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Breaking News Jerry Bishop — famous for being the announcer on “Judge Judy” — is dead. Jerry died Tuesday of heart disease, according to the show, and Judge Judy says she’s gonna miss him. Judy remembered her longtime announcer in a statement, saying … “Jerry Bishop has been the voice of our program for 24

Exclusive George Gray, the longtime announcer for “The Price is Right” is in the hospital after suffering not one, not 2 but 3 massive heart attacks … TMZ has learned. We’re told George woke up Monday morning at 7 AM with chest pains. At first, he thought it was indigestion, but his condition quickly deteriorated

“Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” was no place for gay people … so says one of the stars. Francois Clemmons, who played Officer Clemmons from 1968 – 1995, says in his new memoir, Fred Rogers got wind of the fact Clemmons was gay, pulled him aside and said, “Franc, you have talents and gifts that set you

Exclusive Tyler Perry isn’t jumping to reopen his 330-acre Atlanta studio complex, but we’ve learned he’s working on a really unique, interesting and safe way to shoot TV shows there during the coronavirus pandemic. Studio sources tell TMZ, Tyler has a plan he’s currently running up the flagpole with his studio execs, and it goes

Comedian Grandma Lee — who cracked the top ten on Season 4 of “America’s Got Talent” — has died … according to her family. Lee’s son, Kelly, tells TMZ … she died Friday afternoon at her assisted living facility in Jacksonville, FL, but it was not related to the coronavirus. Kelly says his stand-up comic

Andy Cohen‘s blasting FDA guidelines that are keeping him from donating his plasma — which could potentially aid in the battle against COVID-19 — calling them “antiquated and discriminatory” against gay people. The ‘Watch What Happens Live’ host closed his show Thursday night by explaining how he wanted to help after he recovered from coronavirus

Exclusive Cutting ties with Carole Baskin didn’t necessarily work out for her ex-husband or Joe Exotic — but a Baskin-Robbins shop is cashing in by doing exactly that. Peggy Heldstab, owner of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop in Junction City, Kansas, tells TMZ … it was her son’s idea to slap the “No Relation to

For Tyler Cameron, workouts are essential … but Hannah Brown is not, and neither is his shirt!!! The “Bachelorette” hunk-turned-male model stepped out Wednesday for a shirtless workout down in Jupiter, Florida … and while he’s got a workout buddy, she’s a mystery blonde and definitely not Hannah. The shirtless stud is still pretty active

Exclusive 5:01 PM PT — Maitland tells TMZ … “The fact that these long time friends have gotten together after so many months to sue me is complete slander and immoral. There are zero contracts and agreements that have any info pertaining to this completely made up story.” She says the lawsuit is “a joke

Connecticut-born kid Christy Carlson Romano, was 16 years old when she landed the role of the school-driven middle sister, Ren Stevens — who is the brains of the family and has to keep her two wacky brothers in check — in the classic Disney family program, “Even Stevens.” Christy Carlson Romano was cast alongside Nick

Breaking News Rachel, Ross, Joey and the other “Friends” are the latest to dive into the All-In Challenge — the stars of the show are giving folks a chance to watch reunite on camera at long last. Jennifer Aniston and the rest of her costars made the surprise announcement Tuesday — notifying their followers of

Breaking News Just call Rob Gronkowski the pancake man … ’cause he’s flipping AGAIN on retirement talk — this time saying he’s “not totally done” with football after all!!! The NFL’s greatest-ever tight end has been in a tug-o-war almost since the day he quit the NFL in 2019 … going back and forth on

Tom Lester — best known for playing Eb Dawson on the ’60s sitcom “Green Acres” — has died of complications from Parkinson’s Disease … TMZ has learned. We’re told the longtime actor died Monday morning in Nashville at the home of his fiancee and longtime caregiver, Jackie. After moving to Hollywood from Mississippi in the

Play video content Exclusive HOLLYWOOD RAW Netflix’s new reality show, ”Too Hot to Handle,” was serious when they told their participants no pleasure whatsoever, because producers had eyes on them 24/7 … even in the John. Contestant Bryce Hirschberg talked to Dax Holt and Adam Glyn on the ‘Hollywood Raw’ podcast recently, and revealed yes,

