can you guess the red, white and blue bikini babe in each photo? Approach these reality stars, athletes and everything in…

TMZ may collect a share of sales or other compensation from links on this page. "Life finds a way" ... and so does Universal when it comes to dropping new merch for the "Jurassic World" franchise. With "Jurassic World Rebirth" out in theaters now,…

American actress Marley Shelton was just 19 years old when she landed the role of Wendy Peffercorn -- the hot lifeguard in the red bikini ... and Squints' girl crush -- in the 1993 film "The Sandlot." Shelton shared the big screen with Mike Vitar…

Caitlyn Jenner's longtime friend and manager, Sophia Hutchins, is dead following a tragic ATV accident near Caitlyn's home ... TMZ has learned. Sophia was pronounced dead Wednesday morning in Malibu, according to law enforcement and family sources.…

Flavor Flav is calling for the United States to ban all firearms ... he says the country is caught in a "epidemic of gun violence with no sign we can stop or change course." The rapper called on a gun ban in an op-ed in Newsweek ... Flav says he…

A couple bonehead youth baseball coaches from Illinois got fired after getting buck naked and running the bases in the nude at a tournament in New York. Video circulating on social media shows two men streaking at one of the ballfields at…

It's monkey see monkey do for Tom Brady and his daughter Vivian ... because after she jumped off the top deck of a yacht, he followed suit ... and it's all on video. TB12 is doing the mega yacht thing off the coast of Ibiza and he just shared one…

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom haven't said a peep publicly about their split ... save for some cryptic social media posts ... but now they're having their teams do their dirty work. The former couple's reps just released a joint statement to Us…

Michael Madsen's sons are gathering outside his Malibu home where he was found dead ... the emotions are coming out, and it's all on video. The 'Kill Bill' actor's four sons -- Christian, Max, Luke and Kalvin -- hugged and embraced Tuesday at their…

Clayton Howard, one of the male escorts prosecutors say Diddy hired, is dragging Diddy and Cassie to court ... and he says Cassie gave him a sexually transmitted disease and got an abortion after he got her pregnant. Howard, who says he went by…

Michael Madsen's death is sending shockwaves through Hollywood ... and a bunch of celebs are remembering him with heartfelt tributes ... including his famous sister. "Sideways" star Virginia Madsen says of her late older brother, "He was thunder…

Lisa Bloom says the jury verdict in the Diddy sex trafficking trial is a gut punch she hasn't felt since O.J. Simpson was acquitted in his murder trial. The famed attorney, who represents Diddy's sexual assault accuser Dawn Richard, tells TMZ ...…