Taylor Swift -- The ONE Hit Song She'll Never Ever Write

Taylor Swift is notorious for her songs about exes -- so we penned a tune she could sing ... IF she was the chick suing Kris Humphries for g...

Wilmer Valderrama -- Sued for $89,000 Over Breakdancing Show

Wilmer Valderrama's a terrible boss who shortchanges his employees -- at least according to two people who worked on his new breakdance...

Adam Levine and Carson Daly Welcome the Demise of “Jersey Shore”

Whether you’re sad or happy upon hearing the news that broke yesterday about the upcoming sixth season of Jersey Shore being the show’s l...

Daily Tweetcap: Britney Spears Tweets About Summer To Flaunt Bikini Bod

The day in music as told by tweets. Britney Spears (or “ Bikini Spears” as she is now commonly referred to by just me) doesn’t want summer...

Lil Wayne Gives Us The Oddest Montage of the ’00s We’ve Ever Seen

Lil Wayne released a preview for his Dedication 4 mix tape today, and the big takeaway can be summed up in one sentence: It comes out Sept...

Fantasy Back-To-School Wardrobe: Five Classics Courtesy of Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift has become a style icon not for pushing the envelope and trying each new trend that comes along, but for feminine, everygirl o...

'Friday' Star Tommy 'Tiny' Lister -- I Committed $3.8 Million Mortgage Fraud

Tommy "Tiny" Lister -- best known as Deebo from "Friday" -- has agreed today to plead GUILTY in federal court for conspi...

TMZ Live: Randy Jackson -- End of the Dawg Era

The clean sweep of "American Idol" is complete with Randy Jackson's bump from the judge's table -- but can they replace th...

Clint Eastwood -- Reality Show Did NOT Set Up Obama Schtick

Clint Eastwood was NOT put up to his painful Barack Obama schtick last night by the producers of his family's reality show -- in fact, s...

Playboy Meets 'iCarly' -- UNCUT BBQ Burger Ad ... Buns, Buns, Buns

You know that incredibly sexy Carl's Jr./Hardee's commercial on TV right now ... with those two babes grilling up a storm in daisy d...

Celebrate Halloween Early with Adam Lambert and His Fangs

Summer’s almost over, so it’s time to start looking ahead to Halloween. We’ve already spotted candy corn and fun-size treats in the aisles ...

Evelyn Lozada -- Chad Johnson Is 'A Good Guy Who Made a Bad Choice'

Evelyn Lozada says despite his arrest for allegedly head-butting her, she still loves estranged husband Chad Johnson -- but adds she can...

'American Idol' -- Keith Urban Deal NOT SIGNED ... But Almost

Keith Urban is in deep negotiations with "American Idol" but the deal has NOT been signed ... TMZ has learned."Idol" sou...

Angelina Pivarnick -- Thank GOD 'Jersey Shore' Is Over

Former "Jersey Shore" cast member Angelina Pivarnick couldn't be happier MTV pulled the plug on the show -- telling TMZ, now t...

Paul Ryan -- Black Ex-Girlfriend Deneeta Pope Wants Nothing to do With Campaign

Deneeta Pope -- the African American woman who dated Paul Ryan in college -- wants to stay a country mile away from the Presidential electio...

Clint Eastwood -- Bumbles Through Invisible Obama Schtick

Clint Eastwood brought down the partisan crowd at the RNC by stumbling through an 11-minute bit last night that was supposed to be painfully...

Adriana Lima -- I LOST MY DOG

EVERYONE STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING! A HOT GIRL NEEDS OUR HELP -- and that hot girl is none other than supermodel Adriana Lima ... who lost ...

Kristin Chenoweth -- Brace On, Brace Off!

Kristin Chenoweth is still kinda sorta recovering from her injury on the set of "The Good Wife" as she was out in Central Park on ...

Paul Ryan's Black Ex-Girlfriend Deneeta Pope -- I'm a Democrat ... But I'm STILL a Ryan Fan

Paul Ryan's college sweetheart -- who happens to be black -- says she's a full-fledged Barack Obama supporter ... but she still can...

'Real Housewives' Star Kim Zolciak's Mother Waging Legal War -- My Grandkids NEED ME!

In true "Real Housewives of Atlanta" fashion ... Kim Zolciak's getting dragged to court by her own mother -- who's DEMANDI...

