Rockmond Dunbar is taking Disney and 20th Century Fox to federal court over his ouster from “9-1-1” … accusing the studios of discriminating against him based on his race and religion. According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Rockmond claims he was the only Black male lead actor on the TV show and his dismissal
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Play video content TMZSports.com If anyone is going through it right now … watch this clip. Jay Glazer has an invaluable reminder for those battling mental health struggles … telling TMZ Sports it’s important for everyone to remember “we deserve to stay alive.” The Fox Sports insider let his emotions pour out last week …
Netflix is turning the page from Dave Chappelle‘s ‘Closer’ controversy by staying in business … with Dave Chappelle, and rolling out new comedy specials with his fingerprint all over ’em. Dave and the streaming platform announced a new standup comedy series Friday called, “Chappelle’s Home Team” … which will focus on comics handpicked by DC
Kelly Clarkson is pushing for a fresh start, on the heels of her contentious divorce from Brandon Blackstock … and it includes dropping her last name. The singer filed court docs this week to simply go by Kelly Brianne. Brianne had previously been her middle name, but now it’s getting an upgrade to last name
Before this beaming little girl with a head full of red hair was responsible for some notable characters on big television shows like “Mad Men,” “The Good Wife” and “The Mindy Project” … she was just another southern belle smiling for the camera in Columbia, South Carolina. If you’re still having trouble putting your finger
Play video content TMZ.com Lee Asher is deep in the dog house, AKA “The Asher House” … but wouldn’t have it any other way, after quitting a 6-figure corporate gig to start his own animal sanctuary!!! Lee stars in the new Animal Planet/Discovery+ show, “My Pack Life” … and joined us Thursday on “TMZ Live”
Prosecutors are officially going after Columbus Short following his arrest for domestic violence … TMZ has learned. You’ll recall, the ex “Scandal” star was arrested earlier this month after cops were called to his home over an argument he had with his wife — one that allegedly got physical. His case was initially presented for
Bob Saget‘s death is creating a mystery for many experts, who wonder how he suffered such a severe skull fracture … and what exactly he hit — but authorities are firm on what didn’t happen, and they think the injury was caused by something connected to the bed. As we’ve reported, Bob died from a
Play video content TMZ.com We’d like to take a minute just sit right there, there’s a reboot in town — “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” … and one of its stars says a lot’s changed. Jordan L. Jones plays the role of Jazz in the new show, “Bel-Air,” and says it is drastically different in
Play video content ABC Whoopi Goldberg is back on “The View,” and there are no sour grapes, at least outwardly, over her suspension — and she’s vowing she won’t shy away from “tough conversations.” The talk show host was sitting in her chair again Monday, and right off the bat … she addressed the elephant
Play video content TMZ.com “Jeopardy!” champ Amy Schneider is now flush with cash, so she essentially went all country — as in “take this job and shove it!!!” Amy’s way too polite to say “shove it,” but she is indeed quitting her job as a software engineer. She tells us the whole “Jeopardy!” experience has
Play video content The Originals with Andrew Goldman/Los Angeles Magazine Well, this is shocking … Betty White was beloved by so many people, but some of her ‘Golden Girls’ castmates are not among them. Joel Thurm, the casting director for the hit show, opened up on “The Originals” podcast and revealed this … “Literally Bea
Play video content TMZ.com Dr. Oz just got his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame — but because he dived into politics as a Republican … he thinks his spot on the boulevard will get the Trump treatment. We talked to the daytime TV legend — who’s now running for an open U.S.
Bill Maher went in hard Friday night, using Whoopi Goldberg as an example of how America has become a hateful, spiteful country that celebrates a misinformed view of karma. The ‘Real Time’ host railed on the concept of karma, saying it’s bulls*** to begin with — no such thing — but the lore of karma
Play video content TMZ.com Kanye West showed up Friday night for a screening of the Netflix doc on his life … and there was no Julia Fox, no Kim Kardashian, but there WAS someone else. Ye showed up at L.A.’s new hot spot — Mother Wolf restaurant in L.A. — with Chaney Jones to watch
Play video content TMZ.com Joel McHale has made a compelling case that Betty White was not the person Bea Arthur and Rue McClanahan claimed she was … a case so compelling it would have impressed Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.!!! As we reported, the director of “The Golden Girls” said Bea and Rue used to call
The internet is going wild about Zendaya‘s new homage at Madame Tussauds — ripping it for looking more like another famous face … but the museum is standing its ground! Madame Tussauds London unveiled the wax figure this week of the “Euphoria” star, and it has Twitter extremely divided (what else is new?) — some
Jamie Lynn Spears is getting into phase 3 of her return to the entertainment industry … making moves to start a new podcast, where no topics will be off-limits. Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ … Jamie Lynn has a grand plan and her next step is launching a podcast. What’s interesting about that