Joel Osteen‘s highly-anticipated virtual Easter Sunday service, featuring some big names chiming in remotely, is underway. The event’s going down from Joel’s Lakewood Church in Houston. Joel’s preaching from the church with no congregation — but he’ll get some assistance from Mariah Carey and Tyler Perry. As we first reported … Mariah reached out to
“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
Andrea Bocelli is hoping his powerful voice can lift spirits around the world amid the coronavirus pandemic — and he’s performing live from hard-hit Italy. The world-renowned singer is in il Duomo di Milano — that city’s iconic cathedral — for a concert that will be livestreamed. You can see it here, starting at 10
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 …
Breaking News Babyface is counting his blessings on his birthday … he says he and his family tested positive for the novel coronavirus, but now they are no longer infected with COVID-19. The singer and mega-producer shared the health update Friday on social media … Babyface says he and his fam tested positive for COVID-19,
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
Coachella might be on pause for right now, but couchella is a close second! Since we can’t make it to Indio just yet, we’re trying to keep the festival fever alive by bringing some of the desert vibes straight to you! If you’re just chillin’ on the couch, transport yourself straight to the festival by
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
Play video content Rihanna‘s had it up to here with fans begging for her new album while she’s busy trying to help people during the pandemic … and she’s calling out President Trump too. RiRi got heated Friday night while finally addressing the near-constant clamoring online for her to drop a new record. It’s clearly
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 Future is putting his alleged baby mama on blast — claiming she’s a nobody trying to be a somebody by profiting off his name, and their baby mama drama. The rapper claims Eliza Seraphin continues to trash talk him with misleading info, while at the same time, using Future’s name “to garner the attention
Dieter Laser — the German actor best known for playing the evil Dr. Heiter in “The Human Centipede” — has died. Laser’s death was revealed by his wife, Inge, who says he actually passed in Berlin back on February 29. His cause of death is unknown at this time. The German star has more than
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
Exclusive Kanye West and his Sunday Service Choir were slated to join Joel Osteen for a special Easter performance … but it’s been canceled for safety concerns. Sources with knowledge tell TMZ Joel and Kanye were in contact Friday working out the final details of Sunday’s virtual spot. We’re told Kanye and choir were going
‘Harry Potter’ star Rupert Grint and his girlfriend have made some magic of their own happen … they’re having a baby!!! The English actor, best known for playing Ron Weasley in the fantasy film franchise, and his partner, Georgia Groome, were out in London Thursday picking up some groceries Now, the fact they were spotted
Coachella was supposed to kick off Friday with tens of thousands of fans flooding the desert … instead it’s been reduced to a ghost town. The Empire Polo Club grounds, where thousands would park their asses and fire up their Instagram accounts lay bare … almost like a scene out of “I am Legend.” The
Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas are still getting out for fresh air during the pandemic, but they’re making sure to follow proper face covering guidelines while their pups get some exercise. Ben and his new Hollywood girlfriend were spotted out for a stroll in L.A. again this week — in between rain showers —
Play video content Exclusive Stephen Rezza The boyfriend of former ‘Voice’ star Christina Grimmie — who was shot and killed nearly 4 years ago — is keeping her memory alive with a new song featuring her. Stephen Rezza just dropped “Hard Mode” … and we’re told he got her family’s okay to sample Christina for
Exclusive Tommy “Tiny” Lister — best-known for playing Deebo in the “Friday” movies — is doing something Ice Cube would be proud of … delivering weed!!! Here’s the deal … the “Friday” star is teaming up with Pineapple Express, a company that delivers medical and recreational marijuana in Los Angeles, and he’s dropping off dank
Exclusive YNW Melly doesn’t deserve to be released from jail even though he has COVID-19 … at least that’s the way his alleged victims’ families see it. As we’ve reported … the rapper is begging to be released from the Florida jail, where he’s awaiting trial in his double murder case, because he says he’s
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Steven Van Zandt is not sugar-coating what America’s future will look like post-coronavirus … saying he has no idea when it’ll be safe to do a concert again. Bruce Springsteen‘s E-Street Band guitarist told us he doesn’t think anybody will ever shake hands again. Little Steven joined us Thursday on
Play video content Gwyneth Paltrow couldn’t throw her son a huge birthday bash with the coronavirus guidelines, so she set up the next best thing … a driveway parade in his honor. Gwyneth and Chris Martin‘s boy, Moses, celebrated his 14th bday Wednesday, and instead of eating cake and opening presents surrounded by his friends
Todd Chrisley says the coronavirus “made me the sickest I’ve ever been on this earth” … and forced him to get his ass to an ER, stat!!! The “Chrisley Knows Best” star revealed his diagnosis Wednesday, and said he’s been battling COVID-19 for 3 weeks. He says his treatment required 4 days in the ER.
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Big & Rich are sick of seeing people ignore safer-at-home rules, and their new song might be just what Dr. Fauci ordered … to hammer home the message. Big Kenny and John Rich joined us Monday on “TMZ Live” and implored folks to refrain from large gatherings and stick to
Exclusive Meghan Markle and Prince Harry‘s potential website for their new foundation is now owned by an Internet troll, who’s using a Kanye West hit to send a pretty nasty message. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced Tuesday they were planning a new nonprofit called Archewell Foundation, but apparently they didn’t lock down at
Exclusive 12:26 PM PT — Post Malone is now suing the guy who sued him … claiming Armes is not a co-writer on “Circles” because the dude didn’t contribute anything to the song. In the new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Posty says Armes was at the first recording session but didn’t write any of the
Play video content Jeopardy! ”Jeopardy!” had a clue about a pandemic … more than a month before the World Health Organization did — or so it appears to befuddled fans of the show. The totally eerie coincidence played out Tuesday night’s episode of the College Championship tournament. Yale sophomore Nathaniel Miller selected the “Health &
Play video content Exclusive Cardi B and Fashion Nova are stepping up with a stimulus package of their own — giving away $1,000 PER HOUR to families struggling through the pandemic. Cardi announced Wednesday she and the fashion line she reps will give away a total of $1 million beginning today and continuing through May
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Joel Osteen‘s got famous friends in various places, but they all have a shared goal — making his Easter Sunday service an inspirational, and virtual, one for the ages. The Lakewood Church pastor told us how he happened to get Mariah Carey, Kanye West and Tyler Perry on board for
New York-native Helen Slater‘s fame took flight in the early ’80s when she landed the role of Linda Lee — who uses the guise as Clark Kent’s cousin to blend in with the people of Earth while also defeating Selena as Supergirl — in the 1984 DC cinema spin-off, “Supergirl.” Slater shared the big screen