Back-to-School Wardrobe: Five Lady Gaga Looks That’ll Send You Straight to Detention

Could Stefani Germanotta (stage name: Lady Gaga) go back in time to her first day of the 12th grade, we’re sure she’d plan an over-the-top ...

Nas Gives His Pop Star Ex the Long Goodbye in “Bye Baby” Video

A very large percentage of Nas’ excellent Life is Good LP is centered around the rapper finding closure over his dissolved marriage to pop...

Jackson Out: Randy Officially Transitioning to “Mentor” Role on “Idol”

Well, the gates to the Dawg Pound have officially been closed. (Or opened, whatever visual metaphor better represents the DP no longer bein...

Simon Cowell Saves 9 On Sinking Ship

Simon Cowell's richness is the reason 9 people are safe today ... because he used his yacht as a lifeboat to save 9 people on a sinking ...

Robin Roberts' Mother Dies

It's almost too much for anyone to bear ... Now we know why "Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts left a day before her ...

Rhonda Aikman -- Played 'Troy Aikman' Card in Effort to Get Out of Arrest

Rhonda Aikman tried to GUILT police officers into letting her off the hook during her drunk in public arrest by throwing around the name of ...

'American Idol' -- Randy Jackson OUT AS A JUDGE

The dawg days are over at "American Idol" ... TMZ has learned Randy Jackson is officially LEAVING the judge's table ... but wi...

Kris Humphries -- Herpes or No Herpes? That's the Question

Kris Humphries is getting sued by a woman who claims he gave her herpes -- which he denies -- but the lawsuit raises an important question: ...

TNA -- $6,000 Championship Belt JACKED from Under Stagehand's Nose

TNA's heavyweight championship belt -- valued at roughly $6,000 -- was stolen earlier this month from right under a stagehand's nose...

Your Guide to the Woodland Creatures of Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never” Video

There’s a lot to like about Taylor Swift’s video for “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, ” from the one-take sleight-of-hand trickery...

Matthew McConaughey -- Wasting Away ... For New Movie Role

Matthew McConaughey is usually known for flaunting his buff and topless torso, but it was his startling gaunt new look in NYC on Thursday th...

Tanning Mom -- A Wasted, Stumbling, Panty-Flashing Train Wreck [VIDEO]

Tanning Mom Patricia Krentcil could barely stay upright last night at a gay NYC nightclub -- stumbling all over the place, laughing hysteric...

Seal on a Yacht -- Photos Spark 'Roots' Debate

All Seal did was board a private yacht and greet his crew -- but that was enough for things to get all racial up in the newsroom! Maybe one ...

LeAnn Rimes SUES For Being Illegally Recorded

LeAnn Rimes just filed a lawsuit against two women she claims illegally taped a conversation with her and then spread it across the Internet...

Beyoncé Gives Rita Ora Her Offical Endorsement From Up on High

When Beyoncé makes musical recommendations, they don’t come in the form of simple fangirl tweets or Facebook posts or Spotify playlists or ...

Artists Express Condolences for the Late Chris Lighty Over Twitter

It’s hard to stay well-liked in the business side of the music industry, but it appears that Chris Lighty was not a man without friends. Th...

Daily Tweetcap: Adele Is Not Married, But She Sure Is Sleepy!

The day in music as told by tweets. Tweets of shock regarding hip hop mogul Chris Lighty’s suicide reverberated through Twitter today in m...

LeAnn Rimes -- Prepping for Lawsuit against Alleged Phone Tapping Bullies

LeAnn Rimes believes she's the victim in an scurrilous phone recording conspiracy ... and now her lawyer tells TMZ she's gearing up ...

Andy Roddick Retiring from Tennis -- Stick a Fork in Me ...

Andy Roddick has announced he is retiring from tennis after the U.S. Open ... leaving him plenty of free time to bang his hot model wife Bro...

Lindsay Lohan -- I Did NOT Trash Priceless Liz Taylor Trailer

Lindsay Lohan insists ... she did NOT trash Elizabeth Taylor's priceless 1963 "Cleopatra" trailer during the filming of her ne...

Can You Identify Which One Is A Furby?

Harry Styles did not tweet a birthday message to One Direction bandmate Liam Payne yesterday, but he did post this picture of Niall hol...