Ranjit Chowdhry — best known in the U.S. for playing Vikram on “The Office” — has died in India … according to reports. The former Bollywood star lived in New York but reportedly traveled back to his home country to receive dental treatment months ago. According to Indian theater actor Dolly Thakore … he was

Exclusive Good luck trying to score Leonardo DiCaprio, Drake or Michael Rubin‘s All In Challenge fan experiences … the competition is $TIFF!!! Leo, Michael and Ellen DeGeneres actually hold the top 3 spots in the top 10 fan experiences … meaning they have the most entries, as of Friday afternoon. Michael, the 76ers partner who

Exclusive Lori Loughlin just got a signal from the judge in her college admissions criminal case — that the judge is about to open a can of whup-ass on prosecutors for allegedly coaching a key figure in the case to lie. The judge just ordered prosecutors to get real over something prosecutors allegedly hid for

Michael Che is playing Superman for tenants in one of New York City’s housing projects … he’s paying their rent for a month, and wondering why the government isn’t doing more to help. The “Saturday Night Live” star just announced he’s gonna cover rent payments for all 160 apartments in the NYC public housing project

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Jon Taffer has a good idea what your favorite restaurant is going to look like when the pandemic smoke clears, and says the new key to culinary success won’t be taste. The “Bar Rescue” star joined us Wednesday on “TMZ Live” and outlined some of the sweeping changes he sees

Exclusive Matt Simmons, the star of Animal Planet’s docuseries “Wolves and Warriors” got busted for allegedly hoarding a massive cache of guns and ammo … a big no-no for convicted felons. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Ventura County Sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant Monday at Simmon’s home for illegal possession of firearms and

Hey, all you cool cats and kittens, Hollywood’s gone wild for the ‘Tiger King’ docuseries during quarantine and has taken the opportunity to break free from isolation by sharing some exotic cosplay from the crazy cast of G.W. Zoo and the big cat community. All the crazy characters are accounted for in the famous feline

Exclusive Joe Exotic‘s antics on ‘Tiger King’ have already made him a pop culture icon, but don’t forget … he’s also a musician — sort of — and the popularity of his tunes is soaring too. A rep for Spotify tells TMZ … ever since Joe’s track, “I Saw a Tiger,” was added to the

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Howie Mandel is back judging “America’s Got Talent” … and while it’s gonna be much different, he’s hoping everyone is getting on his level when it comes to getting touchy-feely!!! The comedian and famed germaphobe joined us Monday on “TMZ Live” to talk about ‘AGT’ getting back to work, shooting

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com The biggest mystery in Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ is whether Don Lewis was murdered and, if so, who did him in. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister tells TMZ, he’s convinced one person could NOT have committed the 1997 murder … he says someone must have helped and someone got paid. Although

“Saturday Night Live” is figuring it out too — how to keep the show going from home … with self-shot skits, and the perfect host, too, in Tom Hanks. The first celeb survivor of the coronavirus hosted the special ‘SNL from Home’ episode … delivering a full monologue that did NOT use a laugh track

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Tracy Morgan‘s Easter is off to a hopping mad start … after an alleged run-in between one of his exotic sports cars and an NYC pedestrian. TMZ obtained this video of Tracy — next to his red Lamborghini — and a man yelling at each other near Times Square …

Exclusive The death of James King, who starred on “My 600-lb Life” was NOT related to the coronavirus — instead, the big guy’s family says his heart gave out. James got very sick back in early February, and his liver and kidneys were shutting down due to his weight … one of his family members

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com WWE Superstar Big Show says he felt 100% safe being in the squared-circle during the coronavirus pandemic … and tells TMZ Sports he’s ready for more action!!! Of course, the legend wrestled new WWE champ Drew McIntyre on Monday Night Raw earlier this week — the day after McIntyre beat

Exclusive Ex-“Deadliest Catch” star Jerod Sechrist has a trifecta — 3 arrests in 6 months … this time for theft, and cops say he admits he’s doing it to fuel his addiction. Sechrist was arrested this week at a Tampa residence for 2 outstanding felony warrants for grand theft. The first alleged heist was a

Exclusive Joe Exotic‘s former campaign manager wants to do for Joe Biden what he did for the ‘Tiger King’ star — raise tons of cash with some wild fundraising parties. Joshua Dial, who ran Joe’s failed campaign for governor of Oklahoma, and was heavily featured in the Netflix docuseries, tells TMZ … Joe’s campaign would