2 Chainz and Kanye West Invite You to the Weirdest B-Day Ever in “Birthday Song”

We’ve had some wild birthday parties in our day—you should have seen the dessert we ordered at the Cheesecake Factory for our Sweet 16—but...

TMZ Live: Paul Ryan -- Killed It or Flubbed It?

Paul Ryan's speech fired up the GOP delegates -- bringing some substance to the RNC that was missing from Gov. Christie's speech. Ho...

Chris Lighty Dead -- Hip Hop Mogul Dies in Apparent Suicide

Hip hop mogul Chris Lighty -- the longtime manager of 50 Cent, Diddy, Ja Rule, and Mariah Carey -- was found dead this morning in NYC from w...

Clint Eastwood Speaking at RNC ... Right After Taylor Hicks

Clint Eastwood has reportedly been identified as the super-secret "mystery speaker" scheduled to appear tonight at the Republican ...

Judge to Joe Simpson -- NO BOOZE FOR YOU!

Jessica Simpson's old man was just ordered by a judge to stay away from alcohol after his DUI arrest -- at least for now.Joe Simpson was...

Alleged 'Wife Swap' Hooker IS MARRIED ... Husband Not Shocked

20-year-old former "Wife Swap" star Alicia Guastaferro -- who was arrested for banging a 54-year-old lawyer in exchange for money ...

Sadface: John Mayer Breaks Up With Katy Perry Over E-Mail

Oh, Johnny. It’s been a little while since we heard about 21st-century pop music’s most legendary heartbreaker getting up to his old tricks...

Kris Humphries -- I Did NOT Give that Woman Herpes

Kris Humphries says he's "100 percent sure" he did not transmit herpes to a woman he allegedly nailed back in 2010 ... claimin...

Eddie Van Halen -- Recovering After Emergency Surgery

Sorry Japan, you're gonna have to wait for Van Halen ... the band is postponing their Japanese concert tour because Eddie Van Halen just...

Rep. Aaron Schock -- Paul Ryan Needs to Flaunt His Bod

Paul Ryan missed a HUGE opportunity last night during his RNC speech -- by NOT showing off his rock hard physique ... at least according to ...

Matt Barnes -- Manhattan Beach Cop ... HATES MY GUTS!

NBA star Matt Barnes tells TMZ ... there's one cop in Manhattan Beach, CA who simply doesn't like him ... and targeted him for TWO H...

'Wife Swap' Star -- HOTTEST Alleged Prostitute Mug Shot Ever?

This is former "Wife Swap" star Alicia Guastaferro ... she's 20 years old ... she's hot ... and she was just arrested for ...

LeAnn Rimes Checks into Rehab -- I've Got 'Emotional Issues'

LeAnn Rimes -- the woman who put on the perpetually smiley face after being the other woman in a love triangle involving a married couple --...

Robin Roberts Leaves 'GMA' Early -- 'Some Things Happened at Home'

Robin Roberts just announced ... she will begin her medical leave from "Good Morning America" TODAY ... one day ahead of schedule ...

Lindsay Lohan's Excuse For Stiffing Hotel Is B.S.

Lindsay Lohan may say the producers of "Liz and Dick" promised to pay her enormous bill at the Chateau Marmont hotel ... but it...

Republican National Convention -- Stripper Business BOOMING in Tampa

No one makes it rain like sexually repressed old white men -- at least according to a manager at a strip club in Tampa, who tells TMZ the cl...

Jermaine Jackson -- MJ's Deathday Overshadows His Birthday

Jermaine Jackson says he celebrated Michael Jackson's birthday by spending time with his family and watching sentimental home videos ......

Lizzy vs. Kirsten vs. Isla -- Who'd You Rather?

"Bachelorette" babes Lizzy Caplan, Kirsten Dunst and Isla Fisher made nice at the film's premiere in Hollywood the other day.Q...

Courtney Stodden -- Celebrates 18th Bday with Porno Blowout

Courtney Stodden's 18th birthday celebration was ENORMOUS in so many ways -- and not only because she got a bunch of offers to do porn. ...

Daily Tweetcap: Time Running Out For Harry and Zayn to Send Liam a Birthday Tweet

The day in music as told by tweets. A birthday wish is not official until it has been cemented on a social medium. Louis Tomlinson knows t...

Fantasy Back-To-School Wardrobe: Shop Like Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber knows what he likes, and he rarely deviates from the same basic pieces. Barring the odd Phish concert , that means plain T-s...